485BPOS 1 xblcny2019combo.htm 485BPOS XBLC NY 2019 333-162678 Combined Document

Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2019
REGISTRATION NO. 333-162678
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT NO. 811-07975
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-4
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 28
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 165
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PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT
(Exact Name of Registrant)
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
(Name of Depositor)
213 WASHINGTON STREET
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102-2992
(973) 802-7333
(Address and telephone number of Depositor's principal executive offices)
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SUN-JIN MOON, ESQ.
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
213 WASHINGTON STREEET
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102-2992
(973) 802-6000
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
COPIES TO:
DOUGLAS E. SCULLY
VICE PRESIDENT
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
ONE CORPORATE DRIVE
SHELTON, CONNECTICUT 06484
(203) 925-6960
Approximate Date of Proposed Sale to the Public: Continuous
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It is proposed that this filing become effective: (check appropriate space)
[ ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[ X ] on April 29, 2019 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of Rule 485
[ ] on __________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of Rule 485
[ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
[ ] on __________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
[ ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED:
Units of interest in Separate Accounts under variable annuity contracts.

 
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
A Prudential Financial Company
751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102-3777
PRUDENTIAL PREMIER® RETIREMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY X SERIESSM (“X SERIES”)
PRUDENTIAL PREMIER® RETIREMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY B SERIESSM (“B SERIES”)
PRUDENTIAL PREMIER® RETIREMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY L SERIESSM (“L SERIES”)
PRUDENTIAL PREMIER® RETIREMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY C SERIESSM (“C SERIES”)
(For Annuities purchased prior to February 25, 2013)
Flexible Premium Deferred Annuities
PROSPECTUS: April 29, 2019
This prospectus describes four different flexible premium deferred annuity classes offered by Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“Pruco Life of New Jersey”, “we”, “our”, or “us”). This prospectus is being provided for informational or educational purposes only and does not take into account the investment objectives or financial situation of any client or prospective clients. The information is not intended as investment advice and is not a recommendation about managing or investing your retirement savings. Clients seeking information regarding their particular investment needs should contact a financial professional. For convenience in this prospectus, we sometimes refer to each of these annuity contracts as an “Annuity”, and to the annuity contracts collectively as the “Annuities.” We also sometimes refer to each class by its specific name (e.g., the “B Series”). If you are receiving this prospectus, it is because you currently own one of these Annuities These Annuities are no longer offered for new sales. Each Annuity may be offered as an individual annuity contract or as an interest in a group annuity. Each Annuity has different features and benefits that may be appropriate for you based on your financial situation, your age and how you intend to use the Annuity. Financial professionals may be compensated for the sale of each Annuity. Selling broker-dealer firms through which each Annuity is sold may not make available or may not recommend all the Annuities and/or benefits described in this prospectus. In addition, selling broker-dealer firms may decline to recommend to customers certain of the optional features and Investment Options offered generally under the Annuity or may impose restrictions (e.g., a lower maximum issue age for certain Annuities and/or optional benefits). Please speak to your financial professional for further details. The guarantees provided by the optional benefits are the obligations of and subject to the claims paying ability of Pruco Life of New Jersey. Certain terms are capitalized in this prospectus. Those terms are either defined in the Glossary of Terms or in the context of the particular section. Because the X Series Annuity grants Purchase Credits with respect to certain Purchase Payments you make, the expenses of the X Series Annuity are higher than expenses for an Annuity without a Purchase Credit. In addition, the amount of the Purchase Credits that you receive under the X Series Annuity may be more than offset over time by the additional fees and charges associated with the Purchase Credit.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the annual and semi-annual shareholder reports for portfolios available under your contract will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from us. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from us electronically anytime at our website www.prudential.com. You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper free of charge by calling 1-888-778-2888. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all portfolios available under your contract.
THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
The Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account is a Separate Account of Pruco Life of New Jersey, and is the investment vehicle in which your Purchase Payments invested in the Sub-accounts are held. Each Sub-account of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account invests in an underlying mutual fund – see the following page for a complete list of Sub-accounts. Currently, portfolios of Advanced Series Trust are being offered. Certain Sub-accounts are not available if you participate in an optional living benefit – see “Limitations With Optional Benefits” later in this prospectus for details.
PLEASE READ THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus sets forth information about the Annuities that you should know before investing. Please read this prospectus and the current prospectus for the underlying mutual funds. Keep them for future reference. If you are purchasing one of the Annuities as a replacement for an existing variable annuity or variable life policy, or a fixed insurance policy, you should consider any surrender or penalty charges you may incur and any benefits you may also be forfeiting when replacing your existing coverage and that this Annuity may be subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge if you elect to surrender the Annuity or take a partial withdrawal. You should consider your need to access the Annuity’s Account Value and whether the Annuity’s liquidity features will satisfy that need. Please note that if you are investing in this Annuity through a tax-advantaged retirement plan (such as an Individual Retirement Account or 401(k) plan), you will get no additional tax advantage through the Annuity itself.


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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We have also filed a Statement of Additional Information dated the same date as this prospectus that is available from us, without charge, upon your request. The contents of the Statement of Additional Information are described at the end of this prospectus – see Table of Contents. The Statement of Additional Information is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This prospectus is part of the registration statement we filed with the SEC regarding this offering. Additional information on us and this offering is available in the registration statement and the exhibits thereto. You may review and obtain copies of these materials at no cost to you by contacting us. These documents, as well as documents incorporated by reference, may also be obtained through the SEC’s Internet Website (www.sec.gov) for this registration statement as well as for other registrants that file electronically with the SEC. Please see the section of this prospectus entitled “How to Contact Us” later in this prospectus for our Service Office address.
In compliance with U.S. law, Pruco Life of New Jersey delivers this prospectus to current contract owners that reside outside of the United States. In addition, we may not market or offer benefits, features or enhancements to prospective or current contract owners while outside of the United States.
These Annuities are NOT deposits or obligations of, or issued, guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are NOT insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency. An investment in an annuity involves investment risks, including possible loss of value, even with respect to amounts allocated to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
PRUDENTIAL, PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES AND THE ROCK LOGO ARE SERVICEMARKS OF THE PRUDENTIAL
INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA AND ITS AFFILIATES. OTHER PROPRIETARY PRUDENTIAL MARKS MAY BE DESIGNATED AS SUCH THROUGH USE OF THE SM OR ® SYMBOLS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL: 1-888-PRU-2888 OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.PRUDENTIALANNUITIES.COM
Prospectus Dated: April 29, 2019
   Statement of Additional Information Dated: April 29, 2019



VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS
Advanced Series Trust
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio1
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio1
AST AllianzGI World Trends Portfolio1
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio4
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio4
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio1  
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio1
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio3
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio3
AST Bond Portfolio 20192
AST Bond Portfolio 20202
AST Bond Portfolio 20212
AST Bond Portfolio 20222
AST Bond Portfolio 20232 
AST Bond Portfolio 20242 
AST Bond Portfolio 20252
AST Bond Portfolio 20262
AST Bond Portfolio 20272
AST Bond Portfolio 20282
AST Bond Portfolio 20292
AST Bond Portfolio 20302
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio1
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio3
AST Cohen & Steers Global Realty Portfolio3
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio3
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio1,5
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio1
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio3
AST Government Money Market Portfolio3
AST High Yield Portfolio3
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio3
AST International Growth Portfolio3
AST International Value Portfolio3
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio2
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio1
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio3
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio1
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio3
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio4,6
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio3
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio3
 
 
 
AST MFS Growth Allocation Portfolio1
AST MFS Growth Portfolio3
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio3
AST Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio3
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio3
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio3
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio1
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio3
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio1
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio4
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio3
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio4
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio3
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio3
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio3
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio1
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio4,6 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio3
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio3
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio3
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio3
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio1
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio3
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio4
Prudential Series Funds
PSF Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio4
PSF Stock Index Portfolio4



(1)
Available with all living and death benefits.
(2)
The variable investment option is not available for allocation of Purchase Payments or contract owner transfers.
(3)
Not available with HDI v2.1 and 2.0 Suite of benefits.
(4)
Not available if you purchased any optional benefit.
(5)
Fidelity Institutional AM is a registered service mark of FMR LLC. Used with permission.
(6)
Not available with the X Series product.



CONTENTS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
SUMMARY OF CONTRACT FEES AND CHARGES
EXPENSE EXAMPLES
SUMMARY
INVESTMENT OPTIONS
VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS
LIMITATIONS WITH OPTIONAL BENEFITS
FEES, CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTION CHARGES
EXCEPTIONS/REDUCTIONS TO FEES AND CHARGES
PURCHASING YOUR ANNUITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING THE ANNUITY
PURCHASE CREDITS UNDER THE X SERIES
DESIGNATION OF OWNER, ANNUITANT AND BENEFICIARY
RIGHT TO CANCEL
SCHEDULED PAYMENTS DIRECTLY FROM A BANK ACCOUNT
SALARY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
MANAGING YOUR ANNUITY
CHANGE OF OWNER, ANNUITANT AND BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS
MANAGING YOUR ACCOUNT VALUE
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM
AUTOMATIC REBALANCING PROGRAMS
FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL PERMISSION TO FORWARD TRANSACTION INSTRUCTIONS
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN INVESTMENT OPTIONS
ACCESS TO ACCOUNT VALUE
TYPES OF DISTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU
TAX IMPLICATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTIONS FROM NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES
FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNTS
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS FROM MY ANNUITY DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS UNDER SECTIONS 72(t)/72(q) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
SURRENDERS
SURRENDER VALUE
MEDICALLY-RELATED SURRENDERS
ANNUITY OPTIONS
LIVING BENEFITS
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME v2.1 BENEFIT
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME v2.1 BENEFIT
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME v2.1 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME v2.1 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT
GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION PLUS II (GRO PLUS II)
HIGHEST DAILY GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION II (HD GRO II)
DEATH BENEFITS
TRIGGERS FOR PAYMENT OF THE DEATH BENEFIT
EXCEPTIONS TO AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT
DEATH BENEFITS
SPOUSAL CONTINUATION OF ANNUITY
PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS
BENEFICIARY CONTINUATION OPTION

(i)


VALUING YOUR INVESTMENT
VALUING THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
PROCESSING AND VALUING TRANSACTIONS
TAX CONSIDERATIONS
NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES
QUALIFIED ANNUITIES
OTHER INFORMATION
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
LEGAL STRUCTURE OF THE UNDERLYING PORTFOLIOS
DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUITIES OFFERED BY PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INDEMNIFICATION
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
HOW TO CONTACT US
 
 
APPENDIX A – ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES
APPENDIX B – HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT, AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT – NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW ELECTIONS
APPENDIX C – HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME – NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW ELECTIONS
APPENDIX D – HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0, SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT, AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT – NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW ELECTIONS
APPENDIX E – OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFITS
APPENDIX F – FORMULA FOR GRO PLUS II
APPENDIX G – FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY GRO II
APPENDIX H – FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME V2.1 SUITE, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 SUITE, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME SUITE AND HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS SUITE OF LIVING BENEFITS

(ii)


GLOSSARY OF TERMS
We set forth here definitions of some of the key terms used throughout this prospectus. In addition to the definitions here, we also define certain terms in the section of the prospectus that uses such terms.
Account Value: The total value of all allocations to the Sub-accounts on any Valuation Day. The Account Value is determined separately for each Sub-account and then totaled to determine the Account Value for your entire Annuity.
Accumulation Period: The period of time from the Issue Date through the last Valuation Day immediately preceding the Annuity Date.
Annual Income Amount: This is the annual amount of income for which you are eligible for life under the optional benefits.
Annuitant: The natural person upon whose life annuity payments made to the Owner are based.
Annuitization: Annuitization is the process by which you direct us to apply the Account Value to one of the available annuity options to begin making periodic payments to the Owner.
Annuity Date: The date on which we apply your Account Value to the applicable annuity option and begin the payout period. As discussed in the Annuity Options section, there is an age by which you must begin receiving annuity payments, which we call the “Latest Annuity Date.”
Annuity Year: The first Annuity Year begins on the Issue Date and continues through and includes the day immediately preceding the first anniversary of the Issue Date. Subsequent Annuity Years begin on the anniversary of the Issue Date and continue through and include the day immediately preceding the next anniversary of the Issue Date.
Beneficiary(ies): The natural person(s) or entity(ies) designated as the recipient(s) of the Death Benefit or to whom any remaining period certain payments may be paid in accordance with the annuity payout options section of this Annuity.
Beneficiary Annuity: You may purchase an Annuity if you are a Beneficiary of an account that was owned by a decedent, subject to the requirements discussed in this prospectus. You may transfer the proceeds of the decedent’s account into one of the Annuities described in this prospectus and continue receiving the distributions that are required by the tax laws. This transfer option is only available for purchase of an IRA, Roth IRA, or a nonqualified Beneficiary Annuity.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”): This is a sales charge that may be deducted when you make a surrender or take a partial withdrawal from your Annuity. We refer to this as a “contingent” charge because it is imposed only if you surrender or take a withdrawal from your Annuity. The charge is a percentage of each applicable Purchase Payment that is being surrendered or withdrawn.
Due Proof of Death: Due Proof of Death is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claims forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Excess Income: All or a portion of a Lifetime Withdrawal that exceeds the Annual Income Amount for that benefit year is considered excess income (“Excess Income”). Each withdrawal of Excess Income proportionally reduces the Annual Income Amount for future benefit years.
Free Look: The right to examine your Annuity, during a limited period of time, to decide if you want to keep it or cancel it. In addition, there is a different Free Look period that applies if your Annuity is held within an IRA or if your Annuity was sold to you as a replacement of a life insurance policy or another annuity contract. In your Annuity contract, your Free Look right is referred to as your “Right to Cancel.”
Good Order: Good Order is the standard that we apply when we determine whether an instruction is satisfactory. An instruction will be considered in Good Order if it is received at our Service Office: (a) in a manner that is satisfactory to us such that it is sufficiently complete and clear that we do not need to exercise any discretion to follow such instruction and complies with all relevant laws and regulations; (b) on specific forms, or by other means we then permit (such as via telephone or electronic submission); and/or (c) with any signatures and dates as we may require. We will notify you if an instruction is not in Good Order.
Investment Option: A Sub-account or other option available as of any given time to which Account Value may be allocated.
Issue Date: The effective date of your Annuity.
Key Life: Under the Beneficiary Continuation Option, or the Beneficiary Annuity, the person whose life expectancy is used to determine the required distributions.
Owner: With an Annuity issued as an individual annuity contract, the Owner is either an eligible entity or person named as having ownership rights in relation to the Annuity. In certain states, with an Annuity issued as a certificate under a group annuity contract, the “Owner” refers to the person or entity that has the rights and benefits designated to the “participant” in the certificate. Thus, an Owner who is a participant has rights that are comparable to those of the Owner of an individual annuity contract.
Portfolio: An underlying mutual fund in which a Sub-Account of the Separate Account invests.

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Purchase Credit: Under the X Series only, an amount that we add to your Annuity when you make a Purchase Payment. We are entitled to recapture Purchase Credits under certain circumstances. See “Purchasing Your Annuity – Purchase Credits under the X Series,” for more details.
Purchase Payment: A cash consideration in currency of the United States of America given to us in exchange for the rights, privileges, and benefits of the Annuity.
Separate Account: Refers to the Pruco Life Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account, which holds assets associated with annuities issued by Pruco Life Insurance Company. Separate Account assets that are held in support of the annuities are kept separate from all of our other assets and may not be charged with liabilities arising out of any other business we may conduct.
Service Office: The place to which all requests and payments regarding the Annuity are to be sent. We may change the address of the Service Office at any time, and will notify you in advance of any such change of address. Please see “How to Contact Us” later in this prospectus for the Service Office address.
Sub-Account: A division of the Separate Account.
Surrender Value: The Account Value less any applicable CDSC, any applicable tax charges, any charges assessable as a deduction from the Account Value for any optional benefits provided by rider or endorsement, and any Annual Maintenance Fee.
Unit: A share of participation in a Sub-account used to calculate your Account Value prior to the Annuity Date.
Unit Value: Each Variable Sub-Account has a separate value for its Units (this is analogous to, but not the same as, the share price of a mutual fund).
Valuation Day: Every day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading or any other day the Securities and Exchange Commission requires mutual funds or unit investment trusts to be valued, not including any day: (1) trading on the NYSE is restricted; (2) an emergency, as determined by the SEC, exists making redemption or valuation of securities held in the Separate Account impractical; or (3) the SEC, by order, permits the suspension or postponement for the protection of security holders.
we, us, our: Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey.
you, your: The Owner(s) shown in the Annuity.

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SUMMARY OF CONTRACT FEES AND CHARGES
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering one of the Annuities. The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time you surrender an Annuity, take a partial withdrawal, or transfer Account Value between the Investment Options.
ANNUITY OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE (“CDSC”) 1
X SERIES
Age of Purchase Payment Being Withdrawn
Percentage Applied Against Purchase Payment Being Withdrawn
Less than one year old
9.0
%
1 year old or older, but not yet 2 years old
9.0
%
2 years old or older, but not yet 3 years old
9.0
%
3 years old or older, but not yet 4 years old
9.0
%
4 years old or older, but not yet 5 years old
8.0
%
5 years old or older, but not yet 6 years old
8.0
%
6 years old or older, but not yet 7 years old
8.0
%
7 years old or older, but not yet 8 years old
5.0
%
8 years old or older, but not yet 9 years old
2.5
%
9 or more years old
0.0
%
B SERIES
Age of Purchase Payment Being Withdrawn
Percentage Applied Against Purchase Payment Being Withdrawn
Less than one year old
7.0
%
1 year old or older, but not yet 2 years old
7.0
%
2 years old or older, but not yet 3 years old
6.0
%
3 years old or older, but not yet 4 years old
6.0
%
4 years old or older, but not yet 5 years old
5.0
%
5 years old or older, but not yet 6 years old
5.0
%
6 years old or older, but not yet 7 years old
5.0
%
7 years old, or older
0.0
%
L SERIES
Age of Purchase Payment Being Withdrawn
Percentage Applied Against Purchase Payment Being Withdrawn
Less than one year old
7.0
%
1 year old or older, but not yet 2 years old
7.0
%
2 years old or older, but not yet 3 years old
6.0
%
3 years old or older, but not yet 4 years old
5.0
%
4 or more years old
0.0
%

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C SERIES
There is no CDSC or other sales load applicable to the C Series.
FEE/CHARGE
X SERIES
B SERIES
L SERIES
C SERIES
Transfer Fee 
$10
$10
$10
$10
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The years referenced in the above CDSC tables refer to the length of time since a Purchase Payment was made (i.e., the “age” of the Purchase Payment). Contingent Deferred Sales Charges are applied against the Purchase Payment(s) being withdrawn. Thus, the appropriate percentage is multiplied by the Purchase Payment(s) being withdrawn to determine the amount of the CDSC. For example, if with respect to the X Series on November 1, 2019 you withdrew a Purchase Payment made on August 1, 2014, that Purchase Payment would be between 5 and 6 years old, and thus subject to an 8% CDSC. Purchase Payments are withdrawn on a “first-in, first-out” basis.
The following table provides a summary of the periodic fees and charges you will pay while you own your Annuity, excluding the underlying portfolio annual expenses. These fees and charges are described in more detail within this prospectus.
PERIODIC FEES AND CHARGES
(assessed annually as a percentage of Account Value)
FEE/CHARGE
X SERIES
B SERIES
L SERIES
C SERIES
Annual Maintenance Fee 2,4
Lesser of $30 or 2%
Lesser of $30 or 2%
Lesser of $30 or 2%
Lesser of $30 or 2%
ANNUALIZED INSURANCE FEES/CHARGES 4
(assessed as a percentage of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts)
FEE/CHARGE
X SERIES
B SERIES
L SERIES
C SERIES
Mortality & Expense Risk Charge:
During First 9 Annuity Years
1.70%
1.15%
1.55%
1.60%
After 9th Annuity Year
1.15%
1.15%
1.15%
1.15%
Administration Charge
0.15%
0.15%
0.15%
0.15%
Total Annualized Insurance Fees/ Charges:
During First 9 Annuity Years
 4,5
1.85%
1.30%
1.70%
1.75%
After 9th Annuity Year 4,5
1.30%
1.30%
1.30%
1.30%
2
Only applicable if the sum of the Purchase Payments at the time the fee is due is less than $100,000. For Beneficiaries who elect the Beneficiary Continuation Option, the Annual Maintenance Fee is the lesser of $30 or 2% of Account Value and is only applicable if Account Value is less than $25,000 at the time the fee is assessed.
3
The Insurance Charge is the combination of Mortality & Expense Risk Charge and the Administration Charge.
4
For Beneficiaries who elect the Beneficiary Continuation Option, the Mortality and Expense Risk and Administration Charges do not apply. However, a Settlement Service Charge equal to 1.00% is assessed as a percentage of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts as an annual charge.
The following table sets forth the charge for each optional benefit under the Annuity. These fees would be in addition to the fees set forth in the tables above. The first column shows the charge for each optional benefit on a maximum and current basis. The next four columns show the total expenses you would pay for each class of Annuity if you purchased the relevant optional benefit. More specifically, these columns show the total charge for the optional benefit plus the Total Annualized Insurance Fees/Charges (during the first 9 Annuity Years) applicable to the Annuity class (as shown in the prior table). Where the charges cannot actually be totaled (because they are assessed against different base values), we show both individual charges.
YOUR OPTIONAL BENEFIT FEES AND CHARGES
OPTIONAL BENEFIT
ANNUALIZED
OPTIONAL
BENEFIT FEE/
CHARGE 
6
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for X SERIES
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for B SERIES
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for L SERIES
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for C SERIES
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME v2.1 9
(assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
2.00%
 1.85%
+2.00%
 1.30%
+2.00%
  1.70%
+2.00%
  1.75%
+2.00%
Current Charge
1.00%
 1.85%
+1.00%
 1.30%
+1.00%
  1.70%
+1.00%
  1.75%
+1.00%
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY
LIFETIME INCOME v2.1 
9
(assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 

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YOUR OPTIONAL BENEFIT FEES AND CHARGES
OPTIONAL BENEFIT
ANNUALIZED
OPTIONAL
BENEFIT FEE/
CHARGE 
6
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for X SERIES
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for B SERIES
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for L SERIES
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for C SERIES
Maximum Charge 7
2.00%
 1.85%
+2.00%
 1.30%
+2.00%
  1.70%
+2.00%
  1.75%
+2.00%
Current Charge
1.10%
 1.85%
+1.10%
  1.30%
+1.10%
  1.70%
+1.10%
  1.75%
+1.10%
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME v2.1 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT 9
(assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
2.00%
  1.85%
+2.00%
 1.30%
+2.00%
  1.70%
+2.00%
  1.75%
+2.00%
Current Charge
1.40%
  1.85%
+1.40%
  1.30%
+1.40%
  1.70%
+1.40%
  1.75%
+1.40%
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME v2.1 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT 9
(assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
2.00%
  1.85%
+2.00%
 1.30%
+2.00%
  1.70%
+2.00%
  1.75%
+2.00%
Current Charge
1.50%
  1.85%
+1.50%
  1.30%
+1.50%
  1.70%
+1.50%
  1.75%
+1.50%
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 10
(assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
2.00%
  1.85%
+2.00%
 1.30%
+2.00%
  1.70%
+2.00%
  1.75%
+2.00%
Current Charge
1.00%
  1.85%
+1.00%
  1.30%
+1.00%
  1.70%
+1.00%
  1.75%
+1.00%
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY
LIFETIME INCOME 2.0
 10
(assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
2.00%
  1.85%
+2.00%
  1.30%
+2.00%
  1.70%
+2.00%
  1.75%
+2.00%
Current Charge
1.10%
  1.85%
+1.10%
  1.30%
+1.10%
  1.70%
+1.10%
  1.75%
+1.10%
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT 10 (assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
2.00%
  1.85%
+2.00%
 1.30%
+2.00%
  1.70%
+2.00%
  1.75%
+2.00%
Current Charge
1.40%
  1.85%
+1.40%
  1.30%
+1.40%
  1.70%
+1.40%
  1.75%
+1.40%

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YOUR OPTIONAL BENEFIT FEES AND CHARGES
OPTIONAL BENEFIT
ANNUALIZED
OPTIONAL
BENEFIT FEE/
CHARGE 
6
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for X SERIES
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for B SERIES
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for L SERIES
TOTAL
ANNUALIZED
CHARGE 
7 
for C SERIES
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT 10 (assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
2.00%
  1.85%
+2.00%
  1.30%
+2.00%
  1.70%
+2.00%
  1.75%
+2.00%
Current Charge
1.50%
  1.85%
+1.50%
  1.30%
+1.50%
  1.70%
+1.50%
  1.75%
+1.50%
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME AND
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 11
(assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
1.50%
  1.85%
+1.50%
  1.30%
+1.50%
  1.70%
+1.50%
  1.75%
+1.50%
Current Charge
0.95%
  1.85%
+0.95%
  1.30%
+0.95%
  1.70%
+0.95%
  1.75%
+0.95%
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME
6 PLUS INCOME 12
(assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
1.50%
  1.85%
+1.50%
 1.30%
+1.50%
  1.70%
+1.50%
  1.75%
+1.50%
Current Charge
0.85%
  1.85%
+0.85%
 1.30%
+0.85%
  1.70%
+0.85%
  1.75%
+0.85%
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY
LIFETIME 6 PLUS
INCOME 12
(assessed against greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value)
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Charge 7
1.50%
  1.85%
+1.50%
  1.30%
+1.50%
  1.70%
+1.50%
  1.75%
+1.50%
Current Charge
0.95%
  1.85%
+0.95%
  1.30%
+0.95%
  1.70%
+0.95%
  1.75%
+0.95%
GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION
PLUS II (GRO PLUS II)
Charge 
8
0.60%
2.45%
1.90%
2.30%
2.35%
(assessed as a percentage of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts)
 
 
 
 
 
HIGHEST DAILY GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION II (HD GRO II) Charge 8
0.60%
2.45%
1.90%
2.30%
2.35%
(assessed as a percentage of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts)
 
 
 
 
 
HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT (“HAV”) Charge 8,13
0.40%
2.25%
1.70%
2.10%
2.15%
(assessed as a percentage of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts)
 
 
 
 
 
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The charge for each of Highest Daily Lifetime Income Suite of Benefits listed above is assessed against the greater of Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value (PWV). We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date. More information regarding the quarterly deductions and a description of the PWV appear in the Living Benefits section of this prospectus. The charge for each of GRO Plus II, Highest Daily GRO II, and Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit is assessed as a percentage of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts.
6
HOW THE OPTIONAL BENEFIT FEES AND CHARGES ARE DETERMINED:
For Highest Daily Lifetime Income Suite of Benefits listed above: The charge is taken out of the Sub-accounts. For B Series, in all Annuity Years, the current optional benefit charge is in addition to the 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts. For each of the L Series, X Series, and C Series the annualized charge for the base Annuity drops after Annuity Year 9 as described below:
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and 2.0: 1.00% current optional benefit charge is in addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts for base Annuity after the 9th Annuity Year.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and 2.0: 1.10% current optional benefit charge is in addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts for base Annuity after the 9th Annuity Year.

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Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit: 1.40% current optional benefit charge is in addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts for base Annuity after the 9th Annuity Year.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit: 1.50% current optional benefit charge is in addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts for base Annuity after the 9th Annuity Year.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income: 0.95% current optional benefit charge is in addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts for base Annuity after the 9th Annuity Year.
Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus: 0.85% current optional benefit charge is in addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts for base Annuity after Annuity Year 9.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus: 0.95% current optional benefit charge is in addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts for base Annuity after Annuity Year 9.
For GRO Plus II and Highest Daily GRO II: For B Series, the optional benefit charge plus base Annuity charge is 1.90% in all Annuity Years. In the case of L Series, X Series, and C Series, the optional benefit charge plus base Annuity charge drops to 1.90% after the 9th Annuity Year.
Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit: For B Series, the optional benefit charge plus base Annuity charge is 1.70% in all Annuity Years. In the case of the L Series, X Series, and C Series, the optional benefit charge plus base Annuity charge drops to 1.70% after the 9th Annuity Year.
7
We reserve the right to increase the charge to the maximum charge indicated, upon any step-up under the benefit. Also, if you decide to elect or re-add a benefit after your contract has been issued, the charge for the benefit under your contract will equal the current charge for new benefit election up to the maximum indicated.
8
Because there is no higher charge to which we could increase the current charge, the current charge and maximum charge are one and the same. Thus, so long as you retain the benefit, we cannot increase your charge for the benefit.
9
This benefit is currently available to you subject to our eligibility requirements.
10
This benefit was offered from August 20, 2012 to February 24, 2013.
11
This benefit was offered from January 24, 2011 to August 19, 2012.
12
This benefit was offered from March 15, 2010 to January 23, 2011.
13
This benefit was offered from March 15, 2010 to August 19, 2012.
The following table provides the range (minimum and maximum) of the total annual expenses for the underlying Portfolios for the year ended December 31, 2018 before any contractual waivers and expense reimbursements. Each figure is stated as a percentage of the underlying Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
TOTAL ANNUAL UNDERLYING PORTFOLIO OPERATING EXPENSES
 
MINIMUM
MAXIMUM
Total Underlying Portfolio Operating Expenses
0.31%
2.49%
The following are the total annual expenses for each underlying Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2018, except as noted and except if the underlying Portfolio’s inception date is subsequent to December 31, 2018. The “Total Annual Underlying Portfolio Operating Expenses” reflect the combination of the underlying Portfolio’s investment management fee, other expenses, any 12b-1 fees, and certain other expenses but do not necessarily reflect the fees you may incur. Each figure is stated as a percentage of the underlying Portfolio’s average daily net assets. For certain of the Portfolios, a portion of the management fee has been contractually waived and/or other expenses have been contractually partially reimbursed, which is shown in the table. The following expenses are deducted by the underlying Portfolio before it provides Pruco Life of New Jersey with the daily net asset value. The underlying Portfolio information was provided by the underlying mutual funds and has not been independently verified by us. See the prospectuses or statements of additional information of the underlying Portfolios for further details. The current summary prospectuses, prospectuses and statement of additional information for the underlying Portfolios can be obtained by calling 1-888-PRU-2888 or at www.prudentialannuities.com .
UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES
(as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the underlying Portfolios)

For the year ended December 31, 2018
FUNDS
Management
Fees
Other
Expenses
Distribution
(12b-1)
Fees
Dividend
Expense on
Short Sales
Broker Fees
and Expenses
on Short
Sales
Acquired
Portfolio
Fees &
Expenses
Total
Annual
Portfolio
Operating
Expenses
Fee Waiver
or Expense
Reimbursement
Net Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio*
0.64%
0.02%
0.11%
0.04%
0.00%
0.62%
1.43%
0.01%
1.42%
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio*
0.64%
0.03%
0.24%
0.00%
0.00%
0.05%
0.96%
0.02%
0.94%
AST AllianzGI World Trends Portfolio*
0.75%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.02%
0.03%
0.99%
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
0.93%
0.13%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.31%
0.00%
1.31%
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio*
0.56%
0.01%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.82%
0.01%
0.81%
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
0.15%
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.79%
0.95%
0.00%
0.95%
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio*
0.81%
0.06%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.12%
0.02%
1.10%
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio*
0.48%
0.07%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.80%
0.06%
0.74%
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio*
0.46%
0.03%
0.25%
0.00%
0.06%
0.00%
0.80%
0.04%
0.76%
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
0.47%
0.16%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.88%
0.00%
0.88%
AST Bond Portfolio 2020*
0.47%
0.31%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.03%
0.10%
0.93%
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
0.47%
0.16%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.88%
0.00%
0.88%
AST Bond Portfolio 2022*
0.47%
0.22%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.94%
0.01%
0.93%

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UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES
(as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the underlying Portfolios)

For the year ended December 31, 2018
FUNDS
Management
Fees
Other
Expenses
Distribution
(12b-1)
Fees
Dividend
Expense on
Short Sales
Broker Fees
and Expenses
on Short
Sales
Acquired
Portfolio
Fees &
Expenses
Total
Annual
Portfolio
Operating
Expenses
Fee Waiver
or Expense
Reimbursement
Net Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses
AST Bond Portfolio 2023*
0.47%
0.42%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.14%
0.21%
0.93%
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
0.47%
0.19%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.91%
0.00%
0.91%
AST Bond Portfolio 2025*
0.47%
0.22%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.94%
0.01%
0.93%
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
0.47%
0.09%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.81%
0.00%
0.81%
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
0.47%
0.08%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.80%
0.00%
0.80%
AST Bond Portfolio 2028*
0.47%
0.24%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.96%
0.03%
0.93%
AST Bond Portfolio 2029*
0.47%
1.77%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.49%
1.56%
0.93%
AST Bond Portfolio 2030
0.47%
0.08%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.80%
0.00%
0.80%
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
0.15%
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.79%
0.95%
0.00%
0.95%
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio*
0.66%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.93%
0.01%
0.92%
AST Cohen & Steers Global Realty Portfolio*
0.83%
0.06%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.14%
0.05%
1.09%
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
0.83%
0.03%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.11%
0.00%
1.11%
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio*
0.65%
0.03%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.01%
0.94%
0.02%
0.92%
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio*
0.76%
0.04%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.01%
1.06%
0.02%
1.04%
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
0.77%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.01%
1.05%
0.00%
1.05%
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
0.30%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.57%
0.00%
0.57%
AST High Yield Portfolio
0.57%
0.04%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.86%
0.00%
0.86%
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio*
0.56%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.83%
0.01%
0.82%
AST International Growth Portfolio*
0.81%
0.03%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.09%
0.02%
1.07%
AST International Value Portfolio
0.81%
0.04%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.10%
0.00%
1.10%
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio*
0.47%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.74%
0.04%
0.70%
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
0.76%
0.04%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.05%
0.00%
1.05%
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
0.70%
0.06%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.01%
0.00%
1.01%
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio*
0.81%
0.06%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.12%
0.01%
1.11%
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
0.72%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.99%
0.00%
0.99%
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio*
0.73%
0.09%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.13%
1.20%
0.12%
1.08%
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio*
0.71%
0.01%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.97%
0.06%
0.91%
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
0.82%
0.04%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.11%
0.00%
1.11%
AST MFS Growth Allocation Portfolio*
0.67%
0.05%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.97%
0.01%
0.96%
AST MFS Growth Portfolio*
0.71%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.98%
0.01%
0.97%
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
0.66%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.93%
0.00%
0.93%
AST Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
0.81%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.08%
0.00%
1.08%
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
0.72%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.99%
0.00%
0.99%
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
0.93%
0.23%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.41%
0.00%
1.41%
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
0.15%
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.78%
0.94%
0.00%
0.94%
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
0.47%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.74%
0.00%
0.74%
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
0.60%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.87%
0.00%
0.87%
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio*
0.56%
0.01%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.82%
0.02%
0.80%
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
0.82%
0.03%
0.25%
0.22%
0.25%
0.00%
1.57%
0.00%
1.57%
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
0.25%
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.89%
1.15%
0.00%
1.15%
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
0.77%
0.03%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.05%
0.00%
1.05%
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
0.72%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.99%
0.00%
0.99%
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
0.72%
0.03%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.06%
1.06%
0.00%
1.06%
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio*
0.62%
0.01%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.88%
0.01%
0.87%
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio*
0.71%
0.06%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.02%
0.01%
1.01%
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio*
0.68%
0.01%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.94%
0.04%
0.90%
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio*
0.66%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.93%
0.04%
0.89%
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio*
0.73%
0.05%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.03%
0.01%
1.02%

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UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES
(as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the underlying Portfolios)

For the year ended December 31, 2018
FUNDS
Management
Fees
Other
Expenses
Distribution
(12b-1)
Fees
Dividend
Expense on
Short Sales
Broker Fees
and Expenses
on Short
Sales
Acquired
Portfolio
Fees &
Expenses
Total
Annual
Portfolio
Operating
Expenses
Fee Waiver
or Expense
Reimbursement
Net Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
0.63%
0.05%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.93%
0.00%
0.93%
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio*
0.78%
0.04%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.07%
0.01%
1.06%
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio*
0.81%
0.02%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.03%
1.11%
0.06%
1.05%
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
0.51%
0.01%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.77%
0.00%
0.77%
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
0.68%
0.23%
0.25%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.16%
0.00%
1.16%
PSF Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
0.35%
0.04%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.39%
0.00%
0.39%
PSF Stock Index Portfolio
0.30%
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.31%
0.00%
0.31%
*See notes immediately below for important information about this fund.
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.007% of its investment management fees through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio 
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.022% of its investment management fees through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST AllianzGI World Trends Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.029% of its investment management fees through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.007% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.022% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.057% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.035% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio's investment management fee plus other expenses (exclusive of certain expenses as described more fully in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information) do not exceed 0.930% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets through June 30, 2020. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio's investment management fee plus other expenses (exclusive of certain expenses as described more fully in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information) do not exceed 0.930% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets through June 30, 2020. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio's investment management fee plus other expenses (exclusive of certain expenses as described more fully in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information) do not exceed 0.930% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets through June 30, 2020. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio's investment management fee plus other expenses (exclusive of certain expenses as described more fully in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information) do not exceed 0.930% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets through June 30, 2020. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

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AST Bond Portfolio 2028
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio's investment management fee plus other expenses (exclusive of certain expenses as described more fully in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information) do not exceed 0.930% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets through June 30, 2020. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio's investment management fee plus other expenses (exclusive of certain expenses as described more fully in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information) do not exceed 0.930% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets through June 30, 2020. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.012% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Cohen & Steers Global Realty Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.051% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio 
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.020% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.015% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.009% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST International Growth Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.02% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
The Distributor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its distribution and service (12b-1) fee. The waiver provides for a reduction in the distribution and service fee based on the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. This contractual waiver does not have an expiration or termination date, and may not be modified or discontinued.
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.011% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020.  This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment management fee equal to the subadvisory fee waiver due to investments in the underlying portfolios managed by the subadviser or an affiliate of the subadviser. The Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio's investment management fee (after management fee waiver) plus other expenses (including net distribution fees, acquired fund fees and expenses due to investments in underlying Portfolios of the Trust and underlying portfolios managed or subadvised by the subadviser) (exclusive of certain expenses as described more fully in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information) do not exceed 1.070% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets through June 30, 2020. Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.060% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST MFS Growth Allocation Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.013% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.014% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.015% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.009% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.009% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.036% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

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AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.040% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.012% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.010% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive 0.055% of its investment management fee through June 30, 2020. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified prior to June 30, 2020 without the prior approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees.



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EXPENSE EXAMPLES
These examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in one Pruco Life of New Jersey Annuity with the cost of investing in other Pruco Life of New Jersey Annuities and/or other variable annuities. Below are examples for each Annuity showing what you would pay in expenses at the end of the stated time periods had you invested $10,000 in the Annuity and assuming your investment has a 5% return each year. The examples reflect the fees and charges listed below for each Annuity as described in “Summary of Contract Fees and Charges.”
Insurance Charge
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (when and if applicable)
Annual Maintenance Fee
Optional benefit fees, as described below
The examples also assume the following for the period shown:
You allocate all of your Account Value to the Sub-account with the maximum gross total annual portfolio operating expenses, and those expenses remain the same each year*
For each charge, we deduct the maximum charge rather than the current charge
You make no withdrawals of your Account Value
You make no transfers, or other transactions for which we charge a fee
No tax charge applies
You elected the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and the HAV Death Benefit (which has the maximum combination of optional benefit charges)
For the X Series example, no Purchase Credit is granted under the Annuity. If Purchase Credits were reflected in the calculations, expenses would be higher, because the charges would have been applied to a larger Account Value.
Amounts shown in the examples are rounded to the nearest dollar.
*
Note: Not all Portfolios offered as Sub-accounts may be available depending on optional benefit selection and selling firm.
THE EXAMPLES ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY. THEY SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES OF THE UNDERLYING PORTFOLIOS. ACTUAL EXPENSES WILL BE LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN DEPENDING UPON WHICH OPTIONAL BENEFIT YOU ELECT OTHER THAN INDICATED IN THE EXAMPLES OR IF YOU ALLOCATE ACCOUNT VALUE TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS.
Expense Examples are provided as follows:
 
X SERIES
Assuming Maximum Fees and Expenses of any of the Portfolios Available
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
If you surrender your annuity at the end of the applicable time period:
$1,613
$3,038
$4,359
$7,055
If you annuitize your annuity at the end of the applicable time period: 1
$713
$2,138
$3,559
$7,055
If you do not surrender your
annuity:
$713
$2,138
$3,559
$7,055

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B SERIES
Assuming Maximum Fees and Expenses of any of the Portfolios Available
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
If you surrender your annuity at the end of the applicable time period:
$1,359
$2,585
$3,822
$6,717
If you annuitize your annuity at the end of the applicable time period: 1
$659
$1,985
$3,322
$6,717
If you do not surrender your
annuity:
$659
$1,985
$3,322
$6,717

 
L SERIES
Assuming Maximum Fees and Expenses of any of the Portfolios Available
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
If you surrender your annuity at the end of the applicable time period:
$1,398
$2,696
$3,495
$6,965
If you annuitize your annuity at the end of the applicable time period: 1
$698
$2,096
$3,495
$6,965
If you do not surrender your
annuity:
$698
$2,096
$3,495
$6,965

 
C SERIES
Assuming Maximum Fees and Expenses of any of the Portfolios Available
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
If you surrender your annuity at the end of the applicable time period:
$703
$2,110
$3,516
$6,995
If you annuitize your annuity at the end of the applicable time period: 1
$703
$2,110
$3,516
$6,995
If you do not surrender your
annuity:
$703
$2,110
$3,516
$6,995
1 Your ability to annuitize in the first Annuity Year may be limited.
Please see Appendix A for a table of Accumulation Unit Values.

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SUMMARY
This Summary describes key features of the Annuities offered in this prospectus. It is intended to give you an overview, and to point you to sections of the prospectus that provide greater detail. You should not rely on the Summary alone for all the information you need to know before purchasing an Annuity. You should read the entire prospectus for a complete description of the Annuities. Your financial professional can also help you if you have questions.
The Annuity: The variable annuity contract issued by Pruco Life of New Jersey is a contract between you, the Owner, and Pruco Life of New Jersey, an insurance company. It is designed for retirement purposes, or other long-term investing, to help you save money for retirement, on a tax deferred basis, and provide income during your retirement. Although this prospectus describes key features of the variable annuity contract, the prospectus is a distinct document, and is not part of the contract.
The Annuity offers various investment portfolios. With the help of your financial professional, you choose how to invest your money within your Annuity (subject to certain restrictions; see “Investment Options”). Investing in a variable annuity involves risk and you can lose your money. On the other hand, investing in a variable annuity can provide you with the opportunity to grow your money through participation in “underlying” mutual funds.
This prospectus describes four different Annuities. The Annuities differ primarily in the fees and charges deducted and whether the Annuity provides Purchase Credits in certain circumstances. With the help of your financial professional, you choose the Annuity that is suitable for you based on your time horizon, liquidity needs, and desire for Purchase Credits.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, VARIABLE ANNUITIES ARE INVESTMENTS DESIGNED TO BE HELD FOR THE LONG TERM. WORKING WITH YOUR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER A VARIABLE ANNUITY IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU GIVEN YOUR LIFE EXPECTANCY, NEED FOR INCOME, AND OTHER PERTINENT FACTORS.
Purchase: Your eligibility to purchase is based on your age and the amount of your initial Purchase Payment. See your financial professional to complete an application.
Annuity
Maximum Age for Initial Purchase
Minimum Initial
Purchase Payment
X Series
80

$10,000

B Series
85

$1,000

L Series
85

$10,000

C Series
85

$10,000

The “Maximum Age for Initial Purchase” applies to the oldest Owner as of the day we would issue the Annuity. If the Annuity is to be owned by an entity, the maximum age applies to the Annuitant as of the day we would issue the Annuity. For Annuities purchased as a Beneficiary Annuity, the maximum issue age is 70 and applies to the Key Life.
After you purchase your Annuity, you will have a limited period of time during which you may cancel (or “Free Look”) the purchase of your Annuity. Your request for a Free Look must be received in Good Order within the applicable time period.
Please see “Requirements for Purchasing the Annuity” for additional information.
Investment Options: You may choose from a variety of variable Investment Options ranging from conservative to aggressive. Our optional benefits limit your ability to invest in certain variable Investment Options otherwise available to you under the Annuity. Each of the underlying Portfolios is described in its own prospectus, which you should read before investing. You can obtain the summary prospectuses for the portfolios by calling 1-888-PRU-2888 or at www.prudentialannuities.com. There is no assurance that any variable Investment Option will meet its investment objective.
Please see “Investment Options,” and “Managing Your Account Value” for information.
Access to Your Money: You can receive income by taking withdrawals or electing annuity payments. Please note that withdrawals may be subject to tax, and may be subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. You may withdraw up to 10% of your Purchase Payments each year without being subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge.
You may elect to receive income through annuity payments over your lifetime, also called “Annuitization”. If you elect to receive annuity payments, you convert your Account Value into a stream of future payments. This means in most cases you no longer have an Account Value and therefore cannot make withdrawals. We offer different types of annuity options to meet your needs. Please see “Access to Account Value” and “Annuity Options” for more information.
Optional Living Benefits
Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits. We offer optional living benefits, for an additional charge, that guarantee your ability to take withdrawals for life as a percentage of “Protected Withdrawal Value”, even if your Account Value falls to zero (unless it does so due to a withdrawal of Excess Income). Your Protected Withdrawal Value is not the same as your Account Value, and it is not available for a lump sum withdrawal. The

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Account Value has no guarantees, may fluctuate, and can lose value. Withdrawals in excess of the Annual Income Amount, called “Excess Income,” will impact the value of the benefit including a permanent reduction in future guaranteed amounts. In marketing and other materials, we may refer to Excess Income as “Excess Withdrawals”.
We currently offer the following optional benefits:
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
We previously offered the following optional living benefits during the periods indicated.
Offered from August 20, 2012 to February 24, 2013:
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
Please see Appendix D for information pertaining to the Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Suite of benefits.
Offered from January 24, 2011 to August 19, 2012:
Highest Daily Lifetime Income
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
Please see Appendix C for information pertaining to the Highest Daily Lifetime Income Suite of benefits.
Offered from March 15, 2010 to January 23, 2011:
Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income
Please see Appendix B for information pertaining to the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Suite of benefits.
As a condition of electing an optional living benefit, we limit the Investment Options to which you may allocate your Account Value. Also, these benefits utilize predetermined mathematical formulas to help us manage your guarantee through all market cycles. Under the pre-determined mathematical formula, your Account Value may be transferred between certain “Permitted Sub-accounts” on the one hand and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account on the other hand. Please see the applicable optional benefits section as well as the Appendices to this prospectus for more information on the formulas.
In the “Living Benefits” section, we describe guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits that allow you to withdraw a specified amount each year for life (or joint lives, for the spousal version of the benefit). Please be aware that if you withdraw more than that amount in a given Annuity Year (i.e., Excess Income), that withdrawal may permanently reduce the guaranteed amount you can withdraw in future years. Please also note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero as a result of a withdrawal of Excess Income, both the optional benefit and the Annuity will terminate. Thus, you should think carefully before taking a withdrawal of Excess Income. If you wish to withdraw Excess Income but are uncertain how it will impact your future guaranteed withdrawal amounts, you may contact us prior to requesting the withdrawal to obtain a personalized, transaction-specific calculation showing the effect of taking the withdrawal.
Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefits. For Annuities issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to availability which may vary by firm, we offer two optional benefits, for an additional charge, that guarantee your Account Value to a certain level after a stated period of years. As part of these benefits you may invest only in certain permitted Investment Options. These benefits each utilize a predetermined mathematical formula to help manage your guarantee through all market cycles. Under each pre-determined mathematical formula, your Account Value may be transferred between certain “Permitted Sub-accounts” and a Sub-account within a group of bond portfolio Sub-accounts differing with respect to their target maturity date. Please see the applicable optional benefits section as well as the Appendices to this prospectus for more information on the formulas.
These benefits are:
Guaranteed Return OptionSM Plus II*
Highest DailySM Guaranteed Return Option II*
*
Available only for Annuities issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to availability which may vary by firm.
Please see “Living Benefits” for more information.
Death Benefits: You may name a Beneficiary to receive the proceeds of your Annuity upon your death. Your death benefit must be distributed within the time period required by the tax laws. Each of our Annuities offers a minimum death benefit. Please see “Minimum Death Benefit” for more information.

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Purchase Credits: We apply a “Purchase Credit” to your Annuity’s Account Value with respect to certain Purchase Payments you make under the X Series Annuity. The Purchase Credit is equal to a percentage of each Purchase Payment. The amount of the Purchase Credit depends on your age at the time the Purchase Payment is made and the number of years that the Annuity has been in force. Because the X Series Annuity grants Purchase Credits with respect to your Purchase Payments, the expenses of the X Series Annuity are higher than expenses for an Annuity without a Purchase Credit. In addition, the amount of the Purchase Credits that you receive under the X Series Annuity may be more than offset over time by the additional fees and charges associated with the Purchase Credit.
Fees and Charges: Each Annuity, and the optional living benefits and optional death benefits, are subject to certain fees and charges, as discussed in the “Summary of Contract Fees and Charges” table earlier in this prospectus. In addition, there are fees and expenses of the underlying Portfolios.
What does it mean that my Annuity is “tax deferred”? Variable annuities are “tax deferred”, meaning you pay no taxes on any earnings from your Annuity until you withdraw the money. You may also transfer among your Investment Options without paying a tax at the time of the transfer. When you take your money out of the Annuity, however, you will be taxed on the earnings at ordinary income tax rates. If you withdraw money before you reach age 59 1/2, you also may be subject to a 10% federal tax penalty.
You may also purchase one of our Annuities as a tax-qualified retirement investment such as an IRA, SEP-IRA, Roth IRA, 401(a) plan, or non-ERISA 403(b) plan. Although there is no additional tax advantage to a variable annuity purchased through one of these plans, the Annuity has features and benefits other than tax deferral that may make it an important investment for a qualified plan. You should consult your tax adviser regarding these features and benefits prior to purchasing a contract for use with a tax-qualified plan.
Market Timing: We have market timing policies and procedures that attempt to detect transfer activity that may adversely affect other Owners or Portfolio shareholders in situations where there is potential for pricing inefficiencies or that involve certain other types of disruptive trading activity (i.e., market timing). Our market timing policies and procedures are discussed in more detail later in this prospectus entitled “Restrictions on Transfers Between Investment Options.”
Other Information: Please see the section entitled “Other Information” for more information about our Annuities, including legal information about Pruco Life of New Jersey, the Separate Account, and underlying Portfolios.

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INVESTMENT OPTIONS
The Investment Options under each Annuity consist of the Sub-accounts. In this section, we describe the portfolios in which the Sub-Accounts invest and the investment restrictions that apply if you elect certain optional benefits.
Each Sub-account invests in an underlying Portfolio whose share price generally fluctuates each Valuation Day. The portfolios that you select, among those that are permitted, are your choice – we do not provide investment advice, nor do we recommend any particular Portfolio. Please consult with a qualified investment professional if you wish to obtain investment advice. You bear the investment risk for amounts allocated to the Portfolios.
As a condition of electing an optional living benefit (e.g., Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1), you will be prohibited from investing in certain Sub-accounts. We describe those restrictions below. In addition, all of the optional living benefits employ a predetermined mathematical formula, under which money is transferred between your chosen Sub-accounts and a bond portfolio (e.g., the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account).
Whether or not you elect an optional benefit subject to the predetermined mathematical formula, you should be aware that the operation of the formula may result in large-scale asset flows into and out of the Sub-accounts. These asset flows could adversely impact the portfolios, including their risk profile, expenses and performance. These asset flows impact not only the Permitted Sub-accounts used with the optional benefits but also the other Sub-accounts, because the portfolios may be used as investments in certain Permitted Sub-accounts that are structured as funds-of-funds. Because transfers between the Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account can be frequent and the amount transferred can vary from day to day, any of the portfolios could experience the following effects, among others:
(a)
a Portfolio’s investment performance could be adversely affected by requiring a subadviser to purchase and sell securities at inopportune times or by otherwise limiting the subadviser’s ability to fully implement the Portfolio’s investment strategy;
(b)
the subadviser may be required to hold a larger portion of assets in highly liquid securities than it otherwise would hold, which could adversely affect performance if the highly liquid securities underperform other securities (e.g., equities) that otherwise would have been held;
(c)
a Portfolio may experience higher turnover than it would have experienced without the formula, which could result in higher operating expense ratios and higher transaction costs and asset flows or the Portfolio compared to other similar funds.
The asset flows caused by the formula may affect Owners in differing ways. In particular, because the formula is calculated on an individual basis for each contract, on any particular day, some Owners’ Account Value may be transferred to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and other Owners’ Account Value may not be transferred. To the extent that there is a large transfer of Account Value on a given trading day to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, and your Account Value is not so transferred, it is possible that the investment performance of the Sub-accounts in which your Account Value remains invested will be negatively affected.
The efficient operation of the asset flows caused by the formula depends on active and liquid markets. If market liquidity is strained, the asset flows may not operate as intended. For example, it is possible that illiquid markets or other market stress could cause delays in the transfer of cash from one Portfolio to another Portfolio, which in turn could adversely impact performance.
VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS
Each variable Investment Option is a Sub-account of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account (see “Pruco Life of New Jersey and the Separate Account” for more detailed information). Each Sub-account invests exclusively in one Portfolio. The Investment Objectives Chart below provides a description of each Portfolio’s investment objective to assist you in determining which Portfolios may be of interest to you. Please note, the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account is not available for allocation of Purchase Payments or owner-initiated transfers.
Not all portfolios offered as Sub-accounts may be available depending on whether you elect an optional benefit. Thus, if you elect an optional benefit, you would be precluded from investing in certain Portfolios and therefore would not receive investment appreciation (or depreciation) affecting those Portfolios.
The Portfolios are not publicly traded mutual funds. They are only available as Investment Options in variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by insurance companies, or in some cases, to participants in certain qualified retirement plans. However, some of the Portfolios available as Sub-accounts under the Annuities are managed by the same Portfolio adviser or subadviser as a retail mutual fund of the same or similar name that the Portfolio may have been modeled after at its inception. While the investment objective and policies of the retail mutual funds and the Portfolios may be substantially similar, the actual investments will differ to varying degrees. Differences in the performance of the funds and Portfolios can be expected, and in some cases could be substantial. You should not compare the performance of a publicly traded mutual fund with the performance of any similarly named Portfolio offered as a Sub-account. Details about the investment objectives, policies, risks, costs and management of the Portfolios are found in the prospectuses for the Portfolios. You should carefully read the prospectus for any Portfolio in which you are interested before investing. The current prospectus and statement of additional information for the underlying Portfolio can be obtained by calling 1-888-PRU-2888 or at www.prudentialannuities.com. There is no guarantee that any Portfolio will meet its investment objective. You bear the investment risk for amounts allocated to the portfolios. The Portfolios that you select are your choice - we do not recommend or endorse any particular Portfolio.
In the table that follows, all Portfolio names include the prefix “AST,” which indicates that they are Portfolios of the Advanced Series Trust. In addition, for each Portfolio the subadviser(s), which has been engaged to conduct day-to-day management, is listed next to the description.

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This Annuity offers only Portfolios managed by AST Investment Services, Inc. and/or PGIM Investments LLC, both of which are affiliated companies of Pruco Life of New Jersey (“Affiliated Portfolios”). Pruco Life of New Jersey and its affiliates (“Prudential Companies”) receive fees and payments from the Affiliated Portfolios, which may be greater than the fees and payments Prudential Companies would receive if we offered unaffiliated portfolios. Because of the potential for greater profits earned by the Prudential Companies with respect to the Affiliated Portfolios, we have an incentive to offer Affiliated Portfolios over other portfolios sponsored and advised by companies not affiliated with Pruco Life of New Jersey. We have an incentive to offer Portfolios with certain subadvisers, either because the subadviser is a Prudential Company or because the subadviser provides payments or support, including distribution and marketing support, to the Prudential Companies. We may consider those subadviser financial incentive factors in determining which Portfolios to offer under the Annuity.  Also, in some cases, we offer Portfolios based on the recommendations made by selling broker-dealer firms. These firms may receive payments from the Portfolios they recommend and may benefit accordingly from allocations of Account Value to the sub-accounts that invest in these Portfolios. Allocations made to all Affiliated Portfolios benefit us financially.  Pruco Life of New Jersey has selected the Portfolios for inclusion as investment options under this Annuity in Pruco Life of New Jersey’s role as the issuer of this Annuity, and Pruco Life of New Jersey does not provide investment advice or recommend any particular Portfolio. See "Other Information" under the heading concerning "Fees and Payments Received by Pruco Life of New Jersey" for more information about fees and payments we may receive from underlying Portfolios and/or their affiliates.
In addition, we may consider the potential risk to us of offering a Portfolio in light of the benefits provided by the Annuity.
Once you have selected your Investment Options, we will not rebalance your Account Value to take into account differences in performance among the Sub-accounts unless you participate in an automatic rebalancing program, including the Custom Portfolios Program. These programs would transfer Account Value periodically so that your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts is brought back to the exact percentage allocations you stipulated. Please see “Automatic Rebalancing Programs” below for details about how these programs operate. You cannot participate in both the Automatic Rebalancing Program and the Custom Portfolios Program. If you are participating in an optional living benefit that uses a predetermined mathematical formula under which your Account Value may be transferred between certain “Permitted Sub-accounts” and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-Account, and you have elected automatic rebalancing, you should be aware that: (a) the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-Account used as part of the predetermined mathematical formula and the Secure Value Account will not be included as part of automatic rebalancing and (b) the operation of the formula may result in the rebalancing not conforming to the percentage allocations that existed originally.
The following table contains limited information about the Portfolios. Before selecting an Investment Option, you should carefully review the summary prospectuses and/or prospectuses for the Portfolios, which contain details about the investment objectives, policies, risks, costs and management of the Portfolios. You can obtain the summary prospectuses and prospectuses for the Portfolios by calling 1-888-PRU-2888 or at www.prudentialannuities.com.
PORTFOLIO
NAME
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE(S)
PORTFOLIO
ADVISER/SUBADVISER(S)
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
AlphaSimplex Group, LLC
AQR Capital Management, LLC
CoreCommodity Management, LLC
First Quadrant, L.P.
Jennison Associates LLC
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC
PGIM Investments LLC
QMA LLC
Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Western Asset Management Company Limited
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
Seeks a high level of absolute return by using traditional and non-traditional investment strategies and by investing in domestic and foreign equity and fixed income securities, derivative instruments and other investment companies.
Brown Advisory, LLC
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
LSV Asset Management
Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC
PGIM Fixed Income
PGIM Investments LLC
QMA LLC
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
William Blair Investment Management, LLC
AST AllianzGI World Trends Portfolio (formerly AST RCM World Trends Portfolio)
Seeks to obtain the highest potential total return consistent with its specified level of risk tolerance.
Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
AQR Capital Management, LLC
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
AQR Capital Management, LLC
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
Seeks to obtain the highest potential total return consistent with its specified level of risk tolerance.
PGIM Investments LLC
QMA LLC
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
Seeks a high total return consistent with a moderate level of risk.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Limited
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
Seeks to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO
NAME
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE(S)
PORTFOLIO
ADVISER/SUBADVISER(S)
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
Seeks to maximize total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Bond Portfolio 2030
Seeks the highest total return for a specific period of time, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
Seeks to obtain the highest potential total return consistent with its specified level of risk tolerance.
PGIM Investments LLC
QMA LLC
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
Seeks income, capital preservation, and capital appreciation.
ClearBridge Investments, LLC
AST Cohen & Steers Global Realty Portfolio (formerly AST Global Real Estate Portfolio)
Seeks capital appreciation and income.
Cohen & Steers Asia Limited
Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.
Cohen & Steers UK Limited
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
Seeks to maximize total return through investment in real estate securities.
Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital growth balanced by current income.
FIAM LLC
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
Seeks to obtain a high level of total return consistent with its level of risk tolerance.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
AST Government Money Market Portfolio 
Seeks high current income and maintain high levels of liquidity.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST High Yield Portfolio
Seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. PGIM Fixed Income

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PORTFOLIO
NAME
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE(S)
PORTFOLIO
ADVISER/SUBADVISER(S)
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
Seeks current income and long-term growth of income, as well as capital appreciation.
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC
AST International Growth Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital growth.
Jennison Associates LLC
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
William Blair Investment Management, LLC
AST International Value Portfolio
Seeks capital growth.
Lazard Asset Management LLC
LSV Asset Management
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
Seeks to maximize total return, consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity needs. Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
Seeks capital appreciation consistent with its specified level of risk tolerance.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
Seeks capital growth.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
Seeks to maximize return compared to the benchmark through security selection and tactical asset allocation.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Jennison Associates LLC
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
Seeks high risk-adjusted returns compared to its blended index.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC
ClearBridge Investments, LLC
QS Investors, LLC
Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Western Asset Management Company Limited
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
Seeks capital growth. Income realization is not an investment objective and any income realized on the Portfolio’s investments, therefore, will be incidental to the Portfolio’s objective.
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
Seeks capital growth.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
AST MFS Growth Allocation Portfolio (formerly AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio)
Seeks total return.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital growth and future, rather than current income.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
Seeks capital appreciation.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
AST Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio)
Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Victory Capital Management Inc.
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
Seeks capital growth.
LSV Asset Management
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
Seeks to obtain the highest potential total return consistent with its specified level of risk tolerance.
PGIM Investments LLC
QMA LLC
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
Seeks to maximize total return consistent with the long-term preservation of capital.
PGIM Fixed Income
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
Seeks total return.
PGIM Fixed Income QMA LLC
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
QMA LLC
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
Seeks long term capital appreciation.
QMALLC
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
Seeks a high potential return while attempting to mitigate downside risk during adverse market cycles.
PGIM Investments LLC
QMA LLC
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
Seeks capital growth.
Victory Capital Management Inc. Wellington Management Company, LLP
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital growth.
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
Seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in small-capitalization stocks that appear to be undervalued.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
LMCG Investments, LLC
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
Seeks a high level of total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income securities.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
Seeks a high level of total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income securities.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
T. Rowe Price International, Ltd.
T. Rowe Price Japan, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing predominantly in the equity securities of a limited number of large, carefully selected, high-quality U.S. companies that are judged likely to achieve superior earnings growth.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO
NAME
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE(S)
PORTFOLIO
ADVISER/SUBADVISER(S)
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
Seeks maximum growth of capital by investing primarily in the value stocks of larger companies.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
Seeks long-term capital growth primarily through the investment in common stocks of companies that own or develop natural resources (such as energy products, precious metals and forest products) and other basic commodities.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
Seeks to provide current income with capital appreciation and growth of income.
Franklin Advisers, Inc.
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
Seeks to provide capital growth by investing primarily in mid-capitalization stocks that appear to be undervalued.
WEDGE Capital Management LLP
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
Seeks to outperform a mix of 50% Russell 3000 Index, 20% MSCI Europe, Australasia and the Far East (EAFE) Index, and 30% Bank of America Merrill Lynch Three-Month US Treasury Bill Index over a full market cycle by preserving capital in adverse markets utilizing an options strategy while maintaining equity exposure to benefit from up markets through investments in the Portfolio’s subadviser’s equity investment strategies.
Wellington Management Company LLP
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
Seeks to maximize total return, consistent with prudent investment management and liquidity needs, by investing to obtain the average duration specified for the Portfolio.
Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Western Asset Management Company Limited
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
Seeks to maximize total return.
Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Western Asset Management Company Limited
PSF Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
Seeks long-term growth of capital.
QMA LLC
PSF Stock Index Portfolio
Seeks to achieve investment results that generally correspond to the performance of publicly-traded common stocks.
QMA LLC
FIAM LLC is a business unit of FMR LLC (also known as Fidelity Investments).
Fidelity Institutional AM is a registered service mark of FMR LLC. Used with permission.
PGIM Fixed Income is a business unit of PGIM, Inc.
PGIM Real Estate is a business unit of PGIM, Inc.
PGIM Investments LLC manages each of the portfolios of the Advanced Series Trust (AST).  AST Investment Services, Inc. serves as co-manager, along with PGIM Investments LLC, to many of the portfolios of AST.
PGIM Investments LLC manages each of the portfolios of the Prudential Series Fund (PSF).
QMA LLC formerly known as Quantitative Management Associates LLC.
LIMITATIONS WITH OPTIONAL BENEFITS
As a condition to your electing certain optional benefits, we limit the Investment Options to which you may allocate your Account Value. Broadly speaking, we offer two groups of “Permitted Sub-accounts”. Under the first group (Group I), your allowable Investment Options are more limited, but you are not subject to mandatory quarterly rebalancing. We call the second group (Group II) our “Custom Portfolios Program.” The Custom Portfolios Program offers a larger menu of portfolios, but you are subject to certain other restrictions. Specifically:
you must allocate at least 20% of your Account Value to certain fixed income portfolios (currently, the AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio, the AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio, and/or the AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio); and
you may allocate up to 80% in the portfolios listed in the table below; and
on each benefit quarter (or the next Valuation Day, if the quarter-end is not a Valuation Day), we will automatically re-balance your Sub-accounts used with this Program, so that the percentages devoted to each portfolio remain the same as those in effect on the immediately preceding quarter-end, subject to the pre-determined mathematical formula inherent in the benefit. Note that on the first quarter-end following your participation in the Custom Portfolios Program, we will re-balance your Sub-accounts so that the percentages devoted to each portfolio remain the same as those in effect when you began the Custom Portfolios Program (subject to the predetermined mathematical formula inherent in the benefit); and
between quarter-ends, you may re-allocate your Account Value among the Investment Options permitted within this category. If you reallocate, the next quarterly rebalancing will restore the percentages to those of your most recent reallocation; and
if you are already participating in the Custom Portfolios Program and add a new benefit that also participates in this program, your rebalancing date will continue to be based upon the quarterly anniversary of your initial benefit election.
While those who do not participate in any optional benefit generally may invest in any of the Investment Options described in the prospectus, only those who participate in the optional benefits listed in Group II below may participate in the Custom Portfolios Program. Please note that the Custom Portfolios Program is not available with any of the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and 2.0 benefits. If you currently have an optional death benefit that allows you to participate in the Custom Portfolios Program and wish to elect a Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit, you may not continue to invest under the Custom Portfolios Program. Instead, you will have to allocate your Account Value to the Investment Options permitted for the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit at the time you elect it. If you participate in the Custom Portfolios Program, you may not participate in other Automatic Rebalancing Programs. We may modify or terminate the Custom Portfolios Program at any time. Any such modification or termination will (i) be implemented only after we have notified you in advance, (ii) not affect the guarantees you had

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accrued under the optional benefit or your ability to continue to participate in those optional benefits, and (iii) not require you to transfer Account Value out of any portfolio in which you participated immediately prior to the modification or termination. If you are not participating in the Custom Portfolios Program at the time of any modification or termination, or if you voluntarily transfer your Account Value out of the Custom Portfolios Program after any modification or termination, we may restrict your further eligibility to participate in the Custom Portfolios Program.
In the following tables, we set forth the optional benefits that you may have if you also participate in the Group I or Group II programs, respectively.
Group I: Allowable Benefit Allocations
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
AST AllianzGI World Trends Portfolio
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
Highest Daily Lifetime Income
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
AST MFS Growth Allocation Portfolio
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
GRO Plus II
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
Highest Daily GRO II
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio

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Group II: Custom Portfolios Program
Highest Daily Lifetime Income
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
AST AllianzGI World Trends Portfolio
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
GRO Plus II
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
Highest Daily GRO II
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
 
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
 
AST Cohen & Steers Global Realty Portfolio
 
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
 
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
 
AST High Yield Portfolio
 
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST International Growth Portfolio
 
AST International Value Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
 
AST MFS Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
 
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
 
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
 
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
 
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio


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FEES, CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
In this section, we provide detail about the charges you incur if you own the Annuity.
The charges under each Annuity are designed to cover, in the aggregate, our direct and indirect costs of selling, administering and providing benefits under each Annuity. They are also designed, in the aggregate, to compensate us for the risks of loss we assume. If, as we expect, the charges that we collect from the Annuities exceed our total costs in connection with the Annuities, we will earn a profit. Otherwise we will incur a loss. For example, Pruco Life of New Jersey may make a profit on the Insurance Charge if, over time, the actual costs of providing the guaranteed insurance obligations and other expenses under an Annuity are less than the amount we deduct for the Insurance Charge. To the extent we make a profit on the Insurance Charge, such profit may be used for any other corporate purpose.
The rates of certain of our charges have been set with reference to estimates of the amount of specific types of expenses or risks that we will incur. In general, a given charge under the Annuity compensates us for our costs and risks related to that charge and may provide for a profit. However, it is possible that with respect to a particular obligation we have under this Annuity, we may be compensated not only by the charge specifically tied to that obligation, but also from one or more other charges we impose.
With regard to charges that are assessed as a percentage of the value of the Sub-accounts, please note that such charges are assessed through a reduction to the Unit Value of your investment in each Sub-account, and in that way reduce your Account Value. A “Unit” refers to a share of participation in a Sub-account used to calculate your Account Value prior to the Annuity Date.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”): A CDSC reimburses us for expenses related to sales and distribution of the Annuity, including commissions, marketing materials, other promotional expenses and, in the case of the X Series, the cost of providing a Purchase Credit. We may deduct a CDSC if you surrender your Annuity or when you make a partial withdrawal (except that there is no CDSC on the C Series Annuity). The CDSC is calculated as a percentage of your Purchase Payment (not including any Purchase Credit applied on the X Series) being surrendered or withdrawn. The CDSC percentage varies with the number of years that have elapsed since each Purchase Payment being withdrawn was made. If a withdrawal is taken on the day before the anniversary of the date that the Purchase Payment being withdrawn was made, then the CDSC percentage as of the next following year will apply. The CDSC percentages for the X Series, the B Series, and the L Series are shown under “Summary of Contract Fees and Charges” earlier in this prospectus.
With respect to a partial withdrawal, we calculate the CDSC by assuming that any available free withdrawal amount is taken out first (see “Free Withdrawal Amounts” later in this prospectus). If the free withdrawal amount is not sufficient, we then assume that any remaining amount of a partial withdrawal is taken from Purchase Payments on a first-in, first-out basis, and subsequently from any other Account Value in the Annuity (including gains), as described in the examples below.
EXAMPLES
These examples are designed to show you how the CDSC is calculated. They do not take into account any other fees and charges. The examples illustrate how the CDSC would apply to reduce your Account Value based on the timing and amount of your withdrawals. They also illustrate how a certain amount of your withdrawal, the “Free Withdrawal Amount,” is not subject to the CDSC. The Free Withdrawal Amount is equal to 10% of all Purchase Payments currently subject to a CDSC in each year and is described in more detail in “Access to Account Value,” later in this prospectus.
Assume you purchase your B Series Annuity with a $75,000 initial Purchase Payment and you make no additional Purchase Payments for the life of your Annuity.
Example 1
Assume the following:
two years after the purchase, your Account Value is $85,000 (your Purchase Payment of $75,000 plus $10,000 of investment gain);
the free withdrawal amount is $7,500 ($75,000 x .10);
the applicable CDSC is 6%.
If you request a withdrawal of $50,000, $7,500 is not subject to the CDSC because it is the free withdrawal amount. The remaining amount of your withdrawal is subject to the 6% CDSC.
Gross Withdrawal or Net Withdrawal. Generally, you can request either a gross withdrawal or a net withdrawal. If, however, you are taking your Annual Income Amount through our systematic withdrawal program, you will only be permitted to take that withdrawal on a gross basis. In a gross withdrawal, you request a specific withdrawal amount with the understanding that the amount you actually receive is reduced by any applicable CDSC or tax withholding. In a net withdrawal, you request a withdrawal for an exact dollar amount with the understanding that any applicable deduction for CDSC or tax withholding is taken from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount of your requested withdrawal may be deducted from your Account Value. To make sure that you receive the full amount requested, we calculate the entire amount, including the amount generated due to the CDSC or tax withholding, that will need to be withdrawn. We then apply the CDSC or tax withholding to that entire amount.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of the CDSC will reduce the amount of the withdrawal you receive. In this case, the CDSC would equal $2,550 (($50,000 – the free withdrawal amount of $7,500 = $42,500) x .06 = $2,550). You would receive $47,450 ($50,000 – $2,550). To determine your remaining Account Value after your withdrawal, we reduce your initial Account by the amount of your requested withdrawal. In this case, your Account Value would be $35,000 ($85,000 – $50,000).

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If you request a net withdrawal, we first determine the entire amount that will need to be withdrawn in order to provide the requested payment. We do this by first subtracting the free withdrawal amount and dividing the resulting amount by the result of 1 minus the surrender charge. Here is the calculation: $42,500/(1 – 0.06) = $45,212.77. This is the total amount to which the CDSC will apply. The amount of the CDSC is $2,712.77. Therefore, in order to for you to receive the full $50,000, we will need to deduct $52,712.77 from your Account Value, resulting in remaining Account Value of $32,287.23.
Example 2
Assume the following:
you took the withdrawal described above as a gross withdrawal;
two years after the withdrawal described above, the Account Value is $48,500 ($35,000 of remaining Account Value plus $13,500 of investment gain);
the free withdrawal amount is still $7,500 because no additional Purchase Payments have been made and the Purchase Payment is still subject to a CDSC; and
the applicable CDSC in Annuity Year 4 is now 5%.
If you now take a second gross withdrawal of $10,000, $7,500 is not subject to the CDSC because it is the free withdrawal amount. The remaining $2,500 is subject to the 5% CDSC or $125 and you will receive $9,875.
See “Free Withdrawal Amounts” later in this prospectus for a discussion as to how this might affect an optional living benefit you may have. Please be aware that under the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, Highest Daily Lifetime Income and Highest Daily Lifetime Income 6 plus suites of benefits: (a) for a gross withdrawal, if the amount requested exceeds the Annual Income Amount, the excess portion will be treated as Excess Income and (b) for a net withdrawal, if the amount you receive plus the amount of the CDSC deducted from your Account Value exceeds the Annual Income Amount, the excess portion will be treated as Excess Income (which has negative consequences under those benefits).
Upon surrender, we calculate a CDSC based on any Purchase Payments that remain in your Account Value on the date of the surrender (and after all other withdrawals have been taken). If you have made prior partial withdrawals or if your Account Value has declined in value due to negative Sub-account performance, the Purchase Payments used in the calculation may be greater than your remaining Account Value. Consequently, a higher CDSC may result than if we had calculated the CDSC as a percentage of remaining Account Value.
We may waive any applicable CDSC under certain circumstances described below in “Exceptions/Reductions to Fees and Charges.”
Transfer Fee: Currently, you may make 20 free transfers between Investment Options each Annuity Year. We may charge $10 for each transfer after the 20th in each Annuity Year. We do not consider transfers made as part of a Dollar Cost Averaging, Automatic Rebalancing or Custom Portfolio Program when we count the 20 free transfers. All transfers made on the same day will be treated as one transfer. Transfers made through any electronic method or program we specify are not counted toward the 20 free transfers. The transfer fee is deducted pro rata from all Sub-accounts in which you maintain Account Value immediately subsequent to the transfer.
Annual Maintenance Fee: Prior to Annuitization, we deduct an Annual Maintenance Fee. The Annual Maintenance Fee is equal to $30 or 2% of your Account Value, whichever is less. This fee compensates us for administrative and operational costs in connection with the Annuity, such as maintaining our internal systems that support the Annuity. This fee will be deducted annually on the anniversary of the Issue Date of your Annuity or, if you surrender your Annuity during the Annuity Year, the fee is deducted at the time of surrender unless the surrender is taken within 30 days of the most recently assessed Annual Maintenance Fee. The fee is taken out from the Sub-accounts pro rata. The Annual Maintenance Fee is only deducted if the sum of the Purchase Payments at the time the fee is deducted is less than $100,000. We do not impose the Annual Maintenance Fee upon Annuitization (unless Annuitization occurs on an Annuity anniversary), or the payment of a Death Benefit. For Beneficiaries that elect the Beneficiary Continuation Option, the Annual Maintenance Fee is the lesser of $30 or 2% of Account Value and is only assessed if the Account Value is less than $25,000 at the time the fee is due.
Insurance Charge: We deduct an Insurance Charge daily based on the annualized rate shown in the “Summary of Contract Fees and Charges.” The charge is assessed against the assets allocated to the Sub-accounts. The Insurance Charge is the combination of the Mortality & Expense Risk Charge and the Administration Charge. The Insurance Charge is intended to compensate Pruco Life of New Jersey for providing the insurance benefits under each Annuity, including each Annuity’s basic Death Benefit (as described in the “Minimum Death Benefit” subsection in “Death Benefits” later in this prospectus) that, subject to the Annuity’s terms and conditions, provides guaranteed benefits to your Beneficiaries even if your Account Value declines. The Insurance Charge also compensates us for the risk that persons we guarantee annuity payments to will live longer than our assumptions. The charge further compensates us for our administrative costs associated with providing the Annuity benefits, including preparation of the contract and prospectus, confirmation statements, annual account statements and annual reports, legal and accounting fees as well as various related expenses. Finally, the charge compensates us for the risk that our assumptions about the mortality risks and expenses under each Annuity are incorrect and that we have agreed not to increase these charges over time despite our actual costs. Each Annuity has a different Insurance Charge during the first 9 Annuity Years. However, for the L Series, X Series, and C Series, on the Valuation Day immediately following the 9th Annuity Anniversary, the Insurance Charge drops to 1.30% annually (the B Series Insurance Charge is a constant 1.30%). Please refer to the section entitled “Valuing Your Investment” for more information about how the units are impacted when the Insurance Charge decreases to 1.30%.

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Charges for Optional Benefits: If you elect to purchase optional benefits, we will deduct an additional charge. This charge compensates us for the guarantees provided by the living benefit (as described in “Optional Living Benefits” later in this prospectus) and the risk the persons we guarantee living benefit payments to will live longer than our assumptions. For some optional benefits, the charge is assessed against your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts. These charges are included in the daily calculation of the Unit Price for each Sub-account. For certain other optional benefits, such as Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, the charge is assessed against the greater of the Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value and is taken out of the Sub-accounts quarterly. Please refer to the section entitled “Summary of Contract Fees and Charges” for the list of charges for each optional benefit.
Settlement Service Charge: If your Beneficiary takes the death benefit under a Beneficiary Continuation Option, the Insurance Charge no longer applies. However, we then begin to deduct a Settlement Service Charge which compensates us for the cost of providing administrative services in connection with the Beneficiary Continuation Option. This charge is assessed daily against the assets allocated to the Sub-accounts and is equal to an annualized charge of 1%.
Fees and expenses incurred by the Portfolios: Each Portfolio incurs total annualized operating expenses comprised of an investment management fee, other expenses and any distribution and service (12b-1) fees and short sale expenses that may apply. These fees and expenses are assessed against each Portfolio’s net assets, and reflected daily by each Portfolio before it provides Pruco Life of New Jersey with the net asset value as of the close of business each Valuation Day. More detailed information about fees and expenses can be found in the summary prospectuses and prospectuses for the Portfolios, which can be obtained by calling 1-888-PRU-2888 or at www.prudentialannuities.com.
ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTION CHARGES
If you select a fixed payment option upon Annuitization, the amount of each fixed payment will depend on the Account Value of your Annuity when you elected to annuitize. There is no specific charge deducted from these payments; however, the amount of each annuity payment reflects assumptions about our insurance expenses. Also, a tax charge may apply.
EXCEPTIONS/REDUCTIONS TO FEES AND CHARGES
We may reduce or eliminate certain fees and charges or alter the manner in which the particular fee or charge is deducted. For example, we may reduce the amount of any CDSC or the length of time it applies, reduce or eliminate the amount of the Annual Maintenance Fee or reduce the portion of the total Insurance Charge that is deducted as an Administration Charge. We will not discriminate unfairly between Annuity purchasers if and when we reduce any fees and charges.
Tax Charge
We will pay company income taxes on the taxable corporate earnings created by this Annuity. While we may consider company income taxes when pricing our products, we do not currently include such income taxes in the tax charges you may pay under the Annuity. We will periodically review the issue of charging for these taxes, and we may charge for these taxes in the future. We reserve the right to impose a charge for federal income taxes if we determine, in our sole discretion, that we will incur a tax as a result of the operation of the Separate Account.
In calculating our corporate income tax liability, we may derive certain corporate income tax benefits associated with the investment of company assets, including Separate Account assets, which are treated as company assets under applicable income tax law. These benefits reduce our overall corporate income tax liability. Under current law, such benefits may include foreign tax credits and corporate dividend received deductions. We do not pass these tax benefits through to holders of the Separate Account annuity contracts because (i) the contract Owners are not the Owners of the assets generating these benefits under applicable income tax law and (ii) we do not currently include company income taxes in the tax charges you pay under the Annuity. We reserve the right to change these tax practices.



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PURCHASING YOUR ANNUITY
Please note that these Annuities are no longer available for new sales. The information provided in this section is for informational purposes only.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING THE ANNUITY
We may apply certain limitations, restrictions, and/or underwriting standards as a condition of our issuance of an Annuity and/or acceptance of Purchase Payments. All such conditions are described below.
Initial Purchase Payment: An initial Purchase Payment is considered the first Purchase Payment received by us in Good Order and in an amount sufficient to issue your Annuity. All subsequent Purchase Payments allocated to the Annuity will be considered additional Purchase Payments. Unless we agree otherwise and subject to our rules, you must make a minimum initial Purchase Payment as follows: $1,000 for the B Series and $10,000 for the X Series, C Series, and L Series. However, if you decide to make payments under a systematic investment or an electronic funds transfer program, we may accept a lower initial Purchase Payment provided that, within the first Annuity Year, your subsequent Purchase Payments plus your initial Purchase Payment total the minimum initial Purchase Payment amount required for the Annuity purchased.
We must approve any initial and additional Purchase Payments where the total amount of Purchase Payments equals $1,000,000 or more with respect to this Annuity and any other annuities you are purchasing from us (or that you already own) and/or our affiliates. That required approval also will apply to a proposed change of owner of the Annuity, if as a result of the ownership change, total Purchase Payments with respect to this Annuity and all other annuities owned by the new Owner would equal or exceed that $1 million threshold. We may limit additional Purchase Payments under other circumstances, as explained in “Additional Purchase Payments,” below.
Applicable laws designed to counter terrorists and prevent money laundering might, in certain circumstances, require us to block an Annuity Owner’s ability to make certain transactions, and thereby refuse to accept Purchase Payments or requests for transfers, partial withdrawals, total withdrawals, death benefits, or income payments until instructions are received from the appropriate regulator. We also may be required to provide additional information about you and your Annuity to government regulators.
Except as noted below, Purchase Payments must be submitted by check drawn on a U.S. bank, in U.S. dollars, and made payable to Pruco Life of New Jersey. Purchase Payments may also be submitted via 1035 exchange or direct transfer of funds. Under certain circumstances, Purchase Payments may be transmitted to Pruco Life of New Jersey by wiring funds through your financial professional's broker-dealer firm. Additional Purchase Payments may also be applied to your Annuity under an electronic funds transfer, an arrangement where you authorize us to deduct money directly from your bank account. We may reject any payment if it is received in an unacceptable form. Our acceptance of a check is subject to our ability to collect funds.
Once we accept your application, we invest your Purchase Payment in your Annuity according to your instructions. You can allocate Purchase Payments to one or more available Investment Options. Investment restrictions will apply if you elect an optional benefit.
Speculative Investing: Do not purchase this Annuity if you, anyone acting on your behalf, and/or anyone providing advice to you plan to use it, or any of its riders, for speculation, arbitrage, viatication or any other type of collective investment scheme now or at any time prior to termination of the Annuity. Your Annuity may not be traded on any stock exchange or secondary market. By purchasing this Annuity, you represent and warrant that you are not using this Annuity, or any of its riders, for speculation, arbitrage, viatication or any other type of collective investment scheme.
Currently, we will not issue an Annuity, permit changes in ownership or allow assignments to certain ownership types, including but not limited to: corporations, partnerships and endowments.  Further, we will only issue an Annuity, allow changes of ownership and/or permit assignments to certain ownership types if the Annuity is held exclusively for the benefit of the designated Annuitant.  These rules are subject to state law.  You may name as Owner of the Annuity a grantor trust with one grantor only if the grantor is designated as the Annuitant.  You may name as Owner of the Annuity, subject to state availability, a grantor trust with two grantors only if the oldest grantor is designated as the Annuitant.  We will not issue Annuities to grantor trusts with more than two grantors and we will not permit co-grantors to be designated as either Joint Annuitants during the Accumulation Period or Contingent Annuitants.
Where the Annuity is owned by a grantor trust, the Annuity must be distributed within 5 years after the date of death of the first grantor’s death under Section 72(s) of the Code.  If a non-Annuitant grantor predeceases the Annuitant, the Surrender Value will be payable.  The Surrender Value will be payable to the trust and there is no Death Benefit provided under the Annuity except as otherwise described below.  Between the date of death of the non-Annuitant grantor and the date that we distribute the Surrender Value, the Account Value is reduced by the Total Insurance Charge and subject to Sub-account fluctuations If the Annuitant dies after the death of the first grantor, but prior to the distribution of the Surrender Value of the Annuity, then the Death Benefit amount will be payable as a lump sum to the Beneficiary (ies) as described in the “Death Benefits” section of this prospectus.  See the “Death Benefits” section later in this prospectus for information on the amount payable if the Annuitant predeceases the non-Annuitant grantor.
Age Restrictions: Unless we agree otherwise and subject to our rules, in order to issue the Annuity we must receive the application, in good order, before the oldest of the Owner(s) and Annuitant(s) turns age 81 for the X Series and age 86 for the B Series, L Series, and C Series. No additional Purchase Payments will be permitted after age 85 for any of the Annuities. If you purchase a Beneficiary Annuity, the maximum issue age is 70 based on the Key Life. The availability and level of protection of certain optional benefits may vary based on the age of the oldest Owner (or Annuitant, if entity-owned) on the Issue Date of the Annuity or the date of the Owner’s death. In addition, the broker-dealer firm through which you

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are purchasing an Annuity may impose a younger maximum issue age than what is described above - check with the broker-dealer firm for details. The “Annuitant” refers to the natural person upon whose life annuity payments payable to the Owner are based.
Additional Purchase Payments: Currently you may make additional Purchase Payments, provided that the payment is at least $100 (we impose a $50 minimum for electronic funds transfer or “EFT” purchases). We may amend this Purchase Payment minimum, and/or limit the Investment Options to which you may direct Purchase Payments. You may make additional Purchase Payments, unless the Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity, at any time before the earlier of the Annuity Date and (i) for Annuities that are not entity-owned, the oldest Owner’s 86th birthday or (ii) for entity-owned Annuities, the Annuitant’s 86th birthday. However, Purchase Payments are not permitted after the Account Value is reduced to zero.
Each additional Purchase Payment will be allocated to the Investment Options according to the instructions you provide with such Purchase Payment. You may not provide allocation instructions that apply to more than one additional Purchase Payment. Thus, if you have not provided allocation instructions with a particular additional Purchase Payment, we will allocate the Purchase Payment on a pro rata basis to the Sub-accounts in which your Account Value is then allocated, excluding Sub-accounts to which you may not choose to allocate Account Value, such as the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.
If you have elected a living benefit where we currently limit additional Purchase Payments received after the first anniversary of the benefit effective date to $50,000 in each benefit year, we will permit contributions into your SEP Annuity contract up to the annual IRS limits. For additional information regarding the IRS limits applicable to SEP Annuity contracts see “Qualified Annuities” section in “Tax Considerations” for additional information.
For Annuities that have one of the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefits, we may limit, suspend or reject any additional Purchase Payment at any time, but would do so only on a non-discriminatory basis. Circumstances where we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject additional Purchase Payments include, but are not limited to, the following:
if we determine that, as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion (among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s));
if we are not then offering this benefit for new issues; or
if we are offering a modified version of this benefit for new issues.
If we exercise our right to suspend, reject and/or place limitations on the acceptance of additional Purchase Payments, you may no longer be able to fund the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit that you selected to the level you originally intended. This means that you may no longer be able to increase the values associated with your Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit through additional Purchase Payments. This would also impact your ability to make annual contributions to certain qualified Annuities. Please see the “Living Benefits” section later in this prospectus for further information on additional Purchase Payments.
Depending on the tax status of your Annuity (e.g., if you own the Annuity through an IRA), there may be annual contribution limits dictated by applicable law. Please see “Tax Considerations” for additional information on these contribution limits.
Additional Purchase Payments may also be limited if the total Purchase Payments under this Annuity and other annuities equals or exceeds $1,000,000, as described in detail in “Initial Purchase Payment,” above.
PURCHASE CREDITS UNDER THE X SERIES
As detailed below, we apply a “Purchase Credit” to your Annuity’s Account Value with respect to certain Purchase Payments you make under the X Series Annuity. The Purchase Credit is equal to a percentage of each Purchase Payment. To determine the amount of the Purchase Credit, we multiply the amount of the Purchase Payment by the applicable Purchase Credit percentage.
With respect to Purchase Payments (of any amount) received during Annuity Years 1 through 4, the credit percentage will equal 6%, so long as the oldest Owner (or Annuitant, if entity-owned) of the Annuity is younger than 82 at the time the Purchase Payment is made. If the oldest Owner (or Annuitant, if entity-owned) is aged 82-85 at the time the Purchase Payment (of any amount) is made, the credit percentage will equal 3% during Annuity Years 1-4. With respect to Purchase Payments received on the fourth anniversary of the Issue Date and thereafter, regardless of the Owner or Annuitant’s age, the credit percentage will be 0%.
Each Purchase Credit is allocated to your Account Value at the time the Purchase Payment is applied to your Account Value. The amount of the Purchase Credit is allocated to the Investment Options in the same ratio as the applicable Purchase Payment is applied.
We do not consider the Purchase Credit as an “investment in the contract” for income tax purposes.
Example of Applying the Purchase Credit
Assume you are 65 years old and you make an initial Purchase Payment of $450,000. We would apply a 6.0% Purchase Credit to your Purchase Payment and allocate the amount of the Purchase Credit ($27,000 = $450,000 × .06) to your Account Value in the proportion that your Purchase Payment is allocated.

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Recapture of Purchase Credits
The amount of any Purchase Credit applied to your X Series Account Value can be recaptured by Pruco Life of New Jersey under certain circumstances. Namely:
if you Free Look your Annuity, the amount returned to you will not include the amount of any Purchase Credit.
if you exercise the Medically-Related Surrender feature of this Annuity, we will recapture any Purchase Credit that was granted during the 12 months preceding the date your request for such a surrender was received by us in Good Order.
The amount we recapture will equal the Purchase Credit, without adjustment up or down for investment performance. Therefore, any gain on the Purchase Credit amount will not be recaptured. But if there was a loss on the Purchase Credit, the amount we recapture will still equal the amount of the Purchase Credit.
DESIGNATION OF OWNER, ANNUITANT AND BENEFICIARY
Owner, Annuitant and Beneficiary Designations: We will ask you to name the Owner(s), Annuitant and one or more Beneficiaries for your Annuity.
Owner: Each Owner holds all rights under the Annuity. You may name up to two Owners in which case all ownership rights are held jointly. Generally, joint Owners are required to act jointly; however, if each Owner provides us with an instruction that we find acceptable, we will permit each Owner to act independently on behalf of both Owners. All information and documents that we are required to send you will be sent to the first named Owner. Co-ownership by entity owners or an entity owner and an individual is not permitted. Refer to the Glossary of Terms for a complete description of the term “Owner.” Prior to Annuitization, there is no right of survivorship (other than any spousal continuance right that may be available to a surviving spouse).
Annuitant: The Annuitant is the person upon whose life we make annuity payments. You must name an Annuitant who is a natural person. We do not accept a designation of joint Annuitants during the Accumulation Period. In limited circumstances and where allowed by law, we may allow you to name one or more “Contingent Annuitants” with our prior approval. Generally, a Contingent Annuitant will become the Annuitant if the Annuitant dies before the Annuity Date. Please refer to the discussion of “Considerations for Contingent Annuitants” in the Tax Considerations section of the prospectus. For Beneficiary Annuities, instead of an Annuitant there is a “Key Life” which is used to determine the annual required distributions.
Beneficiary: The Beneficiary is the person(s) or entity you name to receive the Death Benefit. Your Beneficiary designation should be the exact name of your Beneficiary, not only a reference to the Beneficiary’s relationship to you. If you use a class designation in lieu of designating individuals (e.g. “surviving children”), we will pay the class of Beneficiaries as determined at the time of your death and not the class of Beneficiaries that existed at the time the designation was made. If no Beneficiary is named, the Death Benefit will be paid to you or your estate. For Annuities that designate a custodian or a plan as Owner, the custodian or plan must also be designated as the Beneficiary. For Beneficiary Annuities, instead of a Beneficiary, the term “Successor” is used. If an Annuity is co-owned by spouses, we do not offer Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship (JTWROS). Both owners would need to be listed as the primary beneficiaries for the surviving spouse to maintain the contract unless you elect an alternative Beneficiary designation.
Your right to make certain designations may be limited if your Annuity is to be used as an IRA, Beneficiary Annuity or other “qualified” investment that is given beneficial tax treatment under the Code. You should seek competent tax advice on the income, estate and gift tax implications of your designations.
“Beneficiary” Annuity
You may purchase an Annuity if you are a Beneficiary of an account that was owned by a decedent, subject to the following requirements. You may transfer the proceeds of the decedent’s account into one of the Annuities described in this prospectus and receive distributions that are required by the tax laws. This transfer option is not available if the proceeds are being transferred from an annuity issued by us or one of our affiliates and the annuity offers a “Beneficiary Continuation Option”.
Upon purchase, the Annuity will be issued in the name of the decedent for your benefit. You must take required distributions at least annually, which we will calculate based on the applicable life expectancy in the year of the decedent’s death, using Table 1 in IRS Publication 590-B. We do not assess a CDSC (if applicable) on distributions from your Annuity if you are required by law to take such distributions from your Annuity at the time it is taken, provided the amount withdrawn is the amount we calculate and is paid out through a program of Systematic Withdrawals that we make available.
For IRAs and Roth IRAs, distributions must begin by December 31st of the year following the year of the decedent’s death. If you are the surviving spouse Beneficiary, distributions may be deferred until the decedent would have attained age 70 1/2. However, if you choose to defer distributions, you are responsible for complying with the distribution requirements under the Code, and you must notify us when you would like distributions to begin. For additional information regarding the tax considerations applicable to Beneficiaries of an IRA or Roth IRA, see “Required Distributions Upon Your Death for Qualified Annuity Contracts” in “Tax Considerations”.
For nonqualified Annuities, distributions must begin within one year of the decedent’s death. For additional information regarding the tax considerations applicable to Beneficiaries of a non-qualified Annuity see “Required Distributions Upon Your Death for Nonqualified Annuity Contracts” in “Tax Considerations”.

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You may take withdrawals in excess of your required distributions, however such withdrawals may be subject to the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. Any withdrawals you take count toward the required distribution for the year. All applicable charges will be assessed against your Annuity, such as the Insurance Charge and the Annual Maintenance Fee.
The Annuity provides a basic Death Benefit upon death, and you may name “successors” who may either receive the Death Benefit as a lump sum or continue receiving distributions after your death under the Beneficiary Continuation Option.
Please note the following additional limitations for a Beneficiary Annuity:
No additional Purchase Payments are permitted. You may only make a one-time initial Purchase Payment transferred to us directly from another annuity or eligible account. You may not make your Purchase Payment as an indirect rollover, or combine multiple assets or death benefits into a single contract as part of this Beneficiary Annuity.
You may not elect any optional living or death benefits.
You may not annuitize the Annuity; no annuity options are available.
You may participate only in the following programs: Auto Rebalancing, Dollar Cost Averaging, or Systematic Withdrawals.
You may not assign or change ownership of the Annuity, and you may not change or designate another life upon which distributions are based. A Beneficiary Annuity may not be co-owned.
If the Annuity is funded by means of transfer from another Beneficiary Annuity with another company, we require that the sending company or the beneficial Owner provide certain information in order to ensure that applicable required distributions have been made prior to the transfer of the contract proceeds to us. We further require appropriate information to enable us to accurately determine future distributions from the Annuity. Please note we are unable to accept a transfer of another Beneficiary Annuity where taxes are calculated based on an exclusion amount or an exclusion ratio of earnings to original investment. We are also unable to accept a transfer of an annuity that has annuitized.
The beneficial Owner of the Annuity can be an individual, grantor trust, or, for an IRA or Roth IRA, an estate or a qualified trust. In general, a qualified trust (1) must be valid under state law; (2) must be irrevocable or become irrevocable by its terms upon the death of the IRA or Roth IRA Owner; and (3) the Beneficiaries of the trust who are Beneficiaries with respect to the trust’s interest in this Annuity must be identifiable from the trust instrument and must be individuals. A qualified trust may be required to provide us with a list of all Beneficiaries to the trust (including contingent and remainder Beneficiaries with a description of the conditions on their entitlement), all of whom must be individuals, as of September 30th of the year following the year of death of the IRA or Roth IRA Owner, or date of Annuity application if later. The trustee may also be required to provide a copy of the trust document upon request.  If the beneficial Owner of the Annuity is a grantor trust, distributions must be based on the life expectancy of the grantor who is named as the Annuitant. If the beneficial Owner of the Annuity is a qualified trust, distributions must be based on the life expectancy of the oldest Beneficiary under the trust.
If this Beneficiary Annuity is transferred to another company as a tax-free exchange with the intention of qualifying as a Beneficiary annuity with the receiving company, we may require certifications from the receiving company that required distributions will be made as required by law.
If you are transferring proceeds as Beneficiary of an annuity that is owned by a decedent, we must receive your transfer request at least 45 days prior to your first or next required distribution. If, for any reason, your transfer request impedes our ability to complete your required distribution by the required date, we will be unable to accept your transfer request.
RIGHT TO CANCEL
You may cancel (or “Free Look”) your Annuity for a refund by notifying us in Good Order or by returning the Annuity to our Service Office or to the representative who sold it to you within 10 days after you receive it. The Annuity can be mailed or delivered either to us, at our Service Office, or to the representative who sold it to you. Return of this Annuity by mail is effective on being postmarked, properly addressed and postage prepaid. Subject to applicable law, the amount of the refund will equal the Account Value as of the Valuation Date we receive the returned Annuity at our Service Office or the cancellation request in Good Order, plus any fees deducted from the Purchase Payment upon allocation to the Annuity or imposed under the Annuity less any applicable federal income tax withholding. Under the X Series, we will recapture any Purchase Credits upon your exercise of this Free Look right. Please note that if you purchased the Annuity as a replacement for another Annuity, your Free Look period is 60 days.
SCHEDULED PAYMENTS DIRECTLY FROM A BANK ACCOUNT
You can make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity by authorizing us to deduct money directly from your bank account and applying it to your Annuity, unless the Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity. Investment restrictions will apply if you elect optional benefits. No additional Purchase Payments are permitted if you have elected the Beneficiary Annuity. We may suspend or cancel electronic funds transfer privileges if sufficient funds are not available from the applicable financial institution on any date that a transaction is scheduled to occur. We may also suspend or cancel electronic funds transfer privileges if we have limited, restricted, suspended or terminated the ability of Owners to submit additional Purchase Payments.
SALARY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
These types of programs are only available with certain types of qualified investments. If your employer sponsors such a program, we may agree to accept periodic Purchase Payments through a salary reduction program as long as the allocations are made only to Sub-accounts and the periodic Purchase Payments received in the first year total at least the minimum Purchase Payment set forth above.

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MANAGING YOUR ANNUITY
CHANGE OF OWNER, ANNUITANT AND BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS
In general, you may change the Owner, Annuitant and Beneficiary designations by sending us a request in Good Order. However, if the Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity, the Owner may not be changed and you may not designate another Key Life upon which distributions are based. As of the Valuation Day we receive an ownership change, including an assignment, any automated investment or withdrawal programs will be canceled. The new Owner must submit the applicable program enrollment if they wish to participate in such a program. Where allowed by law, such changes will be subject to our acceptance. Some of the changes we will not accept include, but are not limited to:
a new Owner subsequent to the death of the Owner or the first of any co-Owners to die, except where a spouse-Beneficiary has become the Owner as a result of an Owner’s death;
a new Annuitant subsequent to the Annuity Date if the annuity option includes a life contingency;
a new Annuitant prior to the Annuity Date if the Owner is an entity;
a new Owner such that the new Owner is older than the age for which we would then issue the Annuity as of the effective date of such change, unless the change of Owner is the result of spousal continuation;
any permissible designation change if the change request is received at our Service Office after the Annuity Date;
a new Owner or Annuitant that is a certain ownership type, including but not limited to corporations, partnerships, endowments, or grantor trusts with more than two grantors; and
a new Annuitant for an Annuity issued to a grantor trust where the new Annuitant is not the oldest grantor of the trust.
To the extent permitted under law, you may change the Owner, Annuitant, and Beneficiary designations as indicated above, and also may assign the Annuity. We will allow changes of ownership and/or assignments only if the Annuity is held exclusively for the benefit of the Annuitant or Contingent Annuitant. We accept assignments of non-qualified Annuities only.
We reserve the right to reject any proposed change of Owner, Annuitant, or Beneficiary, as well as any proposed assignment of the Annuity.
We will reject a proposed change where the proposed Owner, Annuitant, Beneficiary or assignee is any of the following:
a company(ies) that issues or manages viatical or structured settlements;
an institutional investment company;
an Owner with no insurable relationship to the Annuitant or Contingent Annuitant (a “Stranger-Owned Annuity” or “STOA”); or
a change in designation(s) that does not comply with or that we cannot administer in compliance with Federal and/or state law.
We will implement this right on a non-discriminatory basis and to the extent allowed by state law, but are not obligated to process your request within any particular time frame. There are restrictions on designation changes when you have elected certain optional benefits.
A change of Owner, Annuitant or Beneficiary will take effect on the date the notice of change is signed. Any change we accept is subject to any transactions processed by us before we receive the notice of change.
Death Benefit Suspension Upon Change of Owner or Annuitant. If there is a change of Owner or Annuitant, the change may affect the amount of the Death Benefit. See the Death Benefits section later in this prospectus for additional details.
Spousal Designations
If an Annuity is co-owned by spouses, we do not offer Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship (JTWROS). Both owners would need to be listed as the primary beneficiaries for the surviving spouse to maintain the contract unless you designate a different Beneficiary. Note that we will not split an Annuity due to divorce. Any such division will be treated as a withdrawal and the non-owner spouse may then decide whether he or she would like to use the withdrawn funds to purchase a new Annuity that is then available to new contract owners. Note that any division of your Annuity due to divorce will be treated as a withdrawal and CDSC may apply. If CDSC is applicable, it cannot be divided between the owner and the non-owner ex-spouses. The non-owner ex-spouse may decide whether he or she would like to use the withdrawn funds to purchase a new Annuity that is then available to new contract owners. Please consult with your tax advisor regarding your personal situation if you will be transferring or dividing your Annuity pursuant to a divorce.
Prior to a 2013 Supreme Court decision, and consistent with Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), same sex marriages under state law were not recognized as same sex marriages for purposes of federal law. However, in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of DOMA as unconstitutional, thereby recognizing a valid same sex marriage for federal law purposes. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, thus requiring all states to allow same-sex marriage. The Windsor and Obergefell decisions mean that the federal and state tax law provisions applicable to an opposite sex spouse will also apply to a same sex spouse. Please note that a civil union or registered domestic partnership is generally not recognized as a marriage.
Please consult with your tax or legal adviser before electing the Spousal Benefit for a civil union partner or domestic partner.


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Contingent Annuitant
Generally, if an Annuity is owned by an entity and the entity has named a Contingent Annuitant, the Contingent Annuitant will become the Annuitant upon the death of the Annuitant, and no Death Benefit is payable. Unless we agree otherwise, the Annuity is only eligible to have a Contingent Annuitant designation if the entity which owns the Annuity is (1) a plan described in Code Section 72(s)(5)(A)(i) (or any successor Code section thereto); (2) an entity described in Code Section 72(u)(1) (or any successor Code section thereto); or (3) a Custodial Account established to hold retirement assets for the benefit of the natural person Annuitant pursuant to the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Code (or any successor Code section thereto) (“Custodial Account”).
Where the Annuity is held by a Custodial Account, the Contingent Annuitant will not automatically become the Annuitant upon the death of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Custodial Account will have the choice, subject to our rules, to either elect to receive the Death Benefit or elect to continue the Annuity. See “Spousal Continuation of Annuity” in “Death Benefits” for more information about how the Annuity can be continued by a Custodial Account, including the amount of the Death Benefit.

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MANAGING YOUR ACCOUNT VALUE
There are several programs we administer to help you manage your Account Value. We describe our current programs in this section.
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM
We offer a Dollar Cost Averaging Program during the Accumulation Period. In general, Dollar Cost Averaging allows you to systematically transfer an amount periodically from one Sub-account to one or more other Sub-accounts. You can choose to transfer earnings only, principal plus earnings or a flat dollar amount. You may elect a Dollar Cost Averaging program that transfers amounts monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually from Sub-accounts (if you make no selection, we will effect transfers on a monthly basis).
There is no guarantee that Dollar Cost Averaging will result in a profit or protect against a loss in a declining Sub-account.
AUTOMATIC REBALANCING PROGRAMS
During the Accumulation Period, we offer Automatic Rebalancing among the Sub-accounts you choose. The “Accumulation Period” refers to the period of time from the Issue Date through the last Valuation Day immediately preceding the Annuity Date. You can choose to have your Account Value rebalanced monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. On the appropriate date, the Sub-accounts you chose are rebalanced to the allocation percentages you requested. With Automatic Rebalancing, we transfer the appropriate amount from the “overweighted” Sub-accounts to the “underweighted” Sub-accounts to return your allocations to the percentages you request. For example, over time the performance of the Sub-accounts will differ, causing your percentage allocations to shift. You may make additional transfers; however, the Automatic Rebalancing program will not reflect such transfers unless we receive instructions from you indicating that you would like to adjust the Automatic Rebalancing program. There is no minimum Account Value required to enroll in Automatic Rebalancing. All rebalancing transfers as part of an Automatic Rebalancing program are not included when counting the number of transfers each year toward the maximum number of free transfers. We do not deduct a charge for participating in an Automatic Rebalancing program. Participation in the Automatic Rebalancing program may be restricted if you are enrolled in certain other optional programs. Sub-accounts that are part of a systematic withdrawal program or Dollar Cost Averaging program will be excluded from an Automatic Rebalancing program.
If you are participating in an optional living benefit (such as Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1) that makes transfers under a pre-determined mathematical formula, and you have elected Automatic Rebalancing, you should be aware that: (a) the AST bond portfolio used as part of the pre-determined mathematical formula will not be included as part of Automatic Rebalancing and (b) the operation of the formula may result in the rebalancing not conforming to the percentage allocations that you specified originally as part of your Automatic Rebalancing program.
FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL PERMISSION TO FORWARD TRANSACTION INSTRUCTIONS
Unless you direct us otherwise, your financial professional may forward instructions regarding the allocation of your Account Value, and request financial transactions involving Investment Options. If your financial professional has this authority, we deem that all such transactions that are directed by your financial professional with respect to your Annuity have been authorized by you. You will receive a confirmation of any financial transaction involving the purchase or sale of Units of your Annuity. You must contact us immediately if and when you revoke such authority. We will not be responsible for acting on instructions from your financial professional until we receive notification of the revocation of such person’s authority. We may also suspend, cancel or limit these authorizations at any time. In addition, we may restrict the Investment Options available for transfers or allocation of Purchase Payments by such financial professional. We will notify you and your financial professional if we implement any such restrictions or prohibitions.
Please Note: Contracts managed by your financial professional also are subject to the restrictions on transfers between Investment Options that are discussed in the section below entitled “Restrictions On Transfers Between Investment Options”. We may also require that your financial professional transmit all financial transactions using the electronic trading functionality available through our Internet website (www.prudentialannuities.com). Limitations that we may impose on your financial professional under the terms of an administrative agreement (e.g., a custodial agreement) do not apply to financial transactions requested by an Owner on their own behalf, except as otherwise described in this prospectus.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN INVESTMENT OPTIONS
During the Accumulation Period you may transfer Account Value between Investment Options subject to the restrictions outlined below. Transfers are not subject to taxation on any gain. We do not currently require a minimum amount in each Sub-account you allocate Account Value to at the time of any allocation or transfer. Although we do not currently impose a minimum transfer amount, we reserve the right to require that any transfer be at least $50.
Transfers under this Annuity consist of those you initiate or those made under a systematic program, such as the dollar cost averaging program, an asset rebalancing program, or pursuant to a mathematical formula required as part of an optional benefit (e.g., Highest Daily Lifetime Income). The transfer restrictions discussed in this section apply only to transfers that you initiate, not any transfers under a program or the predetermined mathematical formula.
Once you have made 20 transfers among the Sub-accounts during an Annuity Year, we will accept any additional transfer request during that year only if the request is submitted to us in writing with an original signature and otherwise is in Good Order. For purposes of this 20 transfer limit, we (i) do not view a facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission as a “writing”, (ii) will treat multiple transfer requests submitted on the same

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Valuation Day as a single transfer, and (iii) do not count any transfer that solely involve the Sub-account corresponding to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account, or any transfer that involves one of our systematic programs, such as automated withdrawals.
Frequent transfers among Sub-accounts in response to short-term fluctuations in markets, sometimes called “market timing,” can make it very difficult for a Portfolio manager to manage a Portfolio’s investments. Frequent transfers may cause the Portfolio to hold more cash than otherwise necessary, disrupt management strategies, increase transaction costs, or affect performance. In light of the risks posed to Owners and other investors by frequent transfers, we reserve the right to limit the number of transfers in any Annuity Year for all existing or new Owners and to take the other actions discussed below. We also reserve the right to limit the number of transfers in any Annuity Year or to refuse any transfer request for an Owner or certain Owners if: (a) we believe that excessive transfer activity (as we define it) or a specific transfer request or group of transfer requests may have a detrimental effect on Unit Values or the share prices of the Portfolios; or (b) we are informed by a Portfolio (e.g., by its Portfolio manager) that the purchase or redemption of shares in the Portfolio must be restricted because the Portfolio believes the transfer activity to which such purchase and redemption relates would have a detrimental effect on the share prices of the affected Portfolio. Without limiting the above, the most likely scenario where either of the above could occur would be if the aggregate amount of a trade or trades represented a relatively large proportion of the total assets of a particular Portfolio. In furtherance of our general authority to restrict transfers as described above, and without limiting other actions we may take in the future, we have adopted the following specific restrictions:
With respect to each Sub-account (other than the AST Government Money Market Sub-account), we track amounts exceeding a certain dollar threshold that were transferred into the Sub-account. If you transfer such amount into a particular Sub-account, and within 30 calendar days thereafter transfer (the “Transfer Out”) all or a portion of that amount into another Sub-account, then upon the Transfer Out, the former Sub-account becomes restricted (the “Restricted Sub-account”). Specifically, we will not permit subsequent transfers into the Restricted Sub-account for 90 calendar days after the Transfer Out if the Restricted Sub-account invests in a non-international Portfolio, or 180 calendar days after the Transfer Out if the Restricted Sub-account invests in an international Portfolio. For purposes of this rule, we (i) do not count transfers made in connection with one of our systematic programs, such as auto rebalancing or under a pre-determined mathematical formula used with an optional living benefit; and (ii) do not categorize as a transfer the first transfer that you make after the Issue Date, if you make that transfer within 30 calendar days after the Issue Date. Even if an amount becomes restricted under the foregoing rules, you are still free to redeem the amount from your Annuity at any time.
We reserve the right to effect transfers on a delayed basis for all Annuities. That is, we may price a transfer involving the Sub-accounts on the Valuation Day subsequent to the Valuation Day on which the transfer request was received. Before implementing such a practice, we would issue a separate written notice to Owners that explains the practice in detail.
If we deny one or more transfer requests under the foregoing rules, we will inform you or your financial professional promptly of the circumstances concerning the denial.
There are owners of different variable annuity contracts that are funded through the same Separate Account that may not be subject to the above-referenced transfer restrictions and, therefore, might make more numerous and frequent transfers than Annuity Owners who are subject to such limitations. Finally, there are owners of other variable annuity contracts or variable life contracts that are issued by Pruco Life of New Jersey as well as other insurance companies that have the same underlying mutual fund portfolios available to them. Since some contract owners are not subject to the same transfer restrictions, unfavorable consequences associated with such frequent trading within the underlying Portfolio (e.g., greater portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs, or performance or tax issues) may affect all contract owners. Similarly, while contracts managed by a financial professional are subject to the restrictions on transfers between Investment Options that are discussed above, if the financial professional manages a number of contracts in the same fashion unfavorable consequences may be associated with management activity since it may involve the movement of a substantial portion of an underlying Portfolio’s assets which may affect all contract owners invested in the affected options. Apart from jurisdiction-specific and contract differences in transfer restrictions, we will apply these rules uniformly (including contracts managed by an financial professional) and will not waive a transfer restriction for any Owner.
Although our transfer restrictions are designed to prevent excessive transfers, they are not capable of preventing every potential occurrence of excessive transfer activity. The Portfolios have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to excessive trading of their respective shares, and we reserve the right to enforce any such current or future policies and procedures. The prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the policies and procedures we have adopted. Under SEC rules, we are required to: (1) enter into a written agreement with each Portfolio or its principal underwriter or its transfer agent that obligates us to provide to the Portfolio promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual contract Owners (including an Annuity Owner’s TIN number), and (2) execute instructions from the Portfolio to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific owners who violate the excessive trading policies established by the Portfolio. In addition, you should be aware that some Portfolios may receive “omnibus” purchase and redemption orders from other insurance companies or intermediaries such as retirement plans. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual owners of variable insurance contracts and/or individual retirement plan participants. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Portfolios in their ability to apply their excessive trading policies and procedures. In addition, the other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may have different policies and procedures or may not have any such policies and procedures because of contractual limitations. For these reasons, we cannot guarantee that the Portfolios (and thus Annuity owners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to other insurance companies and/or retirement plans that may invest in the Portfolios.
A Portfolio also may assess a short-term trading fee (also referred to as “redemption fee”) in connection with a transfer out of the Sub-account investing in that Portfolio that occurs within a certain number of days following the date of allocation to the Sub-account. Each Portfolio determines

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the amount of the short-term trading fee and when the fee is imposed. The fee is retained by or paid to the Portfolio and is not retained by us. The fee will be deducted from your Account Value, to the extent allowed by law. At present, no Portfolio has adopted a short-term trading fee.

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ACCESS TO ACCOUNT VALUE
TYPES OF DISTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU
During the Accumulation Period you can access your Account Value through partial withdrawals, Systematic Withdrawals, and where required for tax purposes, Required Minimum Distributions. You can also surrender your Annuity at any time. Depending on your instructions, we may deduct a portion of the Account Value being withdrawn or surrendered as a CDSC, if applicable. If you surrender your Annuity, in addition to any CDSC, we may deduct the Annual Maintenance Fee, any Tax Charge that applies and the charge for any optional benefits. Certain amounts may be available to you each Annuity Year that are not subject to a CDSC. These are called “Free Withdrawals.” Unless you notify us differently as permitted, partial withdrawals are taken pro rata (i.e. “pro rata” meaning that the percentage of each Investment Option withdrawn is the same percentage that the Investment Option bears to the total Account Value). Each of these types of distributions is described more fully below.
If you have an optional living benefit, and you take a withdrawal deemed to be Excess Income that brings your Account Value to zero, both the benefit and the Annuity itself will terminate. See “Living Benefits” later in this prospectus for more information.
TAX IMPLICATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTIONS FROM NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES
Prior to Annuitization
For federal income tax purposes, a distribution prior to Annuitization is deemed to come first from any “gain” in your Annuity and second as a return of your “cost basis”, if any. Distributions from your Annuity are generally subject to ordinary income taxation on the amount of any investment gain unless the distribution qualifies as a non-taxable exchange or transfer. If you take a distribution prior to the taxpayer’s age 59 1/2, you may be subject to a 10% penalty in addition to ordinary income taxes on any gain. You may wish to consult a professional tax adviser for advice before requesting a distribution.
During the Annuitization Period
During the Annuitization period, a portion of each annuity payment is taxed as ordinary income at the tax rate you are subject to at the time of the payment. The Code and regulations have “exclusionary rules” that we use to determine what portion of each annuity payment should be treated as a return of any cost basis you have in your Annuity. Once the cost basis in your Annuity has been distributed, the remaining annuity payments are taxable as ordinary income. The cost basis in your Annuity may be based on the cost basis from a prior contract in the case of a 1035 exchange or other qualifying transfer.
There may also be tax implications on distributions from qualified Annuities. See “Tax Considerations” for information about qualified Annuities and for additional information about nonqualified Annuities.
FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNTS
You can make a full or partial withdrawal from any of the Annuities during the Accumulation Period, although a CDSC, and tax consequences may apply. There is no CDSC with respect to the C Series. A CDSC may apply to the X Series, B Series, and L Series, but each Annuity offers a “Free Withdrawal” amount that applies only to partial withdrawals. The Free Withdrawal amount is the amount that can be withdrawn from your Annuity each Annuity Year without the application of any CDSC. The Free Withdrawal amount during each Annuity Year is equal to 10% of all Purchase Payments (excluding Purchase Credits) that are currently subject to a CDSC. Withdrawals made within an Annuity Year reduce the Free Withdrawal amount available for the remainder of the Annuity Year. If you do not make a withdrawal during an Annuity Year, you are not allowed to carry over the Free Withdrawal amount to the next Annuity Year. With respect to the C Series, because any withdrawal is free of a CDSC, the concept of “Free Withdrawal” is not applicable.
The Free Withdrawal amount is not available if you choose to surrender your Annuity. Amounts withdrawn as a Free Withdrawal do not reduce the amount of CDSC that may apply upon a subsequent withdrawal or surrender of your Annuity.
You can also make partial withdrawals in excess of the Free Withdrawal amount. The minimum partial withdrawal you may request is $100.
Example. This example assumes that no withdrawals have previously been taken.
On January 3, to purchase your B Series Annuity, you make an initial Purchase Payment of $20,000.
On January 3 of the following year, you make a subsequent Purchase Payment to your B Series Annuity of $10,000.
Because in Annuity Year 1 your initial Purchase Payment of $20,000 is still within the CDSC schedule (see “Annuity Owner Transaction Expenses”), your Free Withdrawal amount in Annuity Year 1 equals $20,000 × 0.10, or $2,000.
Because in Annuity Year 2 both your initial Purchase Payment of $20,000 and your subsequent Purchase Payment of $10,000 are still within the CDSC schedule (see “Annuity Owner Transaction Expenses”), your Free Withdrawal amount in Annuity Year 2 equals $20,000 × 0.10, plus $10,000 × 0.10, or $2,000 + $1,000 for a total of $3,000.
To determine if a CDSC applies to partial withdrawals, we first determine if you have previously withdrawn all Purchase Payments. If so, no CDSC applies. If you have not previously withdrawn all Purchase Payments, we:
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Next determine what, if any, remaining amounts are in excess of the Free Withdrawal amount. These amounts will be treated as withdrawals of Purchase Payments, as described in “Fees, Charges and Deductions – Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”)” earlier in this prospectus. These amounts may be subject to the CDSC. Purchase Payments are withdrawn on a first-in, first-out basis.
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Withdraw any remaining amounts from any other Account Value (including gains).
Your withdrawal will include the amount of any applicable CDSC. Generally, you can request a partial withdrawal as either a “gross” or “net” withdrawal. In a “gross” withdrawal, you request a specific withdrawal amount, with the understanding that the amount you actually receive is reduced by any applicable CDSC or tax withholding. Therefore, you may receive less than the dollar amount you specify. In a “net” withdrawal, you request a withdrawal for an exact dollar amount, with the understanding that any applicable deduction for CDSC or tax withholding is taken from your remaining Account Value. Therefore, a larger amount may be deducted from your Account Value than the amount you specify. We will deduct the partial withdrawal from your Account Value in accordance with your instructions, although if you are participating in an optional living benefit, your withdrawal must be taken pro rata from each of your Investment Options. If you do not provide instruction on how you want the withdrawal processed, we will process the withdrawal as a gross withdrawal.
Please be aware that although a given partial withdrawal may qualify as a free withdrawal for purposes of avoiding a CDSC, the amount of the withdrawal could exceed the Annual Income Amount under one of the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, Highest Daily Lifetime Income or Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Suite of benefits. In that scenario, the partial withdrawal would be deemed “Excess Income” – thereby reducing your Annual Income Amount for future years. For example, if the Annual Income Amount under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 were $2,000 and a $2,500 withdrawal that qualified as a free withdrawal were made, the withdrawal would be deemed Excess Income, in the amount of $500.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS FROM MY ANNUITY DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD
Our systematic withdrawal program is an administrative program designed for you to withdraw a specified amount from your Annuity on an automated basis at the frequency you select. This program is available to you at no additional charge. We may cease offering this program or change the administrative rules related to the program at any time on a non-discriminatory basis.
You may not have a systematic withdrawal program, as described in this section, if you are receiving substantially equal periodic payments under Sections 72(t) and 72(q) of the Code or Required Minimum Distributions.
You may terminate your systematic withdrawal program at any time. Ownership changes to, and assignment of, your Annuity will terminate any systematic withdrawal program on the Annuity as of the effective date of the change or assignment. Requesting partial withdrawals while you have a systematic withdrawal program may also terminate your systematic withdrawal program as described below.
Systematic Withdrawals can be made from your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts. Please note that Systematic Withdrawals may be subject to any applicable CDSC. We will determine whether a CDSC applies and the amount in the same way as we would for a partial withdrawal.
The minimum amount for each systematic withdrawal is $100. If any scheduled systematic withdrawal is for less than $100 (which may occur under a program that provides payment of an amount equal to the earnings in your Annuity for the period requested), we may postpone the withdrawal and add the expected amount to the amount that is to be withdrawn on the next scheduled systematic withdrawal.
If you have not elected an optional living benefit, we will withdraw Systematic Withdrawals from the Investment Options you have designated (your “designated Investment Options”). If you do not designate Investment Options for Systematic Withdrawals, we will withdraw Systematic Withdrawals pro rata based on the Account Value in the Investment Options at the time we pay out your withdrawal. “Pro rata” means that the percentage of each Investment Option withdrawn is the same percentage that the Investment Option bears to the total Account Value. For any scheduled systematic withdrawal for which you have elected a specific dollar amount and have specified percentages to be withdrawn from your designated Investment Options, if the amounts in your designated Investment Options cannot satisfy such instructions, we will withdraw Systematic Withdrawals pro rata (as described above) based on the Account Value across all of your Investment Options.
If you have certain optional living benefits that guarantee Lifetime Withdrawals (e.g., Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1) and elect, or have elected, to receive Lifetime Withdrawals using our systematic withdrawal program, please be advised of the current administrative rules associated with this program:
Systematic Withdrawals must be taken from your Account Value on a pro rata basis from the Investment Options at the time we process each withdrawal.
If you either have an existing or establish a new systematic withdrawal program for an amount less than, or equal to, your Annual Income Amount and we receive a request for a partial withdrawal from your Annuity in Good Order, we will process your partial withdrawal request and may cancel your systematic withdrawal program.
If you either have or establish a new systematic withdrawal program for an amount greater than your Annual Income Amount, it is important to note that these Systematic Withdrawals may result in Excess Income which will negatively impact your Annual Income Amount available in future Annuity Years. A combination of partial withdrawals and Systematic Withdrawals for an amount greater than your Annual Income Amount will further negatively impact your future Annual Income Amount.
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If you are taking your entire Annual Income Amount through the systematic withdrawal program, you must take that withdrawal as a gross withdrawal, not a net withdrawal.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS UNDER SECTIONS 72(t)/72(q) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
If your Annuity is used as a funding vehicle for certain retirement plans that receive special tax treatment under Sections 401, 403(b), 408 or 408A of the Code, Section 72(t) of the Code may provide an exception to the 10% penalty tax on distributions made prior to age 59 1/2 if you elect to receive distributions as a series of “substantially equal periodic payments.” For Annuities issued as nonqualified annuities, the Code may provide a similar exemption from penalty under Section 72(q) of the Code. Systematic Withdrawals under Sections 72(t)/72(q) may be subject to a CDSC (except that no CDSC applies to the C Series). To request a program that complies with Sections 72(t)/72(q), you must provide us with certain required information in writing on a form acceptable to us. We may require advance notice to allow us to calculate the amount of 72(t)/72(q) withdrawals. There is no minimum Surrender Value we require to allow you to begin a program for withdrawals under Sections 72(t)/72(q). The minimum amount for any such withdrawal is $100 and payments may be made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually.
You may also annuitize your Annuity and begin receiving payments for the remainder of your life (or life expectancy) as a means of receiving income payments before age 59  1/2 that are not subject to the 10% penalty.
Please note that if a withdrawal under 72(t) or 72(q) is scheduled to be effected between the last Valuation Day prior to December 25th and December 31st of a given year, then, we will process the withdrawal on the last Valuation Day prior to December 25th of that year.
REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
Required Minimum Distributions are a type of systematic withdrawal we allow to meet distribution requirements under Sections 401, 403(b) or 408 of the Code. Required Minimum Distribution rules do not apply to Roth IRAs during the Owner’s lifetime. Under the Code, you may be required to begin receiving periodic amounts from your Annuity. In such case, we will allow you to make Systematic Withdrawals in amounts that satisfy the minimum distribution rules under the Code. We do not assess a CDSC (if applicable) on Required Minimum Distributions from your Annuity if you are required by law to take such Required Minimum Distributions from your Annuity at the time it is taken, provided the amount withdrawn is the amount we calculate as the Required Minimum Distribution and is paid out through a program of Systematic Withdrawals that we make available. However, a CDSC (if applicable) may be assessed on that portion of a systematic withdrawal that is taken to satisfy the Required Minimum Distribution rules in relation to other savings or investment plans under other qualified retirement plans.
The amount of the Required Minimum Distribution for your particular situation may depend on other annuities, savings or investments. We will only calculate the amount of your Required Minimum Distribution based on the value of your Annuity. We require three (3) days advance written notice to calculate and process the amount of your payments. You may elect to have Required Minimum Distributions paid out monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. The $100 minimum amount that applies to Systematic Withdrawals applies to monthly Required Minimum Distributions but does not apply to Required Minimum Distributions taken out on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis.
You may also annuitize your Annuity and begin receiving payments for the remainder of your life (or life expectancy) as a means of receiving income payments and satisfying the Required Minimum Distribution rules under the Code. Please see “Living Benefits” for further information relating to Required Minimum Distributions if you own a living benefit.
In any year in which the requirement to take Required Minimum Distributions is suspended by law, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion and regardless of any position taken on this issue in a prior year, to treat any amount that would have been considered as a Required Minimum Distribution if not for the suspension as eligible for treatment as described herein.
Please note that if a Required Minimum Distribution is scheduled to be effected between the last Valuation Day prior to December 25th and December 31st of a given year, then, we will process the Required Minimum Distribution on the last Valuation Day prior to December 25th of that year.
See “Tax Considerations” for a further discussion of Required Minimum Distributions. For the impact of Required Minimum Distributions on optional benefits and Excess Income, see “Living Benefits – Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Benefit – Required Minimum Distributions.”

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SURRENDERS
SURRENDER VALUE
During the Accumulation Period you can surrender your Annuity at any time, and you will receive the Surrender Value. Upon surrender of your Annuity, you will no longer have any rights under the surrendered Annuity. Your Surrender Value is equal to the Account Value less any applicable CDSC, any charges assessable as a deduction from the Account Value for any applicable optional benefit charge, and any Annual Maintenance Fee.
We apply as a threshold, in certain circumstances, a minimum Surrender Value of $2,000. If you purchase an Annuity without a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, we will not allow you to take any withdrawals that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value. Likewise, if you purchase an Annuity with a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, we will not allow you to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (see “Living Benefits – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature”) that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value. See “Annuity Options” later in this prospectus for information on the impact of the minimum Surrender Value at annuitization.
MEDICALLY-RELATED SURRENDERS
You may request to surrender all or part of your X Series, B Series, or L Series Annuity prior to the Annuity Date without application of any otherwise applicable CDSC upon occurrence of a medically-related “Contingency Event“ as described below (a “Medically-Related Surrender”). The CDSC and this waiver are not applicable to the C Series.
If you request a full surrender, the amount payable will be your Account Value minus the amount of any Purchase Credits applied within 12 months prior to your request in Good Order to surrender your Annuity. With respect to partial surrenders, we similarly reserve the right to recapture Purchase Credits. Although a CDSC will not apply to qualifying Medically-Related Surrenders, please be aware that a withdrawal from the Annuity before you have reached age 59  1/2 may be subject to a 10% tax penalty and other tax consequences – see “Tax Considerations” later in this prospectus.
This waiver of any applicable CDSC is subject to our rules in place at the time of your request, which currently include but are not limited to the following:
If the Owner is an entity, the Annuitant must have been named or any change of Annuitant must have been accepted by us, prior to the “Contingency Event” described below in order to qualify for a Medically-Related Surrender;
If the Owner is an entity, the Annuitant must be alive as of the date we pay the proceeds of such surrender request;
If the Owner is one or more natural persons, all such Owners must also be alive at such time;
We must receive satisfactory proof of the Owner's (or the Annuitant's if entity-owned) confinement in a Medical Care Facility or Fatal Illness in writing on a form satisfactory to us;
no additional Purchase Payments can be made to the Annuity; and
Proceeds will only be sent by check or electronic fund transfer directly to the Owner.
We reserve the right to impose a maximum amount of a Medically-Related Surrender (equal to $500,000), but we do not currently impose that maximum. That is, if the amount of a partial medically-related withdrawal request, when added to the aggregate amount of Medically-Related Surrenders you have taken previously under this Annuity and any other annuities we and/or our affiliates have issued to you exceeds that maximum amount, we reserve the right to treat the amount exceeding that maximum as not an eligible Medically-Related Surrender. A “Contingency Event” occurs if the Owner (or Annuitant if entity-owned) is:
first confined in a “Medical Care Facility” after the Issue Date and while the Annuity is in force, remains confined for at least 90 consecutive days, and remains confined on the date we receive the Medically-Related Surrender request at our Service Office; or
first diagnosed as having a “Fatal Illness” after the Issue Date and while the Annuity is in force. We may require a second or third opinion by a licensed physician chosen by us regarding a diagnosis of Fatal Illness. We will pay for any such second or third opinion.
“Fatal Illness” means a condition (a) diagnosed by a licensed physician; and (b) that is expected to result in death within 24 months after the diagnosis in 80% of the cases diagnosed with the condition. “Medical Care Facility” means a facility operated and licensed pursuant to the laws of any United States jurisdiction providing medically-necessary in-patient care, which is (a) prescribed by a licensed physician in writing; (b) recognized as a general hospital or long-term care facility by the proper authority of the United States jurisdiction in which it is located; (c) recognized as a general hospital by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals; and (d) certified as a hospital or long-term care facility; OR (e) a nursing home licensed by the United States jurisdiction in which it is located and offers the services of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 24 hours a day that maintains control of all prescribed medications dispensed and daily medical records.

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ANNUITY OPTIONS
Annuitization involves converting your Account Value to an annuity payment stream, the length of which depends on the terms of the applicable annuity option. Thus, once annuity payments begin, your death benefit, if any, is determined solely under the terms of the applicable annuity payment option, and you no longer participate in any optional living benefit (unless you have annuitized under that benefit). We currently make annuity options available that provide fixed annuity payments. Fixed annuity payments provide the same amount with each payment. Please refer to the “Living Benefits” section in this prospectus for a description of annuity options that are available when you elect one of the living benefits. You must annuitize your entire Account Value; partial annuitizations are not allowed.
You have a right to choose your annuity start date, provided that it is no later than the first day of the calendar month next following the 95th birthday of the oldest of any Owner and Annuitant whichever occurs first (“Latest Annuity Date”) and no earlier than the earliest permissible Annuity Date. If you do not request an earlier Annuity Date in writing, then your Annuity Date will be the Latest Annuity Date. You may choose one of the Annuity Options described below, and the frequency of annuity payments. Certain annuity options and/or periods certain may not be available, depending on the age of the Annuitant. If a CDSC is still remaining on your Annuity, any period certain must be at least 10 years (or the maximum period certain available, if life expectancy is less than 10 years). You may change your choices before the Annuity Date.
If needed, we will require proof in Good Order of the Annuitant’s age before commencing annuity payments. Likewise, we may require proof in Good Order that an Annuitant is still alive, as a condition of our making additional annuity payments while the Annuitant lives. We will seek to recover any life income annuity payments that we made after the death of the Annuitant.
If the initial annuity payment would be less than $100, we will not allow you to annuitize (except as otherwise specified by applicable law). Instead, we will pay you your current Account Value in a lump sum and terminate your Annuity. Similarly, we reserve the right to pay your Account Value in a lump sum, rather than allow you to annuitize, if the Surrender Value of your Annuity is less than $2000 on the Annuity Date.
Once annuity payments begin, you no longer receive benefits under any optional living benefit (unless you have annuitized under that benefit) or the Death Benefits described below.
Certain of these annuity options may be available as “settlement options” to Beneficiaries who choose to receive the Death Benefit proceeds as a series of payments instead of a lump sum payment.
Please note that you may not annuitize within the first Annuity Year.
For Beneficiary Annuities, no annuity payments are available and all references to Annuity Date are not applicable.
Option 1
Annuity Payments for a Period Certain: Under this option, we will make equal payments for the period chosen (the “period certain”), up to 25 years (but not to exceed the life expectancy of the Annuitant at the time the Annuity Option becomes effective, as computed under applicable IRS tables). The annuity payments may be made monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually, as you choose, for the fixed period. If the Owner dies during before the end of period certain, payments will continue to any surviving Owner, or if there is no surviving Owner, the named Beneficiary or your estate if no Beneficiary is named for the remainder of the period certain.
Option 2
Life Income Annuity Option with a Period Certain: Under this option, income is payable monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually for the number of years selected (the “period certain”), subject to our then current rules, and thereafter until the death of the Annuitant. Should the Owner or Annuitant die before the end of the period certain, the remaining period certain payments are paid to any surviving Owner, or if there is no surviving Owner, the named Beneficiary, or your estate if no Beneficiary is named, until the end of the period certain. If an annuity option is not selected by the Annuity Date, this is the option we will automatically select for you. We will use a period certain of 10 years, or a shorter duration if the Annuitant’s life expectancy at the time the Annuity Option becomes effective, as computed under applicable IRS tables, is less than 10 years. If in this instance the duration of the period certain is prohibited by applicable law, then we will pay you a lump sum in lieu of this option.
Other Annuity Options We May Make Available
At the Annuity Date, we may make available other annuity options not described above. The additional options we currently offer are:
Life Annuity Option. We currently make available an annuity option that makes payments for the life of the Annuitant. Under that option, income is payable monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually, as you choose, until the death of the Annuitant. No additional annuity payments are made after the death of the Annuitant. No minimum number of payments is guaranteed. It is possible that only one payment will be payable if the death of the Annuitant occurs before the date the second payment was due, and no other payments nor death benefits would be payable.
Joint Life Annuity Option. Under the joint lives option, income is payable monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually, as you choose, during the joint lifetime of two Annuitants, ceasing with the last payment prior to the death of the second Annuitant. No minimum number of payments is guaranteed under this option. It is possible that only one payment will be payable if the death of all the Annuitants occurs before the date the second payment was due, and no other payments or death benefits would be payable.
Joint Life Annuity Option With a Period Certain. Under this option, income is payable monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually for the number of years selected (the “period certain”), subject to our current rules, and thereafter during the joint lifetime of two Annuitants, ceasing

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with the last payment prior to the death of the second Annuitant. If the Annuitants’ joint life expectancy is less than the period certain, we will institute a shorter period certain, determined according to applicable IRS tables. Should the two Annuitants die before the end of the period certain, the remaining period certain payments are paid to any surviving Owner, or if there is no surviving Owner, the named Beneficiary, or to your estate if no Beneficiary is named, until the end of the period certain.
We reserve the right to cease offering any of these other annuity options. If we do so, we will amend this prospectus to reflect the change. We reserve the right to make available other annuity or settlement options.

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LIVING BENEFITS
Pruco Life of New Jersey offers different optional living benefits, for an additional charge, that can provide retirement income protection for Owners while they are alive. Optional benefits are not available if your Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity. Notwithstanding the additional protection provided under the optional living benefits, the additional cost has the impact of reducing net performance of the Investment Options. Each optional benefit offers a distinct type of guarantee, regardless of the performance of the Sub-accounts, that may be appropriate for you depending on the manner in which you intend to make use of your Annuity while you are alive. We reserve the right to cease offering any of these optional living benefits. Depending on which optional living benefit you choose, you can have substantial flexibility to invest in the Sub-accounts while:
protecting a principal amount from decreases in value due to investment performance;
guaranteeing a minimum amount of growth to be used as the basis for lifetime withdrawals; or
providing spousal continuation of certain benefits.
We currently offer the following “living benefits”:
- Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
- Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
- Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 With Highest Annual Death Benefit
- Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
The following “living benefits” are available only for Annuities issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to availability which may vary by firm:
- Highest Daily Guaranteed Return Option II (HD GRO II)
- Guaranteed Return Option Plus II (GRO PLUS II)
We previously offered the following optional living benefits during the periods indicated.
Offered from August 20, 2012 to February 24, 2013:
- Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
- Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
- Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 With Highest Annual Death Benefit
- Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit
Offered from January 24, 2011 to August 19, 2012:
- Highest Daily Lifetime Income
- Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
 
Offered from March 15, 2010 to January 23, 2011:
- Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income
- Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income
Please see Appendix D for information pertaining to the Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Suite of benefits; Appendix C for information pertaining to the Highest Daily Lifetime Income Suite of benefits; and Appendix B for information pertaining to the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Suite of benefits.
Each living benefit requires your participation in a predetermined mathematical formula that may transfer your account value between the Sub-accounts you have chosen from among those we permit with the benefit (i.e., the “Permitted Sub-accounts” – see “Investment Options” for lists of Permitted Sub-accounts available by optional benefit) and certain bond portfolio Sub-accounts of AST. The Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Suite of benefits, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Suite of benefits, Highest Daily Lifetime Income Suite of benefits, and Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Suite of benefits use one predetermined mathematical formula. GRO Plus II and HD GRO II each uses a separate and different predetermined mathematical formula. Under the predetermined mathematical formula used with the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, Highest Daily Lifetime Income and Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Suite of benefits, your Account Value may be transferred between certain “Permitted Sub-accounts” and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. Under each predetermined mathematical formula used with GRO Plus II and HD GRO II, your Account Value may be transferred between certain “Permitted Sub-accounts” and a Sub-account within a group of bond portfolio Sub-accounts differing with respect to their target maturity date. The formulas differ because of the nature of the underlying guarantees, and thus could result in different transfers of account value over time. Although not guaranteed, the optional living benefit investment requirements and the applicable formula are designed to reduce the difference between your Account Value and our liability under the benefit. Minimizing such difference generally benefits us by decreasing the risk that we will use our own assets to make benefit payments to you. The investment requirements and the formula do not guarantee any reduction in risk or volatility or any increase in Account Value. In fact, the investment requirements could mean that you miss appreciation opportunities in other investment options. The formula could mean that you miss opportunities for investment gains in your selected Sub-accounts while Account Value is allocated to the applicable AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and there is no guarantee that the applicable AST bond portfolio Sub-account will not lose value. We are not providing you with investment advice through the use of any of the formulas. In addition, the formulas do not constitute an investment strategy that we are recommending to you.
Here is a general description of each kind of living benefit that exists under this Annuity:
Lifetime Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits. These benefits are designed for someone who wants a guaranteed lifetime income stream through withdrawals over time, rather than by annuitizing. Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is one example of this type of benefit. Please note that there is a Latest Annuity Date under your Annuity, by which date annuity payments must commence.
Under any of the Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits (e.g., Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit, and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit), withdrawals in excess of the Annual Income Amount, called “Excess Income,” will impact the value of the benefit including a permanent reduction in future guaranteed amounts. If you wish to withdraw Excess Income but are uncertain how it will impact your

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future guaranteed amounts, you may contact us prior to requesting the withdrawal to obtain a personalized, transaction-specific calculation showing the effect of taking the withdrawal.
Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefits. The common characteristic of these benefits is that your Account Value is guaranteed to be at least a specified amount at some point in the future. Thus, these benefits may be appropriate for an annuity Owner who wants a guaranteed minimum Account Value after a specified number of years. Because the guarantee inherent in the benefit does not take effect until a specified number of years into the future, you should elect such a benefit only if your investment time horizon is of at least that duration. HD GRO II is one example of this type of benefit.
Please refer to the benefit description that follows for a complete description of the terms, conditions and limitations of each optional benefit. See the chart in the “Investment Options” section of the prospectus for a list of Investment Options available and permitted with each benefit. We reserve the right to terminate a benefit if you allocate funds into non-permitted Investment Options. You should consult with your financial professional to determine if any of these optional benefits may be appropriate for you based on your financial needs. As is the case with optional living benefits in general, the fulfillment of our guarantee under these benefits is dependent on our claims paying ability.
Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits
If you elect an optional living benefit, you may subsequently terminate the benefit and elect one of the then currently available benefits, subject to availability of the benefit at that time and our then current rules. There is currently no waiting period for such an election (you may elect a new benefit beginning on the next Valuation Day), provided that upon such an election, your Account Value must be allocated to the Investment Options permitted for the optional benefit. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit availability and election frequencies in the future. Check with your financial professional regarding the availability of re-electing or electing a benefit and any waiting period. The benefit you re-elect or elect may not provide the same guarantees and/or may be more expensive than the benefit you are terminating. Note that once you terminate an existing benefit, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes effective. You should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing a new benefit is appropriate for you.
Prior to a 2013 Supreme Court decision, and consistent with Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), same sex marriages under state law were not recognized as same sex marriages for purposes of federal law. However, in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of DOMA as unconstitutional, thereby recognizing a valid same sex marriage for federal law purposes. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, thus requiring all states to allow same-sex marriage. The Windsor and Obergefell decisions mean that the federal and state tax law provisions applicable to an opposite sex spouse will also apply to a same sex spouse. Please note that a civil union or registered domestic partnership is generally not recognized as a marriage.
Please consult with your tax or legal adviser before electing the Spousal Benefit for a civil union partner or domestic partner.
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME v2.1 BENEFIT
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for life. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit, for new elections at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees until the death of the single designated life (the Annuitant) the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the rest of your life provided that you do not take withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”. You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other partial withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income). Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, and wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments. You are not required to take withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section below entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
The income benefit under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 currently is based on a single “designated life” who is at least 50 years old on the benefit effective date. Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is not available if you elect any other optional living benefit. As long as your Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.

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Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any particular withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please see the following sections in this prospectus: “Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Benefit”, “Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit” and “Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit”.
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is only used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount and the benefit fee. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter, until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraphs.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. (See below for examples of proportional reductions.)
The Periodic Value on or before the Roll-Up End Date
On any day we recalculate the Periodic Value (a “Current Valuation Day”) that falls on or before the tenth (10 th ) anniversary of the benefit effective date (referred to as the “Roll-Up End Date”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
The Periodic Value after the Roll-Up End Date
On any Current Valuation Day that falls after the Roll-Up End Date, the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the Prior Valuation Day, plus the amount of any Purchase Payment made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
Because the 5% daily appreciation ends after the 10th anniversary of the benefit effective date, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit. If you begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals prior to your 10th benefit anniversary, the 5% daily appreciation will no longer increase your Protected Withdrawal Value.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Please note that if you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, your Account Value is not guaranteed, can fluctuate and may lose value.
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the Annuitant on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal. The percentages are: 3% for ages 50 to 54; 3.5% for ages 55 to less than 59   1 / 2 ; 4% for ages 59   1 / 2 to 64; 4.5% for ages 65 to 69; 5% for ages 70 to 84; and 6% for ages 85 or older. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.

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The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment based on the age of the Annuitant at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 3% for ages 50 to 54; 3.5% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2; 4% for ages 59 1/2 to 64; 4.5% for ages 65 to 69; 5% for ages 70 to 84; and 6% for ages 85 or older) and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment.
While Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is in effect, we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject any additional Purchase Payment at any time, but would do so on a non-discriminatory basis. Circumstances where we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject additional Purchase Payments include, but are not limited to, the following:
if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s);
if we are not then offering this benefit for new issues; or
if we are offering a modified version of this benefit for new issues.
If we exercise our right to restrict, suspend, reject and/or place limitations on the acceptance of additional Purchase Payments, you may no longer be able to fund your Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit. This means that you may no longer be able to increase the values associated with your Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit through additional Purchase Payments. When you elect this benefit and determine the amount of your Purchase Payment, you should consider the fact that we may suspend, reject or limit additional Purchase Payments at some point in the future.
We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class of annuity in a non-discriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Auto Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the Annuitant on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are: 3% for ages 50 to 54; 3.5% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2; 4% for ages 59 1/2 to 64; 4.5% for ages 65 to 69; 5% for ages 70 to 84; and 6% for ages 85 or older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. All daily valuations and annual step-ups will only occur on a Valuation Day. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary, by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should consult with your financial professional and carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you

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will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges.”
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 does not affect your ability to take partial withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in any Annuity Year are less than the Annual Income Amount, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules).
Because both of the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up is set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. As a result, these examples may not reflect the probable results of the benefit. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is elected on August 1 of the following calendar year
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Unless otherwise indicated, all dates referenced hereafter in these examples occur in the same year the benefit is elected and it is assumed that they fall on consecutive business days.
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 28, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the designated life is between the ages of 70 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29 and the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $3,500 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount).
Here is the calculation:
Account Value before Lifetime withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$3,500.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $1,500

$114,500.00

Excess Income amount

$1,500.00

Ratio ($1,500/$114,500 = 1.31%)
1.31
%
Annual Income Amount

$6,000.00

1.31% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$78.60

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,921.40

Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the Annuitant’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments, is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments.

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For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $12,000. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $6,000 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,000 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $11,400.48 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $11,400.48. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$11,900.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $11,900. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $6,000 ($6,000 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,000 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,000) is further reduced by 1.72%, which is the ratio of Excess Income of $4,000 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $6,000) divided by the Account Value ($232,000) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $228,009.60, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $228,009.60 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $228,009.60 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $11,675. Since this amount is greater than the current year’s Annual Income Amount of $11,400.48 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $11,675.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. You must tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. If you do not designate the withdrawal as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit.

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Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 3
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is elected on September 4 of the following calendar year
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
On October 3 of the year the benefit is elected, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on that same October 3 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375

Required Minimum Distributions
Required Minimum Distributions (“RMD”) for this Annuity must be taken by April 1st in the year following the date you turn age 70 1/2 and by December 31st for subsequent calendar years. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner's lifetime.
If the annual RMD amount is greater than the Annual Income Amount, a withdrawal of the RMD amount will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, as long as the RMD amount is calculated by us for this Annuity and administered under a program we support each calendar year. If you are not participating in an RMD withdrawal program each calendar year, you can alternatively satisfy the RMD amount without it being treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income as long as the below rules are applied.
A “Calendar Year” runs from January 1 to December 31 of that year.
Withdrawals made from the Annuity during an Annuity Year to meet the RMD provisions of the Code will not be treated as withdrawals of Excess Income if they are taken during one Calendar Year.
If Lifetime Withdrawals are taken over two Calendar Years, the amount that will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income is:
the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year; plus
the second Calendar Year’s RMD amount minus the Annual Income Amount (the result of which cannot be less than zero).
Example
The following example is purely hypothetical and intended to illustrate the scenario described above. Note that withdrawals must comply with all IRS guidelines in order to satisfy the RMD for the current calendar year.
First Calendar Year
Annuity Year
Second Calendar Year
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
06/01/2017 to 05/31/2018
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
Assume the following:
RMD Amount for Both Calendar Years = $6,000;
Annual Income Amount = $5,000; and
A withdrawal of $2,000 was taken on 07/01/2017 (during the First Calendar Year) resulting in a remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year of $3,000.
The amount that can be taken between 01/03/2018 and 05/31/2018 without creating a withdrawal of Excess Income is $4,000. Here is the calculation:
The remaining Annual Income for that Annuity Year ($3,000); plus
The Second Calendar Year’s RMD Amount minus the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 - $5,000 = $1,000).

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If the $4,000 is withdrawn during the Annuity Year, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be $0 and the remaining RMD amount for the Second Calendar Year ($2,000) may be taken in the next Annuity Year beginning on 06/01/2018.
Other Important Information
If, in any Annuity Year, your RMD amount is less than your Annual Income Amount, any withdrawals in excess of the Annual Income Amount will be treated as Excess Income.
If you do not comply with the rules described above, any withdrawal that exceeds the Annual Income Amount will be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, which will reduce your Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years. This may include a situation where you comply with the rules described above and then decide to take additional withdrawals after satisfying your RMD from the Annuity.
If you take a partial withdrawal to satisfy RMD and designate that withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, please note that all Non-Lifetime Withdrawal provisions will apply.
Benefits Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you will not be permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted. However, if a partial withdrawal in the latter scenario was taken to satisfy a Required Minimum Distribution (as described above) under the Annuity, then the benefit will not terminate, and we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years until the death of the designated life.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. Also, any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. If this option is elected, the Annual Income Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our Service Office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to the life-only annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin we currently make annual annuity payments in the form of a single life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the period certain in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the single life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the single life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program and you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For

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example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears within the section entitled “Investment Options.” You can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com .
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the predetermined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon election of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will only apply upon re-allocation of Account Value, or to any additional Purchase Payments that are made after the changes have gone into effect. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” for more information.)
Charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
The current charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is 1.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is 2.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.25% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value and the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, partial withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If the Account Value is reduced to zero as a result of a partial withdrawal that is not a withdrawal of Excess Income and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
For Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, there must be either a single Owner who is the same as the Annuitant, or if the Annuity is entity-owned, there must be a single natural person Annuitant. In either case, the Annuitant must be at least 50 years old. Any change of the Annuitant under the Annuity will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. Similarly, any change of Owner will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, except if (a) the new Owner has the same taxpayer identification number as the previous Owner, (b) ownership is transferred from a custodian or other entity to the Annuitant, or vice versa or (c) ownership is transferred from one entity to another entity that satisfies our administrative ownership guidelines.

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Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and your guarantees under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future for new elections of this benefit. There is no guarantee that any benefit will be available for election at a later date.
If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
your termination of the benefit,
(ii)
your surrender of the Annuity,
(iii)
the Latest Annuity Date or your election to begin receiving annuity payments (although if you have elected to receive the Annual Income Amount in the form of annuity payments, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount)
(iv)
our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the Owner or Annuitant (for entity-owned annuities)
(v)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero due to a withdrawal of Excess Income,
(vi)
you allocate or transfer any portion of your Account Value to any Sub-account(s) to which you are not permitted to electively allocate or transfer Account Value,* or
(vii)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating a benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to reallocate amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts or change your designations, as applicable.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 other than upon the death of the Annuitant or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program, transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
If a surviving spouse elects to continue the Annuity, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 terminates upon Due Proof of Death. The spouse may newly elect the benefit subject to the restrictions discussed in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” and “Termination of Your Highest Daily Lifetime v2.1” earlier in this benefit description.
How Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
Overview of the Predetermined Mathematical Formula
Our goal is to seek a careful balance between providing value-added products, such as the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 suite of benefits, while managing the risk to Pruco Life of New Jersey associated with offering these products. One of the key features that helps us accomplish that balance and an integral part of the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 suite is the predetermined mathematical formula used to transfer Account Value between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, referred to in this section as the “Bond

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Sub-account”. The formula is designed primarily to mitigate some of the financial risks that we incur in providing the guarantee under the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 suite of benefits. The formula is not investment advice.
The formula is set forth in Appendix H (and is described below).
The predetermined mathematical formula (“formula”) monitors each individual contract each Valuation Day that the benefit is in effect on your Annuity, in order to help us manage guarantees through all market cycles. It helps manage the risk to us associated with these benefits, which is generally represented by the gap between your Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value. As the gap between these two values increases, the formula will determine if and how much money should be transferred into the Bond Sub-account. This movement is intended to reduce the equity risk we will bear in funding our obligation associated with these benefits. As the gap decreases (due to favorable performance of the Account Value), the formula then determines if and how much money should transfer back into the Permitted Sub-accounts. The use of the formula, combined with restrictions on the Sub-accounts you are allowed to invest in, lessens the risk that your Account Value will be reduced to zero while you are still alive, thus reducing the likelihood that we will make any lifetime income payments under this benefit. The formula may also limit the potential for your Account Value to grow.
The formula is not forward looking and contains no predictive or projective component with respect to the markets, the Account Value or the Protected Withdrawal Value. We are not providing you with investment advice through the use of the formula. The formula does not constitute an investment strategy that we are recommending to you. The formula may limit the potential for your Account Value to grow.
Transfer Activity Under the Formula
Prior to the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the primary driver of transfers to the Bond Sub-account is the difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value. If none of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, then over time the formula permits an increasing difference between the Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value before a transfer to the Bond Sub-account occurs. Therefore, over time, assuming none of the Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, the formula will allow for a greater decrease in the Account Value before a transfer to the Bond Sub-account is made.
It is important to understand that transfers within your Annuity are specific to the performance of your chosen investment options, the performance of the Bond Sub-account while Account Value is allocated to it, as well as how long the benefit has been owned. For example, two contracts purchased on the same day, but invested differently, will likely have different results, as would two contracts purchased on different days with the same investment options.
Each market cycle is unique, therefore the performance of your Sub-accounts, and its impact on your Account Value, will differ from market cycle to market cycle, therefore producing different transfer activity under the formula. The amount and timing of transfers to and from the Bond Sub-account depend on various factors unique to your Annuity and are not necessarily directly correlated with the securities markets, bond markets, interest rates or any other market or index. Some of the factors that determine the amount and timing of transfers (as applicable to your Annuity), include:
The difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value;
The amount of time the benefit has been in effect on your Annuity;
The amount allocated to and the performance of the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account;
Any additional Purchase Payments you make to your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect); and
Any withdrawals you take from your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect).
Under the formula, investment performance of your Account Value that is negative, flat, or even moderately positive may result in a transfer of a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account.
At any given time, some, most or none of your Account Value will be allocated to the Bond Sub-account, as dictated by the formula.
The amount allocated to the Bond Sub-account and the amount allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts each is a variable in the formula. Therefore, the investment performance of each affects whether a transfer occurs for your Annuity. As the amounts allocated to either the Bond Sub-account or the Permitted Sub-accounts increase, the performance of those sub-accounts will have a greater impact on your Account Value and hence a greater impact on if (and how much of) your Account Value is transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account. It is possible that if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has positive performance, the formula might transfer a portion of your Account Value to the Permitted Sub-accounts, even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is negative. Conversely, if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has negative performance, the formula may transfer additional amounts from your Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is positive.
How the Formula Operates
Generally, the formula, which is applied each Valuation Day, takes four steps in determining any applicable transfers within your Annuity.
(1)
First, the formula starts by identifying the value of future income payments we expect to pay. We refer to that value as the “Target Value” or “L”.

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(2)
Second, we subtract any amounts invested in the Bond Sub-account (“B”) from the Target Value and divide that number by the amount invested in the Permitted Sub-accounts (“V”). We refer to this resulting value as the “Target Ratio” or “R”.
(3)
Third, we compare the Target Ratio to designated thresholds and other rules described in greater detail below to determine if a transfer needs to occur.
(4)
If a transfer needs to occur, we use another calculation to determine the amount of the transfer.
The Formula is:
R = (L – B)/ V
More specifically, the formula operates as follows:
(1)
We calculate the Target Value (L) by multiplying the Income Basis (as defined in Appendix H) for that day by 5% and by the applicable Annuity Factor found in Appendix H. If you have already made a Lifetime Withdrawal, your Target Value would take into account any automatic step-up, any subsequent Purchase Payments and any withdrawals of Excess Income.
Example (assume the Income Basis is $200,000, and the contract is 11  1/2 months old, resulting in an annuity factor of 14.95)
Target Value (L) = $200,000 x 5% x 14.95 = $149,500
(2)
Next, to calculate the Target Ratio (R), the Target Value is reduced by any amount held within the Bond Sub-account (B) on that day. The remaining amount is divided by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts (V).
Example (assume the amount in the Bond Sub-account is zero, and the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts is $179,500)
Target Ratio (R) = ($149,500 – 0)/$179,500 = 83.3%
(3)
If, on each of three consecutive Valuation Days, the Target Ratio is greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5%, the formula will, on the third Valuation Day, make a transfer from your Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account (subject to the 90% cap discussed below). If, however, on any Valuation Day, the Target Ratio is above 84.5%, the formula will make a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account (subject to the 90% cap). Once a transfer is made, the Target Ratio must again be greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5% for three consecutive Valuation Days before a subsequent transfer to the Bond Sub-account will occur. If the Target Ratio falls below 78% on any Valuation Day, then a transfer from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts will occur.
Example: Assuming the Target Ratio is above 83% for a 3rd consecutive Valuation Day, but less than or equal to 84.5% for three consecutive Valuation Days, a transfer into the Bond Portfolio occurred.
(4)
In deciding how much to transfer, we perform a calculation that essentially seeks to reallocate amounts held in the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account so that the Target Ratio meets a target, which currently is equal to 80% (subject to the 90% Cap discussion below). The further the Target Ratio is from 80% when a transfer is occurring under the formula, the greater the transfer amount will be.
The 90% Cap
The formula will not execute a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in more than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account (“90% cap”) on that Valuation Day. Thus, on any Valuation Day, if the formula would require a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that would result in more than 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account, only the amount that results in exactly 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into the Bond Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the performance of the Bond Sub-account and the Permitted Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the Bond Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account (subject to the 90% cap).
Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. At no time will the formula make a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account. However, it is possible that, due to the investment performance of your allocations in the Bond Sub-account and your allocations in the Permitted Sub-accounts you have selected, your Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the Bond Sub-account.
Monthly Transfers
Additionally, on each monthly Annuity Anniversary (if the monthly Annuity Anniversary does not fall on a Valuation Day, the next Valuation Day will be used), following all of the above described daily calculations, if there is money allocated to the Bond Sub-account, the formula will perform an additional calculation to determine whether or not a transfer will be made from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts. This transfer will automatically occur provided that the Target Ratio, as described above, would be less than 83% after this transfer. The formula will not execute a transfer if the Target Ratio after this transfer would occur would be greater than or equal to 83%.
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The total value of all your Account Value in the Bond Sub-account, or
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An amount equal to 5% of your total Account Value.
Other Important Information
The Bond sub-account is not a Permitted Sub-account. As such, only the formula can transfer Account Value to or from the Bond Sub-account. You may not allocate Purchase Payments or transfer any of your Account Value to or from the Bond Sub-account.
While you are not notified before a transfer occurs to or from the Bond Sub-account, you will receive a confirmation statement indicating the transfer of a portion of your Account Value either to or from the Bond Sub-account. Your confirmation statements will be detailed to include the effective date of the transfer, the dollar amount of the transfer and the Permitted Sub-accounts the funds are being transferred to/from. Depending on the results of the calculations of the formula, we may, on any Valuation Day:
Not make any transfer between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account; or
If a portion of your Account Value was previously allocated to the Bond Sub-account, transfer all or a portion of those amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts (as described above); or
Transfer a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account.
If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity, they will be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and will be subject to the formula.
Additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity do not increase “B” within the formula, and may result in an additional Account Value being transferred to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or a transfer to the Bond Sub-account due to the change in the ratio.
If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is in effect, the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase Payments to the Bond Sub-account at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account, regardless of how much of your Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts. This means that there could be scenarios under which, because of the additional Purchase Payments you make, less than 90% of your entire Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, and the formula will still not transfer any of your Account Value to the Bond Sub-account (at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account).
Additional Tax Considerations
If you purchase an annuity as an investment vehicle for “qualified” investments, including an IRA, SEP-IRA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (or 403(b)) or employer plan under Code Section 401(a), the Required Minimum Distribution rules under the Code provide that you begin receiving periodic amounts beginning after age 70 1/2. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner’s lifetime.
As indicated, withdrawals made while this benefit is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Please see “Tax Considerations” for a detailed discussion of the tax treatment of withdrawals. We do not address each potential tax scenario that could arise with respect to this benefit here. However, we do note that if you participate in Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 or Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 through a nonqualified annuity, as with all withdrawals, once all Purchase Payments are returned under the Annuity, all subsequent withdrawal amounts will be taxed as ordinary income.
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME v2.1 BENEFIT
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for the lives of two individuals who are spouses. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit for new elections at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees, until the later death of two natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit (the “designated lives”, and each, a “designated life”), the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial principal value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the lives of the designated lives, provided you have not made withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal.” You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income). The benefit may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments, and wish either spouse to be able to continue Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 after the death of the first spouse. You are not required to make withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your

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Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section above entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is the spousal version of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. Currently, if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and subsequently terminate the benefit, you may elect another living benefit, subject to our current rules. Please note that if you terminate Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and elect another benefit, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes active. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for details.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 must be elected based on two designated lives, as described below. Each designated life must be at least 50 years old on the benefit effective date. We will not divide an Annuity or the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit due to a divorce. See “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” below for details. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is not available if you elect any other optional living benefit.
As long as your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any particular withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please see the following sections in this prospectus: “Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Benefit”, “Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit” and “Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit”.
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is only used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount and the benefit fee. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraph.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. (See below for examples of proportional reductions).
The Periodic Value on or before the Roll-Up End Date
On any day we recalculate the Periodic Value (a “Current Valuation Day”) that falls on or before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the benefit effective date (referred to as the “Roll-Up End Date”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
The Periodic Value after the Roll-Up End Date
On any Current Valuation Day that falls after the Roll-Up End Date, the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the Prior Valuation Day, plus the amount of any Purchase Payment made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
Because the 5% daily appreciation ends after the 10th anniversary of the benefit effective date, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit. If you begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals prior to your 10th benefit anniversary, the 5% daily appreciation will no longer increase your Protected Withdrawal Amount.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Please note that if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, your Account Value is not guaranteed, can fluctuate and may lose value.

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Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the younger designated life on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of the benefit. The percentages are: 2.5% for ages 50 to 54; 3% for ages 55 to less than 59  1/2; 3.5% for ages 59  1/2 to 64; 4% for ages 65 to 69; 4.5% for ages 70 to 84; and 5.5% for ages 85 or older. We use the age of the younger designated life even if that designated life is no longer a participant under the Annuity due to death or divorce. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount for any Annuity Year (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment based on the age of the younger designated life at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 2.5% for ages 50 to 54; 3% for ages 55 to less than 59  1/2; 3.5% for ages 59  1/2 to 64; 4% for ages 65 to 69; 4.5% for ages 70 to 84; and 5.5% for ages 85 or older), and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment.
While Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is in effect, we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject any additional Purchase Payment at any time, but would do so on a non-discriminatory basis. Circumstances where we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject additional Purchase Payments include, but are not limited to, the following:
if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s);
if we are not then offering this benefit for new issues; or
if we are offering a modified version of this benefit for new issues.
If we exercise our right to restrict, suspend, reject and/or place limitations on the acceptance of additional Purchase Payments, you may no longer be able to fund your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit. This means that you may no longer be able to increase the values associated with your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit through additional Purchase Payments. When you elect this benefit and determine the amount of your Purchase Payment, you should consider the fact that we may suspend, reject or limit additional Purchase Payments at some point in the future.
We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class of annuity, in a non-discriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of this benefit. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the younger designated life on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are 2.5% for ages 50 to 54; 3% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2; 3.5% for ages 59 1/2 to 64; 4% for ages 65 to 69; 4.5% for ages 70 to 84; and 5.5% for ages 85 or older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not

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automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time of any increase to your Annual Income Amount, we will also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges”.
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 does not affect your ability to take withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If, cumulatively, you withdraw an amount less than the Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules).
Because both of the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is elected on August 1 of the following calendar year
Both designated lives were 70 years old when they elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Unless otherwise indicated, all dates referenced hereafter in these examples occur in the same year the benefit is elected and it is assumed that they fall on consecutive business days.
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 28, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $5,400 (since the younger designated life is between the ages of 70 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 4.5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 4.5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31) is $2,900. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($5,400 less $2,500 = $2,900).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29, and the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $2,900 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining withdrawal amount of $2,100 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there were other withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount).

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Here is the calculation:
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” excess withdrawal

$2,900.00

Account Value immediately before excess withdrawal of $2,100

$115,100.00

Excess withdrawal amount

$2,100.00

Ratio ($2,100/$115,100 = 1.82%)
1.82
%
Annual Income Amount

$5,400.00

1.82% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$98.28

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,301.72

Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the younger designated life’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments, is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments.
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $10,800. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $5,400 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,600 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $10,259.75 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 4.5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $10,259.75. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$10,710.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $10,710.00. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $5,400 ($5,400 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,600 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,600) is further reduced by 1.98% the ratio of Excess Income of $4,600 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $5,400) divided by the Account Value ($232,600) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $227,994.52, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 is greater than the June 30 Unadjusted Account Value, we will continue to carry $227,994.52 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $227,994.52 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 4.5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $10,507.50. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $10,435.50 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $10,507.50.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. You must tell us at the time you take the partial withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based

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on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit. Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 3
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is elected on September 4 of the following calendar year
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
Each designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
On October 3 of the same year the benefit is elected, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000 and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on that same October 3 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375

Required Minimum Distributions
See the sub-section entitled “Required Minimum Distributions” in the prospectus section above concerning Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 for a discussion of the relationship between the RMD amount and the Annual Income Amount.
Benefits Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the first of the designated lives to die, and will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you are not permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted. However, if a partial withdrawal in the latter scenario was taken to satisfy a Required Minimum Distribution (as described above) under the Annuity then the benefit will not terminate, and we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years until the death of the second designated life.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. Also, any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
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(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. We will make payments until the first of the designated lives to die, and will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated life. If, due to death of a designated life or divorce prior to annuitization, only a single designated life remains, then annuity payments will be made as a life annuity for the lifetime of the designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to our current life only (or joint life, depending on the number of designated lives remaining) annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin, we currently make annual annuity payments as a joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the certain period in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program and you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears in the prospectus section entitled “Investment Options.” In addition, you can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com .
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the pre-determined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon election of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will apply only upon re-allocation of Account Value, or to any additional Purchase Payments that are made after the changes have gone into effect. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Permitted Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” for more information.)

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Charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1
The current charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is 1.10% annually of the greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is 2.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.275% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value, or the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If the Account Value is reduced to zero as a result of a partial withdrawal that is not a withdrawal of Excess Income and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 can only be elected based on two designated lives. Designated lives must be natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit. Currently, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 only may be elected if the Owner, Annuitant, and Beneficiary designations are as follows:
One Annuity Owner, where the Annuitant and the Owner are the same person and the sole Beneficiary is the Owner’s spouse. Each Owner/Annuitant and the Beneficiary must be at least 50 years old at the time of election; or
Co-Annuity Owners, where the Owners are each other’s spouses. The Beneficiary designation must be the surviving spouse, or the spouses named equally. One of the Owners must be the Annuitant. Each Owner must be at least 50 years old at the time of election; or
One Annuity Owner, where the Owner is a custodial account established to hold retirement assets for the benefit of the Annuitant pursuant to the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Code (or any successor Code section thereto) (“Custodial Account”), the Beneficiary is the Custodial Account, and the spouse of the Annuitant is the Contingent Annuitant. Each of the Annuitant and the Contingent Annuitant must be at least 50 years old at the time of election.
We do not permit a change of Owner under this benefit, except as follows: (a) if one Owner dies and the surviving spousal Owner assumes the Annuity, or (b) if the Annuity initially is co-owned, but thereafter the Owner who is not the Annuitant is removed as Owner. We permit changes of Beneficiary designations under this benefit. However, if the Beneficiary is changed, the benefit may not be eligible to be continued upon the death of the first designated life. A change in designated lives will result in cancellation of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. If the designated lives divorce, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 may not be divided as part of the divorce settlement or judgment. Nor may the divorcing spouse who retains ownership of the Annuity appoint a new designated life upon re-marriage. Our current administrative procedure is to treat the division of an Annuity as a withdrawal from the existing Annuity. Any applicable CDSC will apply to such a withdrawal. The non-owner spouse may then decide whether he or she wishes to use the withdrawn funds to purchase a new Annuity, subject to the rules that are current at the time of purchase.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit, and your guarantees under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future for new elections of this benefit. There is no guarantee that any benefit will be available for election at a later date.
If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate the benefit at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.

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The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the first designated life, if the surviving spouse opts to take the death benefit under the Annuity (rather than continue the Annuity) or if the surviving spouse is not an eligible designated life;
(ii)
upon the death of the second designated life;
(iii)
your termination of the benefit;
(iv)
your surrender of the Annuity;
(v)
the Latest Annuity Date or your election to begin receiving annuity payments (although if you have elected to take annuity payments in the form of the Annual Income Amount, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(vi)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero due to a withdrawal of Excess Income;
(vii)
you allocate or transfer any portion of your Account Value to any Sub-account(s) to which you are not permitted to electively allocate or transfer Account Value*; or
(viii)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating a benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to reallocate amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts or change your designations, as applicable.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 other than upon the death of the second Designated Life or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. This final charge will be deducted even if it results in the Account Value falling below the Account Value Floor. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program, transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
How Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-Account
See “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account” in the discussion of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 above for information regarding this component of the benefit.
Additional Tax Considerations
Please see the Additional Tax Considerations section under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 above.
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME v2.1 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit (“HA DB”) is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for life. This benefit also provides for a highest annual death benefit, subject to the terms of the benefit. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit for new elections, at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees until the death of the single designated life (the Annuitant) the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the rest of your life provided that you do not take withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”. You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other partial withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income) (“Guarantee Payments”). Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, and wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments, and also wish to provide a death benefit to your beneficiaries. You are not required to take withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section

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above entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is offered with or without the HA DB component; however, you may only elect HA DB with Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, and you must elect the HA DB benefit at the time you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 without HA DB and would like to add the feature later, you must first terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB (subject to availability and benefit re-election provisions). Please note that if you terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes active. Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is offered as an alternative to other lifetime withdrawal options. If you elect this benefit, it may not be combined with any other optional living or death benefit.
The income benefit under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB currently is based on a single “designated life” who is between the ages of 50 and 79 on the benefit effective date and received in Good Order. As long as your Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any particular withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB (including no payment of the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount). As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit, please see the following sections in this prospectus: “Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Benefit”, “Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Benefit” and “Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit”.
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is only used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount and the benefit fee. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter, until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraphs.  
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. (See below for examples of proportional reductions.)
The Periodic Value on or before the Roll-Up End Date
On any day we recalculate the Periodic Value (a “Current Valuation Day”) that falls on or before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the benefit effective date (referred to as the “Roll-Up End Date”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
The Periodic Value after the Roll-Up End Date
On any Current Valuation Day that falls after the Roll-Up End Date, the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the Prior Valuation Day, plus the amount of any Purchase Payment made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
Because the 5% daily appreciation ends after the 10th anniversary of the benefit effective date, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Please note that if you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, your Account Value is not guaranteed, can fluctuate and may lose value.

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Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the Annuitant on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal. The percentages are: 3% for ages 50 to 54; 3.5% for ages 55 to less than 59  1/2; 4% for ages 59  1/2 to 64; 4.5% for ages 65 to 69; 5% for ages 70 to 84; and 6% for ages 85 or older. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment based on the age of the Annuitant at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 3% for ages 50 to 54; 3.5% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2; 4% for ages 59 1/2 to 64; 4.5% for ages 65 to 69; 5% for ages 70 to 84; and 6% for ages 85 or older) and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment.
After your first Lifetime Withdrawal and before your Account Value is reduced to zero, you may make additional Purchase Payments, subject to the limits in the next paragraph. We reserve the right not to accept additional Purchase Payments if the Account Value becomes zero.
While Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is in effect, we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject any additional Purchase Payment at any time, but would do so on a non-discriminatory basis. Circumstances where we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject additional Purchase Payments include, but are not limited to, the following:
if we determine that, as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and Withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s);
if we are not then offering this benefit for new issues; or
if we are offering a modified version of this benefit for new issues.
If we exercise our right to restrict, suspend, reject and/or place limitations on the acceptance of additional Purchase Payments, you may no longer be able to fund your Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. This means that you may no longer be able to increase the values associated with your Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB through additional Purchase Payments. When you elect this benefit and determine the amount of your Purchase Payment, you should consider the fact that we may suspend, reject or limit additional Purchase Payments at some point in the future.
We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class of annuity in a non-discriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Auto Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the Annuitant on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are: 3% for ages 50 to 54; 3.5% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2; 4% for ages 59 1/2 to 64; 4.5% for ages 65 to 69; 5% for ages 70 to 84; and 6% for ages 85 or older. If that value exceeds the

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existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. All daily valuations and annual step-ups will only occur on a Valuation Day. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary, by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time of any increase to your Annual Income Amount, we will also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should consult with your financial professional and carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges.”
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB does not affect your ability to take partial withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in any Annuity Year are less than the Annual Income Amount, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules).
Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is elected on August 1 of the following calendar year
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Unless otherwise indicated, it is assumed that all dates referenced hereafter in these examples fall on consecutive business days.
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 28, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the designated life is between the ages of 70 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 5% of $120,000). The Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $115,420. Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500) and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount ($115,420 less $2,500 = $112,920).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29, the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000, and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $112,920. The first $3,500 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0, and reduces the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on a dollar-for dollar basis to $109,420. The remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount).

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Here is the calculation:
Annual Income Amount
 
Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount
 
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$3,500.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$3,500.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $1,500

$114,500.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $1,500

$114,500.00

Excess Income amount

$1,500.00

Excess Income amount

$1,500.00

Ratio ($1,500/$114,500 = 1.31%)
1.31
%
Ratio ($1,500/$114,500 = 1.31%)
1.31
%
Annual Income Amount

$6,000.00

HA DB Amount

$109,420.00

1.31% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$78.60

1.31% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$1,433.40

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,921.40

Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount

$107,986.60

Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the Annuitant’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments, is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments.
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $12,000. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $6,000 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,000 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $11,400.48 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $11,400.48. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$11,900.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $11,900. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $6,000 ($6,000 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,000 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,000) is further reduced by 1.72%, which is the ratio of Excess Income of $4,000 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $6,000) divided by the Account Value ($232,000) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $228,009.60, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $228,009.60 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $228,009.60 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $11,675. Since this amount is greater than the current year’s Annual Income Amount of $11,400.48 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $11,675.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. You must tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a

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Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount. It will reduce each value by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit.
Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 3
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is elected on September 4 of the following calendar year
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
On October 3 of the year the benefit is elected, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $115,420, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on that same October 3 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000.00

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000.00

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375.00

Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount

$100,992.50

Required Minimum Distributions
Required Minimum Distributions (“RMD”) for this Annuity must be taken by April 1st in the year following the date you turn age 70 1/2 and by December 31st for subsequent calendar years. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner's lifetime.
If the annual RMD amount is greater than the Annual Income Amount, a withdrawal of the RMD amount will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, as long as the RMD amount is calculated by us for this Annuity and administered under a program we support each calendar year. If you are not participating in an RMD withdrawal program each calendar year, you can alternatively satisfy the RMD amount without it being treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income as long as the below rules are applied.
A “Calendar Year” runs from January 1 to December 31 of that year.
Withdrawals made from the Annuity during an Annuity Year to meet the RMD provisions of the Code will not be treated as withdrawals of Excess Income if they are taken during one Calendar Year.
If Lifetime Withdrawals are taken over two Calendar Years, the amount that will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income is:
the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year; plus
the second Calendar Year’s RMD amount minus the Annual Income Amount (the result of which cannot be less than zero).
Example
The following example is purely hypothetical and intended to illustrate the scenario described above. Note that withdrawals must comply with all IRS guidelines in order to satisfy the RMD for the current calendar year.

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First Calendar Year
Annuity Year
Second Calendar Year
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
06/01/2017 to 05/31/2018
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
Assume the following:
RMD Amount for Both Calendar Years = $6,000;
Annual Income Amount = $5,000; and
A withdrawal of $2,000 was taken on 07/01/2017 (during the First Calendar Year) resulting in a remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year of $3,000.
The amount that can be taken between 01/03/2018 and 05/31/2018 without creating a withdrawal of Excess Income is $4,000. Here is the calculation:
The remaining Annual Income for that Annuity Year ($3,000); plus
The Second Calendar Year’s RMD Amount minus the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 - $5,000 = $1,000).
If the $4,000 is withdrawn during the Annuity Year, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be $0 and the remaining RMD amount for the Second Calendar Year ($2,000) may be taken in the next Annuity Year beginning on 06/01/2018.
Other Important Information
If, in any Annuity Year, your RMD amount is less than your Annual Income Amount, any withdrawals in excess of the Annual Income Amount will be treated as Excess Income.
If you do not comply with the rules described above, any withdrawal that exceeds the Annual Income Amount will be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, which will reduce your Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years. This may include a situation where you comply with the rules described above and then decide to take additional withdrawals after satisfying your RMD from the Annuity.
If you take a partial withdrawal to satisfy RMD and designate that withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, please note that all Non-Lifetime Withdrawal provisions will apply.
Highest Annual Death Benefit
A Death Benefit is payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB (until we begin making Guarantee Payments under the benefit or annuity payments have begun) upon the death of the Owner (Annuitant if entity-owned), also referred to as the “Single Designated Life”, when we receive Due Proof of Death. The Death Benefit is the greatest of: the Minimum Death Benefit (described later in this prospectus) or the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount described below.
Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount:
On the date you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is equal to your Account Value. On each subsequent Valuation Day, until the date of death of the decedent, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount will be the greater of:
(1)
The Account Value on the current Valuation Day; and
(2)
The Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on the most recent anniversary of the benefit effective date,
increased by any Purchase Payments made since that anniversary and,
reduced by the effect of withdrawals made since that anniversary, as described below.
Please note that the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount does not have any guaranteed growth rate associated with it and therefore can be a different amount than any of the guaranteed values associated with the living benefit features of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB.
On each anniversary of the benefit effective date, up to and including the date of death of the decedent, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is compared to the Account Value on that anniversary. If the Account Value is greater than the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is increased to equal the Account Value.
A Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionately reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount by the ratio of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. A Lifetime Withdrawal that is not considered Excess Income will reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount (dollar-for-dollar) by the amount of the withdrawal. All or a portion of a Lifetime Withdrawal that is considered Excess Income will proportionately reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount by the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal of the Excess Income.
The Highest Annual Death Benefit will be calculated on the date of death of the decedent and will be:
increased by the amount of any additional Adjusted Purchase Payments, and
reduced by the effect of any withdrawals (as described in the preceding paragraph),
made during the period between the decedent’s date of death and the date we receive Due Proof of Death.

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Please note that the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is available only until we make Guarantee Payments under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB or annuity payments begin. This means that any withdrawals that reduce your Account Value to zero will also reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount to zero.
All other provisions applicable to Death Benefits under your Annuity will continue to apply. See the “Death Benefits” section of this prospectus for more information pertaining to Death Benefits.
Benefits Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and Guarantee Payments amounts are still payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you will not be permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all subsequent payments will be treated as Guarantee Payments. Further, the Guarantee Payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero due to withdrawals or annuitization, any Death Benefit value, including that of the HA DB feature, will terminate and no Death Benefit Amount is payable. This means that the HA DB is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. If this option is elected, the Annual Income Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our Service Office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to the life-only annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin we currently make annual annuity payments in the form of a single life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the period certain in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the single life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the single life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.

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You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears within the section entitled “Investment Options.” You can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com.
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the predetermined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon election of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will only apply upon re-allocation of Account Value, or to any additional Purchase Payments that are made after the changes have gone into effect. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Permitted Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit, including the HA DB, will terminate and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” for more information.)
Charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
The current charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is 1.40% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is 2.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.35% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value and the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, partial withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If the Account Value is reduced to zero as a result of a partial withdrawal that is not a withdrawal of Excess Income and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
For Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, there must be either a single Owner who is the same as the Annuitant, or if the Annuity is entity-owned, there must be a single natural person Annuitant. In either case, the Annuitant must be between 50 and 79 years old. Any change of the Annuitant under the Annuity will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. Similarly, any change of Owner will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, except if (a) the new Owner has the same taxpayer identification number as the previous Owner, (b) ownership is transferred from a custodian or other entity to the Annuitant, or vice versa or (c) ownership is transferred from one entity to another entity that satisfies our administrative ownership guidelines.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and your guarantees under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future for new elections of this benefit. There is no guarantee that any benefit will be available for election at a later date.

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If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit, including the HA DB, will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
your termination of the benefit,
(ii)
your surrender of the Annuity,
(iii)
when annuity payments begin (although if you have elected to receive the Annual Income Amount in the form of annuity payments, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount)
(iv)
our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the Owner (or Annuitant if entity-owned)
(v)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero due to a withdrawal of Excess Income
(vi)
you allocate or transfer any portion of your Account Value to any Sub-account(s) to which you are not permitted to electively allocate or transfer Account Value,* or
(vii)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating a benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to reallocate amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts or change your designations, as applicable.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, other than upon the death of the Owner or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program, transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
If a surviving spouse elects to continue the Annuity, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB terminates upon Due Proof of Death. The spouse may newly elect the benefit subject to the restrictions discussed in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” earlier in this benefit description.
How Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
Overview of the Predetermined Mathematical Formula
Our goal is to seek a careful balance between providing value-added products, such as the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 suite of benefits, while managing the risk to Pruco Life of New Jersey associated with offering these products. One of the key features that helps us accomplish that balance and an integral part of the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 suite is the predetermined mathematical formula used to transfer Account Value between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, referred to in this section as the “Bond Sub-account”. The formula is designed primarily to mitigate some of the financial risks that we incur in providing the guarantee under the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 suite of benefits. The formula is not investment advice.
The formula is set forth in Appendix H (and is described below).
The predetermined mathematical formula (“formula”) monitors each individual contract each Valuation Day that the benefit is in effect on your Annuity, in order to help us manage guarantees through all market cycles. It helps manage the risk to us associated with these benefits, which is generally represented by the gap between your Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value. As the gap between these two values increases, the formula will determine if and how much money should be transferred into the Bond Sub-account. This movement is intended to reduce the equity risk we will bear in funding our obligation associated with these benefits. As the gap decreases (due to favorable performance of the Account Value), the formula then determines if and how much money should transfer back into the Permitted Sub-accounts. The use of the formula, combined with restrictions on the Sub-accounts you are allowed to invest in, lessens the risk that your Account Value will be reduced to zero while you are still alive, thus reducing the likelihood that we will make any lifetime income payments under this benefit. The formula may also limit the potential for your Account Value to grow.

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The formula is not forward looking and contains no predictive or projective component with respect to the markets, the Account Value or the Protected Withdrawal Value. We are not providing you with investment advice through the use of the formula. The formula does not constitute an investment strategy that we are recommending to you. The formula may limit the potential for your Account Value to grow.
Transfer Activity Under the Formula
Prior to the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the primary driver of transfers to the Bond Sub-account is the difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value. If none of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, then over time the formula permits an increasing difference between the Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value before a transfer to the Bond Sub-account occurs. Therefore, over time, assuming none of the Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, the formula will allow for a greater decrease in the Account Value before a transfer to the Bond Sub-account is made.
It is important to understand that transfers within your Annuity are specific to the performance of your chosen investment options, the performance of the Bond Sub-account while Account Value is allocated to it, as well as how long the benefit has been owned. For example, two contracts purchased on the same day, but invested differently, will likely have different results, as would two contracts purchased on different days with the same investment options.
Each market cycle is unique, therefore the performance of your Sub-accounts, and its impact on your Account Value, will differ from market cycle to market cycle, therefore producing different transfer activity under the formula. The amount and timing of transfers to and from the Bond Sub-account depend on various factors unique to your Annuity and are not necessarily directly correlated with the securities markets, bond markets, interest rates or any other market or index. Some of the factors that determine the amount and timing of transfers (as applicable to your Annuity), include:
The difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value;
The amount of time the benefit has been in effect on your Annuity;
The amount allocated to and the performance of the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account;
Any additional Purchase Payments you make to your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect); and
Any withdrawals you take from your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect).
Under the formula, investment performance of your Account Value that is negative, flat, or even moderately positive may result in a transfer of a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account.
At any given time, some, most or none of your Account Value will be allocated to the Bond Sub-account, as dictated by the formula.
The amount allocated to the Bond Sub-account and the amount allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts each is a variable in the formula. Therefore, the investment performance of each affects whether a transfer occurs for your Annuity. As the amounts allocated to either the Bond Sub-account or the Permitted Sub-accounts increase, the performance of those sub-accounts will have a greater impact on your Account Value and hence a greater impact on if (and how much of) your Account Value is transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account. It is possible that if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has positive performance, the formula might transfer a portion of your Account Value to the Permitted Sub-accounts, even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is negative. Conversely, if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has negative performance, the formula may transfer additional amounts from your Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is positive.
How the Formula Operates
Generally, the formula, which is applied each Valuation Day, takes four steps in determining any applicable transfers within your Annuity.
(1)
First, the formula starts by identifying the value of future income payments we expect to pay. We refer to that value as the “Target Value” or “L”.
(2)
Second, we subtract any amounts invested in the Bond Sub-account (“B”) from the Target Value and divide that number by the amount invested in the Permitted Sub-accounts (“V”). We refer to this resulting value as the “Target Ratio” or “R”.
(3)
Third, we compare the Target Ratio to designated thresholds and other rules described in greater detail below to determine if a transfer needs to occur.
(4)
If a transfer needs to occur, we use another calculation to determine the amount of the transfer.
The Formula is:
R = (L - B)/ V
More specifically, the formula operates as follows:
(1)
We calculate the Target Value (L) by multiplying the Income Basis (as defined in Appendix H) for that day by 5% and by the applicable Annuity Factor found in Appendix H. If you have already made a Lifetime Withdrawal, your Target Value would take into account any automatic step-up, any subsequent Purchase Payments and any withdrawals of Excess Income.

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Example (assume the Income Basis is $200,000, and the contract is 11  1/2 months old, resulting in an annuity factor of 14.95)
Target Value (L) = $200,000 x 5% x 14.95 = $149,500
(2)
Next, to calculate the Target Ratio (R), the Target Value is reduced by any amount held within the Bond Sub-account (B) on that day. The remaining amount is divided by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts (V).
Example (assume the amount in the Bond Sub-account is zero, and the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts is $179,500)
Target Ratio (R) = ($149,500 - 0)/$179,500 = 83.3%
(3)
If, on each of three consecutive Valuation Days, the Target Ratio is greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5%, the formula will, on the third Valuation Day, make a transfer from your Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account (subject to the 90% cap discussed below). If, however, on any Valuation Day, the Target Ratio is above 84.5%, the formula will make a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account (subject to the 90% cap). Once a transfer is made, the Target Ratio must again be greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5% for three consecutive Valuation Days before a subsequent transfer to the Bond Sub-account will occur. If the Target Ratio falls below 78% on any Valuation Day, then a transfer from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts will occur.
Example: Assuming the Target Ratio is above 83% for a 3rd consecutive Valuation Day, but less than or equal to 84.5% for three consecutive Valuation Days, a transfer into the Bond Portfolio occurred.
(4)
In deciding how much to transfer, we perform a calculation that essentially seeks to reallocate amounts held in the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account so that the Target Ratio meets a target, which currently is equal to 80% (subject to the 90% Cap discussion below). The further the Target Ratio is from 80% when a transfer is occurring under the formula, the greater the transfer amount will be.
The 90% Cap
The formula will not execute a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in more than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account (“90% cap”) on that Valuation Day. Thus, on any Valuation Day, if the formula would require a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that would result in more than 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account, only the amount that results in exactly 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into the Bond Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the performance of the Bond Sub-account and the Permitted Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the Bond Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account (subject to the 90% cap).
Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. At no time will the formula make a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account. However, it is possible that, due to the investment performance of your allocations in the Bond Sub-account and your allocations in the Permitted Sub-accounts you have selected, your Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the Bond Sub-account.
Monthly Transfers
Additionally, on each monthly Annuity Anniversary (if the monthly Annuity Anniversary does not fall on a Valuation Day, the next Valuation Day will be used), following all of the above described daily calculations, if there is money allocated to the Bond Sub-account, the formula will perform an additional calculation to determine whether or not a transfer will be made from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts. This transfer will automatically occur provided that the Target Ratio, as described above, would be less than 83% after this transfer. The formula will not execute a transfer if the Target Ratio after this transfer would occur would be greater than or equal to 83%.
The amount of the transfer will be equal to the lesser of:
a)
The total value of all your Account Value in the Bond Sub-account, or
b)
An amount equal to 5% of your total Account Value.
Other Important Information
The Bond sub-account is not a Permitted Sub-account. As such, only the formula can transfer Account Value to or from the Bond Sub-account. You may not allocate Purchase Payments or transfer any of your Account Value to or from the Bond Sub-account.
While you are not notified before a transfer occurs to or from the Bond Sub-account, you will receive a confirmation statement indicating the transfer of a portion of your Account Value either to or from the Bond Sub-account. Your confirmation statements will be detailed to include the effective date of the transfer, the dollar amount of the transfer and the Permitted Sub-accounts the funds are being transferred to/from. Depending on the results of the calculations of the formula, we may, on any Valuation Day:
Not make any transfer between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account; or
If a portion of your Account Value was previously allocated to the Bond Sub-account, transfer all or a portion of those amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts (as described above); or
Transfer a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account.
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Additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity do not increase “B” within the formula, and may result in an additional Account Value being transferred to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or a transfer to the Bond Sub-account due to the change in the ratio.
If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is in effect, the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase Payments to the Bond Sub-account at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account, regardless of how much of your Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts. This means that there could be scenarios under which, because of the additional Purchase Payments you make, less than 90% of your entire Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, and the formula will still not transfer any of your Account Value to the Bond Sub-account (at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account).
Additional Tax Considerations
If you purchase an annuity as an investment vehicle for “qualified” investments, including an IRA, SEP-IRA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (or 403(b)) or employer plan under Code Section 401(a), the Required Minimum Distribution rules under the Code provide that you begin receiving periodic amounts beginning after age 70 1/2. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner’s lifetime.
As indicated, withdrawals made while this benefit is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Please see “Tax Considerations” for a detailed discussion of the tax treatment of withdrawals. We do not address each potential tax scenario that could arise with respect to this benefit here. However, we do note that if you participate in Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 through a nonqualified annuity, as with all withdrawals, once all Purchase Payments are returned under the Annuity, all subsequent withdrawal amounts will be taxed as ordinary income.
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME v2.1 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit (“HA DB”) is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for the lives of two individuals who are spouses. This benefit also provides for a highest annual death benefit, subject to the terms of the benefit. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit for new elections at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees, until the death of the Remaining Designated Life (as described below) (the “designated lives”, and each, a “designated life”), the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial principal value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the lives of the designated lives, provided you have not made withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal.” You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income) (“Guarantee Payments”). The benefit may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments, and wish either spouse to be able to continue Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB after the death of the first spouse (subject to the provisions below regarding a Remaining Designated Life), and also want to provide a death benefit. You are not required to make withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit.
An integral component of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section above entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is the spousal version of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 is offered with or without the HA DB component; however, you may only elect HA DB with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, and you must elect the HA DB benefit at the time you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1. If you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 without HA DB and would like to add the feature later, you must first terminate Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB (subject to availability and benefit re-election provisions). Please note that if you terminate Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 and elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes active. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is offered as an alternative to other lifetime withdrawal options. Currently, if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB and subsequently terminate the benefit, you may elect another living benefit, subject to our current rules. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for details.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB must be elected based on two designated lives, as described below. Each designated life must be between the ages of 50 and 79 years old on the benefit effective date. We will not divide an Annuity or the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 benefit due to a divorce. See “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” below for details. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is not available if you elect any other optional living or death benefit.

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As long as your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any particular withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB (including no payment of the Highest Annual Death Benefit). As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit, please see the following sections in this prospectus: “Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Benefit”, “Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Benefit” and “Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit”.
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is only used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount and the benefit fee. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraph.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. (See below for examples of proportional reductions.)
The Periodic Value on or before the Roll-Up End Date
On any day we recalculate the Periodic Value (a “Current Valuation Day”) that falls on or before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the benefit effective date (referred to as the “Roll-Up End Date”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
The Periodic Value after the Roll-Up End Date
On any Current Valuation Day that falls after the Roll-Up End Date, the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the Prior Valuation Day, plus the amount of any Purchase Payment made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
Because the 5% daily appreciation ends after the 10th anniversary of the benefit effective date, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit. If you begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals prior to your 10th benefit anniversary, the 5% daily appreciation will no longer increase your Protected Withdrawal Value.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Please note that if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, your Account Value is not guaranteed, can fluctuate and may lose value.
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the younger spousal designated life on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of the benefit. The percentages are: 2.5% for ages 50 to 54; 3% for ages 55 to less than 59  1/2; 3.5% for ages 59  1/2 to 64; 4% for ages 65 to 69; 4.5% for ages 70 to 84; and 5.5% for ages 85 or older. We use the age of the younger designated life. If you elected this benefit and one of the Spousal Designated Lives becomes the Remaining Designated Life, we will continue to use the age of the younger of both the original Spousal Designated Lives for purposes of calculating the applicable Annual Income percentage. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount for any Annuity Year (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with

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our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment based on the age of the younger designated life at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 2.5% for ages 50 to 54; 3% for ages 55 to less than 59  1/2; 3.5% for ages 59  1/2 to 64; 4% for ages 65 to 69; 4.5% for ages 70 to 84; and 5.5% for ages 85 or older), and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment.
After your first Lifetime Withdrawal and before your Account Value is reduced to zero, you may make additional Purchase Payments, subject to the limits in the next paragraph. We reserve the right not to accept additional Purchase Payments if the Account Value becomes zero.
While Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is in effect, we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject any additional Purchase Payment at any time, but would do so on a non-discriminatory basis. Circumstances where we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject additional Purchase Payments include, but are not limited to, the following:
if we determine that, as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and Withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s);
if we are not then offering this benefit for new issues; or
if we are offering a modified version of this benefit for new issues.
If we exercise our right to restrict, suspend, reject and/or place limitations on the acceptance of additional Purchase Payments, you may no longer be able to fund your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. This means that you may no longer be able to increase the values associated with your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB through additional Purchase Payments. When you elect this benefit and determine the amount of your Purchase Payment, you should consider the fact that we may suspend, reject or limit additional Purchase Payments at some point in the future.
We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class of annuity in a non-discriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of this benefit. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the younger spousal designated life on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are 2.5% for ages 50 to 54; 3% for ages 55 to less than 59  1/2; 3.5% for ages 59  1/2 to 64; 4% for ages 65 to 69; 4.5% for ages 70 to 84; and 5.5% for ages 85 and older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time of any increase to your Annual Income Amount, we will also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB has changed for new purchasers,

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you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges”.
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB does not affect your ability to take withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If, cumulatively, you withdraw an amount less than the Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules). Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is elected on August 1 of the following calendar year
Both designated lives were 70 years old when they elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Unless otherwise indicated, it is assumed that all dates referenced hereafter in these examples fall on consecutive business days.
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 28, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $5,400 (since the younger designated life is between the ages of 70 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 4.5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 4.5% of $120,000). The Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $115,420. Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31) is $2,900. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($5,400 less $2,500 = $2,900) and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount ($115,420 less $2,500 = $112,920.).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29, the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000, and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $112,920. The first $2,900 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0, and reduces the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on a dollar-for dollar basis to $110,020. The remaining withdrawal amount of $2,100 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount).
Here is the calculation:
Annual Income Amount
 
Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount
 
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$2,900.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$2,900.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $2,100

$115,100.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $2,100

$115,100.00

Excess Income amount

$2,100.00

Excess Income amount

$2,100.00

Ratio ($2,100/$115,100 = 1.82%)
1.82
%
Ratio ($2,100/$115,100 = 1.82%)
1.82
%
Annual Income Amount

$5,400.00

HA DB Amount

$110,020.00

1.82% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$98.28

1.82% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$2,002.36

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,301.72

Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount

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Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the younger designated life’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments, is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments.
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $10,800. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $5,400 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,600 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $10,259.75 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 4.5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $10,259.75. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$10,710.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $10,710.00. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $5,400 ($5,400 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,600 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,600) is further reduced by 1.98% the ratio of Excess Income of $4,600 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $5,400) divided by the Account Value ($232,600) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $227,994.52, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $227,994.52 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $227,994.52 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 4.5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $10,507.50. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $10,435.50 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $10,507.50.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. You must tell us at the time you take the partial withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount. It will reduce each value by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the time of the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.

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Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit. Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 3
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is elected on September 4 of the following calendar year
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
Each designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
On October 3 of the same year the benefit is elected, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $115,420, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on that same October 3 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000.00

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000.00

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375.00

Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount

$100,992.50

Required Minimum Distributions
See the sub-section entitled “Required Minimum Distributions” in the prospectus section above concerning Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB for a discussion of the relationship between the RMD amount and the Annual Income Amount.
Highest Annual Death Benefit
A Death Benefit is payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB (until we begin making Guarantee Payments under the benefit or annuity payments have begun) upon the death of the Remaining Designated Life when we receive Due Proof of Death. The Death Benefit is the greatest of: the Minimum Death Benefit (described later in this prospectus) or the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount described below.
Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount:
On the date you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is equal to your Account Value. On each subsequent Valuation Day, until the date of death of the decedent, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount will be the greater of:
(1)
The Account Value on the current Valuation Day; and
(2)
The Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on the most recent anniversary of the benefit effective date,
increased by any Purchase Payments made since that anniversary and,
reduced by the effect of withdrawals made since that anniversary, as described below.
Please note that the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount does not have any guaranteed growth rate associated with it and therefore can be a different amount than any of the guaranteed values associated with the living benefit features of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB.
On each anniversary of the benefit effective date, up to and including the date of death of the Remaining Designated Life, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is compared to the Account Value on that anniversary. If the Account Value is greater than the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is increased to equal the Account Value.
A Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionately reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount by the ratio of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. A Lifetime Withdrawal that is not considered Excess Income will reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount (dollar-for-dollar) by the amount of the withdrawal. All or a portion of a Lifetime Withdrawal that is considered Excess Income will proportionately reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount by the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal of the Excess Income.
The Highest Annual Death Benefit will be calculated on the date of death of the Remaining Designated Life and will be:
increased by the amount of any additional Adjusted Purchase Payments, and
reduced by the effect of any withdrawals (as described in the preceding paragraph),
made during the period between the decedent’s date of death and the date we receive Due Proof of Death.

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Please note that Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is available only until we make Guarantee Payments under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB or annuity payments begin. This means that any withdrawals that reduce your Account Value to zero will also reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount to zero.
All other provisions applicable to Death Benefits under your Annuity continue to apply. See the “Death Benefits” section of this prospectus for more information pertaining to Death Benefits.
Benefits Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and Guarantee Payments amounts are still payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will continue to make payments until the simultaneous deaths of both spousal designated lives, or the death of the Remaining Designated Life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you are not permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all subsequent payments will be treated as Guarantee Payments. Further, the Guarantee Payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. This means that the HA DB is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero due to withdrawals or annuitization, any Death Benefit value, including that of the HA DB feature, will terminate and no Death Benefit Amount is payable.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable state required premium tax, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. We will make payments until the death of the Remaining Designated Life We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to our current life only (or joint life, depending on the number of designated lives remaining) annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin, we currently make annual annuity payments as a joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the certain period in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB benefit are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.

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You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears in the prospectus section entitled “Investment Options.” In addition, you can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to (www.prudentialannuities.com.)
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the predetermined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon election of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will apply only upon re-allocation of Account Value, to any additional Purchase Payments that are made after the changes have gone into effect. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Permitted Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit, including the HA DB, will terminate and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” for more information.)
Spousal Continuation: If a Death Benefit is not payable on the death of a spousal designated life (e.g., if the first of the spousal designated lives to die is the Beneficiary but not an Owner), Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB will remain in force unless we are instructed otherwise.
Charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB
The current charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is 1.50% annually of the greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is 2.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.375% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value, or the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If the Account Value is reduced to zero as a result of a partial withdrawal that is not a withdrawal of Excess Income and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB can only be elected based on two designated lives. Designated lives must be natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit. Currently, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB only may be elected if the Owner, Annuitant, and Beneficiary designations are as follows:
One Annuity Owner, where the Annuitant and the Owner are the same person and the sole Beneficiary is the Owner’s spouse. Each Owner/Annuitant and the Beneficiary must be between 50 – 79 years old at the time of election; or
Co-Annuity Owners, where the Owners are each other’s spouses. The Beneficiary designation must be the surviving spouse, or the spouses named equally. One of the Owners must be the Annuitant. Each Owner must be between 50 and 79 years old at the time of election; or
One Annuity Owner, where the Owner is a custodial account established to hold retirement assets for the benefit of the Annuitant pursuant to the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Code (or any successor Code section thereto) (“Custodial Account”), the Beneficiary is the Custodial Account, and the spouse of the Annuitant is the Contingent Annuitant. Each of the Annuitant and the Contingent Annuitant must be between 50 and 79 years old at the time of election.

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Remaining Designated Life: A Remaining Designated Life must be a natural person and must have been listed as one of the spousal designated lives when the benefit was elected. A spousal designated life will become the Remaining Designated Life on the earlier of the death of the first of the spousal designated lives to die or divorce from the other spousal designated life while the benefit is in effect. That said, if a spousal designated life is removed as Owner, Beneficiary, or Annuitant due to divorce, the other spousal designated life becomes the Remaining Designated Life when we receive notice of the divorce, and any other documentation we require, in Good Order. Any new Beneficiary(ies) named by the Remaining Designated Life will not be a spousal designated life.
We do not permit a change of Owner under this benefit, except as follows: (a) if one Owner dies and the surviving spousal Owner assumes the Annuity, or (b) if the Annuity initially is co-owned, but thereafter the Owner who is not the Annuitant is removed as Owner. We permit changes of Beneficiary designations under this benefit, however if the Beneficiary is changed, the benefit may not be eligible to be continued upon the death of the first designated life. A change in designated lives will result in cancellation of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. If the designated lives divorce, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB may not be divided as part of the divorce settlement or judgment. Nor may the divorcing spouse who retains ownership of the Annuity appoint a new designated life upon re-marriage. Our current administrative procedure is to treat the division of an Annuity as a withdrawal from the existing Annuity. The non-owner spouse may then decide whether he or she wishes to use the withdrawn funds to purchase a new Annuity, subject to the rules that are current at the time of purchase.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit, and your guarantees under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future for new elections of this benefit. There is no guarantee that any benefit will be available for election at a later date.
If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate the benefit at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the first designated life who is an Owner (or who is the Annuitant if entity-owned), if the Remaining Designated Life elects not to continue the Annuity;
(ii)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of an Owner (or Annuitant if entity-owned) if the surviving spouse is not eligible to continue the benefit because such spouse is not a spousal designated life and there is any Account Value on the date of death;
(iii)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the Remaining Designated Life if a Death Benefit is payable under this benefit;
(iv)
your termination of the benefit;
(v)
your surrender of the Annuity;
(vi)
when annuity payments begin (although if you have elected to take annuity payments in the form of the Annual Income Amount, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(vii)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero due to a withdrawal of Excess Income;
(viii)
you allocate or transfer any portion of your Account Value to any Sub-account(s) to which you are not permitted to electively allocate or transfer Account Value*, or
(ix)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating a benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to reallocate amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts or change your designations, as applicable.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB other than upon the death of the Remaining Designated Life or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and

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thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. This final charge will be deducted even if it results in the Account Value falling below the Account Value Floor. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program, transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
How Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
See “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account” in the discussion of Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 above for information regarding this component of the benefit.
Additional Tax Considerations
Please see “Additional Tax Considerations” under Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 above.
GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION PLUS II (GRO PLUS II)
GRO Plus II is available only for Annuities issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to availability which may vary by firm. Guaranteed Return Option Plus II (GRO Plus II) is a form of “guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit” that guarantees a specified Account Value at one or more dates in the future. If you participate in this benefit, you are subject to the predetermined mathematical formula described below that transfers Account Value between your Sub-accounts and an AST bond portfolio Sub-account.
Under GRO Plus II, we guarantee that on the seventh anniversary of benefit election, and each anniversary thereafter, the Account Value will be not less than the Account Value on the date that the benefit is added to your Annuity (adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals as detailed below). We refer to this initial guarantee as the “base guarantee.” In addition to the base guarantee, GRO Plus II offers the possibility of an enhanced guarantee. You may “manually” lock in an enhanced guarantee once per “benefit year” (i.e., a year beginning on the date you acquired the benefit and each anniversary thereafter) if your Account Value on that Valuation Day exceeds the amount of any outstanding base guarantee or enhanced guarantee. If you elect to manually lock-in an enhanced guarantee on an anniversary of the effective date of the benefit, that lock-in will not count towards the one elective manual lock-in you may make each benefit year. We guarantee that the Account Value locked-in by that enhanced guarantee will not be any less seven years later, and each anniversary of that date thereafter. In addition, you may elect an automatic enhanced guarantee feature under which, if your Account Value on a benefit anniversary exceeds the highest existing guarantee by 7% or more, we guarantee that such Account Value will not be any less seven benefit anniversaries later and each benefit anniversary thereafter. You may maintain only one enhanced guarantee in addition to your base guarantee. Thus, when a new enhanced guarantee is created, it cancels any existing enhanced guarantee. However, the fact that an enhanced guarantee was effected automatically on a benefit anniversary does not prevent you from “manually” locking-in an enhanced guarantee during the ensuing benefit year. In addition, the fact that you “manually” locked in an enhanced guarantee does not preclude the possibility of an automatic enhanced guarantee on the subsequent benefit anniversary. Please note that upon creation of a new enhanced guarantee, an immediate transfer to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account (which is used as part of this benefit) may occur depending on the discount rate (as described below) used to determine the present value of each of your guarantees. You may elect to terminate an enhanced guarantee without also terminating the base guarantee. If you do, any amounts held in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (which is used as part of this benefit) with respect to that enhanced guarantee will be transferred to your other Sub-accounts in accordance with your most recent allocation instructions, and if none exist, then pro rata to your variable Sub-accounts (see below “Key Feature – Allocation of Account Value”). Amounts held in an AST bond portfolio Sub-account with respect to the base guarantee will not be transferred as a result of the termination of an enhanced guarantee. You may not lock in an enhanced guarantee, either manually or through our optional automatic program, within seven years prior to the Latest Annuity Date (please see “Annuity Options” for further information). This also applies to a new Owner who has acquired the Annuity from the original Owner.
In this section, we refer to a date on which the Account Value is guaranteed to be present as the “maturity date”. If the Account Value on the maturity date is less than the guaranteed amount, we will contribute funds from our general account to bring your Account Value up to the guaranteed amount. If the maturity date is not a Valuation Day, then we would contribute such an amount on the next Valuation Day. We will allocate any such amount to each Sub-account (other than the AST bond portfolio Sub-account used with this benefit and described below) in accordance with your most recent allocation instructions, which means: a) the Custom Portfolios Program or, b) if you are not participating in this program, then such amounts will be allocated to your Sub-accounts on a pro rata basis. Regardless of whether we need to contribute funds at the end of a Guarantee Period, we will at that time transfer all amounts held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the maturing guarantee in accordance with your most recent allocation instructions, which means: a) the Custom Portfolios Program or, b) if you are not participating in this program, then such amounts will be allocated to your Sub-accounts on a pro rata basis. If the former (i.e., an asset allocation program), your Account Value will be transferred according to the program.
Any addition or transferred amount may be subsequently re-allocated based on the predetermined mathematical formula described below.
The guarantees provided by the benefit exist only on the applicable maturity date(s). However, due to the ongoing monitoring of your Account Value, and the transfer of Account Value to support your future guarantees, the benefit may provide some protection from significant Sub-account losses. For this same reason, the benefit may limit your ability to benefit from Sub-account increases while it is in effect.

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We increase both the base guarantee and any enhanced guarantee by the amount of each Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made subsequent to the date that the guarantee was established. For example, if the effective date of the benefit was January 3, 2011 and the Account Value was $100,000 on that date, then a $30,000 Purchase Payment made on March 30, 2012 would increase the base guarantee amount to $130,000.
If you make a withdrawal (including any CDSC), we effect a proportional reduction to each existing guarantee amount. We calculate a proportional reduction by reducing each existing guarantee amount by the percentage represented by the ratio of the withdrawal amount (including any CDSC) to your Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal.
If you make a withdrawal, we will deduct the withdrawal amount pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts (including the AST bond portfolio Sub-account used with this benefit).
EXAMPLE
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of a withdrawal on each guarantee amount under this benefit.
Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 1, 2010
The benefit is elected on December 1, 2010
The Account Value on December 1, 2010 is $200,000, which results in a base guarantee of $200,000
An enhanced guarantee amount of $350,000 is locked in on December 1, 2011
The Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal is equal to $380,000
For purposes of simplifying these assumptions, we assume hypothetically that no CDSC is applicable (in general, a CDSC could be inapplicable based on the Free Withdrawal provision if the withdrawal was within the CDSC period, and would be inapplicable to the C Series)
If a withdrawal of $50,000 is taken on December 15, 2011, all guarantee amounts will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation (figures are rounded):
Withdrawal Amount

$50,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$380,000

Equals ratio
13.16
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (13.16%)
 
Base guarantee amount

$173,680

Enhanced guarantee amount

$303,940

Key Feature – Allocation of Account Value For GRO Plus II (and Highest Daily GRO II, if elected prior to July 16, 2010)
We limit the Sub-accounts to which you may allocate Account Value if you elect GRO Plus II or Highest Daily GRO II (HD GRO II) (see below for information pertaining to HD GRO II). For purposes of these benefits, we refer to those permitted Investment Options (other than the required bond portfolio Sub-accounts discussed below) as the “Permitted Sub-accounts.”
GRO Plus II and HD GRO II use a predetermined mathematical formula to help us manage your guarantees through all market cycles. The formula applicable to you may not be altered once you elect the benefit. However, subject to regulatory approval, we do reserve the right to amend the formula for newly-issued Annuities that elect or re-elect GRO Plus II and HD GRO II and for existing Annuities that elect the benefit post-issue. This required formula helps us manage our financial exposure under GRO Plus II and HD GRO II, by moving assets out of certain Sub-accounts if dictated by the formula (see below). In essence, we seek to preserve Account Value, by transferring them to a more stable option (i.e., one or more specified bond Portfolios of Advanced Series Trust). We refer to the Sub-accounts corresponding to these bond Portfolios collectively as the “AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts”. The formula also contemplates the transfer of Account Value from an AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the other Sub-accounts. Because these restrictions and the use of the formula lessen the likelihood that your Account Value will be reduced below the base and/or enhanced guarantee(s), they also reduce the likelihood that we will make any payments under this benefit. They may also limit your upside potential for growth. The formula is set forth in Appendix F of this prospectus. A summary description of each AST bond portfolio Sub-account appears within the prospectus section entitled “Investment Options.” In addition, you can find a copy of the AST bond portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com .
For purposes of operating the formula applicable to GRO Plus II and HD GRO II, we have included within this Annuity several AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts. Each AST bond portfolio is unique, in that its underlying investments generally mature at different times. For example, there would be an AST bond portfolio whose underlying investments generally mature in 2020, an AST bond portfolio whose underlying investments generally mature in 2021, and so forth. As discussed below, the formula determines the appropriate AST bond portfolio Sub-account to which Account Value is transferred. We will introduce new AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts in subsequent years, to correspond generally to the length of new guarantee

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periods that are created under this benefit (and the Highest Daily GRO II benefit). If you have elected GRO Plus II or HD GRO II, you may have Account Value allocated to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account only by operation of the formula, and thus you may not allocate Purchase Payments to or make transfers to or from an AST bond portfolio Sub-account.
Although we employ several AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts for purposes of the benefit, the formula described in the next paragraph operates so that your Account Value may be allocated to only one AST bond portfolio Sub-account at one time. The formula determines the appropriate AST Bond Portfolio Sub-account to which Account Value is transferred. On any day a transfer into or out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account is made the formula may dictate that a transfer out of one AST bond portfolio Sub-account be made into another AST bond portfolio Sub-account. Any transfer into an AST bond portfolio Sub-account will be directed to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the “current liability”, as described below. As indicated, the formula and AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts are employed with this benefit to help us mitigate the financial risks under our guarantee. Thus, the formula applicable to you under the benefit determines which AST bond portfolio Sub-account your Account Value is transferred to, and under what circumstances a transfer is made. Please note that upon creation of a new enhanced guarantee, an immediate transfer to the AST Bond Portfolio Sub-account associated with the “current liability” may occur, depending on the discount rate (as described in the next paragraph) used to determine the present value of each of your guarantees. As such, a low discount rate could cause a transfer of Account Value into an AST bond portfolio Sub-account, despite the fact that your Account Value had increased.
In general, the formula works as follows. On each Valuation Day, the formula automatically performs an analysis with respect to each guarantee that is outstanding. For each outstanding guarantee, the formula begins by determining the present value on that Valuation Day that, if appreciated at the applicable “discount rate”, would equal the applicable guarantee amount on the maturity date. As detailed in the formula, the discount rate is an interest rate determined by taking a benchmark index used within the financial services industry and then reducing that interest rate by a prescribed adjustment. Once selected, we do not change the applicable benchmark index (although we do reserve the right to use a new benchmark index if the original benchmark is discontinued). The greatest of each such present value is referred to as the “current liability” in the formula. The formula compares the current liability to the amount of your Account Value held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and to your Account Value held within the Permitted Sub-accounts. If the current liability, reduced by the amount held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and divided by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts, exceeds an upper target value (currently, 85%), then the formula will make a transfer into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, in the amount dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap discussed below). If the current liability, reduced by the amount held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and divided by the amount within the Permitted Sub-accounts, is less than a lower target value (currently, 79%), then the formula will transfer Account Value from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account into the Permitted Sub-accounts, in the amount dictated by the formula.
The formula will not execute a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account that results in more than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (“90% cap”). Thus, on any Valuation Day, if the formula would require a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account that would result in more than 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, only the amount that results in exactly 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the performance of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and the Permitted Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap). At no time will the formula make a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. However, it is possible that, due to the investment performance of your allocations in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and your allocations in the Permitted Sub-accounts you have selected, your Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is in effect, the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase Payments to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, regardless of how much of your Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts. This means that there could be scenarios under which, because of the additional Purchase Payments you make, less than 90% of your entire Account Value is allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and the formula will still not transfer any of your Account Value to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account).
For example,
March 17, 2011 – a transfer is made to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account that results in the 90% cap being met and now $90,000 is allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and $10,000 is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts.
March 18, 2011 – you make an additional Purchase Payment of $10,000. No transfers have been made from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts since the cap went into effect on March 17, 2011.
On March 18, 2011 (and at least until first a transfer is made out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account under the formula) – the $10,000 payment is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and on this date you have 82% in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and 18% in the Permitted Sub-accounts (such that $20,000 is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and $90,000 to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account).
Once there is a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (of any amount), the formula will operate as described above, meaning that the formula could transfer amounts to or from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap).

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Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. We will continue to monitor your Account Value daily and, if dictated by the formula, systematically transfer amounts between the Permitted Sub-accounts you have chosen and the AST bond portfolio Sub-account as dictated by the formula.
As discussed above, each Valuation Day, the formula analyzes the difference between your Account Value and your guarantees, as well as how long you have owned the benefit, and determines if any portion of your Account Value needs to be transferred into or out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts. Therefore, at any given time, some, none, or most of your Account Value may be allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts.
Each market cycle is unique, therefore the performance of your Sub-accounts, and its impact on your Account Value, will differ from market cycle to market cycle producing different transfer activity under the formula. The amount and timing of transfers to and from the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts pursuant to the formula depend on various factors unique to your Annuity and are not necessarily directly correlated with the securities markets, bond markets, interest rates or any other market or index. Some of the factors that determine the amount and timing of transfers (as applicable to your Annuity), include:
The difference between your Account Value and your guarantee amount(s);
The amount of time until the maturity of your guarantee(s);
The amount invested in, and the performance of, the Permitted Sub-accounts;
The amount invested in, and the performance of, the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts;
The discount rate used to determine the present value of your guarantee(s);
Additional Purchase Payments, if any, that you make to the Annuity; and
Withdrawals, if any, taken from the Annuity.
Any amounts invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts will affect your ability to participate in a subsequent market recovery within the Permitted Sub-accounts. Conversely, the Account Value may be higher at the beginning of the market recovery, e.g. more of the Account Value may have been protected from decline and volatility than it otherwise would have been had the benefit not been elected. The AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts are available only with certain optional living benefits, and you may not allocate Purchase Payments to or transfer Account Value to or from the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts.
Transfers under the formula do not impact any guarantees under the benefit that have already been locked-in.
Election/Cancellation of the Benefit
GRO Plus II is available only for Annuities issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to availability which may vary by firm. GRO Plus II can be elected on any Valuation Day as long as the benefit is available, provided that your Account Value is allocated in a manner permitted with the benefit and that you otherwise meet our eligibility rules. You may elect GRO Plus II only if the oldest of the Owner and Annuitant is 84 or younger on the date of election. GRO Plus II is not available if you participate in any other optional living benefit. However, GRO Plus II may be elected together with any optional death benefit.
GRO Plus II will terminate automatically upon: (a) the death of the Owner or the Annuitant (in an entity-owned contract), unless the Annuity is continued by the surviving spouse; (b) as of the date Account Value is applied to begin annuity payments; (c) as of the anniversary of benefit election that immediately precedes the contractually-mandated latest Annuity date, or (d) upon full surrender of the Annuity. If you elect to terminate the benefit, GRO Plus II will no longer provide any guarantees. The charge for the GRO Plus II benefit will no longer be deducted from your Account Value upon termination of the benefit.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Investment Options and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the permitted Investment Options that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not arise until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
If you wish, you may cancel the GRO Plus II benefit. You may also cancel an enhanced guarantee, but leave the base guarantee intact. Upon cancellation, you may elect any other currently available living benefit on any Valuation Day after you have cancelled the GRO Plus II benefit, provided that your Account Value is allocated in a manner permitted with that new benefit and that you otherwise meet our eligibility rules. Upon cancellation of the GRO Plus II benefit, any Account Value allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account used with the formula will be reallocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts according to your most recent allocation instructions or, in absence of such instructions, pro rata (i.e., in direct proportion to your current allocations). Upon your re-election of GRO Plus II, Account Value may be transferred between the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts and the Permitted Sub-accounts according to the predetermined mathematical formula (see “Key Feature – Allocation of Account Value” above for more details). You also should be aware that upon cancellation of the GRO Plus II benefit, you will lose all guarantees that you had accumulated under the benefit. Thus, the guarantees under any newly-elected benefit will be based on your current Account Value at benefit effectiveness. The benefit you elect or re-elect may be more expensive than the benefit you cancel. Once the GRO Plus II benefit is canceled you are not required to re-elect another optional living benefit and any subsequent benefit election may be made on or after the first Valuation Day following the cancellation of the GRO Plus II benefit provided that the benefit you are looking to elect is available at that time and on a post-issue basis.

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Special Considerations under GRO Plus II
This benefit is subject to certain rules and restrictions, including, but not limited to the following:
Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. The Permitted Sub-accounts are those described in the Investment Option section of this prospectus.
Transfers as dictated by the formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under the Annuity.
Any amounts applied to your Account Value by us on a maturity date will not be treated as “investment in the contract” for income tax purposes.
Only systematic withdrawal programs in which amounts withdrawn are being taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) will be permitted if you participate in GRO Plus II. Thus, you may not elect GRO Plus II so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata. Similarly, if you currently participate in GRO Plus II, we will allow you to add a systematic withdrawal program only if withdrawals under the program are to be taken pro rata.
As the time remaining until the applicable maturity date(s) gradually decreases, the benefit may become increasingly sensitive to moves to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account.
Charges under the Benefit
We deduct an annualized charge equal to 0.60% of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts (including any AST bond portfolio Sub-account) for participation in the GRO Plus II benefit. The annualized charge is deducted daily. The charge is deducted to compensate us for: (a) the risk that your Account Value on a maturity date is less than the amount guaranteed and (b) administration of the benefit. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit. We will not refund the charges you have paid even if we never have to make any payments under the benefit.
HIGHEST DAILY ® GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION II (HD GRO II)
HD GRO II is available only for Annuities issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to availability which may vary by firm. Highest Daily Guaranteed Return Option II (HD ® GRO II) is a form of “guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit” that guarantees a specified Account Value at one or more dates in the future. If you participate in this benefit, you are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula that transfers Account Value between your Sub-accounts and an AST bond portfolio Sub-account.
HD GRO II creates a series of separate guarantees, each of which is based on the highest Account Value attained on a day during the applicable time period. As each year of your participation in the benefit passes, we create a new guarantee. Each guarantee then remains in existence until the date on which it matures (unless the benefit terminates sooner). We refer to each date on which the specified Account Value is guaranteed as the “maturity date” for that guarantee. HD GRO II will not create a guarantee if the maturity date of that guarantee would extend beyond the Latest Annuity Date. This is true even with respect to a new Owner who has acquired the Annuity from the original Owner.
The guarantees provided by the benefit exist only on the applicable maturity date(s). However, due to the ongoing monitoring of your Account Value, and the transfer of Account Value to support your future guarantees, the benefit may provide some protection from significant Sub-account losses. For this same reason, the benefit may limit your ability to benefit from Sub-account increases while it is in effect.
The initial guarantee is created on the day that the HD GRO II benefit is added to your Annuity. We guarantee that your Account Value on the tenth anniversary of that day (we refer to each such anniversary as a “benefit anniversary”) will not be less than your Account Value on the day that the HD GRO II benefit was added or re-added to your Annuity. Each benefit anniversary thereafter, we create a new guarantee. With respect to each such subsequent guarantee, we identify the highest Account Value that occurred between the date of that benefit anniversary and the date on which HD GRO II was added to your Annuity. We guarantee that your Account Value ten years after that benefit anniversary will be no less than the highest daily Account Value (adjusted for Purchase Payments and withdrawals, as described below) that occurred during that time period. The following example illustrates the time period over which we identify the highest daily Account Value for purposes of each subsequent guarantee under the benefit. If the date of benefit election were January 6, 2011, we would create a guarantee on January 6 of each subsequent year. For example, we would create a guarantee on January 6, 2015 based on the highest Account Value occurring between January 6, 2011 and January 6, 2015, and that guarantee would mature on January 6, 2025. As described below, we adjust each of the guarantee amounts for Purchase Payments (and any associated Purchase Credits) and withdrawals.
If the Account Value on the maturity date is less than the guaranteed amount, we will contribute funds from our general account to bring your Account Value up to the guaranteed amount. If the maturity date is not a Valuation Day, then we would contribute such an amount on the next Valuation Day. We will allocate any such amount to each Sub-account (other than the AST bond portfolio Sub-account used with this benefit and described below) in accordance with your most recent allocations instructions. Regardless of whether we need to contribute funds at the end of a guarantee period, we will at that time transfer all amounts held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the maturing guarantee to your other Sub-accounts on a pro rata basis, unless your Account Value is either (1) being allocated according to an asset allocation program or (2) at that time allocated entirely to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account. If the former (i.e., an asset allocation program), your Account Value will be transferred according to the program. If the latter (i.e., an AST bond portfolio Sub-account), then your Account Value will be transferred to the Sub-accounts permitted with this benefit according to your most recent allocation instructions. Any addition or transferred amount may subsequently be re-allocated based on the predetermined mathematical formula described below.

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We increase the amount of each guarantee that has not yet reached its maturity date, as well as the highest daily Account Value that we calculate to establish a guarantee, by the amount of each subsequent Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made prior to the applicable maturity date. For example, if the effective date of the benefit was January 4, 2011, and there was an initial guaranteed amount that was set at $100,000 maturing January 4, 2021, and a second guaranteed amount that was set at $120,000 maturing January 4, 2022, then a $30,000 Purchase Payment made on March 30, 2012 would increase the guaranteed amounts to $130,000 and $150,000, respectively.
If you make a withdrawal (including any CDSC), we effect a proportional reduction to each existing guarantee amount. We calculate a proportional reduction by reducing each existing guarantee amount by the percentage represented by the ratio of the withdrawal amount (including any CDSC) to your Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal.
If you make a withdrawal, we will deduct the withdrawal amount pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts (including the AST bond portfolio Sub-account used with this benefit).
EXAMPLE
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of a withdrawal on each guarantee amount under this benefit.
Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 1, 2010
The benefit is elected on December 1, 2010
The Account Value on December 1, 2010 is $200,000, which results in an initial guarantee of $200,000
An additional guarantee amount of $350,000 is locked in on December 1, 2011
The Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal is equal to $380,000
For purposes of simplifying these assumptions, we assume hypothetically that no CDSC is applicable (in general, a CDSC could be inapplicable based on the Free Withdrawal provision if the withdrawal was within the CDSC period, and would be inapplicable to the C Series)
If a withdrawal of $50,000 is taken on December 15, 2011, all guarantee amounts will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation (figures are rounded):
Withdrawal Amount

$50,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$380,000

Equals ratio
13.16
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (13.16%)
 
Initial guarantee amount

$173,680

Additional guarantee amount

$303,940

Key Feature – Allocation of Account Value
We limit the Sub-accounts to which you may allocate Account Value if you elect HD GRO II. For purposes of this benefit, we refer to those permitted investment options (other than the AST bond portfolio used with this benefit) as the “Permitted Sub-accounts”.
HD GRO II uses a predetermined mathematical formula to help manage your guarantees through all market cycles. The formula applicable to you may not be altered once you elect the benefit. However, subject to regulatory approval, we do reserve the right to amend the formula for newly-issued Annuities that elect or re-elect the benefit and for existing Annuities that elect the benefit post-issue. This required formula helps us manage our financial exposure under HD GRO II, by moving assets out of certain Sub-accounts if dictated by the formula (see below). In essence, we seek to preserve Account Value, by transferring it to a more stable option (i.e., one or more specified bond Portfolios of Advanced Series Trust). We refer to the Sub-accounts corresponding to these bond Portfolios collectively as the “AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts”. The formula also contemplates the transfer of Account Value from an AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the other Sub-accounts. Because these restrictions and the use of the formula lessen the likelihood that your Account Value will be reduced below the base and/or enhanced guarantee(s), they also reduce the likelihood that we will make any payments under this benefit. They may also limit your upside potential for growth. The formula is set forth in Appendix G of this prospectus. A summary description of each AST bond portfolio Sub-account appears within the prospectus section entitled “Investment Options.” In addition, you can find a copy of the AST bond portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com .
For purposes of operating the HD GRO II formula, we have included within each Annuity several AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts. Each AST bond portfolio is unique, in that its underlying investments generally mature at different times. For example, there would be an AST bond portfolio whose underlying investments generally mature in 2020, an AST bond portfolio whose underlying investments generally mature in 2021, and so forth. As discussed below, the formula determines the appropriate AST bond portfolio Sub-account to which Account Value is transferred. We will introduce new AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts in subsequent years, to correspond generally to the length of new guarantee periods that are created under this benefit. If you have elected HD GRO II, you may have Account Value allocated to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account only by operation of the formula, and thus you may not allocate Purchase Payments to or make transfers to or from an AST bond portfolio Sub-account.

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Although we employ several AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts for purposes of the benefit, the formula described in the next paragraph operates so that your Account Value may be allocated to only one AST bond portfolio Sub-account at one time. The formula determines the appropriate AST bond portfolio Sub-account to which Account Value is transferred. On any day a transfer into or out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account is made the formula may dictate that a transfer out of one AST bond portfolio Sub-account be made into another AST bond portfolio Sub-account. Any transfer into an AST bond portfolio Sub-account will be directed to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the “current liability”, as described below. As indicated, the formula and AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts are employed with this benefit to help us mitigate the financial risks under our guarantee. Thus, the applicable formula under the benefit determines which AST bond portfolio Sub-account your Account Value is transferred to, and under what circumstances a transfer is made.
In general, the formula works as follows. Under the formula, Account Value will transfer between the “Permitted Sub-accounts” and an AST bond portfolio Sub-account when dictated by the pre-determined mathematical formula. On each Valuation Day, including the effective date of the benefit, the pre-determined mathematical formula is used to compare your Account Value to an amount based on the guarantees provided under the benefit. The formula determines whether a transfer occurs based, among other things, on an identification of the outstanding guarantee that has the largest present value. Based on the formula, a determination is made as to whether any portion of your Account Value is to be transferred to or from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. In identifying those guarantees, we consider each guarantee that already has been set (i.e., on a benefit anniversary), as well as an amount that we refer to as the “Projected Future Guarantee.” The “Projected Future Guarantee” is an amount equal to the highest Account Value (adjusted for withdrawals, additional Purchase Payments, and any associated Credits as described in the section of the prospectus concerning HD GRO II) within the current benefit year that would result in a new guarantee. For the Projected Future Guarantee, the assumed guarantee period begins on the current Valuation Day and ends 10 years from the next anniversary of the effective date of the benefit. As such, a Projected Future Guarantee could cause a transfer of Account Value into an AST bond portfolio Sub-account. We only calculate a Projected Future Guarantee if the assumed guarantee period associated with that Projected Future Guarantee does not extend beyond the latest Annuity Date applicable to the Annuity. The amount that is transferred to and from the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts pursuant to the formula depends upon the factors set forth in the seven bullet points below, some of which relate to the guarantee amount(s), including the Projected Future Guarantee.
For each outstanding guarantee and the Projected Future Guarantee, the formula begins by determining the present value on that Valuation Day that, if appreciated at the applicable “discount rate”, would equal the applicable guarantee amount on the Maturity Date. As detailed in the formula, the discount rate is an interest rate determined by taking a benchmark index used within the financial services industry and then reducing that interest rate by a prescribed adjustment. Once selected, we do not change the applicable benchmark index (although we do reserve the right to use a new benchmark index if the original benchmark is discontinued). The greatest of each such present value is referred to as the “current liability” in the formula. The formula compares the current liability to the amount of your Account Value held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and to your Account Value held within the Permitted Sub-accounts. If the current liability, reduced by the amount held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and divided by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts, exceeds an upper target value (currently, 85%), then the formula will make a transfer into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, in the amount dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap feature discussed below). If the current liability, reduced by the amount held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and divided by the amount within the Permitted Sub-accounts, is less than a lower target value (currently, 79%), then the formula will transfer Account Value from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account into the Permitted Sub-accounts, in the amount dictated by the formula.
The formula will not execute a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account that results in more than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (“90% cap”). Thus, on any Valuation Day, if the formula would require a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account that would result in more than 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, only the amount that results in exactly 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the performance of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and the Permitted Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap feature). At no time will the formula make a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. However, it is possible that, due to the investment performance of your allocations in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and your allocations in the Permitted Sub-accounts you have selected, your Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is in effect, the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase Payments to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, regardless of how much of your Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts. This means that there could be scenarios under which, because of the additional Purchase Payments you make, less than 90% of your entire Account Value is allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and the formula will still not transfer any of your Account Value to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account).
For example,
March 17, 2011 – a transfer is made to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account that results in the 90% cap being met and now $90,000 is allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and $10,000 is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts.
March 18, 2011 – you make an additional Purchase Payment of $10,000. No transfers have been made from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts since the cap went into effect on March 17, 2011.

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On March 18, 2011 (and at least until first a transfer is made out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account under the formula) – the $10,000 payment is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and on this date you have 82% in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and 18% in the Permitted Sub-accounts (such that $20,000 is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and $90,000 to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account).
Once there is a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (of any amount), the formula will operate as described above, meaning that the formula could transfer amounts to or from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap feature).
Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. We will continue to monitor your Account Value daily and, if dictated by the formula, systematically transfer amounts between the Permitted Sub-accounts you have chosen and the AST bond portfolio Sub-account as dictated by the formula.
As discussed above, each Valuation Day, the formula analyzes the difference between your Account Value and your guarantees as well as how long you have owned the benefit, and determines if any portion of your Account Value needs to be transferred into or out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts. Therefore, at any given time, some, none, or most of your Account Value may be allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts.
Each market cycle is unique, therefore the performance of your Sub-accounts, and its impact on your Account Value, will differ from market cycle to market cycle producing different transfer activity under the formula. The amount and timing of transfers to and from the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts pursuant to the formula depend on various factors unique to your Annuity and are not necessarily directly correlated with the securities markets, bond markets, interest rates or any other market or index. Some of the factors that determine the amount and timing of transfers (as applicable to your Annuity), include:
The difference between your Account Value and your guarantee amount(s);
The amount of time until the maturity of your guarantee(s);
The amount invested in, and the performance of, the Permitted Sub-accounts;
The amount invested in, and the performance of, the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts;
The discount rate used to determine the present value of your guarantee(s);
Additional Purchase Payments, if any, that you make to the Annuity; and
Withdrawals, if any, taken from the Annuity.
Any amounts invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts will affect your ability to participate in a subsequent market recovery within the Permitted Sub-accounts. Conversely, the Account Value may be higher at the beginning of the market recovery, e.g. more of the Account Value may have been protected from decline and volatility than it otherwise would have been had the benefit not been elected. The AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts are available only with certain optional living benefits, and you may not allocate Purchase Payments to or transfer Account Value to or from the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts.
Transfers under the formula do not impact any guarantees under the benefit that have already been locked-in.
Election/Cancellation of the Benefit
HD GRO II is available only for Annuities issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to availability which may vary by firm. HD GRO II can be elected on any Valuation Day as long as the benefit is available, provided that your Account Value is allocated in a manner permitted with the benefit and you otherwise meet our eligibility requirements. You may elect HD GRO II only if the oldest of the Owner and Annuitant is 84 or younger on the date of election. If you currently participate in a living benefit that may be cancelled, you may terminate that benefit at any time and elect HD GRO II. However you will lose all guarantees that you had accumulated under the previous benefit. The initial guarantee under HD GRO II will be based on your current Account Value at the time the new benefit becomes effective on your Annuity. HD GRO II is not available if you participate in any other living benefit. However, HD GRO II may be elected together with any optional death benefit.
HD GRO II will terminate automatically upon: (a) the death of the Owner or the Annuitant (in an entity-owned Annuity), unless the Annuity is continued by the surviving spouse; (b) as of the date Account Value is applied to begin annuity payments; (c) as of the anniversary of benefit election that immediately precedes the contractually-mandated latest annuity date, or (d) upon full surrender of the Annuity. If you elect to terminate the benefit, HD GRO II will no longer provide any guarantees. The charge for the HD GRO II benefit will no longer be deducted from your Account Value upon termination of the benefit.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Investment Options and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the permitted Investment Options that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not arise until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
If you wish, you may cancel the HD GRO II benefit. You may then elect any other currently available living benefit on any Valuation Day after you have cancelled the HD GRO II benefit, provided that your Account Value is allocated in the manner permitted with that new benefit and you otherwise meet our eligibility requirements. Upon cancellation of the HD GRO II benefit, any Account Value allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts used with the formula will be reallocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts according to your most recent allocation instructions or, in

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absence of such instructions, pro rata (i.e., in direct proportion to your current allocations). Upon your re-election of HD GRO II, Account Value may be transferred between the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts and the other Sub-accounts according to the predetermined mathematical formula (see “Key Feature – Allocation of Account Value” section for more details). You also should be aware that upon cancellation of the HD GRO II benefit, you will lose all guarantees that you had accumulated under the benefit. Thus, the guarantees under your newly-elected benefit will be based on your current Account Value at the time the new benefit becomes effective. The benefit you elect or re-elect may be more expensive than the benefit you cancel.
Special Considerations under HD GRO II
This benefit is subject to certain rules and restrictions, including, but not limited to the following:
Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. The Permitted Sub-accounts are those described in the Investment Option section. Transfers as dictated by the formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under the Annuity.
Any amounts applied to your Account Value by us on a maturity date will not be treated as “investment in the contract” for income tax purposes.
As the time remaining until the applicable maturity date gradually decreases, the benefit may become increasingly sensitive to moves to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account.
Only systematic withdrawal programs in which amounts withdrawn are being taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) will be permitted if you participate in HD GRO II. Thus, you may not elect HD GRO II so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata. Similarly, if you currently participate in HD GRO II, we will allow you to add a systematic withdrawal program only if withdrawals under the program are to be taken pro rata.
Charges under the Benefit
We deduct an annualized charge equal to 0.60% of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts (including any AST bond portfolio Sub-account) for participation in the HD GRO II benefit. The annualized charge is deducted daily. The charge is deducted to compensate us for: (a) the risk that your Account Value on the maturity date is less than the amount guaranteed and (b) administration of the benefit. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit. We will not refund the charges you have paid even if we never have to make any payments under the benefit.

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DEATH BENEFITS
TRIGGERS FOR PAYMENT OF THE DEATH BENEFIT
Each Annuity provides a Death Benefit prior to Annuitization. If the Annuity is owned by one or more natural persons, the Death Benefit is payable upon the death of the Owner (or the first to die, if there are multiple Owners). If an Annuity is owned by an entity, the Death Benefit is payable upon the Annuitant's death if there is no Contingent Annuitant. Generally, if a Contingent Annuitant was designated before the Annuitant's death and the Annuitant dies, then the Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant and a Death Benefit will not be paid upon the Annuitant's death. The person upon whose death the Death Benefit is paid is referred to below as the “decedent”.
Where an Annuity is issued to a trust and such trust is characterized as a grantor trust under the Code, such Annuity shall not be considered to be held by a non-natural person and will be subject to the tax reporting and withholding requirements generally applicable to a Nonqualified Annuity held by a natural person.  At this time, we will not issue an Annuity to grantor trusts with more than two grantors.
You may name as the Owner of the Annuity a grantor trust with one grantor only if the grantor is designated as the Annuitant. You may name as the Owner of the Annuity, subject to state availability, a grantor trust with two grantors only if the oldest grantor is designated as the Annuitant.  We will not issue Annuities to grantor trusts with more than two grantors and we will not permit co-grantors to be designated as either joint Annuitants during the Accumulation Period or Contingent Annuitants.
Where the Annuity is owned by a grantor trust, the Annuity must be distributed within 5 years after the date of death of the first grantor’s death under Section 72(s) of the Code.  If a non-Annuitant grantor predeceases the Annuitant, the Surrender Value will be payable. The Surrender Value will be payable to the trust and there is no Death Benefit provided under the Annuity except as otherwise described below. Between the date of death of the non-Annuitant grantor and the date that we distribute the Surrender Value, the Account Value is reduced by the Total Insurance Charge and subject to Sub-account fluctuations. If the Annuitant dies after the death of the first grantor, but prior to the distribution of the Surrender Value of the Annuity, then the Death Benefit amount will be payable as a lump sum to the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries as described in the “Death Benefits” section of this prospectus.  See the “Death Benefits” section for information on the amount payable if the Annuitant predeceases the non-Annuitant grantor.
Once we have received Due Proof of Death, each eligible Beneficiary may take his/her portion of the Death Benefit in one of the forms described in this prospectus (e.g., distribution of the entire interest in the Annuity within 5 years after the date of death, or as periodic payments over a period not extending beyond the life or life expectancy of the Beneficiary – see “Payment of Death Benefits” below).
After our receipt of Due Proof of Death, we automatically transfer any remaining Death Benefit to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account. However, between the date of death and the date that we transfer any remaining Death Benefit to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account, the amount of the death benefit is impacted by the Insurance Charge and subject to Sub-account fluctuations.
No Death Benefit will be payable if the Annuity terminates because your Account Value reaches zero (which can happen if, for example, you are taking withdrawals under an optional living benefit).
EXCEPTIONS TO AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT
There are certain exceptions to the amount of the Death Benefit.
Submission of Due Proof of Death after One Year. If we receive Due Proof of Death more than one year after the date of death, we reserve the right to limit the Death Benefit to the Account Value on the date we receive Due Proof of Death (i.e., we would not pay the basic Death Benefit or any Death Benefit in connection with an optional living benefit).
Death Benefit Suspension Period. You also should be aware that there is a Death Benefit suspension period. If the decedent was not the Owner or Annuitant as of the Issue Date (or within 60 days thereafter), any Death Benefit (including the Minimum Death Benefit, any optional Death Benefit, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income with HA DB, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB) that applies will be suspended for a two year period starting from the date that person first became Owner or Annuitant. This suspension would not apply if the ownership or annuitant change was the result of Spousal Continuation or death of the prior Owner or Annuitant. While the two year suspension is in effect, any applicable charge will continue to apply but the Death Benefit amount will equal the Account Value, less any Purchase Credits granted during the period beginning 12 months prior to decedent’s date of death and ending on the date we receive Due Proof of Death with respect to the X Series. Thus, if you had elected an Optional Death benefit, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income with HA DB, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB or Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, and the suspension were in effect, you would be paying the fee for the optional Death Benefit, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income with HA DB, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB or Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB even though during the suspension period your Death Benefit would be limited to the Account Value. After the two-year suspension period is completed the Death Benefit is the same as if the suspension period had not been in force. See “Change of Owner, Annuitant and Beneficiary Designations” in “Managing Your Annuity” with regard to changes of Owner or Annuitant that are allowable.
Beneficiary Annuity. With respect to a Beneficiary Annuity, the Death Benefit is triggered by the death of the beneficial Owner (or the Key Life, if entity-owned). However, if the Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity, the Owner is an entity, and the Key Life is already deceased, then no Death Benefit is payable upon the death of the beneficial Owner.

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DEATH BENEFITS
Each Annuity provides a minimum Death Benefit at no additional charge. The amount of the minimum Death Benefit is equal to the greater of:
The sum of all Purchase Payments you have made since the Issue Date of the Annuity (excluding any Purchase Credits) until the date of Due Proof of Death, reduced proportionally by the ratio of the amount of any withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal; AND
Your Account Value.
SPOUSAL CONTINUATION OF ANNUITY
Unless you designate a Beneficiary other than your spouse, upon the death of either spousal Owner, the surviving spouse may elect to continue ownership of the Annuity instead of taking the Death Benefit payment. The Account Value as of the date of Due Proof of Death will be equal to the Death Benefit that would have been payable. Any amount added to the Account Value will be allocated to the Sub-accounts (if you participate in an optional living benefit, such amount will not be directly added to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account used by the benefit, but may be reallocated by the pre-determined mathematical formula on the same day). No CDSC will apply to Purchase Payments made prior to the effective date of a spousal continuance. However, any additional Purchase Payments applied after the date the continuance is effective will be subject to all provisions of the Annuity, including the CDSC when applicable.
Subsequent to spousal continuation, the minimum Death Benefit will be equal to the greater of:
The Account Value on the effective date of the spousal continuance, plus all Purchase Payments you have made since the spousal continuance (excluding any Purchase Credits) until the date of Due Proof of Death, reduced proportionally by the ratio of the amount of any withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal; and
The Account Value on Due Proof of Death of the surviving spouse.
With respect to Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with HA DB and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB:
If the Highest Annual Death Benefit is not payable upon the death of a Spousal Designated Life, and the Remaining Designated Life chooses to continue the Annuity, the benefit will remain in force unless we are instructed otherwise.
If a Death Benefit is not payable upon the death of a Spousal Designated Life (e.g., if the first of the Spousal Designated Lives to die is the Beneficiary but not an Owner), the benefit will remain in force unless we are instructed otherwise.
Spousal continuation is also permitted, subject to our rules and regulatory approval, if the Annuity is held by a custodial account established to hold retirement assets for the benefit of the natural person Annuitant pursuant to the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Code (“Custodial Account”) and, on the date of the Annuitant’s death, the spouse of the Annuitant is (1) the Contingent Annuitant under the Annuity and (2) the Beneficiary of the Custodial Account. The ability to continue the Annuity in this manner will result in the Annuity no longer qualifying for tax deferral under the Code. However, such tax deferral should result from the ownership of the Annuity by the Custodial Account. Please consult your tax or legal adviser.
Any Optional Death Benefit in effect at the time the first of the spouses dies will continue only if spousal assumption occurs prior to the Death Benefit Target Date and prior to the assuming spouse’s 80th birthday. If spousal assumption occurs after the Death Benefit Target Date (or the 80th birthday of the assuming spouse), then any Optional Death Benefit will terminate as of the date of spousal assumption. In that event, the assuming spouse’s Death Benefit will equal the basic Death Benefit.
We allow a spouse to continue the Annuity even though he/she has reached or surpassed the Latest Annuity Date. However, upon such a spousal continuance, annuity payments would begin immediately.
A surviving spouse’s ability to continue ownership of the Annuity may be impacted by the Defense of Marriage Act (see “Managing Your Annuity – Spousal Designations”). Please consult your tax or legal adviser for more information about such impact in your state.
PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS
Alternative Death Benefit Payment Options – Annuities owned by Individuals (not Associated with Tax-Favored Plans)
Except in the case of a spousal continuation as described above, upon your death, certain distributions must be made under the Annuity. The required distributions depend on whether you die before you start taking annuity payments under the Annuity or after you start taking annuity payments under the Annuity. If you die on or after the Annuity Date, the remaining portion of the interest in the Annuity must be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of death. In the event of the decedent’s death before the Annuity Date, the Death Benefit must be distributed:
within five (5) years of the date of death (the 5 Year Deadline); or
as a series of payments not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Beneficiary or over the life of the Beneficiary. Payments under this option must begin within one year of the date of death. If the Beneficiary does not begin installments by such time, then no partial withdrawals will be permitted thereafter and we require that the Beneficiary take the Death Benefit as a lump sum within the 5 Year Deadline.
If the Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity, the payment of the Death Benefit must be distributed:
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as a series of required distributions under the Beneficiary Continuation Option as described below in the section entitled “Beneficiary Continuation Option,” unless you have made an election prior to Death Benefit proceeds becoming due.
If we do not receive instructions on where to send the payment within 5 years of the date of death, the funds will be escheated.
Alternative Death Benefit Payment Options – Annuities Held by Tax-Favored Plans
The Code provides for alternative death benefit payment options when an Annuity is used as an IRA, 403(b) or other “qualified investment” that requires minimum distributions. Upon your death under an IRA, 403(b) or other “qualified investment”, the designated Beneficiary may generally elect to continue the Annuity and receive Required Minimum Distributions under the Annuity instead of receiving the Death Benefit in a single payment. The available payment options will depend on whether you die before the date Required Minimum Distributions under the Code were to begin, whether you have named a designated beneficiary and whether the Beneficiary is your surviving spouse. Note that if you elected to receive required minimum distributions under a Minimum Distribution Option, the program will be discontinued upon receipt of notification of death. The final required minimum distribution must be distributed prior to establishing a beneficiary payment option for the balance of the contract.
If you die after a designated Beneficiary has been named, the death benefit must be distributed by December 31st of the year including the five year anniversary of the date of death (the “Qualified 5 Year Deadline”), or as periodic payments not extending beyond the life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary (provided such payments begin by December 31st of the year following the year of death). If the Beneficiary does not begin installments by such time, then no partial withdrawals will be permitted and we require that the Beneficiary take the Death Benefit as a lump sum by the Qualified 5 Year Deadline. However, if your surviving spouse is the Beneficiary, the death benefit can be paid out over the life expectancy of your spouse with such payments beginning no later than December 31st of the year following the year of death or December 31st of the year in which you would have reached age 70 1/2, whichever is later. Additionally, if the Death Benefit is solely payable to (or for the benefit of) your surviving spouse, then the Annuity may be continued with your spouse as the Owner.
If you die before a designated Beneficiary is named and before the date Required Minimum Distributions must begin under the Code, the Death Benefit must be paid out by the Qualified 5 Year Deadline. If the Beneficiary does not begin installments by December 31st of the year following the year of death, then no partial withdrawals will be permitted and we will require that the Beneficiary take the Death Benefit as a lump sum by the Qualified 5 Year Deadline. For Annuities where multiple Beneficiaries have been named and at least one of the Beneficiaries does not qualify as a designated Beneficiary and the account has not been divided into separate accounts by December 31st of the year following the year of death, such Annuity is deemed to have no designated Beneficiary.
If you die before a designated Beneficiary is named and after the date Required Minimum Distributions must begin under the Code, the Death Benefit must be paid out at least as rapidly as under the method then in effect. For Annuities where multiple Beneficiaries have been named and at least one of the Beneficiaries does not qualify as a designated Beneficiary and the account has not been divided into separate accounts by December 31st of the year following the year of death, such Annuity is deemed to have no designated Beneficiary.
A Beneficiary has the flexibility to take out more each year than mandated under the Required Minimum Distribution rules.
Until withdrawn, amounts in an IRA, 403(b) or other “qualified investment” continue to be tax deferred. Amounts withdrawn each year, including amounts that are required to be withdrawn under the Required Minimum Distribution rules, are subject to tax. You may wish to consult a professional tax advisor for tax advice as to your particular situation.
For a Roth IRA, if death occurs before the entire interest is distributed, the Death Benefit must be distributed under the same rules applied to IRAs where death occurs before the date Required Minimum Distributions must begin under the Code.
If we do not receive instructions on where to send the payment within 5 years of the date of death, the funds will be escheated.
The tax consequences to the Beneficiary may vary among the different Death Benefit payment options. See “Tax Considerations” and consult your tax advisor.
BENEFICIARY CONTINUATION OPTION
Instead of receiving the Death Benefit in a single payment, or under an Annuity Option, a Beneficiary may take the Death Benefit under an alternative Death Benefit payment option, as provided by the Code and described above under the sections entitled “Payment of Death Benefits” and “Alternative Death Benefit Payment Options – Annuities Held by Tax-Favored Plans.” This “Beneficiary Continuation Option” is described below and is available for both qualified Annuities (i.e. annuities sold to an IRA, Roth IRA, SEP IRA, or 403(b)), Beneficiary Annuities and non-qualified Annuities. This option is different from the “Beneficiary Annuity”, because the Beneficiary Continuation Option is a death benefit payout option used explicitly for annuities issued by a Prudential affiliate.
Under the Beneficiary Continuation Option:
The Beneficiary must apply at least $15,000 to the Beneficiary Continuation Option (thus, the Death Benefit amount payable to each beneficiary must be at least $15,000).
The Annuity will be continued in the Owner’s name, for the benefit of the Beneficiary.
Beginning on the date we receive an election by the Beneficiary to take the Death Benefit in a form other than a lump sum, the Beneficiary will incur a Settlement Service Charge which is an annual charge assessed on a daily basis against the assets allocated to the Sub-accounts. The charge is 1.00% per year.

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Beginning on the date we receive an election by the Beneficiary to take the Death Benefit in a form other than a lump sum, the Beneficiary will incur an annual maintenance fee equal to the lesser of $30 or 2% of Account Value. The fee will only apply if the Account Value is less than $25,000 at the time the fee is assessed. The fee will not apply if it is assessed 30 days prior to a surrender request.
The initial Account Value will be equal to any Death Benefit (including any optional Death Benefit in connection with an optional living benefit) that would have been payable to the Beneficiary if the Beneficiary had taken a lump sum distribution.
The available Sub-accounts will be among those available to the Owner at the time of death, however certain Sub-accounts may not be available.
The Beneficiary may request transfers among Sub-accounts, subject to the same limitations and restrictions that applied to the Owner. Transfers in excess of 20 per year will incur a $10 transfer fee.
No additional Purchase Payments can be applied to the Annuity. Multiple deaths cannot be combined in a single Beneficiary Continuation Option.
The basic Death Benefit and any optional benefits elected by the Owner will no longer apply to the Beneficiary.
The Beneficiary can request a withdrawal of all or a portion of the Account Value at any time, unless the Beneficiary Continuation Option was the payout predetermined by the Owner and the Owner restricted the Beneficiary’s withdrawal rights.
Withdrawals are not subject to CDSC.
Upon the death of the Beneficiary, any remaining Account Value will be paid in a lump sum to the person(s) named by the Beneficiary (successor), unless the successor chooses to continue receiving payments through a Beneficiary Continuation Option established for the successor. However, the distributions will continue to be based on the Key Life of the Beneficiary Continuation Option the successor received the death benefit proceeds from.
If the Beneficiary elects to receive the death benefit proceeds under the Beneficiary Continuation Option, we must receive the election in Good Order at least 14 days prior to the first required distribution. If, for any reason, the election impedes our ability to complete the first distribution by the required date, we will be unable to accept the election.
We may pay compensation to the broker-dealer of record on the Annuity based on amounts held in the Beneficiary Continuation Option. Please contact us for additional information on the availability, restrictions and limitations that will apply to a Beneficiary under the Beneficiary Continuation Option.

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VALUING YOUR INVESTMENT
VALUING THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
When you allocate Account Value to a Sub-account, you are purchasing Units of the Sub-account. Each Sub-account invests exclusively in shares of an underlying Portfolio. The value of the Units fluctuates with the Sub-account fluctuations of the Portfolios. The value of the Units also reflects the daily accrual for the Insurance Charge, and if you elected one or more optional benefits whose annualized charge is deducted daily, the additional charge for such benefits.
Each Valuation Day, we determine the price for a Unit of each Sub-account, called the “Unit Price" or Unit Value. The Unit Price is used for determining the value of transactions involving Units of the Sub-accounts. We determine the number of Units involved in any transaction by dividing the dollar value of the transaction by the Unit Price of the Sub-account as of the Valuation Day. There may be several different Unit Prices for each Sub-account to reflect the Insurance Charge and the charges for any optional benefits. The Unit Price for the Units you purchase will be based on the total charges for the benefits that apply to your Annuity.
Example
Assume you allocate $5,000 to a Sub-account. On the Valuation Day you make the allocation, the Unit Price is $14.83. Your $5,000 buys 337.154 Units of the Sub-account. Assume that later, you wish to transfer $3,000 of your Account Value out of that Sub-account and into another Sub-account. On the Valuation Day you request the transfer, the Unit Price of the original Sub-account has increased to $16.79 and the Unit Price of the new Sub-account is $17.83. To transfer $3,000, we redeem 178.677 Units at the current Unit Price, leaving you 158.477 Units. We then buy $3,000 of Units of the new Sub-account at the Unit Price of $17.83. You would then have 168.255 Units of the new Sub-account.
PROCESSING AND VALUING TRANSACTIONS
Pruco Life of New Jersey is generally open to process financial transactions on those days that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading. There may be circumstances where the NYSE does not open on a regularly scheduled date or time or closes at an earlier time than scheduled (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Generally, financial transactions requested in Good Order before the close of regular trading on the NYSE will be processed according to the value next determined following the close of business. Financial transactions requested on a non-business day or after the close of regular trading on the NYSE will be processed based on the value next computed on the next Valuation Day.
We will not process any financial transactions involving purchase or redemption orders on days the NYSE is closed. Pruco Life of New Jersey will also not process financial transactions involving purchase or redemption orders or transfers on any day that:
trading on the NYSE is restricted;
an emergency, as determined by the SEC, exists making redemption or valuation of securities held in the separate account impractical; or
the SEC, by order, permits the suspension or postponement for the protection of security holders.
In certain circumstances, we may need to correct the processing of an order. In such circumstances, we may incur a loss or receive a gain depending upon the price of the security when the order was executed and the price of the security when the order is corrected. With respect to any gain that may result from such order correction, we will retain any such gain as additional compensation for these correction services.
We have arrangements with certain selling firms, under which receipt by the firm in Good Order prior to our cut-off time on a given Valuation Day is treated as receipt by us on that Valuation Day for pricing purposes. Currently, we have such an arrangement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”). We extend this pricing treatment to orders that you submit directly through CGM and to certain orders submitted through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“MSSB”) where CGM serves as clearing firm for MSSB. Your MSSB registered representative can tell you whether your order will be cleared through CGM. In addition, we currently have an arrangement with Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) under which transfer orders between Sub-accounts that are received in Good Order by Merrill Lynch prior to the NYSE close on a given Valuation Day will be priced by us as of that Valuation Day. The arrangements with CGM, MSSB, and Merrill Lynch may be terminated at any time or modified in certain circumstances.
Initial Purchase Payments: We are required to allocate your initial Purchase Payment to the Sub-accounts within two (2) Valuation Days after we receive the Purchase Payment in Good Order at our Service Office. If we do not have all the required information to allow us to issue your Annuity, we may retain the Purchase Payment while we try to reach you or your representative to obtain all of our requirements. If we are unable to obtain all of our required information within five (5) Valuation Days, we are required to return the Purchase Payment to you at that time, unless you specifically consent to our retaining the Purchase Payment while we gather the required information. Once we obtain the required information, we will invest the Purchase Payment (and any associated Purchase Credit with respect to the X Series) and issue an Annuity within two (2) Valuation Days.
With respect to your initial Purchase Payment and any additional purchase payments pending investment in our Separate Account, we may hold the amount temporarily in a suspense account and we may earn interest on such amount. You will not be credited with interest during that period. The monies held in the suspense account may be subject to claims of our general creditors. Also, the Purchase Payment will not be reduced nor increased due to Sub-account fluctuations during that period.
As permitted by applicable law, the broker-dealer firm through which you purchase your Annuity may forward your initial Purchase Payment to us prior to approval of your purchase by a registered principal of the firm. These arrangements are subject to a number of regulatory requirements, including that customer funds will be deposited in a segregated bank account and held by the insurer until such time that the insurer is notified of

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the firm’s principal approval and is provided with the application, or is notified of the firm principal’s rejection. In addition, the insurer must promptly return the customer’s funds at the customer’s request prior to the firm’s principal approval or upon the firm’s rejection of the application. The monies held in the bank account will be held in a suspense account within our general account and we may earn interest on amounts held in that suspense account. Contract owners will not be credited with any interest earned on amounts held in that suspense account. The monies in such suspense account may be subject to claims of our general creditors.
Additional Purchase Payments: We will apply any additional Purchase Payments (and any associated Purchase Credit with respect to the X Series) as of the Valuation Day that we receive the Purchase Payment at our Service Office in Good Order. We may limit, restrict, suspend or reject any additional Purchase Payments at any time. See “Additional Purchase Payments” under “Purchasing Your Annuity” earlier in this prospectus. With respect to your additional Purchase Payment that is pending investment in our Separate Account, we may hold the amount temporarily in a suspense account and we may earn interest on such amount. You will not be credited with interest during that period. The monies held in the suspense account may be subject to claims of our general creditors. Also, the Purchase Payment will not be reduced nor increased due to Sub-account fluctuations during that period.
Scheduled Transactions: Scheduled transactions include transfers under Dollar Cost Averaging, the Asset Allocation Program, Auto Rebalancing, Systematic Withdrawals, Systematic Investments, Required Minimum Distributions, substantially equal periodic payments under section 72(t)/72(q) of the Code, annuity payments and fees that are assessed daily as a percentage of the net assets of the Sub-accounts. Scheduled transactions are processed and valued as of the date they are scheduled, unless the scheduled day is not a Valuation Day. In that case, the transaction will be processed and valued on the next Valuation Day, unless (with respect to Required Minimum Distributions, substantially equal periodic payments under Section 72(t)/72(q) of the Code, annuity payments and fees that are assessed daily as a percentage of the net assets of the Sub-accounts only), the next Valuation Day falls in the subsequent calendar year, in which case the transaction will be processed and valued on the prior Valuation Day. In addition, if: you are taking your Annual Income Amount through our systematic withdrawal program; and the scheduled day is not a Valuation Day; and the next Valuation Day will occur in a new contract year, the transaction will be processed and valued on the prior Valuation Day.
Unscheduled Transactions: “Unscheduled” transactions include any other non-scheduled transfers and requests for partial withdrawals or Free Withdrawals or Surrenders. With respect to certain written requests to withdraw Account Value, we may seek to verify the requesting Owner’s signature. Specifically, we reserve the right to perform a signature verification for (a) any withdrawal exceeding a certain dollar amount and (b) a withdrawal exceeding a certain dollar amount if the payee is someone other than the Owner. In addition, we will not honor a withdrawal request in which the requested payee is the financial professional or agent of record. We reserve the right to request a signature guarantee with respect to a written withdrawal request. If we do perform a signature verification, we will pay the withdrawal proceeds within 7 days after the withdrawal request was received by us in Good Order, and will process the transaction in accordance with the discussion in “Processing And Valuing Transactions”.
Medically-Related Surrenders & Death Benefits: Medically-Related Surrender requests and Death Benefit claims require our review and evaluation before processing. We price such transactions as of the date we receive at our Service Office in Good Order all supporting documentation we require for such transactions.
We generally pay any surrender request or death benefit claims from the Separate Account within 7 days of our receipt of your request in Good Order at our Service Office.
Change in Daily Asset-Based Charges: After the 9th Annuity year, your Annuity will become subject to a lower daily asset-based charge. We will process a transaction where your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will be used to purchase new Units of the same Sub-accounts that reflect the decreased Insurance Charge (and the charge for any optional benefits you have elected). The number of Units attributed to your Annuity will be decreased and the Unit Price of each unit of the Sub-accounts in which you invested will be increased. The adjustment in the number of units and unit price will not affect your Account Value at the time that the transaction is processed. However, beginning on that date, your Account Value will be determined based on the change in the value of Units that reflect the decreased Insurance Charge and any other optional benefits that you have elected.
Termination of Optional Benefits: In general, if an optional benefit terminates, we will no longer deduct the charge we apply to purchase the optional benefit. However, for the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, Highest Daily Lifetime Income or Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Suite of benefits, if the benefit terminates for any reason other than death or annuitization, we will deduct a final charge upon termination, based on the number of days since the charge for the benefit was most recently deducted. Certain optional benefits may be added after you have purchased your Annuity. On the date a charge no longer applies or a charge for an optional benefit begins to be deducted, your Annuity will become subject to a different charge.  

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TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The tax considerations associated with an Annuity vary depending on whether the Annuity is (i) owned by an individual or non-natural person, and not associated with a tax-favored retirement plan, or (ii) held under a tax-favored retirement plan. We discuss the tax considerations for these categories of Annuities below. The discussion is general in nature and describes only federal income tax law (not state, local, foreign or other federal tax laws). It is based on current law and interpretations which may change. The information provided is not intended as tax advice. You should consult with a qualified tax adviser for complete information and advice.
Generally, the cost basis in an Annuity not associated with a tax-favored retirement plan is the amount you pay into your Annuity, or into Annuities exchanged for your Annuity, on an after-tax basis less any withdrawals of such payments. Cost basis for a tax-favored retirement plan is provided only in limited circumstances, such as for contributions to a Roth IRA or nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA. We do not track cost basis for tax-favored retirement plans, which is the responsibility of the Owner.
The discussion below generally assumes that the Annuity is issued to the Annuity Owner. For Annuities issued under the Beneficiary Continuation Option or as a Beneficiary Annuity, refer to the Taxes Payable by Beneficiaries for a Nonqualified Annuity and Required Distributions Upon Your Death for Qualified Annuities sections below.
NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES
In general, as used in this prospectus, a Nonqualified Annuity is owned by an individual or non-natural person and is not associated with a tax-favored retirement plan.
Taxes Payable by You
We believe the Annuity is an Annuity for tax purposes. Accordingly, as a general rule, you should not pay any tax until you receive money under the Annuity. Generally, an Annuity issued by the same company (and affiliates) to you during the same calendar year must be treated as one Annuity for purposes of determining the amount subject to tax under the rules described below. Charges for investment advisory fees that are taken from the Annuity are treated as a partial withdrawal from the Annuity and will be reported as such to the Annuity Owner.
It is possible that the IRS could assert that some or all of the charges for the optional living or death benefits under the Annuity should be treated for federal income tax purposes as a partial withdrawal from the Annuity. If this were the case, the charge for this benefit could be deemed a withdrawal and treated as taxable to the extent there are earnings in the Annuity. Additionally, for Owners under age 59½, the taxable income attributable to the charge for the benefit could be subject to a tax penalty. If the IRS determines that the charges for one or more benefits under the Annuity are taxable withdrawals, then the sole or surviving Owner will be provided with a notice from us describing available alternatives regarding these benefits.
Taxes on Withdrawals and Surrender Before Annuity Payments Begin
If you make a withdrawal from your Annuity or surrender it before annuity payments begin, the amount you receive will be taxed as ordinary income, rather than as a return of cost basis, until all gain has been withdrawn. At any time there is no gain in your Annuity, payments will be treated as a nontaxable return of cost basis until all cost basis has been returned. After all cost basis is returned, all subsequent amounts will be taxed as ordinary income. An exception to this treatment exists for contracts purchased prior to August 14, 1982. Withdrawals are treated as a return of cost basis in the Annuity first until Purchase Payments made before August 14, 1982 are withdrawn. Moreover, income allocable to Purchase Payments made before August 14, 1982, is not subject to the 10% tax penalty.
You will generally be taxed on any withdrawals from the Annuity while you are alive even if the withdrawal is paid to someone else. Withdrawals under any of the optional living benefits or as a systematic payment are taxed under these rules. If you assign or pledge all or part of your Annuity as collateral for a loan, the part assigned generally will be treated as a withdrawal and subject to income tax to the extent of gain. If you transfer your Annuity for less than full consideration, such as by gift, you will also trigger tax on any gain in the Annuity. This rule does not apply if you transfer the Annuity to your spouse or under most circumstances if you transfer the Annuity incident to divorce.
If you choose to receive payments under an interest payment option, or a Beneficiary chooses to receive a death benefit under an interest payment option, that election will be treated, for tax purposes, as surrendering your Annuity and will immediately subject any gain in the Annuity to income tax.
Taxes on Annuity Payments
If you select an annuity payment option as described in the Access to Account Value section earlier in this prospectus, a portion of each annuity payment you receive will be treated as a partial return of your cost basis and will not be taxed. The remaining portion will be taxed as ordinary income. Generally, the nontaxable portion is determined by multiplying the annuity payment you receive by a fraction, the numerator of which is your cost basis (less any amounts previously received tax-free) and the denominator of which is the total expected payments under the Annuity. After the full amount of your cost basis has been recovered tax-free, the full amount of the annuity payments will be taxable. If annuity payments stop due to the death of the Annuitant before the full amount of your cost basis has been recovered, a tax deduction may be allowed for the unrecovered amount. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, this deduction is suspended until after 2025.
If your Account Value is reduced to zero but the Annuity remains in force due to a benefit provision, further distributions from the Annuity will be reported as annuity payments, using an exclusion ratio based upon the undistributed cost basis in the Annuity and the total value of the anticipated future payments until such time as all cost basis has been recovered.

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Maximum Annuity Date
You must commence annuity payments no later than the first day of the calendar month following the maximum Annuity Date for your Annuity. Upon reaching the maximum Annuity Date you can no longer surrender, exchange, or transfer your contract. The maximum Annuity Date may be the same as the Latest Annuity Date as described elsewhere in this prospectus. For some of our Annuities, you can choose to defer the Annuity Date beyond the default or Latest Annuity Date, as applicable, described in your Annuity. However, the IRS may not then consider your Annuity to be an Annuity under the tax law.
Please refer to your Annuity contract for the maximum Annuity Date.
Partial Annuitization
Individuals may partially annuitize their Nonqualified Annuity if the contract so permits. The tax law allows for a portion of a nonqualified Annuity, endowment or life insurance contract to be annuitized while the balance is not annuitized. The annuitized portion must be paid out over 10 or more years or over the lives of one or more individuals. The annuitized portion of the Annuity is treated as a separate Annuity for purposes of determining taxability of the payments under Section 72 of the Code. We do not currently permit partial annuitization.
Medicare Tax on Net Investment Income
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, enacted in 2010, included a Medicare tax on investment income. This tax assesses a 3.8% surtax on the lesser of (1) net investment income or (2) the excess of “modified adjusted gross income” over a threshold amount. The “threshold amount” is $250,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, $125,000 for married taxpayers filing separately, $200,000 for single taxpayers, and approximately $12,500 for trusts. The taxable portion of payments received as a withdrawal, surrender, annuity payment, death benefit payment or any other actual or deemed distribution under the Annuity will be considered investment income for purposes of this surtax.
Tax Penalty for Early Withdrawal from a Nonqualified Annuity
You may owe a 10% tax penalty on the taxable part of distributions received from your Nonqualified Annuity before you attain age 59½. Amounts are not subject to this tax penalty if:
the amount is paid on or after you reach age 59½ or die;
the amount received is attributable to your becoming disabled;
generally the amount paid or received is in the form of substantially equal payments (as defined in the Code) not less frequently than annually (please note that substantially equal payments must continue until the later of reaching age 59½ or five years and modification of payments during that time period will result in retroactive application of the 10% tax penalty); or
the amount received is paid under an immediate Annuity and the annuity start date is no more than one year from the date of purchase (the first annuity payment being required to be paid within 13 months).
Other exceptions to this tax may apply. You should consult your tax adviser for further details.
Special Rules in Relation to Tax-free Exchanges Under Section 1035
Section 1035 of the Code permits certain tax-free exchanges of a life insurance contract, Annuity or endowment contract for an Annuity, including tax-free exchanges of annuity death benefits for a Beneficiary Annuity. Partial exchanges may be treated in the same way as tax-free 1035 exchanges of entire contracts, therefore avoiding current taxation of the partially exchanged amount as well as the 10% tax penalty on pre-age 59½ withdrawals. In Revenue Procedure 2011-38, the IRS indicated that, for exchanges on or after October 24, 2011, where there is a surrender or distribution from either the initial Annuity or receiving Annuity within 180 days of the date on which the partial exchange was completed, the IRS will apply general tax rules to determine the substance and treatment of the original transfer. We strongly urge you to discuss any partial exchange transaction of this type with your tax adviser before proceeding with the transaction.
If an Annuity is purchased through a tax-free exchange of a life insurance contract, Annuity or endowment contract that was purchased prior to August 14, 1982, then any Purchase Payments made to the original contract prior to August 14, 1982 will be treated as made to the new Annuity prior to that date. Generally, such pre-August 14, 1982 withdrawals are treated as a return of cost basis first until Purchase Payments made before August 14, 1982 are withdrawn. Moreover, income allocable to Purchase Payments made before August 14, 1982, is not subject to the 10% tax penalty.
After you elect an Annuity Payout Option, you are not eligible for a tax-free exchange under Section 1035.
Taxes Payable by Beneficiaries for a Nonqualified Annuity
The Death Benefit distributions are subject to ordinary income tax to the extent the distribution exceeds the cost basis in the Annuity. The value of the Death Benefit, as determined under federal law, is also included in the Owner’s estate for federal estate tax purposes. Generally, the same income tax rules described above would also apply to amounts received by your Beneficiary. Choosing an option other than a lump sum Death Benefit may defer taxes. Certain minimum distribution requirements apply upon your death, as discussed further below in the Annuity Qualification section. Tax consequences to the Beneficiary vary depending upon the Death Benefit payment option selected. Generally, for payment of the Death Benefit:
As a lump sum payment, the Beneficiary is taxed in the year of payment on gain in the Annuity.

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Within 5 years of death of Owner, the Beneficiary is taxed on the lump sum payment. The Death Benefit must be taken as one lump sum payment within 5 years of the death of the Owner. Partial withdrawals are not permitted.
Under an Annuity or Annuity settlement option where distributions begin within one year of the date of death of the Owner, the Beneficiary is taxed on each payment with part as gain and part as return of cost basis. After the full amount of cost basis has been recovered tax-free, the full amount of the annuity payments will be taxable.
Considerations for Contingent Annuitants: We may allow the naming of a contingent Annuitant when a Nonqualified Annuity is held by a pension plan or a tax favored retirement plan, or held by a Custodial Account (as defined earlier in this prospectus). In such a situation, the Annuity may no longer qualify for tax deferral where the Annuity continues after the death of the Annuitant. However, tax deferral should be provided instead by the pension plan, tax favored retirement plan, or Custodial Account. We may also allow the naming of a contingent annuitant when a Nonqualified Annuity is held by an entity owner when such Annuities do not qualify for tax deferral under the current tax law. This does not supersede any benefit language which may restrict the use of the contingent annuitant.
Reporting and Withholding on Distributions
Amounts distributed from an Annuity are subject to federal and state income tax reporting and withholding. In general, we will withhold federal income tax from the taxable portion of such distribution based on the type of distribution. In the case of an annuity payment, we will withhold as if you are a married individual with three (3) exemptions unless you designate a different withholding status. If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold using single with zero exemptions as the default. In the case of all other distributions, we will withhold at a 10% rate. You may generally elect not to have tax withheld from your payments. An election out of withholding must be made on forms that we provide. If you are a U.S. person (which includes a resident alien), and you request a payment be made to a non-U.S. address, we are required to withhold income tax.
State income tax withholding rules vary and we will withhold based on the rules of your state of residence. Special tax rules apply to withholding for nonresident aliens, and we generally withhold income tax for nonresident aliens at a 30% rate. A different withholding rate may be applicable to a nonresident alien based on the terms of an existing income tax treaty between the United States and the nonresident alien’s country. Please refer to the discussion below regarding withholding rules for a Qualified Annuity.
Regardless of the amount withheld by us, you are liable for payment of federal and state income tax on the taxable portion of annuity distributions. You should consult with your tax adviser regarding the payment of the correct amount of these income taxes and potential liability if you fail to pay such taxes.
Entity Owners
Where an Annuity is held by a non-natural person (e.g., a corporation), other than as an agent or nominee for a natural person (or in other limited circumstances), increases in the value of the Annuity over its cost basis will be subject to tax annually.
Where an Annuity is issued to a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT), increases in the value of the Annuity over its cost basis will be subject to tax reporting annually. As there are charges for the optional living and death benefits described elsewhere in this prospectus, and such charges reduce the contract value of the Annuity, trustees of the CRT should discuss with their legal advisers whether election of such optional living or death benefits violates their fiduciary duty to the remainder beneficiary.
Where an Annuity is issued to a trust, and such trust is characterized as a grantor trust under the Code, such Annuity shall not be considered to be held by a non-natural person and will be subject to the tax reporting and withholding requirements generally applicable to a Nonqualified Annuity held by a natural person. At this time, we will not issue an Annuity to grantor trusts with more than two grantors.
Where the Annuity is owned by a grantor trust, the Annuity must be distributed within five years after the date of the first grantor’s death under Section 72(s) of the Code. See the “Death Benefits” section for scenarios where a Death Benefit or Surrender Value is payable depending upon the underlying facts.
Trusts are required to complete and submit a Certificate of Entity form, and we will tax report based on the information provided on this form.
Annuity Qualification
Diversification And Investor Control . In order to qualify for the tax rules applicable to Annuities described above, the investment assets in the Sub-accounts of an Annuity must be diversified according to certain rules under the Code. Each Portfolio is required to diversify its investments each quarter so that no more than 55% of the value of its assets is represented by any one investment, no more than 70% is represented by any two investments, no more than 80% is represented by any three investments, and no more than 90% is represented by any four investments. Generally, securities of a single issuer are treated as one investment, and obligations of each U.S. Government agency and instrumentality (such as the Government National Mortgage Association) are treated as issued by separate issuers. In addition, any security issued, guaranteed or insured (to the extent so guaranteed or insured) by the U.S. or an instrumentality of the U.S. will be treated as a security issued by the U.S. Government or its instrumentality, where applicable. We believe the Portfolios underlying the variable Investment Options of the Annuity meet these diversification requirements.
An additional requirement for qualification for the tax treatment described above is that we, and not you as the Annuity Owner, must have sufficient control over the underlying assets to be treated as the Owner of the underlying assets for tax purposes. While we also believe these investor control rules will be met, the Treasury Department may promulgate guidelines under which a variable annuity will not be treated as an Annuity for tax purposes if persons with ownership rights have excessive control over the investments underlying such variable Annuity. It is unclear whether such guidelines, if

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in fact promulgated, would have retroactive effect. It is also unclear what effect, if any, such guidelines might have on transfers between the Investment Options offered pursuant to this prospectus. We reserve the right to take any action, including modifications to your Annuity or the Investment Options, required to comply with such guidelines if promulgated. Any such changes will apply uniformly to affected Owners and will be made with such notice to affected Owners as is feasible under the circumstances.
Required Distributions Upon Your Death for a Nonqualified Annuity. Upon your death, certain distributions must be made under the Annuity. The required distributions depend on whether you die before you start taking annuity payments under the Annuity or after you start taking annuity payments under the Annuity. If you die on or after the Annuity Date, the remaining portion of the interest in the Annuity must be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of death. If you die before the Annuity Date, the entire interest in the Annuity must be distributed within five years after the date of death, or as periodic payments over a period not extending beyond the life or life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary (provided such payments begin within one year of your death). If the Beneficiary does not begin installments within one year of the date of death, no partial withdrawals will be permitted thereafter, and we require that the Beneficiary take the Death Benefit as a lump sum within the five-year deadline. Your designated Beneficiary is the person to whom benefit rights under the Annuity pass by reason of death, and must be a natural person in order to elect a periodic payment option based on life expectancy or a period exceeding five years. Additionally, if the Annuity is payable to (or for the benefit of) your surviving spouse, that portion of the Annuity may be continued with your spouse as the Owner. For Nonqualified Annuities owned by a non-natural person, the required distribution rules apply upon the death of the Annuitant. This means that for an Annuity held by a non-natural person (such as a trust) for which there is named a co-annuitant, then such required distributions will be triggered by the death of the first co-annuitant to die.
Changes To Your Annuity. We reserve the right to make any changes we deem necessary to assure that your Annuity qualifies as an Annuity for tax purposes. Any such changes will apply to all Annuity Owners and you will be given notice to the extent feasible under the circumstances.
QUALIFIED ANNUITIES
In general, as used in this prospectus, a Qualified Annuity is an Annuity with applicable endorsements for a tax-favored plan or a Nonqualified Annuity held by a tax-favored retirement plan.
The following is a general discussion of the tax considerations for Qualified Annuities. This Annuity may or may not be available for all types of the tax-favored retirement plans discussed below. This discussion assumes that you have satisfied the eligibility requirements for any tax-favored retirement plan. Please consult your financial professional prior to purchase to confirm if this Annuity is available for a particular type of tax-favored retirement plan or whether we will accept the type of contribution you intend for this Annuity.
A Qualified Annuity may typically be purchased for use in connection with:
Individual retirement accounts and annuities (IRAs), including inherited IRAs (which we refer to as a Beneficiary IRA), which are subject to Sections 408(a) and 408(b) of the Code;
Roth IRAs, including inherited Roth IRAs (which we refer to as a Beneficiary Roth IRA) under Section 408A of the Code;
A corporate Pension or Profit-sharing plan (subject to 401(a) of the Code);
H.R. 10 plans (also known as Keogh Plans, subject to 401(a) of the Code);
Tax Sheltered Annuities (subject to 403(b) of the Code, also known as Tax Deferred Annuities or TDAs);
Section 457 plans (subject to 457 of the Code).
A Nonqualified Annuity may also be purchased by a 401(a) trust, a custodial IRA or a custodial Roth IRA account, or a Section 457 plan, which can hold other permissible assets. The terms and administration of the trust or custodial account or plan in accordance with the laws and regulations for 401(a) plans, IRAs or Roth IRAs, or a Section 457 plan, as applicable, are the responsibility of the applicable trustee or custodian.
You should be aware that tax favored plans such as IRAs generally provide income tax deferral regardless of whether they invest in Annuities. This means that when a tax favored plan invests in an Annuity, it generally does not result in any additional tax benefits (such as income tax deferral and income tax free transfers).
You may establish an advisory fee deduction program for a qualified Annuity with no living benefit such that charges for investment advisory fees are not taxable. Advisory fee deduction programs are not permitted if the Annuity has a living benefit. Charges for investment advisory fees that are taken from a qualified Annuity with a living benefit are treated as a partial withdrawal from the Annuity and will be tax reported as such to the Annuity Owner.
Types of Tax-favored Plans
IRAs. The “IRA Disclosure Statement” and “Roth IRA Disclosure Statement” which accompany the prospectus contain information about eligibility, contribution limits, tax particulars, and other IRA information. In addition to this information (the material terms are summarized in this prospectus and in those Disclosure Statements), the IRS requires that you have a “Free Look” after making an initial contribution to the Annuity. During this time, you can cancel the Annuity by notifying us in writing, and we will refund the greater of all purchase payments under the Annuity or the Account Value, less any applicable federal and state income tax withholding.
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contributions and catch-up contributions, if applicable, attributable to the prior year during the period from January 1 to April 15 (or the later applicable due date of your federal income tax return, without extension), or as a current year contribution. In 2019 the contribution limit is $6,000. The contribution amount is indexed for inflation. The tax law also provides for a catch-up provision for individuals who are age 50 and above, allowing these individuals an additional $1,000 contribution each year. The catch-up amount is not indexed for inflation. The “rollover” rules under the Code are fairly technical; however, an individual (or his or her surviving spouse) may generally “roll over” certain distributions from tax favored retirement plans (either directly or within 60 days from the date of these distributions) if he or she meets the requirements for distribution. Once you buy an Annuity, you can make regular IRA contributions under the Annuity (to the extent permitted by law). For IRA rollovers, an individual can only make an IRA to IRA rollover if the individual has not made a rollover involving any IRAs owned by the individual in the prior 12 months. An IRA transfer is a tax-free trustee-to-trustee “transfer” from one IRA account to another. IRA transfers are not subject to this 12-month rule.
In some circumstances, non-spouse Beneficiaries may roll over to an IRA amounts due from qualified plans, 403(b) plans, and governmental 457(b) plans. However, the rollover rules applicable to non-spouse Beneficiaries under the Code are more restrictive than the rollover rules applicable to Owner/participants and spouse Beneficiaries. Generally, non-spouse Beneficiaries may roll over distributions from tax favored retirement plans only as a direct rollover, and if permitted by the plan. For plan years beginning after December 31, 2009, employer retirement plans are required to permit non-spouse Beneficiaries to roll over funds to an inherited IRA. An inherited IRA must be directly rolled over from the employer plan or transferred from an IRA and must be titled in the name of the deceased (i.e., John Doe deceased for the benefit of Jane Doe). No additional contributions can be made to an inherited IRA. In this prospectus, an inherited IRA is also referred to as a Beneficiary Annuity.
Required Provisions. Annuities that are IRAs (or endorsements that are part of the contract) must contain certain provisions:
You, as Owner of the Annuity, must be the “Annuitant” under the contract (except in certain cases involving the division of property under a decree of divorce);
Your rights as Owner are non-forfeitable;
You cannot sell, assign or pledge the Annuity;
The annual contribution you pay cannot be greater than the maximum amount allowed by law, including catch-up contributions if applicable (which does not include any rollover amounts);
The date on which required minimum distributions must begin cannot be later than April 1 st of the calendar year after the calendar year you turn age 70½; and
Death and annuity payments must meet Required Minimum Distribution rules described below.
Usually, the full amount of any distribution from an IRA (including a distribution from this Annuity) which is not a transfer or rollover is taxable. As taxable income, these distributions are subject to the general tax withholding rules described earlier regarding an Annuity in the Nonqualified Annuity section. In addition to this normal tax liability, you may also be liable for the following, depending on your actions:
A 10% early withdrawal penalty described below;
Liability for “prohibited transactions” if you, for example, borrow against the value of an IRA; or
Failure to take a Required Minimum Distribution, also described below.
SEPs. SEPs are a variation on a standard IRA, and Annuities issued to a SEP must satisfy the same general requirements described under IRAs (above). There are, however, some differences:
If you participate in a SEP, you generally do not include in income any employer contributions made to the SEP on your behalf up to the lesser of (a) $56,000 in 2019, or (b) 25% of your taxable compensation paid by the contributing employer (not including the employer’s SEP contribution as compensation for these purposes). However, for these purposes, compensation in excess of certain limits established by the IRS will not be considered. In 2019, this limit is $280,000;
SEPs must satisfy certain participation and nondiscrimination requirements not generally applicable to IRAs; and
SEPs that contain a salary reduction or “SARSEP” provision prior to 1997 may permit salary deferrals up to $19,000 in 2019 with the employer making these contributions to the SEP. However, no new “salary reduction” or “SARSEPs” can be established after 1996. Individuals participating in a SARSEP who are age 50 or above by the end of the year will be permitted to contribute an additional $6,000 in 2019. These amounts are indexed for inflation. Not all Annuities issued by us are available for SARSEPs. You will also be provided the same information, and have the same “Free Look” period, as you would have if you purchased the Annuity for a standard IRA.
ROTH IRAs. The “Roth IRA Disclosure Statement” contains information about eligibility, contribution limits, tax particulars and other Roth IRA information. Like standard IRAs, income within a Roth IRA accumulates tax-free, and contributions are subject to specific limits. Roth IRAs have, however, the following differences:
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“Qualified distributions” from a Roth IRA are excludable from gross income. A “qualified distribution” is a distribution that satisfies two requirements: (1) the distribution must be made (a) after the Owner of the IRA attains age 59½; (b) after the Owner’s death; (c) due to the Owner’s disability; or (d) for a qualified first time homebuyer distribution within the meaning of Section 72(t)(2)(F) of the Code; and (2) the distribution must be made in the year that is at least five tax years after the first year for which a contribution was made to any Roth IRA established for the Owner or five years after a rollover, transfer, or conversion was made from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Distributions from a Roth IRA that are not qualified distributions will be treated as made first from contributions and then from earnings and earnings will be taxed generally in the same manner as distributions from a traditional IRA.
If eligible (including meeting income limitations and earnings requirements), you may make contributions to a Roth IRA after attaining age 70½, and distributions are not required to begin upon attaining such age or at any time thereafter.
Subject to the minimum Purchase Payment requirements of an Annuity, you may purchase an Annuity for a Roth IRA in connection with a “rollover” of amounts of another traditional IRA, SEP, SIMPLE-IRA, employer sponsored retirement plan (under Sections 401(a) or 403(b) of the Code) or Roth IRA; or, if you meet certain income limitations, by making a contribution consisting of your Roth IRA contributions and catch-up contributions, if applicable, attributable to the prior year during the period from January 1 to April 15 (or the applicable due date of your federal income tax return, without extension), or as a current year contribution. The Code permits persons who receive certain qualifying distributions from such non-Roth IRAs, to directly rollover or make, within 60 days, a “rollover” of all or any part of the amount of such distribution to a Roth IRA which they establish (a "conversion"). The conversion of non-Roth accounts triggers current taxation (but is not subject to a 10% early distribution penalty).
The Code also permits the recharacterization of amounts from a traditional IRA, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA into a Roth IRA, or from a Roth IRA to a traditional IRA. Recharacterization is accomplished through a trustee-to-trustee transfer of a contribution (or a portion of a contribution) plus earnings, between different types of IRAs. A properly recharacterized contribution is treated as a contribution made to the second IRA instead of the first IRA. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, you may no longer recharacterize a conversion to a Roth IRA. It is still permissible to recharacterize a contribution made to a Roth IRA as a traditional IRA contribution, or a contribution to a traditional IRA as a Roth IRA contribution. Such recharacterization must be completed by the applicable tax return due date (with extensions).
Once an Annuity has been purchased, regular Roth IRA contributions will be accepted to the extent permitted by law. In addition, an individual receiving an eligible rollover distribution from a designated Roth account under an employer plan may roll over the distribution to a Roth IRA even if the individual is not eligible to make regular contributions to a Roth IRA. Non-spouse Beneficiaries receiving a distribution from an employer sponsored retirement plan under Sections 401(a) or 403(b) of the Code can also directly roll over contributions to a Roth IRA. However, it is our understanding of the Code that non-spouse Beneficiaries cannot “rollover” benefits from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.
TDAs. In general, you may own a Tax Deferred Annuity (also known as a TDA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (TSA), 403(b) plan or 403(b) Annuity) if you are an employee of a tax-exempt organization (as defined under Code Section 501(c)(3)) or a public educational organization, and you may make contributions to a TDA so long as your employer maintains such a plan and your rights to the Annuity are non-forfeitable. Contributions to a TDA, and any earnings, are not taxable until distribution. You may also make contributions to a TDA under a salary reduction agreement, generally up to a maximum of $19,000 in 2019. Individuals participating in a TDA who are age 50 or above by the end of the year will be permitted to contribute an additional $6,000 in 2019. This amount is indexed for inflation. Further, you may roll over TDA amounts to another TDA or an IRA. You may also roll over TDA amounts to a qualified retirement plan, a SEP and a governmental 457(b) plan. An Annuity may generally only qualify as a TDA if distributions of salary deferrals (other than “grandfathered” amounts held as of December 31, 1988) may be made only on account of:
Your attainment of age 59½;
Your severance of employment;
Your death;
Your total and permanent disability; or
Hardship (under limited circumstances, and only related to salary deferrals, not including earnings attributable to these amounts).
In any event, you must begin receiving distributions from your TDA by April 1st of the calendar year after the calendar year you turn age 70½ or retire, whichever is later. These distribution limits do not apply either to transfers or exchanges of investments under the Annuity, or to any “direct transfer” of your interest in the Annuity to another employer’s TDA plan or mutual fund “custodial account” described under Code Section 403(b)(7). Employer contributions to TDAs are subject to the same general contribution, nondiscrimination, and minimum participation rules applicable to “qualified” retirement plans.
Caution: Under IRS regulations we can accept contributions, transfers and rollovers only if we have entered into an information-sharing agreement, or its functional equivalent, with the applicable employer or its agent. In addition, in order to comply with the regulations, we will only process certain transactions (e.g., transfers, withdrawals, hardship distributions and, if applicable, loans) with employer approval. This means that if you request one of these transactions we will not consider your request to be in Good Order, and will not therefore process the transaction, until we receive the employer’s approval in written or electronic form.
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You may be able to apply a rollover contribution to your IRA or qualified retirement plan after the 60-day deadline through a self-certification procedure established by the IRS. Please consult your tax or legal adviser regarding your eligibility to use this self-certification procedure. As indicated in this IRS guidance, we, as a financial institution, are not required to accept your self-certification for waiver of the 60-day deadline.
Required Minimum Distributions and Payment Options
If you hold the Annuity under an IRA (or other tax-favored plan), Required Minimum Distribution rules must be satisfied. This means that generally payments must start by April 1 of the year after the year you reach age 70½ and must be made for each year thereafter. For a TDA or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than 5% Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner’s lifetime. The amount of the payment must at least equal the minimum required under the IRS rules. Several choices are available for calculating the minimum amount. More information on the mechanics of this calculation is available on request. Please contact us at a reasonable time before the IRS deadline so that a timely distribution is made. Please note that there is a 50% tax penalty on the amount of any required minimum distribution not made in a timely manner. Required Minimum Distributions are calculated based on the sum of the Account Value and the actuarial value of any additional living and death benefits from optional riders that you have purchased under the Annuity. As a result, the Required Minimum Distributions may be larger than if the calculation were based on the Account Value only, which may in turn result in an earlier (but not before the required beginning date) distribution of amounts under the Annuity and an increased amount of taxable income distributed to the Annuity Owner, and a reduction of payments under the living and death benefit optional riders.
You can use the Minimum Distribution option to satisfy the Required Minimum Distribution rules for an Annuity without either beginning annuity payments or surrendering the Annuity. We will distribute to you the Required Minimum Distribution amount, less any other partial withdrawals that you made during the year. Such amount will be based on the value of the Annuity as of December 31 of the prior year, but is determined without regard to other Annuities you may own. If a trustee to trustee transfer or direct rollover of the full contract value is requested when there is an active Required Minimum Distribution program running, the Required Minimum Distribution will be removed and sent to the Owner prior to the remaining funds being sent to the transfer institution.
Although the IRS rules determine the required amount to be distributed from your IRA each year, certain payment alternatives are still available to you. If you own more than one IRA, you can choose to satisfy your minimum distribution requirement for each of your IRAs by withdrawing that amount from any of your IRAs. If you inherit more than one IRA or more than one Roth IRA from the same Owner, similar rules apply.
Charitable IRA Distributions.
Certain qualified IRA distributions used for charitable purposes are eligible for an exclusion from gross income, up to $100,000, for otherwise taxable IRA distributions from a traditional or Roth IRA. A qualified charitable distribution is a distribution that is made (1) directly by the IRA trustee to certain qualified charitable organizations and (2) on or after the date the IRA owner attains age 70½. Distributions that are excluded from income under this provision are not taken into account in determining the individual’s deductions, if any, for charitable contributions.
The IRS has indicated that an IRA trustee is not responsible for determining whether a distribution to a charity is one that satisfies the requirements of the charitable giving incentive. Consistent with the applicable IRS instructions, we report these distributions as normal IRA distributions on Form 1099-R. Individuals are responsible for reflecting the distributions as charitable IRA distributions on their personal tax returns.
Required Distributions Upon Your Death for a Qualified Annuity
Upon your death under an IRA, Roth IRA, 403(b) or other employer sponsored plan, the designated Beneficiary may generally elect to continue the Annuity and receive required minimum distributions under the Annuity instead of receiving the death benefit in a single payment. The available payment options will depend on whether you die before the date required minimum distributions under the Code were to begin, whether you have named a designated Beneficiary and whether that Beneficiary is your surviving spouse.
If you die after a designated Beneficiary has been named, the death benefit must be distributed by December 31 st of the year including the five-year anniversary of the date of death, or as periodic payments not extending beyond the life or life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary (as long as payments begin by December 31 st of the year following the year of death). However, if your surviving spouse is the Beneficiary, the death benefit can be paid out over the life or life expectancy of your spouse with such payments beginning no later than December 31 st of the year following the year of death or December 31 st of the year in which you would have reached age 70½, whichever is later. Additionally, if the Annuity is payable to (or for the benefit of) your surviving spouse as sole primary beneficiary, the Annuity may be continued with your spouse as the Owner. If the Beneficiary does not begin installments by December 31st of the year following the year of death, no partial withdrawals will be permitted thereafter, and we require that the Beneficiary take the Death Benefit as a lump sum within the five-year deadline.
If you die before a designated Beneficiary is named and before the date required minimum distributions must begin under the Code, the death benefit must be paid out by December 31 st of the year including the five-year anniversary of the date of death. For Annuities where multiple Beneficiaries have been named and at least one of the Beneficiaries does not qualify as a designated Beneficiary and the account has not been divided into separate accounts by December 31 st of the year following the year of death, such Annuity is deemed to have no designated Beneficiary. A designated Beneficiary may elect to apply the rules for no designated Beneficiary if those would provide a smaller payment requirement. If the Beneficiary does not begin installments by December 31st of the year following the year of death, no partial withdrawals will be permitted thereafter, and we require that the Beneficiary take the Death Benefit as a lump sum within the five-year deadline.

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If you die before a designated Beneficiary is named and after the date required minimum distributions must begin under the Code, the death benefit must be paid out at least as rapidly as under the method then in effect. For Annuities where multiple Beneficiaries have been named and at least one of the Beneficiaries does not qualify as a designated Beneficiary and the account has not been divided into separate accounts by December 31 st of the year following the year of death, such Annuity is deemed to have no designated Beneficiary. A designated Beneficiary may elect to apply the rules for no designated Beneficiary if those would provide a smaller payment requirement.
A Beneficiary has the flexibility to take out more each year than mandated under the required minimum distribution rules. Note that in 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Inherited IRAs, other than IRAs inherited by the owner’s spouse, do not qualify as retirement assets for purposes of protection under the federal bankruptcy laws.
Until withdrawn, amounts in a Qualified Annuity continue to be tax deferred. Amounts withdrawn each year, including amounts that are required to be withdrawn under the required minimum distribution rules, are subject to tax. You may wish to consult a professional tax adviser for tax advice as to your particular situation.
For a Roth IRA, if death occurs before the entire interest is distributed, the death benefit must be distributed under the same rules applied to IRAs where death occurs before the date required minimum distributions must begin under the Code.
Tax Penalty for Early Withdrawals from a Qualified Annuity You may owe a 10% tax penalty on the taxable part of distributions received from an IRA, SEP, Roth IRA, TDA or qualified retirement plan before you attain age 59½. Amounts are not subject to this tax penalty if:
the amount is paid on or after you reach age 59½ or die;
the amount received is attributable to your becoming disabled; or
generally the amount paid or received is in the form of substantially equal payments (as defined in the Code) not less frequently than annually. (Please note that substantially equal payments must continue until the later of reaching age 59½ or five years. Modification of payments or additional contributions to the Annuity during that time period will result in retroactive application of the 10% tax penalty.)
Other exceptions to this tax may apply. You should consult your tax adviser for further details.
Withholding
We will withhold federal income tax at the rate of 20% for any eligible rollover distribution paid by us to or for a plan participant, unless such distribution is “directly” rolled over into another qualified plan, IRA (including the IRA variations described above), SEP, governmental 457(b) plan or TDA. An eligible rollover distribution is defined under the tax law as a distribution from an employer plan under 401(a), a TDA or a governmental 457(b) plan, excluding any distribution that is part of a series of substantially equal payments (at least annually) made over the life expectancy of the employee or the joint life expectancies of the employee and his designated Beneficiary, any distribution made for a specified period of 10 years or more, any distribution that is a required minimum distribution and any hardship distribution. Regulations also specify certain other items which are not considered eligible rollover distributions. We will not withhold for payments made from trustee owned Annuities or for payments under a 457 plan. For all other distributions, unless you elect otherwise, we will withhold federal income tax from the taxable portion of such distribution at an appropriate percentage. The rate of withholding on annuity payments where no mandatory withholding is required is determined on the basis of the withholding certificate that you file with us. If you do not file a certificate, we will automatically withhold federal taxes on the following basis:
For any annuity payments not subject to mandatory withholding, you will have taxes withheld by us as if you are a married individual, with 3 exemptions
If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold using single with zero exemptions as the default; and
For all other distributions, we will withhold at a 10% rate.
We will provide you with forms and instructions concerning the right to elect that no amount be withheld from payments in the ordinary course. However, you should know that, in any event, you are liable for payment of federal income taxes on the taxable portion of the distributions, and you should consult with your tax adviser to find out more information on your potential liability if you fail to pay such taxes. If you are a U.S. person (which includes a resident alien), and you request a payment be made to a non-U.S. address, we are required to withhold income tax. There may be additional state income tax withholding requirements.
ERISA Requirements
ERISA (the “Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974”) and the Code prevent a fiduciary and other “parties in interest” with respect to a plan (and, for these purposes, an IRA would also constitute a “plan”) from receiving any benefit from any party dealing with the plan, as a result of the sale of the Annuity. Administrative exemptions under ERISA generally permit the sale of insurance/annuity products to plans, provided that certain information is disclosed to the person purchasing the Annuity. This information has to do primarily with the fees, charges, discounts and other costs related to the Annuity, as well as any commissions paid to any agent selling the Annuity. Information about any applicable fees, charges, discounts, penalties or adjustments may be found in the applicable sections of this prospectus. Information about sales representatives and commissions may be found in the sections of this prospectus addressing distribution of the Annuities.
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Please consult with your tax adviser if you have any questions about ERISA and these disclosure requirements.
Spousal Consent Rules for Retirement Plans – Qualified Annuities
If you are married at the time your payments commence, you may be required by federal law to choose an income option that provides survivor annuity income to your spouse, unless your spouse waives that right. Similarly, if you are married at the time of your death, federal law may require all or a portion of the Death Benefit to be paid to your spouse, even if you designated someone else as your Beneficiary. A brief explanation of the applicable rules follows. For more information, consult the terms of your retirement arrangement.
Defined Benefit Plans and Money Purchase Pension Plans. If you are married at the time your payments commence, federal law requires that benefits be paid to you in the form of a “qualified joint and survivor annuity” (QJSA), unless you and your spouse waive that right, in writing. Generally, this means that you will receive a reduced payment during your life and, upon your death, your spouse will receive at least one-half of what you were receiving for life. You may elect to receive another income option if your spouse consents to the election and waives his or her right to receive the QJSA. If your spouse consents to the alternative form of payment, your spouse may not receive any benefits from the plan upon your death. Federal law also requires that the plan pay a Death Benefit to your spouse if you are married and die before you begin receiving your benefit. This benefit must be available in the form of an Annuity for your spouse’s lifetime and is called a “qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity” (QPSA). If the plan pays Death Benefits to other Beneficiaries, you may elect to have a Beneficiary other than your spouse receive the Death Benefit, but only if your spouse consents to the election and waives his or her right to receive the QPSA. If your spouse consents to the alternate Beneficiary, your spouse will receive no benefits from the plan upon your death. Any QPSA waiver prior to your attaining age 35 will become null and void on the first day of the calendar year in which you attain age 35, if still employed.
Defined Contribution Plans (including 401(k) Plans and ERISA 403(b) Annuities). Spousal consent to a distribution is generally not required. Upon your death, your spouse will receive the entire Death Benefit, even if you designated someone else as your Beneficiary, unless your spouse consents in writing to waive this right. Also, if you are married and elect an Annuity as a periodic income option, federal law requires that you receive a QJSA (as described above), unless you and your spouse consent to waive this right.
IRAs, non-ERISA 403(b) Annuities, and 457 Plans. Spousal consent to a distribution usually is not required. Upon your death, any Death Benefit will be paid to your designated Beneficiary.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Reporting and Withholding for Escheated Amounts
In 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2018-17, which provides that an amount transferred from an IRA to a state’s unclaimed property fund is subject to federal withholding at the time of transfer. The amount transferred is also subject to federal reporting. Consistent with this Ruling, beginning in 2019, we will withhold federal and state income taxes and report to the applicable Owner or Beneficiary as required by law when amounts are transferred to a state’s unclaimed property fund.
Gifts and Generation-skipping Transfers     
If you transfer your Annuity to another person for less than adequate consideration, there may be gift tax consequences in addition to income tax consequences. Also, if you transfer your Annuity to a person two or more generations younger than you (such as a grandchild or grandniece) or to a person that is more than 37½ years younger than you, there may be generation-skipping transfer tax consequences.
Same Sex Marriages, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships
Prior to a 2013 Supreme Court decision, and consistent with Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), same sex marriages under state law were not recognized as same sex marriages for purposes of federal law. However, in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of DOMA as unconstitutional, thereby recognizing a valid same sex marriage for federal law purposes. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, thus requiring all states to allow same-sex marriage. The Windsor and Obergefell decisions mean that the federal and state tax law provisions applicable to an opposite sex spouse will also apply to a same sex spouse. Please note that a civil union or registered domestic partnership is generally not recognized as a marriage.
Please consult with your tax or legal adviser before electing the Spousal Benefit for a civil union partner or domestic partner.

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OTHER INFORMATION
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Pruco Life of New Jersey. Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (Pruco Life of New Jersey) is a stock life insurance company organized in 1982 under the laws of the State of New Jersey. It is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in New Jersey and New York, and accordingly is subject to the laws of each of those states Pruco Life of New Jersey is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential), a New Jersey stock life insurance company that has been doing business since 1875. Prudential is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential Financial), a New Jersey insurance holding company. No company other than Pruco Life of New Jersey has any legal responsibility to pay amounts that Pruco Life of New Jersey owes under its annuity contracts. Among other things, this means that where you participate in an optional living benefit or death benefit and the value of that benefit (e.g., the Protected Withdrawal Value for Highest Daily Lifetime v3.0) exceeds your current Account Value, you would rely solely on the ability of Pruco Life of New Jersey to make payments under the benefit out of its own assets. As Pruco Life of New Jersey's ultimate parent, Prudential Financial, however, exercises significant influence over the operations and capital structure of Pruco Life of New Jersey.
Pruco Life of New Jersey incorporates by reference into the prospectus its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) since the end of the fiscal year covered by its latest annual report. In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Pruco Life of New Jersey pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act also are incorporated into the prospectus by reference. Pruco Life of New Jersey will provide to each person, including any beneficial Owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference into the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. Such information will be provided upon written or oral request at no cost to the requester by writing to Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, One Corporate Drive, Shelton, CT 06484 or by calling 800-752-6342. Pruco Life of New Jersey files periodic reports as required under the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy, and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC (see www.sec.gov ). Our internet address is www.prudentialannuities.com .
Pursuant to the delivery obligations under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 159 thereunder, Pruco Life of New Jersey delivers this prospectus to current contract owners that reside outside of the United States. In addition, we may not market or offer benefits, features or enhancements to prospective or current contract owners while outside of the United States.
Service Providers
Pruco Life of New Jersey conducts the bulk of its operations through staff employed by it or by affiliated companies within the Prudential Financial family. Certain discrete functions have been delegated to non-affiliates that could be deemed “service providers” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The entities engaged by Pruco Life of New Jersey may change over time. As of December 31, 2018, non-affiliated entities that could be deemed service providers to Pruco Life of New Jersey and/or an affiliated insurer within the Pruco Life of New Jersey business unit consisted of those set forth in the table below.
Name of Service Provider
Services Provided
Address
Broadridge Investor Communication
Proxy services and regulatory mailings
51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717
EDM Americas
Records management and administration of annuity contracts
301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1500, Raleigh, NC 27601
EXL Service Holdings, Inc
Administration of annuity contracts
350 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022
National Financial Services (NFS)
Clearing firm for Broker Dealers
82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109
NEPS, LLC
Composition, printing, and mailing of contracts and benefit documents
12 Manor Parkway, Salem, NH 03079
Open Text, Inc
Fax Services
100 Tri-State International Parkway Licolnshire, IL 60069
PERSHING LLC
Clearing firm for Broker Dealers
One Pershing Plaza, Jersey City, NJ 07399
The Depository Trust Clearinghouse Corporation (DTCC)
Clearing and settlement services for Distributors and Carriers.
55 Water Street, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10041
Thomson Reuters
Tax reporting services
3 Times Square New York, NY 10036
Venio LLC d/b/a Keane
Claim related services
4031 University Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
The Separate Account. We have established a Separate Account, the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account (Separate Account), to hold the assets that are associated with the Annuities. The Separate Account was established under New Jersey law on May 20, 1996, and is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a unit investment trust, which is a type of investment company. The assets of the Separate Account are held in the name of Pruco Life of New Jersey and legally belong to us. Pruco Life of New Jersey segregates the Separate Account assets from all of its other assets. Thus, Separate Account assets that are held in support of the contracts are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business we may conduct. The obligations under the Annuity are those of Pruco Life of New Jersey, which is the issuer of the Annuity and the depositor of the Separate Account. More detailed information about Pruco Life of New Jersey, including its audited consolidated financial statements, is provided in the Statement of Additional Information.
In addition to rights that we specifically reserve elsewhere in this prospectus, we reserve the right to perform any or all of the following:
offer new Sub-accounts, eliminate Sub-Accounts, substitute Sub-accounts or combine Sub-accounts;

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close Sub-accounts to additional Purchase Payments on existing Annuities or close Sub-accounts for Annuities purchased on or after specified dates;
combine the Separate Account with other separate accounts;
deregister the Separate Account under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
manage the Separate Account as a management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or in any other form permitted by law;
make changes required by any change in the federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, or any other changes to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s interpretation thereof;
establish a provision in the Annuity for federal income taxes if we determine, in our sole discretion, that we will incur a tax as the result of the operation of the Separate Account;
make any changes required by federal or state laws with respect to annuity contracts; and
to the extent dictated by any underlying Portfolio, impose a redemption fee or restrict transfers within any Sub-account.
We will first notify you and receive any necessary SEC and/or state approval before making such a change. If an underlying mutual fund is liquidated, we will ask you to reallocate any amount in the liquidated fund. If you do not reallocate these amounts, we will reallocate such amounts only in accordance with guidance provided by the SEC or its staff (or after obtaining an order from the SEC, if required). We reserve the right to substitute underlying Portfolios, as allowed by applicable law. If we make a fund substitution or change, we may change the Annuity contract to reflect the substitution or change. We do not control the underlying mutual funds, so we cannot guarantee that any of those funds will always be available.
If you are enrolled in a Dollar Cost Averaging, Automatic Rebalancing, or comparable programs while an underlying fund merger, substitution or liquidation takes place, unless otherwise noted in any communication from us, your Account Value invested in such underlying fund will be transferred automatically to the designated surviving fund in the case of mergers, the replacement fund in the case of substitutions, and an available money market fund in the case of fund liquidations. Your enrollment instructions will be automatically updated to reflect the surviving fund, the replacement fund or a money market fund for any continued and future investments.
The General Account. Our general obligations and any guaranteed benefits under the Annuity are supported by our general account and are subject to our claims paying ability. Assets in the general account are not segregated for the exclusive benefit of any particular contract or obligation. General account assets are also available to our general creditors and for conducting routine business activities, such as the payment of salaries, rent and other ordinary business expenses. The general account is subject to regulation and supervision by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance and to the insurance laws and regulations of all jurisdictions where we are authorized to do business.
Fees and Payments Received by Pruco Life of New Jersey
As detailed below, Pruco Life of New Jersey and our affiliates receive substantial payments from the underlying Portfolios and/or related entities, such as the Portfolios’ advisers and subadvisers. Because these fees and payments are made to Pruco Life of New Jersey and our affiliates, allocations you make to the underlying Portfolios benefit us financially. In selecting Portfolios available under the Annuity, we consider the payments that will be made to us. For more information on factors we consider when selecting the Portfolios under the Annuity, see “Variable Investment Options” under “Investment Options” earlier in this prospectus.
We receive Rule 12b-1 fees which compensate our affiliate, Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc., for distribution and administrative services (including recordkeeping services and the mailing of prospectuses and reports to Owners invested in the Portfolios). These fees are paid by the underlying Portfolio out of each Portfolio’s assets and are therefore borne by Owners.
We also receive administrative services payments from the advisers of the underlying Portfolios or their affiliates(not the Portfolios), which are referred to as “revenue sharing” payments. The maximum combined 12b-1 fees and revenue sharing payments we receive with respect to a Portfolio are generally equal to an annual rate of 0.55% of the average assets allocated to the Portfolio under the Annuity. We expect to make a profit on these fees and payments and consider them when selecting the Portfolios available under the Annuity.
In addition, an adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio or a distributor of the Annuity (not the Portfolios) may also compensate us by providing reimbursement, defraying the costs of, or paying directly for, among other things, marketing and/or administrative services and/or other services they provide in connection with the Annuity. These services may include, but are not limited to: sponsoring or co-sponsoring various promotional, educational or marketing meetings and seminars attended by distributors, wholesalers, and/or broker dealer firms’ registered representatives, and creating marketing material discussing the Annuity, available options, and underlying Portfolios. The amounts paid depend on the nature of the meetings, the number of meetings attended by the adviser, subadviser, or distributor, the number of participants and attendees at the meetings, the costs expected to be incurred, and the level of the adviser’s, subadviser’s or distributor’s participation. These payments or reimbursements may not be offered by all advisers, subadvisers, or distributors and the amounts of such payments may vary between and among each adviser, subadviser, and distributor depending on their respective participation. We may also consider these payments and reimbursements when selecting the Portfolios available under the Annuity. For the annual period ended December 31, 2018, with regard to the total annual amounts that were paid (or as to which a payment amount was accrued) under the kinds of arrangements described in this paragraph, the amounts for any particular adviser, subadviser or distributor ranged from $25,000.00 to $711,431.63. These amounts relate to all individual variable annuity contracts issued by Pruco Life of New Jersey or its affiliates, not only the Annuity covered by this prospectus.

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In addition to the payments that we receive from underlying Portfolios and/or their affiliates, those same Portfolios and/or their affiliates may make payments to us and/or other insurers within the Prudential Financial group related to the offering of investment options within variable annuities or life insurance offered by different Prudential business units.
Cyber Security Risks. We provide information about cyber security risks associated with this Annuity in the Statement of Additional Information.
LEGAL STRUCTURE OF THE UNDERLYING PORTFOLIOS
Each underlying Portfolio is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Shares of the underlying Portfolios are sold to separate accounts of life insurance companies offering variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The shares may also be sold directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.
Voting Rights
We are the legal owner of the shares of the underlying Portfolios in which the Sub-accounts invest. However, under current SEC rules, you have voting rights in relation to Account Value maintained in the Sub-accounts. If an underlying Portfolio requests a vote of shareholders, we will vote our shares based on instructions received from Owners with Account Value allocated to that Sub-account. Owners have the right to vote an amount equal to the number of shares attributable to their contracts. If we do not receive voting instructions in relation to certain shares, we will vote those shares in the same manner and proportion as the shares for which we have received instructions. This voting procedure is sometimes referred to as “mirror voting” because, as indicated in the immediately preceding sentence, we mirror the votes that are actually cast, rather than decide on our own how to vote. We will also “mirror vote” shares that are owned directly by us or an affiliate (excluding shares held in the separate account of an affiliated insurer). In addition, because all the shares of a given Portfolio held within our Separate Account are legally owned by us, we intend to vote all of such shares when that underlying Portfolio seeks a vote of its shareholders. As such, all such shares will be counted towards whether there is a quorum at the underlying Portfolio’s shareholder meeting and towards the ultimate outcome of the vote. Thus, under “mirror voting”, it is possible that the votes of a small percentage of contract holders who actually vote will determine the ultimate outcome.
We may, if required by state insurance regulations, disregard voting instructions if they would require shares to be voted so as to cause a change in the sub-classification or investment objectives of one or more of the available Variable Investment Options or to approve or disapprove an investment advisory contract for a Portfolio. In addition, we may disregard voting instructions that would require changes in the investment policy or investment adviser of one or more of the Portfolios associated with the available Variable Investment Options, provided that we reasonably disapprove such changes in accordance with applicable federal or state regulations. If we disregard Owner voting instructions, we will advise Owners of our action and the reasons for such action in the next available annual or semi-annual report.
We will furnish those Owners who have Account Value allocated to a Sub-account whose underlying Portfolio has requested a “proxy” vote with proxy materials and the necessary forms to provide us with their voting instructions. Generally, you will be asked to provide instructions for us to vote on matters such as changes in a fundamental investment strategy, adoption of a new investment advisory agreement, or matters relating to the structure of the underlying Portfolio that require a vote of shareholders. We reserve the right to change the voting procedures described above if applicable SEC rules change.
Material Conflicts
In the future, it may become disadvantageous for Separate Accounts of variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts to invest in the same underlying Portfolios. Neither the companies that invest in the Portfolios nor the Portfolios currently foresee any such disadvantage. The Board of Directors for each Portfolio intends to monitor events in order to identify any material conflict between variable life insurance and variable annuity Contract Owners and to determine what action, if any, should be taken. Material conflicts could result from such things as:
(1)
changes in state insurance law;
(2)
changes in federal income tax law;
(3)
changes in the investment management of any Variable Investment Option; or
(4)
differences between voting instructions given by variable life insurance and variable annuity Contract Owners.
Confirmations, Statements, and Reports
We send any statements and reports required by applicable law or regulation to you at your last known address of record. You should therefore give us prompt notice of any address change. We reserve the right, to the extent permitted by law and subject to your prior consent, to provide any prospectus, prospectus supplements, confirmations, statements and reports required by applicable law or regulation to you through our Internet Website at www.prudentialannuities.com or any other electronic means. We generally send a confirmation statement to you each time a financial transaction is made affecting Account Value, such as making additional Purchase Payments, transfers, exchanges or withdrawals. We also send quarterly statements detailing the activity affecting your Annuity during the calendar quarter, if there have been transactions during the quarter. We may confirm regularly scheduled transactions, including, but not limited to the Annual Maintenance Fee, systematic withdrawals (including 72(t)/72(q) payments and Required Minimum Distributions), electronic funds transfer, Dollar Cost Averaging, auto rebalancing, and the Custom Portfolios Program in quarterly statements instead of confirming them immediately. You should review the information in these statements carefully. You may request additional reports or copies of reports previously sent. We reserve the right to charge $50 for each such additional or previously sent report, but may waive that charge in the future. We will also send an annual report and a semi-annual report containing applicable financial statements for the Portfolios to Owners or, with your prior consent, make such documents available electronically through our Internet Website or other electronic means. Beginning on January 1, 2021, paper copies of the annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you

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specifically request paper copies of the reports from us. Instead, the reports will be made available on our website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUITIES OFFERED BY PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY
Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (PAD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Annuities, Inc., is the distributor and principal underwriter of the Annuities offered through this prospectus. PAD acts as the distributor of a number of annuity and life insurance products and the AST Portfolios. PAD’s principal business address is One Corporate Drive, Shelton, Connecticut 06484. PAD is registered as a broker/dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Each Annuity is offered on a continuous basis. PAD enters into distribution agreements with both affiliated and unaffiliated broker/dealers who are registered under the Exchange Act (collectively, “Firms”). The affiliated broker-dealer, Pruco Securities, LLC is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial that sells variable annuity and variable life insurance (among other products) through its registered representatives. Applications for each Annuity are solicited by registered representatives of the Firms. PAD utilizes a network of its own registered representatives to wholesale the Annuities to Firms. Because the Annuities offered through this prospectus are insurance products as well as securities, all registered representatives who sell the Annuities are also appointed insurance agents of Pruco Life of New Jersey.
In connection with the sale and servicing of the Annuity, Firms may receive cash compensation and/or non-cash compensation. Cash compensation includes discounts, concessions, fees, service fees, commissions, asset based sales charges, loans, overrides, or any cash employee benefit received in connection with the sale and distribution of variable contracts. Non-cash compensation includes any form of compensation received in connection with the sale and distribution of variable contracts that is not cash compensation, including but not limited to merchandise, gifts, travel expenses, meals and lodging.
Under the selling agreements, cash compensation in the form of commissions is paid to Firms on sales of the Annuity according to one or more schedules. The selling registered representative will receive all or a portion of the cash compensation, depending on the practice of his or her Firm. Commissions are generally based on a percentage of Purchase Payments made, up to a maximum of 6.0% for the X Series, 7.0% for the B Series 5.50% for the L Series and 2.0% for the C Series. Alternative compensation schedules are available that generally provide a lower initial commission plus ongoing quarterly compensation based on all or a portion of Account Value. We may also provide cash compensation to the distributing Firm for providing ongoing service to you in relation to the Annuity. These payments may be made in the form of percentage payments based upon “Assets under Management” or “AUM,” (total assets), subject to certain criteria in certain Pruco Life products. These payments may also be made in the form of percentage payments based upon the total amount of money received as Purchase Payments under Pruco Life annuity products sold through the Firm.
In addition, in an effort to promote the sale of our products (which may include the placement of Pruco Life of New Jersey and/or the Annuity on a preferred or recommended company or product list and/or access to the Firm's registered representatives), we, or PAD, may enter into non-cash compensation arrangements with certain Firms with respect to certain or all registered representatives of such Firms under which such Firms may receive fixed payments or reimbursement. These types of fixed payments are made directly to or in sponsorship of the Firm and may include, but are not limited to payment for: training of sales personnel; marketing and/or administrative services and/or other services they provide to us or our affiliates; educating customers of the firm on the Annuity's features; conducting due diligence and analysis; providing office access, operations, systems and other support; holding seminars intended to educate registered representatives and make them more knowledgeable about the Annuities; conferences (national, regional and top producer); sponsorships; speaker fees; promotional items; a dedicated marketing coordinator; priority sales desk support; expedited marketing compliance approval and preferred programs to PAD; and reimbursements to Firms for marketing activities or other services provided by third-party vendors to the Firms and/or their registered representatives. To the extent permitted by FINRA rules and other applicable laws and regulations, we or PAD may also pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in other forms of non-cash compensation (e.g., gifts, occasional meals and entertainment, sponsorship of due diligence events). Under certain circumstances, Portfolio advisers/subadvisers or other organizations with which we do business (“Entities”) may also receive incidental non-cash compensation, such as meals and nominal gifts. The amount of this non-cash compensation varies widely because some may encompass only a single event, such as a conference, and others have a much broader scope.
Cash and/or non-cash compensation may not be offered to all Firms and Entities and the terms of such compensation may differ between Firms and Entities. In addition, we or our affiliates may provide such compensation, payments and/or incentives to Firms or Entities arising out of the marketing, sale and/or servicing of variable annuities or life insurance offered by different Prudential business units.
The lists below includes the names of the Firms and Entities that we are aware (as of December 31, 2018) received compensation with respect to our annuity business generally during 2018 (or as to which a payment amount was accrued during 2018). The Firms and Entities listed include those receiving non-cash and/or cash compensation (as indicated below) in connection with marketing of products issued by Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey. Your registered representative can provide you with more information about the compensation arrangements that apply upon request. Each of these Annuities also is distributed by other selling Firms that previously were appointed only with our affiliate Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (“PALAC”). Such other selling Firms may have received compensation similar to the types discussed above with respect to their sale of PALAC annuities. In addition, such other selling Firms may, on a going forward basis, receive substantial compensation that is not reflected in this 2018 retrospective depiction. During 2018, non-cash compensation received by Firms and Entities ranged from $32.10 to $725,502.92. During 2018, cash compensation received by Firms ranged from $1.20 to $18,586,082.28.


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All of the Firms and Entities listed below received non-cash compensation during 2018. In addition, Firms in bold also received cash compensation during 2018.
1st Global Capital Corp.
Financial Security Management, Inc.
Park Avenue Securities, LLC
Advisor Group
First Citizens Bank
Parkland Securities
Aegon Transamerica
First Financial Services
People's Securities
Afore Met Life
First Heartland Capital, Inc.
PEPCO Holdings
AFS Brokerage, Inc.
First Protective Insurance Group
PIMCO
AFS Financial Group, LLC
First Tennessee Brokerage, Inc
PlanMember Securities Corp.
AIG Advisor Group
Foresters Equity Services Inc.
PNC Bank
Allegheny Investments LTD.
Fortune Financial Services, Inc.
PNC Investments, LLC
Allegis Insurance Agency, Inc.
Founders Financial Securities, LLC
Presidential Brokerage
Allen & Company of Florida, Inc.
Franklin Square Capital Partners
Principal Financial Group
Alliance Bernstein L.P.
Franklin Templeton
ProEquities
Allianz
FSC Securities Corp.
Prospera Financial Services, Inc.
Allstate Financial Srvcs, LLC
Garden State Securities, Inc.
Prudential Annuities
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
GCG Financial
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
AMERICAN PORTFOLIO FIN SVCS INC
Geneos Wealth Management, Inc.
Questar Capital Corporation
Ameritas Investment Corp.
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Raymond James Financial Svcs
Anchor Bay Securities, LLC
GWN Securities, Inc.
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATION
Annuity Partners
H. Beck, Inc.
RCM&D Inc.
AON
H.D. Vest Investment
Resource Horizon Group, LLC
AQR Capital Management
Hantz Financial Services,Inc.
Retirement Benefits Group, LLC
Arete Wealth Management
Harbour Investment, Inc.
RNR Securities, L.L.C.
Arlington Securities, Inc.
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc.
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
Astoria Federal Savings
HSBC
Royal Alliance Associates
AXA Advisors, LLC
Independent Financial Grp, LLC
SA Stone Wealth Management
Ballew Investments
Individual Client
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.
Bank of Oklahoma
Infinex Financial Group
Sammons Securities Co., LLC
Bank of the West
Insured Retirement Institute
Santander
BB&T Investment Services, Inc.
Intervest International
Saxony Securities, Inc.
BBVA Compass Investment Solutions, Inc.
Invest Financial Corporation
Schroders Investment Management
BCG Securities, Inc.
Investacorp
Scott & Stringfellow
Berthel Fisher & Company
Investment Professionals
Securian Financial Svcs, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management Inc.
J.J.B. Hilliard Lyons, Inc.
Securities America, Inc.
BOSC, Inc.
J.P. Morgan
Securities Service Network
Broker Dealer Financial Services
J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.
Sigma Financial Corporation
Brokers International
Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC.
Signator Investors, Inc.
Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc.
Jennison Associates, LLC
SII Investments, Inc.
Calton & Associates, Inc
Jennison Dryden Mutual Funds
Sorrento Pacific Financial LLC
Cambridge Advisory Group
John Hancock
Specialized Schedulers
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
Kestra Financial, Inc.
Sterling Monroe Securities, LLC
CAPE SECURITIES, INC.
KEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC
Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
Capital Analysts
KMS Financial Services, Inc.
Strategic Advisors, Inc.
Capital Financial Services
Kovack Securities, Inc.
STRATEGIC FIN ALLIANCE INC
Capital Investment Group, Inc.
LANC
Summit Brokerage Services, Inc
Capitol Securities Management, Inc.
LaSalle St. Securities, LLC
Sunbelt Business Advisors
Castle Rock Investment Company
LAX-Prudential
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.
Centaurus Financial, Inc.
Legg Mason
Sunset Financial Services, Inc
Cetera Advisor Network LLC
Lewis Financial Group, L.C.
SunTrust Investment Services, Inc.
Cetera Financial Group LLC
Lincoln Financial Advisors
SWBC Investment Services
Cetera Investment Services
Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
CFD Investments, Inc.
Lincoln Investment Planning
TFS Securities, Inc.
CHAR
Lion Street
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
LPL Financial Corporation
The O.N. Equity Sales Co.
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
M and T Bank Corporation
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Citizens Securities, Inc.
M Holdings Securities, Inc
The Strategic Financial Alliance Inc.
Client One Securities LLC
Mass Mutual Financial Group
Touchstone Investments
CMDA
Merrill Lynch, P,F,S
TransAmerica Financial Advisors, Inc.
COMERICA SECURITIES, INC.
MFS
Triad Advisors, Inc.
Commonwealth Financial Network
MML Investors Services, Inc.
Trustmont Financial Group, Inc.
Comprehensive Asset Management
Money Concepts Capital Corp.
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Coordinated Capital Securities Inc
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Umpqua Investments
COPA
Mountain Development
United Planners Fin. Serv.
Country Financial
Mutual of Omaha Bank
US Bank
Craig Schubert
National Planning Corporation
USA Financial Securities Corp.
Creative Capital
National Securities Corp.
VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc
Crescent Securities Group
Neuberger Berman
VOYA Financial Advisors
Crown Capital Securities, L.P.
Newbridge Securities Corp.
WADDELL & REED INC.
CUNA Brokerage Svcs, Inc.
Next Financial Group, Inc.
WAYNE HUMMER INVESTMENTS LLC
CUSO Financial Services, L.P.
NFP (National Financial Partners Corporation)
Wellington Asset Mgt.
David Lerner and Associates
NOCA
Wells Fargo Advisors LLC
Eaton Vance
North Ridge Securities Corp.
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS LLC - WEALTH
Edward Jones & Co.
Omnivest, Inc.
Wells Fargo Investments LLC
Equity Services, Inc.
OneAmerica Securities, Inc.
WFG Investments, Inc.
Fidelity Investments
OPPENHEIMER & CO, INC.
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Woodbury Financial Services
Financial Planning Consultants
Packerland Brokerage Svcs, Inc
World Equity Group, Inc.
The Firms listed below received cash compensation during 2018 but did not receive any non-cash compensation.
ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP    
BFT Financial Group, LLC
BB&T Investment Services, Inc.
M Holdings Securities, Inc
Mutual Service Corporation
WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Wells Fargo Investments LLC
You should note that Firms and individual registered representatives and branch managers with some Firms participating in one of these compensation arrangements might receive greater compensation for selling the Annuities than for selling a different annuity that is not eligible for these compensation arrangements. While compensation is generally taken into account as an expense in considering the charges applicable to an annuity product, any such compensation will be paid by us or PAD and will not result in any additional charge to you or to the Separate Account. Cash and non-cash compensation varies by annuity product, and such differing compensation could be a factor in which annuity a financial professional recommends to you. Your registered representative can provide you with more information about the compensation arrangements that apply upon request.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements of the Separate Account and Pruco Life of New Jersey are included in the Statement of Additional Information.
INDEMNIFICATION
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Litigation and Regulatory Matters
Pruco Life of New Jersey is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of our business. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings specific to Pruco Life of New Jersey and proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industry in which we operate. Pruco Life of New Jersey is subject to class action lawsuits and other litigation involving a variety of issues and allegations involving sales practices, claims payments and procedures, premium charges, policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duty to customers. Pruco Life of New Jersey

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is also subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, leases and labor and employment relationships, including claims of discrimination and harassment, and could be exposed to claims or litigation concerning certain business or process patents. In addition, Pruco Life of New Jersey, along with other participants in the businesses in which it engages, may be subject from time to time to investigations, examinations and inquiries, in some cases industry-wide, concerning issues or matters upon which such regulators have determined to focus.
Pruco Life of New Jersey’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, their outcome cannot be predicted. In some of Pruco Life of New Jersey’s pending legal and regulatory actions, parties are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages. It is possible that Pruco Life of New Jersey’s results of operations or cash flow in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. In light of the unpredictability of Pruco Life of New Jersey’s litigation and regulatory matters, it is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material adverse effect on Pruco Life of New Jersey’s financial position. Management believes, however, that, based on information currently known to it, the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on: the Separate Account; the ability of PAD to perform its contract with the Separate Account; or Pruco Life of New Jersey's ability to meet its obligations under the Contracts.
CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following are the contents of the Statement of Additional Information:
Company
Experts
Principal Underwriter
Payments Made to Promote Sale of Our Products
Cyber Security Risks
Determination of Accumulation Unit Values
Financial Statements
HOW TO CONTACT US
Please communicate with us using the telephone number and addresses below for the purposes described. Failure to send mail to the proper address may result in a delay in our receiving and processing your request.
Prudential’s Customer Service Team
Call our Customer Service Team at 1-888-PRU-2888 during normal business hours.
Internet
Access information about your Annuity through our website: www.prudentialannuities.com
Correspondence Sent by Regular Mail
Prudential Annuity Service Center
P.O. Box 7960
Philadelphia, PA 19176
Correspondence Sent by Overnight*, Certified or Registered Mail
Prudential Annuity Service Center
2101 Welsh Road
Dresher, PA 19025
*Please note that overnight correspondence sent through the United States Postal Service may be delivered to the P.O. Box listed above, which could delay receipt of your correspondence at our Service Center. Overnight mail sent through other methods (e.g., Federal Express, United Parcel Service) will be delivered to the address listed below.
Correspondence sent by regular mail to our Service Center should be sent to the address shown above. Your correspondence will be picked up at this address and then delivered to our Service Center. Your correspondence is not considered received by us until it is received at our Service Center. Where this prospectus refers to the day when we receive a purchase payment, request, election, notice, transfer or any other transaction request from you, we mean the day on which that item (or the last requirement needed for us to process that item) arrives in complete and proper form at our Service Center or via the appropriate telephone or fax number if the item is a type we accept by those means. There are two main exceptions: if the item arrives at our Service Center (1) on a day that is not a business day, or (2) after the close of a business day, then, in each case, we are deemed to have received that item on the next business day.

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You can obtain account information by calling our automated response system and at www.prudentialannuities.com, our Internet Website. Our Customer Service representatives are also available during business hours to provide you with information about your account. You can request certain transactions through our telephone voice response system, our Internet Website or through a customer service representative. You can provide authorization for a third party, including your attorney-in-fact acting pursuant to a power of attorney, to access your account information and perform certain transactions on your account. You will need to complete a form provided by us which identifies those transactions that you wish to authorize via telephonic and electronic means and whether you wish to authorize a third party to perform any such transactions. Please note that unless you tell us otherwise, we deem that all transactions that are directed by your financial professional with respect to your Annuity have been authorized by you. We require that you or your representative provide proper identification before performing transactions over the telephone or through our Internet Website. This may include a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will be provided to you upon issue of your Annuity or you may establish or change your PIN by calling our automated response system and at www.prudentialannuities.com, our Internet Website. Any third party that you authorize to perform financial transactions on your account will be assigned a PIN for your account.
Transactions requested via telephone are recorded. To the extent permitted by law, we will not be responsible for any claims, loss, liability or expense in connection with a transaction requested by telephone or other electronic means if we acted on such transaction instructions after following reasonable procedures to identify those persons authorized to perform transactions on your Annuity using verification methods which may include a request for your Social Security number, PIN or other form of electronic identification. We may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions if we did not follow such procedures.
Pruco Life of New Jersey does not guarantee access to telephonic, facsimile, Internet or any other electronic information or that we will be able to accept transaction instructions via such means at all times. Nor, due to circumstances beyond our control, can we provide any assurances as to the delivery of transaction instructions submitted to us by regular and/or express mail. Regular and/or express mail (if operational) will be the only means by which we will accept transaction instructions when telephonic, facsimile, Internet or any other electronic means are unavailable or delayed. Pruco Life of New Jersey reserves the right to limit, restrict or terminate telephonic, facsimile, Internet or any other electronic transaction privileges at any time.

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APPENDIX A – ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES
As we have indicated throughout this prospectus, each Annuity is a contract that allows you to select or decline any of several features that carries with it a specific asset-based charge. We maintain a unique Unit Value corresponding to each combination of such contract features.

Here, we set forth the historical Unit Values corresponding to the lowest charge level for each Series and the highest charge level for each Series. This Appendix includes outstanding units for each such sub-account, which may include other variable annuities offered, as of the dates shown. In the Statement of Additional Information, which is available free of charge upon request, we set forth Unit Values corresponding to the remaining charge levels.





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PREMIER RETIREMENT X SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Prospectus
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: Basic Death Benefit Only (1.85%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96776
$10.80355
1,040,948
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80355
$10.32201
1,530,262
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.32201
$11.40400
2,662,972
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.40400
$12.30947
2,604,973
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.30947
$12.54311
2,374,448
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.54311
$11.91478
2,032,208
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.91478
$12.43582
1,817,695
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.43582
$13.74250
1,828,506
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.74250
$12.38967
1,350,368
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97845
$10.90934
1,376,630
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.90934
$10.71983
2,440,768
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.71983
$11.95732
4,968,705
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.95732
$13.67933
5,258,776
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.67933
$14.24637
5,063,988
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.24637
$14.09512
4,820,887
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.09512
$14.81814
4,597,419
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.81814
$17.00668
4,336,956
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.00668
$15.70790
3,977,680
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99847
$10.07784
713
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.07784
$9.58226
2,489
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.58226
$7.94470
2,486
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.94470
$8.84042
606
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.84042
$11.71009
3,486
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.71009
$9.31373
3,282
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
04/29/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99847
$11.62116
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.62116
$12.90832
425
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.90832
$12.88832
542
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.88832
$14.00445
542
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.00445
$16.78879
491
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.78879
$15.13624
10,851
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98872
$10.76175
2,000,393
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76175
$10.43457
3,031,049
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.43457
$11.51897
4,746,908
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.51897
$13.30116
4,935,935
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.30116
$13.90656
4,764,628
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.90656
$13.71430
4,531,358
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.71430
$14.30895
4,351,748
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.30895
$16.13844
4,138,124
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.13844
$15.05683
3,816,801
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99847
$9.15446
196,259
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.15446
$10.05366
597,369
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.05366
$10.93859
603,058
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.93859
$11.26169
597,553
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.26169
$10.72168
596,415
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.72168
$11.25622
569,266
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.25622
$12.44194
577,661
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.44194
$11.56585
512,790
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00789
$10.09014
108,431
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.09014
$10.12632
171,061
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.12632
$10.40533
235,354
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.40533
$9.99083
215,359
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.99083
$9.79656
198,582
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.79656
$9.66179
194,909
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.66179
$9.63914
161,017
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.63914
$9.62286
237,664
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.62286
$9.51398
208,235
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00681
$10.36307
1,334,534
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.36307
$10.49495
1,920,716
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.49495
$11.26084
3,068,847
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.26084
$10.84947
3,238,618
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.84947
$11.09929
3,104,364
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.09929
$10.66430
2,774,330
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.66430
$10.90997
2,661,702
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.90997
$11.17580
2,761,798
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.17580
$10.89561
2,314,489
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97763
$10.84253
1,330,788
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.84253
$10.38402
1,668,758
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.38402
$11.59031
2,574,655
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.59031
$13.95605
2,914,872
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.95605
$14.65605
3,014,254
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.65605
$14.46166
2,982,273
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.46166
$15.16510
2,860,489
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.16510
$17.54819
2,984,878
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.54819
$16.15089
2,785,645
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99847
$11.64274
28,082
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.64274
$12.98266
36,321
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.98266
$12.28727
40,319
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.28727
$13.85675
161,084
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.85675
$16.10420
173,579
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.10420
$15.05150
137,564
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95986
$11.79603
61,079
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.79603
$12.34114
113,614
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.34114
$13.97161
212,867
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.97161
$14.14285
237,803
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.14285
$18.17255
223,219
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.17255
$18.70039
238,421
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.70039
$19.23907
233,292
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.23907
$20.06337
246,527
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.06337
$18.75390
234,356
 
 

A-3


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97594
$11.02450
991,332
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.02450
$10.65807
1,639,606
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.65807
$11.57318
2,858,745
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.57318
$13.03586
2,989,467
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.03586
$13.19784
2,881,487
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.19784
$13.08201
2,776,975
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.08201
$13.38666
2,635,719
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.38666
$15.30403
2,539,633
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.30403
$13.85611
2,306,813
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97014
$11.55536
12,944
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.55536
$10.77031
27,323
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.77031
$13.40428
60,371
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.40428
$13.72837
59,184
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.72837
$15.35046
59,054
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.35046
$15.05303
56,197
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.05303
$14.90736
56,368
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.90736
$16.22523
54,886
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.22523
$15.17344
48,504
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99171
$10.77467
71,918
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77467
$9.99185
103,868
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.99185
$11.73538
173,488
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.73538
$15.38187
187,463
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.38187
$17.07993
182,948
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.07993
$15.98920
299,499
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.98920
$17.50538
279,759
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.50538
$18.85706
411,630
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.85706
$16.92822
351,570
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01979
$11.42605
93,425
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.42605
$10.88116
161,552
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.88116
$12.77433
291,504
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.77433
$16.57435
386,707
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.57435
$18.14290
348,792
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.14290
$16.79478
534,255
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.79478
$16.75599
503,332
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.75599
$20.90247
455,614
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.90247
$19.62154
404,609
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98821
$10.71140
429,303
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71140
$10.46023
795,537
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.46023
$11.30645
1,309,639
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30645
$12.18719
1,280,396
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.18719
$12.44507
1,169,703
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.44507
$12.10369
1,037,110
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.10369
$12.50464
935,596
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.50464
$13.78158
1,012,981
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.78158
$12.57063
773,567
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-4


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96509
$11.50123
102,749
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.50123
$11.43580
174,123
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.43580
$12.98500
274,080
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.98500
$17.69151
293,010
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.69151
$18.61406
257,801
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.61406
$17.26588
223,683
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.26588
$21.06748
186,462
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.06748
$23.19910
188,751
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.19910
$19.56537
162,337
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99847
$9.85245
132,927
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.85245
$9.67264
341,637
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.67264
$9.49388
289,981
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.49388
$9.31835
239,503
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.31835
$9.14602
321,251
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.14602
$8.97687
249,571
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.97687
$8.81132
216,658
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.81132
$8.67818
223,599
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.67818
$8.62752
304,229
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98444
$10.77285
119,893
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77285
$10.90929
174,815
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.90929
$12.19282
286,715
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.19282
$12.82656
264,013
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.82656
$12.91135
218,518
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.91135
$12.22088
214,866
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.22088
$13.84211
182,872
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.84211
$14.60181
189,107
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.60181
$14.04554
195,843
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99045
$10.62894
37,585
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.62894
$9.99613
66,476
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.99613
$11.46771
185,284
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.46771
$15.74223
379,037
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.74223
$17.57498
348,168
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.57498
$15.89813
242,067
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.89813
$18.70787
214,322
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.70787
$21.88701
213,446
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.88701
$18.43995
269,516
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92930
$11.26762
116,237
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.26762
$9.63007
167,132
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.63007
$11.37668
183,325
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.37668
$13.29421
284,495
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.29421
$12.32735
299,934
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.32735
$12.48016
172,519
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.48016
$11.78691
198,650
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.78691
$15.66807
174,624
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.66807
$13.32669
162,366
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-5


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92917
$10.80592
42,103
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80592
$9.27520
65,551
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.27520
$10.62158
114,257
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.62158
$12.45452
138,548
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.45452
$11.40464
143,439
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.40464
$11.28509
136,091
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.28509
$11.14105
143,714
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.14105
$13.43025
140,103
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.43025
$11.05352
107,431
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00670
$10.61020
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61020
$11.71022
9,672,456
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.71022
$12.57380
3,829,689
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.57380
$11.94846
535,354
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.94846
$12.51669
737,820
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.51669
$12.42925
2,862,842
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.42925
$12.71273
2,950,686
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.71273
$13.01623
1,299,179
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.01623
$12.74002
5,526,481
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97670
$10.88236
396,340
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.88236
$10.62051
645,903
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.62051
$11.83963
1,350,677
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.83963
$13.51272
1,482,128
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.51272
$14.10681
1,481,715
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.10681
$13.70083
1,402,456
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.70083
$14.14944
1,392,758
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.14944
$16.24330
1,421,823
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.24330
$14.76600
1,255,294
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92182
$10.56777
137,384
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.56777
$9.42340
163,189
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.42340
$11.27524
235,346
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.27524
$12.76658
256,142
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.76658
$11.73274
270,962
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.73274
$11.19385
245,991
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.19385
$11.19940
249,390
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.19940
$14.25002
272,673
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.25002
$11.54181
256,749
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99847
$10.59781
596,214
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59781
$10.42630
1,163,894
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42630
$11.33010
1,790,497
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.33010
$12.34735
1,743,745
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.34735
$12.77932
1,634,640
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.77932
$12.52009
1,486,087
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.52009
$12.76064
1,375,280
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.76064
$14.04606
1,350,137
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.04606
$13.07816
1,158,927
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-6


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97132
$10.78687
31,841
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78687
$10.65776
89,588
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.65776
$12.04897
166,435
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.04897
$16.14198
185,781
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.14198
$17.34907
178,540
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.34907
$18.83894
176,808
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.83894
$18.22037
174,199
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.22037
$24.29214
186,295
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.29214
$23.45612
157,197
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99257
$11.31652
182,591
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.31652
$11.00602
269,757
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.00602
$12.12714
372,236
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.12714
$16.26077
248,741
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.26077
$17.65014
451,454
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.65014
$19.06840
365,033
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.06840
$19.76007
361,484
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.76007
$25.79401
330,037
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.79401
$24.63378
264,162
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98760
$10.90539
21,127
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.90539
$10.36861
70,823
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.36861
$12.52513
107,953
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.52513
$15.69069
142,591
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.69069
$15.95956
163,519
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.95956
$15.43481
258,032
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.43481
$16.22737
252,751
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.22737
$19.72517
283,127
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.72517
$17.50890
253,941
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99847
$10.88101
45,476
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.88101
$10.61657
68,792
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.61657
$12.20012
208,731
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.20012
$16.36996
220,860
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.36996
$17.46658
205,905
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.46658
$18.38272
114,768
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.38272
$18.38816
121,814
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.38816
$23.59140
138,872
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.59140
$23.65031
106,622
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99847
$10.18909
411
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.18909
$13.45134
26,424
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.45134
$14.55151
31,087
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.55151
$14.17897
223,939
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.17897
$15.78852
183,449
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.78852
$18.18441
155,235
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.18441
$16.03465
65,960
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-7


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99102
$11.24476
74,995
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.24476
$10.76281
108,644
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.76281
$12.37274
150,429
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.37274
$17.24527
177,790
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.24527
$19.33833
168,457
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.33833
$17.91068
151,482
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.91068
$20.78490
147,377
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.78490
$23.21452
153,563
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.21452
$19.03636
134,578
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99847
$10.30949
380,801
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.30949
$12.03277
376,540
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.03277
$12.41705
368,998
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.41705
$12.03601
339,738
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.03601
$12.32430
340,640
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.32430
$14.09197
295,865
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.09197
$12.68548
270,384
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93894
$11.68593
137,524
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.68593
$9.14486
202,300
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.14486
$10.58462
299,829
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.58462
$10.41199
339,729
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.41199
$9.74077
346,449
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.74077
$7.96131
307,736
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.96131
$8.78025
302,489
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.78025
$10.89149
368,521
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.89149
$9.18741
258,589
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98943
$10.60667
1,789,185
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.60667
$10.51438
3,769,647
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.51438
$11.39020
6,031,877
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.39020
$12.20935
5,765,162
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.20935
$12.67552
5,459,930
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.67552
$12.45885
5,135,378
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.45885
$12.90447
4,878,918
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.90447
$13.94966
4,622,568
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.94966
$13.30142
4,068,351
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01839
$10.06713
4,465
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.06713
$10.58327
76,847
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.58327
$10.14726
123,999
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.14726
$10.56308
123,457
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.56308
$10.33987
130,050
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.33987
$10.57616
160,093
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.57616
$10.96966
182,036
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.96966
$10.67812
235,041
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-8


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96346
$11.51915
913,520
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.51915
$10.60363
1,372,722
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.60363
$11.75190
2,620,469
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.75190
$13.49829
2,759,579
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.49829
$14.46718
2,718,046
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.46718
$14.11251
5,093,442
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.11251
$15.25031
4,871,971
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.25031
$17.37842
7,735,263
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.37842
$15.75975
6,756,422
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
04/29/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99847
$11.66071
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.66071
$13.18947
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.18947
$13.14523
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.14523
$14.30319
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.30319
$17.04539
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.04539
$15.53191
0
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99847
$10.90109
18,183
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.90109
$11.06966
30,362
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.06966
$12.90767
67,435
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.90767
$16.77713
72,038
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.77713
$19.30124
91,505
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.30124
$19.52752
80,628
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.52752
$22.01258
82,474
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$22.01258
$26.41409
91,748
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.41409
$23.79269
67,978
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99847
$8.88788
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.88788
$9.87102
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.87102
$11.85852
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.85852
$12.39583
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.39583
$12.18483
806
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.18483
$12.71606
3,283
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.71606
$14.75180
2,673
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.75180
$13.53232
14,761
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98752
$10.79555
846,821
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.79555
$10.40365
1,471,325
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.40365
$11.26081
2,747,182
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.26081
$12.42729
2,680,808
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.42729
$12.82420
2,593,638
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.82420
$12.56607
2,523,336
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.56607
$12.92793
2,396,953
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.92793
$14.74916
2,316,061
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.74916
$13.33089
2,048,344
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97180
$12.16884
87,246
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.16884
$10.37797
159,082
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.37797
$12.23038
205,276
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.23038
$16.90321
200,677
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.90321
$17.41026
189,375
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.41026
$17.31626
115,574
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.31626
$18.30513
112,896
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.30513
$22.94264
118,550
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.94264
$20.07426
103,752
 
 

A-9


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96085
$12.62928
37,344
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.62928
$12.27464
74,073
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.27464
$13.51412
192,669
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.51412
$17.92962
215,156
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.92962
$18.27003
224,137
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.27003
$18.07288
255,951
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.07288
$19.88149
235,963
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.88149
$24.18181
184,976
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.18181
$21.73744
169,828
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96428
$11.47783
109,170
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47783
$10.59244
157,420
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.59244
$12.28421
213,310
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.28421
$16.56648
226,015
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.56648
$17.11661
219,352
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.11661
$16.07574
203,275
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.07574
$20.38697
190,267
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.38697
$21.48101
212,713
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.48101
$17.48163
175,201
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99216
$10.70296
2,137,328
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.70296
$10.71365
3,646,889
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.71365
$11.93438
6,857,880
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.93438
$13.68539
7,129,745
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.68539
$14.22202
6,873,863
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.22202
$13.96471
8,666,795
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.96471
$14.74100
8,253,515
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.74100
$16.69822
7,833,360
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.69822
$15.51467
7,154,010
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97104
$11.14744
106,158
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.14744
$10.75602
191,768
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.75602
$12.41292
406,941
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.41292
$17.54731
571,249
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.54731
$18.66002
545,977
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.66002
$20.06996
612,911
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$20.06996
$20.23103
545,576
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.23103
$27.38118
526,200
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$27.38118
$27.91095
442,887
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98607
$10.67822
117,678
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.67822
$10.42937
180,606
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42937
$11.60796
269,405
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.60796
$15.33863
136,052
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.33863
$15.28936
126,721
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.28936
$14.09649
117,892
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.09649
$14.68427
111,461
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.68427
$16.79914
117,447
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.79914
$14.88570
106,021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-10


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85972
$11.48747
199,645
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.48747
$9.59315
368,045
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.59315
$9.75585
561,621
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.75585
$11.04815
564,102
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.04815
$9.93711
566,179
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.93711
$7.87548
529,878
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.87548
$9.63296
507,734
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.63296
$10.42969
551,987
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.42969
$8.53108
423,337
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98015
$10.32114
117,340
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.32114
$10.54828
150,616
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54828
$10.89377
224,796
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.89377
$10.29090
163,639
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.29090
$10.15672
157,341
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.15672
$9.50843
139,139
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.50843
$9.73956
141,623
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.73956
$9.75498
161,015
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.75498
$9.76491
123,320
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98873
$11.51238
92,772
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.51238
$10.90968
136,510
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.90968
$12.67896
204,795
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.67896
$16.47850
215,116
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.47850
$18.59471
194,278
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.59471
$17.04460
91,055
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.04460
$19.07149
90,687
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.07149
$22.18834
71,538
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.18834
$18.17685
64,068
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99847
$8.82530
145,090
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.82530
$9.61524
458,197
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.61524
$11.37243
561,294
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.37243
$11.77647
634,461
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.77647
$11.48547
604,892
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.48547
$12.00902
600,889
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.00902
$13.38979
635,116
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.38979
$12.48403
580,957
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99847
$10.41023
423,203
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.41023
$10.83354
500,601
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.83354
$11.46793
767,956
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.46793
$11.08767
962,457
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.08767
$11.66584
946,646
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.66584
$11.59164
910,580
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.59164
$11.96356
907,206
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.96356
$12.48350
1,028,309
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.48350
$11.97393
1,323,206
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-11


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99847
$10.37776
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.37776
$9.35714
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.35714
$9.30831
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.30831
$8.85429
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.85429
$9.61268
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.61268
$10.31286
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.31286
$9.44625
72
PSF Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
formerly,Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
04/30/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.90723
$8.79537
10,888
PSF Stock Index Portfolio
formerly,Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
04/30/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.91793
$9.38347
1,444
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-12


PREMIER RETIREMENT X SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Prospectus
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HAV and HD GRO II OR HAV and GRO Plus II (2.85%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96692
$10.71479
9,249
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71479
$10.13316
3,731
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.13316
$11.08102
700
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.08102
$11.83902
207
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.83902
$11.94081
86
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.94081
$11.22705
45
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.22705
$11.59896
45
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.59896
$12.68754
42
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.68754
$11.32122
43
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97760
$10.81979
30,326
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81979
$10.52381
15,722
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.52381
$11.61881
11,566
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.61881
$13.15667
5,389
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.15667
$13.56243
8,638
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.56243
$13.28166
5,960
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.28166
$13.82113
4,408
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.82113
$15.70127
5,568
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.70127
$14.35354
2,840
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98788
$10.67348
11,400
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.67348
$10.24378
5,693
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.24378
$11.19285
8,272
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.19285
$12.79292
3,812
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.79292
$13.23890
8,908
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.23890
$12.92279
6,429
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.92279
$13.34613
3,925
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.34613
$14.89974
4,743
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.89974
$13.75859
2,064
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99762
$9.09166
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.09166
$9.88283
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.88283
$10.64329
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.64329
$10.84619
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.84619
$10.22092
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.22092
$10.62151
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.62151
$11.62113
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.62113
$10.69225
0
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00705
$10.00728
8,797
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.00728
$9.94129
4,239
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.94129
$10.11087
3,942
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.11087
$9.60905
632
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.60905
$9.32615
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.32615
$9.10418
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.10418
$8.98996
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.98996
$8.88352
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.88352
$8.69325
0
 
 
 
 

A-13


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00597
$10.27781
19,096
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.27781
$10.30276
9,892
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.30276
$10.94171
8,643
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.94171
$10.43459
1,758
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.43459
$10.56613
534
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.56613
$10.04862
625
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.04862
$10.17564
278
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.17564
$10.31765
294
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.31765
$9.95593
274
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00633
$10.55075
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.55075
$11.64275
19,894
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.64275
$11.95683
7,513
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.95683
$11.25098
10,026
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.25098
$11.22140
10,450
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.22140
$10.99000
7,922
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.99000
$10.84927
7,919
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.84927
$10.61597
23,177
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.61597
$10.38993
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99762
$10.55355
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.55355
$11.89119
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.89119
$12.22857
1,413
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.22857
$11.30601
1,789
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.30601
$11.45215
1,815
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.45215
$11.24496
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.24496
$11.08333
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.08333
$10.85012
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.85012
$10.59895
20,713
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00845
$10.58415
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58415
$12.20355
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.20355
$12.60428
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.60428
$11.44718
3,463
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.44718
$11.80588
3,097
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.80588
$11.64457
3,980
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.64457
$11.53476
4,174
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.53476
$11.30615
3,705
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.30615
$11.01441
5,600
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00738
$10.68500
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.68500
$12.48861
126,787
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.48861
$12.95637
97,252
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.95637
$11.70587
64,490
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.70587
$12.24566
55,262
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.24566
$12.10885
46,002
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.10885
$12.00379
46,436
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.00379
$11.84697
46,181
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.84697
$11.51527
13,286
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-14


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
01/03/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99762
$11.89255
7,039
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.89255
$12.22859
52,800
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.22859
$10.72225
15,726
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.72225
$11.49686
13,831
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.49686
$11.40334
17,795
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.40334
$11.28145
26,160
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.28145
$11.13282
24,313
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.13282
$10.79790
29,855
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
01/03/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99684
$10.28760
4,545
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.28760
$8.97494
184,673
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.97494
$9.81954
107,290
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.81954
$9.79799
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.79799
$9.70130
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.70130
$9.58536
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.58536
$9.28620
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
01/02/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99842
$8.65594
2,378
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.65594
$9.63637
1,571
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.63637
$9.62765
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.62765
$9.53218
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.53218
$9.41711
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.41711
$9.08842
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
01/02/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99842
$11.18213
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.18213
$11.08056
119,581
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.08056
$11.03158
28,466
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.03158
$10.91408
22,814
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.91408
$10.52350
23,188
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
01/02/2015* to 12/31/2015
$9.99842
$9.83155
1,387
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.83155
$9.75037
113,814
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.75037
$9.70255
99,250
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.70255
$9.32657
117,722
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
01/04/2016* to 12/31/2016
$9.99684
$9.77407
18,726
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.77407
$9.75125
15,285
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.75125
$9.35255
16,634
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
01/03/2017* to 12/31/2017
$9.99683
$9.92962
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.92962
$9.44685
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
01/02/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.99683
$9.55807
0
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97679
$10.75348
3,827
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75348
$10.19398
2,297
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.19398
$11.26197
2,278
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.26197
$13.42260
2,149
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.42260
$13.95227
2,555
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.95227
$13.62693
3,306
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.62693
$14.14462
1,792
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.14462
$16.20124
1,794
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.20124
$14.75846
1,485
 
 
 

A-15


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99762
$11.54138
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.54138
$12.73848
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.73848
$11.93336
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.93336
$13.32105
408
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.32105
$15.32437
389
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.32437
$14.17588
186
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95901
$11.69924
8,440
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.69924
$12.11554
3,630
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.11554
$13.57614
3,064
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.57614
$13.60247
443
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.60247
$17.30036
4,746
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.30036
$17.62159
3,086
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.62159
$17.94512
2,416
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.94512
$18.52399
2,141
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.52399
$17.13751
651
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97510
$10.93402
7,244
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.93402
$10.46307
4,713
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.46307
$11.24533
6,105
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.24533
$12.53754
2,039
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.53754
$12.56409
6,243
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.56409
$12.32695
4,266
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.32695
$12.48588
1,878
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.48588
$14.12925
2,838
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.12925
$12.66143
1,289
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96930
$11.46056
4,272
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.46056
$10.57335
1,988
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.57335
$13.02482
1,625
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.02482
$13.20363
230
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.20363
$14.61342
1,833
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.61342
$14.18426
1,052
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.18426
$13.90452
931
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.90452
$14.97996
809
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.97996
$13.86537
230
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99087
$10.68611
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.68611
$9.80906
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.80906
$11.40311
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.40311
$14.79435
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.79435
$16.26028
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.26028
$15.06681
941
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.06681
$16.32801
789
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.32801
$17.41021
716
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.41021
$15.46922
200
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-16


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01895
$11.33239
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.33239
$10.68206
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.68206
$12.41256
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.41256
$15.94091
469
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.94091
$17.27179
424
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.27179
$15.82552
1,425
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.82552
$15.62838
451
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.62838
$19.29797
404
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.29797
$17.92966
198
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98737
$10.62339
22,229
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.62339
$10.26874
10,760
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.26874
$10.98621
7,748
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.98621
$11.72130
1,222
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.72130
$11.84736
3,862
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.84736
$11.40496
3,358
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.40496
$11.66312
1,717
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.66312
$12.72357
2,395
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.72357
$11.48661
1,023
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96425
$11.40677
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.40677
$11.22652
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.22652
$12.61720
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.61720
$17.01542
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.01542
$17.72034
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.72034
$16.26941
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.26941
$19.64999
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.64999
$21.41840
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.41840
$17.87838
0
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99763
$9.77143
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.77143
$9.49562
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.49562
$9.22519
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.22519
$8.96229
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.96229
$8.70686
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$8.70686
$8.45871
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.45871
$8.21833
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.21833
$8.01179
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.01179
$7.88341
0
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98360
$10.68442
8,287
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.68442
$10.70991
3,990
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.70991
$11.84774
3,429
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.84774
$12.33661
499
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.33661
$12.29161
2,119
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.29161
$11.51567
1,233
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.51567
$12.91095
989
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.91095
$13.48123
896
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.48123
$12.83484
249
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-17


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98961
$10.54160
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.54160
$9.81310
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.81310
$11.14272
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.14272
$15.14051
986
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.14051
$16.73104
880
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.73104
$14.98045
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.98045
$17.44898
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.44898
$20.20697
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.20697
$16.85005
202
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92845
$11.17518
4,823
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.17518
$9.45384
943
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.45384
$11.05449
422
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.05449
$12.78613
1,171
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.78613
$11.73533
1,228
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.73533
$11.75975
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.75975
$10.99375
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.99375
$14.46538
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.46538
$12.17763
0
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92832
$10.71728
397
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71728
$9.10544
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.10544
$10.32066
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.32066
$11.97862
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.97862
$10.85702
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.85702
$10.63382
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.63382
$10.39152
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.39152
$12.39942
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.39942
$10.10048
0
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97586
$10.79298
1,130
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.79298
$10.42624
2,386
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42624
$11.50445
1,474
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.50445
$12.99642
191
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.99642
$13.42958
406
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.42958
$12.91018
667
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.91018
$13.19753
264
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.19753
$14.99666
190
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.99666
$13.49306
151
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92098
$10.48104
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.48104
$9.25102
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.25102
$10.95594
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.95594
$12.27891
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.27891
$11.16964
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.16964
$10.54797
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.54797
$10.44606
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.44606
$13.15665
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.15665
$10.54703
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-18


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99762
$10.51084
2,912
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.51084
$10.23563
1,914
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.23563
$11.00927
1,809
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.00927
$11.87556
1,082
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.87556
$12.16579
1,413
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.16579
$11.79753
1,284
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.79753
$11.90201
1,085
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.90201
$12.96780
1,085
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.96780
$11.95051
1,046
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97047
$10.69825
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69825
$10.46276
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.46276
$11.70771
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.70771
$15.52518
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.52518
$16.51630
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.51630
$17.75196
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.75196
$16.99473
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.99473
$22.42822
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.42822
$21.43444
0
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99173
$11.22357
7,012
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.22357
$10.80470
1,436
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.80470
$11.78377
937
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.78377
$15.63949
32
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.63949
$16.80294
29
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.80294
$17.96826
26
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.96826
$18.43092
26
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.43092
$23.81490
22
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.81490
$22.51068
20
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98675
$10.81592
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81592
$10.17901
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.17901
$12.17056
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.17056
$15.09133
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.09133
$15.19352
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.19352
$14.54418
1,182
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.54418
$15.13565
479
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.13565
$18.21141
650
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.21141
$15.99952
332
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99762
$10.79169
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.79169
$10.42238
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42238
$11.85476
582
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.85476
$15.74461
715
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.74461
$16.62833
660
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.62833
$17.32230
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.32230
$17.15150
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.15150
$21.78151
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.78151
$21.61223
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-19


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99763
$10.15039
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.15039
$13.26381
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.26381
$14.20252
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.20252
$13.69803
1,880
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.69803
$15.09807
597
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.09807
$17.21270
463
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.21270
$15.02221
0
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99018
$11.15256
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.15256
$10.56598
203
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.56598
$12.02241
155
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.02241
$16.58653
30
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.58653
$18.41016
27
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.41016
$16.87713
28
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.87713
$19.38660
25
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.38660
$21.43295
25
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.43295
$17.39524
25
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99763
$10.23818
544
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.23818
$11.82773
126
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.82773
$12.08112
123
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.08112
$11.59105
120
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.59105
$11.74817
124
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.74817
$13.29691
121
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.29691
$11.84711
115
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93810
$11.59009
370
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.59009
$8.97755
460
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.97755
$10.28503
370
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.28503
$10.01422
98
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.01422
$9.27314
103
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.27314
$7.50177
125
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.50177
$8.18945
118
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.18945
$10.05560
111
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.05560
$8.39535
111
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98859
$10.51978
14,208
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.51978
$10.32232
8,649
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.32232
$11.06794
6,509
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.06794
$11.74309
2,163
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.74309
$12.06729
4,429
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.06729
$11.74030
2,530
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.74030
$12.03677
1,368
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.03677
$12.87928
1,362
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.87928
$12.15496
1,646
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01754
$10.04935
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.04935
$10.45656
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.45656
$9.92350
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.92350
$10.22500
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.22500
$9.90688
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.90688
$10.03038
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.03038
$10.29802
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.29802
$9.92155
0
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96262
$11.42459
29,987
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.42459
$10.40969
12,115
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.40969
$11.41918
7,499
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.41918
$12.98265
2,674
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.98265
$13.77278
5,405
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.77278
$13.29830
7,554
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.29830
$14.22448
4,531
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.22448
$16.04485
12,114
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.04485
$14.40125
4,989
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99762
$10.81154
391
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81154
$10.86707
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.86707
$12.54220
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.54220
$16.13625
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.13625
$18.37489
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.37489
$18.40090
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.40090
$20.53190
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.53190
$24.38730
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.38730
$21.74190
0
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99762
$8.82682
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.82682
$9.70309
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.70309
$11.53800
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.53800
$11.93785
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.93785
$11.61500
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.61500
$11.99812
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.99812
$13.77771
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.77771
$12.50924
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98668
$10.70698
9,529
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.70698
$10.21337
6,505
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.21337
$10.94194
4,786
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.94194
$11.95250
2,600
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.95250
$12.20868
2,175
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.20868
$11.84110
1,113
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.84110
$12.05841
741
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.05841
$13.61750
863
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.61750
$12.18188
538
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97096
$12.06901
4,557
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.06901
$10.18802
882
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.18802
$11.88382
390
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.88382
$16.25704
465
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.25704
$16.57406
448
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.57406
$16.31656
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.31656
$17.07314
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.07314
$21.18129
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.18129
$18.34311
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96001
$12.52563
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.52563
$12.05011
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.05011
$13.13143
352
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.13143
$17.24465
434
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.24465
$17.39298
427
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.39298
$17.03008
1,002
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.03008
$18.54413
381
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.54413
$22.32618
266
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.32618
$19.86367
130
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96344
$11.38359
5,571
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.38359
$10.39864
1,098
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.39864
$11.93642
784
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.93642
$15.93369
937
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.93369
$16.29521
909
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.29521
$15.14839
1,123
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.14839
$19.01594
387
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.01594
$19.83298
394
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.83298
$15.97498
213
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99132
$10.61502
26,317
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61502
$10.51766
17,456
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.51766
$11.59639
17,411
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.59639
$13.16241
4,739
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.16241
$13.53925
12,229
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.53925
$13.15886
10,798
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.15886
$13.74917
5,858
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.74917
$15.41656
8,462
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.41656
$14.17709
3,552
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97020
$11.05594
8,250
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.05594
$10.55928
3,908
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.55928
$12.06157
3,457
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.06157
$16.87703
1,272
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.87703
$17.76439
2,320
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.76439
$18.91206
2,885
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.91206
$18.87019
1,233
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.87019
$25.28022
940
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.28022
$25.50525
334
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98523
$10.59052
7,143
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59052
$10.23858
1,115
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.23858
$11.27923
820
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.27923
$14.75260
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.75260
$14.55531
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.55531
$13.28296
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.28296
$13.69617
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.69617
$15.50965
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.50965
$13.60215
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-22


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85888
$11.39318
380
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.39318
$9.41761
472
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.41761
$9.47959
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.47959
$10.62586
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.62586
$9.45971
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.45971
$7.42054
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.42054
$8.98419
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.98419
$9.62845
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.62845
$7.79490
0
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97931
$10.23639
10,875
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.23639
$10.35537
4,476
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.35537
$10.58534
4,191
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.58534
$9.89766
625
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.89766
$9.66913
2,683
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.66913
$8.95975
1,596
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.95975
$9.08437
1,428
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.08437
$9.00646
1,316
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.00646
$8.92322
368
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98789
$11.41794
4,409
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.41794
$10.71019
843
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.71019
$12.32002
752
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.32002
$15.84889
942
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.84889
$17.70212
834
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.70212
$16.06112
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.06112
$17.78858
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.78858
$20.48576
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.48576
$16.61000
0
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99762
$8.76473
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.76473
$9.45170
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.45170
$11.06506
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.06506
$11.34142
1,214
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.34142
$10.94847
2,254
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.94847
$11.33122
348
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.33122
$12.50577
435
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.50577
$11.54030
205
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99762
$10.32483
11,639
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.32483
$10.63550
1,938
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.63550
$11.14320
1,851
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.14320
$10.66394
2,762
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.66394
$11.10558
2,655
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.10558
$10.92245
3,205
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.92245
$11.15849
1,281
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.15849
$11.52521
1,329
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.52521
$10.94143
1,382
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PREMIER RETIREMENT B SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Prospectus
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: Basic Death Benefit Only (1.30%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96822
$10.85224
1,705,686
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85224
$10.42656
2,780,906
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42656
$11.58413
4,729,477
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.58413
$12.57392
5,226,982
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.57392
$12.88443
5,015,958
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.88443
$12.30764
4,421,338
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.30764
$12.91762
4,061,900
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.91762
$14.35469
4,061,263
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.35469
$13.01451
3,239,884
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97890
$10.95858
2,584,808
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.95858
$10.82832
4,811,526
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.82832
$12.14616
10,769,590
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.14616
$13.97323
13,184,630
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.97323
$14.63392
13,013,011
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.63392
$14.55973
12,506,341
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.55973
$15.39207
11,906,642
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.39207
$17.76399
11,386,208
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.76399
$16.49985
10,310,255
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99892
$10.12611
481
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.12611
$9.68209
511
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.68209
$8.07247
1,575
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.07247
$9.03281
1,482
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.03281
$12.03168
4,684
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.03168
$9.62353
8,871
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
04/29/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99892
$11.66544
756
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.66544
$13.03016
756
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.03016
$13.08281
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.08281
$14.29513
2,078
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.29513
$17.23296
1,872
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.23296
$15.62430
0
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98918
$10.81032
3,247,819
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81032
$10.54027
5,664,738
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54027
$11.70096
10,965,332
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.70096
$13.58699
12,336,405
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.58699
$14.28492
11,995,011
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.28492
$14.16631
11,559,990
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.16631
$14.86310
11,173,889
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.86310
$16.85707
10,686,362
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.85707
$15.81588
9,656,858
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-24


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99892
$9.18873
717,098
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.18873
$10.14802
2,315,047
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.14802
$11.10316
2,852,184
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.10316
$11.49527
2,763,123
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.49527
$11.00542
2,693,375
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.00542
$11.61872
2,518,878
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.61872
$12.91431
2,433,790
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.91431
$12.07270
2,234,693
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00835
$10.13563
156,318
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.13563
$10.22893
246,817
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.22893
$10.56974
563,264
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.56974
$10.20540
422,763
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.20540
$10.06284
415,771
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.06284
$9.98020
371,698
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.98020
$10.01180
361,586
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.01180
$10.05055
375,151
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.05055
$9.99295
324,865
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00727
$10.40977
1,760,031
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.40977
$10.60112
2,633,813
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.60112
$11.43860
5,112,090
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.43860
$11.08248
5,459,355
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.08248
$11.40123
5,144,324
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.40123
$11.01583
4,559,885
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.01583
$11.33255
4,352,471
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.33255
$11.67344
4,579,272
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.67344
$11.44483
3,981,860
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97809
$10.89145
2,016,080
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.89145
$10.48915
3,217,470
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.48915
$11.77340
6,335,444
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.77340
$14.25584
7,614,510
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.25584
$15.05481
7,778,583
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.05481
$14.93839
7,596,835
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.93839
$15.75247
7,423,775
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.75247
$18.32966
7,223,442
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.32966
$16.96532
6,637,424
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99892
$11.69855
24,041
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.69855
$13.11792
52,955
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.11792
$12.48497
54,740
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.48497
$14.15832
106,443
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.15832
$16.54656
85,136
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.54656
$15.55216
77,954
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96031
$11.84909
66,028
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.84909
$12.46608
160,852
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.46608
$14.19219
359,936
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$14.19219
$14.44656
411,811
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.44656
$18.66669
348,011
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.66669
$19.31653
302,465
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.31653
$19.98386
295,241
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.98386
$20.95658
306,314
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.95658
$19.69922
278,377
 
 

A-25


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97640
$11.07430
1,522,851
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.07430
$10.76605
3,004,090
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.76605
$11.75601
6,202,628
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.75601
$13.31592
7,217,200
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.31592
$13.55705
7,076,314
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.55705
$13.51341
6,730,170
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.51341
$13.90530
6,475,986
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.90530
$15.98573
6,169,777
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.98573
$14.55487
5,588,315
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97060
$11.60747
70,058
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.60747
$10.87942
83,962
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.87942
$13.61620
159,529
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.61620
$14.02348
187,072
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.02348
$15.76833
183,937
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.76833
$15.54934
155,830
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.54934
$15.48493
141,913
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.48493
$16.94800
144,039
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.94800
$15.93869
112,537
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99217
$10.82329
113,183
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82329
$10.09318
210,526
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.09318
$11.92098
384,506
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.92098
$15.71268
424,711
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.71268
$17.54506
429,592
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.54506
$16.51665
730,751
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.51665
$18.18380
682,068
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.18380
$19.69733
876,373
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.69733
$17.78221
742,270
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.02025
$11.47753
189,012
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47753
$10.99121
233,643
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.99121
$12.97601
463,170
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.97601
$16.93019
467,960
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.93019
$18.63631
430,047
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.63631
$17.34822
700,232
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.34822
$17.40477
693,645
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.40477
$21.83303
642,637
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.83303
$20.61058
597,417
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98867
$10.75964
1,073,465
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75964
$10.56611
2,004,646
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.56611
$11.48504
3,557,137
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.48504
$12.44907
3,648,816
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.44907
$12.78375
3,441,886
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.78375
$12.50271
3,174,922
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.50271
$12.98903
2,980,894
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.98903
$14.39532
3,007,713
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.39532
$13.20449
2,394,877
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-26


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96555
$11.55299
153,057
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.55299
$11.55148
210,627
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.55148
$13.18999
385,470
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.18999
$18.07134
402,640
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$18.07134
$19.12024
410,027
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.12024
$17.83491
368,603
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.83491
$21.88329
356,938
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.88329
$24.23206
363,214
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.23206
$20.55190
310,652
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99893
$9.89691
113,772
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.89691
$9.77005
295,537
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.77005
$9.64353
521,735
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.64353
$9.51854
468,744
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.51854
$9.39464
282,431
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.39464
$9.27261
267,847
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.27261
$9.15228
281,463
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.15228
$9.06428
236,389
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.06428
$9.06211
687,993
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98490
$10.82146
117,563
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82146
$11.01977
211,903
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.01977
$12.38543
502,448
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.38543
$13.10213
548,275
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.10213
$13.26266
527,727
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.26266
$12.62368
495,122
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.62368
$14.37813
443,814
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.37813
$15.25193
449,048
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.25193
$14.75366
398,822
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99091
$10.67679
31,534
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.67679
$10.09724
57,832
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.09724
$11.64872
109,356
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.64872
$16.08032
167,477
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.08032
$18.05291
194,561
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.05291
$16.42198
170,824
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.42198
$19.43222
178,327
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.43222
$22.86130
169,335
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.86130
$19.36949
143,308
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92975
$11.31839
93,640
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.31839
$9.72769
112,683
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.72769
$11.55656
144,641
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.55656
$13.57997
168,359
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.57997
$12.66291
186,402
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.66291
$12.89176
184,953
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.89176
$12.24381
184,989
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.24381
$16.36626
187,430
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.36626
$13.99914
201,305
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-27


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92962
$10.85463
58,073
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85463
$9.36922
76,282
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.36922
$10.78951
144,351
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.78951
$12.72239
166,403
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.72239
$11.71529
176,814
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.71529
$11.65752
189,507
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.65752
$11.57308
157,466
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.57308
$14.02897
164,362
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.02897
$11.61149
134,523
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00716
$10.65798
963
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.65798
$11.82865
14,129,322
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.82865
$12.77233
4,475,254
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.77233
$12.20515
480,883
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.20515
$12.85709
552,630
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.85709
$12.83878
2,383,519
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.83878
$13.20503
2,189,580
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.20503
$13.59580
718,938
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.59580
$13.38227
4,046,961
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97716
$10.93142
518,713
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.93142
$10.72799
1,140,259
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.72799
$12.02671
2,761,214
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.02671
$13.80307
3,550,113
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.80307
$14.49073
3,444,979
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.49073
$14.15256
3,332,668
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.15256
$14.69775
3,188,397
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.69775
$16.96691
3,152,801
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.96691
$15.51079
2,958,818
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92228
$10.61546
188,862
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61546
$9.51892
272,145
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.51892
$11.45344
402,349
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45344
$13.04109
431,061
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.04109
$12.05224
469,542
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.05224
$11.56310
454,230
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.56310
$11.63353
453,539
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.63353
$14.88519
439,564
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.88519
$12.12438
413,606
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99892
$10.64561
1,274,952
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.64561
$10.53196
1,680,773
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.53196
$11.50931
3,614,736
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.50931
$12.61294
4,075,434
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.61294
$13.12731
3,921,488
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.12731
$12.93297
3,693,992
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.93297
$13.25501
3,490,875
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.25501
$14.67172
3,375,046
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.67172
$13.73759
3,016,304
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-28


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97178
$10.83550
54,258
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.83550
$10.76565
100,497
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.76565
$12.23930
264,843
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.23930
$16.48876
263,046
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.48876
$17.82120
255,266
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.82120
$19.46008
258,022
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.46008
$18.92630
234,993
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.92630
$25.37413
210,697
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.37413
$24.63897
192,765
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
11/24/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99892
$9.94571
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.94571
$9.72775
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.72775
$10.45780
10,427
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.45780
$11.82978
9,514
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.82978
$10.95483
9,511
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99303
$11.36749
179,668
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.36749
$11.11743
282,606
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.11743
$12.31871
453,969
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.31871
$16.61002
419,180
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.61002
$18.13007
731,099
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.13007
$19.69664
617,181
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.69664
$20.52521
623,680
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.52521
$26.94244
550,011
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.94244
$25.87563
439,358
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98806
$10.95462
160,930
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.95462
$10.47366
220,494
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.47366
$12.72311
390,491
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.72311
$16.02802
434,565
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.02802
$16.39392
443,769
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.39392
$15.94369
432,607
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.94369
$16.85607
449,184
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.85607
$20.60381
431,452
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.60381
$18.39193
380,810
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99892
$10.93006
72,358
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.93006
$10.72407
99,962
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.72407
$12.39282
179,098
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.39282
$16.72156
177,241
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.72156
$17.94181
177,076
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.94181
$18.98862
160,223
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.98862
$19.10047
158,512
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.10047
$24.64204
141,109
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.64204
$24.84283
136,913
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99893
$10.21028
18
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.21028
$13.55475
30,659
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.55475
$14.74552
36,694
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.74552
$14.44861
74,064
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.44861
$16.17865
127,355
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.17865
$18.73770
145,489
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.73770
$16.61574
144,178
 
 
 

A-29


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99148
$11.29548
105,978
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.29548
$10.87188
178,182
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.87188
$12.56833
335,675
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.56833
$17.61601
362,866
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.61601
$19.86467
363,604
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.86467
$18.50123
345,036
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.50123
$21.59009
373,356
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.59009
$24.24853
358,027
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.24853
$19.99644
299,243
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99893
$10.34858
724,229
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.34858
$12.14602
935,292
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.14602
$12.60409
952,142
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.60409
$12.28577
895,402
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.28577
$12.65041
849,813
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.65041
$14.54570
829,552
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.54570
$13.16770
753,921
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93940
$11.73867
344,029
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.73867
$9.23763
444,703
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.23763
$10.75214
790,827
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.75214
$10.63612
868,661
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.63612
$10.00622
891,763
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.00622
$8.22421
848,985
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.22421
$9.12099
779,644
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.12099
$11.37732
801,438
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.37732
$9.65141
726,830
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98989
$10.65463
2,026,191
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.65463
$10.62112
4,049,925
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.62112
$11.57039
8,490,782
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.57039
$12.47194
9,362,091
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.47194
$13.02073
8,986,810
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.02073
$12.86986
8,572,947
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.86986
$13.40474
8,154,181
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.40474
$14.57126
8,027,849
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.57126
$13.97244
7,265,764
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01884
$10.07683
15,195
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.07683
$10.65287
165,409
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.65287
$10.27127
208,725
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.27127
$10.75219
252,824
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.75219
$10.58400
257,289
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.58400
$10.88655
306,404
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.88655
$11.35471
330,387
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.35471
$11.11519
332,131
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96392
$11.57100
1,263,478
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.57100
$10.71112
2,063,048
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.71112
$11.93776
4,616,019
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.93776
$13.78859
5,778,464
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.78859
$14.86104
5,774,393
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.86104
$14.57797
10,584,645
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.57797
$15.84120
10,135,191
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.84120
$18.15252
17,367,892
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.15252
$16.55449
15,321,224
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
04/29/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99892
$11.70512
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.70512
$13.31379
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.31379
$13.34352
387
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.34352
$14.60020
2,405
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.60020
$17.49643
2,316
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.49643
$16.03284
308
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99892
$10.95026
27,596
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.95026
$11.18180
67,008
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.18180
$13.11164
141,648
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.11164
$17.13775
164,437
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.13775
$19.82656
176,902
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.82656
$20.17140
146,580
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$20.17140
$22.86543
163,041
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$22.86543
$27.59065
156,926
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$27.59065
$24.99267
140,834
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99892
$8.92125
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.92125
$9.96370
4,544
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.96370
$12.03673
4,671
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.03673
$12.65262
4,667
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.65262
$12.50693
4,663
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.50693
$13.12509
4,663
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.12509
$15.31131
6,077
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.31131
$14.12473
6,075
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98798
$10.84421
1,742,582
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.84421
$10.50892
3,371,705
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.50892
$11.43867
7,858,393
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.43867
$12.69438
9,186,421
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.69438
$13.17323
9,013,572
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.17323
$12.98042
8,842,228
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.98042
$13.42887
8,395,483
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.42887
$15.40633
8,049,090
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.40633
$14.00336
7,240,143
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97226
$12.22363
37,657
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.22363
$10.48304
134,774
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.48304
$12.42355
219,428
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.42355
$17.26646
233,452
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.26646
$17.88395
222,534
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.88395
$17.88711
194,124
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.88711
$19.01429
180,705
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.01429
$23.96456
173,888
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.96456
$21.08659
145,593
 
 

A-31


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96131
$12.68615
50,970
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.68615
$12.39878
98,599
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.39878
$13.72749
229,649
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.72749
$18.31474
236,945
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$18.31474
$18.76702
238,557
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.76702
$18.66860
248,016
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.66860
$20.65158
239,875
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.65158
$25.25871
228,397
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.25871
$22.83360
214,925
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96474
$11.52948
44,863
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.52948
$10.69970
69,319
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.69970
$12.47826
124,318
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.47826
$16.92247
121,412
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.92247
$17.58238
116,091
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.58238
$16.60583
118,889
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.60583
$21.17695
125,239
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.17695
$22.43803
105,476
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.43803
$18.36352
91,717
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99262
$10.75123
3,239,651
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75123
$10.82213
6,771,379
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.82213
$12.12288
15,859,196
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.12288
$13.97954
18,784,994
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.97954
$14.60907
18,587,781
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.60907
$14.42529
21,666,221
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.42529
$15.31223
21,082,338
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.31223
$17.44229
20,234,386
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.44229
$16.29732
18,463,163
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
02/10/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99892
$10.54562
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.54562
$10.56463
883
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.56463
$10.99577
883
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.99577
$13.06767
4,523
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.06767
$11.91193
4,954
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97150
$11.19772
200,365
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.19772
$10.86500
325,842
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.86500
$12.60921
693,674
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.60921
$17.92452
666,594
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.92452
$19.16797
665,841
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.16797
$20.73190
713,758
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$20.73190
$21.01510
696,301
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.01510
$28.60108
644,401
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$28.60108
$29.31875
584,338
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98653
$10.72651
14,637
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72651
$10.53507
96,250
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.53507
$11.79151
311,826
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.79151
$15.66850
320,669
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.66850
$15.70586
305,808
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.70586
$14.56174
286,238
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.56174
$15.25369
280,546
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.25369
$17.54800
263,362
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.54800
$15.63700
253,669
 

A-32


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.86018
$11.53931
226,039
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.53931
$9.69046
372,065
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.69046
$9.91022
694,859
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.91022
$11.28586
679,741
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.28586
$10.20778
687,247
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.20778
$8.13532
699,159
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.13532
$10.00630
618,579
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.00630
$10.89442
651,164
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.89442
$8.96148
533,399
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98061
$10.36769
143,821
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.36769
$10.65495
239,936
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.65495
$11.06588
389,269
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.06588
$10.51202
416,332
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.51202
$10.43316
420,522
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.43316
$9.82209
380,032
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.82209
$10.11715
359,680
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.11715
$10.18971
368,496
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.18971
$10.25758
308,674
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98919
$11.56425
60,984
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.56425
$11.02019
112,742
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.02019
$12.87930
171,428
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.87930
$16.83252
165,288
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.83252
$19.10071
158,692
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.10071
$17.60657
139,976
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.60657
$19.81025
134,621
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.81025
$23.17660
120,856
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.17660
$19.09354
104,041
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99892
$8.85848
268,058
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.85848
$9.70561
1,151,273
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.70561
$11.54352
1,771,017
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.54352
$12.02061
1,870,480
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.02061
$11.78924
1,739,473
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.78924
$12.39552
1,682,352
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.39552
$13.89783
1,619,500
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.89783
$13.03078
1,462,669
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99892
$10.45725
244,058
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.45725
$10.94324
427,687
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.94324
$11.64904
727,814
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.64904
$11.32595
829,748
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.32595
$11.98316
879,706
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.98316
$11.97368
943,406
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.97368
$12.42690
998,622
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.42690
$13.03934
1,082,144
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.03934
$12.57749
1,676,076
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99893
$10.39933
6,510
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.39933
$9.42915
10,108
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.42915
$9.43260
9,595
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.43260
$9.02303
5,383
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.02303
$9.85061
4,178
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.85061
$10.62723
3,384
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.62723
$9.78901
2,332
PSF Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
formerly,Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
04/30/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.90769
$8.82880
4,035
PSF Stock Index Portfolio
formerly,Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
04/30/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.91839
$9.41927
1,265
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-34


PREMIER RETIREMENT B SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Prospectus
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HAV and HD GRO II OR HAV and GRO Plus II (2.30%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96738
$10.76360
119,777
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76360
$10.23677
63,270
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.23677
$11.25791
55,665
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.25791
$12.09609
51,239
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.09609
$12.26912
48,272
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.26912
$11.60105
23,189
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.60105
$12.05305
16,955
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.05305
$13.25866
26,254
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.25866
$11.89825
8,561
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97807
$10.86903
135,746
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86903
$10.63140
97,104
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.63140
$11.80420
86,608
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.80420
$13.44221
53,339
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.44221
$13.93521
61,095
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.93521
$13.72405
39,168
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.72405
$14.36201
30,438
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.36201
$16.40782
29,846
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.40782
$15.08486
11,969
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98834
$10.72203
264,599
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72203
$10.34844
228,689
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34844
$11.37141
207,751
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.37141
$13.07048
142,794
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.07048
$13.60269
163,330
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.60269
$13.35307
85,736
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.35307
$13.86830
61,334
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.86830
$15.56997
71,543
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.56997
$14.45940
36,197
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99809
$9.12620
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.12620
$9.97667
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.97667
$10.80518
1,041
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.80518
$11.07340
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.07340
$10.49404
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.49404
$10.96688
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.96688
$12.06665
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.06665
$11.16542
0
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00751
$10.05274
998
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.05274
$10.04285
1,989
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.04285
$10.27228
569
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.27228
$9.81790
20
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.81790
$9.58291
143
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.58291
$9.40784
123
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.40784
$9.34229
76
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.34229
$9.28330
83
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.28330
$9.13630
0
 
 
 
 

A-35


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00643
$10.32475
156,041
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.32475
$10.40836
103,225
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.40836
$11.11653
98,464
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.11653
$10.66129
62,675
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.66129
$10.85686
52,098
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.85686
$10.38362
44,109
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.38362
$10.57422
36,562
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.57422
$10.78227
39,246
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.78227
$10.46331
32,662
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00679
$10.59877
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59877
$11.76169
615,430
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.76169
$12.14766
703,996
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.14766
$11.49527
736,638
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.49527
$11.52978
666,603
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.52978
$11.35600
431,274
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.35600
$11.27384
357,047
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.27384
$11.09363
487,473
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.09363
$10.91927
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.60163
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.60163
$12.01278
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.01278
$12.42372
53,846
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.42372
$11.55152
32,333
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.55152
$11.76707
14,700
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.76707
$11.61949
16,974
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.61949
$11.51704
17,620
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.51704
$11.33848
17,475
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.33848
$11.13899
376,830
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00891
$10.63229
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63229
$12.32822
201
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.32822
$12.80538
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.80538
$11.69563
158,506
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.69563
$12.13039
99,469
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.13039
$12.03229
135,334
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.03229
$11.98615
127,469
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.98615
$11.81485
32,526
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.81485
$11.57527
37,215
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00784
$10.73369
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73369
$12.61630
453,232
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.61630
$13.16317
428,448
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.16317
$11.96003
204,525
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.96003
$12.58253
323,814
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.58253
$12.51228
324,881
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.51228
$12.47376
298,187
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.47376
$12.38018
251,416
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.38018
$12.10205
150,318
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-36


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
01/03/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99809
$11.95962
94,051
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.95962
$12.36732
176,446
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.36732
$10.90536
130,875
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.90536
$11.75937
72,368
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.75937
$11.72977
132,585
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.72977
$11.66990
99,527
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.66990
$11.58096
82,894
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.58096
$11.29641
60,696
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
01/03/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99746
$10.34590
30,847
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.34590
$9.07699
519,876
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.07699
$9.98740
189,047
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.98740
$10.02192
2,675
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.02192
$9.97904
28,792
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.97904
$9.91543
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.91543
$9.66060
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
01/02/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99873
$8.70488
98,535
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.70488
$9.74562
106,037
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.74562
$9.79194
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.79194
$9.74958
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.74958
$9.68628
104,031
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.68628
$9.40135
169,790
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
01/02/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99873
$11.24540
23,476
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.24540
$11.20625
394,975
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.20625
$11.21982
9,081
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.21982
$11.16296
3,613
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.16296
$10.82474
61,225
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
01/02/2015* to 12/31/2015
$9.99873
$9.88722
5,413
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.88722
$9.86091
288,362
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.86091
$9.86801
214,421
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.86801
$9.53963
242,452
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
01/04/2016* to 12/31/2016
$9.99746
$9.82927
201,380
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.82927
$9.86166
143,649
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.86166
$9.51243
170,225
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
01/03/2017* to 12/31/2017
$9.99745
$9.98561
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.98561
$9.55422
9,112
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
01/02/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.99745
$9.61243
0
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97725
$10.80239
305,283
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80239
$10.29819
176,110
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.29819
$11.44169
156,027
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.44169
$13.71394
114,823
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.71394
$14.33579
103,446
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.33579
$14.08079
44,830
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.08079
$14.69822
50,965
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.69822
$16.93035
58,493
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.93035
$15.51040
25,288
 
 
 

A-37


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99809
$11.59720
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.59720
$12.87257
1,247
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.87257
$12.12727
787
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.12727
$13.61387
829
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.61387
$15.74958
1,093
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.74958
$14.65209
1,222
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95948
$11.75243
3,756
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.75243
$12.23924
3,216
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.23924
$13.79249
3,016
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.79249
$13.89752
2,176
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.89752
$17.77560
2,671
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.77560
$18.20804
1,776
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.20804
$18.64698
1,535
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.64698
$19.35710
704
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.35710
$18.01025
408
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97557
$10.98381
112,953
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.98381
$10.57010
94,586
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.57010
$11.42496
80,938
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.42496
$12.80989
51,012
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.80989
$12.90966
55,467
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.90966
$12.73776
43,842
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.73776
$12.97467
37,638
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.97467
$14.76525
39,492
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.76525
$13.30663
29,253
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96976
$11.51275
2,506
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.51275
$10.68145
1,555
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.68145
$13.23265
1,841
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.23265
$13.49041
1,334
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.49041
$15.01538
714
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.01538
$14.65689
512
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.65689
$14.44880
412
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.44880
$15.65417
511
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.65417
$14.57188
253
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99134
$10.73491
19,275
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73491
$9.90949
7,044
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.90949
$11.58529
6,111
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.58529
$15.11560
4,472
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.11560
$16.70734
6,548
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.70734
$15.56866
5,892
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.56866
$16.96697
5,066
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.96697
$18.19362
3,756
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.19362
$16.25729
2,049
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-38


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01941
$11.38383
9,315
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.38383
$10.79120
4,713
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.79120
$12.61054
3,989
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.61054
$16.28679
3,482
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.28679
$17.74638
3,516
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.74638
$16.35246
3,313
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.35246
$16.23998
2,034
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.23998
$20.16622
1,242
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.16622
$18.84305
848
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98783
$10.67177
54,102
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.67177
$10.37382
28,997
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.37382
$11.16148
27,954
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.16148
$11.97581
28,338
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.97581
$12.17331
29,066
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.17331
$11.78513
20,471
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.78513
$12.11993
17,895
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.11993
$13.29642
19,411
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.29642
$12.07223
11,763
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96472
$11.45866
7,737
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.45866
$11.34127
3,541
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.34127
$12.81851
3,365
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.81851
$17.38469
3,166
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.38469
$18.20742
3,565
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.20742
$16.81121
1,651
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.81121
$20.41897
636
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.41897
$22.38219
831
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.38219
$18.78927
632
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$9.81590
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.81590
$9.59256
2,518
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.59256
$9.37229
144
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.37229
$9.15665
12
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.15665
$8.94614
12
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$8.94614
$8.74032
9,140
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.74032
$8.53994
12
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.53994
$8.37260
13
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.37260
$8.28535
364
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98406
$10.73309
6,489
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73309
$10.81948
5,584
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.81948
$12.03683
5,190
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.03683
$12.60442
3,175
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.60442
$12.62960
4,130
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.62960
$11.89940
3,434
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.89940
$13.41635
2,193
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.41635
$14.08796
1,496
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.08796
$13.48870
268
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-39


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99007
$10.58960
213
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58960
$9.91346
98
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.91346
$11.32062
123
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.32062
$15.46916
1,828
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.46916
$17.19095
768
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.19095
$15.47940
334
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.47940
$18.13181
359
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.13181
$21.11617
458
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.11617
$17.70842
173
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92892
$11.22607
7,047
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.22607
$9.55062
3,231
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.55062
$11.23108
2,698
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.23108
$13.06392
4,061
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.06392
$12.05820
3,525
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.05820
$12.15171
2,721
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.15171
$11.42423
2,689
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.42423
$15.11667
978
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.11667
$12.79841
1,124
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92879
$10.76596
1,863
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76596
$9.19856
5,339
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.19856
$10.48534
3,699
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.48534
$12.23853
2,133
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.23853
$11.15543
1,329
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.15543
$10.98783
975
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.98783
$10.79796
608
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.79796
$12.95711
565
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.95711
$10.61485
713
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97632
$10.84209
16,667
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.84209
$10.53278
11,827
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.53278
$11.68784
11,711
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.68784
$13.27832
9,914
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.27832
$13.79866
8,888
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.79866
$13.33999
5,302
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.33999
$13.71391
3,581
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.71391
$15.67133
4,117
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.67133
$14.18034
2,981
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92144
$10.52888
1,727
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.52888
$9.34567
795
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.34567
$11.13086
623
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.13086
$12.54532
2,181
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.54532
$11.47656
3,018
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.47656
$10.89916
1,738
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.89916
$10.85482
615
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.85482
$13.74874
673
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.74874
$11.08436
347
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-40


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.55869
81,043
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.55869
$10.34036
58,277
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34036
$11.18508
55,380
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.18508
$12.13349
26,826
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.13349
$12.50029
33,624
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.50029
$12.19051
29,312
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.19051
$12.36794
24,442
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.36794
$13.55149
26,210
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.55149
$12.55951
22,293
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97094
$10.74695
200
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.74695
$10.56966
2,545
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.56966
$11.89459
2,286
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.89459
$15.86218
877
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.86218
$16.97024
1,375
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.97024
$18.34311
792
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.34311
$17.65976
345
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.65976
$23.43708
764
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.43708
$22.52610
208
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99219
$11.27468
16,118
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.27468
$10.91510
5,251
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.91510
$11.97169
4,493
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.97169
$15.97874
2,669
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.97874
$17.26455
5,812
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.26455
$18.56636
3,568
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.56636
$19.15200
2,490
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.15200
$24.88609
2,093
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.88609
$23.65703
774
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98722
$10.86514
5,725
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86514
$10.28312
2,065
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.28312
$12.36479
1,446
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.36479
$15.41885
6,180
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.41885
$15.61113
7,705
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.61113
$15.02861
2,616
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.02861
$15.72804
1,623
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.72804
$19.03087
562
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.03087
$16.81466
464
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.84075
1,029
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.84075
$10.52884
406
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.52884
$12.04371
872
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.04371
$16.08596
1,935
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.08596
$17.08490
951
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.08490
$17.89862
569
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.89862
$17.82217
483
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.82217
$22.76078
488
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.76078
$22.71240
388
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99809
$10.17167
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.17167
$13.36678
4,054
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.36678
$14.39378
4,257
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.39378
$13.96103
2,676
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.96103
$15.47471
445
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.47471
$17.74152
792
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.74152
$15.57193
356
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99064
$11.20328
6,181
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.20328
$10.67411
2,275
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.67411
$12.21442
1,637
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.21442
$16.94666
3,127
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.94666
$18.91641
3,419
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.91641
$17.43947
1,345
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.43947
$20.14556
510
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.14556
$22.39770
298
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.39770
$18.28181
135
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99809
$10.27736
1,469
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.27736
$11.94018
519
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.94018
$12.26499
674
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.26499
$11.83407
527
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.83407
$12.06220
322
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.06220
$13.72931
177
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.72931
$12.30195
131
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93856
$11.64283
16,639
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.64283
$9.06934
8,350
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.06934
$10.44909
5,713
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.44909
$10.23152
4,948
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.23152
$9.52798
6,624
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.52798
$7.75161
4,987
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.75161
$8.51008
2,200
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.51008
$10.50821
2,306
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.50821
$8.82316
1,236
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98905
$10.56757
139,048
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.56757
$10.42777
129,216
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42777
$11.24445
115,507
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.24445
$11.99793
76,347
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.99793
$12.39894
73,702
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.39894
$12.13111
33,935
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.13111
$12.50763
22,578
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.50763
$13.45876
15,988
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.45876
$12.77407
3,823
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01801
$10.05915
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.05915
$10.52610
274
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.52610
$10.04606
226
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.04606
$10.40988
375
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.40988
$10.14319
1,528
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.14319
$10.32759
74
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.32759
$10.66282
50
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.66282
$10.33170
2,002
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96308
$11.47648
70,900
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47648
$10.51610
58,001
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.51610
$11.60136
48,000
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.60136
$13.26440
31,773
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.26440
$14.15124
29,572
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.15124
$13.74109
82,803
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.74109
$14.78113
84,733
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.78113
$16.76680
115,758
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.76680
$15.13489
55,719
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.86080
1,459
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86080
$10.97830
513
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.97830
$12.74231
617
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.74231
$16.48642
484
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.48642
$18.87993
889
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.87993
$19.01370
556
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.01370
$21.33549
502
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.33549
$25.48471
741
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.48471
$22.84964
385
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99809
$8.86034
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.86034
$9.79521
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.79521
$11.71340
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.71340
$12.18789
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.18789
$11.92555
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.92555
$12.38861
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.38861
$14.30628
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.30628
$13.06308
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98715
$10.75566
87,015
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75566
$10.31779
60,253
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.31779
$11.11657
51,711
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.11657
$12.21187
25,527
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.21187
$12.54429
25,272
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.54429
$12.23535
22,395
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.23535
$12.53023
14,179
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.53023
$14.23020
14,315
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.23020
$12.80249
7,738
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97142
$12.12383
10,502
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.12383
$10.29217
4,152
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.29217
$12.07351
2,799
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.07351
$16.61005
4,124
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.61005
$17.02978
4,056
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.02978
$16.86020
1,813
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.86020
$17.74165
1,042
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.74165
$22.13488
967
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.13488
$19.27810
708
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96047
$12.58259
2,465
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.58259
$12.17325
1,253
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.17325
$13.34082
1,199
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.34082
$17.61871
1,062
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.61871
$17.87086
740
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.87086
$17.59705
512
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.59705
$19.26963
224
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.26963
$23.33046
175
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.33046
$20.87538
135
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96390
$11.43543
8,353
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.43543
$10.50502
3,409
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.50502
$12.12694
1,679
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.12694
$16.27955
2,040
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.27955
$16.74311
791
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.74311
$15.65300
494
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.65300
$19.76030
242
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.76030
$20.72553
166
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.72553
$16.78902
103
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99178
$10.66346
208,319
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.66346
$10.62519
165,177
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.62519
$11.78150
144,219
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.78150
$13.44819
97,500
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.44819
$13.91148
161,911
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.91148
$13.59728
124,699
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.59728
$14.28752
91,393
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.28752
$16.11061
99,271
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.11061
$14.89963
41,643
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97067
$11.10634
5,389
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.10634
$10.66740
4,065
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.66740
$12.25406
4,144
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.25406
$17.24330
10,934
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.24330
$18.25254
10,955
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.25254
$19.54171
4,683
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.54171
$19.60859
2,418
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.60859
$26.41743
903
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.41743
$26.80443
30
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98570
$10.63879
6,319
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63879
$10.34328
2,009
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34328
$11.45924
2,026
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45924
$15.07276
3,976
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.07276
$14.95546
4,526
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.95546
$13.72536
941
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.72536
$14.23228
805
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.23228
$16.20773
55
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.20773
$14.29536
57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85934
$11.44494
14,797
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.44494
$9.51383
5,957
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.51383
$9.63079
7,755
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.63079
$10.85645
2,786
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.85645
$9.71986
2,894
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.71986
$7.66789
2,147
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.66789
$9.33614
1,274
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.33614
$10.06213
964
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.06213
$8.19247
524
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97977
$10.28297
9,851
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.28297
$10.46127
3,825
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.46127
$10.75435
3,526
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.75435
$10.11257
1,285
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.11257
$9.93498
1,058
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.93498
$9.25820
578
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.25820
$9.43992
380
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.43992
$9.41162
413
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.41162
$9.37778
183
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98835
$11.46980
4,759
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.46980
$10.81966
3,066
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.81966
$12.51658
2,660
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.51658
$16.19288
2,359
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.19288
$18.18867
1,095
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.18867
$16.59591
691
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.59591
$18.48453
694
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.48453
$21.40726
253
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.40726
$17.45614
153
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99809
$8.79804
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.79804
$9.54156
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.54156
$11.23346
12,837
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.23346
$11.57925
29,414
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.57925
$11.24128
13,945
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.24128
$11.69988
10,394
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.69988
$12.98546
26,433
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.98546
$12.05124
12,664
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.37188
42,644
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.37188
$10.74432
31,852
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.74432
$11.32108
32,220
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.32108
$10.89550
35,623
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.89550
$11.41109
38,785
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.41109
$11.28653
30,827
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.28653
$11.59551
25,482
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.59551
$12.04419
26,832
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.04419
$11.49930
24,376
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-45


PREMIER RETIREMENT L SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Prospectus
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: Basic Death Benefit Only (1.70%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96788
$10.81679
2,783,155
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81679
$10.35039
4,131,792
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.35039
$11.45280
6,402,595
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45280
$12.38097
6,970,810
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.38097
$12.63524
5,964,391
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.63524
$12.02065
4,691,932
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.02065
$12.56548
4,135,628
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.56548
$13.90699
3,937,484
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.90699
$12.55718
2,721,378
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97857
$10.92280
2,069,260
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.92280
$10.74947
3,894,177
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.74947
$12.00861
8,232,833
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.00861
$13.75898
9,599,194
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.75898
$14.35121
9,005,849
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.35121
$14.22051
8,373,546
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.22051
$14.97274
7,796,888
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.97274
$17.21021
7,292,328
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.21021
$15.92036
6,431,654
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99859
$10.09100
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.09100
$9.60938
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.60938
$7.97942
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.97942
$8.89267
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.89267
$11.79728
14,137
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.79728
$9.39748
14,786
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
04/29/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99859
$11.63329
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.63329
$12.94141
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.94141
$12.94119
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.94119
$14.08324
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.08324
$16.90909
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.90909
$15.26821
846
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98884
$10.77509
3,042,666
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77509
$10.46346
4,716,751
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.46346
$11.56847
7,803,091
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.56847
$13.37861
8,839,480
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.37861
$14.00897
7,904,419
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.00897
$13.83639
7,412,772
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.83639
$14.45833
7,033,889
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.45833
$16.33176
6,605,907
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.33176
$15.26060
5,813,127
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-46


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99859
$9.16386
583,439
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.16386
$10.07935
1,989,260
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.07935
$10.98344
2,374,351
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.98344
$11.32538
2,381,561
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.32538
$10.79877
2,231,924
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.79877
$11.35441
2,088,092
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.35441
$12.56963
2,014,857
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.56963
$11.70267
1,671,604
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00802
$10.10254
328,141
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.10254
$10.15429
419,219
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.15429
$10.44990
430,403
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.44990
$10.04888
409,655
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.04888
$9.86856
391,615
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.86856
$9.74767
348,609
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.74767
$9.73899
348,726
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.73899
$9.73689
362,126
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.73689
$9.64202
356,958
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00694
$10.37575
1,898,043
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.37575
$10.52377
2,792,279
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.52377
$11.30899
5,031,925
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30899
$10.91248
4,899,563
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.91248
$11.18082
4,582,259
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.18082
$10.75911
3,865,636
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.75911
$11.02373
3,570,794
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.02373
$11.30952
3,700,608
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.30952
$11.04287
3,206,036
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97776
$10.85587
2,096,130
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85587
$10.41265
3,374,910
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.41265
$11.63998
5,774,390
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.63998
$14.03724
7,553,780
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.03724
$14.76392
8,327,897
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.76392
$14.59043
8,338,663
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.59043
$15.32348
8,017,717
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.32348
$17.75860
8,011,673
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.75860
$16.36972
7,015,192
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99859
$11.65792
40,449
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.65792
$13.01934
127,235
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.01934
$12.34092
117,658
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.34092
$13.93842
329,426
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.93842
$16.22383
238,960
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.22383
$15.18667
172,431
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95998
$11.81048
108,557
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.81048
$12.37513
193,768
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.37513
$14.03150
308,569
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$14.03150
$14.22509
332,684
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.22509
$18.30603
345,928
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.30603
$18.86651
292,234
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.86651
$19.43959
287,540
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.43959
$20.30351
276,602
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.30351
$19.00764
206,822
 
 

A-47


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97607
$11.03811
1,723,298
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.03811
$10.68755
3,053,207
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.68755
$11.62294
5,708,330
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.62294
$13.11185
6,362,716
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.11185
$13.29515
5,853,895
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.29515
$13.19866
5,708,508
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.19866
$13.52663
5,337,156
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.52663
$15.48760
5,008,886
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.48760
$14.04390
4,340,161
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97026
$11.56952
43,077
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.56952
$10.80000
89,816
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.80000
$13.46178
137,044
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.46178
$13.80828
163,725
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.80828
$15.46350
137,909
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.46350
$15.18706
114,640
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.18706
$15.06308
109,367
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.06308
$16.41971
116,906
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.41971
$15.37900
93,747
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99184
$10.78790
146,304
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78790
$10.01951
172,549
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.01951
$11.78600
262,466
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.78600
$15.47184
330,510
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.47184
$17.20606
355,197
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.20606
$16.13188
643,124
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.13188
$17.68854
571,976
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.68854
$19.08349
680,094
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.08349
$17.15794
540,095
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01991
$11.44014
173,273
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.44014
$10.91114
217,472
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.91114
$12.82923
372,174
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.82923
$16.67092
405,466
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.67092
$18.27663
428,377
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.27663
$16.94451
871,730
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.94451
$16.93108
751,527
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.93108
$21.15309
730,207
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.15309
$19.88736
625,330
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98833
$10.72450
1,284,434
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72450
$10.48895
1,944,938
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.48895
$11.35484
3,042,159
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.35484
$12.25810
3,307,472
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.25810
$12.53666
3,009,249
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.53666
$12.21154
2,590,849
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.21154
$12.63533
2,431,983
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.63533
$13.94676
2,432,113
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.94676
$12.74086
1,874,168
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-48


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96522
$11.51535
162,968
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.51535
$11.46720
250,592
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.46720
$13.04056
391,887
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.04056
$17.79423
402,804
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.79423
$18.75080
396,308
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.75080
$17.41934
371,860
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.41934
$21.28695
377,388
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.28695
$23.47651
310,813
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.47651
$19.82980
269,156
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99860
$9.86455
273,624
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.86455
$9.69934
623,247
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.69934
$9.53456
447,194
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.53456
$9.37256
391,063
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.37256
$9.21312
404,682
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.21312
$9.05630
389,331
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.05630
$8.90287
340,673
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.90287
$8.78170
309,432
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.78170
$8.74388
232,050
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98457
$10.78613
118,383
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78613
$10.93950
200,366
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.93950
$12.24527
397,008
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.24527
$12.90148
503,533
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.90148
$13.00657
504,304
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.00657
$12.32988
434,852
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.32988
$13.98689
365,022
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.98689
$14.77713
382,239
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.77713
$14.23609
297,896
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99058
$10.64194
39,346
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.64194
$10.02358
74,837
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.02358
$11.51676
97,022
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.51676
$15.83369
159,893
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.83369
$17.70414
254,525
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.70414
$16.03948
213,579
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.03948
$18.90299
194,412
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.90299
$22.14901
221,632
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.14901
$18.68940
235,072
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92942
$11.28154
71,949
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.28154
$9.65674
146,939
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.65674
$11.42561
205,439
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.42561
$13.37174
246,278
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.37174
$12.41833
259,880
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.41833
$12.59154
282,160
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.59154
$11.91034
241,229
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.91034
$15.85623
254,110
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.85623
$13.50753
252,168
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-49


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92929
$10.81917
69,809
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81917
$9.30077
130,835
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.30077
$10.66713
176,290
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.66713
$12.52710
187,264
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.52710
$11.48863
198,455
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.48863
$11.38567
173,640
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.38567
$11.25750
186,937
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.25750
$13.59125
182,000
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.59125
$11.20328
169,325
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00682
$10.62325
3,681
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.62325
$11.74255
15,848,756
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.74255
$12.62792
6,122,695
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.62792
$12.01813
893,990
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.01813
$12.60885
1,029,731
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.60885
$12.53986
4,577,264
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.53986
$12.84539
4,606,258
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.84539
$13.17217
1,601,617
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.17217
$12.91259
7,985,938
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97683
$10.89582
737,456
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.89582
$10.64989
1,448,339
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.64989
$11.89058
2,683,105
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.89058
$13.59163
3,099,193
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.59163
$14.21092
2,839,575
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.21092
$13.82301
2,549,581
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.82301
$14.29747
2,391,005
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.29747
$16.43814
2,367,419
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.43814
$14.96609
2,121,605
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92194
$10.58075
195,676
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58075
$9.44941
270,284
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.44941
$11.32357
420,837
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.32357
$12.84095
490,500
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.84095
$11.81920
504,746
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.81920
$11.29350
498,051
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.29350
$11.31638
469,107
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.31638
$14.42099
497,800
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.42099
$11.69830
459,382
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99859
$10.61090
810,657
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61090
$10.45511
1,639,387
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45511
$11.37878
2,953,294
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.37878
$12.41936
3,181,967
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.41936
$12.87340
2,921,888
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.87340
$12.63141
2,657,243
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.63141
$12.89370
2,497,628
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.89370
$14.21409
2,282,798
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.21409
$13.25491
1,947,866
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-50


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97144
$10.80010
42,896
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80010
$10.68707
137,379
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.68707
$12.10062
242,001
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.10062
$16.23595
223,904
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.23595
$17.47681
291,114
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.47681
$19.00666
295,750
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.00666
$18.41062
236,976
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.41062
$24.58319
219,566
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.58319
$23.77369
196,081
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
11/24/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99859
$9.94129
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.94129
$9.68401
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.68401
$10.36871
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.36871
$11.68166
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.68166
$10.77363
0
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99269
$11.33042
230,357
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.33042
$11.03643
322,925
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.03643
$12.17932
605,908
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.17932
$16.35559
605,307
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.35559
$17.78012
744,532
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.78012
$19.23816
578,457
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.23816
$19.96645
526,371
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.96645
$26.10322
466,747
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.10322
$24.96747
374,960
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98772
$10.91885
109,112
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.91885
$10.39724
169,121
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.39724
$12.57884
264,336
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.57884
$15.78207
285,396
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.78207
$16.07701
289,031
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.07701
$15.57213
300,958
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.57213
$16.39662
292,168
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.39662
$19.96144
279,561
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.96144
$17.74598
248,872
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99859
$10.89440
60,806
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.89440
$10.64578
94,667
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.64578
$12.25234
162,458
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.25234
$16.46513
177,604
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.46513
$17.59506
154,266
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.59506
$18.54623
146,583
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.54623
$18.58005
136,934
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.58005
$23.87390
126,535
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.87390
$23.97043
121,292
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99859
$10.19489
3,514
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.19489
$13.47958
26,310
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.47958
$14.60434
24,990
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.60434
$14.25237
51,718
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.25237
$15.89439
198,100
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.89439
$18.33417
168,622
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.33417
$16.19161
147,621
 
 
 

A-51


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99114
$11.25860
109,466
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.25860
$10.79250
175,157
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.79250
$12.42576
307,952
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.42576
$17.34560
357,009
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.34560
$19.48059
452,206
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.48059
$18.06995
349,941
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.06995
$21.00158
330,477
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.00158
$23.49230
326,704
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.49230
$19.29382
280,605
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99859
$10.32013
586,313
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.32013
$12.06359
731,605
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.06359
$12.46788
732,638
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.46788
$12.10372
662,322
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.10372
$12.41263
614,034
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.41263
$14.21470
599,386
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.21470
$12.81561
490,275
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93907
$11.70034
288,382
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.70034
$9.17013
402,766
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.17013
$10.63028
643,783
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.63028
$10.47283
729,453
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.47283
$9.81275
721,985
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.81275
$8.03245
666,199
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.03245
$8.87224
563,536
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.87224
$11.02238
652,111
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.02238
$9.31206
540,111
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98956
$10.61981
3,242,388
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61981
$10.54353
4,685,807
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54353
$11.43927
8,150,950
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.43927
$12.28073
7,784,675
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.28073
$12.76916
7,360,506
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.76916
$12.57011
6,677,572
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.57011
$13.03960
6,247,245
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.03960
$14.11702
5,819,448
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.11702
$13.48165
5,062,363
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01851
$10.06978
11,360
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.06978
$10.60206
88,276
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.60206
$10.18071
112,368
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.18071
$10.61419
161,880
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.61419
$10.40575
171,925
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.40575
$10.65976
230,441
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.65976
$11.07321
308,547
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.07321
$10.79547
288,858
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-52


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96359
$11.53321
1,767,149
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.53321
$10.63290
3,215,517
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.63290
$11.80236
6,241,518
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.80236
$13.57707
6,824,464
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.57707
$14.57389
7,295,366
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.57389
$14.23837
11,217,661
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.23837
$15.40973
10,514,247
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.40973
$17.58685
16,590,958
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.58685
$15.97319
13,980,245
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
04/29/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99859
$11.67279
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.67279
$13.22324
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.22324
$13.19905
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.19905
$14.38378
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.38378
$17.16751
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.16751
$15.66727
0
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99859
$10.91439
8,682
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.91439
$11.10006
48,028
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.10006
$12.96275
202,404
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.96275
$16.87460
221,960
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.87460
$19.44302
385,403
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.44302
$19.70100
339,850
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.70100
$22.24202
333,051
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$22.24202
$26.73003
296,095
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.73003
$24.11431
323,447
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99859
$8.89689
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.89689
$9.89612
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.89612
$11.90675
16,132
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.90675
$12.46527
2,034
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.46527
$12.27176
2,016
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.27176
$12.82623
2,019
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.82623
$14.90233
1,994
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.90233
$13.69146
1,954
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98765
$10.80894
1,475,848
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80894
$10.43243
2,483,599
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.43243
$11.30927
5,233,655
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30927
$12.49992
5,915,648
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.49992
$12.91884
5,617,005
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.91884
$12.67819
5,360,474
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.67819
$13.06319
4,995,825
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.06319
$14.92628
4,714,619
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.92628
$13.51171
4,014,082
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97192
$12.18384
68,658
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.18384
$10.40658
200,611
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.40658
$12.28287
345,173
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.28287
$17.00181
352,909
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.00181
$17.53857
365,854
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.53857
$17.47055
305,428
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.47055
$18.49644
255,915
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.49644
$23.21770
232,956
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.21770
$20.34619
184,203
 
 

A-53


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96097
$12.64476
51,212
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.64476
$12.30830
117,969
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.30830
$13.57203
225,275
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.57203
$18.03404
249,619
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$18.03404
$18.40461
222,602
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.40461
$18.23393
238,631
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.23393
$20.08921
200,979
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.08921
$24.47172
175,989
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.47172
$22.03199
161,207
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96440
$11.49200
44,213
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.49200
$10.62167
63,209
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.62167
$12.33695
107,553
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.33695
$16.66308
104,066
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.66308
$17.24268
103,322
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.24268
$16.21902
85,907
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.21902
$20.60010
102,032
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.60010
$21.73867
109,959
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.73867
$17.71857
79,065
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99229
$10.71605
2,863,672
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71605
$10.74314
5,207,868
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.74314
$11.98557
11,334,791
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.98557
$13.76509
12,437,947
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.76509
$14.32668
11,920,680
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.32668
$14.08904
14,657,282
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.08904
$14.89482
13,808,489
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.89482
$16.89832
12,881,246
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.89832
$15.72480
11,596,731
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
02/10/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99859
$10.50745
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.50745
$10.48375
6,433
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.48375
$10.86751
6,197
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.86751
$12.86316
15,268
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.86316
$11.67772
19,182
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97117
$11.16117
215,479
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.16117
$10.78581
352,937
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.78581
$12.46639
709,302
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.46639
$17.64982
724,960
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.64982
$18.79769
756,452
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.79769
$20.24900
750,303
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$20.24900
$20.44263
686,225
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.44263
$27.70961
639,613
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$27.70961
$28.28909
612,598
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98620
$10.69150
26,996
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69150
$10.45834
100,606
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45834
$11.65803
294,769
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.65803
$15.42829
320,867
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.42829
$15.40233
247,588
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.40233
$14.22243
232,708
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.22243
$14.83806
213,111
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.83806
$17.00087
203,781
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.00087
$15.08768
206,422
 

A-54


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85984
$11.50158
240,457
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.50158
$9.61963
356,895
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.61963
$9.79779
584,029
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.79779
$11.11270
574,041
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.11270
$10.01041
653,435
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.01041
$7.94568
556,141
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.94568
$9.73362
487,193
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.73362
$10.55477
521,881
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.55477
$8.64662
413,525
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98028
$10.33385
143,314
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.33385
$10.57749
215,632
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.57749
$10.94077
334,073
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.94077
$10.35114
353,773
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.35114
$10.23181
317,556
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.23181
$9.59352
275,463
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.59352
$9.84178
248,263
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.84178
$9.87243
288,451
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.87243
$9.89771
250,218
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98885
$11.52646
90,429
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.52646
$10.93968
104,000
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.93968
$12.73323
155,834
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.73323
$16.57418
151,603
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.57418
$18.73137
124,047
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.73137
$17.19612
103,329
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.19612
$19.27023
84,707
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.27023
$22.45389
91,530
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.45389
$18.42270
77,842
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99859
$8.83435
317,149
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.83435
$9.63986
1,128,299
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.63986
$11.41894
1,513,199
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.41894
$11.84282
2,692,810
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.84282
$11.56788
2,525,006
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.56788
$12.11360
2,311,573
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.11360
$13.52694
2,124,061
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.52694
$12.63128
1,810,082
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99859
$10.42309
325,487
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.42309
$10.86347
572,681
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.86347
$11.51711
894,105
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.51711
$11.15231
1,063,222
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.15231
$11.75168
1,214,910
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.75168
$11.69480
1,339,106
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.69480
$12.08851
1,341,625
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.08851
$12.63316
1,428,098
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.63316
$12.13609
1,900,964
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-55


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99859
$10.38369
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.38369
$9.37686
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.37686
$9.34226
373
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.34226
$8.90025
176
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.90025
$9.67726
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.67726
$10.39813
508
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.39813
$9.53902
0
PSF Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
formerly,Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
04/30/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.90736
$8.80449
7,301
PSF Stock Index Portfolio
formerly,Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
04/30/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.91805
$9.39322
1,398
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-56


PREMIER RETIREMENT L SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Prospectus
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HAV and HD GRO II OR HAV and GRO Plus II (2.70%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96704
$10.72802
13,679
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72802
$10.16130
34,716
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.16130
$11.12891
25,480
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.12891
$11.90837
5,553
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.90837
$12.02921
8,854
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.02921
$11.32759
4,013
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.32759
$11.72082
2,535
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.72082
$12.84061
4,141
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.84061
$11.47569
1,117
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97773
$10.83318
8,856
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.83318
$10.55300
11,054
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.55300
$11.66908
7,378
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.66908
$13.23395
3,459
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.23395
$13.66311
3,376
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.66311
$13.40099
2,468
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.40099
$13.96682
2,048
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.96682
$15.89119
2,346
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.89119
$14.54977
1,517
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98800
$10.68666
279,181
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.68666
$10.27226
187,710
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.27226
$11.24135
169,127
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.24135
$12.86823
88,787
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.86823
$13.33735
95,841
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.33735
$13.03902
49,460
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.03902
$13.48695
29,793
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.48695
$15.08000
44,954
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.08000
$13.94672
14,986
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99775
$9.10110
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.10110
$9.90840
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.90840
$10.68726
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.68726
$10.90769
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.90769
$10.29469
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.29469
$10.71466
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.71466
$11.74110
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.74110
$10.81937
0
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00718
$10.01971
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.01971
$9.96892
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.96892
$10.15469
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.15469
$9.66568
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.66568
$9.39565
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.39565
$9.18614
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.18614
$9.08486
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.08486
$8.99102
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.99102
$8.81224
0
 
 
 
 

A-57


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00610
$10.29072
34,085
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.29072
$10.33172
14,526
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.33172
$10.98946
11,465
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.98946
$10.49630
5,998
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.49630
$10.64502
7,273
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.64502
$10.13924
2,064
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.13924
$10.28333
1,492
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.28333
$10.44282
1,531
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.44282
$10.09228
874
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00645
$10.56381
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.56381
$11.67506
328,340
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.67506
$12.00863
360,043
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.00863
$11.31717
415,167
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.31717
$11.30480
348,192
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.30480
$11.08871
339,104
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.08871
$10.96365
314,984
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.96365
$10.74432
311,681
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.74432
$10.53187
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99775
$10.56667
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.56667
$11.92426
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.92426
$12.28151
29,098
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.28151
$11.37247
20,475
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.37247
$11.53734
19,757
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.53734
$11.34608
23,091
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.34608
$11.20016
20,918
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.20016
$10.98125
20,915
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.98125
$10.74337
211,816
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00857
$10.59733
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59733
$12.23769
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.23769
$12.65914
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.65914
$11.51481
4,676
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.51481
$11.89403
19,462
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.89403
$11.74954
633
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.74954
$11.65672
642
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.65672
$11.44323
587
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.44323
$11.16521
841
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00751
$10.69820
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69820
$12.52320
114,300
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.52320
$13.01240
113,654
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.01240
$11.77459
96,060
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.77459
$12.33666
199,005
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.33666
$12.21762
305,113
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.21762
$12.13025
183,609
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.13025
$11.99013
152,610
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.99013
$11.67253
165,886
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-58


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
01/03/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99775
$11.91076
53,967
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.91076
$12.26620
103,163
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.26620
$10.77189
86,349
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.77189
$11.56789
41,737
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.56789
$11.49155
41,750
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.49155
$11.38620
47,817
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.38620
$11.25340
44,285
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.25340
$10.93182
58,601
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
01/03/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99701
$10.30344
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.30344
$9.00269
111,774
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.00269
$9.86507
61,524
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.86507
$9.85866
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.85866
$9.77641
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.77641
$9.67449
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.67449
$9.38701
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
01/02/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99850
$8.66918
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.66918
$9.66595
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.66595
$9.67214
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.67214
$9.59096
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.59096
$9.48967
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.48967
$9.17254
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
01/02/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99850
$11.19944
1,612
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.19944
$11.11490
74,428
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.11490
$11.08281
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.08281
$10.98160
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.98160
$10.60501
2,725
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
01/02/2015* to 12/31/2015
$9.99850
$9.84675
7,723
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.84675
$9.78047
28,967
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.78047
$9.74751
17,780
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.74751
$9.38435
21,732
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
01/04/2016* to 12/31/2016
$9.99701
$9.78915
78,948
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.78915
$9.78123
67,587
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.78123
$9.39591
88,597
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
01/03/2017* to 12/31/2017
$9.99700
$9.94490
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.94490
$9.47614
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
01/02/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.99700
$9.57290
0
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97692
$10.76684
194,108
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76684
$10.22230
159,504
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.22230
$11.31077
123,702
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.31077
$13.50152
186,857
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.50152
$14.05587
140,795
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.05587
$13.74926
87,658
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.74926
$14.29352
47,021
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.29352
$16.39699
56,656
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.39699
$14.95989
25,541
 
 
 

A-59


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99775
$11.55659
311
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.55659
$12.77488
1,310
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.77488
$11.98596
664
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.98596
$13.40026
418
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.40026
$15.43941
601
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.43941
$14.30443
179
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95914
$11.71378
835
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.71378
$12.14917
422
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.14917
$13.63494
381
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.63494
$13.68240
271
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.68240
$17.42880
425
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.42880
$17.77975
241
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.77975
$18.13409
241
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.13409
$18.74797
261
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.74797
$17.37169
126
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97523
$10.94766
27,052
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.94766
$10.49225
12,468
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.49225
$11.29416
10,157
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.29416
$12.61143
13,170
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.61143
$12.65766
9,967
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.65766
$12.43791
6,327
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.43791
$12.61768
5,113
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.61768
$14.30042
6,512
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.30042
$12.83463
3,772
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96942
$11.47469
314
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47469
$10.60270
157
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.60270
$13.08119
129
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.08119
$13.28131
75
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.28131
$14.72209
52
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.72209
$14.31166
20
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.31166
$14.05091
21
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.05091
$15.16104
18
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.16104
$14.05475
18
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99100
$10.69949
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69949
$9.83638
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.83638
$11.45267
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45267
$14.88140
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.88140
$16.38114
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.38114
$15.20214
1,260
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.20214
$16.50006
806
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.50006
$17.62075
1,251
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.62075
$15.68051
398
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-60


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01907
$11.34646
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.34646
$10.71178
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.71178
$12.46639
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.46639
$16.03477
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.03477
$17.40029
250
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.40029
$15.96783
298
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.96783
$15.79319
622
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.79319
$19.53154
586
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.53154
$18.17486
60
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98749
$10.63651
249
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63651
$10.29738
4,117
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.29738
$11.03380
2,400
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.03380
$11.79030
911
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.79030
$11.93560
1,090
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.93560
$11.50768
596
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.50768
$11.78628
424
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.78628
$12.87764
568
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.87764
$11.64376
202
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96438
$11.42102
11,613
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.42102
$11.25787
4,469
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.25787
$12.67206
2,757
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.67206
$17.11573
1,052
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.11573
$17.85232
1,653
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.85232
$16.41583
75
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.41583
$19.85737
69
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.85737
$21.67779
70
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.67779
$18.12297
71
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99776
$9.78359
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.78359
$9.52209
6,523
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.52209
$9.26522
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.26522
$9.01512
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.01512
$8.77178
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$8.77178
$8.53500
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.53500
$8.30517
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.30517
$8.10913
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.10913
$7.99153
0
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98373
$10.69768
13,625
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69768
$10.73964
9,486
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.73964
$11.89904
3,684
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.89904
$12.40911
1,219
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.40911
$12.38295
1,012
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.38295
$11.61910
426
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.61910
$13.04691
325
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.04691
$13.64411
238
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.64411
$13.01005
170
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-61


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98974
$10.55472
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.55472
$9.84054
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.84054
$11.19120
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.19120
$15.22967
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.22967
$16.85551
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.85551
$15.11514
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.11514
$17.63294
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.63294
$20.45138
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.45138
$17.08027
0
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92858
$11.18912
216
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.18912
$9.48026
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.48026
$11.10255
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.10255
$12.86148
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.86148
$11.82273
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.82273
$11.86570
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.86570
$11.10976
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.10976
$14.64060
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.64060
$12.34422
0
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92845
$10.73053
1,282
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73053
$9.13080
545
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.13080
$10.36547
363
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.36547
$12.04897
180
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.04897
$10.93767
169
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.93767
$10.72928
115
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.72928
$10.50085
130
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.50085
$12.54926
121
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.54926
$10.23838
502
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97599
$10.80651
28,035
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80651
$10.45528
11,482
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45528
$11.55436
8,613
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.55436
$13.07295
8,707
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.07295
$13.52958
7,807
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.52958
$13.02640
3,096
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.02640
$13.33675
2,945
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.33675
$15.17819
2,778
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.17819
$13.67759
311
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92110
$10.49411
1,080
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.49411
$9.27676
503
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.27676
$11.00339
389
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.00339
$12.35100
266
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.35100
$11.25254
244
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.25254
$10.64265
53
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.64265
$10.55610
968
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.55610
$13.31567
875
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.31567
$10.69105
58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-62


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99775
$10.52387
10,107
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.52387
$10.26420
8,129
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.26420
$11.05718
5,983
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.05718
$11.94565
3,063
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.94565
$12.25655
2,874
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.25655
$11.90380
1,794
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.90380
$12.02773
843
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.02773
$13.12491
397
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.12491
$12.11407
73
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97060
$10.71155
466
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71155
$10.49190
159
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.49190
$11.75857
87
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.75857
$15.61666
36
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.61666
$16.63931
34
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.63931
$17.91179
26
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.91179
$17.17412
31
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.17412
$22.69976
27
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.69976
$21.72761
25
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99185
$11.23754
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.23754
$10.83471
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.83471
$11.83484
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.83484
$15.73142
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.73142
$16.92770
262
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.92770
$18.12955
94
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.12955
$18.62498
95
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.62498
$24.10265
84
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.10265
$22.81797
80
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98688
$10.82935
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82935
$10.20729
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.20729
$12.22327
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.22327
$15.18002
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.18002
$15.30634
281
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.30634
$14.67487
262
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.67487
$15.29508
263
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.29508
$18.43160
252
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.43160
$16.21809
0
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99775
$10.80508
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80508
$10.45133
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45133
$11.90597
949
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.90597
$15.83692
365
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.83692
$16.75152
259
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.75152
$17.47755
230
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.47755
$17.33180
230
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.33180
$22.04430
216
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.04430
$21.90684
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99776
$10.15622
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.15622
$13.29201
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.29201
$14.25459
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.25459
$13.76939
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.76939
$15.20007
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.20007
$17.35562
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.35562
$15.17049
0
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99030
$11.16638
11,233
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.16638
$10.59540
4,308
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.59540
$12.07466
2,440
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.07466
$16.68426
865
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.68426
$18.54723
1,437
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.54723
$17.02906
421
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.02906
$19.59124
328
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.59124
$21.69250
335
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.69250
$17.63330
89
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99776
$10.24890
537
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.24890
$11.85845
323
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.85845
$12.13121
279
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.13121
$11.65711
81
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.65711
$11.83337
91
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.83337
$13.41392
92
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.41392
$11.96980
92
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93823
$11.60441
13,606
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.60441
$9.00244
6,037
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.00244
$10.32934
1,429
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.32934
$10.07284
1,027
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.07284
$9.34178
1,860
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.34178
$7.56897
926
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.56897
$8.27550
3,100
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.27550
$10.17686
2,944
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.17686
$8.50979
930
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98872
$10.53285
24,918
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.53285
$10.35103
33,863
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.35103
$11.11596
27,178
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.11596
$11.81223
13,265
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.81223
$12.15718
13,104
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.15718
$11.84594
6,407
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.84594
$12.16388
3,344
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.16388
$13.03542
635
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.03542
$12.32132
186
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01767
$10.05196
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.05196
$10.47550
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.47550
$9.95682
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.95682
$10.27510
2,700
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.27510
$9.97082
1,228
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.97082
$10.11065
356
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.11065
$10.39624
612
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.39624
$10.03180
470
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96274
$11.43865
4,114
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.43865
$10.43861
5,489
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.43861
$11.46855
5,542
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.46855
$13.05885
1,027
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.05885
$13.87493
1,848
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.87493
$13.41753
8,487
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.41753
$14.37413
6,551
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.37413
$16.23855
10,406
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.23855
$14.59767
4,760
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99775
$10.82499
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82499
$10.89734
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.89734
$12.59643
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.59643
$16.23101
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.23101
$18.51134
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.51134
$18.56612
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.56612
$20.74822
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.74822
$24.68208
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.68208
$22.03891
251
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99775
$8.83594
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.83594
$9.72824
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.72824
$11.58574
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.58574
$12.00578
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.00578
$11.69925
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.69925
$12.10377
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.10377
$13.92024
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.92024
$12.65823
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98681
$10.72024
22,653
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72024
$10.24187
11,198
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.24187
$10.98948
14,026
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.98948
$12.02286
3,493
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.02286
$12.29951
3,930
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.29951
$11.94756
2,556
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.94756
$12.18547
1,927
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.18547
$13.78216
2,040
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.78216
$12.34837
1,217
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97108
$12.08395
1,284
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.08395
$10.21630
491
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.21630
$11.93538
263
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.93538
$16.35278
106
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.35278
$16.69730
103
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.69730
$16.46333
86
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.46333
$17.25324
373
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.25324
$21.43768
343
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.43768
$18.59390
272
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96013
$12.54113
789
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.54113
$12.08356
244
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.08356
$13.18823
109
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.18823
$17.34591
63
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.34591
$17.52204
401
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.52204
$17.18290
696
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.18290
$18.73936
363
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.73936
$22.59592
342
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.59592
$20.13476
64
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96356
$11.39766
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.39766
$10.42757
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42757
$11.98804
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.98804
$16.02732
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.02732
$16.41607
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.41607
$15.28434
375
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.28434
$19.21614
267
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.21614
$20.07245
270
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.07245
$16.19287
0
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99145
$10.62833
40,395
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.62833
$10.54700
68,629
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54700
$11.64682
51,417
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.64682
$13.24003
32,848
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.24003
$13.64001
51,848
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.64001
$13.27734
35,391
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.27734
$13.89431
10,472
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.89431
$15.60326
14,319
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.60326
$14.37107
6,728
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97033
$11.06962
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.06962
$10.58857
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.58857
$12.11375
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.11375
$16.97611
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.97611
$17.89630
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.89630
$19.08190
303
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.08190
$19.06902
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.06902
$25.58575
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.58575
$25.85357
0
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98536
$10.60379
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.60379
$10.26707
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.26707
$11.32811
998
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.32811
$14.83939
718
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.83939
$14.66362
1,543
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.66362
$13.40246
795
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.40246
$13.84073
537
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.84073
$15.69731
784
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.69731
$13.78817
246
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-66


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85900
$11.40731
1,645
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.40731
$9.44376
765
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.44376
$9.52074
1,533
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.52074
$10.68860
505
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.68860
$9.53026
1,283
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.53026
$7.48748
36
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.48748
$9.07922
33
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.07922
$9.74532
30
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.74532
$7.90170
29
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97944
$10.24908
2,413
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.24908
$10.38419
1,259
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.38419
$10.63128
1,264
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.63128
$9.95593
1,025
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.95593
$9.74100
835
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.74100
$9.04019
64
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.04019
$9.18005
64
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.18005
$9.11525
60
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.11525
$9.04501
58
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98801
$11.43201
896
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.43201
$10.73996
319
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.73996
$12.37341
166
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.37341
$15.94209
70
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.94209
$17.83365
64
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.83365
$16.20531
58
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.20531
$17.97579
59
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.97579
$20.73319
59
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.73319
$16.83672
63
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99775
$8.77381
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.77381
$9.47622
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.47622
$11.11097
96
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.11097
$11.40603
96
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.40603
$11.02779
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.02779
$11.43090
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.43090
$12.63517
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.63517
$11.67787
0
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99775
$10.33756
8,792
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.33756
$10.66490
3,905
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.66490
$11.19133
2,442
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.19133
$10.72657
430
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.72657
$11.18815
1,938
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.18815
$11.02065
959
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.02065
$11.27609
1,700
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.27609
$11.66453
2,174
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.66453
$11.09096
514
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-67


PREMIER RETIREMENT C SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Prospectus
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: Basic Death Benefit Only (1.75%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96784
$10.81229
70,797
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81229
$10.34079
200,155
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34079
$11.43628
311,496
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.43628
$12.35682
322,481
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.35682
$12.60414
286,857
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.60414
$11.98495
283,672
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.98495
$12.52164
212,029
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.52164
$13.85145
197,224
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.85145
$12.50067
160,210
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97853
$10.91830
40,209
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.91830
$10.73950
90,101
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.73950
$11.99147
278,746
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.99147
$13.73227
348,132
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.73227
$14.31600
328,965
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.31600
$14.17844
216,126
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.17844
$14.92088
259,074
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.92088
$17.14202
232,854
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.14202
$15.84907
212,175
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99855
$10.08662
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.08662
$9.60035
233
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.60035
$7.96783
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.96783
$8.87524
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.87524
$11.76814
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.76814
$9.36950
0
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
04/29/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99855
$11.62919
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.62919
$12.93054
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.93054
$12.92367
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.92367
$14.05695
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.05695
$16.86894
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.86894
$15.22412
0
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98880
$10.77058
556,518
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77058
$10.45375
735,796
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45375
$11.55181
1,055,670
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.55181
$13.35262
1,104,395
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.35262
$13.97452
1,120,716
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.97452
$13.79539
1,084,000
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.79539
$14.40810
1,026,950
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.40810
$16.26680
906,859
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.26680
$15.19203
870,242
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-68


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99855
$9.16071
41,927
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.16071
$10.07084
113,292
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.07084
$10.96850
130,330
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.96850
$11.30407
120,871
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.30407
$10.77295
155,743
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.77295
$11.32163
129,806
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.32163
$12.52694
106,859
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.52694
$11.65698
90,326
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00797
$10.09850
15,360
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.09850
$10.14512
25,213
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.14512
$10.43537
79,837
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.43537
$10.02994
74,312
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.02994
$9.84500
46,640
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.84500
$9.71957
37,268
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.71957
$9.70619
24,693
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.70619
$9.69948
10,022
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.69948
$9.59985
5,084
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00690
$10.37151
77,058
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.37151
$10.51419
160,743
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.51419
$11.29299
328,827
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.29299
$10.89150
287,416
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.89150
$11.15372
229,484
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.15372
$10.72757
192,853
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.72757
$10.98592
169,672
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.98592
$11.26500
159,275
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.26500
$10.99380
125,051
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97772
$10.85132
55,360
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85132
$10.40307
191,947
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.40307
$11.62338
326,355
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.62338
$14.01007
456,099
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.01007
$14.72777
538,820
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.72777
$14.54716
520,453
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.54716
$15.27026
411,425
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.27026
$17.68776
495,981
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.68776
$16.29611
421,597
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99855
$11.65291
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.65291
$13.00714
1,253
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.00714
$12.32303
1,205
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.32303
$13.91121
1,827
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.91121
$16.18384
1,701
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.18384
$15.14147
2,005
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95994
$11.80558
608
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.80558
$12.36368
5,148
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.36368
$14.01142
39,913
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$14.01142
$14.19752
41,259
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.19752
$18.26133
38,173
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.26133
$18.81082
22,236
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.81082
$19.37222
27,349
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.37222
$20.22280
17,740
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.22280
$18.92236
12,543
 
 

A-69


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97603
$11.03356
140,962
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.03356
$10.67767
256,537
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.67767
$11.60637
344,261
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.60637
$13.08645
382,291
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.08645
$13.26266
379,242
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.26266
$13.15963
321,351
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.15963
$13.47991
260,461
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.47991
$15.42626
239,341
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.42626
$13.98110
208,629
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97022
$11.56479
577
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.56479
$10.79005
1,398
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.79005
$13.44257
2,730
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.44257
$13.78162
2,533
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.78162
$15.42574
1,596
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.42574
$15.14226
1,940
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.14226
$15.01105
1,963
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.01105
$16.35469
2,018
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.35469
$15.31028
1,993
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99180
$10.78349
482
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78349
$10.01031
1,499
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.01031
$11.76913
3,153
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.76913
$15.44191
2,992
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.44191
$17.16409
2,594
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.16409
$16.08439
9,249
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.08439
$17.62748
20,288
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.62748
$19.00796
20,772
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.00796
$17.08110
18,918
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01987
$11.43545
2,825
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.43545
$10.90107
2,149
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.90107
$12.81077
12,362
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.81077
$16.63853
12,061
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.63853
$18.23178
11,109
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.23178
$16.89433
18,589
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.89433
$16.87237
5,186
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.87237
$21.06904
7,083
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.06904
$19.79818
6,679
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98829
$10.72009
148,622
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72009
$10.47940
284,287
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.47940
$11.33878
457,838
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.33878
$12.23442
394,386
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.23442
$12.50612
381,042
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.50612
$12.17554
303,042
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.17554
$12.59168
251,052
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.59168
$13.89158
203,908
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.89158
$12.68395
134,326
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-70


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96518
$11.51063
1,574
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.51063
$11.45679
2,396
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.45679
$13.02209
10,993
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.02209
$17.76015
9,355
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.76015
$18.70544
9,414
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.70544
$17.36832
3,815
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.36832
$21.21391
14,554
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.21391
$23.38408
3,450
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.38408
$19.74150
3,527
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99855
$9.86040
17,924
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.86040
$9.69018
94,379
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.69018
$9.52120
32,000
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.52120
$9.35451
48,750
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.35451
$9.19061
28,613
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.19061
$9.02990
25,840
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.02990
$8.87249
169,163
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.87249
$8.74727
110,330
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.74727
$8.70509
22,364
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98452
$10.78171
15,135
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78171
$10.92947
20,124
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.92947
$12.22775
38,691
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.22775
$12.87634
37,084
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.87634
$12.97458
33,611
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.97458
$12.29330
23,891
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.29330
$13.93812
18,604
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.93812
$14.71809
15,132
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.71809
$14.17190
10,028
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99054
$10.63757
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63757
$10.01439
484
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.01439
$11.50030
5,078
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.50030
$15.80305
8,220
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.80305
$17.66086
3,847
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.66086
$15.99209
3,187
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.99209
$18.83748
3,782
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.83748
$22.06105
2,892
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.06105
$18.60561
2,483
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92938
$11.27694
120
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.27694
$9.64782
1,856
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.64782
$11.40938
2,713
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.40938
$13.34589
3,681
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.34589
$12.38793
3,930
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.38793
$12.55430
4,419
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.55430
$11.86891
4,317
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.86891
$15.79310
4,050
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.79310
$13.44685
5,094
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-71


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92925
$10.81483
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81483
$9.29226
1,340
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.29226
$10.65209
1,841
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.65209
$12.50310
2,015
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.50310
$11.46080
2,171
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.46080
$11.35223
2,708
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.35223
$11.21869
2,795
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.21869
$13.53755
2,626
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.53755
$11.15331
2,190
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00678
$10.61892
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61892
$11.73180
721,427
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.73180
$12.60988
257,180
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.60988
$11.99498
24,827
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.99498
$12.57818
42,097
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.57818
$12.50301
160,864
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.50301
$12.80120
176,441
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.80120
$13.12019
78,109
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.12019
$12.85499
375,206
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97679
$10.89130
41,388
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.89130
$10.64008
96,297
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.64008
$11.87362
170,252
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.87362
$13.56520
140,636
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.56520
$14.17605
130,776
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.17605
$13.78206
152,365
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.78206
$14.24783
129,964
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.24783
$16.37276
114,222
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.37276
$14.89894
101,021
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92190
$10.57658
1,581
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.57658
$9.44081
3,859
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.44081
$11.30753
9,860
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30753
$12.81614
11,578
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.81614
$11.79034
8,276
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.79034
$11.26028
8,943
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.26028
$11.27738
8,609
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.27738
$14.36387
23,667
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.36387
$11.64600
22,314
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99855
$10.60650
75,332
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.60650
$10.44555
151,898
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.44555
$11.36262
162,802
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.36262
$12.39541
138,935
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.39541
$12.84217
128,325
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.84217
$12.59437
111,156
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.59437
$12.84941
97,892
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.84941
$14.15798
89,524
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.15798
$13.19587
84,348
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-72


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97140
$10.79575
644
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.79575
$10.67737
2,411
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.67737
$12.08337
7,072
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.08337
$16.20460
8,291
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.20460
$17.43420
7,653
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.43420
$18.95058
7,200
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.95058
$18.34697
6,626
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.34697
$24.48575
6,799
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.48575
$23.66738
6,329
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
11/24/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99855
$9.94073
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.94073
$9.67849
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.67849
$10.35756
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.35756
$11.66317
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.66317
$10.75107
0
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99265
$11.32577
4,345
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.32577
$11.02625
11,728
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.02625
$12.16189
16,208
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.16189
$16.32387
14,548
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.32387
$17.73664
14,446
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.73664
$19.18145
11,958
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.18145
$19.89744
10,601
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.89744
$25.99973
9,105
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.99973
$24.85560
7,706
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98768
$10.91439
569
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.91439
$10.38774
2,245
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.38774
$12.56100
3,063
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.56100
$15.75160
3,033
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.75160
$16.03772
3,135
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.03772
$15.52614
3,005
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.52614
$16.34003
2,841
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.34003
$19.88229
2,372
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.88229
$17.66651
3,498
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99855
$10.88984
264
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.88984
$10.63594
1,273
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.63594
$12.23483
5,168
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.23483
$16.43313
5,217
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.43313
$17.55182
2,399
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.55182
$18.49137
2,135
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.49137
$18.51571
2,074
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.51571
$23.77910
2,631
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.77910
$23.86296
2,112
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99855
$10.19294
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.19294
$13.47007
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.47007
$14.58654
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.58654
$14.22763
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.22763
$15.85876
1,021
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.85876
$18.28388
959
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.28388
$16.13891
968
 
 
 

A-73


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99110
$11.25415
1,358
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.25415
$10.78277
3,655
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.78277
$12.40835
8,885
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.40835
$17.31263
11,620
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.31263
$19.43362
6,290
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.43362
$18.01719
4,952
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.01719
$20.92974
5,487
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.92974
$23.40007
7,314
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.40007
$19.20825
6,271
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99855
$10.31667
14,557
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.31667
$12.05335
44,361
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.05335
$12.45104
46,801
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.45104
$12.08130
46,464
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.08130
$12.38336
44,161
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.38336
$14.17395
57,804
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.17395
$12.77230
42,428
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93903
$11.69549
2,517
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.69549
$9.16163
7,758
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.16163
$10.61502
12,375
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.61502
$10.45258
12,053
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.45258
$9.78876
9,032
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.78876
$8.00868
10,408
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.00868
$8.84155
8,707
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.84155
$10.97868
12,338
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.97868
$9.27050
13,271
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98952
$10.61539
134,781
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61539
$10.53375
270,726
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.53375
$11.42278
485,810
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.42278
$12.25678
450,002
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.25678
$12.73782
401,403
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.73782
$12.53287
369,309
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.53287
$12.99436
323,441
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.99436
$14.06104
298,180
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.06104
$13.42133
255,144
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01847
$10.06887
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.06887
$10.59579
10,424
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.59579
$10.16961
10,395
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.16961
$10.59719
11,269
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.59719
$10.38389
9,710
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.38389
$10.63198
9,305
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.63198
$11.03886
16,955
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.03886
$10.75653
16,690
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96354
$11.52850
28,273
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.52850
$10.62310
110,504
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.62310
$11.78553
201,862
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.78553
$13.55074
253,922
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.55074
$14.53817
298,038
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.53817
$14.19624
474,645
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.19624
$15.35626
433,015
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.35626
$17.51687
771,499
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.51687
$15.90156
671,707
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
04/29/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99855
$11.66876
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.66876
$13.21199
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.21199
$13.18105
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.18105
$14.35667
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.35667
$17.12655
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.12655
$15.62197
0
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99855
$10.90996
1,251
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.90996
$11.08995
1,901
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.08995
$12.94442
6,204
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.94442
$16.84217
7,753
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.84217
$19.39582
8,035
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.39582
$19.64317
6,962
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.64317
$22.16553
4,434
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$22.16553
$26.62467
4,048
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.62467
$24.00701
3,723
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99855
$8.89388
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.89388
$9.88784
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.88784
$11.89068
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.89068
$12.44210
204
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.44210
$12.24277
203
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.24277
$12.78960
203
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.78960
$14.85220
202
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.85220
$13.63837
202
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98761
$10.80442
55,196
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80442
$10.42280
76,200
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42280
$11.29307
203,461
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.29307
$12.47561
211,709
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.47561
$12.88732
205,719
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.88732
$12.64079
191,628
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.64079
$13.01812
173,870
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.01812
$14.86723
151,309
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.86723
$13.45138
125,433
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97188
$12.17884
115
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.17884
$10.39703
2,465
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.39703
$12.26529
5,987
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.26529
$16.96880
5,328
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.96880
$17.49567
4,794
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.49567
$17.41891
4,414
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.41891
$18.43243
4,115
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.43243
$23.12569
3,524
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.12569
$20.25518
3,248
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96093
$12.63958
1,253
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.63958
$12.29711
5,638
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.29711
$13.55270
6,243
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.55270
$17.99922
7,693
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.99922
$18.35966
6,536
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.35966
$18.18004
5,815
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.18004
$20.01978
5,068
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.01978
$24.37473
5,134
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.37473
$21.93341
6,321
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96436
$11.48713
157
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.48713
$10.61184
754
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.61184
$12.31926
6,898
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.31926
$16.63069
6,285
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.63069
$17.20048
5,238
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.20048
$16.17115
5,831
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.17115
$20.52886
5,898
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.52886
$21.65241
4,569
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.65241
$17.63918
2,359
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99224
$10.71167
106,714
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71167
$10.73326
194,274
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.73326
$11.96839
478,079
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.96839
$13.73841
553,456
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.73841
$14.29175
477,005
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.29175
$14.04753
590,757
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.04753
$14.84347
557,360
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.84347
$16.83142
522,840
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.83142
$15.65438
453,990
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
02/10/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99855
$10.50266
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.50266
$10.47362
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.47362
$10.85152
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.85152
$12.83758
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.83758
$11.64846
0
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97113
$11.15658
1,422
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.15658
$10.77586
5,045
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.77586
$12.44852
25,278
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.44852
$17.61549
28,771
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.61549
$18.75163
27,625
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.75163
$20.18904
22,517
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$20.18904
$20.37179
9,355
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.37179
$27.59955
23,172
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$27.59955
$28.16236
34,797
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98616
$10.68707
6,499
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.68707
$10.44865
7,684
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.44865
$11.64133
11,696
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.64133
$15.39843
12,289
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.39843
$15.36465
12,323
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.36465
$14.18031
11,455
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.18031
$14.78659
10,721
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.78659
$16.93333
11,121
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.93333
$15.02002
33,522
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85980
$11.49684
1,559
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.49684
$9.61076
8,511
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.61076
$9.78378
11,606
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.78378
$11.09103
9,649
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.09103
$9.98573
9,002
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.98573
$7.92203
10,772
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.92203
$9.69968
8,437
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.69968
$10.51259
8,787
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.51259
$8.60772
7,944
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98023
$10.32968
5,180
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.32968
$10.56776
7,841
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.56776
$10.92516
20,052
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.92516
$10.33107
22,631
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.33107
$10.20677
19,882
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.20677
$9.56505
9,354
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.56505
$9.80746
4,191
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.80746
$9.83298
4,127
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.83298
$9.85305
1,670
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98881
$11.52183
123
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.52183
$10.92973
1,469
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.92973
$12.71518
9,263
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.71518
$16.54223
7,359
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.54223
$18.68576
5,413
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.68576
$17.14548
6,415
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.14548
$19.20369
5,413
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.20369
$22.36493
4,301
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.36493
$18.34033
1,760
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99855
$8.83142
51,400
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.83142
$9.63179
9,702
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.63179
$11.40350
17,445
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.40350
$11.82063
33,453
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.82063
$11.54028
61,961
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.54028
$12.07860
39,279
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.07860
$13.48095
34,940
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.48095
$12.58187
27,573
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99855
$10.41878
16,728
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.41878
$10.85342
21,871
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.85342
$11.50067
55,522
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.50067
$11.13076
39,746
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.13076
$11.72299
42,028
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.72299
$11.66021
31,627
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.66021
$12.04654
58,324
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.04654
$12.58291
56,238
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.58291
$12.08161
98,740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-77


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99855
$10.38171
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.38171
$9.37029
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.37029
$9.33099
648
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.33099
$8.88492
248
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.88492
$9.65562
248
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.65562
$10.36956
248
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.36956
$9.50791
248
PSF Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
formerly,Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
04/30/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.90732
$8.80145
0
PSF Stock Index Portfolio
formerly,Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
04/30/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.91801
$9.38993
0
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-78


PREMIER RETIREMENT C SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Prospectus
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HAV and HD GRO II OR HAV and GRO Plus II (2.75%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96700
$10.72366
172
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72366
$10.15189
5
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.15189
$11.11296
4
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.11296
$11.88536
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.88536
$11.99986
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.99986
$11.29417
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.29417
$11.68032
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.68032
$12.78972
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.78972
$11.42418
0
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97769
$10.82881
343
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82881
$10.54338
10
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54338
$11.65245
7
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.65245
$13.20831
2
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.20831
$13.62968
2
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.62968
$13.36129
2
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.36129
$13.91825
2
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.91825
$15.82794
2
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.82794
$14.48426
2
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98796
$10.68235
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.68235
$10.26283
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.26283
$11.22520
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.22520
$12.84311
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.84311
$13.30447
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.30447
$13.00016
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.00016
$13.43988
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.43988
$15.01980
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.01980
$13.88382
0
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99771
$9.09799
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.09799
$9.89982
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.89982
$10.67248
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.67248
$10.88710
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.88710
$10.26996
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.26996
$10.68352
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.68352
$11.70097
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.70097
$10.77686
0
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00713
$10.01555
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.01555
$9.95961
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.95961
$10.14002
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.14002
$9.64682
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.64682
$9.37250
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.37250
$9.15881
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.15881
$9.05325
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.05325
$8.95516
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.95516
$8.77255
0
 
 
 
 

A-79


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00606
$10.28652
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.28652
$10.32213
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.32213
$10.97353
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.97353
$10.47566
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.47566
$10.61868
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.61868
$10.10899
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.10899
$10.24733
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.24733
$10.40096
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.40096
$10.04670
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00641
$10.55941
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.55941
$11.66419
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.66419
$11.99129
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.99129
$11.29499
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.29499
$11.27683
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.27683
$11.05556
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.05556
$10.92522
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.92522
$10.70125
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.70125
$10.48413
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99771
$10.56226
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.56226
$11.91326
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.91326
$12.26395
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.26395
$11.35048
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.35048
$11.50911
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.50911
$11.31259
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.31259
$11.16139
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.16139
$10.93787
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.93787
$10.69557
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00853
$10.59284
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59284
$12.22622
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.22622
$12.64076
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.64076
$11.49213
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.49213
$11.86449
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.86449
$11.71439
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.71439
$11.61581
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.61581
$11.39718
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.39718
$11.11434
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00746
$10.69390
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69390
$12.51181
1,184
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.51181
$12.99385
609
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.99385
$11.75179
221
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.75179
$12.30644
219
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.30644
$12.18138
221
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.18138
$12.08811
219
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.08811
$11.94236
217
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.94236
$11.62009
214
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-80


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
01/03/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99771
$11.90464
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.90464
$12.25361
704
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.25361
$10.75527
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.75527
$11.54418
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.54418
$11.46210
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.46210
$11.35124
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.35124
$11.21311
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.21311
$10.88705
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
01/03/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99695
$10.29814
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.29814
$8.99349
3,062
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.99349
$9.84987
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.84987
$9.83846
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.83846
$9.75135
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.75135
$9.64468
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.64468
$9.35332
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
01/02/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99847
$8.66486
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.66486
$9.65617
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.65617
$9.65740
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.65740
$9.57144
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.57144
$9.46556
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.46556
$9.14473
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
01/02/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99847
$11.19362
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.19362
$11.10340
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.10340
$11.06565
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.06565
$10.95909
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.95909
$10.57775
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
01/02/2015* to 12/31/2015
$9.99847
$9.84167
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.84167
$9.77040
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.77040
$9.73247
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.73247
$9.36500
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
01/04/2016* to 12/31/2016
$9.99695
$9.78417
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.78417
$9.77132
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.77132
$9.38163
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
01/03/2017* to 12/31/2017
$9.99694
$9.93970
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.93970
$9.46628
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
01/02/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.99694
$9.56802
0
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97688
$10.76246
702
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76246
$10.21302
20
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.21302
$11.29456
15
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.29456
$13.47532
5
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.47532
$14.02148
5
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.02148
$13.70864
4
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.70864
$14.24399
4
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.24399
$16.33179
4
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.33179
$14.89271
4
 
 
 

A-81


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99771
$11.55149
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.55149
$12.76281
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.76281
$11.96851
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.96851
$13.37403
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.37403
$15.40114
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.40114
$14.26167
0
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95910
$11.70896
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.70896
$12.13801
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.13801
$13.61543
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.61543
$13.65589
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.65589
$17.38605
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.38605
$17.72708
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.72708
$18.07115
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.07115
$18.67324
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.67324
$17.29349
0
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97519
$10.94313
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.94313
$10.48257
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.48257
$11.27790
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.27790
$12.58678
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.58678
$12.62646
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.62646
$12.40085
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.40085
$12.57358
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.57358
$14.24306
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.24306
$12.77656
0
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96938
$11.47011
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47011
$10.59309
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.59309
$13.06256
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.06256
$13.25567
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.25567
$14.68609
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.68609
$14.26942
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.26942
$14.00220
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.00220
$15.10075
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.10075
$13.99156
0
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99096
$10.69508
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69508
$9.82737
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.82737
$11.43620
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.43620
$14.85237
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.85237
$16.34088
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.34088
$15.15711
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.15711
$16.44256
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.44256
$17.55030
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.55030
$15.60976
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-82


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01903
$11.34173
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.34173
$10.70195
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.70195
$12.44853
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.44853
$16.00348
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.00348
$17.35744
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.35744
$15.92030
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.92030
$15.73815
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.73815
$19.45355
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.45355
$18.09291
0
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98745
$10.63219
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63219
$10.28798
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.28798
$11.01804
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.01804
$11.76744
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.76744
$11.90634
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.90634
$11.47359
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.47359
$11.74527
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.74527
$12.82641
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.82641
$11.59152
0
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96434
$11.41620
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.41620
$11.24738
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.24738
$12.65369
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.65369
$17.08207
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.08207
$17.80809
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.80809
$16.36681
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.36681
$19.78783
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.78783
$21.59089
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.59089
$18.04099
0
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99771
$9.77948
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.77948
$9.51316
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.51316
$9.25176
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.25176
$8.99738
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.99738
$8.74997
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$8.74997
$8.50940
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.50940
$8.27606
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.27606
$8.07653
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.07653
$7.95534
0
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98368
$10.69330
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69330
$10.72976
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.72976
$11.88182
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.88182
$12.38479
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.38479
$12.35226
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.35226
$11.58442
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.58442
$13.00125
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.00125
$13.58939
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.58939
$12.95118
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A-83


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98970
$10.55041
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.55041
$9.83148
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.83148
$11.17513
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.17513
$15.20013
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.20013
$16.81409
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.81409
$15.07030
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.07030
$17.57158
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.57158
$20.36979
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.36979
$17.00338
0
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92854
$11.18449
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.18449
$9.47146
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.47146
$11.08653
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.08653
$12.83645
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.83645
$11.79377
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.79377
$11.83050
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.83050
$11.07121
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.07121
$14.58230
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.58230
$12.28865
0
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92841
$10.72599
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72599
$9.12230
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.12230
$10.35044
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.35044
$12.02540
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.02540
$10.91075
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.91075
$10.69743
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.69743
$10.46436
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.46436
$12.49919
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.49919
$10.19223
0
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97595
$10.80195
872
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80195
$10.44554
25
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.44554
$11.53760
18
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.53760
$13.04727
6
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.04727
$13.49604
6
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.49604
$12.98737
5
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.98737
$13.29018
5
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.29018
$15.11747
5
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.11747
$13.61580
5
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92106
$10.48980
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.48980
$9.26818
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.26818
$10.98758
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.98758
$12.32685
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.32685
$11.22470
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.22470
$10.61084
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.61084
$10.51919
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.51919
$13.26240
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.26240
$10.64273
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99771
$10.51949
697
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.51949
$10.25469
412
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.25469
$11.04117
396
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.04117
$11.92221
69
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.92221
$12.22615
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.22615
$11.86820
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.86820
$11.98571
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.98571
$13.07238
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.07238
$12.05929
0
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97056
$10.70715
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.70715
$10.48218
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.48218
$11.74163
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.74163
$15.58607
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.58607
$16.59806
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.59806
$17.85824
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.85824
$17.11392
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.11392
$22.60856
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.60856
$21.62910
0
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99181
$11.23275
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.23275
$10.82462
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.82462
$11.81764
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.81764
$15.70050
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.70050
$16.88573
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.88573
$18.07533
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.07533
$18.55975
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.55975
$24.00594
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.00594
$22.71469
0
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98684
$10.82492
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82492
$10.19791
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.19791
$12.20578
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.20578
$15.15062
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.15062
$15.26888
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.26888
$14.63132
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.63132
$15.24199
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.24199
$18.35819
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.35819
$16.14522
0
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99771
$10.80059
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80059
$10.44170
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.44170
$11.88889
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.88889
$15.80610
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.80610
$16.71032
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.71032
$17.42562
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.42562
$17.27151
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.27151
$21.95638
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.95638
$21.80823
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99771
$10.15434
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.15434
$13.28266
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.28266
$14.23729
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.23729
$13.74561
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.74561
$15.16601
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.16601
$17.30783
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.30783
$15.12088
0
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99026
$11.16162
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.16162
$10.58549
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.58549
$12.05705
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.05705
$16.65147
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.65147
$18.50134
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.50134
$16.97827
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.97827
$19.52280
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.52280
$21.60569
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.60569
$17.55366
0
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99771
$10.24525
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.24525
$11.84816
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.84816
$12.11446
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.11446
$11.63504
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.63504
$11.80493
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.80493
$13.37481
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.37481
$11.92888
0
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93818
$11.59963
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.59963
$8.99411
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.99411
$10.31451
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.31451
$10.05322
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.05322
$9.31891
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.31891
$7.54656
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.54656
$8.24682
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.24682
$10.13652
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.13652
$8.47169
0
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98867
$10.52841
2,055
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.52841
$10.34140
1,145
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34140
$11.09980
1,090
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.09980
$11.78897
195
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.78897
$12.12687
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.12687
$11.81034
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.81034
$12.12097
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.12097
$12.98281
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.98281
$12.26539
0
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01763
$10.05117
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.05117
$10.46916
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.46916
$9.94579
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.94579
$10.25860
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.25860
$9.94976
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.94976
$10.08414
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.08414
$10.36371
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.36371
$9.99517
0
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96270
$11.43400
836
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.43400
$10.42906
25
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42906
$11.45211
18
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45211
$13.03341
6
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.03341
$13.84084
6
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.84084
$13.37784
6
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.37784
$14.32425
6
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.32425
$16.17402
8
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.17402
$14.53219
7
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99771
$10.82053
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82053
$10.88734
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.88734
$12.57847
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.57847
$16.19961
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.19961
$18.46617
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.46617
$18.51138
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.51138
$20.67640
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.67640
$24.58407
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.58407
$21.94004
0
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99771
$8.83297
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.83297
$9.71986
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.71986
$11.56990
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.56990
$11.98312
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.98312
$11.67109
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.67109
$12.06855
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.06855
$13.87272
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.87272
$12.60861
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98677
$10.71579
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71579
$10.23226
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.23226
$10.97355
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.97355
$11.99941
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.99941
$12.26924
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.26924
$11.91209
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.91209
$12.14307
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.14307
$13.72719
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.72719
$12.29278
0
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97104
$12.07901
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.07901
$10.20705
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.20705
$11.91843
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.91843
$16.32126
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.32126
$16.65666
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.65666
$16.41481
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.41481
$17.19356
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.19356
$21.35257
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.35257
$18.51052
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96009
$12.53600
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.53600
$12.07235
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.07235
$13.16924
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.16924
$17.31206
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.31206
$17.47895
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.47895
$17.13180
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.13180
$18.67407
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.67407
$22.50563
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.50563
$20.04400
0
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96352
$11.39297
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.39297
$10.41785
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.41785
$11.97090
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.97090
$15.99607
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.99607
$16.37571
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.37571
$15.23896
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.23896
$19.14926
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.14926
$19.99239
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.99239
$16.11998
0
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99140
$10.62382
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.62382
$10.53707
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.53707
$11.62994
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.62994
$13.21403
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.21403
$13.60632
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.60632
$13.23766
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.23766
$13.84577
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.84577
$15.54092
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.54092
$14.30626
0
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97029
$11.06509
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.06509
$10.57896
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.57896
$12.09650
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.09650
$16.94341
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.94341
$17.85268
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.85268
$19.02559
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.02559
$19.00297
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.00297
$25.48412
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.48412
$25.73761
0
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98532
$10.59935
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59935
$10.25763
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.25763
$11.31190
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.31190
$14.81056
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.81056
$14.62760
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.62760
$13.36264
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.36264
$13.79254
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.79254
$15.63487
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.63487
$13.72626
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85896
$11.40251
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.40251
$9.43499
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.43499
$9.50688
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.50688
$10.66755
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.66755
$9.50673
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.50673
$7.46513
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.46513
$9.04745
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.04745
$9.70630
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.70630
$7.86602
0
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97939
$10.24482
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.24482
$10.37455
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.37455
$10.61596
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.61596
$9.93654
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.93654
$9.71700
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.71700
$9.01330
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.01330
$9.14801
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.14801
$9.07875
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.07875
$9.00420
0
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98797
$11.42724
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.42724
$10.72987
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.72987
$12.35534
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.35534
$15.91067
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.91067
$17.78949
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.78949
$16.15699
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.15699
$17.91292
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.91292
$20.65002
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.65002
$16.76056
0
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99771
$8.77077
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.77077
$9.46811
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.46811
$11.09563
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.09563
$11.38453
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.38453
$11.00146
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.00146
$11.39766
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.39766
$12.59191
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.59191
$11.63189
0
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99771
$10.33336
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.33336
$10.65525
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.65525
$11.17547
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.17547
$10.70590
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.70590
$11.16093
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.16093
$10.98822
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.98822
$11.23709
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.23709
$11.61831
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.61831
$11.04128
0
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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APPENDIX B – HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT, AND SPOUSAL
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT – NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW ELECTIONS
These benefits were offered March 15, 2010 to January 23, 2011
Effective September 14, 2012, we are no longer accepting additional Purchase Payments for Annuities that have these benefits.
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT (HD 6 PLUS)
Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income Benefit (HD 6 Plus) is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for life. Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is no longer available.
If you have elected this benefit, the benefit guarantees until the death of the single designated life (the Annuitant) the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the rest of your life provided that you do not take withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”. You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other partial withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income). Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, and wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments. You are not required to take withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section below entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
The income benefit under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus currently is based on a single “designated life” who is at least 45 years old on the benefit effective date. The Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Benefit is not available if you elect any other optional living benefit, although you may elect any optional death benefit. As long as your Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Benefit is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit. As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please see the applicable section in this prospectus.
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter, until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraphs.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. On each Valuation Day (the “Current Valuation Day”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 6% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 10th or 20th benefit anniversary, your Periodic Value on the 10th or 20th benefit anniversary is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value described above, or
(2)
the sum of (a), (b) and (c) below proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawals:
(a)
200% (on the 10 th anniversary) or 400% (on the 20 th anniversary) of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on that day;

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(b)
200% (on the 10th anniversary) or 400% (on the 20th anniversary) of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and
(c)
all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.
In the rider for this benefit, we use slightly different terms for the calculation described. We use the term “Guaranteed Base Value” to refer to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit, plus the amount of any “adjusted” Purchase Payments made within one year after the effective date of the benefit. “Adjusted” Purchase Payments means Purchase Payments we receive, increased by any Purchase Credits applied to your Account Value in relation to Purchase Payments, and decreased by any fees or tax charges deducted from such Purchase Payments upon allocation to the Annuity.
This means that: if you do not take a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 10th benefit anniversary, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 10th benefit anniversary will be at least double (200%) your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election; or if you do not take a withdrawal on or before the 20th benefit anniversary, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 20th anniversary will be at least quadruple (400%) of your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election. If you begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals prior to your 10th or 20th benefit anniversary, however, these automatic increases will not occur. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see below).
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years unless you take a withdrawal of Excess Income, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the Annuitant on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal. The percentages are: 4% for ages 45 – less than 59  1 / 2 ; 5% for ages 59   1 / 2 – 79, and 6% for ages 80 or older. (Note that for purposes of the age tiers used with this benefit, we deem the Annuitant to have reached age 59  1 / 2 on the 183 rd day after his/her 59 th birthday). Under the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) based on the age of the Annuitant at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 4% for ages 45 – less than 59 1/2; 5% for ages 59 1/2 – 79 and 6% for ages 80 and older) and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).
If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner. Effective September 14, 2012, we no longer permit additional Purchase Payments to Annuities with the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit.

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Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Auto Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the Annuitant on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are: 4% for ages 45 – less than 59  1/2; 5% for ages 59  1/2 – 79, and 6% for ages 80 and older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. All daily valuations and annual step-ups will only occur on a Valuation Day. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary, by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should consult with your financial professional and carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges.”
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
The Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit does not affect your ability to take partial withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in any Annuity Year are less than the Annual Income Amount, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years.
Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1, 2010
The Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit is elected on August 1, 2011
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 24, 2011, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the designated life is between the ages of 59 1/2 and 79 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31, 2011) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 27, 2011 and the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $3,500 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount).

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Here is the calculation:
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$3,500.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $1,500

$114,500.00

Excess Income amount

$1,500.00

Ratio ($1,500/$114,500 = 1.31%)
1.31
%
Annual Income Amount

$6,000.00

1.31% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$78.60

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,921.40

Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the Annuitant’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is higher than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits).
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $12,000. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $6,000 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,000 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $11,400.48 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $11,400.48. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$11,900.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $11,900. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $6,000 ($6,000 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,000 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,000) is further reduced by 1.72%, which is the ratio of Excess Income of $4,000 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $6,000) divided by the Account Value ($232,000) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $228,009.60, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $228,009.60 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $228,009.60 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $11,675. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $11,400.48 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $11,675.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value” earlier in this prospectus). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with the

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Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit. You must tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Periodic Value guarantees on the tenth and twentieth anniversaries of the benefit effective date (see description in “Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value,” above). It will reduce both by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit.
Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 1
The Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit is elected on September 1
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit
No previous withdrawals have been taken under the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit
On October 3, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 10th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, and the 20th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $420,000, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on October 3 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375

10th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

$183,750

20th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

$367,500

Required Minimum Distributions
Required Minimum Distributions (“RMD”) for this Annuity must be taken by April 1st in the year following the date you turn age 70 1/2 and by December 31st for subsequent calendar years. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner's lifetime.
If the annual RMD amount is greater than the Annual Income Amount, a withdrawal of the RMD amount will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, as long as the RMD amount is calculated by us for this Annuity and administered under a program we support each calendar year. If you are not participating in an RMD withdrawal program each calendar year, you can alternatively satisfy the RMD amount without it being treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income as long as the below rules are applied.
A “Calendar Year” runs from January 1 to December 31 of that year.
Withdrawals made from the Annuity during an Annuity Year to meet the RMD provisions of the Code will not be treated as withdrawals of Excess Income if they are taken during one Calendar Year.
If Lifetime Withdrawals are taken over two Calendar Years, the amount that will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income is:
the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year; plus
the second Calendar Year’s RMD amount minus the Annual Income Amount (the result of which cannot be less than zero).

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Example
The following example is purely hypothetical and intended to illustrate the scenario described above. Note that withdrawals must comply with all IRS guidelines in order to satisfy the RMD for the current calendar year.
First Calendar Year
Annuity Year
Second Calendar Year
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
06/01/2016 to 05/31/2017
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
Assume the following:
RMD Amount for Both Calendar Years = $6,000;
Annual Income Amount = $5,000; and
A withdrawal of $2,000 was taken on 07/01/2016 (during the First Calendar Year) resulting in a remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year of $3,000.
The amount that can be taken between 01/03/2017 and 05/31/2017 without creating a withdrawal of Excess Income is $4,000. Here is the calculation:
The remaining Annual Income for that Annuity Year ($3,000); plus
The Second Calendar Year’s RMD Amount minus the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 - $5,000 = $1,000).
If the $4,000 is withdrawn during the Annuity Year, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be $0 and the remaining RMD amount for the Second Calendar Year ($2,000) may be taken in the next Annuity Year beginning on 06/01/2017.
Other Important Information
If, in any Annuity Year, your RMD amount is less than your Annual Income Amount, any withdrawals in excess of the Annual Income Amount will be treated as Excess Income.
If you do not comply with the rules described above, any withdrawal that exceeds the Annual Income Amount will be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, which will reduce your Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years. This may include a situation where you comply with the rules described above and then decide to take additional withdrawals after satisfying your RMD from the Annuity.
If you take a partial withdrawal to satisfy RMD and designate that withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, please note that all Non-Lifetime Withdrawal provisions will apply.
Benefits Under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you will not be permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted. However, if a partial withdrawal in the latter scenario was taken to satisfy a Required Minimum Distribution (as described above) under the Annuity, then the benefit will not terminate, and we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years until the death of the designated life.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. Also, any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. If this option is elected, the Annual Income Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our Service Office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to the life-only annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin we currently make annual annuity payments in the form of a single life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the period certain in order to comply with the Code (e.g.,

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to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the single life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the single life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Benefit is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears within the section entitled “Investment Options.” You can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com.
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts, and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the predetermined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will only apply upon re-allocation of Account Value, or upon addition of subsequent Purchase Payments. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
Any Death Benefit, including any optional Death Benefit that you elected, will terminate if withdrawals taken under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” earlier in the prospectus for more information.)
The current charge for Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is 0.85% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is 1.50% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.2125% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value and the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, partial withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If this happens and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.

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Election of and Designations under the Benefit
We no longer permit elections of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. Previously, for elections of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, there must have been either a single Owner who is the same as the Annuitant, or if the Annuity is entity-owned, there must have been a single natural person Annuitant. In either case, the Annuitant must have been at least 45 years old. Any change of the Annuitant under the Annuity will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. Similarly, any change of Owner will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, except if (a) the new Owner has the same taxpayer identification number as the previous Owner, (b) ownership is transferred from a custodian to the Annuitant, or vice versa or (c) ownership is transferred from one entity to another entity that satisfies our administrative ownership guidelines.
If you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not have elected Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
your termination of the benefit;
(ii)
your surrender of the Annuity;
(iii)
the Latest Annuity Date or your election to begin receiving annuity payments (although if you have elected to receive the Annual Income Amount in the form of annuity payments, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(iv)
our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the Owner or Annuitant (for entity-owned annuities);
(v)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero; or
(vi)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating a benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to change your designations.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus other than upon the death of the Annuitant or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. This final charge will be deducted even if it results in the Account Value falling below the Account Value Floor. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Custom Portfolios Program for which we are providing administrative support), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
If a surviving spouse elects to continue the Annuity, the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit terminates upon Due Proof of Death.
How Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
An integral part of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus (including Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus) is the predetermined mathematical formula used to transfer Account Value between the Permitted Sub-accounts and a specified bond fund within the Advanced Series Trust (the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, referred to as the “Bond Sub-account”). This predetermined mathematical formula (“formula”) runs each Valuation Day that the benefit is in effect on your Annuity and, as a result, transfers of Account Value between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account can occur on any Valuation Day subject to the conditions described below. Only the predetermined mathematical formula can transfer Account Value to and from the Bond Sub-account, and thus you may not allocate Purchase Payments to or make transfers to or from the Bond Sub-account. We are not providing you with investment advice through the use of the formula nor does the formula constitute an investment strategy that we are recommending to you. The formula by which the transfer operates is designed primarily to mitigate some of the financial risks that we incur in providing the guarantee under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. The formula is not forward looking and contains no predictive or projective component with respect to the markets, the Account Value or the Protected Withdrawal Value. The formula is described below.
As indicated above, we limit the Sub-accounts to which you may allocate Account Value if you elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. For purposes of these benefits, we refer to those permitted Investment Options as the “Permitted Sub-accounts”. Because these restrictions and the use of the

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formula lessen the risk that your Account Value will be reduced to zero while you are still alive, they also reduce the likelihood that we will make any lifetime income payments under this benefit. They may also limit your upside potential for growth.
Generally, the formula, which is applied each Valuation Day, operates as follows. The formula starts by identifying an Income Basis (as defined in Appendix H) for that day and then multiplies that figure by 5%, to produce a projected (i.e., hypothetical) income amount. This amount may be different than the actual Annual Income Amount currently guaranteed under your benefit. Then it produces an estimate of the total amount targeted in the formula, based on the projected income amount and factors set forth in the formula. In the formula, we refer to that value as the “Target Value” or “L”. If you have already made a Lifetime Withdrawal, your projected income amount (and thus your Target Value) would take into account any automatic step-up, any subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), and any withdrawals of Excess Income. Next, the formula subtracts from the Target Value the amount held within the Bond Sub-account on that day, and divides that difference by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts. That ratio, which essentially isolates the amount of your Target Value that is not offset by amounts held within the Bond Sub-account, is called the “Target Ratio” or “r”. If, on each of three consecutive Valuation Days, the Target Ratio is greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5%, the formula will, on such third Valuation Day, make a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts in which you are invested (subject to the 90% cap discussed below) to the Bond Sub-account. Once a transfer is made, the Target Ratio must again be greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5% for three consecutive Valuation Days before a subsequent transfer to the Bond Sub-account will occur. If, however, on any Valuation Day, the Target Ratio is above 84.5%, the formula will make a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts (subject to the 90% cap) to the Bond Sub-account (as described above). If the Target Ratio falls below 78% on any Valuation Day, then a transfer from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts will occur.
The formula will not execute a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in more than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account (“90% cap”) on that Valuation Day. Thus, on any Valuation Day, if the formula would require a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that would result in more than 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account, only the amount that results in exactly 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into the Bond Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the performance of the Bond Sub-account and the Permitted Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the Bond Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap). At no time will the formula make a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account. However, it is possible that, due to the investment performance of your allocations in the Bond Sub-account and your allocations in the Permitted Sub-accounts you have selected, your Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the Bond Sub-account.
If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is in effect, the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase Payments to the Bond Sub-account at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account, regardless of how much of your Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts. This means that there could be scenarios under which, because of the additional Purchase Payments you make, less than 90% of your entire Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, and the formula will still not transfer any of your Account Value to the Bond Sub-account (at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account). For example,
September 4 – a transfer is made to the Bond Sub-account that results in the 90% cap being met and now $90,000 is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and $10,000 is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts.
September 5 – you make an additional Purchase Payment of $10,000. No transfers have been made from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts since the cap went into effect on September 4.
On September 5 – (and at least until first a transfer is made out of the Bond Sub-account under the formula) – the $10,000 payment is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and on this date you have 82% in the Bond Sub-account and 18% in the Permitted Sub-accounts (such that $20,000 is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and $90,000 to the Bond Sub-account).
Once there is a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account (of any amount), the formula will operate as described above, meaning that the formula could transfer amounts to or from the Bond Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap).
Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. We will continue to monitor your Account Value daily and, if dictated by the formula, systematically transfer amounts between the Permitted Sub-accounts you have chosen and the Bond Sub-account as dictated by the formula.
Under the formula, investment performance of your Account Value that is negative, flat, or even moderately positive may result in a transfer of a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account because such investment performance will tend to increase the Target Ratio. In deciding how much to transfer, we use another formula, which essentially seeks to reallocate amounts held in the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account so that the Target Ratio meets a target, which currently is equal to 80%. The further the Target Ratio is from 80% when a transfer is occurring under the formula, the greater the transfer amount will be. Once you elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, the values we use to compare to the Target Ratio will be fixed.
Additionally, on each monthly Annuity Anniversary (if the monthly Annuity Anniversary does not fall on a Valuation Day, the next Valuation Day will be used), following all of the above described daily calculations, if there is money allocated to the Bond Sub-account, we will perform an additional monthly calculation to determine whether or not a transfer will be made from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts. This transfer will automatically occur provided that the Target Ratio, as described above, would be less than 83% after the transfer. The formula will not execute a transfer if the Target Ratio after this transfer would occur would be greater than or equal to 83%.

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The amount of the transfer will be equal to the lesser of:
(a)
The total value of all your Account Value in the Bond Sub-account, or
(b)
An amount equal to 5% of your total Account Value.
While you are not notified when your Annuity reaches a transfer trigger under the formula, you will receive a confirmation statement indicating the transfer of a portion of your Account Value either to or from the Bond Sub-account. Depending on the results of the calculations of the formula, we may, on any Valuation Day:
Not make any transfer between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account; or
If a portion of your Account Value was previously allocated to the Bond Sub-account, transfer all or a portion of those amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts (as described above); or
Transfer a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account.
Prior to the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the primary driver of transfers to the Bond Sub-account is the difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value. If none of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, then over time the formula permits an increasing difference between the Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value before a transfer to the Bond Sub-account occurs. Therefore, as time goes on, while none of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, the smaller the difference between the Protected Withdrawal Value and the Account Value, the more the Account Value can decrease prior to a transfer to the Bond Sub-account.
Each market cycle is unique, therefore the performance of your Sub-accounts, and its impact on your Account Value, will differ from market cycle to market cycle producing different transfer activity under the formula. The amount and timing of transfers to and from the Bond Sub-account pursuant to the formula depend on various factors unique to your Annuity and are not necessarily directly correlated with the securities markets, bond markets, interest rates or any other market or index. Some of the factors that determine the amount and timing of transfers (as applicable to your Annuity), include:
The difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value;
The amount of time Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus has been in effect on your Annuity;
The amount allocated to and the performance of the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account;
Any additional Purchase Payments you make to your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect); and
Any withdrawals you take from your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect).
At any given time, some, most or none of your Account Value will be allocated to the Bond Sub-account, as dictated by the formula.
Because the amount allocated to the Bond Sub-account and the amount allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts each is a variable in the formula, the investment performance of each affects whether a transfer occurs for your Annuity. The greater the amounts allocated to either the Bond Sub-account or to the Permitted Sub-accounts, the greater the impact performance of that Sub-account has on your Account Value and thus the greater the impact on whether (and how much) your Account Value is transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account. It is possible, under the formula, that if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has positive performance, the formula might transfer a portion of your Account Value to the Permitted Sub-accounts, even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is negative. Conversely, if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has negative performance, the formula may transfer additional amounts from your Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is positive.
If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity, they will be allocated in accordance with your Annuity. Once allocated, they will also be subject to the formula described above and therefore may be transferred to the Bond Sub-account, if dictated by the formula and subject to the 90% cap feature described above.
Any Account Value in the Bond Sub-account will not participate in the positive or negative investment experience of the Permitted Sub-accounts until it is transferred out of the Bond Sub-account.
Additional Tax Considerations
If you purchase an annuity as an investment vehicle for “qualified” investments, including an IRA, SEP-IRA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (or 403(b)) or employer plan under Code Section 401(a), the Required Minimum Distribution rules under the Code provide that you begin receiving periodic amounts beginning after age 70 1/2. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner’s lifetime.
As indicated, withdrawals made while this benefit is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Please see "Tax Considerations" for a detailed discussion of the tax treatment of withdrawals. We do not address each potential tax scenario that could arise with respect to this benefit here. However, we do note that if you participate in Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus or Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus through a non-qualified annuity, as with all withdrawals, once all Purchase Payments are returned under the Annuity, all subsequent withdrawal amounts will be taxed as ordinary income.

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SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT (SHD6 PLUS)
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income Benefit (SHD6 Plus) is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for the lives of two individuals who are spouses. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is no longer available for elections.
If you have elected this benefit, the benefit guarantees, until the later death of two natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit (the “designated lives”, and each, a “designated life”), the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial principal value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the lives of the designated lives, provided you have not made withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal.” You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income). The benefit may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments, and wish either spouse to be able to continue the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit after the death of the first spouse. You are not required to make withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is the pre-determined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section above entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is the spousal version of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. Currently, if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and subsequently terminate the benefit, you may elect another living benefit, subject to our current rules. Please note that if you terminate Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and elect another benefit, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes active. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for details.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus must be elected based on two designated lives, as described below. The youngest designated life must have been at least 50 years old and the oldest designated life must have been at least 55 years old on the benefit effective date. We will not divide an Annuity or the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit due to a divorce. See “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” below for details. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is not available if you elect any other optional living benefit, although you may elect any optional death benefit.
As long as your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit. As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please see the applicable section in this prospectus.
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraph.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. On each Valuation Day (the “Current Valuation Day”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 6% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
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If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 10th or 20th benefit anniversary, your Periodic Value on the 10th or 20th benefit anniversary of the benefit effective date is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value described above or,
(2)
the sum of (a), (b) and (c) proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal:
(a)
200% (on the 10th anniversary) or 400% (on the 20th anniversary) of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on that day;
(b)
200% (on the 10th anniversary) or 400% (on the 20th anniversary) of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and
(c)
all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.
In the rider for this benefit, as respects the preceding paragraph, we use the term “Guaranteed Base Value” to refer to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit, plus the amount of any “adjusted” Purchase Payments made within one year after the effective date of the benefit. “Adjusted” Purchase Payments means Purchase Payments we receive, increased by any Purchase Credits applied to your Account Value in relation to Purchase Payments, and decreased by any fees or tax charges deducted from such Purchase Payments upon allocation to the Annuity.
This means that: if you do not take a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 10th anniversary of the benefit, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 10th Anniversary will be at least double (200%) your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election; or if you do not take a withdrawal on or before the 20th anniversary of the benefit, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 20th anniversary will be at least quadruple (400%) of your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election. If you begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals prior to your 10th or 20th benefit anniversary, however, these automatic increases will not occur. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see below).
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Benefit
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the younger designated life on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of the benefit. The percentages are: 4% for ages 50-64, 5% for ages 65-84, and 6% for ages 85 and older. We use the age of the younger designated life even if that designated life is no longer a participant under the Annuity due to death or divorce. Under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount for any Annuity Year (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) based on the age of the younger designated life at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 4% for ages 50-64, 5% for ages 65-84, and 6% for ages 85 and older) and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).
If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended

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fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner. Effective September 14, 2012, we no longer permit additional Purchase Payments to Annuities with the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of this benefit. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the younger designated life on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are 4% for ages 50-64, 5% for ages 65-84, and 6% for ages 85 and older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges”.
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
The Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit does not affect your ability to take withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If, cumulatively, you withdraw an amount less than the Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year, you cannot carry-over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years.
Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1, 2010
The Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit is elected on August 1, 2011
The younger designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 24, 2011, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the younger designated life is between the ages of 65 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31, 2011) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 27, 2011 and the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $3,500 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of

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Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there were other withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount).
Here is the calculation:
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$3,500.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $1,500

$114,500.00

Excess Income amount

$1,500.00

Ratio ($1,500/$114,500 = 1.31%)
1.31
%
Annual Income Amount

$6,000.00

1.31% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$78.60

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,921.40

Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the younger designated life’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits).
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $10,800. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $5,400 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,600 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $10,259.75 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 4.5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $10,259.75. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$10,710.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $10,710.00. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $5,400 ($5,400 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,600 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,600) is further reduced by 1.98% the ratio of Excess Income of $4,600 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $5,400) divided by the Account Value ($232,600) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $227,994.52, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $227,994.52 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $227,994.52 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 4.5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $10,507.50. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $10,435.50 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $10,507.50.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your

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Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value” earlier in this prospectus). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit. You must tell us at the time you take the partial withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Periodic Value guarantees on the tenth and twentieth anniversaries of the benefit effective date (see description in “Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value,” above). It will reduce both by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit.
Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 1, 2010
The Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit is elected on September 1, 2011
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
The younger designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit
No previous withdrawals have been taken under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit
On October 3, 2011 the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 10 th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000 and the 20 th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $420,000, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on October 3, 2011 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375

10th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

$183,750

20th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

$367,500

Required Minimum Distributions
See the sub-section entitled “Required Minimum Distributions” in the section above concerning Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus for a discussion of the relationship between the RMD amount and the Annual Income Amount.
Benefits Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the first of the designated lives to die, and will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you are not permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative withdrawals in the Annuity Year that reduced your Account Value to zero are more than the Annual Income Amount, the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit terminates, we will make no further payments

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of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted. However, if a partial withdrawal in the latter scenario was taken to satisfy a Required Minimum Distribution (as described above) under the Annuity then the benefit will not terminate, and we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years until the death of the second designated life.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. Also, any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. We will make payments until the first of the designated lives to die, and will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated life. If, due to death of a designated life or divorce prior to Annuitization, only a single designated life remains, then annuity payments will be made as a life annuity for the lifetime of the designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to our current life only (or joint life, depending on the number of designated lives remaining) annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin, we currently make annual annuity payments as a joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the certain period in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Benefit is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears in the prospectus section entitled “Investment Options.” In addition, you can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com.
Transfers to and from the elected Sub-accounts, and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will apply only upon re-allocation of Account Value, or to any additional Purchase Payments that are made after the changes go into effect. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
Any Death Benefit, including any optional Death Benefit that you elected, will terminate if withdrawals taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your

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Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” earlier in the prospectus for more information.)
Charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
The current charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is 0.95% annually of the greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is 1.50% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.2375% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value, or the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If the Account Value is reduced to zero as a result of a partial withdrawal that is not a withdrawal of Excess Income and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is no longer available. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus could only be elected based on two designated lives. Designated lives must have been natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus only could be elected if the Owner, Annuitant, and Beneficiary designations were as follows:
One Annuity Owner, where the Annuitant and the Owner are the same person and the sole Beneficiary is the Owner’s spouse. The younger Owner/Annuitant and the Beneficiary must be at least 50 years old and the older must be at least 55 years old at the time of election; or
Co-Annuity Owners, where the Owners are each other’s spouses. The Beneficiary designation must be the surviving spouse, or the spouses named equally. One of the Owners must be the Annuitant. The younger Owner must be at least 50 years old and the older Owner must be at least 55 years old at the time of election; or
One Annuity Owner, where the Owner is a custodial account established to hold retirement assets for the benefit of the Annuitant pursuant to the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Code (or any successor Code section thereto) (“Custodial Account”), the Beneficiary is the Custodial Account, and the spouse of the Annuitant is the Contingent Annuitant. The younger of the Annuitant and the Contingent Annuitant must be at least 50 years old and the older must be at least 55 years old at the time of election.
We do not permit a change of Owner under this benefit, except as follows: (a) if one Owner dies and the surviving spousal Owner assumes the Annuity, or (b) if the Annuity initially is co-owned, but thereafter the Owner who is not the Annuitant is removed as Owner. We permit changes of Beneficiary designations under this benefit, however if the Beneficiary is changed, the benefit may not be eligible to be continued upon the death of the first designated life. If the designated lives divorce, the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit may not be divided as part of the divorce settlement or judgment. Nor may the divorcing spouse who retains ownership of the Annuity appoint a new designated life upon re-marriage. Our current administrative procedure is to treat the division of an Annuity as a withdrawal from the existing Annuity. Any applicable CDSC will apply to such a withdrawal. The non-owner spouse may then decide whether s/he wishes to use the withdrawn funds to purchase a new Annuity, subject to the rules that are current at the time of purchase.
If you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate the benefit at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the first designated life, if the surviving spouse opts to take the death benefit under the Annuity (rather than continue the Annuity) or if the surviving spouse is not an eligible designated life;
(ii)
upon the death of the second designated life;
(iii)
your termination of the benefit;

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(iv)
your surrender of the Annuity;
(v)
the latest Annuity Date or your election to begin receiving annuity payments (although if you have elected to take annuity payments in the form of the Annual Income Amount, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(vi)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero; or
(vii)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating a benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to change your designations.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus other than upon the death of the second Designated Life or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. This final charge will be deducted even if it results in the Account Value falling below the Account Value Floor. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Custom Portfolios Program), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
How Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.
See “How Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account” above for information regarding this component of the benefit.
Additional Tax Considerations
Please see the Additional Tax Considerations section under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus above.
FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT, AND SPOUSAL
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT
Please see Appendix H: “Formula for Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Suite, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Suite, Highest Daily Lifetime Income Suite and Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Suite of Living Benefits.”

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APPENDIX C – HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY
LIFETIME
® INCOME – NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW ELECTIONS
These benefits were offered January 24, 2011 to August 19, 2012.
Except for Annuities that were issued in Oregon, for Annuities that have one of these benefits, we currently limit additional Purchase Payments made after the benefit has been in effect for one year (the “benefit anniversary”) to $50,000 each benefit year. The benefit year begins on the date you elect an optional living benefit and continues through and includes the day immediately preceding the first anniversary of the date you elected the optional living benefit. Subsequent benefit years begin on the anniversary of the date you elected an optional living benefit and continue through and include the day immediately preceding the next anniversary of the date you elected the benefit.
Notwithstanding the $50,000 limit discussed above, we may further limit, suspend or reject any additional Purchase Payment at any time, but would do so only on a non-discriminatory basis. Circumstances where we may limit, restrict, suspend or reject additional Purchase Payments include, but are not limited to, the following:
if we determine that, as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion (among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s));
if we are not then offering this benefit for new issues; or
if we are offering a modified version of this benefit for new issues.
If we further exercise our right to suspend, reject and/or place limitations on the acceptance of additional Purchase Payments, you may no longer be able to fund the benefit that you elected to the level you originally intended. This means that you may no longer be able to increase the values associated with your optional living benefit through additional Purchase Payments. This would also impact your ability to make annual contributions to certain qualified Annuities.
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME BENEFIT
Highest Daily Lifetime Income is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for life. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit, for new elections at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees until the death of the single designated life (the Annuitant) the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the rest of your life provided that you do not take withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”. You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other partial withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income). Highest Daily Lifetime Income may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, and wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments. You are not required to take withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Highest Daily Lifetime Income is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section below entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
The income benefit under Highest Daily Lifetime Income currently is based on a single “designated life” who is at least 45 years old on the benefit effective date. Highest Daily Lifetime Income is not available if you elect any other optional living benefit, although you may elect any optional death benefit. As long as your Highest Daily Lifetime Income is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income. As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please see the applicable section in this prospectus. For example, if the Annuity terminates in this scenario, you would no longer have any optional death benefit that you may have elected (see the Optional Death Benefits section of this prospectus).

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Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter, until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraphs.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. On each Valuation Day (the “Current Valuation Day”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12 th anniversary of the effective date of the benefit, your Periodic Value on the 12th anniversary of the benefit effective date is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value described above, or
(2)
the sum of (a), (b) and (c) below proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawals:
(a)
200% of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on that day;
(b)
200% of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and
(c)
all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.
This means that if you do not take a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12th benefit anniversary of the benefit, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 12th benefit anniversary will be at least double (200%) your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election. If you begin taking withdrawals prior to your 12th benefit anniversary, however, this automatic increase will not occur. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Highest Daily Lifetime Income
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years unless you take a withdrawal of Excess Income, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the Annuitant on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal. The percentages are: 3% for ages 45-54; 4% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2; 5% for ages 59 1/2 to 84, and 6% for ages 85 or older. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative

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withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Highest Daily Lifetime Income and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) based on the age of the Annuitant at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 3% for ages 45-54; 4% for ages 55 to less than 59  1/2; 5% for ages 59  1/2 to 84, and 6% for ages 85 or older) and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).
If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of Highest Daily Lifetime Income. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Auto Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the Annuitant on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are: 3% for ages 45-54; 4% for ages 55 to less than 59  1/2; 5% for ages 59  1/2-84, and 6% for ages 85 or older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. All daily valuations and annual step-ups will only occur on a Valuation Day. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary, by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should consult with your financial professional and carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges.”
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income does not affect your ability to take partial withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in any Annuity Year are less than the Annual Income Amount, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules).
Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Highest Daily Lifetime Income or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1, 2011
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The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 24, 2012, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the designated life is between the ages of 59 1/2 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31, 2012) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29, 2012 and the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $3,500 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount).
Here is the calculation:
Account Value before Lifetime withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$3,500.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $1,500

$114,500.00

Excess Income amount

$1,500.00

Ratio ($1,500/$114,500 = 1.31%)
1.31
%
Annual Income Amount

$6,000.00

1.31% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$78.60

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,921.40

Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the Annuitant’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits).
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $12,000. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $6,000 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,000 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $11,400.48 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $11,400.48. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$11,900.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $11,900. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $6,000 ($6,000 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,000 before the Excess Income.

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This amount ($232,000) is further reduced by 1.72%, which is the ratio of Excess Income of $4,000 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $6,000) divided by the Account Value ($232,000) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $228,009.60, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $228,009.60 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $228,009.60 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $11,675. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $11,400.48 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $11,675.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Highest Daily Lifetime Income. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders - Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income. You must tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Highest Daily Lifetime Income. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Periodic Value guarantee on the twelfth anniversary of the benefit effective date (see description in “Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value,” above). It will reduce both by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit.
Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 1
Highest Daily Lifetime Income is elected on September 4
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income
On October 3, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 12 th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on October 3 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375

12th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

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Required Minimum Distributions
Required Minimum Distributions (“RMD”) for this Annuity must be taken by April 1st in the year following the date you turn age 70  1/2 and by December 31st for subsequent calendar years. If the annual RMD amount is greater than the Annual Income Amount, a withdrawal of the RMD amount will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, as long as the RMD amount is calculated by us for this Annuity and administered under a program we support each calendar year. If you are not participating in an RMD withdrawal program each calendar year, you can alternatively satisfy the RMD amount without it being treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income as long as the below rules are applied.
A “Calendar Year” runs from January 1 to December 31 of that year.
Withdrawals made from the Annuity during an Annuity Year to meet the RMD provisions of the Code will not be treated as withdrawals of Excess Income if they are taken during one Calendar Year.
If Lifetime Withdrawals are taken over two Calendar Years, the amount that will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income is:
the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year; plus
the second Calendar Year’s RMD amount minus the Annual Income Amount (the result of which cannot be less than zero).
Example
The following example is purely hypothetical and intended to illustrate the scenario described above. Note that withdrawals must comply with all IRS guidelines in order to satisfy the RMD for the current calendar year.
First Calendar Year
Annuity Year
Second Calendar Year
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
06/01/2016 to 05/31/2017
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
Assume the following:
RMD Amount for Both Calendar Years = $6,000;
Annual Income Amount = $5,000; and
A withdrawal of $2,000 was taken on 07/01/2016 (during the First Calendar Year) resulting in a remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year of $3,000.
The amount that can be taken between 01/03/2017 and 05/31/2017 without creating a withdrawal of Excess Income is $4,000. Here is the calculation:
The remaining Annual Income for that Annuity Year ($3,000); plus
The Second Calendar Year’s RMD Amount minus the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 - $5,000 = $1,000).
If the $4,000 is withdrawn during the Annuity Year, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be $0 and the remaining RMD amount for the Second Calendar Year ($2,000) may be taken in the next Annuity Year beginning on 06/01/2017.
Other Important Information
If, in any Annuity Year, your RMD amount is less than your Annual Income Amount, any withdrawals in excess of the Annual Income Amount will be treated as Excess Income.
If you do not comply with the rules described above, any withdrawal that exceeds the Annual Income Amount will be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, which will reduce your Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years. This may include a situation where you comply with the rules described above and then decide to take additional withdrawals after satisfying your RMD from the Annuity.
If you take a partial withdrawal to satisfy RMD and designate that withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, please note that all Non-Lifetime Withdrawal provisions will apply.
Benefits Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you will not be permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, Highest Daily Lifetime Income terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted. However, if a partial withdrawal in the latter scenario was taken to satisfy a Required Minimum Distribution (as described above) under the Annuity, then the benefit will not terminate, and we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years until the death of the designated life.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. Also, any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals reduce your Account Value to zero.

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This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. If this option is elected, the Annual Income Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our Service Office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to the life-only annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin we currently make annual annuity payments in the form of a single life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the period certain in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the single life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the single life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under Highest Daily Lifetime Income are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Highest Daily Lifetime Income is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears within the section entitled “Investment Options.” You can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com .
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the predetermined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon election of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will only apply upon re-allocation of Account Value, or upon addition of subsequent Purchase Payments. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit, including any optional Death Benefit that you elected, will terminate if withdrawals taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account

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Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” earlier in the prospectus for more information.)
Charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit
The current charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income is 0.95% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income is 1.50% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.2375% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value and the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, partial withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If this happens and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
For Highest Daily Lifetime Income, there must be either a single Owner who is the same as the Annuitant, or if the Annuity is entity-owned, there must be a single natural person Annuitant. In either case, the Annuitant must be at least 45 years old. Any change of the Annuitant under the Annuity will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income. Similarly, any change of Owner will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income, except if (a) the new Owner has the same taxpayer identification number as the previous Owner, (b) ownership is transferred from a custodian or other entity to the Annuitant, or vice versa or (c) ownership is transferred from one entity to another entity that satisfies our administrative ownership guidelines.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and your guarantees under Highest Daily Lifetime Income will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Highest Daily Lifetime Income. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Highest Daily Lifetime Income is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future. There is no guarantee that any benefit will be available for election at a later date.
If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
your termination of the benefit;
(ii)
your surrender of the Annuity;
(iii)
the Latest Annuity Date or your election to begin receiving annuity payments (although if you have elected to receive the Annual Income Amount in the form of annuity payments, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(iv)
our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the Owner or Annuitant (for entity-owned annuities);
(v)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero; or
(vi)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
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“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Highest Daily Lifetime Income other than upon the death of the Annuitant or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Automatic Rebalancing Program for which we are providing administrative support), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
If a surviving spouse elects to continue the Annuity, Highest Daily Lifetime Income terminates upon Due Proof of Death. The spouse may newly elect the benefit subject to the restrictions discussed above.
How Highest Daily Lifetime Income Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
An integral part of Highest Daily Lifetime Income (including Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income) is the predetermined mathematical formula used to transfer Account Value between the Permitted Sub-accounts and a specified bond fund within the Advanced Series Trust (the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, referred to in this section as the “Bond Sub-account”). This predetermined mathematical formula (“formula”) runs each Valuation Day that the benefit is in effect on your Annuity and, as a result, transfers of Account Value between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account can occur on any Valuation Day subject to the conditions described below. Only the predetermined mathematical formula can transfer Account Value to and from the Bond Sub-account, and thus you may not allocate Purchase Payments to or make transfers to or from the Bond Sub-account. We are not providing you with investment advice through the use of the formula, nor does the formula constitute an investment strategy that we are recommending to you. The formula by which the transfer operates is designed primarily to mitigate some of the financial risks that we incur in providing the guarantee under Highest Daily Lifetime Income. The formula is not forward looking and contains no predictive or projective component with respect to the markets, the Account Value or the Protected Withdrawal Value. The formula is set forth in Appendix H (and is described below).
As indicated above, we limit the Sub-accounts to which you may allocate Account Value if you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income. For purposes of these benefits, we refer to those permitted Investment Options as the “Permitted Sub-accounts”. Because these restrictions and the use of the formula lessen the risk that your Account Value will be reduced to zero while you are still alive, they also reduce the likelihood that we will make any lifetime income payments under this benefit. They may also limit your upside potential for growth.
Generally, the formula, which is applied each Valuation Day, operates as follows. The formula starts by identifying an Income Basis (as defined in Appendix H) for that day and then multiplies that figure by 5%, to produce a projected (i.e., hypothetical) income amount. This amount may be different than the actual Annual Income Amount currently guaranteed under your benefit. Then it produces an estimate of the total amount targeted in the formula, based on the projected income amount and factors set forth in the formula. In the formula, we refer to that value as the “Target Value” or “L”. If you have already made a Lifetime Withdrawal, your projected income amount (and thus your Target Value) would take into account any automatic step-up, any subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits with respect to the X Series), and any withdrawals of Excess Income. Next, the formula subtracts from the Target Value the amount held within the Bond Sub-account on that day, and divides that difference by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts. That ratio, which essentially isolates the amount of your Target Value that is not offset by amounts held within the Bond Sub-account, is called the “Target Ratio” or “r”. If, on each of three consecutive Valuation Days, the Target Ratio is greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5%, the formula will, on such third Valuation Day, make a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts in which you are invested (subject to the 90% cap discussed below) to the Bond Sub-account. Once a transfer is made, the Target Ratio must again be greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5% for three consecutive Valuation Days before a subsequent transfer to the Bond Sub-account will occur. If, however, on any Valuation Day, the Target Ratio is above 84.5%, the formula will make a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts (subject to the 90% cap) to the Bond Sub-account (as described above). If the Target Ratio falls below 78% on any Valuation Day, then a transfer from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts will occur.
The formula will not execute a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in more than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account (“90% cap”) on that Valuation Day. Thus, on any Valuation Day, if the formula would require a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that would result in more than 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account, only the amount that results in exactly 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into the Bond Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the performance of the Bond Sub-account and the Permitted Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the Bond Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap). At no time will the formula make a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account. However, it is possible that, due to the investment performance of your

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allocations in the Bond Sub-account and your allocations in the Permitted Sub-accounts you have selected, your Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the Bond Sub-account.
If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is in effect, the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase Payments to the Bond Sub-account at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account, regardless of how much of your Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts. This means that there could be scenarios under which, because of the additional Purchase Payments you make, less than 90% of your entire Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, and the formula will still not transfer any of your Account Value to the Bond Sub-account (at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account). For example,
September 4 – a transfer is made to the Bond Sub-account that results in the 90% cap being met and now $90,000 is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and $10,000 is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts.
September 5 – you make an additional Purchase Payment of $10,000. No transfers have been made from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts since the cap went into effect on September 4.
On September 5 – (and at least until first a transfer is made out of the Bond Sub-account under the formula) – the $10,000 payment is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and on this date you have 82% in the Bond Sub-account and 18% in the Permitted Sub-accounts (such that $20,000 is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and $90,000 to the Bond Sub-account).
Once there is a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account (of any amount), the formula will operate as described above, meaning that the formula could transfer amounts to or from the Bond Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap).
Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. We will continue to monitor your Account Value daily and, if dictated by the formula, systematically transfer amounts between the Permitted Sub-accounts you have chosen and the Bond Sub-account as dictated by the formula.
Under the formula, investment performance of your Account Value that is negative, flat, or even moderately positive may result in a transfer of a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account because such investment performance will tend to increase the Target Ratio. In deciding how much to transfer, we use another formula, which essentially seeks to reallocate amounts held in the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account so that the Target Ratio meets a target, which currently is equal to 80%. The further the Target Ratio is from 80% when a transfer is occurring under the formula, the greater the transfer amount will be. Once you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income, the values we use to compare to the Target Ratio will be fixed. For newly-issued Annuities that elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income and existing Annuities that elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income in the future, however, we reserve the right to change such values.
Additionally, on each monthly Annuity Anniversary (if the monthly Annuity Anniversary does not fall on a Valuation Day, the next Valuation Day will be used), following all of the above described daily calculations, if there is money allocated to the Bond Sub-account, we will perform an additional monthly calculation to determine whether or not a transfer will be made from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts. This transfer will automatically occur provided that the Target Ratio, as described above, would be less than 83% after the transfer. The formula will not execute a transfer if the Target Ratio after this transfer would occur would be greater than or equal to 83%.
The amount of the transfer will be equal to the lesser of:
(a)
The total value of all your Account Value in the Bond Sub-account, or
(b)
An amount equal to 5% of your total Account Value.
While you are not notified when your Annuity reaches a transfer trigger under the formula, you will receive a confirmation statement indicating the transfer of a portion of your Account Value either to or from the Bond Sub-account. Depending on the results of the calculations of the formula, we may, on any Valuation Day:
Not make any transfer between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account; or
If a portion of your Account Value was previously allocated to the Bond Sub-account, transfer all or a portion of those amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts (as described above); or
Transfer a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account.
Prior to the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the primary driver of transfers to the Bond Sub-account is the difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value. If none of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, then over time the formula permits an increasing difference between the Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value before a transfer to the Bond Sub-account occurs. Therefore, as time goes on, while none of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, the smaller the difference between the Protected Withdrawal Value and the Account Value, the more the Account Value can decrease prior to a transfer to the Bond Sub-account.
Each market cycle is unique, therefore the performance of your Sub-accounts, and its impact on your Account Value, will differ from market cycle to market cycle producing different transfer activity under the formula. The amount and timing of transfers to and from the Bond Sub-account pursuant to the formula depend on various factors unique to your Annuity and are not necessarily directly correlated with the securities markets, bond markets, interest rates or any other market or index. Some of the factors that determine the amount and timing of transfers (as applicable to your Annuity), include:
The difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value;
The amount of time Highest Daily Lifetime Income has been in effect on your Annuity;

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The amount allocated to and the performance of the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account;
Any additional Purchase Payments you make to your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect); and
Any withdrawals you take from your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect).
At any given time, some, most or none of your Account Value will be allocated to the Bond Sub-account, as dictated by the formula.
Because the amount allocated to the Bond Sub-account and the amount allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts each is a variable in the formula, the investment performance of each affects whether a transfer occurs for your Annuity. The greater the amounts allocated to either the Bond Sub-account or to the Permitted Sub-accounts, the greater the impact performance of that Sub-account has on your Account Value and thus the greater the impact on whether (and how much) your Account Value is transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account. It is possible, under the formula, that if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has positive performance, the formula might transfer a portion of your Account Value to the Permitted Sub-accounts, even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is negative. Conversely, if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has negative performance, the formula may transfer additional amounts from your Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is positive.
If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity, they will be allocated in accordance with your Annuity. Once allocated, they will also be subject to the formula described above and therefore may be transferred to the Bond Sub-account, if dictated by the formula and subject to the 90% cap feature described above.
Any Account Value in the Bond Sub-account will not participate in the positive or negative investment experience of the Permitted Sub-accounts until it is transferred out of the Bond Sub-account.
Additional Tax Considerations
If you purchase an annuity as an investment vehicle for “qualified” investments, including an IRA, SEP-IRA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (or 403(b)) or employer plan under Code Section 401(a), the Required Minimum Distribution rules under the Code provide that you begin receiving periodic amounts beginning after age 70 1/2. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner’s lifetime.
As indicated, withdrawals made while this benefit is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Please see “Tax Considerations” for a detailed discussion of the tax treatment of withdrawals. We do not address each potential tax scenario that could arise with respect to this benefit here. However, we do note that if you participate in Highest Daily Lifetime Income or Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income through a non-qualified annuity, as with all withdrawals, once all Purchase Payments are returned under the Annuity, all subsequent withdrawal amounts will be taxed as ordinary income.
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME BENEFIT
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for the lives of two individuals who are spouses. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit for new elections at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees, until the later death of two natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit (the “designated lives”, and each, a “designated life”), the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial principal value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the lives of the designated lives, provided you have not made withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal.” All other withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income). The benefit may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments, and wish either spouse to be able to continue Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income after the death of the first spouse. You are not required to make withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is the pre-determined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section above entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is the spousal version of Highest Daily Lifetime Income. Currently, if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income and subsequently terminate the benefit, you may elect another living benefit, subject to our current rules. Please note that if you terminate Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income and elect another benefit, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes active. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for details.

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Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income must be elected based on two designated lives, as described below. Each designated life must be at least 45 years old on the benefit effective date. We will not divide an Annuity or the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income benefit due to a divorce. See “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” below for details. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is not available if you elect any other optional living benefit, although you may elect any optional death benefit.
As long as your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income. As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please see the applicable section in this prospectus. For example, if the Annuity terminates in this scenario, you would no longer have any optional death benefit that you may have elected (see the “Optional Death Benefits” section of this prospectus).
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraph.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. On each Valuation Day (the “Current Valuation Day”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12 th benefit anniversary, your Periodic Value on the 12 th benefit anniversary is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value described above or,
(2)
the sum of (a), (b) and (c) proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal:
(a)
200% of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on that day;
(b)
200% of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and
(c)
all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.
This means that if you do not take a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12 th benefit anniversary of the benefit effective date, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 12 th benefit anniversary will be at least double (200%) your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election. If you begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals prior to your 12 th benefit anniversary, however, these automatic increases will not occur. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the younger designated life on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of the benefit. The percentages are: 2.5% for ages 45-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2; 4.5% for ages 59 1/2 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older. We use the age of the younger designated life even if that designated life is no longer a participant under the Annuity due to death or divorce. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount for any

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Annuity Year (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) based on the age of the younger designated life at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 2.5% for ages 45-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2, 4.5% for ages 59 1/2 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older), and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).
If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of this benefit. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the younger designated life on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are 2.5% for ages 45-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2, 4.5% for ages 59 1/2 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges”.
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income does not affect your ability to take withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If, cumulatively, you withdraw an

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amount less than the Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules).
Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1, 2011
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is elected on August 1, 2012
Both designated lives were 70 years old when they elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 24, 2012 the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $5,400 (since the younger designated life is between the ages of 59  1 / 2 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 4.5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 4.5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31, 2012) is $2,900. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($5,400 less $2,500 = $2,900).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29, 2012 and the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $2,900 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining withdrawal amount of $2,100 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there were other withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount).
Here is the calculation:
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” excess withdrawal

$2,900.00

Account Value immediately before excess withdrawal of $2,100

$115,100.00

Excess withdrawal amount

$2,100.00

Ratio ($2,100 / $115,100 = 1.82%)
1.82
%
Annual Income Amount

$5,400.00

1.82% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$98.28

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,301.72

Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the younger designated life’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits).
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $10,800. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $5,400 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,600 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $10,259.75 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 4.5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $10,259.75. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.

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Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$10,710.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $10,710.00. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $5,400 ($5,400 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,600 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,600) is further reduced by 1.98% the ratio of Excess Income of $4,600 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $5,400) divided by the Account Value ($232,600) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $227,994.52, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $227,994.52 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $227,994.52 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 4.5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $10,507.50. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $10,435.50 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $10,507.50.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income. You must tell us at the time you take the partial withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Periodic Value guarantee on the twelfth anniversary of the benefit effective date (see description in “Key Feature - Protected Withdrawal Value,” above). It will reduce both by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the time of the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit. Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 1, 2011
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is elected on September 4, 2012
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
Each designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income

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On October 3, 2012, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 12 th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on October 3, 2012 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375

12th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

$183,750

Required Minimum Distributions
See the sub-section entitled “Required Minimum Distributions” in the prospectus section above concerning Highest Daily Lifetime Income for a discussion of the relationship between the RMD amount and the Annual Income Amount.
Benefits Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the first of the designated lives to die, and will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you are not permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted. However, if a partial withdrawal in the latter scenario was taken to satisfy a Required Minimum Distribution (as described above) under the Annuity then the benefit will not terminate, and we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years until the death of the second designated life.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. Also, any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable state required premium tax, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. We will make payments until the first of the designated lives to die, and will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated life. If, due to death of a designated life or divorce prior to annuitization, only a single designated life remains, then annuity payments will be made as a life annuity for the lifetime of the designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to our current life only (or joint life, depending on the number of designated lives remaining) annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin, we currently make annual annuity payments as a joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the certain period in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.

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Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income benefit are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears in the prospectus section entitled “Investment Options.” In addition, you can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com.
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the pre-determined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will apply only upon re-allocation of Account Value, or to any additional Purchase Payments that are made after the changes go into effect. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit, including any optional Death Benefit that you elected, will terminate if withdrawals taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” earlier in the prospectus for more information.)
Charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit
The current charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is 0.95% annually of the greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is 1.50% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.2375% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value, or the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If the Account Value is reduced to zero as a result of a partial withdrawal that is not a withdrawal of Excess Income and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.

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Election of and Designations under the Benefit
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income can only be elected based on two designated lives. Designated lives must be natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit. Currently, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income only may be elected if the Owner, Annuitant, and Beneficiary designations are as follows:
One Annuity Owner, where the Annuitant and the Owner are the same person and the sole Beneficiary is the Owner’s spouse. Each Owner/Annuitant and the Beneficiary must be at least 45 years old at the time of election; or
Co-Annuity Owners, where the Owners are each other’s spouses. The Beneficiary designation must be the surviving spouse, or the spouses named equally. One of the Owners must be the Annuitant. Each Owner must be at least 45 years old at the time of election; or
One Annuity Owner, where the Owner is a custodial account established to hold retirement assets for the benefit of the Annuitant pursuant to the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Code (or any successor Code section thereto) (“Custodial Account”), the Beneficiary is the Custodial Account, and the spouse of the Annuitant is the Contingent Annuitant. Each of the Annuitant and the Contingent Annuitant must be at least 45 years old at the time of election.
We do not permit a change of Owner under this benefit, except as follows: (a) if one Owner dies and the surviving spousal Owner assumes the Annuity, or (b) if the Annuity initially is co-owned, but thereafter the Owner who is not the Annuitant is removed as Owner. We permit changes of Beneficiary designations under this benefit, however if the Beneficiary is changed, the benefit may not be eligible to be continued upon the death of the first designated life. If the designated lives divorce, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income may not be divided as part of the divorce settlement or judgment. Nor may the divorcing spouse who retains ownership of the Annuity appoint a new designated life upon re-marriage. Our current administrative procedure is to treat the division of an Annuity as a withdrawal from the existing Annuity. Any applicable CDSC will apply to such a withdrawal. The non-owner spouse may then decide whether s/he wishes to use the withdrawn funds to purchase a new Annuity, subject to the rules that are current at the time of purchase.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit, and your guarantees under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future. There is no guarantee that any benefit will be available for election at a later date.
If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate the benefit at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the first designated life, if the surviving spouse opts to take the death benefit under the Annuity (rather than continue the Annuity) or if the surviving spouse is not an eligible designated life;
(ii)
upon the death of the second designated life;
(iii)
your termination of the benefit;
(iv)
your surrender of the Annuity;
(v)
the Latest Annuity Date or your election to begin receiving annuity payments (although if you have elected to take annuity payments in the form of the Annual Income Amount, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(vi)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero; or
(vii)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating the benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to change your designations.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.

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Upon termination of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income other than upon the death of the second Designated Life or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. This final charge will be deducted even if it results in the Account Value falling below the Account Value Floor. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Automatic Rebalancing Program), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
How Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-Account
See “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account” in the discussion of Highest Daily Lifetime Income above for information regarding this component of the benefit.
Additional Tax Considerations
Please see the Additional Tax Considerations section under Highest Daily Lifetime Income above.

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APPENDIX D – HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME 2.0, SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME 2.0, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME 2.0 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT, AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME 2.0 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT – NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW ELECTIONS
These benefits were offered August 20, 2012 to February 24, 2013.
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 BENEFIT
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for life. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit, for new elections at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees until the death of the single designated life (the Annuitant) the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the rest of your life provided that you do not take withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”. You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other partial withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income). Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, and wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments. You are not required to take withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section below entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
The income benefit under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 currently is based on a single “designated life” who is at least 50 years old on the benefit effective date. Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is not available if you elect any other optional living benefit. As long as your Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please see the applicable section in this prospectus.
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is only used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount and the benefit fee. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter, until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraphs.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. On each Valuation Day (the “Current Valuation Day”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12th Anniversary of the effective date of the benefit, your Periodic Value on the 12th Anniversary of the benefit effective date is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value described above, or
(2)
the sum of (a), (b) and (c) below proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawals:
(a)
200% of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on that day;
(b)
200% of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and

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(c)
all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.
This means that if you do not take a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12th benefit anniversary, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 12th benefit anniversary will be at least double (200%) your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election. If you begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals prior to your 12th benefit anniversary, however, these automatic increases will not occur. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Please note that if you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, your Account Value is not guaranteed, can fluctuate and may lose value.
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years, as described below.. The percentage initially depends on the age of the Annuitant on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal. The percentages are: 3% for ages 50-54; 4% for ages 55 to 64; 5% for ages 65 to 84, and 6% for ages 85 or older. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) based on the age of the Annuitant at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 3% for ages 50-54; 4% for ages 55 to 64; 5% for ages 65 to 84, and 6% for ages 85 or older) and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).
If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to
increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Auto Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the Annuitant on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are: 3% for ages 50-54; 4% for ages 55 to 64; 5% for ages 65-84, and 6% for

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ages 85 or older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. All daily valuations and annual step-ups will only occur on a Valuation Day. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary, by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should consult with your financial professional and carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges.”
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 does not affect your ability to take partial withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in any Annuity Year are less than the Annual Income Amount, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules).
Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1, 2012
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is elected on August 1, 2013
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 24, 2013, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the designated life is between the ages of 65 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31, 2013) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29, 2013 and the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $3,500 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount).

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Here is the calculation:
Account Value before Lifetime withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$3,500.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $1,500

$114,500.00

Excess Income amount

$1,500.00

Ratio ($1,500/$114,500 = 1.31%)
1.31
%
Annual Income Amount

$6,000.00

1.31% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$78.60

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,921.40

Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the Annuitant’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits).
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $12,000. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $6,000 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,000 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $11,400.48 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $11,400.48. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$11,900.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $11,900. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $6,000 ($6,000 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,000 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,000) is further reduced by 1.72%, which is the ratio of Excess Income of $4,000 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $6,000) divided by the Account Value ($232,000) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $228,009.60, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $228,009.60 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $228,009.60 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $11,675. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $11,400.48 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $11,675.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0.

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You must tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Periodic Value guarantee on the twelfth anniversary of the benefit effective date (see description in “Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value,” above). It will reduce both by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit.
Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 3
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is elected on September 4
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
On October 3, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 12 th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on October 3 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375

12th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

$183,750

Required Minimum Distributions
Required Minimum Distributions (“RMD”) for this Annuity must be taken by April 1st in the year following the date you turn age 70  1 / 2 and by December 31 st for subsequent calendar years. If the annual RMD amount is greater than the Annual Income Amount, a withdrawal of the RMD amount will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, as long as the RMD amount is calculated by us for this Annuity and administered under a program we support each calendar year. If you are not participating in an RMD withdrawal program each calendar year, you can alternatively satisfy the RMD amount without it being treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income as long as the below rules are applied.
A “Calendar Year” runs from January 1 to December 31 of that year.
Withdrawals made from the Annuity during an Annuity Year to meet the RMD provisions of the Code will not be treated as withdrawals of Excess Income if they are taken during one Calendar Year.
If Lifetime Withdrawals are taken over two Calendar Years, the amount that will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income is:
the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year; plus
the second Calendar Year’s RMD amount minus the Annual Income Amount (the result of which cannot be less than zero).
Example
The following example is purely hypothetical and intended to illustrate the scenario described above. Note that withdrawals must comply with all IRS guidelines in order to satisfy the RMD for the current calendar year.

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First Calendar Year
Annuity Year
Second Calendar Year
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
06/01/2016 to 05/31/2017
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
Assume the following:
RMD Amount for Both Calendar Years = $6,000;
Annual Income Amount = $5,000; and
A withdrawal of $2,000 was taken on 07/01/2016 (during the First Calendar Year) resulting in a remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year of $3,000.
The amount that can be taken between 01/03/2017 and 05/31/2017 without creating a withdrawal of Excess Income is $4,000. Here is the calculation:
The remaining Annual Income for that Annuity Year ($3,000); plus
The Second Calendar Year’s RMD Amount minus the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 - $5,000 = $1,000).
If the $4,000 is withdrawn during the Annuity Year, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be $0 and the remaining RMD amount for the Second Calendar Year ($2,000) may be taken in the next Annuity Year beginning on 06/01/2017.
Other Important Information
If, in any Annuity Year, your RMD amount is less than your Annual Income Amount, any withdrawals in excess of the Annual Income Amount will be treated as Excess Income.
If you do not comply with the rules described above, any withdrawal that exceeds the Annual Income Amount will be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, which will reduce your Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years. This may include a situation where you comply with the rules described above and then decide to take additional withdrawals after satisfying your RMD from the Annuity.
If you take a partial withdrawal to satisfy RMD and designate that withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, please note that all Non-Lifetime Withdrawal provisions will apply.
Benefits Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you will not be permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted. However, if a partial withdrawal in the latter scenario was taken to satisfy a Required Minimum Distribution (as described above) under the Annuity, then the benefit will not terminate, and we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years until the death of the designated life.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. Also, any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. If this option is elected, the Annual Income Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our Service Office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to the life-only annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin we currently make annual annuity payments in the form of a single life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the period certain in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be

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calculated using the greater of the single life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the single life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears within the section entitled “Investment Options.” You can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com .
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the predetermined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon election of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will only apply upon re-allocation of Account Value, or upon addition of subsequent Purchase Payments. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” earlier in the prospectus for more information.)
Charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Benefit
The current charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is 1.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is 2.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.25% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value and the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the

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deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, partial withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If this happens and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
For Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, there must be either a single Owner who is the same as the Annuitant, or if the Annuity is entity-owned, there must be a single natural person Annuitant. In either case, the Annuitant must be at least 50 years old. Any change of the Annuitant under the Annuity will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. Similarly, any change of Owner will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, except if (a) the new Owner has the same taxpayer identification number as the previous Owner, (b) ownership is transferred from a custodian or other entity to the Annuitant, or vice versa or (c) ownership is transferred from one entity to another entity that satisfies our administrative ownership guidelines.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and your guarantees under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future for new elections of this benefit. There is no guarantee that any benefit will be available for election at a later date.
If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
your termination of the benefit;
(ii)
your surrender of the Annuity;
(iii)
the Latest Annuity Date or your election to begin receiving annuity payments (although if you have elected to receive the Annual Income Amount in the form of annuity payments, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(iv)
our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the Owner or Annuitant (for entity-owned annuities);
(v)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero; or
(vi)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating the benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to change your designations.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 other than upon the death of the Annuitant or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Automatic Rebalancing Program for which we are providing administrative support), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
If a surviving spouse elects to continue the Annuity, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 terminates upon Due Proof of Death. The spouse may newly elect the benefit subject to the restrictions discussed above.

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How Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
Overview of the Predetermined Mathematical Formula
Our goal is to seek a careful balance between providing value-added products, such as the Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 suite of benefits, while managing the risk to Pruco Life of NJ associated with offering these products. One of the key features that helps us accomplish that balance and an integral part of the Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 suite is the predetermined mathematical formula used to transfer Account Value between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, referred to in this section as the “Bond Sub-account”. The formula is designed primarily to mitigate some of the financial risks that we incur in providing the guarantee under the Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 suite of benefits. The formula is not investment advice.
The formula is set forth in Appendix H (and is described below).
The predetermined mathematical formula (“formula”) monitors each individual contract each Valuation Day that the benefit is in effect on your Annuity, in order to help us manage guarantees through all market cycles. It helps manage the risk to us associated with these benefits, which is generally represented by the gap between your Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value. As the gap between these two values increases, the formula will determine if and how much money should be transferred into the Bond Sub-account. This movement is intended to reduce the equity risk we will bear in funding our obligation associated with these benefits. As the gap decreases (due to favorable performance of the Account Value), the formula then determines if and how much money should transfer back into the Permitted Sub-accounts. The use of the formula, combined with restrictions on the Sub-accounts you are allowed to invest in, lessens the risk that your Account Value will be reduced to zero while you are still alive, thus reducing the likelihood that we will make any lifetime income payments under this benefit. The formula may also limit the potential for your Account Value to grow.
However, in addition to providing lifetime income when your Account Value is reduced to zero, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 can potentially dampen the impact of volatility on your Account Value during extreme market downturns by transferring assets from your chosen investments into the Bond Sub-account as described above. This occurs pursuant to the predetermined mathematical formula, which can limit the possibility or reduce the amount of a significant loss of Account Value, and potentially provide a higher income stream in retirement.
The formula is not forward looking and contains no predictive or projective component with respect to the markets, the Account Value or the Protected Withdrawal Value. We are not providing you with investment advice through the use of the formula nor does the formula constitute an investment strategy that we are recommending to you.
Transfer Activity Under the Formula
Prior to the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the primary driver of transfers to the Bond Sub-account is the difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value. If none of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, then over time the formula permits an increasing difference between the Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value before a transfer to the Bond Sub-account occurs. Therefore, over time, assuming none of the Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, the formula will allow for a greater decrease in the Account Value before a transfer to the Bond Sub-account is made.
It is important to understand that transfers within your Annuity are specific to the performance of your chosen investment options, the performance of the Bond Sub-account while Account Value is allocated to it, as well as how long the benefit has been owned. For example, two contracts purchased on the same day, but invested differently, will likely have different results, as would two contracts purchased on different days with the same investment options.
Each market cycle is unique, therefore the performance of your Sub-accounts, and its impact on your Account Value, will differ from market cycle to market cycle, therefore producing different transfer activity under the formula. The amount and timing of transfers to and from the Bond Sub-account depend on various factors unique to your Annuity and are not necessarily directly correlated with the securities markets, bond markets, interest rates or any other market or index. Some of the factors that determine the amount and timing of transfers (as applicable to your Annuity), include:
The difference between your Account Value and your Protected Withdrawal Value;
The amount of time the benefit has been in effect on your Annuity;
The amount allocated to and the performance of the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account;
Any additional Purchase Payments you make to your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect); and
Any withdrawals you take from your Annuity (while the benefit is in effect).
Under the formula, investment performance of your Account Value that is negative, flat, or even moderately positive may result in a transfer of a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account.
At any given time, some, most or none of your Account Value will be allocated to the Bond Sub-account, as dictated by the formula.
The amount allocated to the Bond Sub-account and the amount allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts each is a variable in the formula. Therefore, the investment performance of each affects whether a transfer occurs for your Annuity. As the amounts allocated to either the Bond Sub-account or the Permitted Sub-accounts increase, the performance of those sub-accounts will have a greater impact on your Account Value and

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hence a greater impact on if (and how much of) your Account Value is transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account. It is possible that if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has positive performance, the formula might transfer a portion of your Account Value to the Permitted Sub-accounts, even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is negative. Conversely, if a significant portion of your Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account and that Sub-account has negative performance, the formula may transfer additional amounts from your Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account even if the performance of your Permitted Sub-accounts is positive.
How the Formula Operates
Generally, the formula, which is applied each Valuation Day, takes four steps in determining any applicable transfers within your Annuity.
(1)
First, the formula starts by identifying the value of future income payments we expect to pay. We refer to that value as the “Target Value” or “L”.
(2)
Second, we subtract any amounts invested in the Bond Sub-account (“B”) from the Target Value and divide that number by the amount invested in the Permitted Sub-accounts (“V”). We refer to this resulting value as the “Target Ratio” or “R”.
(3)
Third, we compare the Target Ratio to designated thresholds and other rules described in greater detail below to determine if a transfer needs to occur.
(4)
If a transfer needs to occur, we use another calculation to determine the amount of the transfer.
The Formula is:
R = (L – B)/ V
More specifically, the formula operates as follows:
(1)
We calculate the Target Value (L) by multiplying the Income Basis (as defined in Appendix H) for that day by 5% and by the applicable Annuity Factor found in Appendix H. If you have already made a Lifetime Withdrawal, your Target Value would take into account any automatic step-up, any subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits with respect to the X Series), and any withdrawals of Excess Income.
Example (assume the Income Basis is $200,000, and the contract is 11  1 / 2 months old, resulting in an annuity factor of 14.95)
Target Value (L) = $200,000 x 5% x 14.95 = $149,500
(2)
Next, to calculate the Target Ratio (R), the Target Value is reduced by any amount held within the Bond Sub-account (B) on that day. The remaining amount is divided by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts (V).
Example (assume the amount in the Bond Sub-account is zero, and the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts is $179,500)
Target Ratio (R) = ($149,500 – 0)/$179,500 = 83.3%
(3)
If, on each of three consecutive Valuation Days, the Target Ratio is greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5%, the formula will, on the third Valuation Day, make a transfer from your Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account (subject to the 90% cap discussed below). If, however, on any Valuation Day, the Target Ratio is above 84.5%, the formula will make a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account (subject to the 90% cap). Once a transfer is made, the Target Ratio must again be greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5% for three consecutive Valuation Days before a subsequent transfer to the Bond Sub-account will occur. If the Target Ratio falls below 78% on any Valuation Day, then a transfer from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts will occur.
Example: Assuming the Target Ratio is above 83% for a 3rd consecutive Valuation Day, but less than or equal to 84.5% for three consecutive Valuation Days, a transfer into the Bond Portfolio occurred.
(4)
In deciding how much to transfer, we perform a calculation that essentially seeks to reallocate amounts held in the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account so that the Target Ratio meets a target, which currently is equal to 80% (subject to the 90% Cap discussion below). The further the Target Ratio is from 80% when a transfer is occurring under the formula, the greater the transfer amount will be.
The 90% Cap
The formula will not execute a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in more than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account (“90% cap”) on that Valuation Day. Thus, on any Valuation Day, if the formula would require a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that would result in more than 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account, only the amount that results in exactly 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into the Bond Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the performance of the Bond Sub-account and the Permitted Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the Bond Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the Bond Sub-account (subject to the 90% cap).
Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. At no time will the formula make a transfer to the Bond Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your Account Value being allocated to the Bond Sub-

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account. However, it is possible that, due to the investment performance of your allocations in the Bond Sub-account and your allocations in the Permitted Sub-accounts you have selected, your Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the Bond Sub-account.
Monthly Transfers
Additionally, on each monthly Annuity Anniversary (if the monthly Annuity Anniversary does not fall on a Valuation Day, the next Valuation Day will be used), following all of the above described daily calculations, if there is money allocated to the Bond Sub-account, the formula will perform an additional calculation to determine whether or not a transfer will be made from the Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts. This transfer will automatically occur provided that the Target Ratio, as described above, would be less than 83% after this transfer. The formula will not execute a transfer if the Target Ratio after this transfer would occur would be greater than or equal to 83%.
The amount of the transfer will be equal to the lesser of:
(a)
The total value of all your Account Value in the Bond Sub-account, or
(b)
An amount equal to 5% of your total Account Value.
Other Important Information
The Bond sub-account is not a Permitted Sub-account. As such, only the formula can transfer Account Value to or from the Bond Sub-account. You may not allocate Purchase Payments or transfer any of your Account Value to or from the Bond Sub-account.
While you are not notified before a transfer occurs to or from the Bond Sub-account, you will receive a confirmation statement indicating the transfer of a portion of your Account Value either to or from the Bond Sub-account. Your confirmation statements will be detailed to include the effective date of the transfer, the dollar amount of the transfer and the Permitted Sub-accounts the funds are being transferred to/from. Depending on the results of the calculations of the formula, we may, on any Valuation Day:
Not make any transfer between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Bond Sub-account; or
If a portion of your Account Value was previously allocated to the Bond Sub-account, transfer all or a portion of those amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts (as described above); or
Transfer a portion of your Account Value in the Permitted Sub-accounts to the Bond Sub-account.
If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity, they will be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and will be subject to the formula.
Additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity do not increase “B” within the formula, and may result in an additional Account Value being transferred to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or a transfer to the Bond Sub-account due to the change in the ratio.
If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is in effect, the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase Payments to the Bond Sub-account at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account, regardless of how much of your Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts. This means that there could be scenarios under which, because of the additional Purchase Payments you make, less than 90% of your entire Account Value is allocated to the Bond Sub-account, and the formula will still not transfer any of your Account Value to the Bond Sub-account (at least until there is first a transfer out of the Bond Sub-account).
Additional Tax Considerations
If you purchase an annuity as an investment vehicle for “qualified” investments, including an IRA, SEP-IRA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (or 403(b)) or employer plan under Code Section 401(a), the Required Minimum Distribution rules under the Code provide that you begin receiving periodic amounts beginning after age 70 1/2. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner’s lifetime.
As indicated, withdrawals made while this benefit is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Please see “Tax Considerations” for a detailed discussion of the tax treatment of withdrawals. We do not address each potential tax scenario that could arise with respect to this benefit here. However, we do note that if you participate in Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 or Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 through a non-qualified annuity, as with all withdrawals, once all Purchase Payments are returned under the Annuity, all subsequent withdrawal amounts will be taxed as ordinary income.
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 BENEFIT
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for the lives of two individuals who are spouses. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit for new elections at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees, until the later death of two natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit (the “designated lives”, and each, a “designated life”), the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial principal value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the lives of the designated lives, provided you have not made withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal.” You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional

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living benefit. All other withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income). The benefit may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments, and wish either spouse to be able to continue Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 after the death of the first spouse. You are not required to make withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section above entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is the spousal version of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. Currently, if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and subsequently terminate the benefit, you may elect another living benefit, subject to our current rules. Please note that if you terminate Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and elect another benefit, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes active. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for details.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 must be elected based on two designated lives, as described below. Each designated life must be at least 50 years old on the benefit effective date. We will not divide an Annuity or the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 benefit due to a divorce. See “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” below for details. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is not available if you elect any other optional living benefit.
As long as your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. As to the impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please see the applicable section in this prospectus.
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is only used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount and the benefit fee. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraph.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. On each Valuation Day (the “Current Valuation Day”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12th benefit anniversary, your Periodic Value on the 12th benefit anniversary is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value described above or,
(2)
the sum of (a), (b) and (c) proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal:
(a)
200% of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on that day;
(b)
200% of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and
(c)
all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.
This means that if you do not take a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12th benefit anniversary, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 12th benefit anniversary will be at least double (200%) your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election. If you begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals prior to your 12th benefit anniversary, however, these automatic increases will not occur. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.

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Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Please note that if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, your Account Value is not guaranteed, can fluctuate and may lose value.
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the younger designated life on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of the benefit. The percentages are: 2.5% for ages 50-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to 64; 4.5% for ages 65 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older. We use the age of the younger designated life even if that designated life is no longer a participant under the Annuity due to death or divorce. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount for any Annuity Year (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) based on the age of the younger designated life at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 2.5% for ages 50-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to 64, 4.5% for ages 65 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older), and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).
If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of this benefit. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the younger designated life on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are 2.5% for ages 50-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to 64, 4.5% for ages 65 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on

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Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges”.
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 does not affect your ability to take withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If, cumulatively, you withdraw an amount less than the Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules).
Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1, 2012
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is elected on August 1, 2013
Both designated lives were 70 years old when they elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 24, 2013, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $5,400 (since the younger designated life is between the ages of 65 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is
4.5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 4.5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31, 2013) is $2,900. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($5,400 less $2,500 = $2,900).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29, 2013 and the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $2,900 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining withdrawal amount of $2,100 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there were other withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount).
Here is the calculation:
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” excess withdrawal

$2,900.00

Account Value immediately before excess withdrawal of $2,100

$115,100.00

Excess withdrawal amount

$2,100.00

Ratio ($2,100/$115,100 = 1.82%)
1.82
%
Annual Income Amount

$5,400.00

1.82% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$98.28

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

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Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the younger designated life’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits).
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $10,800. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $5,400 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,600 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $10,259.75 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 4.5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $10,259.75. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$10,710.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $10,710.00. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $5,400 ($5,400 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,600 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,600) is further reduced by 1.98% the ratio of Excess Income of $4,600 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $5,400) divided by the Account Value ($232,600) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $227,994.52, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $227,994.52 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $227,994.52 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 4.5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $10,507.50. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $10,435.50 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $10,507.50.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. You must tell us at the time you take the partial withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Periodic Value guarantee on the twelfth anniversary of the benefit effective date (see description in “Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value,” above). It will reduce both by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.

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If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit. Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 3, 2012
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is elected on September 4, 2013
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
Each designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
On October 3, 2013, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 12th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on October 3, 2013 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375

12th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

$183,750

Required Minimum Distributions
See the sub-section entitled “Required Minimum Distributions” in the prospectus section above concerning Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 for a discussion of the relationship between the RMD amount and the Annual Income Amount.
Benefits Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the first of the designated lives to die, and will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated life.
After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you are not permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted. However, if a partial withdrawal in the latter scenario was taken to satisfy a Required Minimum Distribution (as described above) under the Annuity then the benefit will not terminate, and we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years until the death of the second designated life.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments. Also, any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable state required premium tax, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. We will make payments until the first of the designated lives to die, and will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated life. If, due to death of a designated life or divorce prior to annuitization, only a single designated life remains, then annuity payments will be made as a life annuity for the lifetime of the designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to our current life only (or joint life, depending on the number of designated lives remaining) annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.

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In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin, we currently make annual annuity payments as a joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the certain period in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 benefit are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears in the prospectus section entitled “Investment Options.” In addition, you can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com .
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the pre-determined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon election of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will apply only upon re-allocation of Account Value, or to any additional Purchase Payments that are made after the changes go into effect. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” earlier in the prospectus for more information.)
Charge for the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.0
The current charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is 1.10% annually of the greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is 2.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.275% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value, or the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying

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this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If the Account Value is reduced to zero as a result of a partial withdrawal that is not a withdrawal of Excess Income and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 can only be elected based on two designated lives. Designated lives must be natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit. Currently, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 only may be elected if the Owner, Annuitant, and Beneficiary designations are as follows:
One Annuity Owner, where the Annuitant and the Owner are the same person and the sole Beneficiary is the Owner’s spouse. Each Owner/Annuitant and the Beneficiary must be at least 50 years old at the time of election; or
Co-Annuity Owners, where the Owners are each other’s spouses. The Beneficiary designation must be the surviving spouse, or the spouses named equally. One of the Owners must be the Annuitant. Each Owner must be at least 50 years old at the time of election; or
One Annuity Owner, where the Owner is a custodial account established to hold retirement assets for the benefit of the Annuitant pursuant to the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Code (or any successor Code section thereto) (“Custodial Account”), the Beneficiary is the Custodial Account, and the spouse of the Annuitant is the Contingent Annuitant. Each of the Annuitant and the Contingent Annuitant must be at least 50 years old at the time of election.
We do not permit a change of Owner under this benefit, except as follows: (a) if one Owner dies and the surviving spousal Owner assumes the Annuity, or (b) if the Annuity initially is co-owned, but thereafter the Owner who is not the Annuitant is removed as Owner. We permit changes of Beneficiary designations under this benefit. However, if the Beneficiary is changed, the benefit may not be eligible to be continued upon the death of the first designated life. If the designated lives divorce, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 may not be divided as part of the divorce settlement or judgment. Nor may the divorcing spouse who retains ownership of the Annuity appoint a new designated life upon re-marriage. Our current administrative procedure is to treat the division of an Annuity as a withdrawal from the existing Annuity. Any applicable CDSC will apply to such a withdrawal. The non-owner spouse may then decide whether s/he wishes to use the withdrawn funds to purchase a new Annuity, subject to the rules that are current at the time of purchase.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit, and your guarantees under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future for new elections of this benefit. There is no guarantee that any benefit will be available for election at a later date.
If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate the benefit at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the first designated life, if the surviving spouse opts to take the death benefit under the Annuity (rather than continue the Annuity) or if the surviving spouse is not an eligible designated life;
(ii)
upon the death of the second designated life;
(iii)
your termination of the benefit;
(iv)
your surrender of the Annuity;

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(v)
the Latest Annuity Date or your election to begin receiving annuity payments (although if you have elected to take annuity payments in the form of the Annual Income Amount, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(vi)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero; or
(vii)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating the benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to change your designations.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 other than upon the death of the second Designated Life or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. This final charge will be deducted even if it results in the Account Value falling below the Account Value Floor. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Automatic Rebalancing Program), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
How Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-Account
See “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account” in the discussion of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 above for information regarding this component of the benefit.
Additional Tax Considerations
Please see the Additional Tax Considerations section under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 above.
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit (“HA DB”) is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for life. This benefit also provides for a highest annual death benefit, subject to the terms of the benefit. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit for new elections, at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees until the death of the single designated life (the Annuitant) the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the rest of your life provided that you do not take withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”. You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other partial withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income) (“Guarantee Payments”). Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, and wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments, and also wish to provide a death benefit to your beneficiaries. You are not required to take withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section above entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is offered with or without the HA DB component; however, you may only elect HA DB with Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, and you must elect the HA DB benefit at the time you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 without HA DB and would like to add the feature later, you must first terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB (subject to availability and benefit re-election provisions). Please note that if you terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes

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active. Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is offered as an alternative to other lifetime withdrawal options. If you elect this benefit, it may not be combined with any other optional living or death benefit.
The income benefit under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB currently is based on a single “designated life” who is between the ages of 50 and 79 on the benefit effective date. As long as your Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB (including no payment of the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount).
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is only used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount and the benefit fee. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter, until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraphs.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. On each Valuation Day (the “Current Valuation Day”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12th benefit anniversary, your Periodic Value on the 12th benefit anniversary is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value described above, or
(2)
the sum of (a), (b) and (c) below proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawals:
(a)
200% of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on that day;
(b)
200% of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and
(c)
all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.
This means that if you do not take a withdrawal on or before the 12th benefit anniversary of the benefit, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 12th benefit anniversary will be at least double (200%) your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election. If you begin taking withdrawals prior to your 12th benefit anniversary, however, this automatic increase will not occur. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Please note that if you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, your Account Value is not guaranteed, can fluctuate and may lose value.
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years unless you take a withdrawal of Excess Income, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the Annuitant on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal. The percentages are: 3% for ages 50-54; 4% for ages 55 to 64; 5% for ages 65 to 84, and 6% for ages 85 or older. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity

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that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) based on the age of the Annuitant at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 3% for ages 50 -54 ; 4% for ages 55 to 64; 5% for ages 65 to 84, and 6% for ages 85 or older) and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).
After your first Lifetime Withdrawal and before your Account Value is reduced to zero, you may make additional Purchase Payments, subject to the limits in the next paragraph. We reserve the right not to accept additional Purchase Payments if the Account Value becomes zero.
If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Auto Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the Annuitant on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are: 3% for ages 50-54; 4% for ages 55 to 64; 5% for ages 65-84, and 6% for ages 85 or older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. All daily valuations and annual step-ups will only occur on a Valuation Day. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary, by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should consult with your financial professional and carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges.”
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB does not affect your ability to take partial withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in

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subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in any Annuity Year are less than the Annual Income Amount, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules).
Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1, 2012
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is elected on August 1, 2013
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 24, 2013, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the designated life is between the ages of 65 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 5% of $120,000). The Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $115,420. Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31, 2013) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500) and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount ($115,420 less $2,500 = $112,920).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29, 2013 the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000, and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $112,920. The first $3,500 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0, and reduces the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on a dollar-for dollar basis to $109,420. The remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount).
Here is the calculation:
Annual Income Amount
 
Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount
 
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal
$118,000.00
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal
$118,000.00
Amount of “non” Excess Income
$3,500.00
Amount of “non” Excess Income
$3,500.00
Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $1,500
$114,500.00
Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $1,500
$114,500.00
Excess Income amount
$1,500.00
Excess Income amount
$1,500.00
Ratio ($1,500/$114,500 = 1.31%)
1.31
%
Ratio ($1,500 / $114,500 = 1.31%)
1.31
%
Annual Income Amount
$6,000.00
HA DB Amount
$109,420.00
1.31% Reduction in Annual Income Amount
$78.60
1.31% Reduction in Annual Income Amount
$1,433.40
Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years
$5,921.40
Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount
$107,986.60
Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the Annuitant’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits).
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $12,000. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $6,000 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,000 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $11,400.48 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $11,400.48. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.

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Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$11,900.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$228,009.60
 
$11,400.48
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$11,675.00
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $11,900. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $6,000 ($6,000 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,000 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,000) is further reduced by 1.72%, which is the ratio of Excess Income of $4,000 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $6,000) divided by the Account Value ($232,000) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $228,009.60, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $228,009.60 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $228,009.60 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $228,009.60 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $11,675. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $11,400.48 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $11,675.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $119,000.00 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable percentage of 5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $5,950.00. Since this amount is greater than the current year’s Annual Income Amount of $5,921.40 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on November 1, 2013 and continuing through October 31, 2014, will be stepped-up to $5,950.00.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. You must tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Periodic Value guarantee on the twelfth anniversary of the benefit effective date (see description in “Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value,” above) and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount. It will reduce each value by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit.

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Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 3
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is elected on September 4
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
On October 3, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 12th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $115,420, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on October 3 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB will be reduced by the ratio the total withdrawal amount represents of the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000.00

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000.00

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375.00

12th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

$183,750.00

Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount

$100,992.50

Required Minimum Distributions
Required Minimum Distributions (“RMD”) for this Annuity must be taken by April 1st in the year following the date you turn age 70 1/2 and by December 31st for subsequent calendar years. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the Owner's lifetime.
If the annual RMD amount is greater than the Annual Income Amount, a withdrawal of the RMD amount will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, as long as the RMD amount is calculated by us for this Annuity and administered under a program we support each calendar year. If you are not participating in an RMD withdrawal program each calendar year, you can alternatively satisfy the RMD amount without it being treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income as long as the below rules are applied:
A “Calendar Year” runs from January 1 to December 31 of that year.
Withdrawals made from the Annuity during an Annuity Year to meet the RMD provisions of the Code will not be treated as withdrawals of Excess Income if they are taken during one Calendar Year.
If Lifetime Withdrawals are taken over two Calendar Years, the amount that will not be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income is:
the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year; plus
the second Calendar Year’s RMD amount minus the Annual Income Amount (the result of which cannot be less than zero).
Example
The following example is purely hypothetical and intended to illustrate the scenario described above. Note that withdrawals must comply with all IRS guidelines in order to satisfy the RMD for the current calendar year.
First Calendar Year
Annuity Year
Second Calendar Year
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
06/01/2016 to 05/31/2017
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
Assume the following:
RMD Amount for Both Calendar Years = $6,000;
Annual Income Amount = $5,000; and
A withdrawal of $2,000 was taken on 07/01/2016 (during the First Calendar Year) resulting in a remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year of $3,000.
The amount that can be taken between 01/03/2017 and 05/31/2017 without creating a withdrawal of Excess Income is $4,000. Here is the calculation:
The remaining Annual Income for that Annuity Year ($3,000); plus

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The Second Calendar Year’s RMD Amount minus the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 - $5,000 = $1,000).
If the $4,000 is withdrawn during the Annuity Year, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be $0 and the remaining RMD amount for the Second Calendar Year ($2,000) may be taken in the next Annuity Year beginning on 06/01/2017.
Other Important Information
If, in any Annuity Year, your RMD amount is less than your Annual Income Amount, any withdrawals in excess of the Annual Income Amount will be treated as Excess Income.
If you do not comply with the rules described above, any withdrawal that exceeds the Annual Income Amount will be treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income, which will reduce your Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years. This may include a situation where you comply with the rules described above and then decide to take additional withdrawals after satisfying your RMD from the Annuity.
If you take a partial withdrawal to satisfy RMD and designate that withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, please note that all Non-Lifetime Withdrawal provisions will apply.
Highest Annual Death Benefit
A Death Benefit is payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB (until we begin making Guarantee Payments under the benefit or annuity payments have begun) upon the death of the Owner (Annuitant if entity-owned), also referred to as the “Single Designated Life”, when we receive Due Proof of Death. The Death Benefit is the greatest of: the Minimum Death Benefit or the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount described below.
Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount:
On the date you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is equal to your Account Value. On each subsequent Valuation Day, until the date of death of the decedent, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount will be the greater of:
(1)
The Account Value on the current Valuation Day; and
(2)
The Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on the most recent anniversary of the benefit effective date,
increased by any Purchase Payments made since that anniversary and,
reduced by the effect of withdrawals made since that anniversary, as described below.
Please note that the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount does not have any guaranteed growth rate associated with it and therefore can be a different amount than any of the guaranteed values associated with the living benefit features of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB.
On each anniversary of the benefit effective date, up to and including the date of death of the decedent, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is compared to the Account Value on that anniversary. If the Account Value is greater than the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is increased to equal the Account Value.
A Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionately reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount by the ratio of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. A Lifetime Withdrawal that is not considered Excess Income will reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount (dollar-for-dollar) by the amount of the withdrawal. All or a portion of a Lifetime Withdrawal that is considered Excess Income will proportionately reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount by the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal of the Excess Income.
The Highest Annual Death Benefit will be calculated on the date of death of the decedent and will be:
increased by the amount of any additional Adjusted Purchase Payments, and
reduced by the effect of any withdrawals (as described in the preceding paragraph),
made during the period between the decedent’s date of death and the date we receive Due Proof of Death.
Please note that the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is available only until we make Guarantee Payments under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB or annuity payments begin. This means that any withdrawals that reduce your Account Value to zero will also reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount to zero.
All other provisions applicable to Death Benefits under your Annuity will continue to apply. See the “Death Benefits” section of this prospectus for more information pertaining to Death Benefits.
Benefits Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and Guarantee Payments amounts are still payable under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you will not be permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”)

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and reduce your Account Value to zero, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all subsequent payments will be treated as Guarantee Payments. Further, the Guarantee Payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero due to withdrawals or annuitization, any Death Benefit value, including the HA DB, will terminate. This means that the HA DB is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. If this option is elected, the Annual Income Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun. We will make payments until the death of the single designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our Service Office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to the life-only annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin we currently make annual annuity payments in the form of a single life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the period certain in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the single life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the single life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.
Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears within the section entitled “Investment Options.” You can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com.
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the predetermined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will only apply upon re-allocation of Account Value, or upon addition of subsequent Purchase Payments. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to

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the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals taken under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit, including the HA DB, will terminate and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” earlier in the prospectus for more information.)
Charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
The current charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is 1.40% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is 2.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.35% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value and the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, partial withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If this happens and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
For Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, there must be either a single Owner who is the same as the Annuitant, or if the Annuity is entity-owned, there must be a single natural person Annuitant. In either case, the Annuitant must be between 50 and 79 years old. Any change of the Annuitant under the Annuity will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. Similarly, any change of Owner will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, except if (a) the new Owner has the same taxpayer identification number as the previous Owner, (b) ownership is transferred from a custodian or other entity to the Annuitant, or vice versa or (c) ownership is transferred from one entity to another entity that satisfies our administrative ownership guidelines.
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and your guarantees under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future for new elections of this benefit.
If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit, including the HA DB, will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
your termination of the benefit;
(ii)
your surrender of the Annuity;
(iii)
when annuity payments begin (although if you have elected to receive the Annual Income Amount in the form of annuity payments, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(iv)
our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the Owner (or Annuitant if entity-owned);

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(v)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero; or
(vi)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating a benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to change your designations.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, other than upon the death of the Owner or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Automatic Rebalancing Program for which we are providing administrative support), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
If a surviving spouse elects to continue the Annuity, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB terminates upon Due Proof of Death. The spouse may newly elect the benefit subject to the restrictions discussed above.
How Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
See “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account” in the discussion of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 above for information regarding this component of the benefit.
Additional Tax Considerations
Please see the Additional Tax Considerations section under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 above.
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME 2.0 WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATH BENEFIT
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit (“HA DB”) is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for the lives of two individuals who are spouses. This benefit also provides for a highest annual death benefit, subject to the terms of the benefit. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit for new elections at any time.
We offer a benefit that guarantees, until the death of the Remaining Designated Life (as described below) (the “designated lives”, and each, a “designated life”), the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the “Annual Income Amount”) equal to a percentage of an initial principal value (the “Protected Withdrawal Value”) regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the lives of the designated lives, provided you have not made withdrawals of Excess Income that result in your Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time “Non-Lifetime Withdrawal.” You may wish to take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal if you have an immediate need for access to your Account Value but do not wish to begin lifetime payments under the optional living benefit. All other withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a “Lifetime Withdrawal” under the benefit. Withdrawals are taken first from your own Account Value. We are only required to begin making lifetime income payments to you under our guarantee when and if your Account Value is reduced to zero (for any reason other than due to partial withdrawals of Excess Income) (“Guarantee Payments”). The benefit may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, wish to ensure that Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual payments, and wish either spouse to be able to continue Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB after the death of the first spouse (subject to the provisions below regarding a Remaining Designated Life), and also want to provide a death benefit. You are not required to make withdrawals as part of the benefit – the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of the benefit.
An integral component of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is the predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer your Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section above entitled “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.”
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is the spousal version of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 is offered with or without the HA DB component; however, you may only elect HA DB with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, and you must elect the HA DB benefit at the time you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0. If you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 without HA DB and would like to add the feature later, you must first terminate Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB (subject to availability and benefit re-election provisions). Please note that if you

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terminate Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes active. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is offered as an alternative to other lifetime withdrawal options. Currently, if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB and subsequently terminate the benefit, you may elect another living benefit, subject to our current rules. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for details.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB must be elected based on two designated lives, as described below. Each designated life must be between the ages of 50 and 79 years old on the benefit effective date. We will not divide an Annuity or the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB due to a divorce. See “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” below for details. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is not available if you elect any other optional living or death benefit.
As long as your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is in effect, you must allocate your Account Value in accordance with the Permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the “Investment Options” section.
Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount for life even if your Account Value falls to zero, if any withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income (as described below) and brings your Account Value to zero, your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB.
Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value
The Protected Withdrawal Value is only used to calculate the initial Annual Income Amount and the benefit fee. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the date of your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the “Periodic Value” described in the next paragraph.
The “Periodic Value” is initially equal to the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the effective date of the benefit. The Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. On each Valuation Day (the “Current Valuation Day”), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the “Prior Valuation Day”) appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day; and
(2)
the Account Value on the current Valuation Day.
If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12th benefit anniversary of the effective date of the benefit, your Periodic Value on the 12th benefit anniversary of the benefit effective date is equal to the greater of:
(1)
the Periodic Value described above or,
(2)
the sum of (a), (b) and (c) proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal:
(a)
200% of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made on that day;
(b)
200% of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and
(c)
all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.
This means that if you do not take a withdrawal on or before the 12th benefit anniversary of the benefit, your Protected Withdrawal Value on the 12th benefit anniversary will be at least double (200%) your initial Protected Withdrawal Value established on the date of benefit election. If you begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals prior to your 12th benefit anniversary, however, these automatic increases will not occur. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below entitled “Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions”).
Please note that if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, your Account Value is not guaranteed, can fluctuate and may lose value.
Key Feature – Annual Income Amount under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected Withdrawal Value at the first Lifetime Withdrawal and does not reduce in subsequent Annuity Years, as described below. The percentage initially depends on the age of the younger spousal designated life on the

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date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of the benefit. The percentages are: 2.5% for ages 50-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to 64; 4.5% for ages 65 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older. We use the age of the younger designated life. If you elected this benefit and one of the Spousal Designated Lives becomes the Remaining Designated Life, we will continue to use the age of the younger of both the original Spousal Designated Lives for purposes of calculating the applicable Annual Income percentage. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount for any Annuity Year (“Excess Income”), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.
The amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding will be included in your withdrawal amount to determine whether your withdrawal is a withdrawal of Excess Income.
If you request a gross withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from the amount you actually receive. This means you will receive less than you requested. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, you cannot request an amount that would result in cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year exceeding your Annual Income Amount.
If you request a net withdrawal, the amount of any CDSC and/or tax withholding will be deducted from your Account Value. This means that an amount greater than the amount you requested will be deducted from your Account Value. In this instance, in order to avoid a withdrawal of Excess Income, the amount you request plus the amount of any applicable CDSC and/or tax withholding cannot cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount. If you request a net withdrawal, you are more likely to take a withdrawal of Excess Income than if you request a gross withdrawal.
You may use the systematic withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit and must be taken as a gross withdrawal.
Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will (i) immediately increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) based on the age of the younger designated life at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 2.5% for ages 50-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to 64, 4.5% for ages 65 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older), and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).
After your first Lifetime Withdrawal and before your Account Value is reduced to zero, you may make additional Purchase Payments, subject to the limits in the next paragraph. We reserve the right not to accept additional Purchase Payments if the Account Value becomes zero.
If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Highest Daily Auto Step-Up
An automatic step-up feature (“Highest Daily Auto Step-Up”) is part of this benefit. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the “Annuity Anniversary”) immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on the age of the younger spousal designated life on the Annuity Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are 2.5% for ages 50-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to 64, 4.5% for ages 65 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary by performing a similar examination of the Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If

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you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled “Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges”.
If you are enrolled in a systematic withdrawal program, we will not automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal amount of any systematic withdrawal program.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB does not affect your ability to take withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If, cumulatively, you withdraw an amount less than the Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount, your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules).
Because both the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount are determined in a way that is not solely related to Account Value, it is possible for the Account Value to fall to zero, even though the Annual Income Amount remains.
Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions and the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following for all three examples:
The Issue Date is November 1, 2012
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is elected on August 1, 2013
Both designated lives were 70 years old when they elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
The first withdrawal is a Lifetime Withdrawal
Example of Dollar-for-Dollar Reductions
On October 24, 2013, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in an Annual Income Amount of $5,400 (since the younger designated life is between the ages of 65 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 4.5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 4.5% of $120,000). The Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $115,420. Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including October 31, 2013) is $2,900. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($5,400 less $2,500 = $2,900) and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount ($115,420 less $2,500 = $112,920.).
Example of Proportional Reductions
Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000 occurs on October 29, 2013 the Account Value at the time and immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000, and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $112,920. The first $3,500 of this withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0, and reduces the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on a dollar-for dollar basis to $109,420. The remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in future Annuity Years and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Income. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income Amount and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount).
Here is the calculation:
Annual Income Amount
 
Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount
 
Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal

$118,000.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$2,900.00

Amount of “non” Excess Income

$2,900.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $2,100

$115,100.00

Account Value immediately before Excess Income of $2,100

$115,100.00

Excess Income amount

$2,100.00

Excess Income amount

$2,100.00

Ratio ($2,100/$115,100 = 1.82%)
1.82
%
Ratio ($2,100/$115,100 = 1.82%)
1.82
%
Annual Income Amount

$5,400.00

HA DB Amount

$110,020.00

1.82% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$98.28

1.82% Reduction in Annual Income Amount

$2,002.36

Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years

$5,301.72

Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount

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Example of Highest Daily Auto Step-up
On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the younger designated life’s age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is greater than the Annual Income Amount, adjusted for Excess Income and additional Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits).
For this example assume the Annual Income Amount for this Annuity Year is $10,800. Also assume that a Lifetime Withdrawal of $5,400 was previously taken during the Annuity Year and a $10,000 withdrawal resulting in $4,600 of Excess Income on June 29 reduces the amount to $10,259.75 for future years. For the next Annuity Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 4.5% of the highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments is greater than $10,259.75. Steps for determining the daily values are displayed below. Only the June 28 value is being adjusted for Excess Income; the June 30, July 1, and July 2 Valuation Dates occur after the Excess Income withdrawal on June 29.
Date*
 
Account Value
 
Highest Daily Value
(adjusted for withdrawal
and purchase payments)**
 
Adjusted Annual
Income Amount (5% of the
Highest Daily Value)
June 28
 
$238,000.00
 
$238,000.00
 
$10,710.00
June 29
 
$226,500.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
June 30
 
$226,800.00
 
$227,994.52
 
$10,259.75
July 1
 
$233,500.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
July 2
 
$231,900.00
 
$233,500.00
 
$10,507.50
*
In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is July 2. The Valuation Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of July 2 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
**
In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal is $238,000 on June 28, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of $10,710.00. This amount is adjusted on June 29 to reflect the $10,000 withdrawal. The adjustments are determined as follows:
The Account Value of $238,000 on June 28 is first reduced dollar-for-dollar by $5,400 ($5,400 is the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Account Value of $232,600 before the Excess Income.
This amount ($232,600) is further reduced by 1.98% the ratio of Excess Income of $4,600 ($10,000 withdrawal minus non-excess amount of $5,400) divided by the Account Value ($232,600) immediately preceding the Excess Income. This results in a Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 after the adjustment.
The adjusted June 29 Highest Daily Value, $227,994.52, is carried forward to the next Valuation Date of June 30. At this time, we compare this amount to the Account Value on June 30, $226,800. Since the June 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $227,994.52 is greater than the June 30 Account Value, we will continue to carry $227,994.52 forward to the next Valuation Date of July 1. The Account Value on July 1, $233,500, becomes the Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $227,994.52 carried forward.
The July 1 adjusted Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is also greater than the July 2 Account Value of $231,900, so the $233,500 will be carried forward to the first Valuation Date of July 2.
In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $233,500 is converted to an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable Withdrawal Percentage of 4.5%, generating an Annual Income Amount of $10,507.50. Since this amount is greater than the current year's Annual Income Amount of $10,435.50 (adjusted for Excess Income), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on July 2 and continuing through July 1 of the following calendar year, will be stepped-up to $10,507.50.
Non-Lifetime Withdrawal Feature
You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal (“Non-Lifetime Withdrawal”) under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. It is an optional feature of the benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. You cannot take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal in an amount that would cause your Annuity’s Account Value, after taking the withdrawal, to fall below the minimum Surrender Value (see “Surrenders – Surrender Value”). This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described earlier in this section will continue to be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. You must tell us at the time you take the partial withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. If you do not designate the withdrawal as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Annual Income Amount, which is based on your Protected Withdrawal Value. Once you elect the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime withdrawals may be taken. If you do not take a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal before beginning Lifetime Withdrawals, you lose the ability to take it.
The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value. It will also proportionally reduce the Periodic Value guarantee on the twelfth anniversary of the benefit effective date (see description in “Key Feature – Protected Withdrawal Value,” above) and the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount. It will reduce each value by the percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then current Account Value immediately prior to the time of the withdrawal. The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal could result in a lower Annual Income Amount at the time you take your first Lifetime Withdrawal depending on the amount of the proportional reduction described above

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and duration of time between your Non-Lifetime and first Lifetime Withdrawal. As such, you should carefully consider when it is most appropriate for you to begin taking withdrawals under the benefit.
If you are participating in a systematic withdrawal program, the first withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. The first withdrawal under the program will be considered a Lifetime Withdrawal.
Example – Non-Lifetime Withdrawal (proportional reduction)
This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under this benefit. Assume the following:
The Issue Date is December 3, 2012
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is elected on September 4, 2013
The Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
Each designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
No previous withdrawals have been taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
On October 3, 2013, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 12th benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is $115,420, and the Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on October 3, 2013 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB will be reduced by the ratio the total withdrawal amount represents of the Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.
Here is the calculation:
Withdrawal amount

$15,000.00

Divided by Account Value before withdrawal

$120,000.00

Equals ratio
12.5
%
All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
 
Protected Withdrawal Value

$109,375.00

12th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value

$183,750.00

Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount

$100,992.50

Required Minimum Distributions
See the sub-section entitled “Required Minimum Distributions” in the prospectus section above concerning Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 for a discussion of the relationship between the RMD amount and the Annual Income Amount.
Highest Annual Death Benefit
A Death Benefit is payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB (until we begin making Guarantee Payments under the benefit or annuity payments have begun) upon the death of the Remaining Designated Life when we receive Due Proof of Death. The Death Benefit is the greatest of: the Minimum Death Benefit or the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount described below.
Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount:
On the date you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is equal to your Account Value. On each subsequent Valuation Day, until the date of death of the decedent, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount will be the greater of:
(1)
The Account Value on the current Valuation Day; and
(2)
The Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount on the most recent anniversary of the benefit effective date,
increased by any Purchase Payments made since that anniversary and,
reduced by the effect of withdrawals made since that anniversary, as described below.
Please note that the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount does not have any guaranteed growth rate associated with it and therefore can be a different amount than any of the guaranteed values associated with the living benefit features of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB.
On each anniversary of the benefit effective date, up to and including the date of death of the Remaining Designated Life, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is compared to the Account Value on that anniversary. If the Account Value is greater than the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount, the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is increased to equal the Account Value.
A Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionately reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount by the ratio of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal. A Lifetime Withdrawal that is not considered Excess Income will reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount (dollar-for-dollar) by the amount of the withdrawal. All or a portion of a Lifetime Withdrawal that is considered

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Excess Income will proportionately reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount by the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal of the Excess Income.
The Highest Annual Death Benefit will be calculated on the date of death of the Remaining Designated Life and will be:
increased by the amount of any additional Adjusted Purchase Payments, and
reduced by the effect of any withdrawals (as described in the preceding paragraph),
made during the period between the decedent’s date of death and the date we receive Due Proof of Death.
Please note that Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount is available only until we make Guarantee Payments under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB or annuity payments begin. This means that any withdrawals that reduce your Account Value to zero will also reduce the Highest Annual Death Benefit Amount to zero.
All other provisions applicable to Death Benefits under your Annuity continue to apply. See the “Death Benefits” section of this prospectus for more information pertaining to Death Benefits.
Benefits Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB
To the extent that your Account Value was reduced to zero as a result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and Guarantee Payments amounts are still payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, we will make an additional payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income Amount would be payable even though your Account Value was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will continue to make payments until the simultaneous deaths of both spousal designated lives, or the death of the Remaining Designated Life. After the Account Value is reduced to zero, you are not permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the extent that cumulative partial withdrawals in an Annuity Year exceed the Annual Income Amount (“Excess Income”) and reduce your Account Value to zero, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB terminates, we will make no further payments of the Annual Income Amount and no additional Purchase Payments will be permitted.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero, all subsequent payments will be treated as Guarantee Payments. Further, the Guarantee Payments in each Annuity Year subsequent to the Annuity Year your Account Value is reduced to zero will be treated as annuity payments.
Please note that if your Account Value is reduced to zero due to withdrawals or annuitization, any Death Benefit value, including the HA DB, will terminate. This means that the HA DB is terminated and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount.
If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following two options:
(1)
apply your Account Value, less any applicable state required premium tax, to any annuity option available; or
(2)
request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. We will make payments until the death of the Remaining Designated Life We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our office. If applying your Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to our current life only (or joint life, depending on the number of designated lives remaining) annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher annual payment.
In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin, we currently make annual annuity payments as a joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the certain period in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:
(1)
the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments (if no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity payments are to begin). Such present value will be calculated using the greater of the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates then currently available or the joint and survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
(2)
the Account Value.
Other Important Considerations
Withdrawals under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB benefit are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as partial withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first systematic withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). If you have an active systematic withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro rata.

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Any Lifetime Withdrawal that does not cause cumulative withdrawals in that Annuity Year to exceed your Annual Income Amount is not subject to a CDSC, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds the maximum Free Withdrawal amount. For example, if your Free Withdrawal Amount is $10,000 and your Annual Income Amount is $11,000, withdrawals of your entire Annual Income Amount in any Annuity Year would not trigger a CDSC. If you withdrew $12,000, however, $1,000 would be subject to a CDSC.
You should carefully consider when to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals. If you begin taking withdrawals early, you may maximize the time during which you may take Lifetime Withdrawals due to longer life expectancy, and you will be using an optional benefit for which you are paying a charge. On the other hand, you could limit the value of the benefit if you begin taking withdrawals too soon. For example, withdrawals reduce your Account Value and may limit the potential for increasing your Protected Withdrawal Value. You should discuss with your financial professional when it may be appropriate for you to begin taking Lifetime Withdrawals.
You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Account Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears in the prospectus section entitled “Investment Options.” In addition, you can find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com .
Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the predetermined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Account Value must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to Permitted Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will apply only upon re-allocation of Account Value, or to any additional Purchase Payments that are made after the changes have gone into effect. That is, we will not require such current participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
If you elect this benefit, you may be required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts if you are currently invested in non-permitted Sub-accounts. On the Valuation Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not begin until the close of business on the following Valuation Day.
Any Death Benefit will terminate if withdrawals taken under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB reduce your Account Value to zero. This means that any Death Benefit, including the HA DB, will terminate and no Death Benefit is payable if your Account Value is reduced to zero as the result of either a withdrawal in excess of your Annual Income Amount or less than or equal to, your Annual Income Amount. (See “Death Benefits” for more information.)
Spousal Continuation: If a Death Benefit is not payable on the death of a spousal designated life (e.g., if the first of the spousal designated lives to die is the Beneficiary but not an Owner), Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB will remain in force unless we are instructed otherwise.
Charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.0 with HA DB
The current charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is 1.50% annually of the greater of Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is 2.00% annually of the greater of the Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in “Highest Daily Auto Step-Up” above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.375% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day’s Account Value, or the prior Valuation Day’s Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. You will begin paying this charge as of the effective date of the benefit even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever. We will not refund the charges you have paid if you choose never to take any withdrawals and/or if you never receive any lifetime income payments.
If the deduction of the charge would result in the Account Value falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Account Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as the “Account Value Floor”), we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce the Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce the Account Value to zero. If the Account Value is reduced to zero as a result of a partial withdrawal that is not a withdrawal of Excess Income and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.
Election of and Designations under the Benefit
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB can only be elected based on two designated lives. Designated lives must be natural persons who are each other’s spouses at the time of election of the benefit. Currently, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB only may be elected if the Owner, Annuitant, and Beneficiary designations are as follows:

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One Annuity Owner, where the Annuitant and the Owner are the same person and the sole Beneficiary is the Owner’s spouse. Each Owner/Annuitant and the Beneficiary must be between 50 – 79 years old at the time of election; or
Co-Annuity Owners, where the Owners are each other’s spouses. The Beneficiary designation must be the surviving spouse, or the spouses named equally. One of the Owners must be the Annuitant. Each Owner must be between 50 and 79 years old at the time of election; or
One Annuity Owner, where the Owner is a custodial account established to hold retirement assets for the benefit of the Annuitant pursuant to the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Code (or any successor Code section thereto) (“Custodial Account”), the Beneficiary is the Custodial Account, and the spouse of the Annuitant is the Contingent Annuitant. Each of the Annuitant and the Contingent Annuitant must be between 50 and 79 years old at the time of election.
Remaining Designated Life: A Remaining Designated Life must be a natural person and must have been listed as one of the spousal designated lives when the benefit was elected. A spousal designated life will become the Remaining Designated Life on the earlier of the death of the first of the spousal designated lives to die or divorce from the other spousal designated life while the benefit is in effect. That said, if a spousal designated life is removed as Owner, Beneficiary, or Annuitant due to divorce, the other spousal designated life becomes the Remaining Designated Life when we receive notice of the divorce, and any other documentation we require, in Good Order. Any new Beneficiary(ies) named by the Remaining Designated Life will not be a spousal designated life.
We do not permit a change of Owner under this benefit, except as follows: (a) if one Owner dies and the surviving spousal Owner assumes the Annuity, or (b) if the Annuity initially is co-owned, but thereafter the Owner who is not the Annuitant is removed as Owner. We permit changes of Beneficiary designations under this benefit. However, if the Beneficiary is changed, the benefit may not be eligible to be continued upon the death of the first designated life. If the designated lives divorce, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB may not be divided as part of the divorce settlement or judgment. Nor may the divorcing spouse who retains ownership of the Annuity appoint a new designated life upon re-marriage. Our current administrative procedure is to treat the division of an Annuity as a withdrawal from the existing Annuity. Any applicable CDSC will apply to such a withdrawal. The non-owner spouse may then decide whether s/he wishes to use the withdrawn funds to purchase a new Annuity, subject to the rules that are current at the time of purchase.
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB can be elected at the time that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and availability. See “Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New Benefits” for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of benefits. Please note that if you terminate a living benefit and elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB, you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit, and your guarantees under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB will be based on your Account Value on the effective date of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. You and your financial professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency in the future for new elections of this benefit.
If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity’s Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may not elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 so long as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
Termination of the Benefit
You may terminate the benefit at any time by notifying us. If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may apply.
The benefit automatically terminates upon the first to occur of the following:
(i)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the first designated life who is an Owner (or who is the Annuitant if entity-owned), if the Remaining Designated Life elects not to continue the Annuity;
(ii)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of an Owner (or Annuitant if entity-owned) if the surviving spouse is not eligible to continue the benefit because such spouse is not a spousal designated life and there is any Account Value on the date of death;
(iii)
upon our receipt of Due Proof of Death of the Remaining Designated Life if a Death Benefit is payable under this benefit;
(iv)
your termination of the benefit;
(v)
your surrender of the Annuity;
(vi)
when annuity payments begin (although if you have elected to take annuity payments in the form of the Annual Income Amount, we will continue to pay the Annual Income Amount);
(vii)
both the Account Value and Annual Income Amount equal zero; or
(viii)
you cease to meet our requirements as described in “Election of and Designations under the Benefit” above or if we process a requested change that is not consistent with our allowed owner, annuitant or beneficiary designations.*
*
Prior to terminating a benefit, we will send you written notice and provide you with an opportunity to change your designations.
“Due Proof of Death” is satisfied when we receive all of the following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of death

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proceeds (representations may include, but are not limited to, trust or estate paperwork (if needed); consent forms (if applicable); and claim forms from at least one beneficiary); and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one Beneficiary.
Upon termination of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB other than upon the death of the Remaining Designated Life or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. This final charge will be deducted even if it results in the Account Value falling below the Account Value Floor. However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Automatic Rebalancing Program for which we are providing administrative support), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST Government Money Market Sub-account.
How Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
See “How Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Transfers Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account” in the discussion of Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 above for information regarding this component of the benefit.
Additional Tax Considerations
Please see the Additional Tax Considerations section under Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 above.

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APPENDIX E: OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFITS
These benefits were offered March 15, 2010 to August 19, 2012.
One optional Death Benefit is offered for purchase with your Annuity to provide an enhanced level of protection for your Beneficiaries. No optional Death Benefit is available if your Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity. The optional Death Benefit is called the Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit. The Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit is not available with the Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB or the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with HA DB. If you purchase either Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 or Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 and withdrawals taken under either reduce your Account Value to Zero, your optional Death Benefit will terminate. Investment restrictions apply if you elect the optional Death Benefit. See the chart in the “Investment Options” section of the prospectus for a list of Investment Options available and permitted with the benefit. If subsequent to your election of the optional Death Benefit, we change our requirements as to how your Account Value must be allocated, we will not compel you to re-allocate your Account Value in accordance with our newly-adopted requirements. We reserve the right to cease offering any optional Death Benefit.
Key Terms Used with the Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit:
The Death Benefit Target Date for the Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit initially is the later of (a) the anniversary of the Issue Date coinciding with or next following the date the oldest Owner (or Annuitant, if the Annuity is entity-owned) reaches age 80 and (b) the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity. If there is a change of Owner (or Annuitant, if the Annuity is entity-owned) prior to the Death Benefit Target Date, then we will set the Death Benefit Target Date with reference to the age of the oldest new Owner (or Annuitant). However, we will not change the Death Benefit Target Date if the change of Owner (or Annuitant, for an entity-owned Annuity) occurs after the previous Death Benefit Target Date.
The Highest Anniversary Value on the Issue Date is equal to your Account Value (including any Purchase Credits, in the case of the X Series). Thereafter, we calculate a Highest Anniversary Value on each anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (“Annuity Anniversary”) up to and including the earlier of the date of death or attainment of the Death Benefit Target Date. On each such anniversary, the Anniversary Value is equal to the greater of (a) the previous Highest Anniversary Value and (b) the Account Value on each such Anniversary. Between such anniversaries, the Highest Anniversary Value is increased by the sum of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) since the prior anniversary date and reduced by any Proportional Withdrawals since the prior anniversary date.
Proportional Withdrawals are determined by calculating the ratio of the amount of the withdrawal (including any applicable CDSC) to the Account Value as of the date of the withdrawal but immediately prior to the withdrawal. Proportional withdrawals result in a reduction to the Highest Anniversary Value by reducing such value in the same proportion as the Account Value was reduced by the withdrawal as of the date the withdrawal occurred. For example, if your Highest Anniversary Value is $125,000 and you subsequently withdraw $10,000 at a time when your Account Value is equal to $100,000 (a 10% reduction), then we will reduce your Highest Anniversary Value ($125,000) by 10%, or $12,500.
Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit (“HAV”)
If an Annuity has one Owner, the Owner must be age 79 or less at the time the Highest Anniversary Value Optional Death Benefit is elected. If an Annuity has joint Owners, the oldest Owner must be age 79 or less upon election. If an Annuity is owned by an entity, the Annuitant must be age 79 or less upon election.
Calculation of Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit
If the decedent’s date of death occurs before the Death Benefit Target Date, the Death Benefit equals the greater of:
1.
the greater of the minimum Death Benefit described above, and
2.
the Highest Anniversary Value as of the date on which we receive Due Proof of Death.
If the Owner dies on or after the Death Benefit Target Date, the Death Benefit equals the greater of:
1.
the minimum Death Benefit described above, and
2.
the Highest Anniversary Value on the Death Benefit Target Date, plus any Purchase Payments (and associated Purchase Credits) since the Death Benefit Target Date, less the effect of any Proportional Withdrawals since the Death Benefit Target Date. This Death Benefit may not be an appropriate feature where the oldest Owner’s age (Annuitant if entity-owned) is near age 80. This is because the benefit may not have the same potential for growth as it otherwise would, since there will be fewer Annuity anniversaries before the Death Benefit Target Date is reached.
WHAT ARE THE CHARGES FOR THE OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFIT?
For elections of the Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit, we impose a charge equal to 0.40%, per year of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts. We deduct the charge to compensate Pruco Life of New Jersey for providing increased insurance protection under the optional Death Benefits. The additional annualized charge is deducted daily against your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts.

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Can I terminate the optional Death Benefit?
The Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit may not be terminated by you once elected. The optional Death Benefit will terminate upon the first to occur of the following:
the date that the Death Benefit is determined, unless the Annuity is continued by a spouse Beneficiary;
upon your designation of a new Owner or Annuitant who, as of the effective date of the change, is older than the age at which we would then issue the Death Benefit (or if we do not then consent to continue the Death Benefit);
upon the Annuity Date;
upon surrender of the Annuity; or
if your Account Value reaches zero (which can happen if, for example, you are taking withdrawals under an optional living benefit).
Where an Annuity is structured so that it is owned by a grantor trust but the Annuitant is not the grantor, then the Annuity is required to be surrendered upon the death of the grantor if the grantor pre-deceases the Annuitant under Section 72(s) of the Code. Under this circumstance, the Surrender Value will be paid out to the Beneficiary and is not eligible for the Death Benefit provided under the Annuity.
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APPENDIX F: FORMULA FOR GRO PLUS II
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS REFERENCED IN THE TRANSFER CALCULATION FORMULA:
AV is the current Account Value of the Annuity
Vv is the current Account Value of the elected Sub-accounts of the Annuity
VF is the Account Value of any Fixed Allocations in the Annuity
B is the total current value of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
Cl is the lower target value. Currently, it is 79%.
Ct is the middle target value. Currently, it is 82%.
Cu is the upper target value. Currently, it is 85%.
T is the amount of a transfer into or out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account.
For each guarantee provided under the benefit,
Gi is the guarantee amount
Ni is the number of days until the maturity date
di is the discount rate applicable to the number of days until the maturity date. It is determined with reference a benchmark index, reduced by the Discount Rate Adjustment and subject to the discount rate minimum. The discount rate minimum, beginning on the effective date of the benefit, is three percent, and will decline monthly over the first twenty-four months following the effective date of the benefit to one percent in the twenty-fifth month, and will remain at one percent for every month thereafter. Once selected, we will not change the applicable benchmark index. However, if the benchmark index is discontinued, we will substitute a successor benchmark index, if there is one. Otherwise we will substitute a comparable benchmark index. We will obtain any required regulatory approvals prior to substitution of the benchmark index.
The formula, which is set on the effective date and is not changed while the benefit is in effect, determines, on each Valuation Day, when a transfer is required.
The formula begins by determining the value on that Valuation Day that, if appreciated at the applicable discount rate, would equal the guarantee amount at the end of each applicable guarantee period. We call the greatest of these values the “current liability (L).”
 
L
=
MAX (Li), where Li = Gi / (1 + di)^(Ni/365)
Next the formula calculates the following formula ratio:
 
r
=
(L – B) / (Vv + VF)
If the formula ratio exceeds an upper target value, then all or a portion of the Account Value will be transferred to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability subject to the rule that prevents a transfer into that AST bond portfolio Sub-account if 90% or more of Account Value is in that Sub-account (90% cap). If at the time we make a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability there is Account Value allocated to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account not associated with the current liability, we will transfer all assets from that AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability.
The formula will transfer assets into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if r > Cu, subject to the 90% cap.
The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:
 
T
=
{Min (MAX(0, (.90 * (Vv + VF + B)) – B), [L – B – (Vv + VF) * Ct] / (1 – Ct))}
If the formula ratio is less than a lower target value and there are assets in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, then the formula will transfer assets out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account into the elected Sub-accounts.

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The formula will transfer assets out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if r < Cl and B > 0. The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:
 
T
=
{Min (B, – [L – B – (Vv + VF) * Ct] / (1 – Ct))}
If following a transfer to the elected Sub-accounts, there are assets remaining in a AST bond portfolio Sub-account not associated with the current liability, we will transfer all assets from that AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability.
90% Cap Rule: If, on any Valuation Day the Rider remains in effect, a transfer into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account occurs which results in 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, any transfers into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will be suspended even if the formula would otherwise dictate that a transfer into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account should occur. Transfers out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and into the elected Sub-accounts will still be allowed. The suspension will be lifted once a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account occurs. Due to the performance of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and the elected Sub-accounts, the Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account.

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APPENDIX G – FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY ® GRO II
FORMULA FOR ELECTIONS OF HIGHEST DAILY ® GRO II MADE PRIOR TO JULY 16, 2010
The Following are the Terms and Definitions Referenced in the Transfer Calculation Formula:
AV is the current Account Value of the Annuity
Vv is the current Account Value of the elected Sub-accounts of the Annuity
VF is the Account Value of any Fixed Allocations in the Annuity
B is the total current value of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
Cl is the lower target value. Currently, it is 79%.
Ct is the middle target value. Currently, it is 82%.
Cu is the upper target value. Currently, it is 85%.
T is the amount of a transfer into or out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account.
For each guarantee provided under the benefit,
Gi is the guarantee amount
Ni is the number of days until the maturity date
di is the discount rate applicable to the number of days until the maturity date. It is determined with reference a benchmark index, reduced by the Discount Rate Adjustment and subject to the discount rate minimum. The discount rate minimum, beginning on the effective date of the benefit, is three percent, and will decline monthly over the first twenty-four months following the effective date of the benefit to one percent in the twenty-fifth month, and will remain at one percent for every month thereafter. Once selected, we will not change the applicable benchmark index. However, if the benchmark index is discontinued, we will substitute a successor benchmark index, if there is one. Otherwise we will substitute a comparable benchmark index. We will obtain any required regulatory approvals prior to substitution of the benchmark index.
The formula, which is set on the effective date and is not changed while the benefit is in effect, determines, on each Valuation Day, when a transfer is required.
The formula begins by determining the value on that Valuation Day that, if appreciated at the applicable discount rate, would equal the guarantee amount at the end of each applicable guarantee period. We call the greatest of these values the “current liability (L).”
 
L
=
MAX (Li), where Li = Gi / (1 + di)^(Ni/365)
Next the formula calculates the following formula ratio:
 
r
=
(L – B) / (Vv + VF)
If the formula ratio exceeds an upper target value, then all or a portion of the Account Value will be transferred to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability subject to the rule that prevents a transfer into that AST bond portfolio Sub-account if 90% or more of Account Value is in that Sub-account (90% cap). If at the time we make a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability there is Account Value allocated to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account not associated with the current liability, we will transfer all assets from that AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability.
The formula will transfer assets into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if r > Cu, subject to the 90% cap.
The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:
 
T
=
{Min (MAX(0, (.90 * (Vv + VF + B)) – B), [L – B – (Vv + VF) * Ct] / (1 – Ct))}
If the formula ratio is less than a lower target value and there are assets in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, then the formula will transfer assets out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account into the elected Sub-accounts.
The formula will transfer assets out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if r < Cl and B > 0. The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:
 
T
=
{Min (B, – [L – B – (Vv + VF) * Ct] / (1 – Ct))}

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If following a transfer to the elected Sub-accounts, there are assets remaining in a AST bond portfolio Sub-account not associated with the current liability, we will transfer all assets from that AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability.
90% Cap Rule: If, on any Valuation Day the Rider remains in effect, a transfer into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account occurs which results in 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, any transfers into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will be suspended even if the formula would otherwise dictate that a transfer into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account should occur. Transfers out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and into the elected Sub-accounts will still be allowed. The suspension will be lifted once a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account occurs. Due to the performance of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and the elected Sub-accounts, the Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account.
FORMULA FOR ELECTIONS OF HD GRO II MADE ON OR AFTER JULY 16, 2010
The operation of the formula is the same as for elections of HD GRO II prior to July 16, 2010. The formula below provides additional information regarding the concept of the Projected Future Guarantee throughout the Transfer Calculation.
The following are the Terms and Definitions referenced in the Transfer Calculation Formula:
AV is the current Account Value of the Annuity
V V is the current Account Value of the elected Sub-accounts of the Annuity
V F is the current Account Value of the elected Fixed Rate Options of the Annuity
B is the total current value of the Transfer Account
C l is the lower target value; it is established on the Effective Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee
C t is the middle target value; it is established on the Effective Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee
C u is the upper target value; it is established on the Effective Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee
T is the amount of a transfer into or out of the Transfer Account
“Projected Future Guarantee” is an amount equal to the highest Account Value (adjusted for Withdrawals and additional Net Purchase Payments) within the current Benefit Year that would result in a new Guarantee Amount. For the Projected Future Guarantee, the assumed Guarantee Period begins on the current Valuation Day and ends 10 years from the next anniversary of the Effective Date. We only calculate a Projected Future Guarantee if the assumed Guarantee Period associated with that Projected Future Guarantee does not extend beyond the latest Annuity Date applicable to the Annuity.
The formula, which is set on the Effective Date and is not changed while the Rider is in effect, determines, on each Valuation Day, when a transfer is required.
The formula begins by determining for each Guarantee Amount and for the Projected Future Guarantee, the value on that Valuation Day that, if appreciated at the applicable discount rate, would equal the Guarantee Amount at the end of the Guarantee Period. We call the greatest of these values the “current liability (L)”.
 
L
=
MAX (Li), where Li = Gi / (1 + di)^(Ni/365)
Where:
Gi is the value of the Guarantee Amount or the Projected Future Guarantee
Ni is the number of days until the end of the Guarantee Period
di is the discount rate associated with the number of days until the end of a Guarantee Period (or the assumed Guarantee Period, for the Projected Future Guarantee). The discount rate is determined by taking the greater of the Benchmark Index Interest Rate less the Discount Rate Adjustment, and the Discount Rate Minimum. The applicable term of the Benchmark Index Interest Rate is the same as the number of days remaining until the end of the Guarantee Period (or the assumed Guarantee Period, for the Projected Future Guarantee). If no Benchmark Index Interest Rate is available for such term, the nearest available term will be used. The Discount Rate Minimum is determined based on the number of months since the Effective Date.
Next the formula calculates the following formula ratio (r):
 
r
=
(L – B) / (VV + VF)

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If the formula ratio exceeds an upper target value, then Account Value will be transferred to the bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability subject to the 90% Cap Feature. If, at the time we make a transfer to the bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability, there is Account Value allocated to a bond portfolio Sub-account not associated with the current liability, we will transfer all assets from that bond portfolio Sub-account to the bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability.
The formula will transfer assets into the Transfer Account if r > C u and if transfers have not been suspended due to the 90% Cap Feature. Assets in the elected Sub-accounts and Fixed Rate Options, if applicable, are transferred to the Transfer Account in accordance with the Transfer provisions of the Rider.
The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:
 
T
=
{Min (MAX(0, (.90 * (VV + VF + B)) – B), [L – B – (VV + VF) * Ct] / (1 – Ct))}
If the formula ratio is less than a lower target value, and there are assets in the Transfer Account, then the formula will transfer assets out of the Transfer Account and into the elected Sub-accounts.
The formula will transfer assets out of the Transfer Account if r < C l and B > 0.
The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:
 
T
=
{Min (B, – [L – B – (VV + VF) * Ct] / (1 – Ct))}
If, following a transfer to the elected Sub-accounts, there are assets remaining in a bond portfolio Sub-account not associated with the current liability, we will transfer all assets from that bond portfolio Sub-account to the bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability.
90% Cap Feature: If, on any Valuation Day the Rider remains in effect, a transfer into the Transfer Account occurs which results in 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the Transfer Account, any transfers into the Transfer Account will be suspended even if the formula would otherwise dictate that a transfer into the Transfer Account should occur. Transfers out of the Transfer Account and into the elected Sub-accounts will still be allowed. The suspension will be lifted once a transfer out of the Transfer Account occurs. Due to the performance of the Transfer Account and the elected Sub-Accounts, the Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the Transfer Account.

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APPENDIX H—FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME V2.1 SUITE, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME 2.0 SUITE, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® INCOME SUITE AND HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME ® 6 PLUS SUITE OF LIVING BENEFITS
This Appendix describes the formula used with the following living benefits:
The Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Suite:
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1;
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1;
Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit; and
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit.
The Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Suite (offered from August 20, 2012 to February 24, 2013):
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0;
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0;
Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit; and
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit.
The Highest Daily Lifetime Income Suite (offered from January 24, 2011 to August 19, 2012):
Highest Daily Lifetime Income;
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income.
The Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Suite (offered from March 15, 2010 to January 23, 2011):
Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income Benefit;
Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income Benefit.
TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNT VALUE BETWEEN YOUR Permitted Sub-accounts AND THE
AST INVESTMENT GRADE BOND SUB-ACCOUNT
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS REFERENCED IN THE CALCULATION FORMULAS:
Cu – the upper target is established on the effective date of the Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 Suite, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 Suite, Highest Daily Lifetime Income Suite and Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Suite of benefits (the “Effective Date”) and is not changed for the life of the guarantee. Currently, it is 83%.
Cus – The secondary upper target is established on the Effective Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee. Currently it is 84.5%
Ct – the target is established on the Effective Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee. Currently, it is 80%.
Cl – the lower target is established on the Effective Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee. Currently, it is 78%.
L – the target value as of the current Valuation Day.
r – the target ratio.
a – factors used in calculating the target value. These factors are established on the Effective Date and are not changed for the life of the guarantee. (See below for the table of “a” factors)
V – the total value of all Permitted Sub-accounts in the Annuity.
B – the total value of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.
P – Income Basis. Prior to the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Income Basis is equal to the Protected Withdrawal Value calculated as if the first Lifetime Withdrawal were taken on the date of calculation. After the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Income Basis is equal to the greater of (1) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for additional Purchase Payments, including the amount of any associated Purchase Credits, and adjusted proportionally for Excess Income *, and (2) the Protected Withdrawal Value on any Annuity Anniversary subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent additional Purchase Payments (including the amount of any associated Purchase Credits) and adjusted proportionately for Excess Income* and (3) any highest daily

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Account Value occurring on or after the later of the immediately preceding anniversary of the Issue Date, or the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, and prior to or including the date of this calculation, increased for additional Purchase Payments (including the amount of any associated Purchase Credits) and adjusted for withdrawals, as described herein.
T – the amount of a transfer into or out of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.
TM – the amount of a monthly transfer out of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.
*
Note: Lifetime Withdrawals of less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount do not reduce the Income Basis.
DAILY TARGET VALUE CALCULATION:
On each Valuation Day, a target value (L) is calculated, according to the following formula. Target Values are subject to change for new elections of this benefit on a going-forward basis.
 
L
=
0.05 * P * a
Daily Transfer Calculation:
The following formula, which is set on the Benefit Effective Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee, determines when a transfer is required:
 
Target Ratio r
=
(L – B) / V
If on the third consecutive Valuation Day r > Cu and r (less or =) Cus or if on any day r > Cus, and transfers have not been suspended due to the 90% cap rule, assets in the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Fixed Allocations, if applicable, are transferred to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.
If r < Cl, and there are currently assets in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account (B > 0), assets in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account are transferred to the Permitted Sub-accounts as described above.
90% CAP RULE: If, on any Valuation Day this benefit remains in effect, a transfer into the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account occurs that results in 90% of the Account Value being allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, any transfers into the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account will be suspended, even if the formula would otherwise dictate that a transfer into the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account should occur. Transfers out of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and into the elected Sub-accounts will still be allowed. The suspension will be lifted once a transfer out of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account occurs either due to a Daily or Monthly Transfer Calculation. Due to the performance of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and the elected Sub-accounts, the Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.
The following formula, which is set on the Benefit Effective Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee, determines the transfer amount:
 
T
=
Min (MAX (0, 0.90 * (V + B)) – B,
[L – B – V * C
t] / (1 – Ct))
Money is transferred from the Permitted Sub-accounts and the Fixed Allocations to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
 
T
=
{Min (B, – [L – B – V * Ct] /
(1 – C
t))}
Money is transferred from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts
Monthly Transfer Calculation
On each monthly anniversary of the Annuity Issue Date and following the daily Transfer Calculation above, the following formula determines if a transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts will occur:
If, after the daily Transfer Calculation is performed,
{Min (B, .05 * (V + B))} (less than) (Cu * V – L + B) / (1 – Cu), then
 
TM
=
{Min (B, .05 * (V + B))}
Money is transferred from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts.
Targets referenced in the Transfer Calculation Formula:
Cu = [83%
Cus = 84.5%
Ct = 80%
Cl = 78%]

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“a” Factors for Liability Calculations
(in Years and Months since Benefit Effective Date)*
Years
 
Months
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
6
 
7
 
8
 
9
 
10
 
11
 
12
1
 
15.34
 
15.31
 
15.27
 
15.23
 
15.20
 
15.16
 
15.13
 
15.09
 
15.05
 
15.02
 
14.98
 
14.95
2
 
14.91
 
14.87
 
14.84
 
14.80
 
14.76
 
14.73
 
14.69
 
14.66
 
14.62
 
14.58
 
14.55
 
14.51
3
 
14.47
 
14.44
 
14.40
 
14.36
 
14.33
 
14.29
 
14.26
 
14.22
 
14.18
 
14.15
 
14.11
 
14.07
4
 
14.04
 
14.00
 
13.96
 
13.93
 
13.89
 
13.85
 
13.82
 
13.78
 
13.74
 
13.71
 
13.67
 
13.63
5
 
13.60
 
13.56
 
13.52
 
13.48
 
13.45
 
13.41
 
13.37
 
13.34
 
13.30
 
13.26
 
13.23
 
13.19
6
 
13.15
 
13.12
 
13.08
 
13.04
 
13.00
 
12.97
 
12.93
 
12.89
 
12.86
 
12.82
 
12.78
 
12.75
7
 
12.71
 
12.67
 
12.63
 
12.60
 
12.56
 
12.52
 
12.49
 
12.45
 
12.41
 
12.38
 
12.34
 
12.30
8
 
12.26
 
12.23
 
12.19
 
12.15
 
12.12
 
12.08
 
12.04
 
12.01
 
11.97
 
11.93
 
11.90
 
11.86
9
 
11.82
 
11.78
 
11.75
 
11.71
 
11.67
 
11.64
 
11.60
 
11.56
 
11.53
 
11.49
 
11.45
 
11.42
10
 
11.38
 
11.34
 
11.31
 
11.27
 
11.23
 
11.20
 
11.16
 
11.12
 
11.09
 
11.05
 
11.01
 
10.98
11
 
10.94
 
10.90
 
10.87
 
10.83
 
10.79
 
10.76
 
10.72
 
10.69
 
10.65
 
10.61
 
10.58
 
10.54
12
 
10.50
 
10.47
 
10.43
 
10.40
 
10.36
 
10.32
 
10.29
 
10.25
 
10.21
 
10.18
 
10.14
 
10.11
13
 
10.07
 
10.04
 
10.00
 
9.96
 
9.93
 
9.89
 
9.86
 
9.82
 
9.79
 
9.75
 
9.71
 
9.68
14
 
9.64
 
9.61
 
9.57
 
9.54
 
9.50
 
9.47
 
9.43
 
9.40
 
9.36
 
9.33
 
9.29
 
9.26
15
 
9.22
 
9.19
 
9.15
 
9.12
 
9.08
 
9.05
 
9.02
 
8.98
 
8.95
 
8.91
 
8.88
 
8.84
16
 
8.81
 
8.77
 
8.74
 
8.71
 
8.67
 
8.64
 
8.60
 
8.57
 
8.54
 
8.50
 
8.47
 
8.44
17
 
8.40
 
8.37
 
8.34
 
8.30
 
8.27
 
8.24
 
8.20
 
8.17
 
8.14
 
8.10
 
8.07
 
8.04
18
 
8.00
 
7.97
 
7.94
 
7.91
 
7.88
 
7.84
 
7.81
 
7.78
 
7.75
 
7.71
 
7.68
 
7.65
19
 
7.62
 
7.59
 
7.55
 
7.52
 
7.49
 
7.46
 
7.43
 
7.40
 
7.37
 
7.33
 
7.30
 
7.27
20
 
7.24
 
7.21
 
7.18
 
7.15
 
7.12
 
7.09
 
7.06
 
7.03
 
7.00
 
6.97
 
6.94
 
6.91
21
 
6.88
 
6.85
 
6.82
 
6.79
 
6.76
 
6.73
 
6.70
 
6.67
 
6.64
 
6.61
 
6.58
 
6.55
22
 
6.52
 
6.50
 
6.47
 
6.44
 
6.41
 
6.38
 
6.36
 
6.33
 
6.30
 
6.27
 
6.24
 
6.22
23
 
6.19
 
6.16
 
6.13
 
6.11
 
6.08
 
6.05
 
6.03
 
6.00
 
5.97
 
5.94
 
5.92
 
5.89
24
 
5.86
 
5.84
 
5.81
 
5.79
 
5.76
 
5.74
 
5.71
 
5.69
 
5.66
 
5.63
 
5.61
 
5.58
25
 
5.56
 
5.53
 
5.51
 
5.48
 
5.46
 
5.44
 
5.41
 
5.39
 
5.36
 
5.34
 
5.32
 
5.29
26
 
5.27
 
5.24
 
5.22
 
5.20
 
5.18
 
5.15
 
5.13
 
5.11
 
5.08
 
5.06
 
5.04
 
5.01
27
 
4.99
 
4.97
 
4.95
 
4.93
 
4.91
 
4.88
 
4.86
 
4.84
 
4.82
 
4.80
 
4.78
 
4.75
28
 
4.73
 
4.71
 
4.69
 
4.67
 
4.65
 
4.63
 
4.61
 
4.59
 
4.57
 
4.55
 
4.53
 
4.51
29
 
4.49
 
4.47
 
4.45
 
4.43
 
4.41
 
4.39
 
4.37
 
4.35
 
4.33
 
4.32
 
4.30
 
4.28
30
 
4.26
 
4.24
 
4.22
 
4.20
 
4.18
 
4.17
 
4.15
 
4.13
 
4.11
 
4.09
 
4.07
 
4.06**
*
The values set forth in this table are applied to all ages.
**
In all subsequent years and months thereafter, the annuity factor is 4.06

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PART B
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
April 29, 2019
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT
VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS
The Prudential Premier® Retirement Variable Annuity X SERIESSM ("X SERIES"), B SERIESSM ("B SERIES"), L SERIESSM ("L SERIES"), and C SERIESSM ("C SERIES") annuity contracts (the "Annuities" or the "Annuity") are individual variable annuity contracts issued by Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey ("Pruco Life of New Jersey"), a stock life insurance company that is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential") and is funded through the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account (the "Account"). Each Annuity could be purchased by making an initial purchase payment of $10,000 (except the B Series, which has a $1,000 minimum initial purchase payment or more). With some restrictions, you can make additional purchase payments by means other than electronic fund transfer of no less than $100 at any time during the accumulation phase. However, we impose a minimum of $50 with respect to additional purchase payments made through electronic fund transfers.
This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the X Series, the L Series, the B Series and the C Series prospectus dated April 29, 2019. To obtain a copy of the prospectus, without charge, you can write to the Prudential Annuity Service Center, P.O. Box 7960, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19176, or contact us by telephone at (888) PRU-2888.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
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Company
Experts
Principal Underwriter
Payments Made to Promote Sale of Our Products
Cyber Security Risk
Determination of Accumulation Unit Values
Separate Account Financial Information
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Company Financial Information
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Pruco Life Insurance Company
213 Washington Street
Newark, NY 07102-2992

Prudential Annuity Service Center
P.O. Box 7960
Philadelphia, PA 19176
Newark, NY 07102-2992
Telephone: (888) Pru-2888
The Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity X SeriesSM ("X Series"), B SeriesSM ("B Series"), L SeriesSM (“L Series") and C SeriesSM ("C Series") are service marks of The Prudential Insurance Company of America.

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COMPANY
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey ("Pruco Life of New Jersey") is a stock life insurance company organized in 1982 under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Pruco Life of New Jersey is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in the states of New Jersey and New York.
Pruco Life of New Jersey is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pruco Life Insurance Company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential"), a stock life insurance company founded in 1875 under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Prudential is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. ("Prudential Financial"), a New Jersey insurance holding company.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018 and the financial statements of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account as of December 31, 2018 and for each of the periods presented included in this Statement of Additional Information have been so included in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. ("PAD"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, offers each Annuity on a continuous basis in those states in which annuities may be lawfully sold. It may offer the Annuities through licensed insurance producers, or through appropriately registered affiliates of Prudential, provided clearances to do so are obtained in any jurisdiction where such clearances may be necessary.
With respect to all individual annuities issued by Pruco Life of New Jersey, PAD received commissions of $73,232,387.43, $62,132,654.93 and $71,182,724.72 in 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. PAD retained none of those commissions.
As discussed in the prospectus, Pruco Life of New Jersey pays commissions to broker/dealers that sell the Annuities according to one or more schedules, and also may pay non-cash compensation. In addition, Pruco Life of New Jersey may pay trail commissions to selling firms to pay its registered representatives who maintain an ongoing relationship with an annuity owner. Typically, a trail commission is compensation that is paid periodically, the amount of which is linked to the value of the Annuities and the amount of time that the Annuities have been in effect.
PAYMENTS MADE TO PROMOTE SALE OF OUR PRODUCTS
In an effort to promote the sale of our products (which may include the placement of Pruco Life of New Jersey and/or each Annuity on a preferred or recommended company or product list and/or access to the firm's registered representatives), we and/or PAD may pay certain broker-dealers cash compensation in the form of: commissions according to one or more schedules; percentage payments based on “Assets Under Management” (total assets”) subject to certain criteria in certain Pruco Life products; and/or percentage payments based on the total amount of money received as purchase payments under Pruco Life annuity products sold through the broker-dealer.
In addition, we, or PAD, may pay non-cash compensation to broker-dealer firms. These non-cash compensation payments may include but are not limited to payment for: training of sales personnel; marketing and administrative services; educating customers of the firm on each Annuity's features; conducting due diligence and analysis; providing office access, operations and systems support; holding seminars intended to educate the firm's registered representatives and make them more knowledgeable about the annuity; providing a dedicated marketing coordinator; providing priority sales desk support and providing expedited marketing compliance approval. We, and/or PAD, also may compensate third-party vendors, for services that such vendors render to broker-dealer firms.
Additional examples of arrangements under which such payments may be made currently include, but are not limited to: sponsorships, conferences (national, regional and top producer), speaker fees, promotional items, and reimbursements to firms for marketing activities or services paid by the firms and/or their individual representatives. To the extent permitted by FINRA rules and other applicable laws and regulations, we, or PAD, may also pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in other forms of non-cash compensation (e.g., gifts, occasional meals and entertainment, sponsorship of due diligence events). Under certain circumstances, Portfolio advisers/subadvisers or other organizations with which we do business (“entities”) may also receive incidental non-cash compensation, such as meals and nominal gifts. The amount of these payments varies widely because some payments may encompass only a single event, such as a conference, and others have a much broader scope.
The lists in the prospectus includes the names of the firms and entities that we are aware (as of December 31, 2018) received payment with respect to annuity business during 2018 (or as to which a payment amount was accrued during 2018). The firms listed include payments in connection with products issued by Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey. Your registered representative can provide you with more information about the compensation arrangements that apply upon the sale of the contract.
During 2018, non-cash compensation received by Firms and Entities ranged from $32.10 to $725,502.92. During 2018, cash compensation received by Firms ranged from $1.20 to $18,586,082.28.
CYBER SECURITY RISK
With the increasing use of technology and computer systems in general and, in particular, the Internet to conduct necessary business functions, Pruco Life of New Jersey is susceptible to operational, information security and related risks. These risks, which are often collectively referred to as “cyber security” risks, may include deliberate or malicious attacks, as well as unintentional events and occurrences. These risks are heightened by our offering of products with certain features, including those with automatic asset transfer or re-allocation strategies, and by our employment of

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complex investment, trading and hedging programs. Cyber security is generally defined as the technology, operations and related protocol surrounding and protecting a user’s computer hardware, network, systems and applications and the data transmitted and stored therewith. These measures ensure the reliability of a user’s systems, as well as the security, availability, integrity, and confidentiality of data assets.
Deliberate cyber attacks can include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access (including physical break-ins and attempts to fraudulently induce employees, customers or other users of these systems to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access) to computer systems in order to misappropriate and/or disclose sensitive or confidential information; deleting, corrupting or modifying data; and causing operational disruptions. Cyber attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites (in order to prevent access to computer networks). In addition to deliberate breaches engineered by external actors, cyber security risks can also result from the conduct of malicious, exploited or careless insiders, whose actions may result in the destruction, release or disclosure of confidential or proprietary information stored on an organization’s systems.
Cyber security failures or breaches that could impact Pruco Life of New Jersey and Owners, whether deliberate or unintentional, could arise not only in connection with our own administration of the Annuity, but also with entities operating the Annuity’s underlying funds and with third-party service providers to Pruco Life of New Jersey. Cyber security failures originating with any of the entities involved with the offering and administration of the Annuity may cause significant disruptions in the business operations related to the Annuity. Potential impacts may include, but are not limited to, potential financial losses under the Annuity, your inability to conduct transactions under the Annuity and/or with respect to an underlying fund, an inability to calculate the accumulation unit value (AUV) with respect to the Annuity and/or the net asset value (NAV) with respect to an underlying fund, and disclosures of your personal or confidential account information.
In addition to direct impacts to you, cyber security failures of the type described above may result in adverse impacts to Pruco Life of New Jersey, including regulatory inquiries, regulatory proceedings, regulatory and/or legal and litigation costs, and reputational damage. Costs incurred by Pruco Life of New Jersey may include reimbursement and other expenses, including the costs of litigation and litigation settlements and additional compliance costs. Considerable expenses also may be incurred by Pruco Life of New Jersey in enhancing and upgrading computer systems and systems security following a cyber security failure.
The rapid proliferation of technologies, as well as the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists, hostile foreign governments, and others continue to pose new and significant cyber security threats. Although Pruco Life of New Jersey, our service providers, and the underlying funds offered under the Annuity may have established business continuity plans and risk management systems to mitigate cyber security risks, there can be no guarantee or assurance that such plans or systems will be effective, or that all risks that exist, or may develop in the future, have been completely anticipated and identified or can be protected against. Furthermore, Pruco Life of New Jersey cannot control or assure the efficacy of the cyber security plans and systems implemented by third-party service providers, the underlying funds, and the issuers in which the underlying funds invest.
In March 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) new cyber security regulation went into effect. The regulation requires financial institutions regulated by the New York DFS, including Pruco Life of New Jersey, to establish a cyber security program. The regulation includes specific technical safeguards as well as requirements regarding governance, incident planning, data management, system testing, vendor oversight and regulator notification. In addition, in October 2017, the NAIC adopted the Insurance Data Security Model Law that is consistent with the New York regulation. The Model Law in turn is expected to form the basis for legislation in other states. We are monitoring regulatory guidance and rulemaking in this area, and may be subject to increased compliance costs and regulatory requirements.




DETERMINATION OF ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES
The value for each accumulation unit (which we refer to as the "Unit Price") is computed as of the end of each Valuation Day applicable. On any given Valuation Day, the value of a Unit in each Sub-account will be determined by multiplying the value of a Unit of that Sub-account for the preceding Valuation Day by the net investment factor for the Sub-account for the current Valuation Day. The Unit Price for a Valuation Period applies to each day in the period. The net investment factor is an index that measures the investment performance of, and charges assessed against, a Sub-account from one Valuation Period to the next. The net investment factor for a Valuation Period is: (a) divided by (b), less, (c) where:
(a)
is the net result of:
(1)
the net asset value per share of the underlying Portfolio shares held by that Sub-account at the end of the current Valuation Period plus the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distribution declared and unpaid (accrued) by the Portfolio at the end of the current Valuation Period; plus or minus
(2)
any per share charge or credit during the current Valuation Period as a provision for taxes attributable to the operation or maintenance of that Sub-account.
(b)
is the net result of:
(1)
the net asset value per share of the underlying Portfolio shares held by that Sub-account at the end of the preceding Valuation Period plus the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distribution declared and unpaid (accrued) by the underlying Portfolio at the end of the preceding Valuation Period; plus or minus
(2)
any per share charge or credit during the preceding Valuation Period as a provision for taxes attributable to the operation or maintenance of that Sub-account.
(c)
is the Insurance Charge and any applicable charge assessed against a Sub-account for any Rider attached to this Annuity corresponding to the portion of the 365 day year (366 for a leap year) that is in the current Valuation Period.
We value the assets in each Sub-account at their fair market value in accordance with accepted accounting practices and applicable laws and regulations. The net investment factor may be greater than, equal to, or less than one.
As we have indicated in the prospectus, the Annuity allows you to select or decline any of several benefit options that carries with it a specific asset-based charge. We maintain a unique unit value corresponding to each such annuity feature. In the prospectus, we set out historical unit values corresponding to the highest and lowest combination of charges for each series. Here, we set out the remaining historical unit values.

A 1


PREMIER RETIREMENT X SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Statement of Additional Information
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HAV (2.25%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96742
$10.76805
431,320
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76805
$10.24627
569,139
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.24627
$11.27388
806,989
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.27388
$12.11939
802,985
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.11939
$12.29910
647,650
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.29910
$11.63528
512,860
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.63528
$12.09474
448,962
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.09474
$13.31127
434,979
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.31127
$11.95159
315,923
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97811
$10.87354
348,046
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.87354
$10.64117
553,672
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.64117
$11.82107
1,004,310
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.82107
$13.46830
1,054,604
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.46830
$13.96943
1,014,351
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.96943
$13.76480
844,053
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.76480
$14.41208
776,262
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.41208
$16.47350
768,388
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.47350
$15.15297
642,811
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98838
$10.72654
565,821
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72654
$10.35809
1,067,308
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.35809
$11.38784
1,565,142
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.38784
$13.09623
1,621,607
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.09623
$13.63647
1,579,618
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.63647
$13.39310
1,504,311
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.39310
$13.91700
1,419,778
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.91700
$15.63262
1,350,587
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.63262
$14.52502
1,191,396
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99813
$9.12934
109,338
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.12934
$9.98507
332,209
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.98507
$10.81976
308,527
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.81976
$11.09403
287,171
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.09403
$10.51899
273,968
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.51899
$10.99861
226,140
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.99861
$12.10776
224,381
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.10776
$11.20908
171,465
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00755
$10.05702
24,185
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.05702
$10.05211
39,230
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.05211
$10.28689
78,036
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.28689
$9.83673
83,774
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.83673
$9.60622
86,982
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.60622
$9.43559
80,326
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.43559
$9.37447
70,873
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.37447
$9.32036
72,767
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.32036
$9.17754
55,084
 
 
 
 

A 2


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00648
$10.32899
450,024
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.32899
$10.41787
569,705
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.41787
$11.13235
1,024,129
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.13235
$10.68201
1,278,914
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.68201
$10.88347
1,158,148
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.88347
$10.41425
1,032,478
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.41425
$10.61089
933,851
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.61089
$10.82519
993,905
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.82519
$10.51040
826,581
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97730
$10.80703
209,707
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80703
$10.30795
279,185
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.30795
$11.45833
434,151
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45833
$13.74096
506,491
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.74096
$14.37133
498,602
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.37133
$14.12289
506,696
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.12289
$14.74972
572,807
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.74972
$16.99829
538,470
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.99829
$15.58075
464,093
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99813
$11.60224
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.60224
$12.88470
1,467
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.88470
$12.14491
5,444
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.14491
$13.64051
26,258
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.64051
$15.78842
28,918
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.78842
$14.69587
19,197
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95952
$11.75731
24,817
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.75731
$12.25065
40,377
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.25065
$13.81247
109,176
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.81247
$13.92468
98,098
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.92468
$17.81930
102,459
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.81930
$18.26214
103,971
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.26214
$18.71186
84,316
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.71186
$19.43432
71,148
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.43432
$18.09139
53,247
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97561
$10.98843
258,959
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.98843
$10.57997
507,010
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.57997
$11.44137
854,714
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.44137
$12.83487
832,978
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.83487
$12.94154
823,214
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.94154
$12.77566
832,108
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.77566
$13.02015
828,693
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.02015
$14.82457
815,314
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.82457
$13.36694
662,321
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 3


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96980
$11.51747
12,869
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.51747
$10.69136
17,786
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.69136
$13.25162
36,915
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.25162
$13.51659
37,775
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.51659
$15.05211
29,298
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.05211
$14.70024
27,431
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.70024
$14.49894
24,529
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.49894
$15.71661
25,181
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.71661
$14.63757
19,648
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99138
$10.73926
21,588
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73926
$9.91864
24,033
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.91864
$11.60183
41,367
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.60183
$15.14494
39,916
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.14494
$16.74843
38,179
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.74843
$15.61495
150,026
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.61495
$17.02618
141,401
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.02618
$18.26632
167,001
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.26632
$16.33069
131,442
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01945
$11.38858
35,051
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.38858
$10.80123
49,124
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.80123
$12.62870
95,041
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.62870
$16.31849
121,937
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.31849
$17.79006
124,673
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.79006
$16.40110
209,622
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.40110
$16.29660
209,140
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.29660
$20.24691
192,042
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.24691
$18.92817
162,710
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98787
$10.67608
206,860
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.67608
$10.38337
308,578
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.38337
$11.17746
483,836
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.17746
$11.99906
421,762
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.99906
$12.20300
344,665
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.20300
$11.81989
310,472
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.81989
$12.16180
277,768
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.16180
$13.34926
302,927
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.34926
$12.12640
229,256
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96476
$11.46350
54,705
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.46350
$11.35182
69,813
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.35182
$12.83700
117,064
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.83700
$17.41854
122,380
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.41854
$18.25228
122,259
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.25228
$16.86128
116,588
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.86128
$20.49014
101,187
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.49014
$22.47166
104,541
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.47166
$18.87404
92,934
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 4


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99814
$9.81989
31,610
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.81989
$9.60142
30,753
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.60142
$9.38546
43,944
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.38546
$9.17441
92,019
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.17441
$8.96801
49,416
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$8.96801
$8.76614
81,874
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.76614
$8.56955
43,849
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.56955
$8.40590
62,066
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.40590
$8.32253
58,190
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98410
$10.73754
26,448
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73754
$10.82944
39,596
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.82944
$12.05412
110,900
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.05412
$12.62898
157,679
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.62898
$12.66049
156,738
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.66049
$11.93454
139,101
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.93454
$13.46289
124,595
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.46289
$14.14411
108,275
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.14411
$13.54958
96,375
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99012
$10.59398
36,126
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59398
$9.92264
39,480
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.92264
$11.33684
88,644
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.33684
$15.49925
155,824
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.49925
$17.23326
173,419
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.23326
$15.52549
163,500
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.52549
$18.19504
150,060
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.19504
$21.20063
149,053
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.20063
$17.78839
144,576
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92896
$11.23065
27,261
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.23065
$9.55935
50,441
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.55935
$11.24704
84,722
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.24704
$13.08908
102,837
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.08908
$12.08765
95,166
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.08765
$12.18766
67,575
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.18766
$11.46390
66,985
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.46390
$15.17688
66,827
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.17688
$12.85599
64,752
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92883
$10.77050
13,189
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77050
$9.20716
28,519
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.20716
$10.50060
46,673
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.50060
$12.26269
50,566
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.26269
$11.18317
53,788
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.18317
$11.02087
48,028
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.02087
$10.83598
43,857
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.83598
$13.00945
51,109
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.00945
$10.66329
44,462
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 5


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00636
$10.57538
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.57538
$11.62439
2,945,528
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.62439
$12.43067
1,265,810
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.43067
$11.76425
261,211
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.76425
$12.27345
289,797
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.27345
$12.13804
1,233,371
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.13804
$12.36442
1,393,470
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.36442
$12.60814
647,891
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.60814
$12.29009
2,572,848
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97637
$10.84666
112,239
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.84666
$10.54257
183,823
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54257
$11.70470
279,359
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.70470
$13.30421
299,317
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.30421
$13.83255
262,965
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.83255
$13.37965
218,027
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.37965
$13.76160
205,360
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.76160
$15.73383
197,340
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.73383
$14.24420
175,194
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92148
$10.53303
32,848
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.53303
$9.35412
36,283
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.35412
$11.14658
51,404
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.14658
$12.56950
69,812
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.56950
$11.50468
73,789
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.50468
$10.93148
74,611
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.93148
$10.89254
76,677
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.89254
$13.80349
120,900
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.80349
$11.13430
125,829
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99813
$10.56309
229,516
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.56309
$10.34989
410,984
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34989
$11.20113
668,760
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.20113
$12.15712
624,077
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.15712
$12.53118
596,555
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.53118
$12.22686
555,165
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.22686
$12.41110
513,671
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.41110
$13.60576
504,299
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.60576
$12.61627
434,918
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97098
$10.75142
18,522
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75142
$10.57959
27,785
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.57959
$11.91166
64,882
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.91166
$15.89294
63,169
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.89294
$17.01185
52,583
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.01185
$18.39750
36,441
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.39750
$17.72116
44,569
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.72116
$23.53079
45,633
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.53079
$22.62782
39,373
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 6


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99223
$11.27934
99,315
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.27934
$10.92525
143,956
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.92525
$11.98895
254,834
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.98895
$16.00983
191,297
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.00983
$17.30696
254,763
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.30696
$18.62150
187,687
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.62150
$19.21861
162,345
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.21861
$24.98539
135,919
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.98539
$23.76368
105,952
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98726
$10.86964
37,911
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86964
$10.29257
44,689
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.29257
$12.38258
77,508
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.38258
$15.44892
104,462
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.44892
$15.64955
112,377
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.64955
$15.07325
117,600
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.07325
$15.78280
123,102
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.78280
$19.10683
108,455
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.10683
$16.89052
87,625
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99813
$10.84527
24,498
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.84527
$10.53864
28,595
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.53864
$12.06112
65,216
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.06112
$16.11750
72,003
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.11750
$17.12716
90,745
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.12716
$17.95206
50,771
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.95206
$17.88454
44,110
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.88454
$22.85208
42,863
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.85208
$22.81527
38,097
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99813
$10.17367
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.17367
$13.37631
2,277
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.37631
$14.41134
2,178
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.41134
$13.98522
27,839
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.98522
$15.50947
38,234
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.50947
$17.79054
43,853
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.79054
$15.62303
22,355
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99068
$11.20789
27,165
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.20789
$10.68385
60,464
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.68385
$12.23183
142,923
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.23183
$16.97951
130,326
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.97951
$18.96278
123,337
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.96278
$17.49121
119,427
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.49121
$20.21564
113,767
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.21564
$22.48705
105,129
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.48705
$18.36415
87,033
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99813
$10.28099
88,859
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.28099
$11.95058
110,161
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.95058
$12.28195
86,993
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.28195
$11.85649
91,457
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.85649
$12.09127
96,871
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.09127
$13.76942
70,392
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.76942
$12.34419
53,610
 

A 7


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93861
$11.64767
37,737
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.64767
$9.07776
66,271
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.07776
$10.46417
108,527
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.46417
$10.25156
148,839
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.25156
$9.55151
136,835
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.55151
$7.77476
121,998
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.77476
$8.53974
81,968
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.53974
$10.55016
96,361
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.55016
$8.86299
88,968
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98910
$10.57195
603,715
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.57195
$10.43743
1,188,318
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.43743
$11.26066
1,894,782
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.26066
$12.02130
1,799,277
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.02130
$12.42940
1,775,637
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.42940
$12.16714
1,710,064
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.16714
$12.55110
1,624,964
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.55110
$13.51232
1,599,011
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.51232
$12.83153
1,285,099
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01805
$10.06003
1,333
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.06003
$10.53243
20,633
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.53243
$10.05728
27,753
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.05728
$10.42685
28,423
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.42685
$10.16496
27,964
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.16496
$10.35507
42,566
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.35507
$10.69676
73,394
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.69676
$10.36973
71,533
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96312
$11.48131
172,398
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.48131
$10.52583
307,423
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.52583
$11.61802
517,937
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.61802
$13.29017
558,162
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.29017
$14.18607
543,166
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.18607
$13.78185
957,141
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.78185
$14.83243
914,907
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.83243
$16.83347
1,605,634
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.83347
$15.20287
1,265,509
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99813
$10.86534
8,397
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86534
$10.98844
8,619
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.98844
$12.76063
14,906
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.76063
$16.51856
26,236
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.51856
$18.92632
45,782
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.92632
$19.07008
25,356
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.07008
$21.40958
25,157
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.40958
$25.58620
21,294
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.58620
$22.95247
19,858
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 8


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99813
$8.86337
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.86337
$9.80351
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.80351
$11.72940
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.72940
$12.21082
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.21082
$11.95408
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.95408
$12.42449
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.42449
$14.35506
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.35506
$13.11439
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98719
$10.76013
296,498
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76013
$10.32731
451,420
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.32731
$11.13249
780,214
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.13249
$12.23567
625,947
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.23567
$12.57508
616,177
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.57508
$12.27174
565,336
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.27174
$12.57388
517,230
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.57388
$14.28702
490,454
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.28702
$12.86028
376,741
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97146
$12.12889
23,924
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.12889
$10.30168
35,434
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.30168
$12.09091
39,832
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.09091
$16.64246
46,066
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.64246
$17.07169
67,429
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.07169
$16.91025
34,032
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.91025
$17.80329
28,460
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.80329
$22.22304
27,766
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.22304
$19.36480
21,076
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96051
$12.58784
15,811
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.58784
$12.18451
33,429
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.18451
$13.36005
68,351
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.36005
$17.65301
85,646
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.65301
$17.91485
80,936
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.91485
$17.64925
82,059
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.64925
$19.33651
77,441
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.33651
$23.42339
69,625
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.42339
$20.96939
61,645
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96394
$11.44014
27,866
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.44014
$10.51470
37,493
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.51470
$12.14423
62,291
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.14423
$16.31113
61,649
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.31113
$16.78413
77,139
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.78413
$15.69941
65,392
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.69941
$19.82893
55,213
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.82893
$20.80813
50,923
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.80813
$16.86460
46,082
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 9


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99182
$10.66783
464,845
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.66783
$10.63514
831,099
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.63514
$11.79860
1,444,972
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.79860
$13.47467
1,427,761
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.47467
$13.94599
1,396,887
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.94599
$13.63797
1,711,381
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.63797
$14.33758
1,668,341
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.33758
$16.17528
1,682,718
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.17528
$14.96715
1,399,524
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97071
$11.11086
51,634
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.11086
$10.67717
69,525
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.67717
$12.27164
168,748
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.27164
$17.27695
224,812
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.27695
$18.29754
210,841
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.29754
$19.59991
210,443
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.59991
$19.67693
195,700
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.67693
$26.52306
217,682
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.52306
$26.92536
177,240
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98574
$10.64323
18,467
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.64323
$10.35290
33,753
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.35290
$11.47584
81,704
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.47584
$15.10229
59,726
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.10229
$14.99253
63,887
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.99253
$13.76652
58,741
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.76652
$14.28222
54,240
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.28222
$16.27275
51,706
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.27275
$14.36016
53,173
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85938
$11.44967
75,034
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.44967
$9.52270
96,235
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.52270
$9.64469
167,481
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.64469
$10.87778
168,269
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.87778
$9.74398
163,531
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.74398
$7.69080
171,401
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.69080
$9.36881
220,648
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.36881
$10.10247
135,105
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.10247
$8.22944
107,671
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97981
$10.28723
40,967
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.28723
$10.47091
33,697
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.47091
$10.76978
50,876
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.76978
$10.13223
46,383
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.13223
$9.95939
56,035
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.95939
$9.28566
42,063
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.28566
$9.47274
34,803
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.47274
$9.44915
37,745
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.44915
$9.41994
23,502
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 10


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98839
$11.47450
17,978
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47450
$10.82957
28,586
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.82957
$12.53435
55,062
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.53435
$16.22411
56,455
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.22411
$18.23321
60,253
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.23321
$16.64512
41,053
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.64512
$18.54868
33,807
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.54868
$21.49245
27,006
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.49245
$17.53459
24,709
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99813
$8.80105
66,399
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.80105
$9.54971
211,318
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.54971
$11.24875
259,809
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.24875
$11.60084
250,407
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.60084
$11.26805
227,648
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.26805
$11.73379
175,544
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.73379
$13.02978
160,921
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.02978
$12.09857
172,118
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99813
$10.37613
107,789
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.37613
$10.75413
157,206
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.75413
$11.33725
248,731
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.33725
$10.91667
305,145
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.91667
$11.43911
372,384
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.43911
$11.31994
389,644
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.31994
$11.63568
318,909
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.63568
$12.09208
356,172
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.09208
$11.55088
494,485
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 11


PREMIER RETIREMENT X SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Statement of Additional Information
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HD GRO II OR GRO Plus II (2.45%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96726
$10.75031
27,906
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75031
$10.20853
29,427
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.20853
$11.20949
15,196
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.20949
$12.02555
8,041
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.02555
$12.17890
10,603
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.17890
$11.49803
7,190
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.49803
$11.92772
4,657
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.92772
$13.10066
5,157
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.10066
$11.73840
3,270
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97794
$10.85567
65,524
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85567
$10.60206
34,618
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.60206
$11.75349
31,416
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.75349
$13.36402
13,452
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.36402
$13.83287
22,534
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.83287
$13.60228
15,449
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.60228
$14.21286
9,139
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.21286
$16.21263
14,357
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.21263
$14.88231
7,353
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98821
$10.70881
137,693
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.70881
$10.31990
77,117
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.31990
$11.32248
67,813
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.32248
$12.99434
29,545
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.99434
$13.50263
55,233
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.50263
$13.23437
37,046
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.23437
$13.72389
22,620
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.72389
$15.38431
38,646
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.38431
$14.26487
18,090
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99796
$9.11678
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.11678
$9.95090
75
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.95090
$10.76063
42
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.76063
$11.01087
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.01087
$10.41889
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.41889
$10.87175
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.87175
$11.94375
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.94375
$11.03452
0
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00739
$10.04039
1,526
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.04039
$10.01505
735
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.01505
$10.22803
281
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.22803
$9.76064
112
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.76064
$9.51233
378
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.51233
$9.32415
2,205
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.32415
$9.24531
2,348
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.24531
$9.17300
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.17300
$9.01378
0
 
 
 
 

A 12


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00631
$10.31195
58,760
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.31195
$10.37954
31,629
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.37954
$11.06872
30,247
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.06872
$10.59913
18,550
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.59913
$10.77703
30,294
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.77703
$10.29127
21,192
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.29127
$10.46427
13,123
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.46427
$10.65381
22,152
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.65381
$10.32281
11,687
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00666
$10.58558
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58558
$11.72901
108,926
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.72901
$12.09527
79,214
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.09527
$11.42806
84,638
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.42806
$11.44485
77,810
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.44485
$11.25485
81,174
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.25485
$11.15643
78,836
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.15643
$10.96128
193,627
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.96128
$10.77212
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99796
$10.58852
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58852
$11.97953
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.97953
$12.37024
4,796
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.37024
$11.48409
1,005
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.48409
$11.68045
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.68045
$11.51634
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.51634
$11.39736
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.39736
$11.20350
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.20350
$10.98919
232,448
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00878
$10.61916
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61916
$12.29423
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.29423
$12.75042
9,027
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.75042
$11.62755
31,601
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.62755
$12.04130
15,064
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.04130
$11.92562
16,951
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.92562
$11.86174
16,746
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.86174
$11.67424
10,253
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.67424
$11.41982
11,884
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00772
$10.72043
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72043
$12.58139
526,171
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.58139
$13.10650
450,127
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.10650
$11.89035
131,111
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.89035
$12.48997
130,654
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.48997
$12.40123
154,098
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.40123
$12.34409
94,492
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.34409
$12.23276
83,668
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.23276
$11.93941
101,074
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 13


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
01/03/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99796
$11.94123
99,298
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.94123
$12.32942
156,365
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.32942
$10.85512
119,608
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.85512
$11.68722
108,970
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.68722
$11.63989
146,511
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.63989
$11.56285
142,079
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.56285
$11.45727
127,885
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.45727
$11.15865
146,427
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
01/03/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99729
$10.33005
16,609
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.33005
$9.04911
494,491
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.04911
$9.94137
241,603
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.94137
$9.96039
4,219
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.96039
$9.90260
9,430
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.90260
$9.82436
593
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.82436
$9.55715
2,766
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
01/02/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99864
$8.69147
43,099
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.69147
$9.71567
90,124
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.71567
$9.74683
9,930
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.74683
$9.68987
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.68987
$9.61216
47,960
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.61216
$9.31515
37,370
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
01/02/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99864
$11.22813
37,154
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.22813
$11.17187
457,366
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.17187
$11.16802
6,139
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.16802
$11.09442
1,212
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.09442
$10.74172
49,784
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
01/02/2015* to 12/31/2015
$9.99864
$9.87207
33,480
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.87207
$9.83071
380,971
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.83071
$9.82266
283,618
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.82266
$9.48108
346,450
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
01/04/2016* to 12/31/2016
$9.99729
$9.81421
330,955
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.81421
$9.83141
212,893
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.83141
$9.46851
249,459
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
01/03/2017* to 12/31/2017
$9.99728
$9.97034
4,647
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.97034
$9.52499
69,895
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
01/02/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.99728
$9.59768
2,461
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97713
$10.78911
89,627
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78911
$10.26974
51,051
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.26974
$11.39253
41,208
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.39253
$13.63408
38,873
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.63408
$14.23039
40,889
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.23039
$13.95576
34,095
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.95576
$14.54546
27,859
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.54546
$16.72864
25,863
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.72864
$15.30194
16,572
 
 
 

A 14


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99796
$11.58193
658
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.58193
$12.83593
1,152
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.83593
$12.07417
866
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.07417
$13.53352
11,931
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.53352
$15.63273
11,636
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.63273
$14.52108
5,458
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95935
$11.73793
19,990
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.73793
$12.20547
7,312
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.20547
$13.73334
6,496
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.73334
$13.81662
2,569
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.81662
$17.64499
3,883
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.64499
$18.04655
10,556
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.04655
$18.45338
7,314
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.45338
$19.12691
8,679
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.12691
$17.76857
4,179
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97544
$10.97022
61,275
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.97022
$10.54089
30,586
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54089
$11.37581
23,612
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.37581
$12.73519
8,494
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.73519
$12.81461
15,973
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.81461
$12.62449
12,397
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.62449
$12.83984
7,413
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.83984
$14.58949
8,548
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.58949
$13.12791
4,071
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96963
$11.49847
10,157
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.49847
$10.65192
4,156
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.65192
$13.17581
3,569
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.17581
$13.41175
1,374
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.41175
$14.90483
2,427
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.90483
$14.52657
1,549
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.52657
$14.29846
922
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.29846
$15.46761
1,665
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.46761
$14.37593
812
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99121
$10.72163
2,797
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72163
$9.88213
1,271
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.88213
$11.53551
2,657
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.53551
$15.02752
2,164
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.02752
$16.58454
2,576
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.58454
$15.43061
2,393
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.43061
$16.79083
1,183
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.79083
$17.97714
1,730
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.97714
$16.03901
1,017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 15


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01928
$11.36976
13,470
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.36976
$10.76129
5,479
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.76129
$12.55624
5,009
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.55624
$16.19167
16,846
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.19167
$17.61574
16,929
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.61574
$16.20705
20,798
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.20705
$16.07090
15,067
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.07090
$19.92575
15,273
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.92575
$18.58961
7,414
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98771
$10.65857
7,535
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.65857
$10.34518
9,319
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34518
$11.11353
3,968
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.11353
$11.90604
3,594
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.90604
$12.08366
3,459
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.08366
$11.68036
5,177
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.68036
$11.99377
3,123
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.99377
$13.13801
2,386
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.13801
$11.90987
1,447
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96459
$11.44456
21,284
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.44456
$11.30993
9,171
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.30993
$12.76351
7,539
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.76351
$17.28357
4,812
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.28357
$18.07377
8,059
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.07377
$16.66225
3,716
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.66225
$20.20706
2,443
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.20706
$22.11604
5,056
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.11604
$18.53699
2,826
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99797
$9.80382
2,765
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.80382
$9.56603
854
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.56603
$9.33180
615
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.33180
$9.10326
354
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.10326
$8.88014
168
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$8.88014
$8.66263
169
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.66263
$8.45098
175
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.45098
$8.27271
912
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.27271
$8.17381
907
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98394
$10.71987
1,823
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71987
$10.78949
1,148
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.78949
$11.98506
1,481
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.98506
$12.53095
979
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.53095
$12.53665
1,026
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.53665
$11.79366
674
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.79366
$13.27686
357
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.27686
$13.92023
1,269
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.92023
$13.30767
757
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 16


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98995
$10.57650
1,279
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.57650
$9.88604
1,925
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.88604
$11.27190
1,631
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.27190
$15.37897
28,194
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.37897
$17.06442
24,765
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.06442
$15.34183
939
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.34183
$17.94319
523
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.94319
$20.86445
695
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.86445
$17.47028
5,962
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92879
$11.21224
39,954
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.21224
$9.52422
20,537
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.52422
$11.18271
16,147
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.18271
$12.98759
34,994
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.98759
$11.96938
35,808
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.96938
$12.04366
2,356
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.04366
$11.30530
2,231
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.30530
$14.93641
3,428
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.93641
$12.62620
1,926
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92866
$10.75268
12,230
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75268
$9.17316
6,364
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.17316
$10.44038
5,656
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.44038
$12.16729
2,596
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.16729
$11.07349
3,738
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.07349
$10.89035
2,545
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.89035
$10.68584
1,588
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.68584
$12.80298
2,671
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.80298
$10.47239
1,436
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97620
$10.82869
12,853
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82869
$10.50361
7,740
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.50361
$11.63772
6,297
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.63772
$13.20113
4,402
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.20113
$13.69735
5,078
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.69735
$13.22187
3,002
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.22187
$13.57172
1,722
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.57172
$15.48512
2,240
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.48512
$13.99022
1,321
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92131
$10.51577
2,849
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.51577
$9.31972
2,155
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.31972
$11.08286
536
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.08286
$12.47210
113
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.47210
$11.39201
187
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.39201
$10.80224
1,090
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.80224
$10.74176
620
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.74176
$13.58465
1,510
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.58465
$10.93524
952
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 17


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99796
$10.54573
7,643
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.54573
$10.31175
11,385
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.31175
$11.13698
7,729
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.13698
$12.06278
3,036
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.06278
$12.40833
4,020
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.40833
$12.08220
2,486
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.08220
$12.23929
2,002
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.23929
$13.39000
2,309
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.39000
$12.39071
1,463
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97081
$10.73371
741
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73371
$10.54054
372
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54054
$11.84341
353
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.84341
$15.76964
141
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.76964
$16.84537
255
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.84537
$18.18017
743
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.18017
$17.47608
411
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.47608
$23.15800
695
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.15800
$22.22349
327
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99207
$11.26074
52,790
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.26074
$10.88492
25,299
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.88492
$11.92027
25,635
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.92027
$15.88576
3,197
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.88576
$17.13764
7,597
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.13764
$18.40155
4,544
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.40155
$18.95278
2,777
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.95278
$24.58958
4,596
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.58958
$23.33908
2,295
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98709
$10.85175
1,191
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85175
$10.25460
732
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.25460
$12.31152
671
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.31152
$15.32895
67
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.32895
$15.49628
77
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.49628
$14.89513
18,846
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.89513
$15.56455
13,584
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.56455
$18.80426
18,402
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.80426
$16.58885
9,191
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99796
$10.82739
227
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82739
$10.49984
1,223
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.49984
$11.99213
15,641
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.99213
$15.99255
21,392
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.99255
$16.95954
18,909
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.95954
$17.74002
651
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.74002
$17.63717
484
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.63717
$22.49002
912
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.49002
$22.40759
387
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 18


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99797
$10.16591
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.16591
$13.33883
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.33883
$14.34158
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.34158
$13.88901
30,999
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.88901
$15.37133
17,640
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.37133
$17.59610
14,284
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.59610
$15.42047
565
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99052
$11.18938
2,412
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.18938
$10.64447
1,111
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.64447
$12.16168
1,156
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.16168
$16.84763
454
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.84763
$18.77699
348
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.77699
$17.28431
314
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.28431
$19.93589
285
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.93589
$22.13065
446
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.13065
$18.03592
327
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99797
$10.26668
2,526
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.26668
$11.90955
2,148
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.90955
$12.21473
2,569
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.21473
$11.76755
2,111
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.76755
$11.97612
1,604
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.97612
$13.61042
2,373
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.61042
$12.17660
1,245
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93844
$11.62845
10,883
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.62845
$9.04437
5,505
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.04437
$10.40420
5,547
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.40420
$10.17201
3,292
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.17201
$9.45806
4,558
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.45806
$7.68289
3,776
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.68289
$8.42163
2,042
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.42163
$10.38308
3,247
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.38308
$8.70465
1,859
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98893
$10.55451
104,809
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.55451
$10.39894
74,077
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.39894
$11.19608
60,513
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.19608
$11.92788
18,687
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.92788
$12.30764
25,663
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.30764
$12.02328
17,500
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.02328
$12.37743
14,771
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.37743
$13.29818
22,188
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.29818
$12.60219
12,160
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01788
$10.05643
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.05643
$10.50712
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.50712
$10.01269
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.01269
$10.35944
73
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.35944
$10.07855
647
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.07855
$10.24604
305
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.24604
$10.56250
914
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.56250
$10.21860
777
 
 
 

A 19


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96296
$11.46234
64,853
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.46234
$10.48701
32,403
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.48701
$11.55136
27,188
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.55136
$13.18697
10,350
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.18697
$14.04719
17,161
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.04719
$13.61907
27,151
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.61907
$14.62732
17,034
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.62732
$16.56694
40,372
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.56694
$14.93130
22,266
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99796
$10.84746
12,428
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.84746
$10.94802
4,442
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.94802
$12.68749
3,934
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.68749
$16.39033
1,387
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.39033
$18.74107
2,381
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.74107
$18.84482
1,547
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.84482
$21.11353
1,059
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.11353
$25.18093
1,597
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.18093
$22.54238
787
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99796
$8.85121
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.85121
$9.77011
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.77011
$11.66555
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.66555
$12.11951
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.11951
$11.84042
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.84042
$12.28129
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.28129
$14.16066
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.16066
$12.91015
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98702
$10.74242
37,955
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.74242
$10.28929
21,274
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.28929
$11.06887
16,189
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.06887
$12.14092
6,241
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.14092
$12.45207
10,139
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.45207
$12.12681
8,025
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.12681
$12.40004
4,171
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.40004
$14.06069
6,055
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.06069
$12.63050
2,817
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97129
$12.10887
37,799
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.10887
$10.26372
19,430
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.26372
$12.02157
15,063
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.02157
$16.51317
15,604
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.51317
$16.90455
15,014
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.90455
$16.71051
1,785
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.71051
$17.55716
1,139
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.55716
$21.87116
1,673
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.87116
$19.01897
860
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 20


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96034
$12.56702
5,499
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.56702
$12.13960
4,510
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.13960
$13.28352
12,162
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.28352
$17.51609
13,759
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.51609
$17.73947
14,611
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.73947
$17.44072
17,568
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.44072
$19.06913
12,087
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.06913
$23.05233
9,425
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.05233
$20.59461
4,469
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96377
$11.42118
36,089
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.42118
$10.47587
19,522
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.47587
$12.07466
21,734
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.07466
$16.18447
26,649
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.18447
$16.61963
25,529
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.61963
$15.51363
18,484
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.51363
$19.55435
11,480
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.55435
$20.47823
11,368
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.47823
$16.56301
6,038
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99166
$10.65016
94,190
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.65016
$10.59574
52,722
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.59574
$11.73064
47,777
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.73064
$13.36952
23,073
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.36952
$13.80879
41,887
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.80879
$13.47606
39,735
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.47606
$14.13850
27,895
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.13850
$15.91827
39,303
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.91827
$14.69909
21,180
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97054
$11.09254
7,570
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.09254
$10.63770
3,274
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.63770
$12.20110
4,417
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.20110
$17.14257
26,332
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.14257
$18.11822
24,539
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.11822
$19.36822
30,822
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.36822
$19.40469
16,864
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.40469
$26.10277
13,878
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.10277
$26.44420
6,313
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98557
$10.62574
45,770
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.62574
$10.31479
18,760
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.31479
$11.41003
22,780
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.41003
$14.98514
275
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.98514
$14.84571
532
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.84571
$13.60370
338
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.60370
$14.08438
216
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.08438
$16.01470
508
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.01470
$14.10329
489
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 21


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85922
$11.43090
14,530
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.43090
$9.48762
14,535
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.48762
$9.58963
7,856
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.58963
$10.79343
2,686
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.79343
$9.64854
5,197
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.64854
$7.59992
5,051
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.59992
$9.23919
3,208
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.23919
$9.94245
5,276
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.94245
$8.08245
2,945
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97965
$10.27029
17,985
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.27029
$10.43240
8,896
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.43240
$10.70810
11,506
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.70810
$10.05368
77
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.05368
$9.86192
74
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.86192
$9.17597
77
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.17597
$9.34166
81
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.34166
$9.29945
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.29945
$9.25161
0
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98822
$11.45566
33,449
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.45566
$10.78976
16,844
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.78976
$12.46281
22,195
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.46281
$16.09848
28,579
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.09848
$18.05487
25,639
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.05487
$16.44857
1,470
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.44857
$18.29245
1,074
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.29245
$21.15246
2,133
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.15246
$17.22172
1,101
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99796
$8.78899
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.78899
$9.51705
118
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.51705
$11.18739
63
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.18739
$11.51400
487
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.51400
$11.16085
318
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.16085
$11.59846
370
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.59846
$12.85320
437
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.85320
$11.91008
634
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99796
$10.35895
88,930
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.35895
$10.71447
39,210
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.71447
$11.27233
52,035
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.27233
$10.83198
79,898
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.83198
$11.32715
76,163
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.32715
$11.18621
56,025
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.18621
$11.47470
39,766
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.47470
$11.90051
45,126
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.90051
$11.34449
22,736
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 22


PREMIER RETIREMENT B SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Statement of Additional Information
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HAV (1.70%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96788
$10.81679
2,783,155
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81679
$10.35039
4,131,792
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.35039
$11.45280
6,402,595
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45280
$12.38097
6,970,810
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.38097
$12.63524
5,964,391
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.63524
$12.02065
4,691,932
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.02065
$12.56548
4,135,628
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.56548
$13.90699
3,937,484
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.90699
$12.55718
2,721,378
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97857
$10.92280
2,069,260
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.92280
$10.74947
3,894,177
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.74947
$12.00861
8,232,833
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.00861
$13.75898
9,599,194
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.75898
$14.35121
9,005,849
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.35121
$14.22051
8,373,546
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.22051
$14.97274
7,796,888
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.97274
$17.21021
7,292,328
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.21021
$15.92036
6,431,654
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98884
$10.77509
3,042,666
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77509
$10.46346
4,716,751
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.46346
$11.56847
7,803,091
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.56847
$13.37861
8,839,480
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.37861
$14.00897
7,904,419
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.00897
$13.83639
7,412,772
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.83639
$14.45833
7,033,889
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.45833
$16.33176
6,605,907
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.33176
$15.26060
5,813,127
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99859
$9.16386
583,439
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.16386
$10.07935
1,989,260
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.07935
$10.98344
2,374,351
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.98344
$11.32538
2,381,561
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.32538
$10.79877
2,231,924
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.79877
$11.35441
2,088,092
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.35441
$12.56963
2,014,857
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.56963
$11.70267
1,671,604
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00802
$10.10254
328,141
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.10254
$10.15429
419,219
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.15429
$10.44990
430,403
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.44990
$10.04888
409,655
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.04888
$9.86856
391,615
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.86856
$9.74767
348,609
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.74767
$9.73899
348,726
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.73899
$9.73689
362,126
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.73689
$9.64202
356,958
 
 
 
 

A 23


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00694
$10.37575
1,898,043
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.37575
$10.52377
2,792,279
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.52377
$11.30899
5,031,925
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30899
$10.91248
4,899,563
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.91248
$11.18082
4,582,259
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.18082
$10.75911
3,865,636
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.75911
$11.02373
3,570,794
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.02373
$11.30952
3,700,608
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.30952
$11.04287
3,206,036
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97776
$10.85587
2,096,130
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85587
$10.41265
3,374,910
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.41265
$11.63998
5,774,390
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.63998
$14.03724
7,553,780
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.03724
$14.76392
8,327,897
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.76392
$14.59043
8,338,663
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.59043
$15.32348
8,017,717
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.32348
$17.75860
8,011,673
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.75860
$16.36972
7,015,192
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99859
$11.65792
40,449
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.65792
$13.01934
127,235
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.01934
$12.34092
117,658
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.34092
$13.93842
329,426
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.93842
$16.22383
238,960
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.22383
$15.18667
172,431
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95998
$11.81048
108,557
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.81048
$12.37513
193,768
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.37513
$14.03150
308,569
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$14.03150
$14.22509
332,684
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.22509
$18.30603
345,928
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.30603
$18.86651
292,234
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.86651
$19.43959
287,540
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.43959
$20.30351
276,602
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.30351
$19.00764
206,822
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97607
$11.03811
1,723,298
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.03811
$10.68755
3,053,207
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.68755
$11.62294
5,708,330
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.62294
$13.11185
6,362,716
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.11185
$13.29515
5,853,895
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.29515
$13.19866
5,708,508
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.19866
$13.52663
5,337,156
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.52663
$15.48760
5,008,886
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.48760
$14.04390
4,340,161
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 24


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97026
$11.56952
43,077
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.56952
$10.80000
89,816
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.80000
$13.46178
137,044
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.46178
$13.80828
163,725
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.80828
$15.46350
137,909
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.46350
$15.18706
114,640
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.18706
$15.06308
109,367
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.06308
$16.41971
116,906
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.41971
$15.37900
93,747
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99184
$10.78790
146,304
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78790
$10.01951
172,549
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.01951
$11.78600
262,466
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.78600
$15.47184
330,510
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.47184
$17.20606
355,197
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.20606
$16.13188
643,124
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.13188
$17.68854
571,976
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.68854
$19.08349
680,094
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.08349
$17.15794
540,095
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01991
$11.44014
173,273
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.44014
$10.91114
217,472
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.91114
$12.82923
372,174
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.82923
$16.67092
405,466
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.67092
$18.27663
428,377
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.27663
$16.94451
871,730
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.94451
$16.93108
751,527
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.93108
$21.15309
730,207
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.15309
$19.88736
625,330
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98833
$10.72450
1,284,434
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72450
$10.48895
1,944,938
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.48895
$11.35484
3,042,159
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.35484
$12.25810
3,307,472
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.25810
$12.53666
3,009,249
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.53666
$12.21154
2,590,849
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.21154
$12.63533
2,431,983
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.63533
$13.94676
2,432,113
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.94676
$12.74086
1,874,168
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96522
$11.51535
162,968
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.51535
$11.46720
250,592
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.46720
$13.04056
391,887
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.04056
$17.79423
402,804
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.79423
$18.75080
396,308
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.75080
$17.41934
371,860
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.41934
$21.28695
377,388
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.28695
$23.47651
310,813
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.47651
$19.82980
269,156
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 25


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99860
$9.86455
273,624
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.86455
$9.69934
623,247
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.69934
$9.53456
447,194
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.53456
$9.37256
391,063
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.37256
$9.21312
404,682
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.21312
$9.05630
389,331
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.05630
$8.90287
340,673
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.90287
$8.78170
309,432
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.78170
$8.74388
232,050
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98457
$10.78613
118,383
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78613
$10.93950
200,366
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.93950
$12.24527
397,008
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.24527
$12.90148
503,533
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.90148
$13.00657
504,304
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.00657
$12.32988
434,852
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.32988
$13.98689
365,022
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.98689
$14.77713
382,239
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.77713
$14.23609
297,896
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99058
$10.64194
39,346
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.64194
$10.02358
74,837
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.02358
$11.51676
97,022
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.51676
$15.83369
159,893
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.83369
$17.70414
254,525
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.70414
$16.03948
213,579
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.03948
$18.90299
194,412
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.90299
$22.14901
221,632
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.14901
$18.68940
235,072
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92942
$11.28154
71,949
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.28154
$9.65674
146,939
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.65674
$11.42561
205,439
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.42561
$13.37174
246,278
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.37174
$12.41833
259,880
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.41833
$12.59154
282,160
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.59154
$11.91034
241,229
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.91034
$15.85623
254,110
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.85623
$13.50753
252,168
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92929
$10.81917
69,809
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81917
$9.30077
130,835
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.30077
$10.66713
176,290
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.66713
$12.52710
187,264
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.52710
$11.48863
198,455
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.48863
$11.38567
173,640
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.38567
$11.25750
186,937
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.25750
$13.59125
182,000
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.59125
$11.20328
169,325
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 26


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00682
$10.62325
3,681
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.62325
$11.74255
15,848,756
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.74255
$12.62792
6,122,695
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.62792
$12.01813
893,990
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.01813
$12.60885
1,029,731
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.60885
$12.53986
4,577,264
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.53986
$12.84539
4,606,258
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.84539
$13.17217
1,601,617
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.17217
$12.91259
7,985,938
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97683
$10.89582
737,456
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.89582
$10.64989
1,448,339
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.64989
$11.89058
2,683,105
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.89058
$13.59163
3,099,193
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.59163
$14.21092
2,839,575
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.21092
$13.82301
2,549,581
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.82301
$14.29747
2,391,005
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.29747
$16.43814
2,367,419
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.43814
$14.96609
2,121,605
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92194
$10.58075
195,676
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58075
$9.44941
270,284
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.44941
$11.32357
420,837
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.32357
$12.84095
490,500
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.84095
$11.81920
504,746
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.81920
$11.29350
498,051
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.29350
$11.31638
469,107
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.31638
$14.42099
497,800
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.42099
$11.69830
459,382
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99859
$10.61090
810,657
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61090
$10.45511
1,639,387
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45511
$11.37878
2,953,294
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.37878
$12.41936
3,181,967
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.41936
$12.87340
2,921,888
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.87340
$12.63141
2,657,243
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.63141
$12.89370
2,497,628
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.89370
$14.21409
2,282,798
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.21409
$13.25491
1,947,866
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97144
$10.80010
42,896
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80010
$10.68707
137,379
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.68707
$12.10062
242,001
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.10062
$16.23595
223,904
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.23595
$17.47681
291,114
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.47681
$19.00666
295,750
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.00666
$18.41062
236,976
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.41062
$24.58319
219,566
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.58319
$23.77369
196,081
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 27


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99269
$11.33042
230,357
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.33042
$11.03643
322,925
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.03643
$12.17932
605,908
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.17932
$16.35559
605,307
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.35559
$17.78012
744,532
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.78012
$19.23816
578,457
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.23816
$19.96645
526,371
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.96645
$26.10322
466,747
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.10322
$24.96747
374,960
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98772
$10.91885
109,112
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.91885
$10.39724
169,121
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.39724
$12.57884
264,336
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.57884
$15.78207
285,396
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.78207
$16.07701
289,031
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.07701
$15.57213
300,958
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.57213
$16.39662
292,168
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.39662
$19.96144
279,561
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.96144
$17.74598
248,872
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99859
$10.89440
60,806
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.89440
$10.64578
94,667
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.64578
$12.25234
162,458
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.25234
$16.46513
177,604
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.46513
$17.59506
154,266
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.59506
$18.54623
146,583
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.54623
$18.58005
136,934
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.58005
$23.87390
126,535
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.87390
$23.97043
121,292
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99859
$10.19489
3,514
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.19489
$13.47958
26,310
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.47958
$14.60434
24,990
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.60434
$14.25237
51,718
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.25237
$15.89439
198,100
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.89439
$18.33417
168,622
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.33417
$16.19161
147,621
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99114
$11.25860
109,466
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.25860
$10.79250
175,157
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.79250
$12.42576
307,952
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.42576
$17.34560
357,009
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.34560
$19.48059
452,206
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.48059
$18.06995
349,941
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.06995
$21.00158
330,477
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.00158
$23.49230
326,704
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.49230
$19.29382
280,605
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99859
$10.32013
586,313
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.32013
$12.06359
731,605
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.06359
$12.46788
732,638
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.46788
$12.10372
662,322
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.10372
$12.41263
614,034
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.41263
$14.21470
599,386
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.21470
$12.81561
490,275
 

A 28


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93907
$11.70034
288,382
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.70034
$9.17013
402,766
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.17013
$10.63028
643,783
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.63028
$10.47283
729,453
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.47283
$9.81275
721,985
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.81275
$8.03245
666,199
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.03245
$8.87224
563,536
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.87224
$11.02238
652,111
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.02238
$9.31206
540,111
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98956
$10.61981
3,242,388
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.61981
$10.54353
4,685,807
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54353
$11.43927
8,150,950
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.43927
$12.28073
7,784,675
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.28073
$12.76916
7,360,506
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.76916
$12.57011
6,677,572
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.57011
$13.03960
6,247,245
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.03960
$14.11702
5,819,448
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.11702
$13.48165
5,062,363
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01851
$10.06978
11,360
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.06978
$10.60206
88,276
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.60206
$10.18071
112,368
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.18071
$10.61419
161,880
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.61419
$10.40575
171,925
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.40575
$10.65976
230,441
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.65976
$11.07321
308,547
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.07321
$10.79547
288,858
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96359
$11.53321
1,767,149
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.53321
$10.63290
3,215,517
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.63290
$11.80236
6,241,518
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.80236
$13.57707
6,824,464
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.57707
$14.57389
7,295,366
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.57389
$14.23837
11,217,661
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.23837
$15.40973
10,514,247
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.40973
$17.58685
16,590,958
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.58685
$15.97319
13,980,245
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99859
$10.91439
8,682
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.91439
$11.10006
48,028
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.10006
$12.96275
202,404
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.96275
$16.87460
221,960
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.87460
$19.44302
385,403
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.44302
$19.70100
339,850
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.70100
$22.24202
333,051
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$22.24202
$26.73003
296,095
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.73003
$24.11431
323,447
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 29


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99859
$8.89689
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.89689
$9.89612
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.89612
$11.90675
16,132
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.90675
$12.46527
2,034
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.46527
$12.27176
2,016
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.27176
$12.82623
2,019
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.82623
$14.90233
1,994
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.90233
$13.69146
1,954
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98765
$10.80894
1,475,848
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80894
$10.43243
2,483,599
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.43243
$11.30927
5,233,655
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30927
$12.49992
5,915,648
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.49992
$12.91884
5,617,005
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.91884
$12.67819
5,360,474
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.67819
$13.06319
4,995,825
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.06319
$14.92628
4,714,619
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.92628
$13.51171
4,014,082
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97192
$12.18384
68,658
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.18384
$10.40658
200,611
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.40658
$12.28287
345,173
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.28287
$17.00181
352,909
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.00181
$17.53857
365,854
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.53857
$17.47055
305,428
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.47055
$18.49644
255,915
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.49644
$23.21770
232,956
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.21770
$20.34619
184,203
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96097
$12.64476
51,212
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.64476
$12.30830
117,969
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.30830
$13.57203
225,275
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.57203
$18.03404
249,619
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$18.03404
$18.40461
222,602
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.40461
$18.23393
238,631
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.23393
$20.08921
200,979
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.08921
$24.47172
175,989
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.47172
$22.03199
161,207
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96440
$11.49200
44,213
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.49200
$10.62167
63,209
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.62167
$12.33695
107,553
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.33695
$16.66308
104,066
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.66308
$17.24268
103,322
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.24268
$16.21902
85,907
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.21902
$20.60010
102,032
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.60010
$21.73867
109,959
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.73867
$17.71857
79,065
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 30


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99229
$10.71605
2,863,672
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71605
$10.74314
5,207,868
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.74314
$11.98557
11,334,791
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.98557
$13.76509
12,437,947
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.76509
$14.32668
11,920,680
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.32668
$14.08904
14,657,282
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.08904
$14.89482
13,808,489
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.89482
$16.89832
12,881,246
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.89832
$15.72480
11,596,731
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97117
$11.16117
215,479
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.16117
$10.78581
352,937
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.78581
$12.46639
709,302
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.46639
$17.64982
724,960
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.64982
$18.79769
756,452
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.79769
$20.24900
750,303
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$20.24900
$20.44263
686,225
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.44263
$27.70961
639,613
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$27.70961
$28.28909
612,598
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98620
$10.69150
26,996
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69150
$10.45834
100,606
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45834
$11.65803
294,769
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.65803
$15.42829
320,867
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.42829
$15.40233
247,588
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.40233
$14.22243
232,708
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.22243
$14.83806
213,111
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.83806
$17.00087
203,781
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.00087
$15.08768
206,422
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85984
$11.50158
240,457
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.50158
$9.61963
356,895
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.61963
$9.79779
584,029
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.79779
$11.11270
574,041
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.11270
$10.01041
653,435
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.01041
$7.94568
556,141
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.94568
$9.73362
487,193
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.73362
$10.55477
521,881
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.55477
$8.64662
413,525
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98028
$10.33385
143,314
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.33385
$10.57749
215,632
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.57749
$10.94077
334,073
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.94077
$10.35114
353,773
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.35114
$10.23181
317,556
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.23181
$9.59352
275,463
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.59352
$9.84178
248,263
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.84178
$9.87243
288,451
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.87243
$9.89771
250,218
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 31


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98885
$11.52646
90,429
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.52646
$10.93968
104,000
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.93968
$12.73323
155,834
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.73323
$16.57418
151,603
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.57418
$18.73137
124,047
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.73137
$17.19612
103,329
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.19612
$19.27023
84,707
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.27023
$22.45389
91,530
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.45389
$18.42270
77,842
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99859
$8.83435
317,149
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.83435
$9.63986
1,128,299
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.63986
$11.41894
1,513,199
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.41894
$11.84282
2,692,810
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.84282
$11.56788
2,525,006
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.56788
$12.11360
2,311,573
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.11360
$13.52694
2,124,061
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.52694
$12.63128
1,810,082
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99859
$10.42309
325,487
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.42309
$10.86347
572,681
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.86347
$11.51711
894,105
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.51711
$11.15231
1,063,222
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.15231
$11.75168
1,214,910
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.75168
$11.69480
1,339,106
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.69480
$12.08851
1,341,625
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.08851
$12.63316
1,428,098
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.63316
$12.13609
1,900,964
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PREMIER RETIREMENT B SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Statement of Additional Information
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HD GRO II OR GRO Plus II (1.90%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96772
$10.79905
154,943
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.79905
$10.31246
132,153
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.31246
$11.38762
114,082
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.38762
$12.28555
427,780
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.28555
$12.51236
711,241
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.51236
$11.87950
707,194
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.87950
$12.39266
652,493
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.39266
$13.68793
614,310
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.68793
$12.33410
417,414
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97840
$10.90484
298,834
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.90484
$10.71003
216,324
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.71003
$11.94022
205,646
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.94022
$13.65281
1,121,713
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.65281
$14.21155
1,856,778
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.21155
$14.05353
2,105,517
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.05353
$14.76693
2,054,766
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.76693
$16.93929
1,977,760
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.93929
$15.63766
1,550,628
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98868
$10.75742
495,866
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75742
$10.42508
429,911
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42508
$11.50261
393,067
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.50261
$13.27553
1,074,399
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.27553
$13.87277
1,959,032
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.87277
$13.67396
2,175,371
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.67396
$14.25960
2,120,713
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.25960
$16.07475
2,066,118
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.07475
$14.98965
1,731,857
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99842
$9.15128
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.15128
$10.04504
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.04504
$10.92367
311,359
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.92367
$11.24074
702,297
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.24074
$10.69626
864,137
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.69626
$11.22383
855,734
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.22383
$12.39979
873,885
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.39979
$11.52080
655,547
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00785
$10.08594
15,226
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.08594
$10.11721
11,174
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.11721
$10.39081
10,747
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.39081
$9.97182
48,740
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.97182
$9.77297
96,935
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.77297
$9.63362
76,421
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.63362
$9.60532
100,033
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.60532
$9.58362
67,512
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.58362
$9.47050
54,230
 
 
 
 

A 33


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00677
$10.35874
160,936
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.35874
$10.48519
94,123
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.48519
$11.24454
84,364
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.24454
$10.82817
68,270
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.82817
$11.07205
80,588
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.07205
$10.63279
65,477
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.63279
$10.87224
54,678
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.87224
$11.13147
56,514
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.13147
$10.84682
28,624
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00713
$10.63369
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63369
$11.84852
711,400
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.84852
$12.28752
647,706
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.28752
$11.67514
631,400
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.67514
$11.75826
470,190
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.75826
$11.62839
524,780
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.62839
$11.59135
285,822
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.59135
$11.45260
560,149
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.45260
$11.31877
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99842
$10.63662
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63662
$12.10168
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.10168
$12.56702
91,657
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.56702
$11.73261
102,967
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.73261
$12.00049
59,139
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.00049
$11.89863
71,094
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.89863
$11.84192
65,291
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.84192
$11.70583
37,693
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.70583
$11.54681
484,635
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00925
$10.66744
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.66744
$12.41953
470
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.41953
$12.95314
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.95314
$11.87901
174,512
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.87901
$12.37107
139,121
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.37107
$12.32133
194,851
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.32133
$12.32424
158,050
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.32424
$12.19778
47,043
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.19778
$11.99964
56,525
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00818
$10.76903
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76903
$12.70955
861,992
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.70955
$13.31482
810,057
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.31482
$12.14747
199,150
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.14747
$12.83201
332,494
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.83201
$12.81266
320,540
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.81266
$12.82527
261,437
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.82527
$12.78103
87,087
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.78103
$12.54546
60,955
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 34


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
01/03/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99842
$12.00835
353,944
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.00835
$12.46866
553,030
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.46866
$11.03969
690,229
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.03969
$11.95288
531,200
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.95288
$11.97163
538,439
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.97163
$11.95917
359,165
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.95917
$11.91655
292,576
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.91655
$11.67173
86,078
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
01/03/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99790
$10.38840
79,723
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.38840
$9.15159
1,355,620
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.15159
$10.11067
483,237
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.11067
$10.18710
3,257
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.18710
$10.18486
56,018
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.18486
$10.16122
46,773
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.16122
$9.94091
23,547
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
01/02/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99895
$8.74065
98,599
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.74065
$9.82571
272,791
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.82571
$9.91282
14,331
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.91282
$9.91025
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.91025
$9.88602
247,080
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.88602
$9.63479
205,428
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
01/02/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99895
$11.29143
77,127
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.29143
$11.29830
998,407
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.29830
$11.35800
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.35800
$11.34658
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.34658
$11.04810
90,397
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
01/02/2015* to 12/31/2015
$9.99895
$9.92773
91,167
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.92773
$9.94169
1,061,459
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.94169
$9.98937
716,149
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.98937
$9.69663
660,306
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
01/04/2016* to 12/31/2016
$9.99790
$9.86937
657,558
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.86937
$9.94229
428,070
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.94229
$9.62962
330,407
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
01/03/2017* to 12/31/2017
$9.99790
$10.02639
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.02639
$9.63278
410,196
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
01/02/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.99790
$9.65205
13,088
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97759
$10.83811
288,561
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.83811
$10.37448
161,314
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.37448
$11.57366
136,989
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.57366
$13.92892
726,695
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.92892
$14.62013
1,647,889
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.62013
$14.41893
2,103,110
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.41893
$15.11264
2,268,473
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.11264
$17.47869
2,301,978
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.47869
$16.07872
1,776,864
 
 
 

A 35


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99842
$11.63768
1,787
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.63768
$12.97041
33,733
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.97041
$12.26956
36,945
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.26956
$13.82976
35,364
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.82976
$16.06461
34,537
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.06461
$15.00682
27,174
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95981
$11.79118
8,354
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.79118
$12.32991
9,082
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.32991
$13.95173
6,438
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.95173
$14.11551
4,554
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.11551
$18.12815
18,315
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.12815
$18.64520
23,256
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.64520
$19.17255
24,618
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.17255
$19.98393
18,099
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.98393
$18.67009
16,344
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97590
$11.02002
203,708
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.02002
$10.64837
156,932
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.64837
$11.55676
142,625
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.55676
$13.01069
531,149
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.01069
$13.16575
872,849
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.16575
$13.04361
1,193,809
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.04361
$13.34057
1,209,702
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.34057
$15.24362
1,156,419
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.24362
$13.79435
911,474
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97009
$11.55054
6,075
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.55054
$10.76044
2,731
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.76044
$13.38514
2,361
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.38514
$13.70175
1,196
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.70175
$15.31302
5,133
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.31302
$15.00855
4,492
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.00855
$14.85588
4,835
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.85588
$16.16100
4,010
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.16100
$15.10567
4,470
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99167
$10.77026
8,117
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77026
$9.98271
3,561
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.98271
$11.71868
3,339
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.71868
$15.35222
8,983
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.35222
$17.03825
22,227
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.03825
$15.94208
54,302
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.94208
$17.44498
51,333
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.44498
$18.78254
49,349
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.78254
$16.85260
25,858
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 36


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01975
$11.42143
14,643
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.42143
$10.87115
10,984
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.87115
$12.75606
6,987
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.75606
$16.54211
13,075
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.54211
$18.09847
21,528
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.09847
$16.74518
39,669
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.74518
$16.69798
40,367
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.69798
$20.81960
44,253
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.81960
$19.53372
26,873
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98817
$10.70690
133,407
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.70690
$10.45048
88,967
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45048
$11.29012
62,652
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.29012
$12.16343
470,528
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.16343
$12.41448
771,815
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.41448
$12.06788
821,049
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.06788
$12.46133
805,442
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.46133
$13.72685
1,098,834
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.72685
$12.51425
874,431
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96505
$11.49647
12,376
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.49647
$11.42521
9,830
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.42521
$12.96647
6,907
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.96647
$17.65730
12,855
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.65730
$18.56865
19,041
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.56865
$17.21498
17,290
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.21498
$20.99466
16,559
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.99466
$23.10732
15,597
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.10732
$19.47796
12,487
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99843
$9.84822
634
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.84822
$9.66356
390
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.66356
$9.48024
275
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.48024
$9.30014
11,794
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.30014
$9.12348
55,662
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.12348
$8.95015
45,175
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.95015
$8.78059
20,871
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.78059
$8.64352
17,771
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.64352
$8.58869
24,344
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98440
$10.76839
14,033
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76839
$10.89931
11,010
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.89931
$12.17532
9,565
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.17532
$12.80158
10,980
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.80158
$12.87958
52,516
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.87958
$12.18460
60,688
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.18460
$13.79401
56,464
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.79401
$14.54378
46,813
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.54378
$13.98263
31,469
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 37


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99041
$10.62452
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.62452
$9.98690
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.98690
$11.45122
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45122
$15.71162
9,401
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.71162
$17.53196
26,182
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.53196
$15.85109
26,087
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.85109
$18.64310
26,396
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.64310
$21.80018
25,650
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.80018
$18.35737
22,460
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92925
$11.26302
11,414
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.26302
$9.62127
7,245
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.62127
$11.36049
6,477
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.36049
$13.26847
4,617
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.26847
$12.29718
7,578
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.29718
$12.44336
5,012
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.44336
$11.74631
6,479
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.74631
$15.60622
5,241
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.60622
$13.26744
2,697
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92912
$10.80157
5,018
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80157
$9.26679
3,829
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.26679
$10.60652
3,715
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.60652
$12.43063
6,000
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.43063
$11.37699
7,716
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.37699
$11.25207
6,928
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.25207
$11.10280
6,423
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.10280
$13.37734
6,782
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.37734
$11.00440
3,487
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$10.04416
$9.58248
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.58248
$10.03301
4,360
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.03301
$9.95788
571,958
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.95788
$10.17981
1,034,456
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.17981
$10.41759
93,507
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.41759
$10.19139
3,642,121
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97666
$10.87788
50,507
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.87788
$10.61070
47,740
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.61070
$11.82263
49,065
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.82263
$13.48642
305,865
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.48642
$14.07221
546,197
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.07221
$13.66023
661,769
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.66023
$14.10036
663,148
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.10036
$16.17872
632,067
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.17872
$14.69972
518,532
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 38


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92178
$10.56344
4,504
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.56344
$9.41473
1,853
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.41473
$11.25910
2,083
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.25910
$12.74180
4,419
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.74180
$11.70410
30,339
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.70410
$11.16087
30,425
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.16087
$11.16076
30,859
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.16076
$14.19373
29,695
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.19373
$11.49043
29,278
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99842
$10.59346
112,641
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59346
$10.41679
83,867
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.41679
$11.31408
70,443
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.31408
$12.32370
180,845
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.32370
$12.74837
349,981
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.74837
$12.48326
424,604
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.48326
$12.71671
414,355
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.71671
$13.99053
471,411
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.99053
$13.01980
332,797
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97127
$10.78242
17,547
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78242
$10.64798
11,764
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.64798
$12.03168
10,338
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.03168
$16.11071
4,038
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.11071
$17.30665
6,517
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.30665
$18.78339
5,553
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.78339
$18.15736
5,168
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.15736
$24.19589
5,624
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.19589
$23.35129
5,292
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99253
$11.31191
6,498
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.31191
$10.99595
2,780
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.99595
$12.10993
2,872
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.10993
$16.22936
2,771
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.22936
$17.60703
11,626
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.60703
$19.01221
9,072
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.01221
$19.69184
7,431
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.69184
$25.69193
6,460
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.69193
$24.52367
4,243
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98755
$10.90100
7,833
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.90100
$10.35922
5,493
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.35922
$12.50742
3,959
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.50742
$15.66056
3,078
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.66056
$15.92073
5,144
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.92073
$15.38936
5,888
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.38936
$16.17127
6,464
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.17127
$19.64715
8,015
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.64715
$17.43073
7,575
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 39


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99842
$10.87655
6,060
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.87655
$10.60683
2,566
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.60683
$12.18265
3,081
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.18265
$16.33812
6,084
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.33812
$17.42381
9,878
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.42381
$18.32835
8,406
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.32835
$18.32462
8,939
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.32462
$23.49795
6,758
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.49795
$23.54466
5,258
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99843
$10.18715
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.18715
$13.44187
4,666
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.44187
$14.53393
6,768
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.53393
$14.15468
8,281
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.15468
$15.75350
9,147
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.75350
$18.13481
9,863
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.13481
$15.98283
7,112
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99098
$11.24020
2,569
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.24020
$10.75300
1,902
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.75300
$12.35515
1,785
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.35515
$17.21196
17,385
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.21196
$19.29110
24,085
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.29110
$17.85778
20,175
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.85778
$20.71307
20,560
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.71307
$23.12258
22,463
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.12258
$18.95129
13,203
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99843
$10.30591
4,572
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.30591
$12.02243
164,303
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.02243
$12.40002
354,444
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.40002
$12.01335
465,156
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.01335
$12.29506
512,880
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.29506
$14.05136
484,245
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.05136
$12.64242
370,940
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93890
$11.68109
24,943
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.68109
$9.13642
17,385
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.13642
$10.56957
10,106
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.56957
$10.39181
14,396
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.39181
$9.71685
17,017
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.71685
$7.93770
15,640
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.93770
$8.74987
17,206
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.74987
$10.84837
13,858
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.84837
$9.14636
9,425
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98939
$10.60245
393,476
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.60245
$10.50489
272,532
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.50489
$11.37415
244,555
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.37415
$12.18605
691,299
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.18605
$12.64490
1,143,117
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.64490
$12.42241
1,257,307
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.42241
$12.86037
1,278,579
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.86037
$13.89478
1,590,624
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.89478
$13.24226
1,183,479
 
 

A 40


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01834
$10.06623
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.06623
$10.57685
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.57685
$10.13596
345
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.13596
$10.54611
69,760
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.54611
$10.31799
82,414
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.31799
$10.54843
82,362
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.54843
$10.93540
78,782
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.93540
$10.63925
39,237
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96342
$11.51434
138,008
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.51434
$10.59391
87,805
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.59391
$11.73515
80,358
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.73515
$13.47231
486,763
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.47231
$14.43197
1,078,879
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.43197
$14.07110
1,496,821
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.07110
$15.19778
1,551,233
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.19778
$17.30972
3,076,300
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.30972
$15.68936
2,308,970
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99842
$10.89657
2,332
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.89657
$11.05948
1,101
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.05948
$12.88919
1,075
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.88919
$16.74464
712
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.74464
$19.25416
6,999
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.25416
$19.46992
8,420
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.46992
$21.93650
7,689
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.93650
$26.30946
7,989
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.30946
$23.68633
9,059
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99842
$8.88478
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.88478
$9.86246
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.86246
$11.84221
3,907
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.84221
$12.37240
7,967
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.37240
$12.15561
9,221
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.15561
$12.67909
9,010
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.67909
$14.70144
8,732
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.70144
$13.47923
8,765
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98748
$10.79117
253,274
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.79117
$10.39420
169,711
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.39420
$11.24487
146,649
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.24487
$12.40346
619,536
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.40346
$12.79317
901,167
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.79317
$12.52933
1,941,390
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.52933
$12.88360
1,829,141
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.88360
$14.69123
1,813,233
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.69123
$13.27175
1,319,794
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 41


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97176
$12.16375
2,818
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.16375
$10.36831
2,704
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.36831
$12.21274
2,241
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.21274
$16.87039
3,306
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.87039
$17.36748
10,091
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.36748
$17.26490
8,500
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.26490
$18.24165
7,795
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.24165
$22.85160
12,284
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.85160
$19.98435
7,551
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96081
$12.62411
2,369
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.62411
$12.26334
985
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.26334
$13.49477
1,295
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.49477
$17.89491
8,900
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.89491
$18.22541
11,764
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.22541
$18.01957
9,606
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.01957
$19.81286
11,955
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.81286
$24.08619
11,545
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.08619
$21.64045
8,078
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96424
$11.47308
2,916
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47308
$10.58275
1,021
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.58275
$12.26676
914
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.26676
$16.53459
1,840
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.53459
$17.07496
4,761
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.07496
$16.02859
5,503
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.02859
$20.31700
4,190
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.31700
$21.39649
4,441
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.39649
$17.40398
3,950
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99212
$10.69858
424,416
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.69858
$10.70386
354,864
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.70386
$11.91749
311,145
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.91749
$13.65914
1,302,316
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.65914
$14.18744
2,512,380
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.18744
$13.92374
4,223,132
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.92374
$14.69039
4,147,582
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.69039
$16.63259
4,013,217
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.63259
$15.44574
3,119,978
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97100
$11.14285
35,721
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.14285
$10.74611
28,961
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.74611
$12.39520
23,590
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.39520
$17.51339
29,021
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.51339
$18.61447
56,020
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.61447
$20.01090
60,817
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$20.01090
$20.16122
59,831
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.16122
$27.27281
65,895
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$27.27281
$27.78620
29,909
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 42


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98603
$10.67390
9,539
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.67390
$10.41987
2,561
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.41987
$11.59143
2,472
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.59143
$15.30911
570
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.30911
$15.25228
5,726
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.25228
$14.05521
5,211
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.05521
$14.63380
5,661
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.63380
$16.73292
5,454
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.73292
$14.81941
5,145
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85968
$11.48283
16,796
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.48283
$9.58441
13,137
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.58441
$9.74218
10,910
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.74218
$11.02705
4,485
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.02705
$9.91307
10,425
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.91307
$7.85235
11,349
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.85235
$9.59967
9,765
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.59967
$10.38845
6,943
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.38845
$8.49293
5,610
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98011
$10.31689
24,262
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.31689
$10.53864
16,566
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.53864
$10.87844
15,623
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.87844
$10.27131
11,270
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.27131
$10.13234
35,195
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.13234
$9.48072
32,653
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.48072
$9.70623
33,571
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.70623
$9.71675
40,393
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.71675
$9.72168
26,849
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98869
$11.50772
2,859
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.50772
$10.89980
978
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.89980
$12.66098
1,022
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.66098
$16.44666
2,641
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.44666
$18.54936
7,132
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.54936
$16.99439
7,431
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.99439
$19.00556
7,345
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.00556
$22.10058
7,438
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.10058
$18.09571
7,331
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99842
$8.82229
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.82229
$9.60719
10,169
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.60719
$11.35710
366,460
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.35710
$11.75460
1,198,339
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.75460
$11.45826
1,338,817
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.45826
$11.97442
1,255,799
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.97442
$13.34439
1,179,186
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.34439
$12.43534
958,018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 43


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99842
$10.40601
37,972
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.40601
$10.82363
22,075
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.82363
$11.45149
21,616
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45149
$11.06625
32,491
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.06625
$11.63736
70,423
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.63736
$11.55742
63,917
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.55742
$11.92225
62,894
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.92225
$12.43412
69,798
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.43412
$11.92046
66,078
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 44


PREMIER RETIREMENT L SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Statement of Additional Information
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HAV (2.10%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96755
$10.78127
616,622
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78127
$10.27449
1,188,522
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.27449
$11.32236
1,537,363
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.32236
$12.19011
1,612,732
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.19011
$12.38986
1,375,382
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.38986
$11.73914
1,098,760
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.73914
$12.22137
994,260
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.22137
$13.47124
1,014,369
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.47124
$12.11393
654,337
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97824
$10.88690
470,553
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.88690
$10.67064
735,064
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.67064
$11.87203
1,358,648
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.87203
$13.54713
1,460,959
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.54713
$14.07267
1,416,850
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.07267
$13.88783
1,332,878
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.88783
$14.56311
1,246,753
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.56311
$16.67151
1,171,022
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.67151
$15.35892
972,241
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98851
$10.73966
572,938
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73966
$10.38658
960,066
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.38658
$11.43662
1,455,490
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.43662
$13.17247
1,582,290
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.17247
$13.73688
1,545,081
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.73688
$13.51240
1,450,619
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.51240
$14.06251
1,340,995
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.06251
$15.82021
1,353,584
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.82021
$14.72202
1,137,189
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99826
$9.13879
82,761
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.13879
$10.01086
388,295
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.01086
$10.86430
389,792
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.86430
$11.15680
354,953
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.15680
$10.59478
327,092
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.59478
$11.09480
288,327
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.09480
$12.23238
221,033
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.23238
$11.34201
203,210
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00768
$10.06943
52,634
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.06943
$10.07987
87,127
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.07987
$10.33107
107,653
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.33107
$9.89418
81,693
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.89418
$9.67708
75,778
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.67708
$9.51958
50,579
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.51958
$9.47295
35,766
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.47295
$9.43279
31,787
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.43279
$9.30250
21,308
 
 
 
 

A 45


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00660
$10.34172
542,883
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.34172
$10.44670
725,486
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.44670
$11.18028
1,202,300
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.18028
$10.74438
1,310,826
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.74438
$10.96377
1,221,686
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.96377
$10.50721
974,784
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.50721
$10.72204
874,714
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.72204
$10.95529
940,950
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.95529
$10.65326
706,193
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97742
$10.82029
534,767
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.82029
$10.33635
590,706
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.33635
$11.50768
998,236
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.50768
$13.82131
1,367,287
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.82131
$14.47761
1,378,372
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.47761
$14.24918
1,337,845
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.24918
$14.90433
1,282,112
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.90433
$17.20269
1,160,601
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.20269
$15.79233
1,018,773
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99826
$11.61742
6,248
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.61742
$12.92135
35,560
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.92135
$12.19819
31,414
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.19819
$13.72148
61,906
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.72148
$15.90644
53,128
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.90644
$14.82847
25,795
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95965
$11.77181
25,309
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.77181
$12.28453
27,831
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.28453
$13.87195
55,888
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.87195
$14.00615
66,756
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$14.00615
$17.95101
69,485
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.95101
$18.42533
53,286
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.42533
$18.90802
41,764
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.90802
$19.66812
46,568
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.66812
$18.33739
29,666
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97573
$11.00198
514,803
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.00198
$10.60927
978,290
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.60927
$11.49073
1,613,890
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.49073
$12.90995
1,482,592
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.90995
$13.03710
1,048,264
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.03710
$12.88970
1,004,960
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.88970
$13.15637
947,052
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.15637
$15.00254
880,366
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.00254
$13.54839
732,374
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 46


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96993
$11.53165
19,913
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.53165
$10.72094
18,697
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.72094
$13.30873
29,922
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.30873
$13.59570
35,859
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.59570
$15.16355
32,869
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.16355
$14.83180
29,993
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.83180
$14.65107
28,470
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.65107
$15.90570
29,599
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.90570
$14.83656
21,335
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99150
$10.75256
21,331
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75256
$9.94608
50,887
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.94608
$11.65181
89,883
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.65181
$15.23345
93,138
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.23345
$16.87205
103,246
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.87205
$15.75437
154,973
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.75437
$17.20445
163,855
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.20445
$18.48583
208,941
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.48583
$16.55238
138,667
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01958
$11.40273
17,909
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.40273
$10.83119
31,037
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.83119
$12.68323
67,026
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.68323
$16.41409
77,749
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.41409
$17.92176
72,445
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.92176
$16.54789
105,671
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.54789
$16.46765
102,967
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.46765
$20.49067
109,847
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.49067
$19.18568
93,975
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98800
$10.68940
274,293
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.68940
$10.41222
413,703
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.41222
$11.22580
631,707
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.22580
$12.06932
616,474
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.06932
$12.29341
589,431
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.29341
$11.92573
472,291
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.92573
$12.28947
422,557
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.28947
$13.51005
440,492
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.51005
$12.29132
304,009
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96489
$11.47751
44,646
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47751
$11.38312
47,480
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.38312
$12.89210
77,117
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.89210
$17.52034
82,400
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.52034
$18.38705
91,633
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.38705
$17.01185
74,059
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.01185
$20.70469
72,349
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.70469
$22.74177
75,877
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.74177
$19.13040
48,508
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 47


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99826
$9.83210
68,016
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.83210
$9.62805
130,445
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.62805
$9.42621
155,067
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.42621
$9.22821
198,123
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.22821
$9.03434
165,720
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.03434
$8.84463
142,010
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.84463
$8.65942
129,006
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.65942
$8.50697
109,082
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.50697
$8.43563
62,033
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98423
$10.75077
47,933
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75077
$10.85949
66,789
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.85949
$12.10603
88,288
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.10603
$12.70285
96,327
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.70285
$12.75411
99,076
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.75411
$12.04126
74,329
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.04126
$13.60403
68,636
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.60403
$14.31431
73,013
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.31431
$13.73367
52,962
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99024
$10.60710
9,369
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.60710
$9.95015
8,712
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.95015
$11.38581
18,692
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.38581
$15.59005
36,250
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.59005
$17.36079
43,160
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.36079
$15.66437
44,468
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.66437
$18.38597
71,622
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.38597
$21.45578
59,065
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.45578
$18.03031
56,716
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92909
$11.24449
20,260
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.24449
$9.58589
24,041
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.58589
$11.29559
35,590
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.29559
$13.16577
39,165
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.16577
$12.17716
37,512
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.17716
$12.29675
36,556
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.29675
$11.58431
26,314
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.58431
$15.35957
28,814
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.35957
$13.03078
27,153
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92896
$10.78368
15,359
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.78368
$9.23249
30,645
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.23249
$10.54563
42,525
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.54563
$12.33410
42,005
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.33410
$11.26549
42,556
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.26549
$11.11906
27,383
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.11906
$10.94929
21,349
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.94929
$13.16563
20,597
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.16563
$10.80802
12,790
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 48


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00649
$10.58844
395
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58844
$11.65657
4,284,339
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.65657
$12.48437
1,875,844
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.48437
$11.83322
360,518
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.83322
$12.36430
472,431
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.36430
$12.24661
1,799,371
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.24661
$12.49409
1,950,007
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.49409
$12.75993
790,041
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.75993
$12.45717
3,465,611
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97649
$10.86001
180,020
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86001
$10.57177
326,722
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.57177
$11.75519
600,897
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.75519
$13.38210
600,819
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.38210
$13.93493
599,949
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.93493
$13.49945
551,011
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.49945
$13.90612
511,599
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.90612
$15.92331
512,401
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.92331
$14.43807
428,255
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92161
$10.54608
69,067
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.54608
$9.38012
81,760
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.38012
$11.19486
138,763
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.19486
$12.64339
158,885
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.64339
$11.58999
165,397
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.58999
$11.02943
130,939
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.02943
$11.00699
132,936
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.00699
$13.96977
133,366
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.96977
$11.28582
104,333
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99826
$10.57605
175,060
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.57605
$10.37847
273,353
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.37847
$11.24938
422,245
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.24938
$12.22821
402,427
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.22821
$12.62374
383,051
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.62374
$12.33605
336,583
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.33605
$12.54118
290,070
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.54118
$13.76941
273,841
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.76941
$12.78772
211,714
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97111
$10.76470
11,375
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76470
$10.60883
43,364
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.60883
$11.96308
80,352
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.96308
$15.98615
77,382
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.98615
$17.13785
82,679
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.13785
$18.56219
72,098
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.56219
$17.90707
60,028
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.90707
$23.81386
53,435
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.81386
$22.93529
51,341
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 49


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99236
$11.29330
61,542
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.29330
$10.95551
80,684
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.95551
$12.04063
135,355
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.04063
$16.10352
132,455
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.10352
$17.43484
162,487
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.43484
$18.78781
98,578
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.78781
$19.41983
100,063
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.41983
$25.28556
102,400
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.28556
$24.08630
72,730
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98739
$10.88308
35,110
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.88308
$10.32113
51,259
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.32113
$12.43595
78,335
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.43595
$15.53932
89,553
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.53932
$15.76524
93,252
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.76524
$15.20794
90,219
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.20794
$15.94814
88,569
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.94814
$19.33665
89,216
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.33665
$17.12009
78,917
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99826
$10.85871
15,539
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85871
$10.56782
28,979
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.56782
$12.11316
59,322
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.11316
$16.21185
55,641
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.21185
$17.25380
83,631
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.25380
$18.11252
39,864
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.11252
$18.07191
38,229
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.07191
$23.12682
32,098
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.12682
$23.12527
25,819
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99826
$10.17946
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.17946
$13.40436
3,034
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.40436
$14.46368
1,843
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.46368
$14.05744
2,847
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.05744
$15.61340
20,978
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.61340
$17.93707
19,108
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.93707
$15.77605
23,566
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99081
$11.22185
23,350
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.22185
$10.71360
49,052
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.71360
$12.28480
90,654
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.28480
$17.07924
100,251
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.07924
$19.10337
111,928
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.10337
$17.64787
85,414
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.64787
$20.42786
98,836
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.42786
$22.75780
94,254
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.75780
$18.61396
69,205
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99826
$10.29169
97,976
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.29169
$11.98140
123,017
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.98140
$12.33254
167,860
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.33254
$11.92365
171,554
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.92365
$12.17840
150,285
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.17840
$13.88984
140,594
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.88984
$12.47141
101,538
 

A 50


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93873
$11.66195
84,926
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.66195
$9.10284
90,497
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.10284
$10.50918
143,486
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.50918
$10.31145
177,032
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.31145
$9.62209
173,301
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.62209
$7.84425
140,164
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.84425
$8.62930
136,119
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.62930
$10.67714
160,874
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.67714
$8.98352
117,892
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98922
$10.58499
861,017
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58499
$10.46635
1,285,489
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.46635
$11.30921
1,905,620
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30921
$12.09170
1,742,237
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.09170
$12.52144
1,620,577
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.52144
$12.27605
1,453,620
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.27605
$12.68287
1,249,014
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.68287
$13.67509
1,159,745
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.67509
$13.00614
911,382
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01818
$10.06267
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.06267
$10.55146
26,834
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.55146
$10.09089
23,433
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.09089
$10.47775
27,600
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.47775
$10.23026
26,846
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.23026
$10.43751
51,554
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.43751
$10.79838
81,190
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.79838
$10.48440
63,109
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96325
$11.49547
376,361
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.49547
$10.55499
757,177
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.55499
$11.66811
1,007,820
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.66811
$13.36799
1,072,370
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.36799
$14.29091
1,128,809
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.29091
$13.90511
2,143,874
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.90511
$14.98807
2,032,021
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.98807
$17.03621
3,188,168
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.03621
$15.40978
2,433,245
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99826
$10.87869
5,467
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.87869
$11.01886
11,596
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.01886
$12.81560
21,851
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.81560
$16.61507
21,322
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.61507
$19.06605
112,723
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.06605
$19.24041
45,845
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.24041
$21.63385
40,745
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.63385
$25.89381
36,437
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.89381
$23.26422
42,614
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 51


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99826
$8.87255
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.87255
$9.82884
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.82884
$11.77773
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.77773
$12.27998
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.27998
$12.04019
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.04019
$12.53316
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.53316
$14.50269
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.50269
$13.26972
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98731
$10.77337
409,386
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77337
$10.35589
684,746
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.35589
$11.18047
1,280,409
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.18047
$12.30719
1,309,146
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.30719
$12.66800
1,274,882
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.66800
$12.38138
1,160,188
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.38138
$12.70553
1,034,925
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.70553
$14.45873
1,067,791
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.45873
$13.03493
847,872
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97159
$12.14387
23,445
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.14387
$10.33026
36,225
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.33026
$12.14309
52,355
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.14309
$16.73995
46,992
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.73995
$17.19813
46,415
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.19813
$17.06163
30,253
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.06163
$17.99015
27,490
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.99015
$22.49062
28,087
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.49062
$19.62824
21,471
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96064
$12.60328
13,391
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.60328
$12.21817
27,114
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.21817
$13.41755
46,297
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.41755
$17.75618
51,816
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.75618
$18.04719
47,606
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.04719
$17.80700
49,101
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.80700
$19.53933
45,284
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.53933
$23.70528
40,751
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.70528
$21.25441
44,047
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96407
$11.45416
7,722
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.45416
$10.54377
12,218
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54377
$12.19664
18,498
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.19664
$16.40654
23,966
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.40654
$16.90814
21,016
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.90814
$15.83959
19,310
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.83959
$20.03660
27,068
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.03660
$21.05817
19,238
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.05817
$17.09362
16,966
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 52


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99195
$10.68099
707,216
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.68099
$10.66444
1,337,590
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.66444
$11.84920
2,328,321
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.84920
$13.55300
2,287,341
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.55300
$14.04852
2,188,310
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.04852
$13.75930
2,879,384
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.75930
$14.48726
2,699,414
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.48726
$16.36920
2,522,136
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.36920
$15.16999
2,184,634
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97083
$11.12457
55,153
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.12457
$10.70663
65,814
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.70663
$12.32438
225,910
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.32438
$17.37774
249,250
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.37774
$18.43263
200,200
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.43263
$19.77495
160,060
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.77495
$19.88294
105,973
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.88294
$26.84167
114,874
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.84167
$27.29090
101,839
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98586
$10.65635
7,248
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.65635
$10.38154
30,066
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.38154
$11.52522
47,433
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.52522
$15.19051
51,332
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.19051
$15.10316
52,642
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.10316
$13.88932
36,430
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.88932
$14.43178
28,716
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.43178
$16.46836
27,899
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.46836
$14.55517
24,899
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85951
$11.46379
53,809
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.46379
$9.54897
87,132
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.54897
$9.68622
145,906
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.68622
$10.94133
122,996
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.94133
$9.81585
142,333
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.81585
$7.75949
102,995
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.75949
$9.46706
87,308
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.46706
$10.22409
90,344
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.22409
$8.34146
62,922
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97994
$10.29998
29,703
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.29998
$10.49994
64,033
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.49994
$10.81629
82,860
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.81629
$10.19168
85,023
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.19168
$10.03320
77,196
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.03320
$9.36886
52,958
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.36886
$9.57221
44,342
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.57221
$9.56300
48,390
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.56300
$9.54828
37,804
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 53


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98852
$11.48881
21,125
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.48881
$10.85968
16,563
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.85968
$12.58860
32,066
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.58860
$16.31935
33,498
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.31935
$18.36824
31,639
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.36824
$16.79407
26,990
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.79407
$18.74335
29,368
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.74335
$21.75133
28,444
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.75133
$17.77316
22,191
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99826
$8.81016
83,306
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.81016
$9.57427
212,135
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.57427
$11.29515
518,800
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.29515
$11.66673
468,480
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.66673
$11.34940
413,270
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.34940
$11.83661
373,206
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.83661
$13.16397
299,318
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.16397
$12.24203
255,044
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99826
$10.38898
105,724
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.38898
$10.78389
181,083
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.78389
$11.38606
240,075
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.38606
$10.98046
270,639
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.98046
$11.52347
360,966
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.52347
$11.42096
282,686
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.42096
$11.75748
294,367
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.75748
$12.23735
313,505
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.23735
$11.70770
385,602
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PREMIER RETIREMENT L SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Statement of Additional Information
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HD GRO II OR GRO Plus II (2.30%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96738
$10.76360
119,777
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76360
$10.23677
63,270
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.23677
$11.25791
55,665
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.25791
$12.09609
51,239
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.09609
$12.26912
48,272
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.26912
$11.60105
23,189
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.60105
$12.05305
16,955
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.05305
$13.25866
26,254
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.25866
$11.89825
8,561
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97807
$10.86903
135,746
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86903
$10.63140
97,104
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.63140
$11.80420
86,608
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.80420
$13.44221
53,339
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.44221
$13.93521
61,095
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.93521
$13.72405
39,168
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.72405
$14.36201
30,438
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.36201
$16.40782
29,846
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.40782
$15.08486
11,969
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98834
$10.72203
264,599
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72203
$10.34844
228,689
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34844
$11.37141
207,751
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.37141
$13.07048
142,794
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.07048
$13.60269
163,330
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.60269
$13.35307
85,736
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.35307
$13.86830
61,334
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.86830
$15.56997
71,543
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.56997
$14.45940
36,197
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99809
$9.12620
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.12620
$9.97667
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.97667
$10.80518
1,041
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.80518
$11.07340
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.07340
$10.49404
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.49404
$10.96688
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.96688
$12.06665
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.06665
$11.16542
0
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00751
$10.05274
998
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.05274
$10.04285
1,989
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.04285
$10.27228
569
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.27228
$9.81790
20
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.81790
$9.58291
143
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.58291
$9.40784
123
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.40784
$9.34229
76
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.34229
$9.28330
83
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.28330
$9.13630
0
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00643
$10.32475
156,041
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.32475
$10.40836
103,225
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.40836
$11.11653
98,464
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.11653
$10.66129
62,675
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.66129
$10.85686
52,098
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.85686
$10.38362
44,109
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.38362
$10.57422
36,562
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.57422
$10.78227
39,246
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.78227
$10.46331
32,662
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00679
$10.59877
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59877
$11.76169
615,430
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.76169
$12.14766
703,996
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.14766
$11.49527
736,638
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.49527
$11.52978
666,603
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.52978
$11.35600
431,274
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.35600
$11.27384
357,047
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.27384
$11.09363
487,473
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.09363
$10.91927
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.60163
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.60163
$12.01278
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.01278
$12.42372
53,846
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.42372
$11.55152
32,333
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.55152
$11.76707
14,700
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.76707
$11.61949
16,974
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.61949
$11.51704
17,620
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.51704
$11.33848
17,475
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.33848
$11.13899
376,830
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00891
$10.63229
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63229
$12.32822
201
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.32822
$12.80538
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.80538
$11.69563
158,506
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.69563
$12.13039
99,469
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.13039
$12.03229
135,334
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.03229
$11.98615
127,469
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.98615
$11.81485
32,526
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.81485
$11.57527
37,215
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00784
$10.73369
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73369
$12.61630
453,232
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.61630
$13.16317
428,448
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.16317
$11.96003
204,525
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.96003
$12.58253
323,814
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.58253
$12.51228
324,881
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.51228
$12.47376
298,187
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.47376
$12.38018
251,416
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.38018
$12.10205
150,318
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 56


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
01/03/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99809
$11.95962
94,051
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.95962
$12.36732
176,446
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.36732
$10.90536
130,875
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.90536
$11.75937
72,368
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.75937
$11.72977
132,585
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.72977
$11.66990
99,527
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.66990
$11.58096
82,894
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.58096
$11.29641
60,696
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
01/03/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99746
$10.34590
30,847
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.34590
$9.07699
519,876
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.07699
$9.98740
189,047
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.98740
$10.02192
2,675
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.02192
$9.97904
28,792
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.97904
$9.91543
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.91543
$9.66060
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
01/02/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99873
$8.70488
98,535
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.70488
$9.74562
106,037
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.74562
$9.79194
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.79194
$9.74958
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.74958
$9.68628
104,031
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.68628
$9.40135
169,790
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
01/02/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99873
$11.24540
23,476
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.24540
$11.20625
394,975
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.20625
$11.21982
9,081
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.21982
$11.16296
3,613
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.16296
$10.82474
61,225
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
01/02/2015* to 12/31/2015
$9.99873
$9.88722
5,413
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.88722
$9.86091
288,362
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.86091
$9.86801
214,421
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.86801
$9.53963
242,452
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
01/04/2016* to 12/31/2016
$9.99746
$9.82927
201,380
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.82927
$9.86166
143,649
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.86166
$9.51243
170,225
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
01/03/2017* to 12/31/2017
$9.99745
$9.98561
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.98561
$9.55422
9,112
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
01/02/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.99745
$9.61243
0
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97725
$10.80239
305,283
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.80239
$10.29819
176,110
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.29819
$11.44169
156,027
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.44169
$13.71394
114,823
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.71394
$14.33579
103,446
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.33579
$14.08079
44,830
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.08079
$14.69822
50,965
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.69822
$16.93035
58,493
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.93035
$15.51040
25,288
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99809
$11.59720
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.59720
$12.87257
1,247
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.87257
$12.12727
787
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.12727
$13.61387
829
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.61387
$15.74958
1,093
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.74958
$14.65209
1,222
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95948
$11.75243
3,756
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.75243
$12.23924
3,216
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.23924
$13.79249
3,016
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.79249
$13.89752
2,176
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.89752
$17.77560
2,671
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.77560
$18.20804
1,776
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.20804
$18.64698
1,535
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.64698
$19.35710
704
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.35710
$18.01025
408
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97557
$10.98381
112,953
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.98381
$10.57010
94,586
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.57010
$11.42496
80,938
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.42496
$12.80989
51,012
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.80989
$12.90966
55,467
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.90966
$12.73776
43,842
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.73776
$12.97467
37,638
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.97467
$14.76525
39,492
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.76525
$13.30663
29,253
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96976
$11.51275
2,506
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.51275
$10.68145
1,555
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.68145
$13.23265
1,841
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.23265
$13.49041
1,334
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.49041
$15.01538
714
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.01538
$14.65689
512
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.65689
$14.44880
412
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.44880
$15.65417
511
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.65417
$14.57188
253
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99134
$10.73491
19,275
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73491
$9.90949
7,044
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.90949
$11.58529
6,111
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.58529
$15.11560
4,472
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.11560
$16.70734
6,548
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.70734
$15.56866
5,892
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.56866
$16.96697
5,066
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.96697
$18.19362
3,756
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.19362
$16.25729
2,049
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 58


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01941
$11.38383
9,315
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.38383
$10.79120
4,713
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.79120
$12.61054
3,989
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.61054
$16.28679
3,482
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.28679
$17.74638
3,516
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.74638
$16.35246
3,313
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.35246
$16.23998
2,034
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.23998
$20.16622
1,242
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.16622
$18.84305
848
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98783
$10.67177
54,102
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.67177
$10.37382
28,997
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.37382
$11.16148
27,954
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.16148
$11.97581
28,338
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.97581
$12.17331
29,066
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.17331
$11.78513
20,471
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.78513
$12.11993
17,895
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.11993
$13.29642
19,411
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.29642
$12.07223
11,763
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96472
$11.45866
7,737
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.45866
$11.34127
3,541
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.34127
$12.81851
3,365
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.81851
$17.38469
3,166
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.38469
$18.20742
3,565
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.20742
$16.81121
1,651
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.81121
$20.41897
636
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.41897
$22.38219
831
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.38219
$18.78927
632
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$9.81590
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.81590
$9.59256
2,518
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.59256
$9.37229
144
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.37229
$9.15665
12
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.15665
$8.94614
12
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$8.94614
$8.74032
9,140
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.74032
$8.53994
12
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.53994
$8.37260
13
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.37260
$8.28535
364
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98406
$10.73309
6,489
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73309
$10.81948
5,584
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.81948
$12.03683
5,190
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.03683
$12.60442
3,175
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.60442
$12.62960
4,130
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.62960
$11.89940
3,434
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.89940
$13.41635
2,193
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.41635
$14.08796
1,496
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.08796
$13.48870
268
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 59


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99007
$10.58960
213
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58960
$9.91346
98
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.91346
$11.32062
123
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.32062
$15.46916
1,828
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.46916
$17.19095
768
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.19095
$15.47940
334
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.47940
$18.13181
359
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.13181
$21.11617
458
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.11617
$17.70842
173
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92892
$11.22607
7,047
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.22607
$9.55062
3,231
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.55062
$11.23108
2,698
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.23108
$13.06392
4,061
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.06392
$12.05820
3,525
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.05820
$12.15171
2,721
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.15171
$11.42423
2,689
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.42423
$15.11667
978
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.11667
$12.79841
1,124
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92879
$10.76596
1,863
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76596
$9.19856
5,339
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.19856
$10.48534
3,699
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.48534
$12.23853
2,133
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.23853
$11.15543
1,329
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.15543
$10.98783
975
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.98783
$10.79796
608
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.79796
$12.95711
565
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.95711
$10.61485
713
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97632
$10.84209
16,667
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.84209
$10.53278
11,827
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.53278
$11.68784
11,711
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.68784
$13.27832
9,914
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.27832
$13.79866
8,888
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.79866
$13.33999
5,302
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.33999
$13.71391
3,581
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.71391
$15.67133
4,117
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.67133
$14.18034
2,981
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92144
$10.52888
1,727
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.52888
$9.34567
795
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.34567
$11.13086
623
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.13086
$12.54532
2,181
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.54532
$11.47656
3,018
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.47656
$10.89916
1,738
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.89916
$10.85482
615
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.85482
$13.74874
673
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.74874
$11.08436
347
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.55869
81,043
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.55869
$10.34036
58,277
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34036
$11.18508
55,380
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.18508
$12.13349
26,826
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.13349
$12.50029
33,624
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.50029
$12.19051
29,312
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.19051
$12.36794
24,442
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.36794
$13.55149
26,210
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.55149
$12.55951
22,293
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97094
$10.74695
200
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.74695
$10.56966
2,545
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.56966
$11.89459
2,286
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.89459
$15.86218
877
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.86218
$16.97024
1,375
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.97024
$18.34311
792
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.34311
$17.65976
345
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.65976
$23.43708
764
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.43708
$22.52610
208
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99219
$11.27468
16,118
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.27468
$10.91510
5,251
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.91510
$11.97169
4,493
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.97169
$15.97874
2,669
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.97874
$17.26455
5,812
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.26455
$18.56636
3,568
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.56636
$19.15200
2,490
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.15200
$24.88609
2,093
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.88609
$23.65703
774
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98722
$10.86514
5,725
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86514
$10.28312
2,065
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.28312
$12.36479
1,446
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.36479
$15.41885
6,180
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.41885
$15.61113
7,705
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.61113
$15.02861
2,616
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.02861
$15.72804
1,623
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.72804
$19.03087
562
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.03087
$16.81466
464
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.84075
1,029
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.84075
$10.52884
406
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.52884
$12.04371
872
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.04371
$16.08596
1,935
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.08596
$17.08490
951
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.08490
$17.89862
569
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.89862
$17.82217
483
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.82217
$22.76078
488
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.76078
$22.71240
388
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99809
$10.17167
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.17167
$13.36678
4,054
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.36678
$14.39378
4,257
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.39378
$13.96103
2,676
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.96103
$15.47471
445
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.47471
$17.74152
792
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.74152
$15.57193
356
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99064
$11.20328
6,181
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.20328
$10.67411
2,275
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.67411
$12.21442
1,637
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.21442
$16.94666
3,127
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.94666
$18.91641
3,419
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.91641
$17.43947
1,345
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.43947
$20.14556
510
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.14556
$22.39770
298
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.39770
$18.28181
135
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99809
$10.27736
1,469
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.27736
$11.94018
519
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.94018
$12.26499
674
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.26499
$11.83407
527
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.83407
$12.06220
322
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.06220
$13.72931
177
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.72931
$12.30195
131
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93856
$11.64283
16,639
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.64283
$9.06934
8,350
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.06934
$10.44909
5,713
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.44909
$10.23152
4,948
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.23152
$9.52798
6,624
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.52798
$7.75161
4,987
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.75161
$8.51008
2,200
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.51008
$10.50821
2,306
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.50821
$8.82316
1,236
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98905
$10.56757
139,048
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.56757
$10.42777
129,216
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.42777
$11.24445
115,507
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.24445
$11.99793
76,347
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.99793
$12.39894
73,702
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.39894
$12.13111
33,935
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.13111
$12.50763
22,578
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.50763
$13.45876
15,988
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.45876
$12.77407
3,823
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01801
$10.05915
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.05915
$10.52610
274
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.52610
$10.04606
226
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.04606
$10.40988
375
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.40988
$10.14319
1,528
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.14319
$10.32759
74
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.32759
$10.66282
50
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.66282
$10.33170
2,002
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96308
$11.47648
70,900
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47648
$10.51610
58,001
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.51610
$11.60136
48,000
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.60136
$13.26440
31,773
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.26440
$14.15124
29,572
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.15124
$13.74109
82,803
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.74109
$14.78113
84,733
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.78113
$16.76680
115,758
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.76680
$15.13489
55,719
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.86080
1,459
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86080
$10.97830
513
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.97830
$12.74231
617
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.74231
$16.48642
484
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.48642
$18.87993
889
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.87993
$19.01370
556
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.01370
$21.33549
502
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.33549
$25.48471
741
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.48471
$22.84964
385
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99809
$8.86034
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.86034
$9.79521
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.79521
$11.71340
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.71340
$12.18789
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.18789
$11.92555
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.92555
$12.38861
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.38861
$14.30628
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.30628
$13.06308
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98715
$10.75566
87,015
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75566
$10.31779
60,253
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.31779
$11.11657
51,711
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.11657
$12.21187
25,527
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.21187
$12.54429
25,272
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.54429
$12.23535
22,395
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.23535
$12.53023
14,179
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.53023
$14.23020
14,315
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.23020
$12.80249
7,738
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97142
$12.12383
10,502
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.12383
$10.29217
4,152
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.29217
$12.07351
2,799
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.07351
$16.61005
4,124
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.61005
$17.02978
4,056
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.02978
$16.86020
1,813
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.86020
$17.74165
1,042
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.74165
$22.13488
967
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.13488
$19.27810
708
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 63


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96047
$12.58259
2,465
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.58259
$12.17325
1,253
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.17325
$13.34082
1,199
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.34082
$17.61871
1,062
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.61871
$17.87086
740
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.87086
$17.59705
512
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.59705
$19.26963
224
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.26963
$23.33046
175
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.33046
$20.87538
135
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96390
$11.43543
8,353
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.43543
$10.50502
3,409
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.50502
$12.12694
1,679
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.12694
$16.27955
2,040
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.27955
$16.74311
791
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.74311
$15.65300
494
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.65300
$19.76030
242
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.76030
$20.72553
166
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.72553
$16.78902
103
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99178
$10.66346
208,319
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.66346
$10.62519
165,177
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.62519
$11.78150
144,219
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.78150
$13.44819
97,500
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.44819
$13.91148
161,911
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.91148
$13.59728
124,699
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.59728
$14.28752
91,393
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.28752
$16.11061
99,271
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.11061
$14.89963
41,643
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97067
$11.10634
5,389
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.10634
$10.66740
4,065
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.66740
$12.25406
4,144
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.25406
$17.24330
10,934
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.24330
$18.25254
10,955
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.25254
$19.54171
4,683
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.54171
$19.60859
2,418
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.60859
$26.41743
903
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.41743
$26.80443
30
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98570
$10.63879
6,319
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63879
$10.34328
2,009
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34328
$11.45924
2,026
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.45924
$15.07276
3,976
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.07276
$14.95546
4,526
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.95546
$13.72536
941
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.72536
$14.23228
805
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.23228
$16.20773
55
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.20773
$14.29536
57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 64


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85934
$11.44494
14,797
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.44494
$9.51383
5,957
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.51383
$9.63079
7,755
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.63079
$10.85645
2,786
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.85645
$9.71986
2,894
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.71986
$7.66789
2,147
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.66789
$9.33614
1,274
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.33614
$10.06213
964
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.06213
$8.19247
524
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97977
$10.28297
9,851
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.28297
$10.46127
3,825
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.46127
$10.75435
3,526
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.75435
$10.11257
1,285
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.11257
$9.93498
1,058
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.93498
$9.25820
578
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.25820
$9.43992
380
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.43992
$9.41162
413
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.41162
$9.37778
183
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98835
$11.46980
4,759
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.46980
$10.81966
3,066
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.81966
$12.51658
2,660
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.51658
$16.19288
2,359
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.19288
$18.18867
1,095
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.18867
$16.59591
691
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.59591
$18.48453
694
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.48453
$21.40726
253
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.40726
$17.45614
153
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99809
$8.79804
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.79804
$9.54156
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.54156
$11.23346
12,837
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.23346
$11.57925
29,414
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.57925
$11.24128
13,945
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.24128
$11.69988
10,394
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.69988
$12.98546
26,433
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.98546
$12.05124
12,664
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99809
$10.37188
42,644
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.37188
$10.74432
31,852
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.74432
$11.32108
32,220
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.32108
$10.89550
35,623
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.89550
$11.41109
38,785
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.41109
$11.28653
30,827
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.28653
$11.59551
25,482
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.59551
$12.04419
26,832
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.04419
$11.49930
24,376
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PREMIER RETIREMENT C SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Statement of Additional Information
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HAV (2.15%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96751
$10.77691
12,165
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77691
$10.26518
33,960
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.26518
$11.30635
41,027
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30635
$12.16672
42,309
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.16672
$12.35971
40,207
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.35971
$11.70468
32,704
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.70468
$12.17929
14,103
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.17929
$13.41803
13,575
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.41803
$12.05997
11,319
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97819
$10.88255
15,615
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.88255
$10.66087
23,701
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.66087
$11.85511
44,620
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.85511
$13.52094
47,975
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.52094
$14.03839
42,765
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.03839
$13.84685
36,710
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.84685
$14.51275
31,122
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.51275
$16.60538
29,821
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.60538
$15.29005
24,866
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98847
$10.73529
22,804
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73529
$10.37714
65,338
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.37714
$11.42035
101,566
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.42035
$13.14696
103,050
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.14696
$13.70336
93,217
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.70336
$13.47257
87,590
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.47257
$14.01393
81,843
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.01393
$15.75760
77,345
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.75760
$14.65624
62,228
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99821
$9.13559
8,230
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.13559
$10.00229
30,700
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.00229
$10.84949
34,301
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.84949
$11.13593
34,529
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.13593
$10.56951
33,914
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.56951
$11.06264
10,803
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.06264
$12.19072
12,443
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.19072
$11.29756
12,236
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00764
$10.06524
17,406
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.06524
$10.07064
18,241
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.07064
$10.31656
18,703
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.31656
$9.87539
16,372
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.87539
$9.65361
15,145
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.65361
$9.49166
12,350
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.49166
$9.44051
9,925
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.44051
$9.39580
13,233
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.39580
$9.26127
6,198
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00656
$10.33749
21,106
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.33749
$10.43711
32,939
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.43711
$11.16439
61,822
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.16439
$10.72367
79,727
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.72367
$10.93718
67,138
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.93718
$10.47646
60,006
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.47646
$10.68518
65,990
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.68518
$10.91214
65,012
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.91214
$10.60572
60,743
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97738
$10.81582
2,858
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.81582
$10.32683
9,464
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.32683
$11.49108
67,619
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.49108
$13.79435
61,281
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.79435
$14.44190
58,348
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.44190
$14.20676
58,062
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.20676
$14.85242
55,292
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.85242
$17.13419
54,774
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.13419
$15.72146
20,705
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99821
$11.61237
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.61237
$12.90918
4,004
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.90918
$12.18049
3,302
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.18049
$13.69453
3,368
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.69453
$15.86715
2,637
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.86715
$14.78437
2,513
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95960
$11.76700
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.76700
$12.27331
1,698
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.27331
$13.85220
3,794
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.85220
$13.97911
5,032
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.97911
$17.90735
4,163
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.90735
$18.37116
6,231
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.37116
$18.84280
6,734
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.84280
$19.59045
4,108
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.59045
$18.25558
3,960
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97569
$10.99750
22,623
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.99750
$10.59953
71,546
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.59953
$11.47432
112,590
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.47432
$12.88499
107,853
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.88499
$13.00531
95,314
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.00531
$12.85179
106,801
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.85179
$13.11093
86,969
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.11093
$14.94320
76,801
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.94320
$13.48781
64,073
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96989
$11.52688
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.52688
$10.71105
24
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.71105
$13.28970
3,622
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.28970
$13.56937
4,906
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.56937
$15.12643
180
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.12643
$14.78798
179
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.78798
$14.60045
180
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.60045
$15.84272
181
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.84272
$14.77024
173
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99146
$10.74807
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.74807
$9.93692
490
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.93692
$11.63517
3,443
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.63517
$15.20399
3,858
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.20399
$16.83091
3,098
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.83091
$15.70797
5,573
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.70797
$17.14509
5,277
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.14509
$18.41282
6,774
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.41282
$16.47856
6,280
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01954
$11.39805
1,286
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.39805
$10.82130
1,298
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.82130
$12.66509
4,379
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.66509
$16.38245
3,802
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.38245
$17.87799
2,189
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.87799
$16.49901
3,475
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.49901
$16.41064
4,406
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.41064
$20.40932
3,230
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.40932
$19.09976
2,915
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98796
$10.68489
307
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.68489
$10.40258
3,361
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.40258
$11.20961
3,391
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.20961
$12.04591
3,339
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.04591
$12.26323
3,274
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.26323
$11.89052
3,111
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.89052
$12.24703
2,970
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.24703
$13.45657
2,611
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.45657
$12.23654
2,353
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96484
$11.47291
1,096
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47291
$11.37278
1,639
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.37278
$12.87387
3,041
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.87387
$17.48643
2,655
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.48643
$18.34207
930
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.34207
$16.96158
1,120
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.96158
$20.63316
1,006
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.63316
$22.65158
1,014
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.65158
$19.04482
1,303
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99822
$9.82805
1,287
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.82805
$9.61919
1,332
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.61919
$9.41308
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.41308
$9.21068
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.21068
$9.01260
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.01260
$8.81875
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.81875
$8.62972
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.62972
$8.47354
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.47354
$8.39821
0
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98419
$10.74637
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.74637
$10.84929
4,451
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.84929
$12.08858
9,069
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.08858
$12.67807
9,225
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.67807
$12.72290
9,258
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.72290
$12.00573
9,208
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.00573
$13.55690
8,596
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.55690
$14.25737
11,690
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.25737
$13.67210
11,361
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99020
$10.60265
1,193
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.60265
$9.94093
13
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.94093
$11.36943
169
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.36943
$15.55961
138
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.55961
$17.31807
121
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.31807
$15.61779
118
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.61779
$18.32198
110
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.32198
$21.37030
1,126
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.37030
$17.94921
1,130
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92904
$11.23996
1,135
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.23996
$9.57716
860
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.57716
$11.27953
1,128
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.27953
$13.14034
1,076
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.14034
$12.14739
1,194
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.14739
$12.26035
989
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.26035
$11.54411
1,064
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.54411
$15.29858
2,344
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.29858
$12.97234
2,501
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92891
$10.77933
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.77933
$9.22411
720
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.22411
$10.53073
1,793
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.53073
$12.31033
2,938
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.31033
$11.23806
3,191
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.23806
$11.08635
2,996
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.08635
$10.91151
3,192
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.91151
$13.11345
4,545
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.11345
$10.75955
4,961
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00644
$10.58415
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58415
$11.64591
99,914
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.64591
$12.46651
35,478
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.46651
$11.81025
17,063
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.81025
$12.33407
21,139
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.33407
$12.21051
47,321
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.21051
$12.45101
63,601
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.45101
$12.70944
46,700
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.70944
$12.40161
110,261
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97645
$10.85561
2,136
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85561
$10.56202
1,549
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.56202
$11.73841
5,377
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.73841
$13.35620
5,990
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.35620
$13.90077
5,011
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.90077
$13.45952
4,578
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.45952
$13.85792
4,794
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.85792
$15.86011
5,289
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.86011
$14.37343
4,524
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92157
$10.54174
2,500
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.54174
$9.37150
1,084
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.37150
$11.17875
1,083
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.17875
$12.61883
999
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.61883
$11.56154
1,069
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.56154
$10.99675
1,050
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.99675
$10.96881
1,084
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.96881
$13.91438
962
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.91438
$11.23537
1,046
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99821
$10.57174
3,188
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.57174
$10.36895
8,634
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.36895
$11.23332
10,235
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.23332
$12.20458
9,357
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.20458
$12.59292
6,405
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.59292
$12.29973
6,117
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.29973
$12.49783
5,190
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.49783
$13.71484
5,253
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.71484
$12.73062
4,810
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97106
$10.76026
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76026
$10.59897
341
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.59897
$11.94582
650
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.94582
$15.95494
579
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.95494
$17.09580
531
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.09580
$18.50726
479
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.50726
$17.84505
473
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.84505
$23.71936
394
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.71936
$22.83270
638
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 70


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99232
$11.28865
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.28865
$10.94541
439
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.94541
$12.02352
587
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.02352
$16.07255
733
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.07255
$17.39250
3,415
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.39250
$18.73280
392
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.73280
$19.35320
379
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.35320
$25.18606
323
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.18606
$23.97927
290
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98734
$10.87856
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.87856
$10.31155
25
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.31155
$12.41801
24
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.41801
$15.50888
23
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.50888
$15.72646
23
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.72646
$15.16288
24
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.16288
$15.89295
1,402
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.89295
$19.25990
23
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.25990
$17.04335
23
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99821
$10.85427
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85427
$10.55815
24
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.55815
$12.09583
276
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.09583
$16.18042
231
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.18042
$17.21163
338
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.21163
$18.05908
3,359
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.05908
$18.00947
3,234
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.00947
$23.03522
3,686
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.03522
$23.02189
3,478
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99822
$10.17752
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.17752
$13.39500
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.39500
$14.44620
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.44620
$14.03334
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.03334
$15.57875
3,489
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.57875
$17.88822
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.88822
$15.72498
0
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99077
$11.21717
1,144
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.21717
$10.70359
1,141
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.70359
$12.26702
1,330
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.26702
$17.04575
1,722
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.04575
$19.05619
772
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.05619
$17.59543
443
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.59543
$20.35683
1,161
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.35683
$22.66722
480
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.66722
$18.53043
334
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99822
$10.28812
8,798
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.28812
$11.97118
10,150
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.97118
$12.31571
9,161
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.31571
$11.90126
9,584
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.90126
$12.14926
7,707
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.14926
$13.84950
7,754
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.84950
$12.42880
2,550
 

A 71


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93869
$11.65729
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.65729
$9.09457
540
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.09457
$10.49422
3,376
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.49422
$10.29148
5,025
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.29148
$9.59859
5,187
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.59859
$7.82112
6,018
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.82112
$8.59942
7,858
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.59942
$10.63475
7,305
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.63475
$8.94325
7,838
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98918
$10.58066
103,605
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58066
$10.45671
144,285
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45671
$11.29302
154,091
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.29302
$12.06818
144,853
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.06818
$12.49073
133,030
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.49073
$12.23976
81,899
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.23976
$12.63896
75,770
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.63896
$13.62084
71,036
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.62084
$12.94796
67,249
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01813
$10.06185
3,193
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.06185
$10.54515
3,248
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.54515
$10.07983
3,384
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.07983
$10.46093
3,119
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.46093
$10.20855
4,845
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.20855
$10.41006
4,244
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.41006
$10.76453
4,035
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.76453
$10.44621
3,722
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96321
$11.49069
14,765
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.49069
$10.54529
13,742
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.54529
$11.65139
38,728
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.65139
$13.34208
43,047
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.34208
$14.25597
41,214
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.25597
$13.86404
75,359
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.86404
$14.93617
69,520
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.93617
$16.96853
95,453
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.96853
$15.34067
35,698
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99821
$10.87426
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.87426
$11.00879
20
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.00879
$12.79735
2,580
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.79735
$16.58305
2,861
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.58305
$19.01976
2,728
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$19.01976
$19.18394
9
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.18394
$21.55945
9
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.55945
$25.79167
9
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.79167
$23.16062
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 72


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99821
$8.86947
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.86947
$9.82046
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.82046
$11.76164
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.76164
$12.25695
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.25695
$12.01147
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.01147
$12.49686
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.49686
$14.45338
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.45338
$13.21781
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98727
$10.76898
12,612
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76898
$10.34642
15,869
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.34642
$11.16466
25,982
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.16466
$12.28361
25,857
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.28361
$12.63732
18,752
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.63732
$12.34513
30,926
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.34513
$12.66201
29,552
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.66201
$14.40192
28,830
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.40192
$12.97700
24,532
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97155
$12.13891
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.13891
$10.32083
317
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.32083
$12.12578
4,398
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.12578
$16.70757
4,659
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.70757
$17.15614
2,729
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.15614
$17.01143
85
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.01143
$17.92810
87
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.92810
$22.40173
79
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.40173
$19.54071
75
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96060
$12.59822
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.59822
$12.20705
190
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.20705
$13.39860
194
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.39860
$17.72209
537
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.72209
$18.00331
503
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.00331
$17.75463
287
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.75463
$19.47200
866
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.47200
$23.61157
333
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.61157
$21.15960
380
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96403
$11.44962
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.44962
$10.53432
1,198
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.53432
$12.17939
1,966
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.17939
$16.37500
2,563
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.37500
$16.86709
2,571
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.86709
$15.79312
2,440
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.79312
$19.96775
2,679
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.96775
$20.97516
2,112
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.97516
$17.01745
2,191
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 73


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99191
$10.67665
30,118
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.67665
$10.65472
60,505
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.65472
$11.83249
117,348
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.83249
$13.52713
112,707
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.52713
$14.01453
105,485
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.01453
$13.71900
128,300
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.71900
$14.43746
112,921
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.43746
$16.30462
101,129
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.30462
$15.10240
85,520
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97079
$11.12002
2,438
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.12002
$10.69680
5,130
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.69680
$12.30683
9,672
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.30683
$17.34416
9,905
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.34416
$18.38761
8,679
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.38761
$19.71659
8,994
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.71659
$19.81433
11,689
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.81433
$26.73565
8,072
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.73565
$27.16915
7,029
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98582
$10.65197
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.65197
$10.37192
1,780
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.37192
$11.50870
3,823
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.50870
$15.16117
5,328
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.16117
$15.06632
5,470
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.06632
$13.84838
5,147
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.84838
$14.38178
5,227
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.38178
$16.40297
4,956
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.40297
$14.49001
5,321
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85947
$11.45926
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.45926
$9.54035
853
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.54035
$9.67259
3,373
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.67259
$10.92040
4,914
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.92040
$9.79216
3,358
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.79216
$7.73678
3,672
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.73678
$9.43444
3,302
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.43444
$10.18362
3,391
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.18362
$8.30414
3,952
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97990
$10.29578
1,245
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.29578
$10.49029
2,525
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.49029
$10.80078
2,800
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.80078
$10.17186
2,998
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.17186
$10.00855
2,742
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.00855
$9.34112
1,922
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.34112
$9.53909
1,772
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.53909
$9.52505
8,630
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.52505
$9.50543
8,079
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 74


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98848
$11.48400
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.48400
$10.84971
850
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.84971
$12.57064
1,729
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.57064
$16.28775
2,459
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.28775
$18.32341
2,121
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.32341
$16.74458
2,115
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.74458
$18.67863
2,024
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.67863
$21.66516
1,899
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.66516
$17.69373
1,980
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99821
$8.80715
6,473
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.80715
$9.56607
7,466
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.56607
$11.27958
7,403
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.27958
$11.64456
11,015
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.64456
$11.32210
10,618
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.32210
$11.80216
7,742
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.80216
$13.11908
7,584
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.11908
$12.19402
7,401
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99821
$10.38458
1,466
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.38458
$10.77399
1,815
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.77399
$11.36989
9,477
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.36989
$10.95942
12,808
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.95942
$11.49564
19,721
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.49564
$11.38757
19,822
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.38757
$11.71721
24,645
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.71721
$12.18917
21,822
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.18917
$11.65564
27,212
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 75


PREMIER RETIREMENT C SERIES
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Statement of Additional Information
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES: With HD GRO II OR GRO Plus II (2.35%)
 
 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96734
$10.75915
28,262
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75915
$10.22743
13,293
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.22743
$11.24170
5,219
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.24170
$12.07242
193
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.07242
$12.23882
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.23882
$11.56645
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.56645
$12.01088
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.01088
$13.20557
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.20557
$11.84454
0
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97803
$10.86460
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86460
$10.62155
44,624
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.62155
$11.78720
28,276
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.78720
$13.41606
1,753
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.41606
$13.90094
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.90094
$13.68317
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.68317
$14.31201
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.31201
$16.34238
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.34238
$15.01703
0
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98830
$10.71761
5,793
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.71761
$10.33893
8,239
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.33893
$11.35513
10,879
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.35513
$13.04513
3,280
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.04513
$13.56935
5,975
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.56935
$13.31353
4,630
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.31353
$13.82021
3,514
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.82021
$15.50812
5,057
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.50812
$14.39451
0
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99805
$9.12313
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.12313
$9.96798
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.96798
$10.79016
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.79016
$11.05246
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.05246
$10.46885
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.46885
$10.93501
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.93501
$12.02559
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.02559
$11.12161
0
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00747
$10.04881
2,440
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.04881
$10.03369
6,041
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.03369
$10.25741
5,131
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.25741
$9.79857
1,954
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.79857
$9.55887
1,111
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.55887
$9.37935
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.37935
$9.30932
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.30932
$9.24584
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.24584
$9.09473
0
 
 
 
 

A 76


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00639
$10.32046
39,459
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.32046
$10.39873
18,326
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.39873
$11.10057
14,855
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.10057
$10.64048
6,069
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.64048
$10.82998
3,974
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.82998
$10.35248
771
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.35248
$10.53723
779
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.53723
$10.73914
1,389
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.73914
$10.41617
911
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00675
$10.59439
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59439
$11.75078
3,287
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.75078
$12.13006
1,005
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.13006
$11.47274
5,055
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.47274
$11.50141
5,055
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.50141
$11.32213
5,110
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.32213
$11.23460
4,818
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.23460
$11.04939
11,371
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.04939
$10.87029
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99805
$10.59732
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.59732
$12.00179
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.00179
$12.40605
2,285
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.40605
$11.52925
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.52925
$11.73842
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.73842
$11.58535
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.58535
$11.47742
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.47742
$11.29346
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.29346
$11.08918
11,533
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00887
$10.62787
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.62787
$12.31691
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.31691
$12.78702
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.78702
$11.67293
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.67293
$12.10070
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.10070
$11.99679
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.99679
$11.94466
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.94466
$11.76792
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.76792
$11.52351
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.00780
$10.72931
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72931
$12.60470
20,038
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.60470
$13.14422
4,879
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.14422
$11.93675
6,789
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.93675
$12.55155
2,759
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.55155
$12.47514
3,049
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.47514
$12.43034
3,231
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.43034
$12.33085
2,412
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.33085
$12.04768
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 77


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
01/03/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99805
$11.95342
77,644
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.95342
$12.35456
146,381
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.35456
$10.88848
66,625
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.88848
$11.73515
7,711
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.73515
$11.69959
7,839
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.69959
$11.63394
7,894
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.63394
$11.53948
7,894
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.53948
$11.25026
7,894
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
01/03/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99740
$10.34068
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.34068
$9.06777
10,827
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.06777
$9.97216
7,074
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.97216
$10.00163
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.00163
$9.95378
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.95378
$9.88524
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.88524
$9.62630
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
01/02/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99870
$8.70047
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$8.70047
$9.73572
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.73572
$9.77696
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.77696
$9.72967
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.72967
$9.66150
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.66150
$9.37256
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
01/02/2014* to 12/31/2014
$9.99870
$11.23968
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.23968
$11.19491
7,991
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.19491
$11.20268
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.20268
$11.14026
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.14026
$10.79716
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
01/02/2015* to 12/31/2015
$9.99870
$9.88219
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.88219
$9.85094
12,481
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.85094
$9.85289
10,372
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.85289
$9.52005
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
01/04/2016* to 12/31/2016
$9.99740
$9.82430
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.82430
$9.85162
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.85162
$9.49786
0
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
01/03/2017* to 12/31/2017
$9.99739
$9.98063
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.98063
$9.54455
4,198
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
01/02/2018* to 12/31/2018
$9.99739
$9.60752
0
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97721
$10.79804
6,523
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.79804
$10.28877
3,182
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.28877
$11.42534
3,109
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.42534
$13.68738
3,524
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.68738
$14.30069
4,029
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.30069
$14.03913
2,968
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.03913
$14.64727
3,033
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.64727
$16.86301
3,914
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.86301
$15.44075
3,152
 
 
 

A 78


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
02/25/2013* to 12/31/2013
$9.99805
$11.59214
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.59214
$12.86032
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.86032
$12.10961
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.10961
$13.58705
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.58705
$15.71061
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.71061
$14.60844
0
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.95944
$11.74760
4,332
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.74760
$12.22807
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.22807
$13.77283
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.77283
$13.87061
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.87061
$17.73201
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.73201
$18.15410
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.15410
$18.58231
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.58231
$19.28015
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$19.28015
$17.92944
0
AST Fidelity Institutional AM® Quantitative Portfolio
formerly,AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97552
$10.97934
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.97934
$10.56045
25,101
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.56045
$11.40861
15,974
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.40861
$12.78490
871
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.78490
$12.87792
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.87792
$12.69991
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.69991
$12.92967
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.92967
$14.70656
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.70656
$13.24687
0
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96972
$11.50809
697
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.50809
$10.67179
323
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.67179
$13.21390
288
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.21390
$13.46442
435
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.46442
$14.97880
513
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.97880
$14.61374
341
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.61374
$14.39889
383
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.39889
$15.59219
631
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.59219
$14.50677
411
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99129
$10.73041
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.73041
$9.90037
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.90037
$11.56865
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.56865
$15.08617
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.08617
$16.66640
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.66640
$15.52266
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.52266
$16.90821
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.90821
$18.12133
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.12133
$16.18431
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 79


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$10.01937
$11.37927
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.37927
$10.78139
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.78139
$12.59264
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.59264
$16.25531
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.25531
$17.70310
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.70310
$16.30419
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.30419
$16.18383
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$16.18383
$20.08625
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.08625
$18.75862
0
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98779
$10.66728
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.66728
$10.36422
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.36422
$11.14546
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.14546
$11.95250
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.95250
$12.14325
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.14325
$11.75007
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.75007
$12.07766
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.07766
$13.24345
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.24345
$12.01789
0
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96468
$11.45406
2,173
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.45406
$11.33091
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$11.33091
$12.80029
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.80029
$17.35113
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.35113
$18.16301
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.16301
$16.76174
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.76174
$20.34844
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.34844
$22.29353
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.29353
$18.70525
0
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99805
$9.81187
12,181
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$9.81187
$9.58392
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.58392
$9.35920
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.35920
$9.13913
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$9.13913
$8.92450
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$8.92450
$8.71476
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$8.71476
$8.51057
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.51057
$8.33954
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$8.33954
$8.24837
0
AST High Yield Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98402
$10.72872
3,834
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.72872
$10.80943
2,070
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.80943
$12.01952
1,707
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.01952
$12.57980
1,372
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.57980
$12.59830
1,364
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.59830
$11.86381
824
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.86381
$13.36939
845
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.36939
$14.03154
1,356
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.03154
$13.42785
867
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 80


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99003
$10.58525
801
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.58525
$9.90441
358
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.90441
$11.30444
323
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30444
$15.43913
422
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.43913
$17.14880
461
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.14880
$15.43354
317
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.43354
$18.06897
344
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.06897
$21.03225
473
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.03225
$17.62901
300
AST International Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92888
$11.22148
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.22148
$9.54183
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.54183
$11.21495
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.21495
$13.03848
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.03848
$12.02858
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.02858
$12.11568
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.11568
$11.38457
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.38457
$15.05653
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.05653
$12.74093
0
AST International Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92875
$10.76157
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.76157
$9.19006
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.19006
$10.47035
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.47035
$12.21478
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.21478
$11.12807
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.12807
$10.95534
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.95534
$10.76057
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.76057
$12.90565
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.90565
$10.56728
0
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97628
$10.83775
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.83775
$10.52321
4,297
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.52321
$11.67143
2,580
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.67143
$13.25283
810
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.25283
$13.76509
810
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.76509
$13.30082
728
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.30082
$13.66665
771
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$13.66665
$15.60933
771
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$15.60933
$14.11700
771
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.92140
$10.52447
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.52447
$9.33702
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.33702
$11.11487
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.11487
$12.52096
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.52096
$11.44842
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.44842
$10.86689
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.86689
$10.81712
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.81712
$13.69403
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.69403
$11.03468
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 81


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99805
$10.55438
3,064
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.55438
$10.33075
1,469
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.33075
$11.16896
1,413
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.16896
$12.10980
1,107
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.10980
$12.46955
1,107
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.46955
$12.15423
588
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.15423
$12.32480
337
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.32480
$13.49737
240
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.49737
$12.50293
250
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97090
$10.74258
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.74258
$10.56007
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.56007
$11.87760
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.87760
$15.83137
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.83137
$16.92852
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.92852
$18.28864
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.28864
$17.59833
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.59833
$23.34383
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.34383
$22.42498
0
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99215
$11.27007
755
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.27007
$10.90506
319
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.90506
$11.95463
306
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.95463
$15.94779
412
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.94779
$17.22216
458
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.22216
$18.51127
281
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.51127
$19.08542
283
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.08542
$24.78696
402
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$24.78696
$23.55073
241
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98718
$10.86071
764
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.86071
$10.27356
335
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.27356
$12.34700
308
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.34700
$15.38878
416
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.38878
$15.57270
502
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$15.57270
$14.98399
332
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$14.98399
$15.67330
362
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.67330
$18.95502
518
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$18.95502
$16.73905
338
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99805
$10.83645
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.83645
$10.51928
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.51928
$12.02656
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.02656
$16.05490
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.05490
$17.04320
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.04320
$17.84580
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.84580
$17.76054
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.76054
$22.67055
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.67055
$22.61073
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 82


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
08/20/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99805
$10.16978
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.16978
$13.35750
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.35750
$14.37634
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.37634
$13.93693
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.93693
$15.44031
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$15.44031
$17.69317
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$17.69317
$15.52153
0
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99060
$11.19874
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.19874
$10.66429
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.66429
$12.19697
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.19697
$16.91385
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.91385
$18.87003
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.87003
$17.38782
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.38782
$20.07581
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$20.07581
$22.30878
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.30878
$18.19987
0
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
04/30/2012* to 12/31/2012
$9.99805
$10.27384
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.27384
$11.93003
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.93003
$12.24836
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.24836
$11.81199
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.81199
$12.03362
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.03362
$13.68971
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.68971
$12.26007
0
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.93852
$11.63809
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.63809
$9.06103
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.06103
$10.43410
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.43410
$10.21164
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.21164
$9.50471
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.50471
$7.72875
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.72875
$8.48048
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$8.48048
$10.46629
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.46629
$8.78348
0
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98901
$10.56322
4,567
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.56322
$10.41816
24,434
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.41816
$11.22833
16,996
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.22833
$11.97456
1,673
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.97456
$12.36853
1,672
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.36853
$12.09525
885
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.09525
$12.46418
500
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.46418
$13.40507
363
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$13.40507
$12.71667
372
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
10/31/2011* to 12/31/2011
$10.01797
$10.05822
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.05822
$10.51980
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.51980
$10.03496
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.03496
$10.39310
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$10.39310
$10.12167
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$10.12167
$10.30037
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$10.30037
$10.62931
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.62931
$10.29382
0
 
 
 

A 83


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96304
$11.47182
4,012
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.47182
$10.50641
5,153
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.50641
$11.58467
3,813
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.58467
$13.23852
1,708
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.23852
$14.11648
1,944
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.11648
$13.70023
3,476
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.70023
$14.72957
3,606
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.72957
$16.69976
4,818
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.69976
$15.06661
3,588
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99805
$10.85629
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.85629
$10.96805
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.96805
$12.72392
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.72392
$16.45421
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.45421
$18.83337
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.83337
$18.95714
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$18.95714
$21.26114
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$21.26114
$25.38287
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$25.38287
$22.74671
0
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99805
$8.85728
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.85728
$9.78676
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.78676
$11.69734
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.69734
$12.16502
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.16502
$11.89708
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.89708
$12.35269
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.35269
$14.25758
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.25758
$13.01190
0
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98710
$10.75126
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.75126
$10.30837
24,258
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.30837
$11.10075
15,406
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.10075
$12.18835
894
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$12.18835
$12.51365
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$12.51365
$12.19922
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$12.19922
$12.48685
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$12.48685
$14.17369
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$14.17369
$12.74505
0
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97138
$12.11885
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.11885
$10.28273
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.28273
$12.05627
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.05627
$16.57797
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.57797
$16.98811
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.98811
$16.81029
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.81029
$17.68003
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$17.68003
$22.04674
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$22.04674
$19.19144
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 84


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96043
$12.57745
5,668
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$12.57745
$12.16210
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$12.16210
$13.32183
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$13.32183
$17.58467
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.58467
$17.82723
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$17.82723
$17.54499
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$17.54499
$19.20276
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.20276
$23.23763
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$23.23763
$20.78170
0
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.96386
$11.43076
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.43076
$10.49532
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.49532
$12.10947
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.10947
$16.24786
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.24786
$16.70196
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$16.70196
$15.60645
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$15.60645
$19.69140
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.69140
$20.64271
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$20.64271
$16.71325
0
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99174
$10.65907
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.65907
$10.61552
64,497
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.61552
$11.76460
41,032
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.76460
$13.42200
2,372
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$13.42200
$13.87731
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$13.87731
$13.55686
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.55686
$14.23780
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.23780
$16.04643
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.04643
$14.83268
0
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97062
$11.10177
2,166
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.10177
$10.65756
871
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.65756
$12.23662
732
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.23662
$17.21005
473
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$17.21005
$18.20816
736
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.20816
$19.48421
505
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$19.48421
$19.54089
502
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$19.54089
$26.31292
689
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$26.31292
$26.68461
386
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98565
$10.63446
799
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.63446
$10.33380
345
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.33380
$11.44285
316
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.44285
$15.04350
438
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$15.04350
$14.91881
497
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$14.91881
$13.68482
363
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$13.68482
$14.18297
419
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$14.18297
$16.14325
611
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$16.14325
$14.23134
390
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 85


 
Accumulation Unit Value
Accumulation Unit Value
Number of Accumulation Units
Sub-Account
At Beginning of Period
At End of Period
Outstanding at End of Period
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.85930
$11.44026
2,212
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.44026
$9.50511
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$9.50511
$9.61709
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.61709
$10.83551
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.83551
$9.69615
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.69615
$7.64524
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$7.64524
$9.30374
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.30374
$10.02216
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$10.02216
$8.15565
0
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.97973
$10.27887
2,359
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.27887
$10.45171
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.45171
$10.73906
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$10.73906
$10.09311
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.09311
$9.91083
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$9.91083
$9.23093
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$9.23093
$9.40733
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$9.40733
$9.37439
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$9.37439
$9.33596
0
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.98831
$11.46513
0
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$11.46513
$10.80972
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.80972
$12.49876
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$12.49876
$16.16160
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$16.16160
$18.14438
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$18.14438
$16.54707
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$16.54707
$18.42075
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$18.42075
$21.32252
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$21.32252
$17.37801
0
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
05/02/2011* to 12/31/2011
$9.99805
$8.79506
0
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$8.79506
$9.53337
0
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$9.53337
$11.21815
0
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$11.21815
$11.55756
0
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.55756
$11.21457
0
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.21457
$11.66623
0
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.66623
$12.94158
0
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$12.94158
$12.00431
0
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
03/15/2010 to 12/31/2010
$9.99805
$10.36763
5,384
01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011
$10.36763
$10.73432
333
01/01/2012 to 12/31/2012
$10.73432
$11.30483
323
01/01/2013 to 12/31/2013
$11.30483
$10.87439
560
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
$10.87439
$11.38303
651
01/01/2015 to 12/31/2015
$11.38303
$11.25306
448
01/01/2016 to 12/31/2016
$11.25306
$11.55520
475
01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
$11.55520
$11.99624
797
01/01/2018 to 12/31/2018
$11.99624
$11.44757
541
*Denotes the start date of these sub-accounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A 86
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
Prudential Government Money Market Portfolio
 
Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio
 
Prudential Equity Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential Value Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
6,213,434

 
$
13,399,464

 
$
15,238,467

 
$
17,214,366

 
$
11,645,533

    Net Assets
$
6,213,434

 
$
13,399,464

 
$
15,238,467

 
$
17,214,366

 
$
11,645,533

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
6,213,434

 
$
13,399,464

 
$
15,238,467

 
$
17,214,366

 
$
11,645,533

 
$
6,213,434

 
$
13,399,464

 
$
15,238,467

 
$
17,214,366

 
$
11,645,533

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
5,292,009

 
4,972,262

 
4,371,001

 
5,460,664

 
2,557,491

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
621,343

 
1,021,301

 
310,862

 
602,955

 
2,347,890

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
10.00

 
$
13.12

 
$
49.02

 
$
28.55

 
$
4.96

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
6,213,434

 
$
11,460,689

 
$
8,555,323

 
$
11,749,069

 
$
12,302,012


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
Prudential Government Money Market Portfolio
 
Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio
 
Prudential Equity Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential Value Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$
104,354

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
390,384

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
98,564

 
200,576

 
267,642

 
328,607

 
196,661

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
5,790

 
(200,576
)
 
(267,642
)
 
(328,607
)
 
193,723

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed

 
334,832

 
1,752,163

 
2,053,752

 
(70,449
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 
(392,846
)
 
(2,312,937
)
 
(3,911,475
)
 
(435,732
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

 
(58,014
)
 
(560,774
)
 
(1,857,723
)
 
(506,181
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
5,790

 
$
(258,590
)
 
$
(828,416
)
 
$
(2,186,330
)
 
$
(312,458
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
 
Prudential Global Portfolio
 
Prudential Jennison Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
 
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
20,531,253

 
$
3,778,794

 
$
21,649,322

 
$
5,003,796

 
$
1,401,452

    Net Assets
$
20,531,253

 
$
3,778,794

 
$
21,649,322

 
$
5,003,796

 
$
1,401,452

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
20,531,253

 
$
3,778,794

 
$
21,649,322

 
$
5,003,796

 
$
1,401,452

 
$
20,531,253

 
$
3,778,794

 
$
21,649,322

 
$
5,003,796

 
$
1,401,452

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
5,459,734

 
1,455,883

 
5,051,540

 
831,879

 
821,571

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
362,487

 
118,755

 
353,689

 
142,355

 
107,473

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
56.64

 
$
31.82

 
$
61.21

 
$
35.15

 
$
13.04

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
15,814,590

 
$
2,343,866

 
$
8,538,002

 
$
3,411,479

 
$
1,504,911


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
 
Prudential Global Portfolio
 
Prudential Jennison Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
 
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
21,675

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
314,371

 
72,604

 
384,462

 
66,738

 
22,789

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(314,371
)
 
(72,604
)
 
(384,462
)
 
(66,738
)
 
(1,114
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 
152,670

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
2,110,647

 
632,688

 
3,766,205

 
333,774

 
59,396

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(3,150,736
)
 
(875,419
)
 
(3,372,091
)
 
(910,581
)
 
(459,641
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(1,040,089
)
 
(242,731
)
 
394,114

 
(576,807
)
 
(247,575
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(1,354,460
)
 
$
(315,335
)
 
$
9,652

 
$
(643,545
)
 
$
(248,689
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio (Equity Income Class)
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (Series I)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
 
MFS® Research Series (Initial Class)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
5,268,523

 
$
6,283,767

 
$
4,433,711

 
$
3,989,799

 
$
1,261,738

    Net Assets
$
5,268,523

 
$
6,283,767

 
$
4,433,711

 
$
3,989,799

 
$
1,261,738

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
5,268,523

 
$
6,283,767

 
$
4,433,711

 
$
3,989,799

 
$
1,261,738

 
$
5,268,523

 
$
6,283,767

 
$
4,433,711

 
$
3,989,799

 
$
1,261,738

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
1,464,459

 
2,291,230

 
1,399,058

 
1,334,864

 
387,107

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
225,536

 
203,095

 
131,564

 
149,375

 
50,611

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
23.36

 
$
30.94

 
$
33.70

 
$
26.71

 
$
24.93

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
5,129,466

 
$
5,668,986

 
$
3,743,389

 
$
4,848,010

 
$
1,103,501


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio (Equity Income Class)
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (Series I)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
 
MFS® Research Series (Initial Class)
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$
121,552

 
$
64,760

 
$
27,840

 
$
83,105

 
$
10,036

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
86,041

 
103,185

 
72,864

 
66,932

 
20,252

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
35,511

 
(38,425
)
 
(45,024
)
 
16,173

 
(10,216
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received
531,896

 
463,817

 
246,626

 

 
165,789

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
215,257

 
243,385

 
223,531

 
(15,717
)
 
41,742

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(1,415,449
)
 
(1,413,381
)
 
(567,506
)
 
(770,940
)
 
(269,811
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(668,296
)
 
(706,179
)
 
(97,349
)
 
(786,657
)
 
(62,280
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(632,785
)
 
$
(744,604
)
 
$
(142,373
)
 
$
(770,484
)
 
$
(72,496
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A3

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
MFS® Growth Series (Initial Class)
 
American Century VP Value Fund (Class I)
 
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund (Class 2)
 
Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio (Class I)
 
Davis Value Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
5,549,770

 
$
1,676,664

 
$
1,867,922

 
$
2,921,183

 
$
1,306,683

    Net Assets
$
5,549,770

 
$
1,676,664

 
$
1,867,922

 
$
2,921,183

 
$
1,306,683

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
5,549,770

 
$
1,676,664

 
$
1,867,922

 
$
2,921,183

 
$
1,306,683

 
$
5,549,770

 
$
1,676,664

 
$
1,867,922

 
$
2,921,183

 
$
1,306,683

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
1,420,850

 
478,153

 
609,960

 
945,238

 
720,713

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
118,055

 
167,499

 
122,728

 
98,956

 
189,649

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
47.01

 
$
10.01

 
$
15.22

 
$
29.52

 
$
6.89

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
3,507,377

 
$
1,193,106

 
$
2,408,003

 
$
1,405,575

 
$
1,867,895


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
MFS® Growth Series (Initial Class)
 
American Century VP Value Fund (Class I)
 
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund (Class 2)
 
Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio (Class I)
 
Davis Value Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$
5,733

 
$
32,284

 
$

 
$

 
$
13,356

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
92,034

 
27,427

 
38,926

 
48,206

 
24,717

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(86,301
)
 
4,857

 
(38,926
)
 
(48,206
)
 
(11,361
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received
425,417

 
125

 
310,796

 

 
268,600

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
734,323

 
78,102

 
(129,237
)
 
267,586

 
(20,975
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(885,074
)
 
(279,234
)
 
(201,553
)
 
(413,543
)
 
(462,701
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
274,666

 
(201,007
)
 
(19,994
)
 
(145,957
)
 
(215,076
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
188,365

 
$
(196,150
)
 
$
(58,920
)
 
$
(194,163
)
 
$
(226,437
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A4

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Class B)
 
Prudential SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (Class I)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Service Shares)
 
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential SP International Growth Portfolio (Class I)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
378,743

 
$
6,185,109

 
$
412,692

 
$
5,686,150

 
$
1,628,740

    Net Assets
$
378,743

 
$
6,185,109

 
$
412,692

 
$
5,686,150

 
$
1,628,740

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
378,743

 
$
6,185,109

 
$
412,692

 
$
5,686,150

 
$
1,628,740

 
$
378,743

 
$
6,185,109

 
$
412,692

 
$
5,686,150

 
$
1,628,740

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
253,543

 
2,086,442

 
202,010

 
1,767,575

 
964,649

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
7,744

 
272,592

 
12,555

 
417,179

 
232,345

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
48.91

 
$
22.69

 
$
32.87

 
$
13.63

 
$
7.01

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
286,929

 
$
3,545,982

 
$
330,145

 
$
3,145,654

 
$
1,448,926


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Class B)
 
Prudential SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (Class I)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Service Shares)
 
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential SP International Growth Portfolio (Class I)
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$
1,675

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
9,944

 
120,134

 
7,482

 
108,648

 
30,358

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(9,944
)
 
(120,134
)
 
(5,807
)
 
(108,648
)
 
(30,358
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received
83,955

 

 
22,885

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
157,180

 
512,674

 
21,053

 
577,432

 
69,217

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(201,296
)
 
(1,500,664
)
 
(54,904
)
 
(1,035,654
)
 
(306,096
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
39,839

 
(987,990
)
 
(10,966
)
 
(458,222
)
 
(236,879
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
29,895

 
$
(1,108,124
)
 
$
(16,773
)
 
$
(566,870
)
 
$
(267,237
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A5

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST High Yield Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
50,930,178

 
$
25,132,365

 
$
147,331,470

 
$
13,956,301

 
$
28,532,420

    Net Assets
$
50,930,178

 
$
25,132,365

 
$
147,331,470

 
$
13,956,301

 
$
28,532,420

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
50,930,178

 
$
25,132,365

 
$
147,331,470

 
$
13,956,301

 
$
28,532,420

 
$
50,930,178

 
$
25,132,365

 
$
147,331,470

 
$
13,956,301

 
$
28,532,420

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
3,117,045

 
1,359,928

 
11,258,620

 
962,348

 
1,997,465

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
1,791,424

 
2,280,614

 
8,121,911

 
1,020,944

 
2,890,823

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
28.43

 
$
11.02

 
$
18.14

 
$
13.67

 
$
9.87

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
45,802,632

 
$
22,178,003

 
$
118,063,638

 
$
12,040,918

 
$
25,161,526


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST High Yield Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
929,051

 
397,696

 
2,736,343

 
224,568

 
411,974

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(929,051
)
 
(397,696
)
 
(2,736,343
)
 
(224,568
)
 
(411,974
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
2,684,789

 
1,297,466

 
7,017,349

 
544,974

 
1,235,809

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(7,627,291
)
 
(2,552,968
)
 
(15,639,282
)
 
(2,042,530
)
 
(1,799,590
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(4,942,502
)
 
(1,255,502
)
 
(8,621,933
)
 
(1,497,556
)
 
(563,781
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(5,871,553
)
 
$
(1,653,198
)
 
$
(11,358,276
)
 
$
(1,722,124
)
 
$
(975,755
)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A6

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
14,871,379

 
$
7,800,185

 
$
12,086,301

 
$
54,320,999

 
$
30,540,662

    Net Assets
$
14,871,379

 
$
7,800,185

 
$
12,086,301

 
$
54,320,999

 
$
30,540,662

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
14,871,379

 
$
7,800,185

 
$
12,086,301

 
$
54,320,999

 
$
30,540,662

 
$
14,871,379

 
$
7,800,185

 
$
12,086,301

 
$
54,320,999

 
$
30,540,662

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
772,368

 
437,242

 
707,790

 
2,749,901

 
1,743,492

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
841,141

 
362,462

 
508,897

 
6,022,284

 
1,195,797

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
17.68

 
$
21.52

 
$
23.75

 
$
9.02

 
$
25.54

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
12,302,406

 
$
6,445,572

 
$
11,385,955

 
$
43,869,726

 
$
26,019,833


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
301,941

 
154,233

 
239,315

 
982,247

 
514,466

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(301,941
)
 
(154,233
)
 
(239,315
)
 
(982,247
)
 
(514,466
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
2,553,348

 
698,986

 
1,121,881

 
4,140,084

 
2,197,916

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(4,290,839
)
 
(2,295,588
)
 
(3,663,362
)
 
(6,521,972
)
 
(7,375,571
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(1,737,491
)
 
(1,596,602
)
 
(2,541,481
)
 
(2,381,888
)
 
(5,177,655
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(2,039,432
)
 
$
(1,750,835
)
 
$
(2,780,796
)
 
$
(3,364,135
)
 
$
(5,692,121
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A7

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
 
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$

 
$
46,002,028

 
$
17,359,043

 
$
27,100,696

 
$
20,602,742

    Net Assets
$

 
$
46,002,028

 
$
17,359,043

 
$
27,100,696

 
$
20,602,742

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$

 
$
46,002,028

 
$
17,359,043

 
$
27,100,696

 
$
20,602,742

 
$

 
$
46,002,028

 
$
17,359,043

 
$
27,100,696

 
$
20,602,742

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding

 
1,915,488

 
763,496

 
1,469,914

 
2,033,398

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held

 
947,909

 
716,724

 
929,061

 
1,904,135

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$

 
$
48.53

 
$
24.22

 
$
29.17

 
$
10.82

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$

 
$
29,909,453

 
$
13,099,908

 
$
23,742,752

 
$
20,175,209


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
 
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
9/14/2018**
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
508,862

 
880,069

 
286,659

 
514,425

 
279,093

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(508,862
)
 
(880,069
)
 
(286,659
)
 
(514,425
)
 
(279,093
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
2,396,852

 
7,206,197

 
2,436,518

 
2,331,117

 
88,438

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(3,266,741
)
 
(8,156,163
)
 
(2,216,756
)
 
(7,877,525
)
 
67,806

NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(869,889
)
 
(949,966
)
 
219,762

 
(5,546,408
)
 
156,244

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(1,378,751
)
 
$
(1,830,035
)
 
$
(66,897
)
 
$
(6,060,833
)
 
$
(122,849
)

**Date subaccount was no longer available for investment.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A8

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
26,070,435

 
$
20,245,767

 
$
1,037,326,664

 
$
30,215,160

 
$
21,141,538

    Net Assets
$
26,070,435

 
$
20,245,767

 
$
1,037,326,664

 
$
30,215,160

 
$
21,141,538

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
26,070,435

 
$
20,245,767

 
$
1,037,326,664

 
$
30,215,160

 
$
21,141,538

 
$
26,070,435

 
$
20,245,767

 
$
1,037,326,664

 
$
30,215,160

 
$
21,141,538

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
1,138,228

 
2,264,362

 
68,595,679

 
1,709,504

 
1,837,554

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
929,759

 
1,050,637

 
37,408,102

 
1,627,972

 
831,689

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
28.04

 
$
19.27

 
$
27.73

 
$
18.56

 
$
25.42

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
21,770,470

 
$
21,146,590

 
$
787,196,083

 
$
24,858,716

 
$
20,149,837


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
400,814

 
413,432

 
18,599,856

 
515,779

 
433,749

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(400,814
)
 
(413,432
)
 
(18,599,856
)
 
(515,779
)
 
(433,749
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,997,000

 
821,475

 
40,788,953

 
1,809,461

 
1,075,166

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(4,437,680
)
 
(5,148,853
)
 
(101,507,442
)
 
(5,116,272
)
 
(5,935,504
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(2,440,680
)
 
(4,327,378
)
 
(60,718,489
)
 
(3,306,811
)
 
(4,860,338
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(2,841,494
)
 
$
(4,740,810
)
 
$
(79,318,345
)
 
$
(3,822,590
)
 
$
(5,294,087
)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A9

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
 
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
14,210,012

 
$
122,381,662

 
$
621,581,930

 
$
222,318,463

 
$
667,892,222

    Net Assets
$
14,210,012

 
$
122,381,662

 
$
621,581,930

 
$
222,318,463

 
$
667,892,222

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
14,210,012

 
$
122,381,662

 
$
621,581,930

 
$
222,318,463

 
$
667,892,222

 
$
14,210,012

 
$
122,381,662

 
$
621,581,930

 
$
222,318,463

 
$
667,892,222

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
1,383,930

 
9,607,346

 
40,024,703

 
18,240,805

 
44,994,875

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
1,266,489

 
8,469,319

 
34,920,333

 
16,005,649

 
38,944,153

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
11.22

 
$
14.45

 
$
17.80

 
$
13.89

 
$
17.15

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
13,728,569

 
$
102,273,465

 
$
463,256,397

 
$
189,644,668

 
$
481,875,284


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
 
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
209,225

 
2,258,923

 
11,849,944

 
4,848,695

 
12,133,885

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(209,225
)
 
(2,258,923
)
 
(11,849,944
)
 
(4,848,695
)
 
(12,133,885
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
119,255

 
4,586,128

 
32,690,940

 
16,585,524

 
33,411,809

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
186,105

 
(11,504,305
)
 
(76,746,824
)
 
(39,067,826
)
 
(68,999,841
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
305,360

 
(6,918,177
)
 
(44,055,884
)
 
(22,482,302
)
 
(35,588,032
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
96,135

 
$
(9,177,100
)
 
$
(55,905,828
)
 
$
(27,330,997
)
 
$
(47,721,917
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A10

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Fidelity Institutional AM℠ Quantitative Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
433,758,975

 
$
335,136,023

 
$
981,859,311

 
$
567,374,679

 
$
84,916,872

    Net Assets
$
433,758,975

 
$
335,136,023

 
$
981,859,311

 
$
567,374,679

 
$
84,916,872

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
433,758,975

 
$
335,136,023

 
$
981,859,311

 
$
567,374,679

 
$
84,916,872

 
$
433,758,975

 
$
335,136,023

 
$
981,859,311

 
$
567,374,679

 
$
84,916,872

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
32,523,557

 
25,093,495

 
64,493,332

 
37,242,549

 
3,096,538

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
27,557,749

 
24,462,483

 
64,048,226

 
31,964,771

 
2,359,457

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
15.74

 
$
13.70

 
$
15.33

 
$
17.75

 
$
35.99

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
347,811,389

 
$
267,885,363

 
$
864,220,953

 
$
411,395,805

 
$
57,502,656


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Fidelity Institutional AM℠ Quantitative Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
7,785,466

 
6,330,610

 
19,166,600

 
10,381,300

 
1,408,764

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(7,785,466
)
 
(6,330,610
)
 
(19,166,600
)
 
(10,381,300
)
 
(1,408,764
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
19,137,617

 
14,111,788

 
35,769,549

 
29,741,673

 
9,703,670

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(32,233,216
)
 
(44,354,938
)
 
(123,151,125
)
 
(66,509,751
)
 
(6,319,003
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(13,095,599
)
 
(30,243,150
)
 
(87,381,576
)
 
(36,768,078
)
 
3,384,667

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(20,881,065
)
 
$
(36,573,760
)
 
$
(106,548,176
)
 
$
(47,149,378
)
 
$
1,975,903


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A11

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
 
AST International Value Portfolio
 
AST International Growth Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
26,432,011

 
$
22,086,767

 
$
171,480,455

 
$
11,238,647

 
$
19,290,908

    Net Assets
$
26,432,011

 
$
22,086,767

 
$
171,480,455

 
$
11,238,647

 
$
19,290,908

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
26,432,011

 
$
22,086,767

 
$
171,480,455

 
$
11,238,647

 
$
19,290,908

 
$
26,432,011

 
$
22,086,767

 
$
171,480,455

 
$
11,238,647

 
$
19,290,908

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
2,871,150

 
1,038,246

 
15,038,927

 
1,023,641

 
1,475,982

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
26,432,011

 
541,741

 
12,655,384

 
628,560

 
1,241,371

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
1.00

 
$
40.77

 
$
13.55

 
$
17.88

 
$
15.54

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
26,432,011

 
$
18,156,165

 
$
159,348,184

 
$
11,249,678

 
$
17,630,339


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
 
AST International Value Portfolio
 
AST International Growth Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$
293,018

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
293,440

 
401,469

 
3,062,167

 
187,676

 
293,925

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(422
)
 
(401,469
)
 
(3,062,167
)
 
(187,676
)
 
(293,925
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed

 
2,810,206

 
3,029,049

 
395,498

 
906,146

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 
(4,853,114
)
 
(4,649,536
)
 
(2,681,101
)
 
(3,951,364
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

 
(2,042,908
)
 
(1,620,487
)
 
(2,285,603
)
 
(3,045,218
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(422
)
 
$
(2,444,377
)
 
$
(4,682,654
)
 
$
(2,473,279
)
 
$
(3,339,143
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A12

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
 
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
611,858,761

 
$
114,485,712

 
$

 
$
14,970,958

 
$
6,998,536

    Net Assets
$
611,858,761

 
$
114,485,712

 
$

 
$
14,970,958

 
$
6,998,536

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
611,858,761

 
$
114,485,712

 
$

 
$
14,970,958

 
$
6,998,536

 
$
611,858,761

 
$
114,485,712

 
$

 
$
14,970,958

 
$
6,998,536

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
50,427,163

 
9,301,442

 

 
1,337,975

 
475,857

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
81,799,300

 
9,144,226

 

 
1,403,089

 
586,142

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
7.48

 
$
12.52

 
$

 
$
10.67

 
$
11.94

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
604,467,210

 
$
109,198,604

 
$

 
$
14,865,664

 
$
6,220,818


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
 
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018**
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
2,876,790

 
1,370,549

 
179,388

 
183,717

 
127,640

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(2,876,790
)
 
(1,370,549
)
 
(179,388
)
 
(183,717
)
 
(127,640
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
632,817

 
1,267,418

 
529,683

 
13,540

 
333,396

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
5,247,027

 
(2,677,961
)
 
(473,893
)
 
76,860

 
(716,491
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
5,879,844

 
(1,410,543
)
 
55,790

 
90,400

 
(383,095
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
3,003,054

 
$
(2,781,092
)
 
$
(123,598
)
 
$
(93,317
)
 
$
(510,735
)

**Date subaccount was no longer available for investment.







The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A13

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
19,786,281

 
$
26,492,992

 
$
350,823,780

 
$
190,855,496

 
$
179,186,503

    Net Assets
$
19,786,281

 
$
26,492,992

 
$
350,823,780

 
$
190,855,496

 
$
179,186,503

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
19,786,281

 
$
26,492,992

 
$
350,823,780

 
$
190,855,496

 
$
179,186,503

 
$
19,786,281

 
$
26,492,992

 
$
350,823,780

 
$
190,855,496

 
$
179,186,503

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
2,113,540

 
1,371,403

 
27,003,521

 
13,553,914

 
14,915,693

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
2,276,902

 
1,298,040

 
25,948,504

 
12,656,200

 
13,605,657

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
8.69

 
$
20.41

 
$
13.52

 
$
15.08

 
$
13.17

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
19,447,751

 
$
22,146,084

 
$
287,595,816

 
$
155,760,952

 
$
159,831,299


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
402,075

 
503,514

 
6,505,092

 
3,504,851

 
3,426,169

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(402,075
)
 
(503,514
)
 
(6,505,092
)
 
(3,504,851
)
 
(3,426,169
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,003,085

 
2,401,570

 
14,709,558

 
7,045,833

 
7,900,010

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(4,693,599
)
 
(6,839,065
)
 
(47,683,361
)
 
(23,728,031
)
 
(23,504,207
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(3,690,514
)
 
(4,437,495
)
 
(32,973,803
)
 
(16,682,198
)
 
(15,604,197
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(4,092,589
)
 
$
(4,941,009
)
 
$
(39,478,895
)
 
$
(20,187,049
)
 
$
(19,030,366
)




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A14

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Consumer Services
 
ProFund VP Consumer Goods
 
ProFund VP Financials
 
ProFund VP Health Care
 
ProFund VP Industrials
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
272,441

 
$
100,974

 
$
311,220

 
$
215,986

 
$
431,553

    Net Assets
$
272,441

 
$
100,974

 
$
311,220

 
$
215,986

 
$
431,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
272,441

 
$
100,974

 
$
311,220

 
$
215,986

 
$
431,553

 
$
272,441

 
$
100,974

 
$
311,220

 
$
215,986

 
$
431,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
10,696

 
6,026

 
26,264

 
8,520

 
26,594

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
3,917

 
2,187

 
8,324

 
3,007

 
5,936

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
69.55

 
$
46.16

 
$
37.39

 
$
71.82

 
$
72.70

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
217,236

 
$
111,951

 
$
216,086

 
$
154,425

 
$
401,335


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Consumer Services
 
ProFund VP Consumer Goods
 
ProFund VP Financials
 
ProFund VP Health Care
 
ProFund VP Industrials
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$
1,606

 
$
1,342

 
$

 
$
597

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
3,883

 
1,978

 
4,845

 
3,330

 
8,117

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(3,883
)
 
(372
)
 
(3,503
)
 
(3,330
)
 
(7,520
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received
13,425

 
23,004

 

 
15,506

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
20,211

 
3,226

 
18,697

 
18,129

 
26,080

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(33,920
)
 
(47,399
)
 
(56,512
)
 
(21,308
)
 
(90,066
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(284
)
 
(21,169
)
 
(37,815
)
 
12,327

 
(63,986
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(4,167
)
 
$
(21,541
)
 
$
(41,318
)
 
$
8,997

 
$
(71,506
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A15

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Value
 
ProFund VP Real Estate
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Value
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
195,091

 
$
215,439

 
$
118,165

 
$
173,535

 
$
154,240

    Net Assets
$
195,091

 
$
215,439

 
$
118,165

 
$
173,535

 
$
154,240

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
195,091

 
$
215,439

 
$
118,165

 
$
173,535

 
$
154,240

 
$
195,091

 
$
215,439

 
$
118,165

 
$
173,535

 
$
154,240

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
11,255

 
13,737

 
9,378

 
8,799

 
9,396

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
5,066

 
6,112

 
2,168

 
5,023

 
3,884

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
38.51

 
$
35.25

 
$
54.51

 
$
34.55

 
$
39.71

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
221,132

 
$
254,562

 
$
118,521

 
$
184,839

 
$
184,498


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Value
 
ProFund VP Real Estate
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Value
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$
238

 
$
2,737

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
4,263

 
3,435

 
1,894

 
2,854

 
1,352

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(4,263
)
 
(3,197
)
 
843

 
(2,854
)
 
(1,352
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received
24,557

 
29,913

 
14,687

 
13,319

 
7,800

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,787

 
(764
)
 
1,984

 
6,375

 
108

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(53,233
)
 
(63,615
)
 
(26,509
)
 
(27,590
)
 
(36,835
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(26,889
)
 
(34,466
)
 
(9,838
)
 
(7,896
)
 
(28,927
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(31,152
)
 
$
(37,663
)
 
$
(8,995
)
 
$
(10,750
)
 
$
(30,279
)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A16

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Telecommu-nications
 
ProFund VP Utilities
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Value
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
34,964

 
$
71,585

 
$
172,322

 
$
123,798

 
$
1,489,733

    Net Assets
$
34,964

 
$
71,585

 
$
172,322

 
$
123,798

 
$
1,489,733

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
34,964

 
$
71,585

 
$
172,322

 
$
123,798

 
$
1,489,733

 
$
34,964

 
$
71,585

 
$
172,322

 
$
123,798

 
$
1,489,733

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
3,272

 
4,763

 
8,822

 
9,317

 
128,055

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
1,230

 
1,615

 
2,650

 
2,996

 
217,162

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
28.42

 
$
44.33

 
$
65.02

 
$
41.32

 
$
6.86

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
39,758

 
$
65,134

 
$
159,279

 
$
119,701

 
$
1,447,318


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Telecommu-nications
 
ProFund VP Utilities
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Value
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$
2,468

 
$
1,488

 
$

 
$
1,331

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
627

 
1,086

 
3,011

 
2,328

 
27,861

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
1,841

 
402

 
(3,011
)
 
(997
)
 
(27,861
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 
2,243

 
8,692

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
(146
)
 
3,115

 
5,957

 
3,424

 
8,804

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(8,704
)
 
(5,390
)
 
(16,737
)
 
(20,176
)
 
(2,828
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(8,850
)
 
(32
)
 
(2,088
)
 
(16,752
)
 
5,976

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(7,009
)
 
$
370

 
$
(5,099
)
 
$
(17,749
)
 
$
(21,885
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A17

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2017
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
 
Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 1)
 
Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 1)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
24,467,381

 
$

 
$
5,937,846

 
$
39,363

 
$
413,598

    Net Assets
$
24,467,381

 
$

 
$
5,937,846

 
$
39,363

 
$
413,598

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
24,467,381

 
$

 
$
5,937,846

 
$
39,363

 
$
413,598

 
$
24,467,381

 
$

 
$
5,937,846

 
$
39,363

 
$
413,598

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
1,076,927

 

 
496,283

 
2,550

 
104,602

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
800,896

 

 
401,206

 
13,812

 
15,744

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
30.55

 
$

 
$
14.80

 
$
2.85

 
$
26.27

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
19,692,167

 
$

 
$
5,725,469

 
$
56,622

 
$
359,087


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2017
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
 
Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 1)
 
Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 1)
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
1/2/2018**
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
5,089

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
394,048

 
77

 
166,040

 
768

 
7,915

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(394,048
)
 
(77
)
 
(166,040
)
 
4,321

 
(7,915
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 
10,056

 
47,523

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
3,067,904

 
8,260

 
116,822

 
82

 
3,564

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(3,601,881
)
 
(8,405
)
 
(129,831
)
 
(22,969
)
 
(47,694
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(533,977
)
 
(145
)
 
(13,009
)
 
(12,831
)
 
3,393

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(928,025
)
 
$
(222
)
 
$
(179,049
)
 
$
(8,510
)
 
$
(4,522
)

**Date subaccount was no longer available for investment.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A18

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PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
 
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
 
Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 1)
 
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
4,816,359

 
$
52,994,061

 
$
133,698,494

 
$
127,126

 
$
28,279,964

    Net Assets
$
4,816,359

 
$
52,994,061

 
$
133,698,494

 
$
127,126

 
$
28,279,964

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
4,816,359

 
$
52,994,061

 
$
133,698,494

 
$
127,126

 
$
28,279,964

 
$
4,816,359

 
$
52,994,061

 
$
133,698,494

 
$
127,126

 
$
28,279,964

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
429,009

 
3,831,913

 
11,402,260

 
6,496

 
2,550,988

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
354,666

 
3,394,879

 
10,067,658

 
5,586

 
2,318,030

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
13.58

 
$
15.61

 
$
13.28

 
$
22.76

 
$
12.20

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
4,662,238

 
$
50,693,352

 
$
112,901,900

 
$
109,130

 
$
27,009,848


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
 
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
 
Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 1)
 
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
631

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
118,086

 
353,042

 
2,398,362

 
2,541

 
324,991

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(118,086
)
 
(353,042
)
 
(2,398,362
)
 
(1,910
)
 
(324,991
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 
13,401

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
128,209

 
506,744

 
4,486,711

 
11,215

 
258,755

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(169,947
)
 
(4,375,386
)
 
(12,537,710
)
 
(33,792
)
 
(446,808
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(41,738
)
 
(3,868,642
)
 
(8,050,999
)
 
(9,176
)
 
(188,053
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(159,824
)
 
$
(4,221,684
)
 
$
(10,449,361
)
 
$
(11,086
)
 
$
(513,044
)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A19

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
 
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
 
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
1,089,668

 
$
51,311,221

 
$
728,451

 
$
14,199,039

 
$
4,128,575

    Net Assets
$
1,089,668

 
$
51,311,221

 
$
728,451

 
$
14,199,039

 
$
4,128,575

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
1,089,668

 
$
51,311,221

 
$
728,451

 
$
14,199,039

 
$
4,128,575

 
$
1,089,668

 
$
51,311,221

 
$
728,451

 
$
14,199,039

 
$
4,128,575

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
109,728

 
4,069,073

 
71,628

 
893,489

 
433,526

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
95,837

 
3,616,013

 
68,463

 
786,215

 
381,922

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
11.37

 
$
14.19

 
$
10.64

 
$
18.06

 
$
10.81

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
981,840

 
$
45,558,334

 
$
722,114

 
$
13,584,729

 
$
4,070,271


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
 
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
 
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
20,955

 
1,013,490

 
5,967

 
232,438

 
93,178

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(20,955
)
 
(1,013,490
)
 
(5,967
)
 
(232,438
)
 
(93,178
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
(8,629
)
 
2,976,717

 
3,128

 
1,078,338

 
(40,626
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
38

 
(8,265,006
)
 
(55,677
)
 
(2,707,312
)
 
29,146

NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(8,591
)
 
(5,288,289
)
 
(52,549
)
 
(1,628,974
)
 
(11,480
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(29,546
)
 
$
(6,301,779
)
 
$
(58,516
)
 
$
(1,861,412
)
 
$
(104,658
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A20

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
 
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
 
AST Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
 
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
2,366,208

 
$
11,691,077

 
$
1,436,313,558

 
$
1,755,485

 
$
1,196,829

    Net Assets
$
2,366,208

 
$
11,691,077

 
$
1,436,313,558

 
$
1,755,485

 
$
1,196,829

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
2,366,208

 
$
11,691,077

 
$
1,436,313,558

 
$
1,755,485

 
$
1,196,829

 
$
2,366,208

 
$
11,691,077

 
$
1,436,313,558

 
$
1,755,485

 
$
1,196,829

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
231,465

 
770,298

 
137,939,994

 
114,787

 
74,529

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
227,739

 
696,312

 
123,288,717

 
104,307

 
69,301

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
10.39

 
$
16.79

 
$
11.65

 
$
16.83

 
$
17.27

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
2,529,921

 
$
10,192,138

 
$
1,356,250,099

 
$
1,620,783

 
$
1,094,746


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
 
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
 
AST Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
 
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
23,291

 
217,399

 
25,426,919

 
14,834

 
11,869

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(23,291
)
 
(217,399
)
 
(25,426,919
)
 
(14,834
)
 
(11,869
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
37,574

 
887,773

 
599,523

 
48,118

 
28,327

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(579,497
)
 
(1,504,994
)
 
(73,854,608
)
 
(193,615
)
 
(125,536
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(541,923
)
 
(617,221
)
 
(73,255,085
)
 
(145,497
)
 
(97,209
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(565,214
)
 
$
(834,620
)
 
$
(98,682,004
)
 
$
(160,331
)
 
$
(109,078
)







The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A21

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
 
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
2,469,134

 
$
128,786,261

 
$
4,088,516

 
$
6,667,991

 
$
12,900,004

    Net Assets
$
2,469,134

 
$
128,786,261

 
$
4,088,516

 
$
6,667,991

 
$
12,900,004

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
2,469,134

 
$
128,786,261

 
$
4,088,516

 
$
6,667,991

 
$
12,900,004

 
$
2,469,134

 
$
128,786,261

 
$
4,088,516

 
$
6,667,991

 
$
12,900,004

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
227,318

 
10,900,423

 
369,233

 
562,717

 
1,077,038

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
203,054

 
10,140,651

 
359,272

 
542,996

 
1,036,978

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
12.16

 
$
12.70

 
$
11.38

 
$
12.28

 
$
12.44

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
2,405,682

 
$
125,799,604

 
$
3,904,748

 
$
6,019,037

 
$
12,016,674


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
 
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
35,224

 
2,098,447

 
27,174

 
45,549

 
77,828

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(35,224
)
 
(2,098,447
)
 
(27,174
)
 
(45,549
)
 
(77,828
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
(6,206
)
 
1,204,393

 
54,923

 
108,264

 
144,242

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
57,018

 
(14,991,878
)
 
(483,093
)
 
(624,380
)
 
(1,042,930
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
50,812

 
(13,787,485
)
 
(428,170
)
 
(516,116
)
 
(898,688
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
15,588

 
$
(15,885,932
)
 
$
(455,344
)
 
$
(561,665
)
 
$
(976,516
)









The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A22

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio
 
AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio
 
AST Managed Equity Portfolio
 
AST Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$

 
$
2,844,635

 
$
3,053,896

 
$
5,965,925

 
$
486,064

    Net Assets
$

 
$
2,844,635

 
$
3,053,896

 
$
5,965,925

 
$
486,064

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$

 
$
2,844,635

 
$
3,053,896

 
$
5,965,925

 
$
486,064

 
$

 
$
2,844,635

 
$
3,053,896

 
$
5,965,925

 
$
486,064

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding

 
297,180

 
268,817

 
580,670

 
50,898

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held

 
291,757

 
261,240

 
564,421

 
50,110

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$

 
$
9.75

 
$
11.69

 
$
10.57

 
$
9.70

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$

 
$
2,825,716

 
$
2,991,567

 
$
5,808,875

 
$
497,144


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio
 
AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio
 
AST Managed Equity Portfolio
 
AST Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
4/27/2018**
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
12,951

 
17,565

 
21,987

 
36,419

 
2,867

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(12,951
)
 
(17,565
)
 
(21,987
)
 
(36,419
)
 
(2,867
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
475,272

 
25,877

 
147,127

 
13,025

 
(791
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(542,405
)
 
(190,877
)
 
(569,403
)
 
(54,415
)
 
(27,085
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(67,133
)
 
(165,000
)
 
(422,276
)
 
(41,390
)
 
(27,876
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(80,084
)
 
$
(182,565
)
 
$
(444,263
)
 
$
(77,809
)
 
$
(30,743
)

**Date subaccount was no longer available for investment.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A23

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Jennison Global Infrastructure Portfolio
 
AST PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio
 
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
 
AST AB Global Bond Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
1,644,977

 
$
1,085,236

 
$
35,438,213

 
$
17,163,806

 
$
1,820,521

    Net Assets
$
1,644,977

 
$
1,085,236

 
$
35,438,213

 
$
17,163,806

 
$
1,820,521

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
1,644,977

 
$
1,085,236

 
$
35,438,213

 
$
17,163,806

 
$
1,820,521

 
$
1,644,977

 
$
1,085,236

 
$
35,438,213

 
$
17,163,806

 
$
1,820,521

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
153,369

 
114,622

 
3,257,536

 
1,787,719

 
170,573

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
149,408

 
113,163

 
3,065,589

 
1,639,332

 
166,867

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
11.01

 
$
9.59

 
$
11.56

 
$
10.47

 
$
10.91

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
1,590,080

 
$
1,086,966

 
$
34,299,933

 
$
17,025,890

 
$
1,767,332


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Jennison Global Infrastructure Portfolio
 
AST PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio
 
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
 
AST AB Global Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
10,106

 
5,404

 
610,917

 
388,628

 
10,463

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(10,106
)
 
(5,404
)
 
(610,917
)
 
(388,628
)
 
(10,463
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
15,960

 
417

 
364,150

 
(248,897
)
 
9,546

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(162,090
)
 
(2,865
)
 
(3,358,543
)
 
180,414

 
(1,443
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(146,130
)
 
(2,448
)
 
(2,994,393
)
 
(68,483
)
 
8,103

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(156,236
)
 
$
(7,852
)
 
$
(3,605,310
)
 
$
(457,111
)
 
$
(2,360
)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Income Portfolio
 
AST Morgan Stanley Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Global Bond Portfolio
 
AST Neuberger Berman Long/Short Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Real Total Return Portfolio
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
506,286

 
$
362,869

 
$
696,752

 
$
1,804,324

 
$
366,713

    Net Assets
$
506,286

 
$
362,869

 
$
696,752

 
$
1,804,324

 
$
366,713

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
506,286

 
$
362,869

 
$
696,752

 
$
1,804,324

 
$
366,713

 
$
506,286

 
$
362,869

 
$
696,752

 
$
1,804,324

 
$
366,713

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
48,784

 
40,457

 
64,799

 
175,320

 
42,775

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
47,405

 
39,701

 
63,226

 
172,994

 
42,248

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
10.68

 
$
9.14

 
$
11.02

 
$
10.43

 
$
8.68

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
499,135

 
$
363,331

 
$
663,070

 
$
1,840,072

 
$
384,825


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Income Portfolio
 
AST Morgan Stanley Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Global Bond Portfolio
 
AST Neuberger Berman Long/Short Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Real Total Return Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
3,287

 
1,697

 
3,230

 
8,803

 
1,949

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(3,287
)
 
(1,697
)
 
(3,230
)
 
(8,803
)
 
(1,949
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
253

 
(6
)
 
978

 
7,510

 
(71
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(1,517
)
 
(1,185
)
 
20,673

 
(152,191
)
 
(20,086
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(1,264
)
 
(1,191
)
 
21,651

 
(144,681
)
 
(20,157
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(4,551
)
 
$
(2,888
)
 
$
18,421

 
$
(153,484
)
 
$
(22,106
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio
 
AST Managed Alternatives Portfolio
 
AST Emerging Managers Diversified Portfolio
 
AST Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Portfolio
 
Blackrock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
885,649

 
$
1,932,941

 
$
776,709

 
$
1,506,385

 
$
5,279,973

    Net Assets
$
885,649

 
$
1,932,941

 
$
776,709

 
$
1,506,385

 
$
5,279,973

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
885,649

 
$
1,932,941

 
$
776,709

 
$
1,506,385

 
$
5,279,973

 
$
885,649

 
$
1,932,941

 
$
776,709

 
$
1,506,385

 
$
5,279,973

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
89,509

 
203,173

 
73,170

 
134,059

 
494,628

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
82,005

 
199,684

 
72,118

 
131,792

 
407,720

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
10.80

 
$
9.68

 
$
10.77

 
$
11.43

 
$
12.95

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
958,535

 
$
1,958,447

 
$
751,820

 
$
1,433,803

 
$
5,717,247


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio
 
AST Managed Alternatives Portfolio
 
AST Emerging Managers Diversified Portfolio
 
AST Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Portfolio
 
Blackrock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III)
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
50,800

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
5,639

 
10,931

 
5,263

 
8,319

 
37,948

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(5,639
)
 
(10,931
)
 
(5,263
)
 
(8,319
)
 
12,852

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 
262,524

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
6,720

 
1,756

 
17,900

 
19,762

 
(50,633
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(167,123
)
 
(65,284
)
 
(69,624
)
 
(95,975
)
 
(751,911
)
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(160,403
)
 
(63,528
)
 
(51,724
)
 
(76,213
)
 
(540,020
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(166,042
)
 
$
(74,459
)
 
$
(56,987
)
 
$
(84,532
)
 
$
(527,168
)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
JPMorgan Insurance Trust Income Builder Portfolio (Class 2)
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
 
NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (Class D)
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
2,159,456

 
$
12,857,120

 
$
378,177

 
$
4,900,737

 
$
149,942

    Net Assets
$
2,159,456

 
$
12,857,120

 
$
378,177

 
$
4,900,737

 
$
149,942

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
2,159,456

 
$
12,857,120

 
$
378,177

 
$
4,900,737

 
$
149,942

 
$
2,159,456

 
$
12,857,120

 
$
378,177

 
$
4,900,737

 
$
149,942

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
195,355

 
1,345,255

 
34,561

 
509,661

 
15,549

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
214,232

 
1,260,502

 
34,224

 
489,584

 
15,238

     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
10.08

 
$
10.20

 
$
11.05

 
$
10.01

 
$
9.84

     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
2,191,413

 
$
12,774,799

 
$
365,171

 
$
4,724,593

 
$
145,286


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
JPMorgan Insurance Trust Income Builder Portfolio (Class 2)
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
 
NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (Class D)
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/2/2018*
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
$

 
$
1,545

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
12,125

 
295,812

 
7,205

 
83,630

 
626

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(12,125
)
 
(295,812
)
 
(5,660
)
 
(83,630
)
 
(626
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received
3,191

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
4,095

 
(238,983
)
 
5,392

 
4,753

 
879

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(106,226
)
 
151,240

 
(93,025
)
 
176,483

 
4,656

NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(98,940
)
 
(87,743
)
 
(87,633
)
 
181,236

 
5,535

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(111,065
)
 
$
(383,555
)
 
$
(93,293
)
 
$
97,606

 
$
4,909


* Date subaccount became available for investment.




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST American Funds Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Investment in the portfolios, at fair value
$
23,479,499

 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net Assets
$
23,479,499

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS, representing:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Accumulation units
$
23,479,499

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
23,479,499

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Units outstanding
2,482,095

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio shares held
2,458,586

 
 
 
 
 
 
     Portfolio net asset value per share
$
9.55

 
 
 
 
 
 
     Investment in portfolio shares, at cost
$
24,846,322

 
 
 
 
 
 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended December 31, 2018
 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST American Funds Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4/30/2018*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Dividend income
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Charges for mortality and expense risk,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       and for administration
101,329

 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
(101,329
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
(202,169
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(1,366,823
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
(1,568,992
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
(1,670,321
)
 
 
 
 
 
 

* Date subaccount became available for investment.





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
Prudential Government Money Market Portfolio
 
Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio
 
Prudential Equity Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential Value Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
5,790

 
$
(200,576
)
 
$
(267,642
)
 
$
(328,607
)
 
$
193,723

  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed

 
334,832

 
1,752,163

 
2,053,752

 
(70,449
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 
(392,846
)
 
(2,312,937
)
 
(3,911,475
)
 
(435,732
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
5,790

 
(258,590
)
 
(828,416
)
 
(2,186,330
)
 
(312,458
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
37,720

 
12,346

 
15,664

 
38,275

 
34,407

  Annuity payments
(251,687
)
 
(259,170
)
 
(132,396
)
 
(130,837
)
 
(178,323
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,237,535
)
 
(1,811,848
)
 
(2,836,950
)
 
(4,825,490
)
 
(2,262,472
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
208,203

 
116,806

 
(178,398
)
 
(82,645
)
 
147,406

  Miscellaneous transactions
511

 
636

 
964

 
8,640

 
1,078

  Other charges
(6,995
)
 
(4,103
)
 
(9,351
)
 
(21,254
)
 
(14,222
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(1,249,783
)
 
(1,945,333
)
 
(3,140,467
)
 
(5,013,311
)
 
(2,272,126
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(1,243,993
)
 
(2,203,923
)
 
(3,968,883
)
 
(7,199,641
)
 
(2,584,584
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
7,457,427

 
15,603,387

 
19,207,350

 
24,414,007

 
14,230,117

  End of period
$
6,213,434

 
$
13,399,464

 
$
15,238,467

 
$
17,214,366

 
$
11,645,533

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
6,350,227

 
5,696,899

 
5,154,163

 
6,701,694

 
3,034,797

  Units issued
2,562,933

 
152,936

 
34,934

 
56,040

 
108,535

  Units redeemed
(3,621,151
)
 
(877,573
)
 
(818,096
)
 
(1,297,070
)
 
(585,841
)
  Ending units
5,292,009

 
4,972,262

 
4,371,001

 
5,460,664

 
2,557,491


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A29

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
 
Prudential Global Portfolio
 
Prudential Jennison Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
 
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(314,371
)
 
$
(72,604
)
 
$
(384,462
)
 
$
(66,738
)
 
$
(1,114
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 
152,670

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
2,110,647

 
632,688

 
3,766,205

 
333,774

 
59,396

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(3,150,736
)
 
(875,419
)
 
(3,372,091
)
 
(910,581
)
 
(459,641
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(1,354,460
)
 
(315,335
)
 
9,652

 
(643,545
)
 
(248,689
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
2,581,014

 
4,647

 
21,889

 
929,862

 

  Annuity payments
(167,502
)
 
(4,954
)
 
(100,130
)
 
(9,553
)
 
(17,289
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(2,719,646
)
 
(1,292,431
)
 
(4,552,696
)
 
(479,182
)
 
(265,454
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
153,801

 
(74,145
)
 
(620,543
)
 
677,678

 
76,056

  Miscellaneous transactions
12,840

 
305

 
1,561

 
23

 
(23
)
  Other charges
(15,899
)
 
(3,593
)
 
(16,730
)
 
(2,529
)
 
(284
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(155,392
)
 
(1,370,171
)
 
(5,266,649
)
 
1,116,299

 
(206,994
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(1,509,852
)
 
(1,685,506
)
 
(5,256,997
)
 
472,754

 
(455,683
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
22,041,105

 
5,464,300

 
26,906,319

 
4,531,042

 
1,857,135

  End of period
$
20,531,253

 
$
3,778,794

 
$
21,649,322

 
$
5,003,796

 
$
1,401,452

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
5,984,257

 
1,894,908

 
6,090,270

 
759,728

 
921,074

  Units issued
963,795

 
11,424

 
45,180

 
167,754

 
35,763

  Units redeemed
(1,488,318
)
 
(450,449
)
 
(1,083,910
)
 
(95,603
)
 
(135,266
)
  Ending units
5,459,734

 
1,455,883

 
5,051,540

 
831,879

 
821,571


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A30

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio (Equity Income Class)
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (Series I)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
 
MFS® Research Series (Initial Class)
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
35,511

 
$
(38,425
)
 
$
(45,024
)
 
$
16,173

 
$
(10,216
)
  Capital gains distributions received
531,896

 
463,817

 
246,626

 

 
165,789

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
215,257

 
243,385

 
223,531

 
(15,717
)
 
41,742

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(1,415,449
)
 
(1,413,381
)
 
(567,506
)
 
(770,940
)
 
(269,811
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(632,785
)
 
(744,604
)
 
(142,373
)
 
(770,484
)
 
(72,496
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
3,103

 
15,508

 
8,667

 
9,544

 

  Annuity payments
(339,224
)
 
(99,936
)
 
(46,448
)
 
(43,616
)
 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(500,875
)
 
(754,516
)
 
(644,466
)
 
(341,124
)
 
(113,123
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
658

 
14,707

 
(95,814
)
 
69,745

 
(13,960
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
409

 
181

 
368

 
193

 

  Other charges
(1,349
)
 
(1,973
)
 
(1,358
)
 
(1,484
)
 
(428
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(837,278
)
 
(826,029
)
 
(779,051
)
 
(306,742
)
 
(127,511
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(1,470,063
)
 
(1,570,633
)
 
(921,424
)
 
(1,077,226
)
 
(200,007
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
6,738,586

 
7,854,400

 
5,355,135

 
5,067,025

 
1,461,745

  End of period
$
5,268,523

 
$
6,283,767

 
$
4,433,711

 
$
3,989,799

 
$
1,261,738

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,671,518

 
2,558,949

 
1,625,103

 
1,420,966

 
422,911

  Units issued
7,280

 
19,292

 
5,076

 
20,277

 
1,626

  Units redeemed
(214,339
)
 
(287,011
)
 
(231,121
)
 
(106,379
)
 
(37,430
)
  Ending units
1,464,459

 
2,291,230

 
1,399,058

 
1,334,864

 
387,107


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A31

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
MFS® Growth Series (Initial Class)
 
American Century VP Value Fund (Class I)
 
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund (Class 2)
 
Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio (Class I)
 
Davis Value Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(86,301
)
 
$
4,857

 
$
(38,926
)
 
$
(48,206
)
 
$
(11,361
)
  Capital gains distributions received
425,417

 
125

 
310,796

 

 
268,600

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
734,323

 
78,102

 
(129,237
)
 
267,586

 
(20,975
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(885,074
)
 
(279,234
)
 
(201,553
)
 
(413,543
)
 
(462,701
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
188,365

 
(196,150
)
 
(58,920
)
 
(194,163
)
 
(226,437
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
1,150

 
540

 

 
3,562

 
1,940

  Annuity payments
(9,448
)
 
(2,971
)
 
(2,981
)
 

 
(99,945
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,292,286
)
 
(150,186
)
 
(1,054,117
)
 
(245,208
)
 
(260,680
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(62,687
)
 
(29,032
)
 
(5,782
)
 
(142,879
)
 
(97,772
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(57
)
 
1

 
176

 
(56
)
 
46

  Other charges
(1,863
)
 
(436
)
 
(570
)
 
(552
)
 
(327
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(1,365,191
)
 
(182,084
)
 
(1,063,274
)
 
(385,133
)
 
(456,738
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(1,176,826
)
 
(378,234
)
 
(1,122,194
)
 
(579,296
)
 
(683,175
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
6,726,596

 
2,054,898

 
2,990,116

 
3,500,479

 
1,989,858

  End of period
$
5,549,770

 
$
1,676,664

 
$
1,867,922

 
$
2,921,183

 
$
1,306,683

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,743,915

 
525,052

 
909,525

 
1,058,086

 
935,097

  Units issued
24,826

 
1,919

 
5,648

 
11,485

 
5,767

  Units redeemed
(347,891
)
 
(48,818
)
 
(305,213
)
 
(124,333
)
 
(220,151
)
  Ending units
1,420,850

 
478,153

 
609,960

 
945,238

 
720,713


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A32

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Class B)
 
Prudential SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (Class I)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Service Shares)
 
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential SP International Growth Portfolio (Class I)
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(9,944
)
 
$
(120,134
)
 
$
(5,807
)
 
$
(108,648
)
 
$
(30,358
)
  Capital gains distributions received
83,955

 

 
22,885

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
157,180

 
512,674

 
21,053

 
577,432

 
69,217

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(201,296
)
 
(1,500,664
)
 
(54,904
)
 
(1,035,654
)
 
(306,096
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
29,895

 
(1,108,124
)
 
(16,773
)
 
(566,870
)
 
(267,237
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
24,474

 
30

 
27,539

 
19,016

  Annuity payments

 
(27,586
)
 

 
(62,878
)
 
(2,808
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(416,308
)
 
(742,356
)
 
(47,935
)
 
(845,354
)
 
(248,624
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(67,702
)
 
(84,692
)
 
(7,572
)
 
(94,686
)
 
21,106

  Miscellaneous transactions
(25
)
 
(260
)
 
(1
)
 
571

 
65

  Other charges
(82
)
 
(18,622
)
 
(820
)
 
(14,542
)
 
(3,090
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(484,117
)
 
(849,042
)
 
(56,298
)
 
(989,350
)
 
(214,335
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(454,222
)
 
(1,957,166
)
 
(73,071
)
 
(1,556,220
)
 
(481,572
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
832,965

 
8,142,275

 
485,763

 
7,242,370

 
2,110,312

  End of period
$
378,743

 
$
6,185,109

 
$
412,692

 
$
5,686,150

 
$
1,628,740

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
562,620

 
2,331,536

 
226,785

 
2,025,937

 
1,092,745

  Units issued
3,281

 
14,466

 
2,912

 
14,130

 
28,475

  Units redeemed
(312,358
)
 
(259,560
)
 
(27,687
)
 
(272,492
)
 
(156,571
)
  Ending units
253,543

 
2,086,442

 
202,010

 
1,767,575

 
964,649


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A33

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST High Yield Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(929,051
)
 
$
(397,696
)
 
$
(2,736,343
)
 
$
(224,568
)
 
$
(411,974
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
2,684,789

 
1,297,466

 
7,017,349

 
544,974

 
1,235,809

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(7,627,291
)
 
(2,552,968
)
 
(15,639,282
)
 
(2,042,530
)
 
(1,799,590
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(5,871,553
)
 
(1,653,198
)
 
(11,358,276
)
 
(1,722,124
)
 
(975,755
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
912,183

 
1,764,053

 
5,870,866

 
1,279,091

 
3,071,136

  Annuity payments

 

 
(46,436
)
 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(4,141,587
)
 
(1,318,399
)
 
(9,321,382
)
 
(532,874
)
 
(1,890,633
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(7,239,185
)
 
(2,732,579
)
 
(13,706,786
)
 
892,425

 
(1,410,070
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
269

 
(75
)
 
(2,034
)
 
(492
)
 
38

  Other charges
(557,970
)
 
(230,931
)
 
(1,764,516
)
 
(131,522
)
 
(230,789
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(11,026,290
)
 
(2,517,931
)
 
(18,970,288
)
 
1,506,628

 
(460,318
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(16,897,843
)
 
(4,171,129
)
 
(30,328,564
)
 
(215,496
)
 
(1,436,073
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
67,828,021

 
29,303,494

 
177,660,034

 
14,171,797

 
29,968,493

  End of period
$
50,930,178

 
$
25,132,365

 
$
147,331,470

 
$
13,956,301

 
$
28,532,420

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
3,729,480

 
1,478,395

 
12,622,002

 
852,770

 
2,026,029

  Units issued
237,649

 
281,269

 
842,538

 
246,392

 
458,140

  Units redeemed
(850,084
)
 
(399,736
)
 
(2,205,920
)
 
(136,814
)
 
(486,704
)
  Ending units
3,117,045

 
1,359,928

 
11,258,620

 
962,348

 
1,997,465


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A34

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(301,941
)
 
$
(154,233
)
 
$
(239,315
)
 
$
(982,247
)
 
$
(514,466
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
2,553,348

 
698,986

 
1,121,881

 
4,140,084

 
2,197,916

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(4,290,839
)
 
(2,295,588
)
 
(3,663,362
)
 
(6,521,972
)
 
(7,375,571
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(2,039,432
)
 
(1,750,835
)
 
(2,780,796
)
 
(3,364,135
)
 
(5,692,121
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
959,063

 
166,770

 
615,878

 
1,915,247

 
1,280,702

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 
(46,837
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(2,103,996
)
 
(763,108
)
 
(1,037,315
)
 
(4,578,374
)
 
(1,769,900
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(1,081,160
)
 
(560,889
)
 
(1,422,383
)
 
(2,655,190
)
 
2,179,752

  Miscellaneous transactions
1,071

 
(33
)
 
115

 
536

 
1,148

  Other charges
(173,183
)
 
(84,023
)
 
(125,815
)
 
(554,281
)
 
(308,906
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(2,398,205
)
 
(1,241,283
)
 
(1,969,520
)
 
(5,872,062
)
 
1,335,959

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(4,437,637
)
 
(2,992,118
)
 
(4,750,316
)
 
(9,236,197
)
 
(4,356,162
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
19,309,016

 
10,792,303

 
16,836,617

 
63,557,196

 
34,896,824

  End of period
$
14,871,379

 
$
7,800,185

 
$
12,086,301

 
$
54,320,999

 
$
30,540,662

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
865,182

 
495,956

 
804,909

 
3,009,467

 
1,682,687

  Units issued
245,031

 
52,805

 
147,741

 
443,819

 
416,022

  Units redeemed
(337,845
)
 
(111,519
)
 
(244,860
)
 
(703,385
)
 
(355,217
)
  Ending units
772,368

 
437,242

 
707,790

 
2,749,901

 
1,743,492


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A35

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
 
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
9/14/2018**
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(508,862
)
 
$
(880,069
)
 
$
(286,659
)
 
$
(514,425
)
 
$
(279,093
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
2,396,852

 
7,206,197

 
2,436,518

 
2,331,117

 
88,438

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(3,266,741
)
 
(8,156,163
)
 
(2,216,756
)
 
(7,877,525
)
 
67,806

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(1,378,751
)
 
(1,830,035
)
 
(66,897
)
 
(6,060,833
)
 
(122,849
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
1,753,634

 
671,799

 
937,042

 
1,418,486

 
1,834,899

  Annuity payments
(28,073
)
 
(22,079
)
 

 
(2,758
)
 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(2,223,577
)
 
(4,088,093
)
 
(894,693
)
 
(2,243,604
)
 
(1,792,366
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(51,754,577
)
 
(7,863,851
)
 
(86,872
)
 
(2,618,783
)
 
(347,884
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
66

 
(307
)
 
312

 
1,354

 
54

  Other charges
(342,833
)
 
(504,401
)
 
(160,725
)
 
(296,125
)
 
(152,803
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(52,595,360
)
 
(11,806,932
)
 
(204,936
)
 
(3,741,430
)
 
(458,100
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(53,974,111
)
 
(13,636,967
)
 
(271,833
)
 
(9,802,263
)
 
(580,949
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
53,974,111

 
59,638,995

 
17,630,876

 
36,902,959

 
21,183,691

  End of period
$

 
$
46,002,028

 
$
17,359,043

 
$
27,100,696

 
$
20,602,742

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
4,343,822

 
2,373,911

 
764,067

 
1,637,849

 
2,080,890

  Units issued
468,556

 
230,797

 
321,614

 
219,279

 
478,643

  Units redeemed
(4,812,378
)
 
(689,220
)
 
(322,185
)
 
(387,214
)
 
(526,135
)
  Ending units

 
1,915,488

 
763,496

 
1,469,914

 
2,033,398


**Date subaccount was no longer available for investment.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A36

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(400,814
)
 
$
(413,432
)
 
$
(18,599,856
)
 
$
(515,779
)
 
$
(433,749
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,997,000

 
821,475

 
40,788,953

 
1,809,461

 
1,075,166

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(4,437,680
)
 
(5,148,853
)
 
(101,507,442
)
 
(5,116,272
)
 
(5,935,504
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(2,841,494
)
 
(4,740,810
)
 
(79,318,345
)
 
(3,822,590
)
 
(5,294,087
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
1,551,917

 
647,062

 
42,649,462

 
1,159,107

 
135,036

  Annuity payments

 

 
(235,309
)
 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,165,757
)
 
(1,459,018
)
 
(64,488,580
)
 
(2,016,416
)
 
(2,039,682
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(77,154
)
 
(3,957,277
)
 
(55,228,069
)
 
(1,265,773
)
 
797,101

  Miscellaneous transactions
78

 
2,459

 
347

 
721

 
416

  Other charges
(232,193
)
 
(248,771
)
 
(12,576,197
)
 
(305,842
)
 
(253,197
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
76,891

 
(5,015,545
)
 
(89,878,346
)
 
(2,428,203
)
 
(1,360,326
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(2,764,603
)
 
(9,756,355
)
 
(169,196,691
)
 
(6,250,793
)
 
(6,654,413
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
28,835,038

 
30,002,122

 
1,206,523,355

 
36,465,953

 
27,795,951

  End of period
$
26,070,435

 
$
20,245,767

 
$
1,037,326,664

 
$
30,215,160

 
$
21,141,538

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,143,077

 
2,762,430

 
73,973,025

 
1,834,933

 
1,958,892

  Units issued
278,968

 
363,783

 
3,329,545

 
240,953

 
428,187

  Units redeemed
(283,817
)
 
(861,851
)
 
(8,706,891
)
 
(366,382
)
 
(549,525
)
  Ending units
1,138,228

 
2,264,362

 
68,595,679

 
1,709,504

 
1,837,554


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A37

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
 
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(209,225
)
 
$
(2,258,923
)
 
$
(11,849,944
)
 
$
(4,848,695
)
 
$
(12,133,885
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
119,255

 
4,586,128

 
32,690,940

 
16,585,524

 
33,411,809

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
186,105

 
(11,504,305
)
 
(76,746,824
)
 
(39,067,826
)
 
(68,999,841
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
96,135

 
(9,177,100
)
 
(55,905,828
)
 
(27,330,997
)
 
(47,721,917
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
691,714

 
8,402,534

 
37,131,459

 
3,686,334

 
30,700,524

  Annuity payments

 
(19,293
)
 
(81,558
)
 
(83,492
)
 
(578,275
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,149,585
)
 
(6,923,019
)
 
(43,158,761
)
 
(18,321,312
)
 
(45,437,834
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(1,338,747
)
 
(11,039,496
)
 
(36,232,106
)
 
(50,578,154
)
 
(39,922,121
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(261
)
 
(2,274
)
 
3,529

 
1,345

 
17,973

  Other charges
(140,397
)
 
(1,578,748
)
 
(7,052,339
)
 
(2,470,612
)
 
(7,328,160
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(1,937,276
)
 
(11,160,296
)
 
(49,389,776
)
 
(67,765,891
)
 
(62,547,893
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(1,841,141
)
 
(20,337,396
)
 
(105,295,604
)
 
(95,096,888
)
 
(110,269,810
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
16,051,153

 
142,719,058

 
726,877,534

 
317,415,351

 
778,162,032

  End of period
$
14,210,012

 
$
122,381,662

 
$
621,581,930

 
$
222,318,463

 
$
667,892,222

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,577,249

 
10,482,954

 
42,943,788

 
23,441,366

 
48,857,191

  Units issued
243,789

 
839,442

 
4,011,079

 
1,502,401

 
2,598,086

  Units redeemed
(437,108
)
 
(1,715,050
)
 
(6,930,164
)
 
(6,702,962
)
 
(6,460,402
)
  Ending units
1,383,930

 
9,607,346

 
40,024,703

 
18,240,805

 
44,994,875


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A38

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Fidelity Institutional AM℠ Quantitative Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(7,785,466
)
 
$
(6,330,610
)
 
$
(19,166,600
)
 
$
(10,381,300
)
 
$
(1,408,764
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
19,137,617

 
14,111,788

 
35,769,549

 
29,741,673

 
9,703,670

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(32,233,216
)
 
(44,354,938
)
 
(123,151,125
)
 
(66,509,751
)
 
(6,319,003
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(20,881,065
)
 
(36,573,760
)
 
(106,548,176
)
 
(47,149,378
)
 
1,975,903

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
21,347,852

 
14,823,756

 
27,884,716

 
18,910,313

 
5,789,853

  Annuity payments
(81,618
)
 
(6,417
)
 
(138,927
)
 
(48,645
)
 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(33,806,551
)
 
(19,893,702
)
 
(64,984,742
)
 
(40,608,772
)
 
(6,033,601
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(33,223,676
)
 
(29,639,346
)
 
(110,217,323
)
 
(37,242,325
)
 
(2,727,653
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(3,259
)
 
(8,623
)
 
5,779

 
(2,372
)
 
2,923

  Other charges
(4,864,953
)
 
(4,222,034
)
 
(12,867,794
)
 
(6,965,721
)
 
(772,854
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(50,632,205
)
 
(38,946,366
)
 
(160,318,291
)
 
(65,957,522
)
 
(3,741,332
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(71,513,270
)
 
(75,520,126
)
 
(266,866,467
)
 
(113,106,900
)
 
(1,765,429
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
505,272,245

 
410,656,149

 
1,248,725,778

 
680,481,579

 
86,682,301

  End of period
$
433,758,975

 
$
335,136,023

 
$
981,859,311

 
$
567,374,679

 
$
84,916,872

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
36,076,003

 
27,846,464

 
74,416,651

 
41,197,022

 
3,187,695

  Units issued
2,452,387

 
1,346,549

 
3,176,355

 
1,424,411

 
741,962

  Units redeemed
(6,004,833
)
 
(4,099,518
)
 
(13,099,674
)
 
(5,378,884
)
 
(833,119
)
  Ending units
32,523,557

 
25,093,495

 
64,493,332

 
37,242,549

 
3,096,538


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A39

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
 
AST International Value Portfolio
 
AST International Growth Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(422
)
 
$
(401,469
)
 
$
(3,062,167
)
 
$
(187,676
)
 
$
(293,925
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed

 
2,810,206

 
3,029,049

 
395,498

 
906,146

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 
(4,853,114
)
 
(4,649,536
)
 
(2,681,101
)
 
(3,951,364
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(422
)
 
(2,444,377
)
 
(4,682,654
)
 
(2,473,279
)
 
(3,339,143
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
2,539,055

 
1,067,289

 
2,449,944

 
848,100

 
1,690,044

  Annuity payments

 

 
(75,126
)
 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(63,470,076
)
 
(1,826,650
)
 
(12,242,628
)
 
(1,062,625
)
 
(1,290,766
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
69,750,550

 
126,369

 
(15,311,186
)
 
(93,691
)
 
1,205,950

  Miscellaneous transactions
76

 
832

 
175

 
818

 
1,512

  Other charges
(146,553
)
 
(213,725
)
 
(1,780,210
)
 
(103,902
)
 
(206,571
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
8,673,052

 
(845,885
)
 
(26,959,031
)
 
(411,300
)
 
1,400,169

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
8,672,630

 
(3,290,262
)
 
(31,641,685
)
 
(2,884,579
)
 
(1,938,974
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
17,759,381

 
25,377,029

 
203,122,140

 
14,123,226

 
21,229,882

  End of period
$
26,432,011

 
$
22,086,767

 
$
171,480,455

 
$
11,238,647

 
$
19,290,908

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,958,472

 
1,070,361

 
17,408,451

 
1,066,618

 
1,387,880

  Units issued
4,488,512

 
326,473

 
1,662,570

 
213,349

 
403,191

  Units redeemed
(3,575,834
)
 
(358,588
)
 
(4,032,094
)
 
(256,326
)
 
(315,089
)
  Ending units
2,871,150

 
1,038,246

 
15,038,927

 
1,023,641

 
1,475,982


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A40

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
 
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018**
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(2,876,790
)
 
$
(1,370,549
)
 
$
(179,388
)
 
$
(183,717
)
 
$
(127,640
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
632,817

 
1,267,418

 
529,683

 
13,540

 
333,396

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
5,247,027

 
(2,677,961
)
 
(473,893
)
 
76,860

 
(716,491
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
3,003,054

 
(2,781,092
)
 
(123,598
)
 
(93,317
)
 
(510,735
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
1,629,087

 

 

 
148,244

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(9,014,352
)
 
(6,215,222
)
 
(2,267,256
)
 
(3,556,213
)
 
(357,851
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
525,281,764

 
46,182,844

 
(15,270,656
)
 
17,751,564

 
(1,103,225
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(96
)
 
861

 
(74
)
 
252

 
(8
)
  Other charges
(2,144,116
)
 
(818,778
)
 
(4,299
)
 
(367
)
 
(72,341
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
514,123,200

 
40,778,792

 
(17,542,285
)
 
14,195,236

 
(1,385,181
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
517,126,254

 
37,997,700

 
(17,665,883
)
 
14,101,919

 
(1,895,916
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
94,732,507

 
76,488,012

 
17,665,883

 
869,039

 
8,894,452

  End of period
$
611,858,761

 
$
114,485,712

 
$

 
$
14,970,958

 
$
6,998,536

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
6,924,968

 
5,998,902

 
1,587,477

 
76,083

 
562,771

  Units issued
59,289,652

 
5,275,393

 
190,705

 
1,603,751

 
54,888

  Units redeemed
(15,787,457
)
 
(1,972,853
)
 
(1,778,182
)
 
(341,859
)
 
(141,802
)
  Ending units
50,427,163

 
9,301,442

 

 
1,337,975

 
475,857


**Date subaccount was no longer available for investment.



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A41

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(402,075
)
 
$
(503,514
)
 
$
(6,505,092
)
 
$
(3,504,851
)
 
$
(3,426,169
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,003,085

 
2,401,570

 
14,709,558

 
7,045,833

 
7,900,010

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(4,693,599
)
 
(6,839,065
)
 
(47,683,361
)
 
(23,728,031
)
 
(23,504,207
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(4,092,589
)
 
(4,941,009
)
 
(39,478,895
)
 
(20,187,049
)
 
(19,030,366
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
210,912

 
1,038,895

 
12,559,989

 
13,955,136

 
9,632,453

  Annuity payments

 

 
(41,153
)
 
(53,751
)
 
(69,617
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,548,524
)
 
(1,898,944
)
 
(20,321,612
)
 
(9,116,489
)
 
(10,746,804
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(2,580,472
)
 
(2,625,393
)
 
(36,585,657
)
 
(15,987,751
)
 
(29,615,737
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
229

 
227

 
(3,502
)
 
(3,063
)
 
(1,687
)
  Other charges
(256,457
)
 
(293,620
)
 
(4,725,140
)
 
(2,465,199
)
 
(2,521,807
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(4,174,312
)
 
(3,778,835
)
 
(49,117,075
)
 
(13,671,117
)
 
(33,323,199
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(8,266,901
)
 
(8,719,844
)
 
(88,595,970
)
 
(33,858,166
)
 
(52,353,565
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
28,053,182

 
35,212,836

 
439,419,750

 
224,713,662

 
231,540,068

  End of period
$
19,786,281

 
$
26,492,992

 
$
350,823,780

 
$
190,855,496

 
$
179,186,503

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
2,535,577

 
1,536,950

 
30,615,987

 
14,486,829

 
17,513,557

  Units issued
622,954

 
192,991

 
1,336,736

 
1,421,398

 
1,310,026

  Units redeemed
(1,044,991
)
 
(358,538
)
 
(4,949,202
)
 
(2,354,313
)
 
(3,907,890
)
  Ending units
2,113,540

 
1,371,403

 
27,003,521

 
13,553,914

 
14,915,693

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A42

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Consumer Services
 
ProFund VP Consumer Goods
 
ProFund VP Financials
 
ProFund VP Health Care
 
ProFund VP Industrials
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(3,883
)
 
$
(372
)
 
$
(3,503
)
 
$
(3,330
)
 
$
(7,520
)
  Capital gains distributions received
13,425

 
23,004

 

 
15,506

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
20,211

 
3,226

 
18,697

 
18,129

 
26,080

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(33,920
)
 
(47,399
)
 
(56,512
)
 
(21,308
)
 
(90,066
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(4,167
)
 
(21,541
)
 
(41,318
)
 
8,997

 
(71,506
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 

 

 

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,733
)
 
(2,782
)
 
(1,185
)
 
(7,320
)
 
(6,129
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
15,993

 
(29,673
)
 
28,398

 
(7,677
)
 
(72,492
)
  Miscellaneous transactions

 

 

 

 

  Other charges
(2,288
)
 
(1,191
)
 
(3,031
)
 
(2,046
)
 
(4,825
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
11,972

 
(33,646
)
 
24,182

 
(17,043
)
 
(83,446
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
7,805

 
(55,187
)
 
(17,136
)
 
(8,046
)
 
(154,952
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
264,636

 
156,161

 
328,356

 
224,032

 
586,505

  End of period
$
272,441

 
$
100,974

 
$
311,220

 
$
215,986

 
$
431,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
10,299

 
7,822

 
24,257

 
9,089

 
31,029

  Units issued
2,306

 
876

 
5,281

 
1,379

 
2,799

  Units redeemed
(1,909
)
 
(2,672
)
 
(3,274
)
 
(1,948
)
 
(7,234
)
  Ending units
10,696

 
6,026

 
26,264

 
8,520

 
26,594


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A43

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT



STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Value
 
ProFund VP Real Estate
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Value
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(4,263
)
 
$
(3,197
)
 
$
843

 
$
(2,854
)
 
$
(1,352
)
  Capital gains distributions received
24,557

 
29,913

 
14,687

 
13,319

 
7,800

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,787

 
(764
)
 
1,984

 
6,375

 
108

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(53,233
)
 
(63,615
)
 
(26,509
)
 
(27,590
)
 
(36,835
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(31,152
)
 
(37,663
)
 
(8,995
)
 
(10,750
)
 
(30,279
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 

 

 

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(6,189
)
 
(3,473
)
 

 
(2,389
)
 
(591
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(74,303
)
 
29,579

 
(2,017
)
 
(8,258
)
 
139,452

  Miscellaneous transactions

 
26

 

 

 

  Other charges
(2,457
)
 
(1,938
)
 
(1,113
)
 
(1,656
)
 
(876
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(82,949
)
 
24,194

 
(3,130
)
 
(12,303
)
 
137,985

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(114,101
)
 
(13,469
)
 
(12,125
)
 
(23,053
)
 
107,706

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
309,192

 
228,908

 
130,290

 
196,588

 
46,534

  End of period
$
195,091

 
$
215,439

 
$
118,165

 
$
173,535

 
$
154,240

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
15,473

 
12,476

 
9,606

 
9,258

 
2,406

  Units issued
1,549

 
3,840

 
1,423

 
1,799

 
7,853

  Units redeemed
(5,767
)
 
(2,579
)
 
(1,651
)
 
(2,258
)
 
(863
)
  Ending units
11,255

 
13,737

 
9,378

 
8,799

 
9,396


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A44

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Telecommu-nications
 
ProFund VP Utilities
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Value
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
1,841

 
$
402

 
$
(3,011
)
 
$
(997
)
 
$
(27,861
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 
2,243

 
8,692

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
(146
)
 
3,115

 
5,957

 
3,424

 
8,804

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(8,704
)
 
(5,390
)
 
(16,737
)
 
(20,176
)
 
(2,828
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(7,009
)
 
370

 
(5,099
)
 
(17,749
)
 
(21,885
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 

 

 

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(963
)
 
(1,240
)
 

 
(1,649
)
 
(45,708
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(4,638
)
 
(3,193
)
 
(25,961
)
 
(18,728
)
 
302,371

  Miscellaneous transactions

 

 

 

 

  Other charges
(395
)
 
(680
)
 
(2,317
)
 
(1,475
)
 
(201
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(5,996
)
 
(5,113
)
 
(28,278
)
 
(21,852
)
 
256,462

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(13,005
)
 
(4,743
)
 
(33,377
)
 
(39,601
)
 
234,577

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
47,969

 
76,328

 
205,699

 
163,399

 
1,255,156

  End of period
$
34,964

 
$
71,585

 
$
172,322

 
$
123,798

 
$
1,489,733

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
3,754

 
5,148

 
10,195

 
10,840

 
105,764

  Units issued
391

 
1,548

 
895

 
1,265

 
46,105

  Units redeemed
(873
)
 
(1,933
)
 
(2,268
)
 
(2,788
)
 
(23,814
)
  Ending units
3,272

 
4,763

 
8,822

 
9,317

 
128,055


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A45

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2017
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
 
Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 1)
 
Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 1)
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
1/2/2018**
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(394,048
)
 
$
(77
)
 
$
(166,040
)
 
$
4,321

 
$
(7,915
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 
10,056

 
47,523

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
3,067,904

 
8,260

 
116,822

 
82

 
3,564

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(3,601,881
)
 
(8,405
)
 
(129,831
)
 
(22,969
)
 
(47,694
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(928,025
)
 
(222
)
 
(179,049
)
 
(8,510
)
 
(4,522
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
2,238,495

 

 

 

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,734,583
)
 

 
(2,425,860
)
 

 

  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(422,434
)
 
(312,917
)
 
830,081

 
1,984

 
(5,165
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
619

 
52

 
1

 

 

  Other charges
(227,591
)
 
(27
)
 
(2,550
)
 
(27
)
 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(145,494
)
 
(312,892
)
 
(1,598,328
)
 
1,957

 
(5,165
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(1,073,519
)
 
(313,114
)
 
(1,777,377
)
 
(6,553
)
 
(9,687
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
25,540,900

 
313,114

 
7,715,223

 
45,916

 
423,285

  End of period
$
24,467,381

 
$

 
$
5,937,846

 
$
39,363

 
$
413,598

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,072,808

 
29,177

 
628,145

 
2,430

 
105,758

  Units issued
387,578

 

 
159,629

 
176

 

  Units redeemed
(383,459
)
 
(29,177
)
 
(291,491
)
 
(56
)
 
(1,156
)
  Ending units
1,076,927

 

 
496,283

 
2,550

 
104,602

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**Date subaccount was no longer available for investment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A46

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
 
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
 
Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 1)
 
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(118,086
)
 
$
(353,042
)
 
$
(2,398,362
)
 
$
(1,910
)
 
$
(324,991
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 
13,401

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
128,209

 
506,744

 
4,486,711

 
11,215

 
258,755

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(169,947
)
 
(4,375,386
)
 
(12,537,710
)
 
(33,792
)
 
(446,808
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(159,824
)
 
(4,221,684
)
 
(10,449,361
)
 
(11,086
)
 
(513,044
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
16,162,688

 
12,208,919

 

 
2,069,363

  Annuity payments

 

 
(20,260
)
 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(926,271
)
 
(1,568,075
)
 
(8,766,047
)
 
(400
)
 
(1,948,984
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(1,296,347
)
 
854,481

 
(11,452,331
)
 
(32,319
)
 
2,477,207

  Miscellaneous transactions
24

 
(34
)
 
2,324

 

 
251

  Other charges
(1,620
)
 
(247,297
)
 
(1,616,719
)
 
(11
)
 
(218,825
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(2,224,214
)
 
15,201,763

 
(9,644,114
)
 
(32,730
)
 
2,379,012

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(2,384,038
)
 
10,980,079

 
(20,093,475
)
 
(43,816
)
 
1,865,968

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
7,200,397

 
42,013,982

 
153,791,969

 
170,942

 
26,413,996

  End of period
$
4,816,359

 
$
52,994,061

 
$
133,698,494

 
$
127,126

 
$
28,279,964

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
617,220

 
2,823,660

 
12,230,883

 
7,970

 
2,336,855

  Units issued
117,110

 
1,246,831

 
1,181,891

 

 
831,491

  Units redeemed
(305,321
)
 
(238,578
)
 
(2,010,514
)
 
(1,474
)
 
(617,358
)
  Ending units
429,009

 
3,831,913

 
11,402,260

 
6,496

 
2,550,988


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A47

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
 
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
 
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(20,955
)
 
$
(1,013,490
)
 
$
(5,967
)
 
$
(232,438
)
 
$
(93,178
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
(8,629
)
 
2,976,717

 
3,128

 
1,078,338

 
(40,626
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
38

 
(8,265,006
)
 
(55,677
)
 
(2,707,312
)
 
29,146

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(29,546
)
 
(6,301,779
)
 
(58,516
)
 
(1,861,412
)
 
(104,658
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
4,831,010

 
143,453

 
1,104,453

 

  Annuity payments

 
(33,611
)
 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(310,396
)
 
(3,704,727
)
 
(21,276
)
 
(985,819
)
 
(1,053,695
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
97,173

 
(7,602,485
)
 
(80,619
)
 
(1,501,562
)
 
1,046,373

  Miscellaneous transactions

 
631

 
14

 
(890
)
 
(78
)
  Other charges
(355
)
 
(743,466
)
 
(3,414
)
 
(133,476
)
 
(541
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(213,578
)
 
(7,252,648
)
 
38,158

 
(1,517,294
)
 
(7,941
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(243,124
)
 
(13,554,427
)
 
(20,358
)
 
(3,378,706
)
 
(112,599
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
1,332,792

 
64,865,648

 
748,809

 
17,577,745

 
4,241,174

  End of period
$
1,089,668

 
$
51,311,221

 
$
728,451

 
$
14,199,039

 
$
4,128,575

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
131,168

 
4,640,874

 
68,309

 
972,002

 
432,244

  Units issued
13,953

 
953,461

 
21,980

 
303,337

 
291,074

  Units redeemed
(35,393
)
 
(1,525,262
)
 
(18,661
)
 
(381,850
)
 
(289,792
)
  Ending units
109,728

 
4,069,073

 
71,628

 
893,489

 
433,526


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A48

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
 
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
 
AST Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
 
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(23,291
)
 
$
(217,399
)
 
$
(25,426,919
)
 
$
(14,834
)
 
$
(11,869
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
37,574

 
887,773

 
599,523

 
48,118

 
28,327

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(579,497
)
 
(1,504,994
)
 
(73,854,608
)
 
(193,615
)
 
(125,536
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(565,214
)
 
(834,620
)
 
(98,682,004
)
 
(160,331
)
 
(109,078
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
756,673

 
356,695

 
327,332,988

 
456,463

 
240,341

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(144,112
)
 
(645,697
)
 
(73,394,061
)
 
(110,484
)
 
(29,778
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(117,906
)
 
(2,097,207
)
 

 
110,415

 
10,106

  Miscellaneous transactions
173

 
161

 
(14,560
)
 
88

 
198

  Other charges
(10,186
)
 
(117,344
)
 
(208,618
)
 
(6,338
)
 
(4,837
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
484,642

 
(2,503,392
)
 
253,715,749

 
450,144

 
216,030

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(80,572
)
 
(3,338,012
)
 
155,033,745

 
289,813

 
106,952

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
2,446,780

 
15,029,089

 
1,281,279,813

 
1,465,672

 
1,089,877

  End of period
$
2,366,208

 
$
11,691,077

 
$
1,436,313,558

 
$
1,755,485

 
$
1,196,829

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
193,188

 
930,640

 
113,950,074

 
86,348

 
62,727

  Units issued
96,542

 
135,281

 
24,967,594

 
41,499

 
19,663

  Units redeemed
(58,265
)
 
(295,623
)
 
(977,674
)
 
(13,060
)
 
(7,861
)
  Ending units
231,465

 
770,298

 
137,939,994

 
114,787

 
74,529

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A49

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
 
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(35,224
)
 
$
(2,098,447
)
 
$
(27,174
)
 
$
(45,549
)
 
$
(77,828
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
(6,206
)
 
1,204,393

 
54,923

 
108,264

 
144,242

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
57,018

 
(14,991,878
)
 
(483,093
)
 
(624,380
)
 
(1,042,930
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
15,588

 
(15,885,932
)
 
(455,344
)
 
(561,665
)
 
(976,516
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
70,615,062

 
507,421

 
910,701

 
2,298,417

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(338,535
)
 
(2,594,477
)
 
(202,991
)
 
(258,963
)
 
(533,060
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
2,489,447

 
(27,613,922
)
 
21,342

 
(161,299
)
 
295,530

  Miscellaneous transactions
(32
)
 
(11,911
)
 
583

 
54

 
(288
)
  Other charges
(99
)
 
(1,720,260
)
 
(25,560
)
 
(41,651
)
 
(72,978
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
2,150,781

 
38,674,492

 
300,795

 
448,842

 
1,987,621

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
2,166,369

 
22,788,560

 
(154,549
)
 
(112,823
)
 
1,011,105

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
302,765

 
105,997,701

 
4,243,065

 
6,780,814

 
11,888,899

  End of period
$
2,469,134

 
$
128,786,261

 
$
4,088,516

 
$
6,667,991

 
$
12,900,004

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
27,638

 
8,173,030

 
344,821

 
527,888

 
921,908

  Units issued
298,207

 
5,948,030

 
57,031

 
80,052

 
229,587

  Units redeemed
(98,527
)
 
(3,220,637
)
 
(32,619
)
 
(45,223
)
 
(74,457
)
  Ending units
227,318

 
10,900,423

 
369,233

 
562,717

 
1,077,038

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A50

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio
 
AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio
 
AST Managed Equity Portfolio
 
AST Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
4/27/2018**
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(12,951
)
 
$
(17,565
)
 
$
(21,987
)
 
$
(36,419
)
 
$
(2,867
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
475,272

 
25,877

 
147,127

 
13,025

 
(791
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(542,405
)
 
(190,877
)
 
(569,403
)
 
(54,415
)
 
(27,085
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(80,084
)
 
(182,565
)
 
(444,263
)
 
(77,809
)
 
(30,743
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
150,544

 
463,470

 
749,029

 
1,197,522

 
9,450

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(182,276
)
 
(285,876
)
 
(182,608
)
 
(368,691
)
 
(36,574
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(6,667,413
)
 
(173,555
)
 
(608,181
)
 
(158,444
)
 
17,591

  Miscellaneous transactions
(32
)
 
(2
)
 
1,285

 
71

 
(1
)
  Other charges
(12,195
)
 
(17,383
)
 
(20,396
)
 
(35,680
)
 
(2,800
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(6,711,372
)
 
(13,346
)
 
(60,871
)
 
634,778

 
(12,334
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(6,791,456
)
 
(195,911
)
 
(505,134
)
 
556,969

 
(43,077
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
6,791,456

 
3,040,546

 
3,559,030

 
5,408,956

 
529,141

  End of period
$

 
$
2,844,635

 
$
3,053,896

 
$
5,965,925

 
$
486,064

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
633,101

 
299,365

 
273,406

 
518,715

 
51,998

  Units issued
16,550

 
47,000

 
60,486

 
135,178

 
4,492

  Units redeemed
(649,651
)
 
(49,185
)
 
(65,075
)
 
(73,223
)
 
(5,592
)
  Ending units

 
297,180

 
268,817

 
580,670

 
50,898


**Date subaccount was no longer available for investment.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A51

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Jennison Global Infrastructure Portfolio
 
AST PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio
 
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
 
AST AB Global Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(10,106
)
 
$
(5,404
)
 
$
(610,917
)
 
$
(388,628
)
 
$
(10,463
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
15,960

 
417

 
364,150

 
(248,897
)
 
9,546

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(162,090
)
 
(2,865
)
 
(3,358,543
)
 
180,414

 
(1,443
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(156,236
)
 
(7,852
)
 
(3,605,310
)
 
(457,111
)
 
(2,360
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
240,291

 
247,566

 
10,116,371

 

 
556,274

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(20,906
)
 
(28,106
)
 
(580,783
)
 
(2,548,896
)
 
(103,180
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(91,418
)
 
90,195

 
(5,624,637
)
 
3,545,871

 
(215,740
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(29
)
 

 
(486
)
 
(16
)
 
2

  Other charges
(9,314
)
 
(4,949
)
 
(508,491
)
 
(5,372
)
 
(10,092
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
118,624

 
304,706

 
3,401,974

 
991,587

 
227,264

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(37,612
)
 
296,854

 
(203,336
)
 
534,476

 
224,904

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
1,682,589

 
788,382

 
35,641,549

 
16,629,330

 
1,595,617

  End of period
$
1,644,977

 
$
1,085,236

 
$
35,438,213

 
$
17,163,806

 
$
1,820,521

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
142,618

 
82,555

 
3,030,888

 
1,675,958

 
149,189

  Units issued
25,030

 
45,247

 
1,131,510

 
1,189,076

 
59,817

  Units redeemed
(14,279
)
 
(13,180
)
 
(904,862
)
 
(1,077,315
)
 
(38,433
)
  Ending units
153,369

 
114,622

 
3,257,536

 
1,787,719

 
170,573


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A52

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Income Portfolio
 
AST Morgan Stanley Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Global Bond Portfolio
 
AST Neuberger Berman Long/Short Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Real Total Return Portfolio
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(3,287
)
 
$
(1,697
)
 
$
(3,230
)
 
$
(8,803
)
 
$
(1,949
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
253

 
(6
)
 
978

 
7,510

 
(71
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(1,517
)
 
(1,185
)
 
20,673

 
(152,191
)
 
(20,086
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(4,551
)
 
(2,888
)
 
18,421

 
(153,484
)
 
(22,106
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
16,069

 
103,328

 
153,064

 
529,116

 
102,852

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(12,102
)
 
(3,611
)
 
(9,213
)
 
(55,973
)
 
(4,778
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
14,717

 
82,379

 
81,330

 
497,003

 
7,846

  Miscellaneous transactions
(2
)
 

 

 
586

 

  Other charges
(3,076
)
 
(1,660
)
 
(2,961
)
 
(7,815
)
 
(1,870
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
15,606

 
180,436

 
222,220

 
962,917

 
104,050

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
11,055

 
177,548

 
240,641

 
809,433

 
81,944

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
495,231

 
185,321

 
456,111

 
994,891

 
284,769

  End of period
$
506,286

 
$
362,869

 
$
696,752

 
$
1,804,324

 
$
366,713

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
47,284

 
20,401

 
43,524

 
89,079

 
31,206

  Units issued
3,412

 
21,517

 
24,334

 
96,905

 
12,086

  Units redeemed
(1,912
)
 
(1,461
)
 
(3,059
)
 
(10,664
)
 
(517
)
  Ending units
48,784

 
40,457

 
64,799

 
175,320

 
42,775


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A53

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio
 
AST Managed Alternatives Portfolio
 
AST Emerging Managers Diversified Portfolio
 
AST Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Portfolio
 
Blackrock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III)
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(5,639
)
 
$
(10,931
)
 
$
(5,263
)
 
$
(8,319
)
 
$
12,852

  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 
262,524

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
6,720

 
1,756

 
17,900

 
19,762

 
(50,633
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(167,123
)
 
(65,284
)
 
(69,624
)
 
(95,975
)
 
(751,911
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(166,042
)
 
(74,459
)
 
(56,987
)
 
(84,532
)
 
(527,168
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
291,493

 
619,750

 
55,565

 
257,784

 
3,617,298

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(39,970
)
 
(88,937
)
 
(69,181
)
 
(42,901
)
 
(40,599
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
26,857

 
(132,446
)
 
(83,279
)
 
51,295

 
(1,635,503
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(26
)
 
73

 
(90
)
 
(5
)
 
(67
)
  Other charges
(5,397
)
 
(10,188
)
 
(5,235
)
 
(7,894
)
 
(33,870
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
272,957

 
388,252

 
(102,220
)
 
258,279

 
1,907,259

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
106,915

 
313,793

 
(159,207
)
 
173,747

 
1,380,091

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
778,734

 
1,619,148

 
935,916

 
1,332,638

 
3,899,882

  End of period
$
885,649

 
$
1,932,941

 
$
776,709

 
$
1,506,385

 
$
5,279,973

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
66,377

 
163,567

 
82,091

 
112,243

 
335,511

  Units issued
31,293

 
70,301

 
6,770

 
37,458

 
330,466

  Units redeemed
(8,161
)
 
(30,695
)
 
(15,691
)
 
(15,642
)
 
(171,349
)
  Ending units
89,509

 
203,173

 
73,170

 
134,059

 
494,628


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A54

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
JPMorgan Insurance Trust Income Builder Portfolio (Class 2)
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
 
NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (Class D)
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/1/2018
 
1/2/2018*
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(12,125
)
 
$
(295,812
)
 
$
(5,660
)
 
$
(83,630
)
 
$
(626
)
  Capital gains distributions received
3,191

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
4,095

 
(238,983
)
 
5,392

 
4,753

 
879

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(106,226
)
 
151,240

 
(93,025
)
 
176,483

 
4,656

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(111,065
)
 
(383,555
)
 
(93,293
)
 
97,606

 
4,909

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
399,798

 

 
170

 

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(82,758
)
 
(2,134,115
)
 
(24,950
)
 
(363,653
)
 
(1,857
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
530,883

 
2,396,222

 
35,016

 
5,121,001

 
146,900

  Miscellaneous transactions
(3
)
 
(183
)
 
(2
)
 
26

 

  Other charges
(11,601
)
 
(4,224
)
 
(796
)
 
(572
)
 
(10
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
836,319

 
257,700

 
9,438

 
4,756,802

 
145,033

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
725,254

 
(125,855
)
 
(83,855
)
 
4,854,408

 
149,942

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
1,434,202

 
12,982,975

 
462,032

 
46,329

 

  End of period
$
2,159,456

 
$
12,857,120

 
$
378,177

 
$
4,900,737

 
$
149,942

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
122,558

 
1,311,487

 
34,190

 
4,647

 

  Units issued
82,259

 
942,475

 
5,167

 
842,019

 
19,143

  Units redeemed
(9,462
)
 
(908,707
)
 
(4,796
)
 
(337,005
)
 
(3,594
)
  Ending units
195,355

 
1,345,255

 
34,561

 
509,661

 
15,549


* Date subaccount became available for investment.








The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A55

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2018

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST American Funds Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4/30/2018*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/31/2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(101,329
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received

 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
(202,169
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(1,366,823
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(1,670,321
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
26,288,413

 
 
 
 
 
 
  Annuity payments

 
 
 
 
 
 
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(9,720
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(1,077,550
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Miscellaneous transactions
1,079

 
 
 
 
 
 
  Other charges
(52,402
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
25,149,820

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
23,479,499

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period

 
 
 
 
 
 
  End of period
$
23,479,499

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units

 
 
 
 
 
 
  Units issued
2,726,623

 
 
 
 
 
 
  Units redeemed
(244,528
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Ending units
2,482,095

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Date subaccount became available for investment.
 
 
 
 
 
 






The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A56

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
Prudential Government Money Market Portfolio
 
Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio
 
Prudential Equity Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential Value Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(68,166
)
 
$
(219,988
)
 
$
(262,616
)
 
$
(350,227
)
 
$
676,755

  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed

 
258,708

 
1,098,110

 
1,263,572

 
(524
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 
816,569

 
3,144,369

 
2,508,305

 
216,765

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(68,166
)
 
855,289

 
3,979,863

 
3,421,650

 
892,996

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
64,209

 
16,952

 
30,017

 
111,336

 
27,766

  Annuity payments
(93,816
)
 
(226,948
)
 
(225,313
)
 
(233,034
)
 
(295,693
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,392,958
)
 
(1,653,688
)
 
(1,483,768
)
 
(2,186,051
)
 
(1,521,295
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
664,144

 
330,577

 
(681,164
)
 
(915,169
)
 
191,168

  Miscellaneous transactions
542

 
508

 
(171
)
 
(141
)
 
(557
)
  Other charges
(7,630
)
 
(4,737
)
 
(12,991
)
 
(23,788
)
 
(16,196
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(765,509
)
 
(1,537,336
)
 
(2,373,390
)
 
(3,246,847
)
 
(1,614,807
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(833,675
)
 
(682,047
)
 
1,606,473

 
174,803

 
(721,811
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
8,291,102

 
16,285,434

 
17,600,877

 
24,239,204

 
14,951,928

  End of period
$
7,457,427

 
$
15,603,387

 
$
19,207,350

 
$
24,414,007

 
$
14,230,117

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
7,027,237

 
6,274,315

 
5,866,953

 
7,754,724

 
3,347,196

  Units issued
1,699,090

 
145,881

 
10,974

 
64,640

 
60,864

  Units redeemed
(2,376,100
)
 
(723,297
)
 
(723,764
)
 
(1,117,670
)
 
(373,263
)
  Ending units
6,350,227

 
5,696,899

 
5,154,163

 
6,701,694

 
3,034,797


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A57

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT





STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
 
Prudential Global Portfolio
 
Prudential Jennison Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
 
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
33,802

 
$
(73,836
)
 
$
(365,288
)
 
$
(61,091
)
 
$
(4,585
)
  Capital gains distributions received
434,913

 

 

 

 
71,404

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,525,212

 
230,861

 
2,461,667

 
298,196

 
31,570

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
1,928,426

 
915,875

 
5,475,722

 
239,496

 
292,025

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
3,922,353

 
1,072,900

 
7,572,101

 
476,601

 
390,414

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
34,926

 
30,757

 
21,506

 
22,898

 
12,353

  Annuity payments
(139,616
)
 
(16,415
)
 
(168,260
)
 
(15,079
)
 
(2,153
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(2,937,365
)
 
(429,490
)
 
(2,765,866
)
 
(431,898
)
 
(159,317
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(480,099
)
 
(35,553
)
 
(964,393
)
 
(7,414
)
 
23,234

  Miscellaneous transactions
(322
)
 
3

 
64

 
35

 
55

  Other charges
(15,703
)
 
(3,779
)
 
(17,596
)
 
(1,374
)
 
(340
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(3,538,179
)
 
(454,477
)
 
(3,894,545
)
 
(432,832
)
 
(126,168
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
384,174

 
618,423

 
3,677,556

 
43,769

 
264,246

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
21,656,931

 
4,845,877

 
23,228,763

 
4,487,273

 
1,592,889

  End of period
$
22,041,105

 
$
5,464,300

 
$
26,906,319

 
$
4,531,042

 
$
1,857,135

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
6,972,702

 
2,057,237

 
7,092,161

 
843,297

 
996,402

  Units issued
302,315

 
47,808

 
66,100

 
15,213

 
49,311

  Units redeemed
(1,290,760
)
 
(210,137
)
 
(1,067,991
)
 
(98,782
)
 
(124,639
)
  Ending units
5,984,257

 
1,894,908

 
6,090,270

 
759,728

 
921,074


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A58

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio (Equity Income Class)
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (Series I)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
 
MFS® Research Series (Initial Class)
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
22,872

 
$
(28,112
)
 
$
(51,275
)
 
$
12,818

 
$
(746
)
  Capital gains distributions received
633,785

 
405,129

 
48,507

 

 
94,103

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
237,109

 
281,510

 
110,515

 
(88,593
)
 
80,820

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(970
)
 
204,631

 
1,068,696

 
1,330,874

 
106,927

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
892,796

 
863,158

 
1,176,443

 
1,255,099

 
281,104

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
21,779

 
36,788

 
20,384

 
19,903

 
4,880

  Annuity payments
(9,215
)
 
(43,687
)
 
(25,539
)
 
(88,069
)
 
(21,159
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(727,556
)
 
(887,144
)
 
(474,117
)
 
(453,820
)
 
(199,672
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
109,676

 
(24,833
)
 
(102,211
)
 
(182,270
)
 
(15,280
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(12
)
 
(57
)
 
139

 
17

 
14

  Other charges
(1,580
)
 
(2,380
)
 
(1,560
)
 
(1,740
)
 
(462
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(606,908
)
 
(921,313
)
 
(582,904
)
 
(705,979
)
 
(231,679
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
285,888

 
(58,155
)
 
593,539

 
549,120

 
49,425

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
6,452,698

 
7,912,555

 
4,761,596

 
4,517,905

 
1,412,320

  End of period
$
6,738,586

 
$
7,854,400

 
$
5,355,135

 
$
5,067,025

 
$
1,461,745

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,843,627

 
2,876,730

 
1,822,274

 
1,645,349

 
497,152

  Units issued
38,606

 
28,176

 
22,997

 
2,444

 
10,714

  Units redeemed
(210,715
)
 
(345,957
)
 
(220,168
)
 
(226,827
)
 
(84,955
)
  Ending units
1,671,518

 
2,558,949

 
1,625,103

 
1,420,966

 
422,911


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A59

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
MFS® Growth Series (Initial Class)
 
American Century VP Value Fund (Class I)
 
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund (Class 2)
 
Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio (Class I)
 
Davis Value Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(81,925
)
 
$
5,309

 
$
(39,833
)
 
$
(45,292
)
 
$
(12,438
)
  Capital gains distributions received
250,540

 

 
281,368

 

 
158,723

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
325,587

 
186,082

 
(45,423
)
 
203,014

 
(28,000
)
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
1,135,448

 
(45,063
)
 
316,354

 
650,574

 
247,971

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
1,629,650

 
146,328

 
512,466

 
808,296

 
366,256

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
15,939

 
21,870

 
11,280

 
12,300

 
520

  Annuity payments
(32,238
)
 
(1,966
)
 
(4,916
)
 
(31,969
)
 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(551,695
)
 
(346,375
)
 
(172,018
)
 
(214,485
)
 
(196,288
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(85,181
)
 
(81,330
)
 
(37,785
)
 
(137,242
)
 
(82,423
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
89

 
(25
)
 
(113
)
 
(19
)
 
(80
)
  Other charges
(2,000
)
 
(536
)
 
(634
)
 
(678
)
 
(361
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(655,086
)
 
(408,362
)
 
(204,186
)
 
(372,093
)
 
(278,632
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
974,564

 
(262,034
)
 
308,280

 
436,203

 
87,624

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
5,752,032

 
2,316,932

 
2,681,836

 
3,064,276

 
1,902,234

  End of period
$
6,726,596

 
$
2,054,898

 
$
2,990,116

 
$
3,500,479

 
$
1,989,858

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,932,444

 
639,133

 
976,332

 
1,190,078

 
1,081,090

  Units issued
24,040

 
24,250

 
8,314

 
3,603

 
12,487

  Units redeemed
(212,569
)
 
(138,331
)
 
(75,121
)
 
(135,595
)
 
(158,480
)
  Ending units
1,743,915

 
525,052

 
909,525

 
1,058,086

 
935,097


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A60

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Class B)
 
Prudential SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (Class I)
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Service Shares)
 
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (Class I)
 
Prudential SP International Growth Portfolio (Class I)
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(11,441
)
 
$
(124,407
)
 
$
(6,007
)
 
$
(110,291
)
 
$
(30,845
)
  Capital gains distributions received
45,455

 

 
4,318

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
59,195

 
596,177

 
13,648

 
456,376

 
41,677

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
121,789

 
321,393

 
90,772

 
969,169

 
567,416

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
214,998

 
793,163

 
102,731

 
1,315,254

 
578,248

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
6,183

 
360

 
4,625

 
472

  Annuity payments

 
(55,308
)
 

 
(25,081
)
 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(165,930
)
 
(700,797
)
 
(31,670
)
 
(636,131
)
 
(243,585
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
4,777

 
(265,950
)
 
(11,518
)
 
(111,452
)
 
(35,526
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
25

 
(4
)
 

 
(166
)
 
(274
)
  Other charges
(68
)
 
(20,349
)
 
(813
)
 
(15,074
)
 
(3,588
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(161,196
)
 
(1,036,225
)
 
(43,641
)
 
(783,279
)
 
(282,501
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
53,802

 
(243,062
)
 
59,090

 
531,975

 
295,747

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
779,163

 
8,385,337

 
426,673

 
6,710,395

 
1,814,565

  End of period
$
832,965

 
$
8,142,275

 
$
485,763

 
$
7,242,370

 
$
2,110,312

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
683,422

 
2,654,338

 
250,768

 
2,245,328

 
1,282,583

  Units issued
10,691

 
37,567

 
3,731

 
52,413

 
19,110

  Units redeemed
(131,493
)
 
(360,369
)
 
(27,714
)
 
(271,804
)
 
(208,948
)
  Ending units
562,620

 
2,331,536

 
226,785

 
2,025,937

 
1,092,745


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A61

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST High Yield Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(909,891
)
 
$
(422,796
)
 
$
(2,789,237
)
 
$
(205,077
)
 
$
(416,166
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,336,957

 
907,010

 
4,338,331

 
375,182

 
703,372

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
4,233,238

 
823,742

 
15,561,149

 
1,632,974

 
1,336,721

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
4,660,304

 
1,307,956

 
17,110,243

 
1,803,079

 
1,623,927

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
2,097,530

 
2,216,736

 
3,664,320

 
839,125

 
2,782,128

  Annuity payments
(68,665
)
 
(14,008
)
 
(34,035
)
 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(3,203,201
)
 
(1,553,655
)
 
(10,712,461
)
 
(575,701
)
 
(1,420,962
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
14,570,743

 
431,580

 
1,967,674

 
243,551

 
1,100,543

  Miscellaneous transactions
235

 
(1,063
)
 
1,002

 
(126
)
 
(15
)
  Other charges
(531,909
)
 
(231,741
)
 
(1,733,054
)
 
(120,979
)
 
(222,098
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
12,864,733

 
847,849

 
(6,846,554
)
 
385,870

 
2,239,596

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
17,525,037

 
2,155,805

 
10,263,689

 
2,188,949

 
3,863,523

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
50,302,984

 
27,147,689

 
167,396,345

 
11,982,848

 
26,104,970

  End of period
$
67,828,021

 
$
29,303,494

 
$
177,660,034

 
$
14,171,797

 
$
29,968,493

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
2,985,359

 
1,423,181

 
13,084,121

 
816,762

 
1,859,741

  Units issued
1,187,563

 
319,893

 
775,965

 
134,247

 
455,885

  Units redeemed
(443,442
)
 
(264,679
)
 
(1,238,084
)
 
(98,239
)
 
(289,597
)
  Ending units
3,729,480

 
1,478,395

 
12,622,002

 
852,770

 
2,026,029


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A62

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(279,340
)
 
$
(167,088
)
 
$
(247,333
)
 
$
(931,326
)
 
$
(471,050
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,046,558

 
777,669

 
995,011

 
2,014,908

 
1,740,825

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
3,246,674

 
1,029,693

 
151,604

 
12,073,443

 
3,896,738

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
4,013,892

 
1,640,274

 
899,282

 
13,157,025

 
5,166,513

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
498,967

 
168,384

 
913,599

 
1,369,519

 
1,714,493

  Annuity payments

 
(7,131
)
 
(59,551
)
 
(106,254
)
 
(30,490
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(956,626
)
 
(556,051
)
 
(767,875
)
 
(3,451,047
)
 
(1,918,220
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
450,577

 
(442,862
)
 
563,629

 
352,060

 
1,155,086

  Miscellaneous transactions
1,666

 
272

 
270

 
276

 
(337
)
  Other charges
(163,749
)
 
(90,380
)
 
(128,176
)
 
(533,625
)
 
(290,780
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(169,165
)
 
(927,768
)
 
521,896

 
(2,369,071
)
 
629,752

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
3,844,727

 
712,506

 
1,421,178

 
10,787,954

 
5,796,265

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
15,464,289

 
10,079,797

 
15,415,439

 
52,769,242

 
29,100,559

  End of period
$
19,309,016

 
$
10,792,303

 
$
16,836,617

 
$
63,557,196

 
$
34,896,824

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
864,501

 
540,439

 
773,934

 
3,115,336

 
1,645,352

  Units issued
163,937

 
77,872

 
223,568

 
372,559

 
351,863

  Units redeemed
(163,256
)
 
(122,355
)
 
(192,593
)
 
(478,428
)
 
(314,528
)
  Ending units
865,182

 
495,956

 
804,909

 
3,009,467

 
1,682,687


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A63

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
 
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(722,094
)
 
$
(896,684
)
 
$
(239,063
)
 
$
(519,402
)
 
$
(278,515
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
377,147

 
4,490,957

 
1,054,755

 
1,442,413

 
58,748

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
1,322,291

 
11,600,201

 
3,156,466

 
2,981,288

 
271,725

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
977,344

 
15,194,474

 
3,972,158

 
3,904,299

 
51,958

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
3,392,637

 
1,379,824

 
701,394

 
2,502,253

 
2,347,215

  Annuity payments
(63,028
)
 
(29,835
)
 

 
(7,594
)
 
(5,709
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(3,030,531
)
 
(3,208,993
)
 
(795,279
)
 
(1,530,524
)
 
(1,458,360
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
4,380,092

 
(3,605,976
)
 
(108,125
)
 
1,120,120

 
2,648,309

  Miscellaneous transactions
423

 
(2,982
)
 
147

 
56

 
(50
)
  Other charges
(478,206
)
 
(516,073
)
 
(138,855
)
 
(294,679
)
 
(145,994
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
4,201,387

 
(5,984,035
)
 
(340,718
)
 
1,789,632

 
3,385,411

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
5,178,731

 
9,210,439

 
3,631,440

 
5,693,931

 
3,437,369

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
48,795,380

 
50,428,556

 
13,999,436

 
31,209,028

 
17,746,322

  End of period
$
53,974,111

 
$
59,638,995

 
$
17,630,876

 
$
36,902,959

 
$
21,183,691

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
3,995,200

 
2,615,446

 
776,335

 
1,523,796

 
1,750,161

  Units issued
886,163

 
303,797

 
134,722

 
348,729

 
710,839

  Units redeemed
(537,541
)
 
(545,332
)
 
(146,990
)
 
(234,676
)
 
(380,110
)
  Ending units
4,343,822

 
2,373,911

 
764,067

 
1,637,849

 
2,080,890




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A64

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(352,293
)
 
$
(443,291
)
 
$
(18,318,864
)
 
$
(502,175
)
 
$
(421,315
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,225,158

 
372,084

 
22,718,419

 
1,316,758

 
1,042,468

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
3,924,122

 
2,511,057

 
142,563,533

 
5,686,069

 
5,511,769

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
4,796,987

 
2,439,850

 
146,963,088

 
6,500,652

 
6,132,922

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
3,025,427

 
863,927

 
29,526,027

 
2,010,351

 
135,272

  Annuity payments
(7,032
)
 
(24,990
)
 
(243,199
)
 
(3,522
)
 
(59,597
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,034,375
)
 
(1,504,519
)
 
(50,185,499
)
 
(1,142,522
)
 
(1,776,549
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
100,119

 
1,555,600

 
343,418

 
904,232

 
2,344,941

  Miscellaneous transactions
(1,576
)
 
(527
)
 
(1,259
)
 
613

 
(104
)
  Other charges
(199,370
)
 
(258,091
)
 
(12,182,715
)
 
(297,818
)
 
(252,761
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
1,883,193

 
631,400

 
(32,743,227
)
 
1,471,334

 
391,202

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
6,680,180

 
3,071,250

 
114,219,861

 
7,971,986

 
6,524,124

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
22,154,858

 
26,930,872

 
1,092,303,494

 
28,493,967

 
21,271,827

  End of period
$
28,835,038

 
$
30,002,122

 
$
1,206,523,355

 
$
36,465,953

 
$
27,795,951

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,042,190

 
2,692,449

 
75,754,889

 
1,737,827

 
1,912,176

  Units issued
296,116

 
646,670

 
2,866,461

 
365,334

 
454,183

  Units redeemed
(195,229
)
 
(576,689
)
 
(4,648,325
)
 
(268,228
)
 
(407,467
)
  Ending units
1,143,077

 
2,762,430

 
73,973,025

 
1,834,933

 
1,958,892


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A65

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
 
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(210,782
)
 
$
(2,174,128
)
 
$
(11,082,123
)
 
$
(5,338,380
)
 
$
(11,962,658
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
54,197

 
2,409,531

 
15,492,373

 
8,862,603

 
19,666,562

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
223,465

 
14,790,388

 
95,386,584

 
27,844,569

 
83,804,850

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
66,880

 
15,025,791

 
99,796,834

 
31,368,792

 
91,508,754

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
911,253

 
7,810,383

 
28,497,312

 
4,194,355

 
24,699,281

  Annuity payments
(42,541
)
 
(35,162
)
 
(143,311
)
 
(161,122
)
 
(370,156
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(533,402
)
 
(5,364,766
)
 
(25,196,665
)
 
(20,066,802
)
 
(33,472,303
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
1,484,515

 
(29,617
)
 
15,355,963

 
7,651,476

 
(5,616,710
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(69
)
 
(2,522
)
 
(4,832
)
 
(7,305
)
 
1,939

  Other charges
(137,051
)
 
(1,478,346
)
 
(6,371,112
)
 
(2,604,065
)
 
(7,045,565
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
1,682,705

 
899,970

 
12,137,355

 
(10,993,463
)
 
(21,803,514
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
1,749,585

 
15,925,761

 
111,934,189

 
20,375,329

 
69,705,240

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
14,301,568

 
126,793,297

 
614,943,345

 
297,040,022

 
708,456,792

  End of period
$
16,051,153

 
$
142,719,058

 
$
726,877,534

 
$
317,415,351

 
$
778,162,032

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,412,409

 
10,413,618

 
41,918,325

 
24,272,568

 
50,063,014

  Units issued
335,411

 
1,012,440

 
3,807,471

 
2,611,559

 
2,521,689

  Units redeemed
(170,571
)
 
(943,104
)
 
(2,782,008
)
 
(3,442,761
)
 
(3,727,512
)
  Ending units
1,577,249

 
10,482,954

 
42,943,788

 
23,441,366

 
48,857,191


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A66

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Fidelity Institutional AM℠ Quantitative Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(7,852,574
)
 
$
(6,251,530
)
 
$
(16,477,730
)
 
$
(10,301,308
)
 
$
(1,205,653
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
10,802,880

 
6,815,697

 
11,680,454

 
15,597,784

 
5,913,358

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
35,882,138

 
52,397,982

 
139,662,991

 
85,890,397

 
18,420,745

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
38,832,444

 
52,962,149

 
134,865,715

 
91,186,873

 
23,128,450

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
12,682,372

 
14,033,338

 
27,589,616

 
16,176,593

 
4,217,242

  Annuity payments
(305,959
)
 
(95,043
)
 
(959,332
)
 
(170,271
)
 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(27,998,275
)
 
(14,534,837
)
 
(40,078,513
)
 
(27,649,238
)
 
(5,548,603
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
29,726,174

 
132,072

 
488,872,612

 
(4,574,134
)
 
2,170,462

  Miscellaneous transactions
5,996

 
435

 
(10,481
)
 
(5,541
)
 
(616
)
  Other charges
(4,713,842
)
 
(4,055,193
)
 
(10,780,836
)
 
(6,757,152
)
 
(666,435
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
9,396,466

 
(4,519,228
)
 
464,633,066

 
(22,979,743
)
 
172,050

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
48,228,910

 
48,442,921

 
599,498,781

 
68,207,130

 
23,300,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
457,043,335

 
362,213,228

 
649,226,997

 
612,274,449

 
63,381,801

  End of period
$
505,272,245

 
$
410,656,149

 
$
1,248,725,778

 
$
680,481,579

 
$
86,682,301

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
35,110,162

 
28,025,755

 
44,092,305

 
42,483,585

 
3,130,330

  Units issued
4,431,183

 
1,548,906

 
34,357,070

 
1,517,287

 
724,282

  Units redeemed
(3,465,342
)
 
(1,728,197
)
 
(4,032,724
)
 
(2,803,850
)
 
(666,917
)
  Ending units
36,076,003

 
27,846,464

 
74,416,651

 
41,197,022

 
3,187,695


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A67

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
 
AST International Value Portfolio
 
AST International Growth Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(202,592
)
 
$
(376,262
)
 
$
(3,173,156
)
 
$
(185,727
)
 
$
(266,215
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed

 
1,574,499

 
1,553,314

 
295,923

 
1,112,128

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 
3,534,793

 
6,867,188

 
2,301,973

 
4,676,801

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(202,592
)
 
4,733,030

 
5,247,346

 
2,412,169

 
5,522,714

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
2,990,452

 
1,110,625

 
4,149,631

 
1,240,612

 
1,149,887

  Annuity payments

 
(20,821
)
 
(366,411
)
 
(32,204
)
 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(52,752,515
)
 
(1,395,118
)
 
(10,998,539
)
 
(662,470
)
 
(896,402
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
48,028,657

 
(1,111,796
)
 
18,495,064

 
219,884

 
(257,032
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(282
)
 
(65
)
 
589

 
(336
)
 
(696
)
  Other charges
(120,226
)
 
(195,621
)
 
(1,791,878
)
 
(101,837
)
 
(194,579
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(1,853,914
)
 
(1,612,796
)
 
9,488,456

 
663,649

 
(198,822
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(2,056,506
)
 
3,120,234

 
14,735,802

 
3,075,818

 
5,323,892

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
19,815,887

 
22,256,795

 
188,386,338

 
11,047,408

 
15,905,990

  End of period
$
17,759,381

 
$
25,377,029

 
$
203,122,140

 
$
14,123,226

 
$
21,229,882

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
2,162,054

 
1,133,513

 
16,577,521

 
1,018,667

 
1,400,010

  Units issued
3,159,215

 
191,385

 
2,592,760

 
224,795

 
344,931

  Units redeemed
(3,362,797
)
 
(254,537
)
 
(1,761,830
)
 
(176,844
)
 
(357,061
)
  Ending units
1,958,472

 
1,070,361

 
17,408,451

 
1,066,618

 
1,387,880


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A68

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
 
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(2,464,404
)
 
$
(1,148,567
)
 
$
(281,964
)
 
$
(22,988
)
 
$
(130,384
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,413,856

 
847,705

 
142,924

 
12,921

 
150,950

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
5,905,691

 
3,463,321

 
(66,575
)
 
(2,602
)
 
730,255

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
4,855,143

 
3,162,459

 
(205,615
)
 
(12,669
)
 
750,821

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
3,047,735

 

 

 
187,301

  Annuity payments
(1,970
)
 
(5,268
)
 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(7,913,228
)
 
(3,699,938
)
 
(2,129,209
)
 
(169,959
)
 
(262,918
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(139,993,651
)
 
8,850,461

 
8,191,664

 
(158,342
)
 
235,684

  Miscellaneous transactions
6,126

 
(1,534
)
 
(92
)
 

 
(172
)
  Other charges
(1,773,823
)
 
(647,470
)
 
(2,168
)
 
(375
)
 
(72,553
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(149,676,546
)
 
7,543,986

 
6,060,195

 
(328,676
)
 
87,342

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(144,821,403
)
 
10,706,445

 
5,854,580

 
(341,345
)
 
838,163

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
239,553,910

 
65,781,567

 
11,811,303

 
1,210,384

 
8,056,289

  End of period
$
94,732,507

 
$
76,488,012

 
$
17,665,883

 
$
869,039

 
$
8,894,452

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
18,562,401

 
5,381,957

 
1,049,426

 
103,829

 
557,489

  Units issued
5,501,165

 
1,339,188

 
827,285

 
1,201

 
86,681

  Units redeemed
(17,138,598
)
 
(722,243
)
 
(289,234
)
 
(28,947
)
 
(81,399
)
  Ending units
6,924,968

 
5,998,902

 
1,587,477

 
76,083

 
562,771


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A69

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
 
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(392,671
)
 
$
(517,013
)
 
$
(6,510,576
)
 
$
(3,219,059
)
 
$
(3,317,408
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
404,771

 
1,854,553

 
6,607,668

 
3,770,835

 
3,526,336

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
5,226,333

 
2,096,487

 
56,335,213

 
28,119,024

 
20,648,497

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
5,238,433

 
3,434,027

 
56,432,305

 
28,670,800

 
20,857,425

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
272,084

 
2,329,773

 
11,093,240

 
13,487,723

 
8,272,085

  Annuity payments

 

 
(27,084
)
 

 
(42,099
)
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(888,453
)
 
(1,304,154
)
 
(15,509,408
)
 
(6,644,357
)
 
(8,856,533
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
3,287,933

 
121,804

 
226,999

 
5,675,188

 
34,253,412

  Miscellaneous transactions
(189
)
 
(135
)
 
(832
)
 
604

 
(1,855
)
  Other charges
(254,033
)
 
(287,798
)
 
(4,643,310
)
 
(2,208,576
)
 
(2,354,827
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
2,417,342

 
859,490

 
(8,860,395
)
 
10,310,582

 
31,270,183

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
7,655,775

 
4,293,517

 
47,571,910

 
38,981,382

 
52,127,608

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
20,397,407

 
30,919,319

 
391,847,840

 
185,732,280

 
179,412,460

  End of period
$
28,053,182

 
$
35,212,836

 
$
439,419,750

 
$
224,713,662

 
$
231,540,068

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
2,293,083

 
1,475,802

 
31,175,934

 
13,670,743

 
14,821,429

  Units issued
591,913

 
351,672

 
1,457,862

 
1,795,900

 
4,220,463

  Units redeemed
(349,419
)
 
(290,524
)
 
(2,017,809
)
 
(979,814
)
 
(1,528,335
)
  Ending units
2,535,577

 
1,536,950

 
30,615,987

 
14,486,829

 
17,513,557


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A70

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Consumer Services
 
ProFund VP Consumer Goods
 
ProFund VP Financials
 
ProFund VP Health Care
 
ProFund VP Industrials
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(2,937
)
 
$
(1,358
)
 
$
(3,072
)
 
$
(2,944
)
 
$
(6,553
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 
1,944

 

 
13,121

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
12,771

 
31,708

 
22,431

 
21,062

 
48,273

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
23,722

 
(5,434
)
 
28,605

 
5,687

 
51,576

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
33,556

 
26,860

 
47,964

 
36,926

 
93,296

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
7,500

 

 
3,974

 
9,480

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(2,240
)
 
(3,158
)
 
(1,889
)
 
(12,533
)
 
(171,039
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
54,509

 
(108,634
)
 
(27,035
)
 
(5,082
)
 
174,849

  Miscellaneous transactions

 

 

 

 

  Other charges
(1,796
)
 
(1,754
)
 
(2,772
)
 
(1,856
)
 
(3,895
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
57,973

 
(113,546
)
 
(27,722
)
 
(9,991
)
 
(85
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
91,529

 
(86,686
)
 
20,242

 
26,935

 
93,211

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
173,107

 
242,847

 
308,114

 
197,097

 
493,294

  End of period
$
264,636

 
$
156,161

 
$
328,356

 
$
224,032

 
$
586,505

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
7,882

 
13,816

 
26,700

 
9,562

 
31,826

  Units issued
3,684

 
1,197

 
1,750

 
1,425

 
11,769

  Units redeemed
(1,267
)
 
(7,191
)
 
(4,193
)
 
(1,898
)
 
(12,566
)
  Ending units
10,299

 
7,822

 
24,257

 
9,089

 
31,029





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A71

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Value
 
ProFund VP Real Estate
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Value
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(4,762
)
 
$
(2,962
)
 
$
(614
)
 
$
(3,145
)
 
$
(957
)
  Capital gains distributions received
27,695

 
15,161

 
5,264

 
17,107

 
431

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
8,963

 
6,157

 
1,529

 
4,688

 
3,019

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
15,651

 
1,850

 
1,473

 
3,246

 
803

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
47,547

 
20,206

 
7,652

 
21,896

 
3,296

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 

 

 

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(13,359
)
 
(2,913
)
 
(82
)
 
(11,526
)
 
(270
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(26,811
)
 
(31,737
)
 
8,176

 
(21,205
)
 
(25,361
)
  Miscellaneous transactions

 
(26
)
 

 

 

  Other charges
(2,670
)
 
(2,024
)
 
(1,055
)
 
(1,777
)
 
(521
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(42,840
)
 
(36,700
)
 
7,039

 
(34,508
)
 
(26,152
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
4,707

 
(16,494
)
 
14,691

 
(12,612
)
 
(22,856
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
304,485

 
245,402

 
115,599

 
209,200

 
69,390

  End of period
$
309,192

 
$
228,908

 
$
130,290

 
$
196,588

 
$
46,534

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
17,756

 
14,570

 
9,073

 
10,964

 
3,868

  Units issued
3,185

 
1,860

 
914

 
1,586

 
657

  Units redeemed
(5,468
)
 
(3,954
)
 
(381
)
 
(3,292
)
 
(2,119
)
  Ending units
15,473

 
12,476

 
9,606

 
9,258

 
2,406


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A72

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
ProFund VP Telecommu-nications
 
ProFund VP Utilities
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Growth
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Value
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
1,501

 
$
551

 
$
(2,751
)
 
$
(654
)
 
$
(64,095
)
  Capital gains distributions received
2,748

 
2,654

 
7,189

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
2,958

 
3,864

 
2,508

 
1,472

 
108,700

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(9,392
)
 
(1,532
)
 
30,376

 
16,259

 
(67,248
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(2,185
)
 
5,537

 
37,322

 
17,077

 
(22,643
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 

 

 

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(11,028
)
 
(1,398
)
 
(480
)
 
(716
)
 
(360,173
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
322

 
(10,039
)
 
22,558

 
15,747

 
(2,243,872
)
  Miscellaneous transactions

 

 

 

 
4

  Other charges
(447
)
 
(656
)
 
(2,196
)
 
(1,375
)
 
(374
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(11,153
)
 
(12,093
)
 
19,882

 
13,656

 
(2,604,415
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(13,338
)
 
(6,556
)
 
57,204

 
30,733

 
(2,627,058
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
61,307

 
82,884

 
148,495

 
132,666

 
3,882,214

  End of period
$
47,969

 
$
76,328

 
$
205,699

 
$
163,399

 
$
1,255,156

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
4,627

 
6,130

 
9,081

 
9,831

 
320,721

  Units issued
715

 
1,171

 
2,564

 
2,179

 
3,669

  Units redeemed
(1,588
)
 
(2,153
)
 
(1,450
)
 
(1,170
)
 
(218,626
)
  Ending units
3,754

 
5,148

 
10,195

 
10,840

 
105,764


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A73

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2017
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
 
Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 1)
 
Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 1)
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(333,440
)
 
$
(209,347
)
 
$
(221,043
)
 
$
568

 
$
(5,569
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 
11,530

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
1,479,107

 
349,536

 
195,807

 
218

 
1,390

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
5,362,323

 
(262,591
)
 
(17,081
)
 
8,069

 
97,215

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
6,507,990

 
(122,402
)
 
(42,317
)
 
8,855

 
104,566

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
1,839,860

 

 

 

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(1,210,387
)
 
(746,425
)
 
(952,066
)
 

 

  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(97,954
)
 
(11,271,140
)
 
(2,411,149
)
 
(3,092
)
 
(2,814
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
969

 
137

 

 

 

  Other charges
(197,008
)
 
(3,100
)
 
(2,832
)
 
(28
)
 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
335,480

 
(12,020,528
)
 
(3,366,047
)
 
(3,120
)
 
(2,814
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
6,843,470

 
(12,142,930
)
 
(3,408,364
)
 
5,735

 
101,752

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
18,697,430

 
12,456,044

 
11,123,587

 
40,181

 
321,533

  End of period
$
25,540,900

 
$
313,114

 
$
7,715,223

 
$
45,916

 
$
423,285

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
1,031,144

 
1,139,319

 
892,155

 
2,609

 
106,567

  Units issued
271,695

 
2,157

 
26,495

 

 

  Units redeemed
(230,031
)
 
(1,112,299
)
 
(290,505
)
 
(179
)
 
(809
)
  Ending units
1,072,808

 
29,177

 
628,145

 
2,430

 
105,758


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A74

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
 
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
 
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
 
Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 1)
 
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(169,924
)
 
$
(236,865
)
 
$
(2,298,715
)
 
$
(1,331
)
 
$
(297,841
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 
12,704

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
98,437

 
245,140

 
2,161,481

 
8,893

 
214,351

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
41,899

 
5,221,391

 
15,084,521

 
8,221

 
1,041,292

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
(29,588
)
 
5,229,666

 
14,947,287

 
28,487

 
957,802

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
12,949,660

 
8,374,385

 

 
3,481,800

  Annuity payments

 

 
(107,426
)
 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(180,771
)
 
(1,662,728
)
 
(6,944,096
)
 
(24,923
)
 
(1,460,954
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(1,065,030
)
 
952,851

 
2,969,220

 
(1,022
)
 
3,812,612

  Miscellaneous transactions
(25
)
 
(15
)
 
(1,840
)
 

 
(182
)
  Other charges
(1,955
)
 
(154,827
)
 
(1,485,293
)
 
(25
)
 
(188,508
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(1,247,781
)
 
12,084,941

 
2,804,950

 
(25,970
)
 
5,644,768

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(1,277,369
)
 
17,314,607

 
17,752,237

 
2,517

 
6,602,570

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
8,477,766

 
24,699,375

 
136,039,732

 
168,425

 
19,811,426

  End of period
$
7,200,397

 
$
42,013,982

 
$
153,791,969

 
$
170,942

 
$
26,413,996

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
721,225

 
1,960,199

 
11,985,530

 
9,323

 
1,829,523

  Units issued
59,610

 
1,027,527

 
1,024,589

 
22

 
927,449

  Units redeemed
(163,615
)
 
(164,066
)
 
(779,236
)
 
(1,375
)
 
(420,117
)
  Ending units
617,220

 
2,823,660

 
12,230,883

 
7,970

 
2,336,855


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A75

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
 
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
 
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(28,087
)
 
$
(951,951
)
 
$
(4,959
)
 
$
(241,020
)
 
$
(26,848
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
(5,993
)
 
1,273,872

 
3,908

 
637,758

 
10,011

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
34,373

 
7,907,845

 
46,589

 
1,999,162

 
(16,864
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
293

 
8,229,766

 
45,538

 
2,395,900

 
(33,701
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
3,526,262

 
193,801

 
1,448,867

 

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(18,640
)
 
(2,364,574
)
 
(19,017
)
 
(932,093
)
 
(381,410
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(483,183
)
 
753,791

 
96,546

 
214,828

 
4,269,618

  Miscellaneous transactions
18

 
387

 
2

 
(81
)
 

  Other charges
(430
)
 
(685,311
)
 
(2,747
)
 
(135,330
)
 
(120
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(502,235
)
 
1,230,555

 
268,585

 
596,191

 
3,888,088

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(501,942
)
 
9,460,321

 
314,123

 
2,992,091

 
3,854,387

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
1,834,734

 
55,405,327

 
434,686

 
14,585,654

 
386,787

  End of period
$
1,332,792

 
$
64,865,648

 
$
748,809

 
$
17,577,745

 
$
4,241,174

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
180,982

 
4,532,636

 
43,100

 
925,962

 
38,867

  Units issued
15,690

 
607,356

 
29,813

 
312,990

 
430,823

  Units redeemed
(65,504
)
 
(499,118
)
 
(4,604
)
 
(266,950
)
 
(37,446
)
  Ending units
131,168

 
4,640,874

 
68,309

 
972,002

 
432,244


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A76

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
 
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
 
AST Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
 
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(14,945
)
 
$
(227,952
)
 
$
(21,845,427
)
 
$
(10,166
)
 
$
(8,679
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
21,390

 
762,079

 
625,395

 
13,041

 
7,300

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
401,652

 
1,657,510

 
94,947,952

 
221,687

 
170,628

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
408,097

 
2,191,637

 
73,727,920

 
224,562

 
169,249

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
315,769

 
1,062,520

 
242,631,070

 
286,710

 
191,868

  Annuity payments

 

 
(157,550
)
 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(27,943
)
 
(1,668,977
)
 
(52,202,071
)
 
(63,867
)
 
(20,795
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
1,119,904

 
(697,567
)
 

 
115,253

 
55,159

  Miscellaneous transactions
2,310

 
(46
)
 
9,645

 
7

 

  Other charges
(6,646
)
 
(118,795
)
 
(181,478
)
 
(4,311
)
 
(3,209
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
1,403,394

 
(1,422,865
)
 
190,099,616

 
333,792

 
223,023

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
1,811,491

 
768,772

 
263,827,536

 
558,354

 
392,272

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
635,289

 
14,260,317

 
1,017,452,277

 
907,318

 
697,605

  End of period
$
2,446,780

 
$
15,029,089

 
$
1,281,279,813

 
$
1,465,672

 
$
1,089,877

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
65,960

 
1,026,274

 
96,517,392

 
64,268

 
47,941

  Units issued
141,934

 
245,592

 
18,070,920

 
28,196

 
18,153

  Units redeemed
(14,706
)
 
(341,226
)
 
(638,238
)
 
(6,116
)
 
(3,367
)
  Ending units
193,188

 
930,640

 
113,950,074

 
86,348

 
62,727


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A77

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
 
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio
 
AST T. Rowe Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio
 
AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(10,209
)
 
$
(1,253,540
)
 
$
(23,553
)
 
$
(40,614
)
 
$
(61,328
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
11,141

 
363,551

 
37,614

 
125,655

 
99,978

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
937

 
14,590,714

 
537,696

 
953,497

 
1,493,182

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
1,869

 
13,700,725

 
551,757

 
1,038,538

 
1,531,832

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments

 
26,206,034

 
597,540

 
1,009,306

 
2,534,042

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(52,160
)
 
(1,389,558
)
 
(138,666
)
 
(199,029
)
 
(578,086
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(131,336
)
 
5,019,094

 
(35,208
)
 
(520,847
)
 
5,951

  Miscellaneous transactions

 
5,724

 
(197
)
 

 
(47
)
  Other charges
(71
)
 
(998,333
)
 
(22,031
)
 
(38,324
)
 
(57,897
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
(183,567
)
 
28,842,961

 
401,438

 
251,106

 
1,903,963

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
(181,698
)
 
42,543,686

 
953,195

 
1,289,644

 
3,435,795

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
484,463

 
63,454,015

 
3,289,870

 
5,491,170

 
8,453,104

  End of period
$
302,765

 
$
105,997,701

 
$
4,243,065

 
$
6,780,814

 
$
11,888,899

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
43,685

 
5,808,359

 
310,190

 
503,465

 
760,931

  Units issued
17,219

 
2,556,319

 
62,107

 
89,046

 
231,918

  Units redeemed
(33,266
)
 
(191,648
)
 
(27,476
)
 
(64,623
)
 
(70,941
)
  Ending units
27,638

 
8,173,030

 
344,821

 
527,888

 
921,908


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A78

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio
 
AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio
 
AST Managed Equity Portfolio
 
AST Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(39,702
)
 
$
(16,741
)
 
$
(16,696
)
 
$
(31,847
)
 
$
(3,130
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
35,424

 
11,921

 
52,252

 
15,758

 
2,179

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
325,791

 
193,746

 
574,153

 
172,704

 
(18,802
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
321,513

 
188,926

 
609,709

 
156,615

 
(19,753
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
1,097,748

 
273,994

 
1,053,606

 
1,125,785

 
109,668

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(445,414
)
 
(126,852
)
 
(140,184
)
 
(210,588
)
 
(21,533
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(7,252
)
 
18,909

 
(193,758
)
 
(119,296
)
 
9,915

  Miscellaneous transactions
(186
)
 

 
390

 
(25
)
 
(1
)
  Other charges
(38,285
)
 
(16,618
)
 
(15,894
)
 
(30,786
)
 
(2,964
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
606,611

 
149,433

 
704,160

 
765,090

 
95,085

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
928,124

 
338,359

 
1,313,869

 
921,705

 
75,332

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
5,863,332

 
2,702,187

 
2,245,161

 
4,487,251

 
453,809

  End of period
$
6,791,456

 
$
3,040,546

 
$
3,559,030

 
$
5,408,956

 
$
529,141

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
575,794

 
284,021

 
212,912

 
444,371

 
43,063

  Units issued
111,396

 
43,233

 
102,516

 
127,737

 
12,645

  Units redeemed
(54,089
)
 
(27,889
)
 
(42,022
)
 
(53,393
)
 
(3,710
)
  Ending units
633,101

 
299,365

 
273,406

 
518,715

 
51,998


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A79

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Jennison Global Infrastructure Portfolio
 
AST PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio
 
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
 
AST AB Global Bond Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(8,086
)
 
$
(4,510
)
 
$
(415,177
)
 
$
(413,013
)
 
$
(8,704
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
11,498

 
464

 
105,320

 
(233,781
)
 
5,112

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
220,649

 
(4,207
)
 
3,601,756

 
921,999

 
30,580

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
224,061

 
(8,253
)
 
3,291,899

 
275,205

 
26,988

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
300,134

 
194,320

 
12,029,832

 

 
390,582

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(12,214
)
 
(47,134
)
 
(284,263
)
 
(1,848,814
)
 
(49,840
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
124,175

 
34,536

 
2,087,710

 
(5,394,703
)
 
(24,609
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
32

 

 
684

 
(286
)
 
(3
)
  Other charges
(7,375
)
 
(4,267
)
 
(317,144
)
 
(4,775
)
 
(8,209
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
404,752

 
177,455

 
13,516,819

 
(7,248,578
)
 
307,921

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
628,813

 
169,202

 
16,808,718

 
(6,973,373
)
 
334,909

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
1,053,776

 
619,180

 
18,832,831

 
23,602,703

 
1,260,708

  End of period
$
1,682,589

 
$
788,382

 
$
35,641,549

 
$
16,629,330

 
$
1,595,617

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
105,593

 
64,200

 
1,809,018

 
2,384,023

 
120,157

  Units issued
44,851

 
27,731

 
1,305,833

 
1,063,082

 
43,589

  Units redeemed
(7,826
)
 
(9,376
)
 
(83,963
)
 
(1,771,147
)
 
(14,557
)
  Ending units
142,618

 
82,555

 
3,030,888

 
1,675,958

 
149,189


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A80

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Income Portfolio
 
AST Morgan Stanley Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Global Bond Portfolio
 
AST Neuberger Berman Long/Short Portfolio
 
AST Wellington Management Real Total Return Portfolio
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(2,710
)
 
$
(962
)
 
$
(2,117
)
 
$
(5,500
)
 
$
(1,744
)
  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
933

 
58

 
963

 
1,728

 
167

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
7,685

 
264

 
7,613

 
102,415

 
3,678

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
5,908

 
(640
)
 
6,459

 
98,643

 
2,101

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
305,908

 
37,191

 
83,309

 
151,858

 
48,401

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(17,012
)
 
(5,470
)
 
(4,092
)
 
(9,444
)
 
(7,669
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(11,657
)
 
6,785

 
43,259

 
57,501

 
(12,906
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(1
)
 

 
(76
)
 
1

 
(41
)
  Other charges
(2,329
)
 
(936
)
 
(2,069
)
 
(4,936
)
 
(1,651
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
274,909

 
37,570

 
120,331

 
194,980

 
26,134

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
280,817

 
36,930

 
126,790

 
293,623

 
28,235

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
214,414

 
148,391

 
329,321

 
701,268

 
256,534

  End of period
$
495,231

 
$
185,321

 
$
456,111

 
$
994,891

 
$
284,769

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
20,657

 
16,252

 
32,002

 
70,476

 
28,277

  Units issued
31,424

 
4,808

 
15,202

 
20,499

 
14,403

  Units redeemed
(4,797
)
 
(659
)
 
(3,680
)
 
(1,896
)
 
(11,474
)
  Ending units
47,284

 
20,401

 
43,524

 
89,079

 
31,206






The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A81

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio
 
AST Managed Alternatives Portfolio
 
AST Emerging Managers Diversified Portfolio
 
AST Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Portfolio
 
Blackrock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III)
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
(2,942
)
 
$
(7,771
)
 
$
(3,844
)
 
$
(6,541
)
 
$
25,896

  Capital gains distributions received

 

 

 

 
44,791

  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
4,109

 
2,798

 
6,521

 
5,563

 
31,525

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
89,150

 
29,499

 
80,242

 
140,902

 
318,802

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
90,317

 
24,526

 
82,919

 
139,924

 
421,014

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
294,786

 
557,340

 
461,649

 
338,440

 
686,226

  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 

  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(9,952
)
 
(37,244
)
 
(26,974
)
 
(10,761
)
 
(305,218
)
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
128,359

 
42,020

 
21,809

 
3,047

 
(47,430
)
  Miscellaneous transactions
(10
)
 
(83
)
 
(51
)
 
89

 
(16
)
  Other charges
(2,578
)
 
(7,168
)
 
(3,235
)
 
(6,316
)
 
(19,758
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
410,605

 
554,865

 
453,198

 
324,499

 
313,804

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
500,922

 
579,391

 
536,117

 
464,423

 
734,818

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
277,812

 
1,039,757

 
399,799

 
868,215

 
3,165,064

  End of period
$
778,734

 
$
1,619,148

 
$
935,916

 
$
1,332,638

 
$
3,899,882

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
28,812

 
107,203

 
39,743

 
82,728

 
307,720

  Units issued
42,000

 
68,578

 
51,548

 
36,216

 
68,607

  Units redeemed
(4,435
)
 
(12,214
)
 
(9,200
)
 
(6,701
)
 
(40,816
)
  Ending units
66,377

 
163,567

 
82,091

 
112,243

 
335,511





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A82

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT




STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the period ended December 31, 2017

 
SUBACCOUNTS
 
 
 
JPMorgan Insurance Trust Income Builder Portfolio (Class 2)
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
 
NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (Class D)
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
 
 
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/1/2017
 
1/3/2017*
 
 
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
 
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
12/31/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net investment income (loss)
$
40,578

 
$
(331,248
)
 
$
(2,949
)
 
$
(279
)
 
 
  Capital gains distributions received
11,384

 

 

 

 
 
  Net realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed
6,605

 
(287,508
)
 
16,073

 
(1
)
 
 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
71,745

 
925,910

 
124,501

 
(340
)
 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
130,312

 
307,154

 
137,625

 
(620
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contract owner net payments
270,703

 

 
665

 

 
 
  Annuity payments

 

 

 

 
 
  Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits
(48,237
)
 
(2,105,329
)
 
(129,387
)
 

 
 
  Net transfers between other subaccounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    or fixed rate option
(26,168
)
 
(4,923,854
)
 
8,975

 
46,949

 
 
  Miscellaneous transactions
29

 
(31
)
 

 

 
 
  Other charges
(7,403
)
 
(4,774
)
 
(554
)
 

 
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESULTING FROM CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS
188,924

 
(7,033,988
)
 
(120,301
)
 
46,949

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
319,236

 
(6,726,834
)
 
17,324

 
46,329

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning of period
1,114,966

 
19,709,809

 
444,708

 

 
 
  End of period
$
1,434,202

 
$
12,982,975

 
$
462,032

 
$
46,329

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Beginning units
105,764

 
2,000,548

 
45,689

 

 
 
  Units issued
25,722

 
946,536

 
4,766

 
4,647

 
 
  Units redeemed
(8,928
)
 
(1,635,597
)
 
(16,265
)
 

 
 
  Ending units
122,558

 
1,311,487

 
34,190

 
4,647

 
 

* Date subaccount became available for investment.












The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
A83

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT
December 31, 2018



Note 1:    General

Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account (the “Account”) was established under the laws of the State of New Jersey on May 20, 1996 as a separate investment account of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“Pruco Life of New Jersey”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pruco Life Insurance Company (an Arizona domiciled company), which in turn is wholly-owned by The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”). Prudential is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”). Under applicable insurance law, the assets and liabilities of the Account are clearly identified and distinguished from the other assets and liabilities of Pruco Life of New Jersey. Proceeds from purchases of the variable annuity contracts listed below, are invested in the Account (individually, the “Contract” and collectively, the “Contracts”). The portion of the Account’s assets applicable to the Contracts is not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business Pruco Life of New Jersey may conduct.
Discovery Choice
Strategic Partners Advisor
Discovery Select
Strategic Partners FlexElite
Prudential Defined Income Annuity
Strategic Partners FlexElite 2
Prudential Premier Advisor Variable Annuity Series
Strategic Partners Plus
Prudential Premier Investment Variable Annuity B, C Series
Strategic Partners Plus 3
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity
Strategic Partners Select
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity X, B, L, C Series
Strategic Partners Variable Annuity One
Prudential Premier Variable Annuity B, L, X Series
Strategic Partners Variable Annuity One 3
Prudential Premier Variable Annuity Bb Series
 
The Account is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a unit investment trust. The Account is a funding vehicle for the Contracts. The Contracts offer the option to invest in various subaccounts listed below, each of which invests in a corresponding portfolio of either The Prudential Series Fund, the Advanced Series Trust or one of the non-Prudential administered funds (collectively, the “Portfolios”). Investment options vary by Contract.

The corresponding subaccount names are as follows:
Prudential Government Money Market Portfolio
AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Class B)
Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio
Prudential SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (Class I)
Prudential Equity Portfolio (Class I)
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio
Prudential Value Portfolio (Class I)
(Service Shares)
Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (Class I)
Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
Prudential SP International Growth Portfolio (Class I)
Prudential Global Portfolio
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
Prudential Jennison Portfolio (Class I)
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio (Equity
AST High Yield Portfolio
Income Class)
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (Series I)
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
(Institutional Shares)
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
(Institutional Shares)
AST Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Portfolio*
MFS® Research Series (Initial Class)
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
MFS® Growth Series (Initial Class)
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
American Century VP Value Fund (Class I)
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
(Class 2)
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
(Class I)
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
Davis Value Portfolio
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio

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Note 1:
General (Continued)

AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 1)
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
AST Fidelity Institutional AM℠ Quantitative
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
Portfolio (formerly AST FI Pyramis
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Quantitative Portfolio)
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
AST Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
AST Goldman Sachs Global Growth
AST International Value Portfolio
Allocation Portfolio
AST International Growth Portfolio
AST T. Rowe Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio***
AST Bond Portfolio 2018***
AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
Return Portfolio
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
AST Managed Equity Portfolio
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
AST Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
AST Jennison Global Infrastructure Portfolio
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
AST PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio (formerly AST
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
Goldman Sachs Strategic Income Portfolio)
ProFund VP Consumer Services
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
ProFund VP Consumer Goods
AST Bond Portfolio 2026
ProFund VP Financials
AST AB Global Bond Portfolio
ProFund VP Health Care
AST Goldman Sachs Global Income Portfolio
ProFund VP Industrials
AST Morgan Stanley Multi-Asset Portfolio
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Growth
AST Wellington Management Global Bond Portfolio
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Value
AST Neuberger Berman Long/Short Portfolio
ProFund VP Real Estate
AST Wellington Management Real Total
ProFund VP Small-Cap Growth
Return Portfolio
ProFund VP Small-Cap Value
AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio
ProFund VP Telecommunications
AST Managed Alternatives Portfolio
ProFund VP Utilities
AST Emerging Managers Diversified Portfolio
ProFund VP Large-Cap Growth
AST Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Portfolio
ProFund VP Large-Cap Value
Blackrock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III)
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
JPMorgan Insurance Trust Income Builder
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
Portfolio (Class 2)
AST Bond Portfolio 2017***
AST Bond Portfolio 2027
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (Class D)
Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2028
Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2029
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
AST American Funds Growth Allocation Portfolio
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
Wells Fargo VT Small Cap Growth Fund (Class 1)**


*
Subaccount was no longer available for investment as of December 31, 2018.
**
Subaccount was available for investment but had no assets as of December 31, 2018, and had no activity during 2018.
***
Subaccount liquidated during the period ended December 31, 2018.


The following table sets forth the date at which a merger took place in the Account. The transfer from the removed subaccount to the surviving subaccount for the period ended December 31, 2018 is reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as net transfers between subaccounts and purchases and sales in Note 5.

A85

Note 1:
General (Continued)


Merger Date
 
Removed Portfolio
 
Surviving Portfolio
September 14, 2018
 
AST Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Portfolio
 
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 

The Portfolios are open-end management investment companies, and each portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund and the Advanced Series Trust is managed by affiliates of Prudential. Each subaccount of the Account indirectly bears exposure to the market, credit and liquidity risks of the portfolio in which it invests. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes of the Portfolios. Additional information on these Portfolios is available upon request to the appropriate companies.

New sales of certain products which invest in the Account have been discontinued. However, premium payments made by contract owners will continue to be received by the Account.


Note 2:
Significant Accounting Policies

The Account is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies, which is part of the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets resulting from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates relate to the valuation of investment in the Portfolios. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date these financial statements were issued.

Investments—The investments in shares of the Portfolios are stated at the reported net asset value per share of the respective Portfolios, which is based on the fair value of the underlying securities in the respective Portfolios. All changes in fair value are recorded as net changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statements of Operations of the applicable subaccounts.

Security Transactions—Purchase and sale transactions are recorded as of the trade date of the security being purchased or sold. Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined based upon an average cost of the investment sold.

Dividend Income and Distributions Received—Dividend and capital gain distributions received are reinvested in additional shares of the Portfolios and are recorded on the ex-distribution date.

Note 3:
Fair Value Measurements

Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The authoritative fair value guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1—Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
that the Account can access.

Level 2—Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than Level 1 inputs, that are observable for the investment, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the investment through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include the reported net asset value per share of the underlying portfolio, quoted market prices in active markets for similar investments, quoted market prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar investments, and other market observable inputs.

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Note 3:
Fair Value Measurements (Continued)


Level 3—Fair value is based on at least one significant unobservable input for the investment, which may require significant judgment or estimation in determining the fair value.

As of December 31, 2018, management determined that the fair value inputs for all of the Account’s investments, which consist solely of investments in open-end mutual funds registered with the SEC, were considered Level 2.

Transfers between Fair Value Levels

During the period ended December 31, 2018, there were no transfers between fair value levels.

Note 4:
Taxes

Pruco Life of New Jersey is taxed as a “life insurance company” as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. The results of operations of the Account form a part of Prudential Financial’s consolidated federal tax return. No federal, state or local income taxes are payable by the Account. As such, no provision for tax liability has been recorded in these financial statements. Prudential management will review periodically the status of the policy in the event of changes in the tax law.


Note 5:
Purchases and Sales of Investments

The aggregate costs of purchases and proceeds from sales, excluding distributions received and reinvested, of investments in the Portfolios for the period ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
Purchases
 
Sales
Prudential Government Money Market Portfolio
$
3,069,474

 
$
4,417,821

Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio
360,659

 
2,506,569

Prudential Equity Portfolio (Class I)
97,850

 
3,505,958

Prudential Value Portfolio (Class I)
157,659

 
5,499,577

Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio
378,431

 
2,847,218

Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
6,020,904

 
6,490,668

Prudential Global Portfolio
29,091

 
1,471,865

Prudential Jennison Portfolio (Class I)
145,313

 
5,796,423

Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
1,730,564

 
681,004

T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
64,592

 
294,376

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio (Equity Income Class)
20,188

 
943,508

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (Series I)
38,306

 
967,521

Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
13,698

 
865,614

Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
49,481

 
423,155

MFS® Research Series (Initial Class)
5,123

 
152,885

MFS® Growth Series (Initial Class)
101,933

 
1,559,157

American Century VP Value Fund (Class I)
4,677

 
214,188

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund (Class 2)
15,841

 
1,118,041

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio (Class I)
37,515

 
470,854

Davis Value Portfolio
9,206

 
490,661

AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Class B)
5,026

 
499,087

Prudential SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (Class I)
37,924

 
1,007,100

Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Service Shares)
8,408

 
72,189

SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (Class I)
44,696

 
1,142,694

Prudential SP International Growth Portfolio (Class I)
55,120

 
299,813


A87

Note 5:
Purchases and Sales of Investments (Continued)

 
Purchases
 
Sales
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
$
3,822,414

 
$
15,777,755

AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
4,987,503

 
7,903,130

AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
10,159,719

 
31,866,349

AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
3,619,902

 
2,337,842

AST High Yield Portfolio
6,409,360

 
7,281,653

AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
5,194,174

 
7,894,321

AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
1,035,630

 
2,431,146

AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
2,850,930

 
5,059,765

AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
8,919,826

 
15,774,135

AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
8,450,898

 
7,629,406

AST Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Portfolio
5,468,635

 
58,572,856

AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
5,434,898

 
18,121,900

AST MFS Growth Portfolio
7,366,854

 
7,858,449

AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
4,338,235

 
8,594,090

AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
4,741,232

 
5,478,424

AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
6,907,636

 
7,231,559

AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
3,544,298

 
8,973,275

AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
44,460,038

 
152,938,240

AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
4,351,178

 
7,295,160

AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
5,427,279

 
7,221,353

AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
2,407,500

 
4,554,001

AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
10,665,810

 
24,085,029

AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
59,024,837

 
120,264,557

AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
17,720,497

 
90,335,084

AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
35,465,752

 
110,147,529

AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
30,078,351

 
88,496,022

AST Fidelity Institutional AM℠ Quantitative Portfolio
16,240,302

 
61,517,278

AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
43,239,653

 
222,724,544

AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
18,961,110

 
95,299,931

AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
19,628,296

 
24,778,392

AST Government Money Market Portfolio
41,086,834

 
32,707,222

AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
7,639,222

 
8,886,576

AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
17,541,049

 
47,562,248

AST International Value Portfolio
2,643,869

 
3,242,845

AST International Growth Portfolio
5,856,054

 
4,749,811

AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
705,740,899

 
194,494,489

AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
64,130,553

 
24,722,310

AST Bond Portfolio 2018
2,121,476

 
19,843,149

AST Bond Portfolio 2019
17,969,591

 
3,958,072

AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
783,979

 
2,296,799

AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
6,249,920

 
10,826,306

AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
4,019,488

 
8,301,837

AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
15,608,031

 
71,230,198

AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
18,755,867

 
35,931,835

AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
14,966,245

 
51,715,613


A88

Note 5:
Purchases and Sales of Investments (Continued)

 
Purchases
 
Sales
ProFund VP Consumer Services
$
64,309

 
$
56,220

ProFund VP Consumer Goods
15,182

 
50,807

ProFund VP Financials
64,737

 
45,400

ProFund VP Health Care
33,736

 
54,109

ProFund VP Industrials
47,901

 
139,463

ProFund VP Mid-Cap Growth
29,148

 
116,361

ProFund VP Mid-Cap Value
68,682

 
47,924

ProFund VP Real Estate
18,389

 
23,413

ProFund VP Small-Cap Growth
39,124

 
54,281

ProFund VP Small-Cap Value
153,904

 
17,271

ProFund VP Telecommunications
4,313

 
10,936

ProFund VP Utilities
22,737

 
28,936

ProFund VP Large-Cap Growth
18,307

 
49,595

ProFund VP Large-Cap Value
17,507

 
41,687

AST Bond Portfolio 2020
537,299

 
308,697

AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
9,357,321

 
9,896,863

AST Bond Portfolio 2017

 
312,969

AST Bond Portfolio 2021
1,893,763

 
3,658,131

Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 1)
3,015

 
1,827

Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 1)

 
13,079

AST Bond Portfolio 2022
1,291,243

 
3,633,543

AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
18,526,476

 
3,677,755

AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
13,840,480

 
25,882,955

Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 1)

 
35,271

AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
8,936,986

 
6,882,965

AST Bond Portfolio 2023
135,114

 
369,647

AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
12,697,273

 
20,963,412

AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
235,351

 
203,160

AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
5,137,706

 
6,887,438

AST Bond Portfolio 2024
2,711,865

 
2,812,984

AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
1,218,234

 
756,882

AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
2,154,681

 
4,875,472

AST Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio
240,800,896

 
12,512,067

AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
680,980

 
245,670

AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
356,094

 
151,932

AST Bond Portfolio 2025
3,203,367

 
1,087,809

AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
75,333,220

 
38,757,176

AST Goldman Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio
688,872

 
415,251

AST T. Rowe Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio
1,022,069

 
618,777

AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio
2,919,167

 
1,009,374

AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio
177,875

 
6,902,198

AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio
474,953

 
505,865

AST Managed Equity Portfolio
784,560

 
867,417

AST Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
1,375,749

 
777,390

AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio
41,971

 
57,173


A89

Note 5:
Purchases and Sales of Investments (Continued)

 
Purchases
 
Sales
AST Jennison Global Infrastructure Portfolio
$
278,835

 
$
170,318

AST PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio
431,689

 
132,387

AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio
12,843,335

 
10,052,279

AST Bond Portfolio 2026
11,156,491

 
10,553,531

AST AB Global Bond Portfolio
632,873

 
416,071

AST Goldman Sachs Global Income Portfolio
35,446

 
23,126

AST Morgan Stanley Multi-Asset Portfolio
193,421

 
14,683

AST Wellington Management Global Bond Portfolio
254,002

 
35,012

AST Neuberger Berman Long/Short Portfolio
1,077,943

 
123,830

AST Wellington Management Real Total Return Portfolio
108,427

 
6,326

AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio
364,906

 
97,588

AST Managed Alternatives Portfolio
685,832

 
308,511

AST Emerging Managers Diversified Portfolio
75,607

 
183,091

AST Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Portfolio
441,273

 
191,312

Blackrock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III)
3,798,077

 
1,928,766

JPMorgan Insurance Trust Income Builder Portfolio (Class 2)
944,428

 
120,235

AST Bond Portfolio 2027
8,776,402

 
8,814,515

NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (Class D)
68,217

 
65,983

AST Bond Portfolio 2028
7,914,587

 
3,241,416

AST Bond Portfolio 2029
179,460

 
35,053

AST American Funds Growth Allocation Portfolio
27,318,885

 
2,270,395


Note 6:
Related Party Transactions

The Account has extensive transactions and relationships with Prudential and other affiliates. Due to these relationships, it is possible that the terms of these transactions are not the same as those that would result from transactions among wholly unrelated parties. Prudential Financial and its affiliates perform various services on behalf of the portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund and the Advanced Series Trust in which the Account invests and may receive fees for the services performed. These services include, among other things, investment management, subadvisory, shareholder communications, postage, transfer agency and various other record keeping, administrative and customer service functions.

The Prudential Series Fund has entered into a management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), and the Advanced Series Trust has entered into a management agreement with PGIM Investments and AST Investment Services, Inc., both indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial (together, the “Investment Managers”). Pursuant to these agreements, the Investment Managers have responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervise the subadvisers’ performance of such services with respect to each portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund and the Advanced Series Trust. The Investment Managers have entered into subadvisory agreements with several subadvisers, including PGIM, Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, and Quantitative Management Associates LLC, each of which are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial.

The Prudential Series Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, which acts as the distributor of the Class I and Class II shares of the portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund. No distribution or service (12b-1) fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class I shares of the portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund, which is the class of shares owned by the Account.

The Advanced Series Trust has a distribution agreement with Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (“PAD”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, which acts as the distributor of the shares of each portfolio of the Advanced Series Trust. Distribution and service fees are paid to PAD by most portfolios of the Advanced Series Trust.

A90

Note 6:
Related Party Transactions (Continued)


Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC, an affiliate of the Investment Managers and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, serves as the transfer agent of each portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund and the Advanced Series Trust.

Certain charges and fees for the portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund and the Advanced Series Trust may be waived and/or reimbursed by Prudential and its affiliates. Prudential and its affiliates reserve the right to discontinue these waivers/reimbursements at its discretion, subject to the contractual obligations of Prudential and its affiliates.

See The Prudential Series Fund and the Advanced Series Trust financial statements for further discussion of such expense and waiver/reimbursement arrangements. The Account indirectly bears the expenses of the underlying portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund and the Advanced Series Trust in which it invests, including the related party expenses disclosed above.

In 2016, Prudential Financial self-reported to the SEC and the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), and notified other regulators, that in some cases it failed to maximize securities lending income for the benefit of certain portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund and the Advanced Series Trust due to a long-standing restriction benefitting Prudential Financial that limited the availability of loanable securities. Prudential Financial removed the restriction and implemented a remediation plan for the benefit of customers. As part of Prudential Financial’s review of this matter, in 2018 it further self-reported to the SEC, and notified other regulators, that in some cases it failed to timely process foreign tax reclaims for certain portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund and the Advanced Series Trust. Prudential Financial has corrected the foreign tax reclaim process and is implementing a remediation plan for the benefit of customers. The DOL’s review of the securities lending matter is closed. Prudential Financial is cooperating with the SEC in its review of the securities lending and foreign tax reclaim matters (which includes a review of the remediation plans) and has entered into discussions with the SEC staff regarding a possible settlement of the securities lending matter that would potentially involve charges under the Investment Advisers Act and financial remedies. 

Note 7:
Financial Highlights

Pruco Life of New Jersey sells a number of variable annuity products that are funded by the Account. These products have unique combinations of features and fees that are charged against the contract owner’s account balance. Differences in the fee structures result in a variety of unit values, expense ratios and total returns.

In the table below, the units, the net assets, the investment income ratio, and the ranges of lowest to highest unit values, expense ratios, and total returns are presented for the products offered by Pruco Life of New Jersey and funded by the Account. Only product designs within each subaccount that had units outstanding during the respective periods were considered when determining the ranges. The summary may not reflect the minimum and maximum Contract charges offered by Pruco Life of New Jersey as contract owners may not have selected all available and applicable Contract options.

A91

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
Prudential Government Money Market Portfolio
December 31, 2018
5,292

 
$
0.92

to
$
9.75

 
$
6,213

 
1.51
%
 
1.00
%
to
1.75
%
 
-0.24
 %
to
0.52
 %
December 31, 2017
6,350

 
$
0.92

to
$
9.70

 
$
7,457

 
0.55
%
 
1.00
%
to
1.75
%
 
-1.19
 %
to
-0.44
 %
December 31, 2016
7,027

 
$
0.93

to
$
9.74

 
$
8,291

 
0.09
%
 
1.00
%
to
1.75
%
 
-1.58
 %
to
-0.90
 %
December 31, 2015
7,672

 
$
0.94

to
$
9.83

 
$
9,166

 
0.00
%
(1) 
1.00
%
to
1.80
%
 
-1.85
 %
to
-0.99
 %
December 31, 2014
9,430

 
$
0.96

to
$
9.92

 
$
11,417

 
0.00
%
(1) 
1.00
%
to
1.80
%
 
-1.82
 %
to
-0.99
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2018
4,972

 
$
2.20

to
$
2.70

 
$
13,399

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-1.78
 %
to
-1.49
 %
December 31, 2017
5,697

 
$
2.24

to
$
2.74

 
$
15,603

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
5.27
 %
to
5.58
 %
December 31, 2016
6,274

 
$
2.12

to
$
2.60

 
$
16,285

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
3.88
 %
to
4.19
 %
December 31, 2015
7,285

 
$
2.05

to
$
2.50

 
$
18,162

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-1.88
 %
to
-1.59
 %
December 31, 2014
8,491

 
$
2.08

to
$
2.54

 
$
21,522

 
1.12
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
5.36
 %
to
5.67
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential Equity Portfolio (Class I)
December 31, 2018
4,371

 
$
2.13

to
$
3.70

 
$
15,238

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-6.55
 %
to
-6.13
 %
December 31, 2017
5,154

 
$
2.28

to
$
3.94

 
$
19,207

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
23.56
 %
to
24.11
 %
December 31, 2016
5,867

 
$
1.84

to
$
3.18

 
$
17,601

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
1.95
 %
to
2.39
 %
December 31, 2015
6,571

 
$
1.80

to
$
3.11

 
$
19,282

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
0.55
 %
to
0.99
 %
December 31, 2014
7,414

 
$
1.79

to
$
3.08

 
$
21,608

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
5.81
 %
to
6.27
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential Value Portfolio (Class I)
December 31, 2018
5,461

 
$
2.05

to
$
4.13

 
$
17,214

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-11.48
 %
to
-11.09
 %
December 31, 2017
6,702

 
$
2.32

to
$
4.64

 
$
24,414

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
14.92
 %
to
15.43
 %
December 31, 2016
7,755

 
$
2.02

to
$
4.03

 
$
24,239

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
9.43
 %
to
9.92
 %
December 31, 2015
8,663

 
$
1.84

to
$
3.66

 
$
24,661

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-9.82
 %
to
-9.42
 %
December 31, 2014
9,643

 
$
2.04

to
$
4.05

 
$
30,547

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
8.16
 %
to
8.63
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2018
2,557

 
$
2.36

to
$
16.68

 
$
11,646

 
2.95
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-3.02
 %
to
-2.58
 %
December 31, 2017
3,035

 
$
2.43

to
$
17.13

 
$
14,230

 
6.09
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
5.90
 %
to
6.39
 %
December 31, 2016
3,347

 
$
2.29

to
$
16.11

 
$
14,952

 
6.43
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
14.19
 %
to
14.69
 %
December 31, 2015
3,995

 
$
2.00

to
$
14.05

 
$
15,391

 
6.19
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-4.17
 %
to
-3.74
 %
December 31, 2014
4,585

 
$
2.09

to
$
14.61

 
$
18,321

 
6.01
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
0.90
 %
to
1.35
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
December 31, 2018
5,460

 
$
1.77

to
$
9.47

 
$
20,531

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-6.26
 %
to
-4.55
 %
December 31, 2017
5,984

 
$
1.89

to
$
4.31

 
$
22,041

 
1.59
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.75
%
 
19.38
 %
to
19.85
 %
December 31, 2016
6,973

 
$
1.58

to
$
3.60

 
$
21,657

 
1.84
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.75
%
 
9.92
 %
to
10.34
 %
December 31, 2015
7,938

 
$
1.43

to
$
3.26

 
$
22,239

 
1.49
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.75
%
 
-0.56
 %
to
-0.16
 %
December 31, 2014
9,094

 
$
1.44

to
$
3.27

 
$
25,723

 
3.04
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.75
%
 
11.36
 %
to
11.80
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential Global Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,456

 
$
1.38

to
$
3.00

 
$
3,779

 
0.00
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
-8.92
 %
to
-8.60
 %
December 31, 2017
1,895

 
$
1.51

to
$
3.28

 
$
5,464

 
0.00
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
22.70
 %
to
23.12
 %
December 31, 2016
2,057

 
$
1.23

to
$
2.67

 
$
4,846

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.75
%
 
2.65
 %
to
3.06
 %
December 31, 2015
2,247

 
$
1.19

to
$
2.59

 
$
5,125

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
0.56
 %
to
1.01
 %
December 31, 2014
2,451

 
$
1.18

to
$
2.57

 
$
5,532

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
1.42
 %
to
1.88
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential Jennison Portfolio (Class I)
December 31, 2018
5,052

 
$
1.71

to
$
4.99

 
$
21,649

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-2.54
 %
to
-2.11
 %
December 31, 2017
6,090

 
$
1.75

to
$
5.10

 
$
26,906

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
34.29
 %
to
34.88
 %
December 31, 2016
7,092

 
$
1.30

to
$
3.78

 
$
23,229

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-2.64
 %
to
-2.22
 %
December 31, 2015
8,014

 
$
1.34

to
$
3.87

 
$
26,666

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
9.51
 %
to
10.00
 %
December 31, 2014
8,902

 
$
1.22

to
$
3.52

 
$
26,987

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
8.05
 %
to
8.53
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
December 31, 2018
832

 
$
4.37

to
$
8.87

 
$
5,004

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-11.25
 %
to
-9.95
 %
December 31, 2017
760

 
$
4.85

to
$
5.97

 
$
4,531

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
11.44
 %
to
11.50
 %
December 31, 2016
843

 
$
4.35

to
$
5.36

 
$
4,487

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
24.76
 %
to
24.82
 %
December 31, 2015
947

 
$
3.49

to
$
4.29

 
$
4,041

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
-3.64
 %
to
-3.58
 %
December 31, 2014
1,069

 
$
3.62

to
$
4.46

 
$
4,732

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
3.68
 %
to
3.98
 %


A92

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
December 31, 2018
822

 
$
1.71

to
$
1.71

 
$
1,401

 
1.33
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
-15.40
 %
to
-15.40
 %
December 31, 2017
921

 
$
2.02

to
$
2.02

 
$
1,857

 
1.12
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
26.12
 %
to
26.12
 %
December 31, 2016
996

 
$
1.60

to
$
1.60

 
$
1,593

 
1.04
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
0.72
 %
to
0.72
 %
December 31, 2015
1,075

 
$
1.21

to
$
1.59

 
$
1,706

 
0.92
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
-2.28
 %
to
-2.23
 %
December 31, 2014
1,140

 
$
1.23

to
$
1.62

 
$
1,852

 
1.02
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
-2.60
 %
to
-2.56
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio (Equity Income Class)
December 31, 2018
1,464

 
$
2.41

to
$
3.60

 
$
5,269

 
1.98
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
-10.76
 %
to
-10.71
 %
December 31, 2017
1,672

 
$
2.70

to
$
4.03

 
$
6,739

 
1.73
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
14.42
 %
to
14.48
 %
December 31, 2016
1,844

 
$
2.36

to
$
3.52

 
$
6,453

 
2.31
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
17.53
 %
to
17.59
 %
December 31, 2015
2,066

 
$
2.01

to
$
3.00

 
$
6,158

 
1.80
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
-8.14
 %
to
-8.10
 %
December 31, 2014
2,240

 
$
2.19

to
$
3.26

 
$
7,266

 
1.74
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
5.64
 %
to
5.94
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (Series I)
December 31, 2018
2,291

 
$
1.42

to
$
2.75

 
$
6,284

 
0.88
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.65
%
 
-10.88
 %
to
-10.66
 %
December 31, 2017
2,559

 
$
1.59

to
$
3.08

 
$
7,854

 
1.03
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.65
%
 
11.34
 %
to
11.62
 %
December 31, 2016
2,877

 
$
1.43

to
$
2.76

 
$
7,913

 
0.75
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.65
%
 
8.48
 %
to
8.75
 %
December 31, 2015
3,193

 
$
1.32

to
$
2.53

 
$
8,076

 
1.12
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.65
%
 
-7.29
 %
to
-7.07
 %
December 31, 2014
3,623

 
$
1.42

to
$
2.73

 
$
9,860

 
0.84
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.65
%
 
6.39
 %
to
6.65
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
December 31, 2018
1,399

 
$
1.50

to
$
3.18

 
$
4,434

 
0.53
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-4.17
 %
to
-3.88
 %
December 31, 2017
1,625

 
$
1.57

to
$
3.31

 
$
5,355

 
0.39
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
25.81
 %
to
26.18
 %
December 31, 2016
1,822

 
$
1.24

to
$
2.62

 
$
4,762

 
0.54
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-1.13
 %
to
-0.84
 %
December 31, 2015
1,976

 
$
1.26

to
$
2.65

 
$
5,209

 
0.62
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
3.63
 %
to
3.94
 %
December 31, 2014
2,230

 
$
1.21

to
$
2.55

 
$
5,660

 
0.36
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
11.16
 %
to
11.49
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio (Institutional Shares)
December 31, 2018
1,335

 
$
1.64

to
$
3.02

 
$
3,990

 
1.74
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-16.33
 %
to
-16.09
 %
December 31, 2017
1,421

 
$
1.96

to
$
3.60

 
$
5,067

 
1.65
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
29.00
 %
to
29.38
 %
December 31, 2016
1,645

 
$
1.52

to
$
2.78

 
$
4,518

 
5.06
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-7.96
 %
to
-7.70
 %
December 31, 2015
1,734

 
$
1.65

to
$
3.01

 
$
5,143

 
0.59
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-10.07
 %
to
-9.81
 %
December 31, 2014
1,931

 
$
1.84

to
$
3.34

 
$
6,371

 
5.83
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-13.30
 %
to
-13.05
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MFS® Research Series (Initial Class)
December 31, 2018
387

 
$
3.26

to
$
3.26

 
$
1,262

 
0.69
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
-5.70
 %
to
-5.70
 %
December 31, 2017
423

 
$
3.46

to
$
3.46

 
$
1,462

 
1.34
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
21.67
 %
to
21.67
 %
December 31, 2016
497

 
$
2.84

to
$
2.84

 
$
1,412

 
0.77
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
7.24
 %
to
7.24
 %
December 31, 2015
555

 
$
2.65

to
$
2.65

 
$
1,470

 
0.72
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
-0.59
 %
to
-0.59
 %
December 31, 2014
621

 
$
2.66

to
$
2.66

 
$
1,654

 
0.81
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
8.68
 %
to
8.68
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MFS® Growth Series (Initial Class)
December 31, 2018
1,421

 
$
2.06

to
$
3.91

 
$
5,550

 
0.09
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
0.99
 %
to
1.29
 %
December 31, 2017
1,744

 
$
2.04

to
$
3.86

 
$
6,727

 
0.10
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
29.28
 %
to
29.66
 %
December 31, 2016
1,932

 
$
1.58

to
$
2.98

 
$
5,752

 
0.04
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
0.78
 %
to
1.08
 %
December 31, 2015
2,093

 
$
1.56

to
$
2.95

 
$
6,166

 
0.15
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
5.81
 %
to
6.12
 %
December 31, 2014
2,421

 
$
1.48

to
$
2.78

 
$
6,719

 
0.10
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
7.18
 %
to
7.49
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
American Century VP Value Fund (Class I)
December 31, 2018
478

 
$
2.85

to
$
3.51

 
$
1,677

 
1.65
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-10.63
 %
to
-10.37
 %
December 31, 2017
525

 
$
3.19

to
$
3.92

 
$
2,055

 
1.63
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
6.98
 %
to
7.30
 %
December 31, 2016
639

 
$
2.98

to
$
3.65

 
$
2,317

 
1.73
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
18.53
 %
to
18.88
 %
December 31, 2015
702

 
$
2.51

to
$
3.07

 
$
2,144

 
2.11
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-5.45
 %
to
-5.16
 %
December 31, 2014
795

 
$
2.66

to
$
3.24

 
$
2,563

 
1.54
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
11.24
 %
to
11.57
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund (Class 2)
December 31, 2018
610

 
$
1.75

to
$
3.09

 
$
1,868

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-6.92
 %
to
-6.64
 %
December 31, 2017
910

 
$
1.88

to
$
3.31

 
$
2,990

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
19.43
 %
to
19.79
 %
December 31, 2016
976

 
$
1.58

to
$
2.76

 
$
2,682

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
2.49
 %
to
2.79
 %
December 31, 2015
1,038

 
$
1.54

to
$
2.69

 
$
2,775

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-4.24
 %
to
-3.95
 %
December 31, 2014
1,153

 
$
1.61

to
$
2.80

 
$
3,208

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
5.73
 %
to
6.04
 %

A93

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio (Class I)
December 31, 2018
945

 
$
2.87

to
$
3.09

 
$
2,921

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-6.90
 %
to
-6.62
 %
December 31, 2017
1,058

 
$
3.08

to
$
3.32

 
$
3,500

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
28.18
 %
to
28.56
 %
December 31, 2016
1,190

 
$
2.40

to
$
2.58

 
$
3,064

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
-0.04
 %
to
0.27
 %
December 31, 2015
1,431

 
$
2.40

to
$
2.58

 
$
3,678

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
4.54
 %
to
4.86
 %
December 31, 2014
1,622

 
$
2.30

to
$
2.46

 
$
3,979

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.65
%
 
5.41
 %
to
5.72
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Davis Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
721

 
$
1.81

to
$
1.83

 
$
1,307

 
0.76
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
-14.80
 %
to
-14.76
 %
December 31, 2017
935

 
$
2.13

to
$
2.15

 
$
1,990

 
0.74
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
20.94
 %
to
21.00
 %
December 31, 2016
1,081

 
$
1.76

to
$
1.77

 
$
1,902

 
1.23
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
10.34
 %
to
10.39
 %
December 31, 2015
1,240

 
$
1.59

to
$
1.61

 
$
1,977

 
0.77
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
0.19
 %
to
0.24
 %
December 31, 2014
1,358

 
$
1.59

to
$
1.60

 
$
2,161

 
0.91
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.40
%
 
4.59
 %
to
4.64
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Class B)
December 31, 2018
254

 
$
1.49

to
$
1.49

 
$
379

 
0.00
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
0.90
 %
to
0.90
 %
December 31, 2017
563

 
$
1.48

to
$
1.48

 
$
833

 
0.00
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
29.86
 %
to
29.86
 %
December 31, 2016
683

 
$
1.14

to
$
1.14

 
$
779

 
0.00
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
0.95
 %
to
0.95
 %
December 31, 2015
692

 
$
1.13

to
$
1.13

 
$
782

 
0.00
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
9.32
 %
to
9.32
 %
December 31, 2014
681

 
$
1.03

to
$
1.03

 
$
704

 
0.00
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.40
%
 
12.27
 %
to
12.27
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (Class I)
December 31, 2018
2,086

 
$
2.33

to
$
3.13

 
$
6,185

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-15.33
 %
to
-14.95
 %
December 31, 2017
2,332

 
$
2.75

to
$
3.69

 
$
8,142

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
10.22
 %
to
10.70
 %
December 31, 2016
2,654

 
$
2.50

to
$
3.33

 
$
8,385

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
23.25
 %
to
23.79
 %
December 31, 2015
3,128

 
$
2.03

to
$
2.69

 
$
7,996

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-7.04
 %
to
-6.62
 %
December 31, 2014
3,508

 
$
2.18

to
$
2.88

 
$
9,607

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
3.09
 %
to
3.54
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Service Shares)
December 31, 2018
202

 
$
1.25

to
$
2.79

 
$
413

 
0.35
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
-4.52
 %
to
-4.19
 %
December 31, 2017
227

 
$
1.30

to
$
2.92

 
$
486

 
0.24
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
25.37
 %
to
25.80
 %
December 31, 2016
251

 
$
1.04

to
$
2.32

 
$
427

 
0.38
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
-1.45
 %
to
-1.10
 %
December 31, 2015
283

 
$
1.05

to
$
2.34

 
$
468

 
0.47
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
3.27
 %
to
3.63
 %
December 31, 2014
288

 
$
1.02

to
$
2.26

 
$
468

 
0.22
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
10.79
 %
to
11.18
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (Class I)
December 31, 2018
1,768

 
$
1.92

to
$
4.27

 
$
5,686

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-9.48
 %
to
-9.08
 %
December 31, 2017
2,026

 
$
2.12

to
$
4.70

 
$
7,242

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
20.27
 %
to
20.81
 %
December 31, 2016
2,245

 
$
1.76

to
$
3.89

 
$
6,710

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
2.48
 %
to
2.93
 %
December 31, 2015
2,621

 
$
1.71

to
$
3.78

 
$
7,527

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-4.09
 %
to
-3.66
 %
December 31, 2014
2,920

 
$
1.78

to
$
3.93

 
$
8,786

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
7.58
 %
to
8.05
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential SP International Growth Portfolio (Class I)
December 31, 2018
965

 
$
0.93

to
$
2.30

 
$
1,629

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-14.37
 %
to
-13.98
 %
December 31, 2017
1,093

 
$
1.08

to
$
2.68

 
$
2,110

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
33.42
 %
to
34.00
 %
December 31, 2016
1,283

 
$
0.81

to
$
2.00

 
$
1,815

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-5.28
 %
to
-4.86
 %
December 31, 2015
1,379

 
$
0.85

to
$
2.10

 
$
2,065

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
1.54
 %
to
1.98
 %
December 31, 2014
1,479

 
$
0.84

to
$
2.06

 
$
2,240

 
0.00
%
 
1.35
%
to
1.80
%
 
-7.38
 %
to
-6.97
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
3,117

 
$
11.10

to
$
21.15

 
$
50,930

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-11.15
 %
to
-9.03
 %
December 31, 2017
3,729

 
$
12.25

to
$
23.57

 
$
67,828

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
6.63
 %
to
9.14
 %
December 31, 2016
2,985

 
$
11.25

to
$
21.90

 
$
50,303

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
8.37
 %
to
10.93
 %
December 31, 2015
3,144

 
$
10.18

to
$
20.01

 
$
48,225

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.34
 %
to
6.09
 %
December 31, 2014
1,607

 
$
10.96

to
$
21.39

 
$
26,453

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
9.77
 %
to
12.51
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,360

 
$
10.86

to
$
29.01

 
$
25,132

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.48
 %
to
-5.28
 %
December 31, 2017
1,478

 
$
11.50

to
$
31.05

 
$
29,303

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.23
 %
to
5.66
 %
December 31, 2016
1,423

 
$
10.92

to
$
29.79

 
$
27,148

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.84
 %
to
4.24
 %
December 31, 2015
1,351

 
$
10.51

to
$
28.98

 
$
25,076

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.86
 %
to
10.36
 %
December 31, 2014
1,374

 
$
11.65

to
$
28.18

 
$
24,915

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
15.51
 %
to
30.19
 %



A94

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
December 31, 2018
11,259

 
$
11.64

to
$
15.56

 
$
147,331

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.84
 %
to
-5.65
 %
December 31, 2017
12,622

 
$
12.45

to
$
16.63

 
$
177,660

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
8.95
 %
to
11.53
 %
December 31, 2016
13,084

 
$
11.26

to
$
15.04

 
$
167,396

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
0.89
 %
to
3.27
 %
December 31, 2015
13,597

 
$
11.01

to
$
14.68

 
$
170,786

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.03
 %
to
-0.73
 %
December 31, 2014
14,108

 
$
11.19

to
$
14.92

 
$
181,266

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.44
 %
to
4.87
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
962

 
$
10.15

to
$
19.53

 
$
13,956

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-12.16
 %
to
-10.21
 %
December 31, 2017
853

 
$
11.32

to
$
22.06

 
$
14,172

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
13.41
 %
to
15.91
 %
December 31, 2016
817

 
$
9.78

to
$
19.29

 
$
11,983

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
3.27
 %
to
5.55
 %
December 31, 2015
871

 
$
9.28

to
$
18.53

 
$
12,193

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-8.60
 %
to
-6.58
 %
December 31, 2014
934

 
$
12.23

to
$
20.12

 
$
14,182

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-1.18
 %
to
1.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST High Yield Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,997

 
$
11.29

to
$
18.09

 
$
28,532

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-4.79
 %
to
-2.53
 %
December 31, 2017
2,026

 
$
11.59

to
$
18.82

 
$
29,968

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
4.42
 %
to
6.88
 %
December 31, 2016
1,860

 
$
10.86

to
$
17.85

 
$
26,105

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
12.12
 %
to
14.76
 %
December 31, 2015
1,944

 
$
9.48

to
$
15.77

 
$
24,161

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-6.31
 %
to
-3.24
 %
December 31, 2014
2,029

 
$
9.89

to
$
16.68

 
$
26,781

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.05
 %
to
1.99
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio
December 31, 2018
772

 
$
10.82

to
$
27.73

 
$
14,871

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-13.27
 %
to
-11.34
 %
December 31, 2017
865

 
$
12.22

to
$
31.72

 
$
19,309

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
24.25
 %
to
26.99
 %
December 31, 2016
865

 
$
9.64

to
$
25.32

 
$
15,464

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
4.80
 %
to
7.11
 %
December 31, 2015
957

 
$
9.67

to
$
23.97

 
$
16,131

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.55
 %
to
1.00
 %
December 31, 2014
1,214

 
$
13.36

to
$
24.11

 
$
20,646

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.95
 %
to
4.36
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
437

 
$
10.58

to
$
25.23

 
$
7,800

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-18.79
 %
to
-16.99
 %
December 31, 2017
496

 
$
12.78

to
$
30.81

 
$
10,792

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
15.34
 %
to
17.88
 %
December 31, 2016
540

 
$
10.88

to
$
26.50

 
$
10,080

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
10.93
 %
to
13.37
 %
December 31, 2015
588

 
$
9.63

to
$
23.70

 
$
9,799

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-9.27
 %
to
0.53
 %
December 31, 2014
709

 
$
11.23

to
$
25.87

 
$
13,182

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
11.69
 %
to
14.34
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
708

 
$
11.20

to
$
24.26

 
$
12,086

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-19.45
 %
to
-17.53
 %
December 31, 2017
805

 
$
13.62

to
$
29.83

 
$
16,837

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
4.30
 %
to
6.76
 %
December 31, 2016
774

 
$
12.80

to
$
28.33

 
$
15,415

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
25.53
 %
to
28.49
 %
December 31, 2015
731

 
$
9.99

to
$
22.35

 
$
11,604

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.04
 %
to
4.08
 %
December 31, 2014
738

 
$
10.54

to
$
23.82

 
$
12,515

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.27
 %
to
5.87
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2018
2,750

 
$
11.84

to
$
27.11

 
$
54,321

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.09
 %
to
-4.88
 %
December 31, 2017
3,009

 
$
12.49

to
$
28.89

 
$
63,557

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
23.48
 %
to
26.39
 %
December 31, 2016
3,115

 
$
9.91

to
$
23.18

 
$
52,769

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.25
 %
to
1.09
 %
December 31, 2015
3,314

 
$
9.83

to
$
23.25

 
$
56,160

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-8.37
 %
to
2.12
 %
December 31, 2014
1,852

 
$
11.31

to
$
25.13

 
$
34,356

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
8.35
 %
to
13.47
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,743

 
$
11.60

to
$
24.42

 
$
30,541

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-16.61
 %
to
-14.63
 %
December 31, 2017
1,683

 
$
13.63

to
$
29.00

 
$
34,897

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
16.28
 %
to
18.54
 %
December 31, 2016
1,645

 
$
11.53

to
$
24.81

 
$
29,101

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
16.96
 %
to
19.23
 %
December 31, 2015
1,715

 
$
9.70

to
$
21.09

 
$
25,607

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-10.46
 %
to
1.55
 %
December 31, 2014
1,928

 
$
10.82

to
$
23.33

 
$
31,869

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
7.95
 %
to
13.12
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Portfolio (Expired September 14, 2018)
December 31, 2018

 
$
10.01

to
$
14.64

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.59
 %
to
-1.97
 %
December 31, 2017
4,344

 
$
10.28

to
$
15.08

 
$
53,974

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
0.42
 %
to
2.79
 %
December 31, 2016
3,995

 
$
10.03

to
$
14.88

 
$
48,795

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.31
 %
to
2.04
 %
December 31, 2015
3,763

 
$
9.86

to
$
14.78

 
$
45,418

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.42
 %
to
-1.13
 %
December 31, 2014
3,390

 
$
10.18

to
$
15.16

 
$
41,786

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.98
 %
to
5.80
 %



A95

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,915

 
$
14.30

to
$
32.38

 
$
46,002

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-5.48
 %
to
-3.23
 %
December 31, 2017
2,374

 
$
14.82

to
$
33.93

 
$
59,639

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
29.21
 %
to
32.26
 %
December 31, 2016
2,615

 
$
11.24

to
$
26.01

 
$
50,429

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.57
 %
to
5.00
 %
December 31, 2015
2,625

 
$
10.74

to
$
25.11

 
$
48,900

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
6.94
 %
to
11.97
 %
December 31, 2014
3,234

 
$
11.26

to
$
23.26

 
$
55,756

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
7.44
 %
to
12.47
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2018
763

 
$
13.95

to
$
29.10

 
$
17,359

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-0.62
 %
to
1.59
 %
December 31, 2017
764

 
$
13.78

to
$
29.05

 
$
17,631

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
27.19
 %
to
29.99
 %
December 31, 2016
776

 
$
10.63

to
$
22.66

 
$
13,999

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-0.83
 %
to
1.35
 %
December 31, 2015
737

 
$
10.53

to
$
22.66

 
$
13,390

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
4.17
 %
to
9.59
 %
December 31, 2014
918

 
$
11.13

to
$
21.55

 
$
15,865

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
5.61
 %
to
11.72
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,470

 
$
10.61

to
$
28.00

 
$
27,101

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-18.84
 %
to
-16.90
 %
December 31, 2017
1,638

 
$
12.81

to
$
34.17

 
$
36,903

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
10.56
 %
to
13.16
 %
December 31, 2016
1,524

 
$
11.35

to
$
30.61

 
$
31,209

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
14.87
 %
to
17.58
 %
December 31, 2015
1,466

 
$
9.69

to
$
26.40

 
$
25,865

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-8.33
 %
to
1.07
 %
December 31, 2014
1,563

 
$
11.02

to
$
28.52

 
$
29,899

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
10.42
 %
to
13.62
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2018
2,033

 
$
9.14

to
$
12.05

 
$
20,603

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.30
%
 
-1.58
 %
to
0.19
 %
December 31, 2017
2,081

 
$
9.17

to
$
12.10

 
$
21,184

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
-0.78
 %
to
1.15
 %
December 31, 2016
1,750

 
$
9.25

to
$
12.03

 
$
17,746

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
-0.85
 %
to
1.08
 %
December 31, 2015
1,644

 
$
9.32

to
$
11.97

 
$
16,588

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
-1.98
 %
to
-0.07
 %
December 31, 2014
1,681

 
$
9.51

to
$
12.05

 
$
17,126

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.94
 %
to
-0.65
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,138

 
$
13.04

to
$
31.42

 
$
26,070

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-10.71
 %
to
-8.72
 %
December 31, 2017
1,143

 
$
14.33

to
$
34.90

 
$
28,835

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
19.26
 %
to
21.58
 %
December 31, 2016
1,042

 
$
11.82

to
$
29.10

 
$
22,155

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
12.04
 %
to
14.21
 %
December 31, 2015
945

 
$
10.39

to
$
25.83

 
$
17,758

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
0.55
 %
to
8.03
 %
December 31, 2014
1,016

 
$
11.24

to
$
25.55

 
$
19,184

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
11.83
 %
to
16.57
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
December 31, 2018
2,264

 
$
7.33

to
$
12.40

 
$
20,246

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-18.92
 %
to
-17.11
 %
December 31, 2017
2,762

 
$
8.87

to
$
15.09

 
$
30,002

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
7.34
 %
to
9.70
 %
December 31, 2016
2,692

 
$
8.11

to
$
13.87

 
$
26,931

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
21.26
 %
to
23.93
 %
December 31, 2015
2,763

 
$
6.56

to
$
11.28

 
$
22,535

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-21.43
 %
to
0.94
 %
December 31, 2014
2,902

 
$
8.20

to
$
14.17

 
$
29,775

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-14.29
 %
to
-8.86
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
December 31, 2018
68,596

 
$
12.92

to
$
19.18

 
$
1,037,327

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-8.04
 %
to
-5.85
 %
December 31, 2017
73,973

 
$
13.85

to
$
20.66

 
$
1,206,523

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
12.13
 %
to
14.77
 %
December 31, 2016
75,755

 
$
12.18

to
$
18.25

 
$
1,092,303

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
4.49
 %
to
6.95
 %
December 31, 2015
75,978

 
$
11.49

to
$
17.30

 
$
1,040,968

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.81
 %
to
-0.51
 %
December 31, 2014
58,768

 
$
11.65

to
$
17.63

 
$
826,924

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.86
 %
to
5.30
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,710

 
$
11.72

to
$
23.49

 
$
30,215

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-12.15
 %
to
-10.05
 %
December 31, 2017
1,835

 
$
13.07

to
$
26.48

 
$
36,466

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
20.32
 %
to
23.16
 %
December 31, 2016
1,738

 
$
10.65

to
$
21.80

 
$
28,494

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
4.07
 %
to
6.52
 %
December 31, 2015
1,697

 
$
10.03

to
$
20.75

 
$
26,340

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-4.27
 %
to
3.91
 %
December 31, 2014
1,465

 
$
10.30

to
$
21.46

 
$
23,599

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
0.83
 %
to
3.06
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,838

 
$
10.11

to
$
15.54

 
$
21,142

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-19.71
 %
to
-17.92
 %
December 31, 2017
1,959

 
$
12.48

to
$
19.20

 
$
27,796

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
26.14
 %
to
28.92
 %
December 31, 2016
1,912

 
$
9.80

to
$
15.10

 
$
21,272

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-0.81
 %
to
1.37
 %
December 31, 2015
1,946

 
$
9.78

to
$
15.10

 
$
21,587

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-5.42
 %
to
-3.33
 %
December 31, 2014
2,075

 
$
10.25

to
$
15.84

 
$
24,026

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-8.89
 %
to
-6.88
 %



A96

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,384

 
$
8.92

to
$
12.55

 
$
14,210

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.92
 %
to
1.44
 %
December 31, 2017
1,577

 
$
9.01

to
$
12.45

 
$
16,051

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.86
 %
to
1.48
 %
December 31, 2016
1,412

 
$
9.08

to
$
12.34

 
$
14,302

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.39
 %
to
3.78
 %
December 31, 2015
1,447

 
$
8.96

to
$
11.96

 
$
14,209

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.34
 %
to
3.76
 %
December 31, 2014
1,535

 
$
9.61

to
$
12.68

 
$
16,052

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.31
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
December 31, 2018
9,607

 
$
11.54

to
$
19.16

 
$
122,382

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.72
 %
to
-5.52
 %
December 31, 2017
10,483

 
$
12.51

to
$
20.56

 
$
142,719

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
10.37
 %
to
12.97
 %
December 31, 2016
10,414

 
$
11.33

to
$
18.45

 
$
126,793

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.50
 %
to
5.94
 %
December 31, 2015
10,527

 
$
10.95

to
$
17.66

 
$
122,261

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.46
 %
to
-1.18
 %
December 31, 2014
10,289

 
$
11.34

to
$
18.12

 
$
122,371

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.50
 %
to
4.92
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
December 31, 2018
40,025

 
$
13.72

to
$
20.31

 
$
621,582

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-8.91
 %
to
-6.74
 %
December 31, 2017
42,944

 
$
14.85

to
$
22.08

 
$
726,878

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
14.54
 %
to
17.24
 %
December 31, 2016
41,918

 
$
12.78

to
$
19.09

 
$
614,943

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.80
 %
to
6.25
 %
December 31, 2015
41,418

 
$
12.14

to
$
18.22

 
$
581,755

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.33
 %
to
-0.02
 %
December 31, 2014
40,109

 
$
12.25

to
$
18.48

 
$
573,414

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.95
 %
to
6.41
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
December 31, 2018
18,241

 
$
10.90

to
$
15.32

 
$
222,318

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-10.77
 %
to
-8.64
 %
December 31, 2017
23,441

 
$
12.04

to
$
17.01

 
$
317,415

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
9.39
 %
to
11.97
 %
December 31, 2016
24,273

 
$
10.85

to
$
15.40

 
$
297,040

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.31
 %
to
5.75
 %
December 31, 2015
26,419

 
$
10.35

to
$
14.76

 
$
309,924

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-5.98
 %
to
-3.75
 %
December 31, 2014
30,392

 
$
10.86

to
$
15.55

 
$
375,742

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
0.86
 %
to
3.25
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
December 31, 2018
44,995

 
$
12.98

to
$
18.48

 
$
667,892

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.66
 %
to
-5.46
 %
December 31, 2017
48,857

 
$
13.86

to
$
19.82

 
$
778,162

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
11.64
 %
to
14.28
 %
December 31, 2016
50,063

 
$
12.23

to
$
17.59

 
$
708,457

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.28
 %
to
5.71
 %
December 31, 2015
51,044

 
$
11.68

to
$
16.87

 
$
693,958

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.39
 %
to
-0.08
 %
December 31, 2014
51,425

 
$
11.79

to
$
17.12

 
$
711,536

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.49
 %
to
5.94
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
December 31, 2018
32,524

 
$
11.77

to
$
15.72

 
$
433,759

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-5.62
 %
to
-3.38
 %
December 31, 2017
36,076

 
$
12.29

to
$
16.50

 
$
505,272

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
7.00
 %
to
9.53
 %
December 31, 2016
35,110

 
$
11.32

to
$
15.27

 
$
457,043

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.53
 %
to
4.95
 %
December 31, 2015
36,445

 
$
10.89

to
$
14.76

 
$
458,433

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.71
 %
to
-0.41
 %
December 31, 2014
37,987

 
$
11.03

to
$
15.02

 
$
486,778

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.76
 %
to
5.19
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Fidelity Institutional AM℠ Quantitative Portfolio
December 31, 2018
25,093

 
$
11.63

to
$
17.27

 
$
335,136

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-10.39
 %
to
-8.25
 %
December 31, 2017
27,846

 
$
12.92

to
$
19.08

 
$
410,656

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
13.16
 %
to
15.83
 %
December 31, 2016
28,026

 
$
11.35

to
$
16.70

 
$
362,213

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.29
 %
to
3.68
 %
December 31, 2015
27,216

 
$
10.85

to
$
16.33

 
$
345,930

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.89
 %
to
0.44
 %
December 31, 2014
25,768

 
$
11.02

to
$
16.49

 
$
332,704

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
0.21
 %
to
2.58
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio
December 31, 2018
64,493

 
$
12.34

to
$
19.34

 
$
981,859

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-10.24
 %
to
-8.11
 %
December 31, 2017
74,417

 
$
13.67

to
$
21.34

 
$
1,248,726

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
12.80
 %
to
15.46
 %
December 31, 2016
44,092

 
$
12.06

to
$
18.74

 
$
649,227

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
6.96
 %
to
9.49
 %
December 31, 2015
44,717

 
$
10.78

to
$
17.35

 
$
610,546

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.45
 %
to
-1.16
 %
December 31, 2014
26,712

 
$
11.13

to
$
17.80

 
$
372,174

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
6.09
 %
to
8.60
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
December 31, 2018
37,243

 
$
13.04

to
$
19.85

 
$
567,375

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-8.58
 %
to
-6.41
 %
December 31, 2017
41,197

 
$
14.06

to
$
21.51

 
$
680,482

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
13.60
 %
to
16.28
 %
December 31, 2016
42,484

 
$
12.20

to
$
18.75

 
$
612,274

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
4.06
 %
to
6.52
 %
December 31, 2015
43,453

 
$
11.56

to
$
17.85

 
$
596,745

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.07
 %
to
0.25
 %
December 31, 2014
43,576

 
$
11.63

to
$
18.05

 
$
607,973

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.08
 %
to
5.52
 %



A97

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2018
3,097

 
$
15.05

to
$
37.28

 
$
84,917

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
0.89
 %
to
3.29
 %
December 31, 2017
3,188

 
$
14.62

to
$
36.60

 
$
86,682

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
33.97
 %
to
37.13
 %
December 31, 2016
3,130

 
$
10.69

to
$
27.06

 
$
63,382

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.22
 %
to
2.13
 %
December 31, 2015
3,269

 
$
10.50

to
$
26.86

 
$
65,667

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
6.46
 %
to
9.50
 %
December 31, 2014
3,053

 
$
11.23

to
$
24.99

 
$
57,338

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
5.26
 %
to
13.35
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Government Money Market Portfolio
December 31, 2018
2,871

 
$
8.17

to
$
9.92

 
$
26,432

 
1.32
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.45
%
 
-1.20
 %
to
0.74
 %
December 31, 2017
1,958

 
$
8.08

to
$
9.86

 
$
17,759

 
0.34
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
-2.15
 %
to
-0.21
 %
December 31, 2016
2,162

 
$
8.25

to
$
9.90

 
$
19,816

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
-2.48
 %
to
-0.56
 %
December 31, 2015
1,773

 
$
8.46

to
$
9.97

 
$
16,358

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.85
 %
to
-0.26
 %
December 31, 2014
1,793

 
$
8.68

to
$
10.08

 
$
16,760

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.85
 %
to
-0.47
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,038

 
$
11.94

to
$
30.13

 
$
22,087

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-11.03
 %
to
-8.91
 %
December 31, 2017
1,070

 
$
13.15

to
$
33.54

 
$
25,377

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
20.39
 %
to
23.24
 %
December 31, 2016
1,134

 
$
10.70

to
$
27.59

 
$
22,257

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
8.89
 %
to
11.46
 %
December 31, 2015
1,209

 
$
9.64

to
$
25.10

 
$
21,630

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.09
 %
to
0.23
 %
December 31, 2014
1,093

 
$
10.97

to
$
25.39

 
$
19,789

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
0.86
 %
to
10.75
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2018
15,039

 
$
9.94

to
$
14.62

 
$
171,480

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.51
 %
to
-1.21
 %
December 31, 2017
17,408

 
$
10.15

to
$
14.89

 
$
203,122

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.40
 %
to
3.79
 %
December 31, 2016
16,578

 
$
9.87

to
$
14.43

 
$
188,386

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.26
 %
to
3.66
 %
December 31, 2015
17,618

 
$
9.61

to
$
14.00

 
$
195,239

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-4.90
 %
to
-1.67
 %
December 31, 2014
20,088

 
$
9.96

to
$
14.47

 
$
231,464

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.26
 %
to
3.66
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST International Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,024

 
$
8.93

to
$
14.54

 
$
11,239

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-18.41
 %
to
-16.60
 %
December 31, 2017
1,067

 
$
10.84

to
$
17.68

 
$
14,123

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
19.51
 %
to
22.14
 %
December 31, 2016
1,019

 
$
8.98

to
$
14.68

 
$
11,047

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-2.13
 %
to
0.03
 %
December 31, 2015
978

 
$
9.08

to
$
14.88

 
$
10,620

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-9.67
 %
to
2.47
 %
December 31, 2014
788

 
$
9.39

to
$
15.04

 
$
8,945

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-9.22
 %
to
-6.37
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST International Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,476

 
$
10.39

to
$
17.56

 
$
19,291

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
-15.50
 %
to
-13.81
 %
December 31, 2017
1,388

 
$
12.16

to
$
20.65

 
$
21,230

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
32.07
 %
to
34.68
 %
December 31, 2016
1,400

 
$
9.09

to
$
15.55

 
$
15,906

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
-6.17
 %
to
-4.31
 %
December 31, 2015
1,421

 
$
9.57

to
$
16.47

 
$
16,885

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
0.21
 %
to
7.39
 %
December 31, 2014
1,493

 
$
9.40

to
$
16.28

 
$
17,534

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-8.22
 %
to
-2.22
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2018
50,427

 
$
10.16

to
$
16.54

 
$
611,859

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.25
%
 
-2.52
 %
to
-0.82
 %
December 31, 2017
6,925

 
$
10.39

to
$
16.78

 
$
94,733

 
0.00
%
 
0.85
%
to
2.25
%
 
1.97
 %
to
3.43
 %
December 31, 2016
18,562

 
$
10.16

to
$
16.27

 
$
239,554

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.25
%
 
1.87
 %
to
3.63
 %
December 31, 2015
17,268

 
$
9.94

to
$
15.79

 
$
219,367

 
0.00
%
 
0.85
%
to
2.25
%
 
-1.10
 %
to
0.31
 %
December 31, 2014
4,188

 
$
10.03

to
$
15.79

 
$
55,403

 
0.00
%
 
0.85
%
to
2.25
%
 
4.33
 %
to
5.82
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2018
9,301

 
$
10.58

to
$
13.64

 
$
114,486

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-5.07
 %
to
-2.80
 %
December 31, 2017
5,999

 
$
10.92

to
$
14.09

 
$
76,488

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.29
 %
to
5.72
 %
December 31, 2016
5,382

 
$
10.37

to
$
13.39

 
$
65,782

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.16
 %
to
4.57
 %
December 31, 2015
5,181

 
$
9.94

to
$
12.86

 
$
61,122

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.65
 %
to
0.68
 %
December 31, 2014
4,880

 
$
10.28

to
$
12.83

 
$
57,740

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.00
 %
to
6.61
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2018 (Expired December 31, 2018)
December 31, 2018

 
$
10.39

to
$
11.32

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.13
 %
to
-1.17
 %
December 31, 2017
1,587

 
$
10.62

to
$
11.45

 
$
17,666

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.15
 %
to
-1.20
 %
December 31, 2016
1,049

 
$
10.85

to
$
11.59

 
$
11,811

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.28
 %
to
-0.32
 %
December 31, 2015
1,389

 
$
10.99

to
$
13.25

 
$
15,819

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.06
 %
to
-1.07
 %
December 31, 2014
1,578

 
$
11.22

to
$
13.40

 
$
18,217

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.26
 %
to
0.75
 %



A98

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
December 31, 2018
1,338

 
$
10.60

to
$
11.55

 
$
14,971

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.31
 %
to
-1.36
 %
December 31, 2017
76

 
$
10.98

to
$
11.71

 
$
869

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.70
%
 
-1.95
 %
to
-1.15
 %
December 31, 2016
104

 
$
11.20

to
$
11.84

 
$
1,210

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.70
%
 
-1.29
 %
to
-0.48
 %
December 31, 2015
111

 
$
11.24

to
$
13.16

 
$
1,305

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.81
 %
to
-0.85
 %
December 31, 2014
95

 
$
11.45

to
$
13.30

 
$
1,131

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.29
 %
to
2.28
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
December 31, 2018
476

 
$
10.44

to
$
21.49

 
$
6,999

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.44
 %
to
-5.24
 %
December 31, 2017
563

 
$
11.05

to
$
22.99

 
$
8,894

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
7.73
 %
to
10.28
 %
December 31, 2016
557

 
$
10.05

to
$
21.14

 
$
8,056

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.97
 %
to
0.34
 %
December 31, 2015
571

 
$
10.05

to
$
21.36

 
$
8,312

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.94
 %
to
5.49
 %
December 31, 2014
606

 
$
10.85

to
$
21.79

 
$
9,050

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
7.71
 %
to
13.30
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
December 31, 2018
2,114

 
$
8.22

to
$
13.89

 
$
19,786

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-16.51
 %
to
-14.52
 %
December 31, 2017
2,536

 
$
9.64

to
$
16.48

 
$
28,053

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
22.79
 %
to
25.68
 %
December 31, 2016
2,293

 
$
7.70

to
$
13.30

 
$
20,397

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
9.17
 %
to
11.74
 %
December 31, 2015
2,518

 
$
6.91

to
$
12.06

 
$
20,210

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-19.10
 %
to
0.59
 %
December 31, 2014
2,742

 
$
8.37

to
$
14.77

 
$
26,823

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.40
 %
to
-5.21
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,371

 
$
11.49

to
$
26.88

 
$
26,493

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-16.40
 %
to
-14.54
 %
December 31, 2017
1,537

 
$
13.48

to
$
31.89

 
$
35,213

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
9.17
 %
to
11.57
 %
December 31, 2016
1,476

 
$
12.12

to
$
28.98

 
$
30,919

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
20.96
 %
to
23.63
 %
December 31, 2015
1,530

 
$
9.84

to
$
23.77

 
$
26,257

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-8.19
 %
to
2.45
 %
December 31, 2014
1,619

 
$
10.76

to
$
25.64

 
$
30,102

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
4.30
 %
to
7.79
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio
December 31, 2018
27,004

 
$
11.42

to
$
16.12

 
$
350,824

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-10.54
 %
to
-8.41
 %
December 31, 2017
30,616

 
$
12.70

to
$
17.84

 
$
439,420

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
12.93
 %
to
15.59
 %
December 31, 2016
31,176

 
$
11.19

to
$
15.65

 
$
391,848

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.84
 %
to
4.24
 %
December 31, 2015
31,704

 
$
10.93

to
$
15.22

 
$
387,734

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.01
 %
to
-0.72
 %
December 31, 2014
27,104

 
$
11.21

to
$
15.54

 
$
341,955

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.14
 %
to
4.56
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio
December 31, 2018
13,554

 
$
12.47

to
$
18.48

 
$
190,855

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-10.03
 %
to
-7.88
 %
December 31, 2017
14,487

 
$
13.66

to
$
20.34

 
$
224,714

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
13.63
 %
to
16.31
 %
December 31, 2016
13,671

 
$
11.85

to
$
17.73

 
$
185,732

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.23
 %
to
4.64
 %
December 31, 2015
12,956

 
$
11.43

to
$
17.18

 
$
172,310

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.87
 %
to
-1.59
 %
December 31, 2014
12,870

 
$
11.72

to
$
17.70

 
$
177,267

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.33
 %
to
5.78
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio
December 31, 2018
14,916

 
$
11.08

to
$
15.17

 
$
179,187

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-9.72
 %
to
-7.57
 %
December 31, 2017
17,514

 
$
12.10

to
$
16.65

 
$
231,540

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
9.09
 %
to
11.67
 %
December 31, 2016
14,821

 
$
10.93

to
$
15.11

 
$
179,412

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.26
 %
to
4.68
 %
December 31, 2015
14,934

 
$
10.54

to
$
14.64

 
$
175,525

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.73
 %
to
-1.45
 %
December 31, 2014
15,715

 
$
10.79

to
$
15.06

 
$
190,576

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.08
 %
to
3.47
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Consumer Services
December 31, 2018
11

 
$
25.39

to
$
28.53

 
$
272

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
-0.88
 %
to
0.06
 %
December 31, 2017
10

 
$
25.61

to
$
28.51

 
$
265

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
16.62
 %
to
17.72
 %
December 31, 2016
8

 
$
21.96

to
$
21.96

 
$
173

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
2.65
 %
to
2.65
 %
December 31, 2015
11

 
$
21.40

to
$
21.40

 
$
236

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
3.14
 %
to
3.14
 %
December 31, 2014
13

 
$
20.74

to
$
20.74

 
$
279

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
10.80
 %
to
11.84
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Consumer Goods
December 31, 2018
6

 
$
16.76

to
$
16.76

 
$
101

 
1.22
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
-16.07
 %
to
-16.07
 %
December 31, 2017
8

 
$
19.22

to
$
19.96

 
$
156

 
0.82
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
12.92
 %
to
13.36
 %
December 31, 2016
14

 
$
17.02

to
$
17.61

 
$
243

 
1.10
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
1.62
 %
to
2.02
 %
December 31, 2015
7

 
$
17.26

to
$
17.26

 
$
113

 
1.06
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
2.62
 %
to
2.62
 %
December 31, 2014
8

 
$
16.82

to
$
16.82

 
$
134

 
0.70
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
8.60
 %
to
9.62
 %



A99

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
ProFund VP Financials
December 31, 2018
26

 
$
10.72

to
$
18.98

 
$
311

 
0.38
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-12.11
 %
to
-10.92
 %
December 31, 2017
24

 
$
12.20

to
$
21.31

 
$
328

 
0.34
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
15.99
 %
to
17.54
 %
December 31, 2016
27

 
$
10.52

to
$
18.13

 
$
308

 
0.36
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
13.17
 %
to
14.69
 %
December 31, 2015
32

 
$
9.29

to
$
15.81

 
$
325

 
0.34
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-3.33
 %
to
-2.04
 %
December 31, 2014
33

 
$
9.87

to
$
9.87

 
$
323

 
0.21
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.10
%
 
10.59
 %
to
12.30
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Health Care
December 31, 2018
9

 
$
24.11

to
$
27.06

 
$
216

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
2.48
 %
to
3.86
 %
December 31, 2017
9

 
$
23.53

to
$
26.05

 
$
224

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
18.67
 %
to
20.25
 %
December 31, 2016
10

 
$
19.83

to
$
21.66

 
$
197

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-5.84
 %
to
-4.58
 %
December 31, 2015
16

 
$
21.70

to
$
22.70

 
$
358

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
3.47
 %
to
4.45
 %
December 31, 2014
17

 
$
20.97

to
$
20.97

 
$
347

 
0.08
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.10
%
 
21.16
 %
to
23.02
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Industrials
December 31, 2018
27

 
$
15.58

to
$
16.25

 
$
432

 
0.11
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
-14.40
 %
to
-14.06
 %
December 31, 2017
31

 
$
18.20

to
$
18.90

 
$
587

 
0.20
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
20.12
 %
to
20.59
 %
December 31, 2016
32

 
$
15.15

to
$
15.68

 
$
493

 
0.17
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
15.36
 %
to
15.81
 %
December 31, 2015
17

 
$
13.13

to
$
13.53

 
$
231

 
0.10
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
-5.22
 %
to
-4.85
 %
December 31, 2014
20

 
$
13.86

to
$
14.22

 
$
283

 
0.27
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
3.61
 %
to
4.02
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Growth
December 31, 2018
11

 
$
16.63

to
$
17.34

 
$
195

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
-13.63
 %
to
-13.29
 %
December 31, 2017
15

 
$
19.25

to
$
20.00

 
$
309

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
16.11
 %
to
16.56
 %
December 31, 2016
18

 
$
16.58

to
$
17.16

 
$
304

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
10.78
 %
to
11.21
 %
December 31, 2015
6

 
$
15.43

to
$
15.43

 
$
91

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
-1.20
 %
to
-1.20
 %
December 31, 2014
3

 
$
15.61

to
$
15.61

 
$
42

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.10
%
 
3.71
 %
to
5.31
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Value
December 31, 2018
14

 
$
15.04

to
$
15.69

 
$
215

 
0.10
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
-14.92
 %
to
-14.58
 %
December 31, 2017
12

 
$
17.68

to
$
18.37

 
$
229

 
0.31
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
8.55
 %
to
8.98
 %
December 31, 2016
15

 
$
16.29

to
$
16.85

 
$
245

 
0.11
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
22.03
 %
to
22.51
 %
December 31, 2015
1

 
$
13.76

to
$
13.76

 
$
17

 
0.15
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
-9.58
 %
to
-9.58
 %
December 31, 2014
2

 
$
15.21

to
$
15.21

 
$
30

 
0.12
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
8.56
 %
to
8.56
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Real Estate
December 31, 2018
9

 
$
12.60

to
$
12.60

 
$
118

 
2.16
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
-7.10
 %
to
-7.10
 %
December 31, 2017
10

 
$
13.56

to
$
13.56

 
$
130

 
0.98
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
6.46
 %
to
6.46
 %
December 31, 2016
9

 
$
12.74

to
$
12.74

 
$
116

 
1.77
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
4.17
 %
to
4.17
 %
December 31, 2015
10

 
$
11.87

to
$
17.45

 
$
122

 
0.65
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-1.55
 %
to
-0.23
 %
December 31, 2014
13

 
$
12.05

to
$
12.37

 
$
155

 
1.51
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
22.69
 %
to
24.33
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Growth
December 31, 2018
9

 
$
18.92

to
$
19.73

 
$
174

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
-7.52
 %
to
-7.15
 %
December 31, 2017
9

 
$
20.45

to
$
21.25

 
$
197

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
10.87
 %
to
11.30
 %
December 31, 2016
11

 
$
18.45

to
$
19.09

 
$
209

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
18.00
 %
to
18.46
 %
December 31, 2015
6

 
$
16.11

to
$
16.11

 
$
98

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
-0.32
 %
to
-0.32
 %
December 31, 2014
3

 
$
16.17

to
$
16.17

 
$
55

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
0.66
 %
to
0.66
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Small-Cap Value
December 31, 2018
9

 
$
15.75

to
$
16.42

 
$
154

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
-15.82
 %
to
-15.49
 %
December 31, 2017
2

 
$
18.71

to
$
19.43

 
$
47

 
0.01
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
7.67
 %
to
8.09
 %
December 31, 2016
4

 
$
17.38

to
$
20.65

 
$
69

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
26.38
 %
to
28.07
 %
December 31, 2015
5

 
$
14.17

to
$
16.12

 
$
75

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
-9.63
 %
to
-8.78
 %
December 31, 2014
1

 
$
15.68

to
$
15.68

 
$
15

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
4.25
 %
to
5.23
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Telecommunications
December 31, 2018
3

 
$
10.69

to
$
10.69

 
$
35

 
5.90
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
-16.37
 %
to
-16.37
 %
December 31, 2017
4

 
$
12.78

to
$
12.78

 
$
48

 
4.52
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
-3.57
 %
to
-3.57
 %
December 31, 2016
5

 
$
13.25

to
$
13.25

 
$
61

 
1.62
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
19.86
 %
to
19.86
 %
December 31, 2015
7

 
$
11.05

to
$
11.05

 
$
79

 
1.77
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
0.02
 %
to
0.02
 %
December 31, 2014
9

 
$
11.05

to
$
11.05

 
$
102

 
4.37
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
-0.92
 %
to
0.01
 %



A100

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
ProFund VP Utilities
December 31, 2018
5

 
$
15.03

to
$
15.03

 
$
72

 
2.05
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
1.36
 %
to
1.36
 %
December 31, 2017
5

 
$
14.27

to
$
14.83

 
$
76

 
2.25
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
8.58
 %
to
9.01
 %
December 31, 2016
6

 
$
13.15

to
$
13.60

 
$
83

 
1.65
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
12.94
 %
to
13.38
 %
December 31, 2015
7

 
$
12.00

to
$
16.60

 
$
79

 
2.27
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
-7.79
 %
to
-6.92
 %
December 31, 2014
9

 
$
13.01

to
$
13.01

 
$
115

 
1.72
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
23.54
 %
to
25.19
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Growth
December 31, 2018
9

 
$
18.75

to
$
19.55

 
$
172

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
-3.70
 %
to
-3.32
 %
December 31, 2017
10

 
$
19.47

to
$
20.22

 
$
206

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
22.96
 %
to
23.45
 %
December 31, 2016
9

 
$
15.83

to
$
16.38

 
$
148

 
0.05
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
3.06
 %
to
3.47
 %
December 31, 2015
17

 
$
15.83

to
$
15.83

 
$
274

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
2.22
 %
to
2.22
 %
December 31, 2014
7

 
$
15.49

to
$
15.49

 
$
103

 
0.12
%
 
1.50
%
to
2.10
%
 
10.61
 %
to
11.26
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ProFund VP Large-Cap Value
December 31, 2018
9

 
$
12.75

to
$
13.30

 
$
124

 
0.86
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
-12.30
 %
to
-11.96
 %
December 31, 2017
11

 
$
14.54

to
$
15.11

 
$
163

 
1.07
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
11.32
 %
to
11.76
 %
December 31, 2016
10

 
$
13.06

to
$
13.52

 
$
133

 
1.16
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.90
%
 
13.28
 %
to
13.73
 %
December 31, 2015
12

 
$
11.88

to
$
11.88

 
$
144

 
0.55
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
-6.14
 %
to
-6.14
 %
December 31, 2014
3

 
$
12.66

to
$
12.66

 
$
40

 
0.65
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.50
%
 
8.84
 %
to
8.84
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
December 31, 2018
128

 
$
10.88

to
$
12.00

 
$
1,490

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.58
 %
to
-1.59
 %
December 31, 2017
106

 
$
11.05

to
$
12.20

 
$
1,255

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.98
 %
to
-0.99
 %
December 31, 2016
321

 
$
11.16

to
$
12.32

 
$
3,882

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.94
 %
to
0.06
 %
December 31, 2015
365

 
$
10.97

to
$
12.32

 
$
4,432

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.37
 %
to
-0.37
 %
December 31, 2014
282

 
$
11.03

to
$
12.37

 
$
3,446

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
3.13
 %
to
4.14
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2018
1,077

 
$
13.70

to
$
26.47

 
$
24,467

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-4.28
 %
to
-2.15
 %
December 31, 2017
1,073

 
$
14.05

to
$
27.17

 
$
25,541

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
32.17
 %
to
35.08
 %
December 31, 2016
1,031

 
$
10.43

to
$
20.20

 
$
18,697

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-4.12
 %
to
-2.01
 %
December 31, 2015
1,078

 
$
10.68

to
$
20.71

 
$
20,138

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
7.65
 %
to
11.41
 %
December 31, 2014
972

 
$
11.28

to
$
18.91

 
$
16,897

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
6.55
 %
to
13.75
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2017 (Expired January 2, 2018)
December 31, 2018

 
$
10.52

to
$
10.99

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.45
%
 
-0.07
 %
to
-0.07
 %
December 31, 2017
29

 
$
10.19

to
$
11.00

 
$
313

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.13
 %
to
-1.17
 %
December 31, 2016
1,139

 
$
10.42

to
$
11.13

 
$
12,456

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.72
 %
to
-0.76
 %
December 31, 2015
1,166

 
$
10.60

to
$
11.21

 
$
12,879

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.69
 %
to
-1.74
 %
December 31, 2014
991

 
$
10.89

to
$
11.41

 
$
11,150

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.46
 %
to
-0.50
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
December 31, 2018
496

 
$
11.52

to
$
13.02

 
$
5,938

 
0.00
%
 
1.75
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.80
 %
to
-1.66
 %
December 31, 2017
628

 
$
11.85

to
$
13.24

 
$
7,715

 
0.00
%
 
1.75
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.31
 %
to
-0.16
 %
December 31, 2016
892

 
$
12.00

to
$
13.27

 
$
11,124

 
0.00
%
 
1.75
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.87
 %
to
0.28
 %
December 31, 2015
1,175

 
$
12.11

to
$
13.23

 
$
14,680

 
0.00
%
 
1.75
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.12
 %
to
0.03
 %
December 31, 2014
1,066

 
$
12.25

to
$
13.22

 
$
13,414

 
0.00
%
 
1.75
%
to
2.85
%
 
4.61
 %
to
5.83
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 1)
December 31, 2018
3

 
$
15.44

to
$
15.44

 
$
39

 
11.56
%
 
1.75
%
to
1.75
%
 
-18.30
 %
to
-18.30
 %
December 31, 2017
2

 
$
18.90

to
$
18.90

 
$
46

 
3.04
%
 
1.75
%
to
1.75
%
 
22.72
 %
to
22.72
 %
December 31, 2016
3

 
$
15.40

to
$
15.40

 
$
40

 
3.17
%
 
1.75
%
to
1.75
%
 
1.48
 %
to
1.48
 %
December 31, 2015
3

 
$
15.17

to
$
15.63

 
$
39

 
4.26
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
0.54
 %
to
0.78
 %
December 31, 2014
3

 
$
15.09

to
$
15.51

 
$
42

 
3.01
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
-6.93
 %
to
-6.70
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 1)
December 31, 2018
105

 
$
3.95

to
$
4.11

 
$
414

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
-1.22
 %
to
-0.98
 %
December 31, 2017
106

 
$
4.00

to
$
4.15

 
$
423

 
0.24
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
32.64
 %
to
32.96
 %
December 31, 2016
107

 
$
3.01

to
$
3.12

 
$
322

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
-0.96
 %
to
-0.72
 %
December 31, 2015
106

 
$
3.04

to
$
3.14

 
$
324

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
-0.13
 %
to
0.12
 %
December 31, 2014
106

 
$
3.05

to
$
3.14

 
$
324

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
2.30
 %
to
2.55
 %



A101

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
December 31, 2018
429

 
$
10.80

to
$
11.67

 
$
4,816

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.01
 %
to
-2.05
 %
December 31, 2017
617

 
$
11.13

to
$
11.92

 
$
7,200

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.32
 %
to
-0.36
 %
December 31, 2016
721

 
$
11.28

to
$
11.96

 
$
8,478

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.07
 %
to
-0.10
 %
December 31, 2015
924

 
$
11.40

to
$
12.35

 
$
10,940

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.81
 %
to
0.79
 %
December 31, 2014
815

 
$
11.50

to
$
12.26

 
$
9,669

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
7.22
 %
to
8.95
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
December 31, 2018
3,832

 
$
11.57

to
$
14.97

 
$
52,994

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.40
%
 
-8.73
 %
to
-7.04
 %
December 31, 2017
2,824

 
$
12.49

to
$
16.10

 
$
42,014

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.40
%
 
15.43
 %
to
17.54
 %
December 31, 2016
1,960

 
$
10.66

to
$
13.70

 
$
24,699

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.40
%
 
3.84
 %
to
5.74
 %
December 31, 2015
1,494

 
$
10.11

to
$
12.96

 
$
17,788

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.40
%
 
-2.20
 %
to
4.38
 %
December 31, 2014
471

 
$
10.55

to
$
13.01

 
$
5,511

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.15
%
 
4.26
 %
to
5.92
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
December 31, 2018
11,402

 
$
11.00

to
$
12.79

 
$
133,698

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
-7.65
 %
to
-5.80
 %
December 31, 2017
12,231

 
$
11.91

to
$
13.58

 
$
153,792

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
9.82
 %
to
11.99
 %
December 31, 2016
11,986

 
$
10.85

to
$
12.13

 
$
136,040

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
4.31
 %
to
6.37
 %
December 31, 2015
12,009

 
$
10.40

to
$
11.40

 
$
129,616

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
-5.41
 %
to
-3.53
 %
December 31, 2014
11,411

 
$
11.00

to
$
11.82

 
$
129,184

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.55
%
 
2.29
 %
to
4.32
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 1)
December 31, 2018
6

 
$
19.55

to
$
19.91

 
$
127

 
0.43
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
-8.54
 %
to
-8.31
 %
December 31, 2017
8

 
$
21.38

to
$
21.71

 
$
171

 
0.87
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
18.65
 %
to
18.95
 %
December 31, 2016
9

 
$
18.01

to
$
18.25

 
$
168

 
2.27
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
10.59
 %
to
10.86
 %
December 31, 2015
10

 
$
16.29

to
$
16.46

 
$
163

 
0.40
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
-4.52
 %
to
-4.28
 %
December 31, 2014
10

 
$
17.06

to
$
17.20

 
$
179

 
0.30
%
 
1.50
%
to
1.75
%
 
8.80
 %
to
9.07
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
December 31, 2018
2,551

 
$
10.03

to
$
11.74

 
$
28,280

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-3.51
 %
to
-1.36
 %
December 31, 2017
2,337

 
$
10.40

to
$
11.90

 
$
26,414

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
2.82
 %
to
5.09
 %
December 31, 2016
1,830

 
$
10.11

to
$
11.32

 
$
19,811

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
1.40
 %
to
3.64
 %
December 31, 2015
1,336

 
$
9.84

to
$
10.92

 
$
14,106

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-2.96
 %
to
-0.82
 %
December 31, 2014
1,020

 
$
10.12

to
$
11.01

 
$
10,901

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
2.75
 %
to
5.48
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
December 31, 2018
110

 
$
9.53

to
$
10.39

 
$
1,090

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.55
%
 
-2.76
 %
to
-1.55
 %
December 31, 2017
131

 
$
9.80

to
$
10.55

 
$
1,333

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.55
%
 
-0.83
 %
to
0.39
 %
December 31, 2016
181

 
$
9.88

to
$
10.51

 
$
1,835

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.55
%
 
-0.62
 %
to
0.61
 %
December 31, 2015
97

 
$
9.80

to
$
10.45

 
$
982

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.22
 %
to
1.39
 %
December 31, 2014
1,493

 
$
9.82

to
$
10.30

 
$
14,973

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
9.41
 %
to
11.17
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
December 31, 2018
4,069

 
$
11.85

to
$
13.85

 
$
51,311

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-10.90
 %
to
-8.78
 %
December 31, 2017
4,641

 
$
13.30

to
$
15.18

 
$
64,866

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
13.18
 %
to
15.85
 %
December 31, 2016
4,533

 
$
11.72

to
$
13.11

 
$
55,405

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
1.36
 %
to
3.75
 %
December 31, 2015
4,408

 
$
11.40

to
$
12.63

 
$
52,607

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-4.06
 %
to
-1.78
 %
December 31, 2014
4,050

 
$
11.71

to
$
12.86

 
$
49,993

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
2.14
 %
to
4.56
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
December 31, 2018
72

 
$
9.21

to
$
10.99

 
$
728

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-8.50
 %
to
-7.18
 %
December 31, 2017
68

 
$
10.06

to
$
11.86

 
$
749

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
7.18
 %
to
8.70
 %
December 31, 2016
43

 
$
9.39

to
$
10.93

 
$
435

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
8.45
 %
to
10.00
 %
December 31, 2015
36

 
$
8.65

to
$
9.95

 
$
326

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-4.97
 %
to
0.60
 %
December 31, 2014
25

 
$
9.11

to
$
9.70

 
$
234

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-2.95
 %
to
0.80
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
December 31, 2018
893

 
$
11.87

to
$
17.44

 
$
14,199

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-12.73
 %
to
-10.65
 %
December 31, 2017
972

 
$
13.33

to
$
19.51

 
$
17,578

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
14.01
 %
to
16.70
 %
December 31, 2016
926

 
$
11.45

to
$
16.72

 
$
14,586

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
10.22
 %
to
12.82
 %
December 31, 2015
571

 
$
10.18

to
$
14.82

 
$
8,033

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.55
 %
to
6.06
 %
December 31, 2014
126

 
$
10.95

to
$
15.01

 
$
1,827

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.30
%
 
7.68
 %
to
9.61
 %




A102

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
December 31, 2018
434

 
$
9.32

to
$
10.00

 
$
4,129

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.45
%
 
-3.09
 %
to
-1.93
 %
December 31, 2017
432

 
$
9.61

to
$
10.20

 
$
4,241

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.45
%
 
-0.80
 %
to
0.38
 %
December 31, 2016
39

 
$
9.69

to
$
10.16

 
$
387

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.45
%
 
-0.58
 %
to
0.60
 %
December 31, 2015
71

 
$
9.63

to
$
10.10

 
$
704

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.09
 %
to
1.52
 %
December 31, 2014
966

 
$
9.64

to
$
9.95

 
$
9,468

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
11.33
 %
to
13.12
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
December 31, 2018
231

 
$
9.29

to
$
11.98

 
$
2,366

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-20.50
 %
to
-19.40
 %
December 31, 2017
193

 
$
11.68

to
$
14.89

 
$
2,447

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
32.39
 %
to
34.21
 %
December 31, 2016
66

 
$
8.82

to
$
11.12

 
$
635

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
11.22
 %
to
12.74
 %
December 31, 2015
31

 
$
7.93

to
$
8.27

 
$
251

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-17.13
 %
to
-15.99
 %
December 31, 2014
15

 
$
9.57

to
$
9.85

 
$
150

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-4.97
 %
to
-2.14
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2018
770

 
$
13.08

to
$
16.26

 
$
11,691

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
-7.49
 %
to
-5.29
 %
December 31, 2017
931

 
$
13.85

to
$
17.16

 
$
15,029

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
15.04
 %
to
17.75
 %
December 31, 2016
1,026

 
$
11.80

to
$
14.58

 
$
14,260

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.85
%
 
11.63
 %
to
14.26
 %
December 31, 2015
440

 
$
10.36

to
$
12.76

 
$
5,391

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
-6.18
 %
to
7.54
 %
December 31, 2014
411

 
$
11.06

to
$
13.30

 
$
5,342

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
2.70
%
 
9.84
 %
to
12.98
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio
December 31, 2018
137,940

 
$
10.41

to
$
10.92

 
$
1,436,314

 
0.00
%
 
1.10
%
to
1.90
%
 
-7.40
 %
to
-6.64
 %
December 31, 2017
113,950

 
$
11.24

to
$
11.70

 
$
1,281,280

 
0.00
%
 
1.10
%
to
1.90
%
 
6.66
 %
to
7.53
 %
December 31, 2016
96,517

 
$
10.54

to
$
10.88

 
$
1,017,452

 
0.00
%
 
1.10
%
to
1.90
%
 
6.86
 %
to
7.73
 %
December 31, 2015
60,419

 
$
9.86

to
$
10.10

 
$
596,025

 
0.00
%
 
1.10
%
to
1.90
%
 
-4.91
 %
to
-4.14
 %
December 31, 2014
34,124

 
$
10.37

to
$
10.53

 
$
354,014

 
0.00
%
 
1.10
%
to
1.90
%
 
9.06
 %
to
9.95
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
December 31, 2018
115

 
$
12.48

to
$
16.31

 
$
1,755

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-9.94
 %
to
-8.64
 %
December 31, 2017
86

 
$
13.70

to
$
17.85

 
$
1,466

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
19.76
 %
to
21.46
 %
December 31, 2016
64

 
$
11.32

to
$
14.70

 
$
907

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
8.60
 %
to
10.09
 %
December 31, 2015
27

 
$
10.32

to
$
13.35

 
$
355

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-0.21
 %
to
7.26
 %
December 31, 2014
35

 
$
11.16

to
$
13.20

 
$
456

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.85
%
 
11.08
 %
to
12.55
 %
 
 
 
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
December 31, 2018
75

 
$
12.76

to
$
16.74

 
$
1,197

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-8.97
 %
to
-7.66
 %
December 31, 2017
63

 
$
13.85

to
$
18.13

 
$
1,090

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
19.05
 %
to
20.74
 %
December 31, 2016
48

 
$
11.49

to
$
15.01

 
$
698

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
8.70
 %
to
10.25
 %
December 31, 2015
24

 
$
10.44

to
$
13.62

 
$
311

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.90
%
 
-0.39
 %
to
8.62
 %
December 31, 2014
13

 
$
11.17

to
$
13.48

 
$
170

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.50
%
 
11.23
 %
to
14.61
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2025 (Available January 2, 2014)
December 31, 2018
227

 
$
10.52

to
$
11.05

 
$
2,469

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.58
 %
to
-2.63
 %
December 31, 2017
28

 
$
10.91

to
$
11.16

 
$
303

 
0.00
%
 
2.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.07
 %
to
-0.51
 %
December 31, 2016
44

 
$
11.03

to
$
11.57

 
$
484

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.44
 %
to
1.16
 %
December 31, 2015
2,806

 
$
11.08

to
$
11.44

 
$
31,560

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.91
 %
to
0.69
 %
December 31, 2014
288

 
$
11.20

to
$
11.36

 
$
3,246

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.70
%
 
11.99
 %
to
13.62
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio (Available February 10, 2014)
December 31, 2018
10,900

 
$
11.53

to
$
12.36

 
$
128,786

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-9.45
 %
to
-8.15
 %
December 31, 2017
8,173

 
$
12.74

to
$
13.46

 
$
105,998

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
18.06
 %
to
19.74
 %
December 31, 2016
5,808

 
$
10.79

to
$
11.24

 
$
63,454

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
3.40
 %
to
4.87
 %
December 31, 2015
3,680

 
$
10.43

to
$
10.72

 
$
38,695

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-0.48
 %
to
0.94
 %
December 31, 2014
1,715

 
$
10.48

to
$
10.62

 
$
18,044

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
4.85
 %
to
6.18
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014)
December 31, 2018
369

 
$
10.94

to
$
11.09

 
$
4,089

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-10.25
 %
to
-9.97
 %
December 31, 2017
345

 
$
12.19

to
$
12.32

 
$
4,243

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
15.71
 %
to
16.07
 %
December 31, 2016
310

 
$
10.53

to
$
10.62

 
$
3,290

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
4.79
 %
to
5.11
 %
December 31, 2015
276

 
$
10.05

to
$
10.12

 
$
2,782

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.83
%
 
-1.79
 %
to
4.89
 %
December 31, 2014
82

 
$
10.23

to
$
10.25

 
$
837

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.83
%
 
2.32
 %
to
2.52
 %




A103

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST T. Rowe Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014)
December 31, 2018
563

 
$
11.60

to
$
12.10

 
$
6,668

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-7.91
 %
to
-7.62
 %
December 31, 2017
528

 
$
12.60

to
$
13.14

 
$
6,781

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
17.65
 %
to
18.02
 %
December 31, 2016
503

 
$
10.71

to
$
11.16

 
$
5,491

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
6.40
 %
to
11.77
 %
December 31, 2015
430

 
$
10.07

to
$
10.28

 
$
4,400

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-1.02
 %
to
3.84
 %
December 31, 2014
159

 
$
10.34

to
$
10.36

 
$
1,649

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.83
%
 
3.41
 %
to
3.61
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014)
December 31, 2018
1,077

 
$
11.40

to
$
12.12

 
$
12,900

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-7.34
 %
to
-7.05
 %
December 31, 2017
922

 
$
12.30

to
$
13.04

 
$
11,889

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
15.96
 %
to
16.32
 %
December 31, 2016
761

 
$
10.61

to
$
11.21

 
$
8,453

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
6.54
 %
to
6.87
 %
December 31, 2015
540

 
$
9.96

to
$
10.49

 
$
5,627

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-0.83
 %
to
1.37
 %
December 31, 2014
104

 
$
10.53

to
$
10.55

 
$
1,101

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.83
%
 
5.30
 %
to
5.51
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014) (Expired April 27, 2018)
December 31, 2018

 
$
10.41

to
$
11.18

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-1.22
 %
to
-1.12
 %
December 31, 2017
633

 
$
10.54

to
$
11.32

 
$
6,791

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
5.04
 %
to
5.36
 %
December 31, 2016
576

 
$
10.03

to
$
10.47

 
$
5,863

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
5.96
 %
to
6.29
 %
December 31, 2015
494

 
$
9.47

to
$
9.87

 
$
4,724

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-4.89
 %
to
0.26
 %
December 31, 2014
100

 
$
9.95

to
$
9.97

 
$
995

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.83
%
 
-0.46
 %
to
-0.27
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014)
December 31, 2018
297

 
$
9.44

to
$
10.13

 
$
2,845

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-6.25
 %
to
-5.96
 %
December 31, 2017
299

 
$
10.05

to
$
10.79

 
$
3,041

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
6.59
 %
to
6.92
 %
December 31, 2016
284

 
$
9.42

to
$
10.11

 
$
2,702

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
1.47
 %
to
1.79
 %
December 31, 2015
183

 
$
9.26

to
$
9.95

 
$
1,707

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
-4.35
 %
to
0.93
 %
December 31, 2014
44

 
$
9.68

to
$
9.69

 
$
430

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.68
%
 
-3.15
 %
to
-3.06
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Managed Equity Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014)
December 31, 2018
269

 
$
11.23

to
$
11.39

 
$
3,054

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-12.87
 %
to
-12.59
 %
December 31, 2017
273

 
$
12.89

to
$
13.03

 
$
3,559

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
23.12
 %
to
23.50
 %
December 31, 2016
213

 
$
10.47

to
$
10.55

 
$
2,245

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
4.30
 %
to
4.63
 %
December 31, 2015
135

 
$
10.04

to
$
10.09

 
$
1,362

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
-2.12
 %
to
4.46
 %
December 31, 2014
27

 
$
10.28

to
$
10.29

 
$
274

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.68
%
 
2.82
 %
to
2.92
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Managed Fixed Income Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014)
December 31, 2018
581

 
$
10.17

to
$
10.30

 
$
5,966

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-1.70
 %
to
-1.39
 %
December 31, 2017
519

 
$
10.34

to
$
10.45

 
$
5,409

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
3.01
 %
to
3.33
 %
December 31, 2016
444

 
$
10.03

to
$
10.12

 
$
4,487

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
2.64
 %
to
2.96
 %
December 31, 2015
264

 
$
9.77

to
$
9.84

 
$
2,594

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-2.41
 %
to
-1.06
 %
December 31, 2014
123

 
$
10.01

to
$
10.03

 
$
1,230

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.83
%
 
0.13
 %
to
0.33
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014)
December 31, 2018
51

 
$
9.40

to
$
10.40

 
$
486

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-6.28
 %
to
-5.98
 %
December 31, 2017
52

 
$
10.01

to
$
11.08

 
$
529

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-3.86
 %
to
-3.56
 %
December 31, 2016
43

 
$
10.39

to
$
11.51

 
$
454

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
14.14
 %
to
14.49
 %
December 31, 2015
17

 
$
9.08

to
$
10.07

 
$
155

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-6.38
 %
to
-3.25
 %
December 31, 2014
4

 
$
9.70

to
$
9.71

 
$
40

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.68
%
 
-2.95
 %
to
-2.86
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Jennison Global Infrastructure Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014)
December 31, 2018
153

 
$
10.66

to
$
10.73

 
$
1,645

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-9.35
 %
to
-9.06
 %
December 31, 2017
143

 
$
11.74

to
$
11.81

 
$
1,683

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
17.99
 %
to
18.20
 %
December 31, 2016
106

 
$
9.95

to
$
10.01

 
$
1,054

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
7.32
 %
to
7.52
 %
December 31, 2015
54

 
$
9.26

to
$
9.28

 
$
505

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.68
%
 
-10.95
 %
to
-10.83
 %
December 31, 2014
7

 
$
10.40

to
$
10.41

 
$
68

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.68
%
 
4.02
 %
to
4.11
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio (Available April 28, 2014)
December 31, 2018
115

 
$
9.29

to
$
9.69

 
$
1,085

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-1.17
 %
to
-0.86
 %
December 31, 2017
83

 
$
9.38

to
$
9.79

 
$
788

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-1.16
 %
to
-0.86
 %
December 31, 2016
64

 
$
9.47

to
$
9.89

 
$
619

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
0.18
 %
to
0.49
 %
December 31, 2015
20

 
$
9.44

to
$
9.86

 
$
185

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
-2.92
 %
to
-0.98
 %
December 31, 2014
9

 
$
9.72

to
$
9.73

 
$
91

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.68
%
 
-2.75
 %
to
-2.66
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A104

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio (Available November 24, 2014)
December 31, 2018
3,258

 
$
10.66

to
$
11.30

 
$
35,438

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-8.01
 %
to
-6.69
 %
December 31, 2017
3,031

 
$
11.59

to
$
12.00

 
$
35,642

 
0.00
%
 
0.85
%
to
1.95
%
 
12.38
 %
to
13.63
 %
December 31, 2016
1,809

 
$
10.31

to
$
10.63

 
$
18,833

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
6.80
 %
to
8.32
 %
December 31, 2015
789

 
$
9.66

to
$
9.78

 
$
7,654

 
0.00
%
 
0.85
%
to
1.95
%
 
-2.84
 %
to
-1.75
 %
December 31, 2014
5

 
$
9.94

to
$
9.94

 
$
49

 
0.00
%
 
1.45
%
to
1.45
%
 
-0.55
 %
to
-0.55
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2026 (Available January 2, 2015)
December 31, 2018
1,788

 
$
9.33

to
$
9.94

 
$
17,164

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-3.88
 %
to
-2.32
 %
December 31, 2017
1,676

 
$
9.70

to
$
10.18

 
$
16,629

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.49
 %
to
1.11
 %
December 31, 2016
2,384

 
$
9.75

to
$
10.07

 
$
23,603

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.83
 %
to
0.77
 %
December 31, 2015
382

 
$
9.83

to
$
9.99

 
$
3,786

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-1.68
 %
to
-0.10
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST AB Global Bond Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
171

 
$
10.46

to
$
10.70

 
$
1,821

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-0.50
 %
to
-0.19
 %
December 31, 2017
149

 
$
10.51

to
$
10.72

 
$
1,596

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
1.67
 %
to
1.98
 %
December 31, 2016
120

 
$
10.34

to
$
10.51

 
$
1,261

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
4.26
 %
to
4.58
 %
December 31, 2015
30

 
$
9.92

to
$
10.05

 
$
298

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-0.90
 %
to
0.54
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Goldman Sachs Global Income Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
49

 
$
10.25

to
$
10.48

 
$
506

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-1.14
 %
to
-0.83
 %
December 31, 2017
47

 
$
10.37

to
$
10.57

 
$
495

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
1.22
 %
to
1.54
 %
December 31, 2016
21

 
$
10.24

to
$
10.41

 
$
214

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
2.56
 %
to
2.88
 %
December 31, 2015
4

 
$
10.11

to
$
10.11

 
$
40

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.55
%
 
1.14
 %
to
1.14
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Morgan Stanley Multi-Asset Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
40

 
$
8.93

to
$
9.02

 
$
363

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-1.51
 %
to
-1.20
 %
December 31, 2017
20

 
$
9.05

to
$
9.14

 
$
185

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-0.86
 %
to
-0.55
 %
December 31, 2016
16

 
$
9.11

to
$
9.19

 
$
148

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-3.58
 %
to
-3.28
 %
December 31, 2015
3

 
$
9.44

to
$
9.44

 
$
26

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.55
%
 
-5.64
 %
to
-5.64
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Wellington Management Global Bond Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
65

 
$
10.47

to
$
10.81

 
$
697

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
2.58
 %
to
2.90
 %
December 31, 2017
44

 
$
10.28

to
$
10.51

 
$
456

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
1.53
 %
to
1.84
 %
December 31, 2016
32

 
$
10.13

to
$
10.32

 
$
329

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
1.79
 %
to
2.10
 %
December 31, 2015
19

 
$
10.10

to
$
10.10

 
$
194

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.68
%
 
0.98
 %
to
1.04
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Neuberger Berman Long/Short Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
175

 
$
10.19

to
$
10.49

 
$
1,804

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-7.60
 %
to
-7.31
 %
December 31, 2017
89

 
$
11.00

to
$
11.34

 
$
995

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
12.18
 %
to
12.52
 %
December 31, 2016
70

 
$
9.79

to
$
10.09

 
$
701

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
2.46
 %
to
2.78
 %
December 31, 2015
16

 
$
9.54

to
$
9.84

 
$
157

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
-4.61
 %
to
-0.05
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Wellington Management Real Total Return Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
43

 
$
8.48

to
$
8.78

 
$
367

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-6.57
 %
to
-6.28
 %
December 31, 2017
31

 
$
9.06

to
$
9.38

 
$
285

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
0.56
 %
to
0.88
 %
December 31, 2016
28

 
$
8.99

to
$
9.32

 
$
257

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-4.44
 %
to
-4.14
 %
December 31, 2015
7

 
$
9.39

to
$
9.40

 
$
66

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.68
%
 
-6.10
 %
to
-6.04
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
90

 
$
9.66

to
$
10.32

 
$
886

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-16.16
 %
to
-15.89
 %
December 31, 2017
66

 
$
11.50

to
$
12.29

 
$
779

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
23.52
 %
to
23.90
 %
December 31, 2016
29

 
$
9.29

to
$
9.94

 
$
278

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-0.27
 %
to
0.04
 %
December 31, 2015
6

 
$
9.31

to
$
9.31

 
$
57

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.55
%
 
-7.60
 %
to
-7.60
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A105

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST Managed Alternatives Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
203

 
$
9.45

to
$
9.58

 
$
1,933

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
-4.10
 %
to
-3.93
 %
December 31, 2017
164

 
$
9.85

to
$
9.99

 
$
1,619

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
1.68
 %
to
1.99
 %
December 31, 2016
107

 
$
9.67

to
$
9.81

 
$
1,040

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
0.06
 %
to
0.38
 %
December 31, 2015
57

 
$
9.65

to
$
9.79

 
$
555

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-3.51
 %
to
-1.88
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Emerging Managers Diversified Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
73

 
$
10.57

to
$
10.84

 
$
777

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
-7.12
 %
to
-6.95
 %
December 31, 2017
82

 
$
11.35

to
$
11.68

 
$
936

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
13.47
 %
to
13.67
 %
December 31, 2016
40

 
$
9.99

to
$
10.29

 
$
400

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
2.74
 %
to
2.93
 %
December 31, 2015
12

 
$
9.70

to
$
10.01

 
$
116

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
-2.95
 %
to
2.05
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Portfolio (Available July 13, 2015)
December 31, 2018
134

 
$
11.16

to
$
11.45

 
$
1,506

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-5.73
 %
to
-5.43
 %
December 31, 2017
112

 
$
11.82

to
$
12.13

 
$
1,333

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
12.74
 %
to
13.09
 %
December 31, 2016
83

 
$
10.46

to
$
10.74

 
$
868

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
8.71
 %
to
9.05
 %
December 31, 2015
39

 
$
9.61

to
$
9.87

 
$
383

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
-3.85
 %
to
0.79
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blackrock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III) (Available August 24, 2015)
December 31, 2018
495

 
$
10.59

to
$
10.70

 
$
5,280

 
0.84
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-8.38
 %
to
-8.09
 %
December 31, 2017
336

 
$
11.55

to
$
11.64

 
$
3,900

 
1.35
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
12.73
 %
to
13.08
 %
December 31, 2016
308

 
$
10.25

to
$
10.29

 
$
3,165

 
1.57
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
2.92
 %
to
3.24
 %
December 31, 2015
143

 
$
9.96

to
$
9.97

 
$
1,424

 
1.44
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
1.58
 %
to
1.70
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JPMorgan Insurance Trust Income Builder Portfolio (Class 2) (Available August 24, 2015)
December 31, 2018
195

 
$
10.97

to
$
11.08

 
$
2,159

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
-5.74
 %
to
-5.44
 %
December 31, 2017
123

 
$
11.64

to
$
11.72

 
$
1,434

 
3.85
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
10.75
 %
to
11.09
 %
December 31, 2016
106

 
$
10.51

to
$
10.55

 
$
1,115

 
3.99
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.86
%
 
5.29
 %
to
5.62
 %
December 31, 2015
54

 
$
9.98

to
$
9.99

 
$
534

 
5.36
%
 
0.55
%
to
0.73
%
 
2.00
 %
to
2.07
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2027 (Available January 4, 2016)
December 31, 2018
1,345

 
$
9.35

to
$
9.81

 
$
12,857

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-4.09
 %
to
-2.53
 %
December 31, 2017
1,311

 
$
9.75

to
$
10.07

 
$
12,983

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-0.23
 %
to
1.37
 %
December 31, 2016
2,001

 
$
9.77

to
$
9.93

 
$
19,710

 
0.00
%
 
1.30
%
to
2.85
%
 
-2.26
 %
to
-0.69
 %
December 31, 2015

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (Class D) (Available August 5, 2016)
December 31, 2018
35

 
$
10.91

to
$
11.00

 
$
378

 
0.35
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
-19.13
 %
to
-18.85
 %
December 31, 2017
34

 
$
13.49

to
$
13.55

 
$
462

 
0.89
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
38.68
 %
to
39.15
 %
December 31, 2016
46

 
$
9.73

to
$
9.74

 
$
445

 
0.80
%
 
1.40
%
to
1.75
%
 
-3.95
 %
to
-3.81
 %
December 31, 2015

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2028 (Available January 3, 2017)
December 31, 2018
510

 
$
9.52

to
$
9.72

 
$
4,901

 
0.00
%
 
1.50
%
to
2.45
%
 
-4.47
 %
to
-3.51
 %
December 31, 2017
5

 
$
9.97

to
$
9.97

 
$
46

 
0.00
%
 
2.45
%
to
2.45
%
 
-0.30
 %
to
-0.30
 %
December 31, 2016

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2015

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AST Bond Portfolio 2029 (Available January 2, 2018)
December 31, 2018
16

 
$
9.60

to
$
9.65

 
$
150

 
0.00
%
 
1.90
%
to
2.45
%
 
-4.02
 %
to
-3.48
 %
December 31, 2017

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2016

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2015

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A106

Note 7:
Financial Highlights (Continued)

 
At the year ended
 
For the year ended
 
Units
(000s)
 
Unit Value
Lowest — Highest
 
Net
Assets
(000s)
 
Investment
Income
Ratio*
 
Expense Ratio**
Lowest — Highest
 
Total Return***
Lowest — Highest
 
AST American Funds Growth Allocation Portfolio (Available April 30, 2018)
December 31, 2018
2,482

 
$
9.42

to
$
9.51

 
$
23,479

 
0.00
%
 
0.55
%
to
1.95
%
 
-5.28
 %
to
-4.38
 %
December 31, 2017

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2016

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2015

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %
December 31, 2014

 
$

to
$

 
$

 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
to
0.00
%
 
0.00
 %
to
0.00
 %

*
These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the subaccount from the underlying Portfolios, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense charges, that result in direct reductions in the unit values. The recognition of investment income by the subaccount is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying Portfolios in which the subaccount invests.

**
These amounts represent the annualized Contract expenses of the Account, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges, for each period indicated. The ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the underlying Portfolios are excluded.

***
These amounts represent the total returns for the periods indicated, including changes in the value of the underlying Portfolios, and reflect deductions for all items included in the expense ratio. The total return does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units; inclusion of these expenses in the calculation would result in a reduction in the total return presented. Product designs within a subaccount with no activity during the period were excluded from the range of total returns for that period. Product designs within a subaccount which were offered after a fiscal year began are included in the range of total returns for that period, and their respective total returns may not correspond to the total returns of a product offering with a comparable expense ratio that was presented for the full period. Contract owners may experience different total returns based on their investment options. Subaccounts with a date notation indicate the effective date of that subaccount in the Account. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. The total return is calculated for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2018 or from the effective date of the subaccount through the end of the reporting period.

(1)
Amount is less than 0.01%.


Note 8:
Charges and Expenses

The following represents the various charges and expenses of the Account which are paid to Pruco Life of New Jersey.

A.
Mortality and Expense Risk Charges

The mortality and expense risk charges are applied daily against the net assets of each subaccount. Mortality risk is the risk that contract owners may live longer than estimated and expense risk is the risk that the cost of issuing and administering the Contracts may exceed related charges by Pruco Life of New Jersey. The daily mortality and expense risk charges are assessed through the reduction in unit values.

B.
Administration Charge

The administration charge is applied daily against the net assets of each subaccount. Administration charges include costs associated with issuing the Contracts, establishing and maintaining records, and providing reports to contract owners. This charge is assessed through the reduction in unit values.

The following are the base and maximum combined mortality and expense risk, and administration charges of the respective Contracts.

A107

Note 8:
Charges and Expenses (Continued)


Products
 
Base
Maximum
Discovery Choice
 
1.35%
1.65%
Discovery Select
 
1.40%
1.40%
Prudential Defined Income Annuity
 
1.10%
1.90%
Prudential Premier Advisor Variable Annuity Series
 
0.55%
1.55%
Prudential Premier Investment Variable Annuity B Series
 
0.55%
0.73%
Prudential Premier Investment Variable Annuity C Series
 
0.68%
0.86%
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity
 
0.85%
0.85%
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity B Series
 
1.30%
2.30%
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity C Series
 
1.30%
2.75%
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity L Series
 
1.30%
2.70%
Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity X Series
 
1.30%
2.85%
Prudential Premier Variable Annuity B Series
 
1.15%
2.15%
Prudential Premier Variable Annuity Bb Series
 
0.95%
1.95%
Prudential Premier Variable Annuity L Series
 
1.50%
2.50%
Prudential Premier Variable Annuity X Series
 
1.55%
2.55%
Strategic Partners Advisor
 
1.40%
2.25%
Strategic Partners FlexElite
 
1.60%
2.45%
Strategic Partners FlexElite 2
 
1.65%
2.50%
Strategic Partners Plus
 
1.40%
2.40%
Strategic Partners Plus 3
 
1.40%
2.35%
Strategic Partners Select
 
1.52%
1.52%
Strategic Partners Variable Annuity One
 
1.40%
2.40%
Strategic Partners Variable Annuity One 3
 
1.40%
2.35%

C.
Withdrawal Charges

A withdrawal charge may be assessed upon full or partial contract owner redemptions. These charges relate to the expenses of selling and distributing the Contracts, including sales commissions, printing of prospectuses, sales administration, preparation of sales literature and other promotional activities. No withdrawal charge is imposed whenever earnings are withdrawn. The range for withdrawal charges is 0%-9%. The charge is assessed through the redemption of units.

D.
Other Related Charges

For Highest Daily Lifetime Income v3.0, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v3.0, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v3.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v3.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit, Highest Daily Lifetime Seven, Highest Daily Lifetime Seven with Beneficiary Income Option, Highest Daily Lifetime Seven with Lifetime Income Accelerator, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Seven and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Seven with Beneficiary Income Option, the optional benefit fee is a percentage of the protected withdrawal value and is deducted pro rata from the subaccounts on a quarterly basis.

For Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1, Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income v2.1 with Highest Annual Death Benefit, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Lifetime Income Accelerator, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0, Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income 2.0 with Highest Annual Death Benefit, Highest Daily Lifetime Income, Highest Daily Lifetime Income with Lifetime Income Accelerator, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income, Highest Daily Lifetime Six Plus, Highest Daily Lifetime Six Plus with Beneficiary Income Option, Highest Daily Lifetime Six Plus with Lifetime Income Accelerator, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Six Plus, and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Six Plus with Beneficiary Income Option, Highest Daily Lifetime Seven Plus, Highest Daily Lifetime Seven Plus with Beneficiary Income Option, Highest Daily Lifetime Seven Plus with Lifetime Income Accelerator, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Seven Plus, and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Seven Plus with Beneficiary

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Note 8:
Charges and Expenses (Continued)


Income Option, the optional benefit fee is assessed against the greater of the unadjusted account value or the protected withdrawal value and is deducted pro rata from the subaccounts on a quarterly basis.

An annual maintenance fee is charged if purchase payments or account value is less than a stated amount (varies by product).

A quarterly premium-based charge is applicable to certain products, which ranges from 0.15% to 0.84% annualized.

Note 9:
Other

Accumulation units—this is the basic valuation unit used to calculate the contract owner's interest allocated to the variable account before the annuitization date.

Contract owner net payments—represent contract owner contributions under the Contracts net of applicable deductions, charges, and state premium taxes.

Annuity payments-represent a transfer to the general account at the time of contract annuitization to establish the fixed payout account from which future annuity payments are distributed under the terms of the Contracts.

Surrenders, withdrawals, and death benefits—are payments to contract owners and beneficiaries made under the terms of the Contracts, and amounts that contract owners have requested to be withdrawn or paid to them.

Net transfers between other subaccounts or fixed rate option—are amounts that contract owners have directed to be moved among subaccounts, including permitted transfers to and from the guaranteed interest account and market value adjustment account.

Miscellaneous transactions—amount represents primarily timing related adjustments to contract owner transactions, such as premiums, surrenders, transfers, etc. which are funded by the general account in order to maintain appropriate contract owner account balances.

Other charges—are various Contract level charges as described in Charges and Expenses in Note 8, which are assessed through the redemptions of units.

A109



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey and
the Contract Owners of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets of each of the subaccounts of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account indicated in the table below as of the dates indicated in the table below, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the subaccounts in the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account as of the dates indicated in the table below, and the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Prudential Government Money Market Portfolio (1)
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio (1)
Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio (1)
ProFund VP Consumer Services (1)
Prudential Equity Portfolio (Class I) (1)
ProFund VP Consumer Goods (1)
Prudential Value Portfolio (Class I) (1)
ProFund VP Financials (1)
Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio (1)
ProFund VP Health Care (1)
Prudential Stock Index Portfolio (1)
ProFund VP Industrials (1)
Prudential Global Portfolio (1)
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Growth (1)
Prudential Jennison Portfolio (Class I) (1)
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Value (1)
Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio (1)
ProFund VP Real Estate (1)
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio (1)
ProFund VP Small-Cap Growth (1)
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio (Equity Income Class) (1)
ProFund VP Small-Cap Value (1)
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund (Series I) (1)
ProFund VP Telecommunications (1)
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Institutional Shares) (1)
ProFund VP Utilities (1)
Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio (Institutional Shares) (1)
ProFund VP Large-Cap Growth (1)
MFS® Research Series (Initial Class) (1)
ProFund VP Large-Cap Value (1)
MFS® Growth Series (Initial Class) (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2020 (1)
American Century VP Value Fund (Class I) (1)
AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio (1)
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund (Class 2) (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2017 (3)
Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio (Class I) (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2021 (1)
Davis Value Portfolio (1)
Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 1) (1)
AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (Class B) (1)
Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 1) (1)
Prudential SP Small Cap Value Portfolio (Class I) (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2022 (1)
Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio (Service Shares) (1)
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio (1)
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (Class I) (1)
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio (1)
Prudential SP International Growth Portfolio (Class I) (1)
Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 1) (1)
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio (1)
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio (1)
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2023 (1)
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio (1)
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio (1)
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio (1)
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio (1)
AST High Yield Portfolio (1)
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio (1)
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2024 (1)
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio (1)
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (1)
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio (1)
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio (1)

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AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio (1)
AST Multi-Sector Fixed Income Portfolio (1)
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio (1)
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio (1)
AST Lord Abbett Core Fixed Income Portfolio (2)
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio (1)
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2025 (1)
AST MFS Growth Portfolio (1)
AST T. Rowe Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio (1)
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio (1)
AST Goldman Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio (1)
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio (1)
AST T. Rowe Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio (1)
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio (1)
AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio (1)
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio (1)
AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio (4)
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio (1)
AST Franklin Templeton K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio (1)
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio (1)
AST Managed Equity Portfolio (1)
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio (1)
AST Managed Fixed Income Portfolio (1)
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio (1)
AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio (1)
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio (1)
AST Jennison Global Infrastructure Portfolio (1)
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio (1)
AST PIMCO Dynamic Bond Portfolio (1)
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio (1)
AST Legg Mason Diversified Growth Portfolio (1)
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2026 (1)
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio (1)
AST AB Global Bond Portfolio (1)
AST Fidelity Institutional AM℠ Quantitative Portfolio (1)
AST Goldman Sachs Global Income Portfolio (1)
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio (1)
AST Morgan Stanley Multi-Asset Portfolio (1)
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio (1)
AST Wellington Management Global Bond Portfolio (1)
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio (1)
AST Neuberger Berman Long/Short Portfolio (1)
AST Government Money Market Portfolio (1)
AST Wellington Management Real Total Return Portfolio (1)
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio (1)
AST QMA International Core Equity Portfolio (1)
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio (1)
AST Managed Alternatives Portfolio (1)
AST International Value Portfolio (1)
AST Emerging Managers Diversified Portfolio (1)
AST International Growth Portfolio (1)
AST Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Portfolio (1)
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio (1)
Blackrock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III) (1)
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio (1)
JPMorgan Insurance Trust Income Builder Portfolio (Class 2) (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2018 (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2027 (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2019 (1)
NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (Class D) (1)
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2028 (5)
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (1)
AST Bond Portfolio 2029 (6)
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio (1)
AST American Funds Growth Allocation Portfolio (7)
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio (1)
 
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio (1)
 
(1) Statement of net assets as of December 31, 2018, statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018, and statement of changes in net assets for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
(2) Statement of net assets as of September 14, 2018 (date of expiration), statement of operations for the period January 1, 2018 through September 14, 2018, and statement of changes in net assets for the period January 1, 2018 through September 14, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017.
(3) Statement of net assets as of January 2, 2018 (date of expiration), statement of operations for the period January 1, 2018 through January 2, 2018, and statement of changes in net assets for the period January 1, 2018 through January 2, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017.
(4) Statement of net assets as of April 27, 2018 (date of expiration), statement of operations for the period January 1, 2018 through April 27, 2018, and statement of changes in net assets for the period January 1, 2018 through April 27, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017.
(5) Statement of net assets as of December 31, 2018, statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018, and statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the period January 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017.
(6) Statement of net assets as of December 31, 2018, and statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the period January 2, 2018 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2018.
(7) Statement of net assets as of December 31, 2018, and statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the period April 30, 2018 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2018.




A111



Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the management of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the subaccounts’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the subaccounts in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018 by correspondence with the transfer agents of the investee mutual funds. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
April 8, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the subaccounts in Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account since 1996.




A112
 
 
                                
 
 

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INDEX
 
Page

B-1

 
                                
 
 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness, as of December 31, 2018, of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on our assessment under that framework, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2018.
Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by or under the supervision of our principal executive and principal financial officers to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, regarding the internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
March 7, 2019

B-2

 
                                
 
 


Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Statements of Financial Position
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands, except share amounts) 
 
December 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2018–$1,297,892 ; 2017–$1,204,166)
$
1,277,824

 
$
1,261,237

Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value (amortized cost: 2018–$7,446; 2017–$7,446)(1)
$
5,770

 
$
6,643

Equity securities, at fair value (cost: 2018–$8,136 ; 2017–$8,114)(1)
9,870

 
10,842

Policy loans
206,448

 
193,244

Commercial mortgage and other loans
118,636

 
121,796

Other invested assets (includes $10,673 and $726 measured at fair value at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)(1)
58,413

 
46,803

Total investments
1,676,961

 
1,640,565

Cash and cash equivalents
70,441

 
44,618

Deferred policy acquisition costs
165,478

 
145,451

Accrued investment income
17,764

 
16,580

Reinsurance recoverables
2,723,518

 
2,480,848

Receivables from parent and affiliates
40,388

 
43,051

Income taxes receivable
19,134

 
0

Other assets
23,973

 
27,328

Separate account assets
13,382,345

 
14,245,159

TOTAL ASSETS
$
18,120,002

 
$
18,643,600

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Policyholders' account balances
$
2,314,958

 
$
2,083,582

Future policy benefits
1,820,092

 
1,707,184

Cash collateral for loaned securities
2,702

 
15,208

Income taxes payable
0

 
241

Payables to parent and affiliates
20,413

 
22,236

Other liabilities
134,771

 
103,632

Separate account liabilities
13,382,345

 
14,245,159

Total liabilities
$
17,675,281

 
$
18,177,242

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (See Note 14)

 

EQUITY
 
 
 
Common stock ($5 par value; 400,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding)
2,000

 
2,000

Additional paid-in capital
213,261

 
211,961

Retained earnings
243,827

 
218,067

Accumulated other comprehensive income
(14,367
)
 
34,330

Total equity
444,721

 
466,358

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
18,120,002

 
$
18,643,600

(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. See "Adoption of ASU 2016-01" in Note 2 for details.
See Notes to Financial Statements

B-3

 
                                
 
 

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
Premiums
$
13,007

 
$
13,967

 
$
(34,675
)
Policy charges and fee income
62,567

 
44,203

 
66,546

Net investment income
67,811

 
66,651

 
72,025

Asset administration fees
5,356

 
9,075

 
14,358

Other income
1,004

 
4,111

 
2,404

Realized investment gains (losses), net:
 
 
 
 
 
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities
(125
)
 
(80
)
 
0

Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to other comprehensive income
0

 
0

 
0

Other realized investment gains (losses), net
(9,148
)
 
(13,958
)
 
88,428

Total realized investment gains (losses), net
(9,273
)
 
(14,038
)
 
88,428

Total revenues
140,472

 
123,969

 
209,086

BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
Policyholders’ benefits
19,829

 
12,255

 
1,985

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances
35,936

 
32,959

 
43,928

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
15,972

 
12,538

 
47,227

General, administrative and other expenses
37,507

 
36,898

 
22,511

Total benefits and expenses
109,244

 
94,650

 
115,651

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
31,228

 
29,319

 
93,435

Total income tax expense (benefit)
(53
)
 
(5,938
)
 
14,235

NET INCOME (LOSS)
$
31,281

 
$
35,257

 
$
79,200

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(1,187
)
 
43

 
(1
)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
(67,692
)
 
32,210

 
586

Total
(68,879
)
 
32,253

 
585

Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)
(14,464
)
 
10,084

 
205

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(54,415
)
 
22,169

 
380

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
(23,134
)
 
$
57,426

 
$
79,580


See Notes to Financial Statements

B-4

 
                                
 
 

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Statements of Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands)
 
  Common  
Stock
 
  Additional  
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
  Comprehensive  
Income
 
Total Equity  
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
2,000

 
$
208,314

 
$
444,514

 
$
11,781

 
$
666,609

Contributed capital
 
 
1,300

 
 
 
 
 
1,300

Dividend to parent
 
 
 
 
(240,904
)
 
 
 
(240,904
)
Contributed (distributed) capital- parent/child asset transfers
 
 
172

 
 
 
 
 
172

Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
79,200

 
 
 
79,200

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
380

 
380

Total comprehensive income (loss)


 


 


 


 
79,580

Balance, December 31, 2016
$
2,000

 
$
209,786

 
$
282,810

 
$
12,161

 
$
506,757

Contributed capital
 
 
1,300

 
 
 
 
 
1,300

Dividend to parent
 
 
 
 
(100,000
)
 
 
 
(100,000
)
Contributed (distributed) capital- parent/child asset transfers
 
 
875

 
 
 
 
 
875

Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
35,257

 
 
 
35,257

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
22,169

 
22,169

Total comprehensive income (loss)


 


 


 


 
57,426

Balance, December 31, 2017
$
2,000

 
$
211,961

 
$
218,067

 
$
34,330

 
$
466,358

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-01
 
 
 
 
372

 
(175
)
 
197

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02
 
 
 
 
(5,893
)
 
5,893

 
0

Contributed capital
 
 
1,300

 
 
 
 
 
1,300

Dividend to parent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
31,281

 
 
 
31,281

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
(54,415
)
 
(54,415
)
Total comprehensive income (loss)


 


 


 


 
(23,134
)
Balance, December 31, 2018
$
2,000

 
$
213,261

 
$
243,827

 
$
(14,367
)
 
$
444,721


See Notes to Financial Statements

B-5

 
                                
 
 

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
31,281

 
$
35,257

 
$
79,200

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Policy charges and fee income
(21,780
)
 
(9,816
)
 
29,552

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances
35,936

 
32,959

 
43,928

Realized investment (gains) losses, net
9,273

 
14,038

 
(88,428
)
Amortization and other non-cash items
(7,850
)
 
(10,893
)
 
(15,720
)
Change in:
 
 
 
 
 
Future policy benefits
201,654

 
192,407

 
183,130

Reinsurance recoverables
(209,954
)
 
(194,653
)
 
(176,279
)
Accrued investment income
(1,184
)
 
(751
)
 
815

Net payables to/receivables from parent and affiliates
856

 
2,978

 
(216
)
Deferred policy acquisition costs
(14,771
)
 
(12,060
)
 
17,274

Income taxes
(4,963
)
 
(6,323
)
 
(1,658
)
Derivatives, net
(4,777
)
 
7,191

 
(2,216
)
Other, net
21,047

 
(1,314
)
 
(5,433
)
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities
34,768

 
49,020

 
63,949

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
73,692

 
191,284

 
311,143

Fixed maturities, trading(1)
0

 
0

 
527

Equity securities(1)
1,939

 
5

 
11,139

Policy loans
23,009

 
21,743

 
22,090

Ceded policy loans
(1,990
)
 
(2,015
)
 
(1,437
)
Short-term investments
0

 
32,985

 
25,130

Commercial mortgage and other loans
4,209

 
55,580

 
42,051

Other invested assets(1)
2,502

 
2,875

 
2,165

Payments for the purchase/origination of:
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
(167,311
)
 
(263,909
)
 
(596,327
)
Fixed maturities, trading(1)
0

 
0

 
0

Equity securities(1)
(2,002
)
 
(2,000
)
 
(2,000
)
Policy loans
(28,537
)
 
(20,053
)
 
(17,496
)
Ceded policy loans
2,734

 
2,461

 
3,114

Short-term investments
0

 
(21,981
)
 
(35,419
)
Commercial mortgage and other loans
(1,595
)
 
(15,623
)
 
(14,247
)
Other invested assets(1)
(7,186
)
 
(4,444
)
 
(1,102
)
Notes receivable from parent and affiliates, net
455

 
331

 
2,318

Derivatives, net
161

 
213

 
3,895

Other, net
(282
)
 
(402
)
 
0

Cash flows from (used in) investing activities
(100,202
)
 
(22,950
)
 
(244,456
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
Policyholders’ account deposits
555,153

 
503,455

 
437,936

Ceded policyholders’ account deposits
(337,536
)
 
(332,727
)
 
(278,102
)
Policyholders’ account withdrawals
(311,159
)
 
(268,989
)
 
(206,474
)
Ceded policyholders’ account withdrawals
187,237

 
155,696

 
95,896

Net change in securities sold under agreement to repurchase and cash collateral for loaned securities
(12,505
)
 
153

 
12,024

Dividend to parent
0

 
(100,000
)
 
0

Contributed capital
0

 
0

 
15,515

Contributed (distributed) capital - parent/child asset transfers
0

 
1,347

 
267

Drafts outstanding
10,067

 
2,629

 
(308
)
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities
91,257

 
(38,436
)
 
76,754

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
25,823

 
(12,366
)
 
(103,753
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
44,618

 
56,984

 
160,737

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
$
70,441

 
$
44,618

 
$
56,984

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes paid (refund)
$
4,910

 
$
346

 
$
15,844

Interest paid
$
5

 
$
3

 
$
1,128

(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. See Note 2 for details.
Significant Non-Cash Transactions
Cash flows from investing and financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 excludes certain non-cash transactions related to the Variable Annuities Recapture. See Note 1 for additional information.
See Notes to Financial Statements

B-6

 
                                
 
 

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements
1. BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“PLNJ”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pruco Life Insurance Company (“Pruco Life”), which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential Insurance”). Prudential Insurance is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”). PLNJ is a stock life insurance company organized in 1982 under the laws of the State of New Jersey. It is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in New Jersey and New York only, and sells such products primarily through affiliated and unaffiliated distributors.
PLNJ had one subsidiary, formed in 2009 for the purpose of holding certain commercial loans and other investments which ceased operations and was dissolved as of December 31, 2018. Financial information for 2017 and 2016 is shown on a consolidated basis.
Variable Annuities Recapture
Through March 31, 2016, the Company reinsured the majority of its variable annuity living benefit guarantees to its affiliated companies, Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. ("Pruco Re") and Pruco Life. Effective April 1, 2016, the Company recaptured the risks related to its variable annuity living benefit guarantees that were previously reinsured to Pruco Re and Pruco Life. In addition, the Company reinsured the variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, to Prudential Insurance under a coinsurance and modified coinsurance agreement. This reinsurance agreement covers new and in force business. The product risks related to the reinsured business are being managed in Prudential Insurance. In addition, the living benefit hedging program related to the reinsured living benefit guarantees is being managed within Prudential Insurance. These series of transactions are collectively referred to as the "Variable Annuities Recapture".
As part of the Variable Annuities Recapture, the Company received invested assets of $0.4 billion as consideration from Pruco Re, which is equivalent to the amount of statutory reserve credit taken as of March 31, 2016 and unwound the associated reinsurance recoverable of $0.5 billion. As a result, the Company recognized a loss of $0.1 billion immediately.
As part of the Variable Annuities Recapture, the Company transferred invested assets of $0.7 billion to Prudential Insurance and established reinsurance recoverables of $1 billion. In addition, the Company received ceding commissions of $0.4 billion from Prudential Insurance, of which $0.1 billion were in the form of reassignment of debt to Prudential Insurance. Also, the Company unwound its deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC") and deferred sales inducements ("DSI") balances related to its variable annuity contracts as of March 31, 2016, which was equivalent to the ceding commission. For the reinsurance of the variable annuity base contracts, the Company recognized a loss of $23 million, which was deferred and will subsequently be amortized through "General, administrative and other expenses". For the reinsurance of the living benefit guarantees, the Company recognized a benefit of $0.3 billion immediately since the reinsurance contract is accounted for as a free-standing derivative.
The Company also paid a dividend of $0.2 billion to Pruco Life, which was ultimately distributed to Prudential Financial.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The impact of these transactions on the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) was as follows:
Day 1 Impact of the Variable Annuities Recapture(1)
Impacts of Recapture
Impacts of Reinsurance
Total Impacts
 
(in millions)
REVENUES
 
 
 
Premiums
$
0

$
(48
)
$
(48
)
Realized investment gains (losses), net
(137
)
268

131

TOTAL REVENUES
(137
)
220

83

BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
 
 
 
Policyholders' benefits
0

(26
)
(26
)
General, administrative and other expenses
0

(23
)
(23
)
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
0

(49
)
(49
)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(137
)
269

132

Income tax expense (benefit)
(28
)
55

27

NET INCOME (LOSS)
$
(109
)
$
214

$
105

(1)
Day 1 Significant Non-Cash Transactions:
Consideration transferred includes non-cash activities of $0.7 billion for asset transfers to Prudential Insurance related to the reinsurance transaction, partially offset by $0.4 billion of assets received related to the recapture transaction with Pruco Re.
The Company recognized ceding commissions of $0.4 billion of which $0.1 billion was in the form of reassignment of debt to Prudential Insurance.
Retained earnings includes dividends of $0.3 billion to Pruco Life, and ultimately distributed to Prudential Financial as part of the Variable Annuities Recapture.

Basis of Presentation
The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The most significant estimates include those used in determining DAC and related amortization; amortization of DSI; valuation of investments including derivatives and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”); future policy benefits including guarantees; reinsurance recoverables; provision for income taxes and valuation of deferred tax assets; and accruals for contingent liabilities, including estimates for losses in connection with unresolved legal and regulatory matters.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRONOUNCEMENTS
ASSETS
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value are comprised of bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stock. Fixed maturities classified as “available-for-sale” are carried at fair value. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the determination of fair value. The associated unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, and the effect on DAC, DSI, future policy benefits, reinsurance recoverables, and policyholders’ account balances that would result from the realization of unrealized gains and losses, are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” (“AOCI”). The purchased cost of fixed maturities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity or, if applicable, call date.

B-8

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Interest income, and amortization of premium and accretion of discount are included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. Additionally, prepayment premiums are also included in “Net investment income”. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, the effective yield is based on estimated cash flows, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also vary based on other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral, including default rates and changes in value. These assumptions can significantly impact income recognition and the amount of OTTI recognized in earnings and other comprehensive income. For high credit quality mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (those rated AA or above), cash flows are provided quarterly, and the amortized cost and effective yield of the securities are adjusted as necessary to reflect historical prepayment experience and changes in estimated future prepayments. The adjustments to amortized cost are recorded as a charge or credit to "Net investment income" in accordance with the retrospective method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated below AA or those for which an OTTI has been recorded, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively for any changes in estimated cash flows. See the discussion below on realized investment gains and losses for a description of the accounting for impairments.
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value consists of fixed maturities that are carried at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these investments are reported in “Other income (loss),” and interest and dividend income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income”.

Equity securities, at fair value is comprised of common stock and mutual fund shares, which are carried at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these investments are reported in “Other income (loss),” and dividend income is reported in “Net investment income” on the ex-dividend date.
Policy loans represent funds loaned to policyholders up to the cash surrender value of the associated insurance policies and are carried at the unpaid principal balances due to the Company from the policyholders. Interest income on policy loans is recognized in “Net investment income” at the contract interest rate when earned. Policy loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of the associated insurance policies.
Commercial mortgage and other loans consist of commercial mortgage loans and agricultural property loans. Commercial mortgage and other loans held for investment are generally carried at unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and net of an allowance for losses. Commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, including those related to the acquisition of a business, are recorded at fair value when purchased, reflecting any premiums or discounts to unpaid principal balances. Interest income, and the amortization of the related premiums or discounts, are included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. Prepayment fees are also included in “Net investment income”.
Impaired loans include those loans for which it is probable that amounts due will not all be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company defines “past due” as principal or interest not collected at least 30 days past the scheduled contractual due date. Interest received on loans that are past due, including impaired and non-impaired loans as well as loans that were previously modified in a troubled debt restructuring, is either applied against the principal or reported as net investment income based on the Company’s assessment as to the collectability of the principal. See Note 3 for additional information about the Company’s past due loans.
The Company discontinues accruing interest on loans after the loans become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest payments, or earlier when the Company has doubts about collectability. When the Company discontinues accruing interest on a loan, any accrued but uncollectible interest on the loan and other loans backed by the same collateral, if any, is charged to interest income in the same period. Generally, a loan is restored to accrual status only after all delinquent interest and principal are brought current and, in the case of loans where the payment of interest has been interrupted for a substantial period, or the loan has been modified, a regular payment performance has been established.
The Company reviews the performance and credit quality of the commercial mortgage and other loan portfolio on an on-going basis. Loans are placed on watch list status based on a predefined set of criteria and are assigned one of two categories. Loans are classified as “closely monitored” when it is determined that there is a collateral deficiency or other credit events that may lead to a potential loss of principal or interest. Loans “not in good standing” are those loans where the Company has concluded that there is a high probability of loss of principal, such as when the loan is delinquent or in the process of foreclosure. As described below, in determining the allowance for losses, the Company evaluates each loan on the watch list to determine if it is probable that amounts due will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.

B-9

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios are measures commonly used to assess the quality of commercial mortgage loans. The loan-to-value ratio compares the amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan, and is commonly expressed as a percentage. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the loan amount exceeds the collateral value. A loan-to-value ratio less than 100% indicates an excess of collateral value over the loan amount. The debt service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt service payments. Debt service coverage ratios less than 1.0 times indicate that property operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan’s current debt payments. A debt service coverage ratio greater than 1.0 times indicates an excess of net operating income over the debt service payments. The values utilized in calculating these ratios are developed as part of the Company’s periodic review of the commercial mortgage loan and agricultural property loan portfolios, which includes an internal appraisal of the underlying collateral value. The Company’s periodic review also includes a quality re-rating process, whereby the internal quality rating originally assigned at underwriting is updated based on current loan, property and market information using a proprietary quality rating system. The loan-to-value ratio is the most significant of several inputs used to establish the internal credit rating of a loan which in turn drives the allowance for losses. Other key factors considered in determining the internal credit rating include debt service coverage ratios, amortization, loan term, and estimated market value growth rate and volatility for the property type and region. See Note 3 for additional information related to the loan-to-value ratios and debt service coverage ratios related to the Company’s commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios.
The allowance for losses includes a loan specific reserve for each impaired loan that has a specifically identified loss and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses. For impaired commercial mortgage and other loans, the allowances for losses are determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or based upon the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The portfolio reserves for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses in the commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios consider the current credit composition of the portfolio based on an internal quality rating as described above. The portfolio reserves are determined using past loan experience, including historical credit migration, loss probability and loss severity factors by property type. These factors are reviewed and updated as appropriate.
The allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on the factors noted above. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” includes changes in the allowance for losses. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” also includes gains and losses on sales, certain restructurings, and foreclosures.
When a commercial mortgage or other loan is deemed to be uncollectible, any specific valuation allowance associated with the loan is reversed and a direct write down of the carrying amount of the loan is made. The carrying amount of the loan is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in value.
Commercial mortgage and other loans are occasionally restructured in a troubled debt restructuring. These restructurings generally include one or more of the following: full or partial payoffs outside of the original contract terms; changes to interest rates; extensions of maturity; or additions or modifications to covenants. Additionally, the Company may accept assets in full or partial satisfaction of the debt as part of a troubled debt restructuring. When restructurings occur, they are evaluated individually to determine whether the restructuring or modification constitutes a “troubled debt restructuring” as defined by authoritative accounting guidance. If the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the Company has granted a concession, the restructuring, including those that involve a partial payoff or the receipt of assets in full satisfaction of the debt is deemed to be a troubled debt restructuring. Based on the Company’s credit review process described above, these loans generally would have been deemed impaired prior to the troubled debt restructuring, and specific allowances for losses would have been established prior to the determination that a troubled debt restructuring has occurred.
In a troubled debt restructuring where the Company receives assets in full satisfaction of the debt, any specific valuation allowance is reversed and a direct write-down of the loan is recorded for the amount of the allowance, and any additional loss, net of recoveries, or any gain is recorded for the difference between the fair value of the assets received and the recorded investment in the loan. When assets are received in partial settlement, the same process is followed, and the remaining loan is evaluated prospectively for impairment based on the credit review process noted above. When a loan is restructured in a troubled debt restructuring, the impairment of the loan is remeasured using the modified terms and the loan’s original effective yield, and the allowance for loss is adjusted accordingly. Subsequent to the modification, income is recognized prospectively based on the modified terms of the loans in accordance with the income recognition policy noted above. Additionally, the loan continues to be subject to the credit review process noted above.
In situations where a loan has been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring and the loan has subsequently defaulted, this factor is considered when evaluating the loan for a specific allowance for losses in accordance with the credit review process noted above.
See Note 3 for additional information about commercial mortgage and other loans that have been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.

B-10

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Other invested assets consist of the Company’s non-coupon investments in Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies ("LPs/LLCs")(other than operating joint ventures) and derivative assets. LPs/LLCs interests are accounted for using either the equity method of accounting, or at fair value with changes in fair value reported in “Other income (loss)”. The Company’s income from investments in LPs/LLCs accounted for using the equity method, other than the Company’s investments in operating joint ventures, is included in “Net investment income”. The carrying value of these investments is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. In applying the equity method (including assessment for OTTI), the Company uses financial information provided by the investee, generally on a one to three-month lag. For the investments reported at fair value with changes in fair value reported in current earnings, the associated realized and unrealized gains and losses are reported in “Other income (loss)”.
Realized investment gains (losses) are computed using the specific identification method. Realized investment gains and losses are generated from numerous sources, including the sales of fixed maturity securities, investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships and other types of investments, as well as adjustments to the cost basis of investments for net OTTI recognized in earnings. Realized investment gains and losses also reflect changes in the allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans, and fair value changes on embedded derivatives and free-standing derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. See “Derivative Financial Instruments” below for additional information regarding the accounting for derivatives.
The Company’s available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses are reviewed quarterly to identify OTTI in value. In evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, the Company considers several factors including, but not limited to the following: (1) the extent and the duration of the decline; (2) the reasons for the decline in value (credit event, currency or interest-rate related, including general credit spread widening); and (3) the financial condition of and near-term prospects of the issuer.
An OTTI is recognized in earnings for a debt security in an unrealized loss position when the Company either (1) has the intent to sell the debt security or (2) it is more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. For all debt securities in unrealized loss positions that do not meet either of these two criteria, the Company analyzes its ability to recover the amortized cost by comparing the net present value of projected future cash flows with the amortized cost of the security. The net present value is calculated by discounting the Company’s best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. The Company may use the estimated fair value of collateral as a proxy for the net present value if it believes that the security is dependent on the liquidation of collateral for recovery of its investment. If the net present value is less than the amortized cost of the investment, an OTTI is recognized.
When an OTTI of a debt security has occurred, the amount of the OTTI recognized in earnings depends on whether the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If the debt security meets either of these two criteria, the OTTI recognized in earnings is equal to the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the impairment measurement date. For OTTI of debt securities that do not meet these criteria, the net amount recognized in earnings is equal to the difference between the amortized cost of the debt security and its net present value calculated as described above. Any difference between the fair value and the net present value of the debt security at the impairment measurement date is recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss)” (“OCI”). Unrealized gains or losses on securities for which an OTTI has been recognized in earnings is tracked as a separate component of AOCI.
The split between the amount of an OTTI recognized in OCI and the net amount recognized in earnings for debt securities is driven principally by assumptions regarding the amount and timing of projected cash flows. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, cash flow estimates consider the payment terms of the underlying assets backing a particular security, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also include other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and recoveries which vary based on the asset type and geographic location, as well as the vintage year of the security. For structured securities, the payment priority within the tranche structure is also considered. For all other debt securities, cash flow estimates are driven by assumptions regarding probability of default and estimates regarding timing and amount of recoveries associated with a default. The Company has developed these estimates using information based on its historical experience as well as using market observable data, such as industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings and other data relevant to the collectability of a security, such as the general payment terms of the security and the security’s position within the capital structure of the issuer.
The new cost basis of an impaired security is not adjusted for subsequent increases in estimated fair value. In periods subsequent to the recognition of an OTTI, the impaired security is accounted for as if it had been purchased on the measurement date of the impairment. For debt securities, the discount (or reduced premium) based on the new cost basis may be accreted into net investment income in future periods, including increases in cash flow on a prospective basis. In certain cases where there are decreased cash flow expectations, the security is reviewed for further cash flow impairments.

B-11

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Unrealized investment gains and losses are also considered in determining certain other balances, including DAC, DSI, certain future policy benefits, reinsurance recoverables, policyholders’ account balances and deferred tax assets or liabilities. These balances are adjusted, as applicable, for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI. Each of these balances is discussed in greater detail below.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, certain money market investments, funds managed similar to regulated money market funds, other debt instruments with maturities of three months or less when purchased, other than cash equivalents that are included in "Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value,” and receivables related to securities purchased under agreements to resell (see also "Securities sold under agreements to purchase" below.) The Company also engages in overnight borrowing and lending of funds with Prudential Financial and affiliates which are considered cash and cash equivalents.
Deferred policy acquisition costs are related directly to the successful acquisition of new and renewal insurance and annuity business that have been deferred to the extent such costs are deemed recoverable from future profits. Such DAC primarily includes commissions, costs of policy issuance and underwriting, and certain other expenses that are directly related to successfully negotiated contracts. In each reporting period, capitalized DAC is amortized to “Amortization of DAC”, net of the accrual of imputed interest on DAC balances. DAC is subject to periodic recoverability testing. DAC, for applicable products, is adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI.
DAC related to universal and variable life products and fixed and variable deferred annuity products are generally deferred and amortized over the expected life of the contracts in proportion to gross profits arising principally from investment margins, mortality and expense margins, and surrender charges, based on historical and anticipated future experience, which is updated periodically. The Company uses a reversion to the mean approach for equities to derive future equity return assumptions. However, if the projected equity return calculated using this approach is greater than the maximum equity return assumption, the maximum equity return is utilized. Gross profits also include impacts from the embedded derivatives associated with certain of the optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts and related hedging activities. In calculating gross profits, profits and losses related to contracts issued by the Company that are reported in affiliated legal entities other than the Company as a result of, for example, reinsurance agreements with those affiliated entities are also included. The Company is an indirect subsidiary of Prudential Financial, an United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") registrant, and has extensive transactions and relationships with other subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, including reinsurance agreements, as described in Note 9. Incorporating all product-related profits and losses in gross profits, including those that are reported in affiliated legal entities, produces a DAC amortization pattern representative of the total economics of the products. Total gross profits include both actual gross profits and estimates of gross profits for future periods. The Company regularly evaluates and adjusts DAC balances with a corresponding charge or credit to current period earnings, representing a cumulative adjustment to all prior periods’ amortization, for the impact of actual gross profits and changes in the Company's projections of estimated future gross profits. Adjustments to DAC balances include: (i) annual review of assumptions that reflect the comprehensive review of the assumptions used in estimating gross profits for future periods, (ii) quarterly adjustments for current period experience (also referred to as “experience true-up” adjustments) that reflect the impact of differences between actual gross profits for a given period and the previously estimated expected gross profits for that period, and (iii) quarterly adjustments for market performance (also referred to as “experience unlocking”) that reflect the impact of changes to the Company's estimate of total gross profits to reflect actual fund performance and market conditions.
For some products, policyholders can elect to modify product benefits, features, rights or coverages by exchanging a contract for a new contract or by amendment, endorsement or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. These transactions are known as internal replacements. If policyholders surrender traditional life insurance policies in exchange for life insurance policies that do not have fixed and guaranteed terms, the Company immediately charges to expense the remaining unamortized DAC on the surrendered policies. For other internal replacement transactions, except those that involve the addition of a non-integrated contract feature that does not change the existing base contract, the unamortized DAC is immediately charged to expense if the terms of the new policies are not substantially similar to those of the former policies. If the new terms are substantially similar to those of the earlier policies, the DAC is retained with respect to the new policies and amortized over the expected life of the new policies. See Note 6 for additional information regarding DAC.
Deferred sales inducements represent various types of sales inducements to contractholders primarily related to fixed and variable deferred annuity contracts. The Company defers sales inducements and amortizes them over the expected life of the policy using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize DAC. Sales inducements balances are subject to periodic recoverability testing. The Company records amortization of deferred sales inducements in “Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances.” Deferred sales inducements for applicable products are adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI. There was no deferred sales inducements balance at December 31, 2018 and 2017. See Note 8 for additional information regarding sales inducements.

B-12

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Accrued investment income primarily includes accruals of interest and dividend income from investments that have been earned but not yet received.
Reinsurance recoverables include corresponding receivables associated with reinsurance arrangements with affiliates and third-party reinsurers. For additional information about these arrangements see Note 9.
Other assets consist primarily of premiums due and deferred loss on reinsurance with affiliates.
Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain contractholders and other customers. The assets consist primarily of equity securities, fixed maturities, and real estate related investments and are reported at fair value. The assets of each account are legally segregated and are not subject to claims that arise out of any other business of the Company. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the contractholders, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. The investment income and realized investment gains or losses from separate accounts generally accrue to the contractholders and are not included in the Company’s results of operations. Mortality, policy administration and surrender charges assessed against the accounts are included in “Policy charges and fee income”. Asset administration fees charged to the accounts are included in “Asset administration fees”. See Note 8 for additional information regarding separate account arrangements with contractual guarantees. See also “Separate account liabilities” below.
Short-term investments primarily consist of highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of twelve months or less and greater than three months when purchased. These investments are generally carried at fair value or amortized cost that approximates fair value and include certain money market investments, funds managed similar to regulated money market funds, short-term debt securities issued by government sponsored entities and other highly liquid debt instruments.
LIABILITIES
Policyholders’ account balances liability represents the contract value that has accrued to the benefit of the policyholder as of the balance sheet date. This liability is primarily associated with the accumulated account deposits, plus interest credited, less policyholder withdrawals and other charges assessed against the account balance, as applicable. These policyholders’ account balances also include provision for benefits under non-life contingent payout annuities and certain unearned revenues. See Note 7 for additional information regarding policyholders’ account balances.
Future policy benefits liability includes liabilities related to certain long-duration life and annuity contracts, which are discussed more fully in Note 8. These liabilities represent reserves for the guaranteed minimum death and optional living benefit features on our variable annuity products and no lapse guarantees for our variable and universal life products. The optional living benefits are primarily accounted for as embedded derivatives, with fair values calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. For additional information regarding the valuation of these optional living benefit features, see Note 5.
The Company’s liability for future policy benefits also includes reserves based on the present value of estimated future payments to or on behalf of policyholders related to contracts that have fixed and guaranteed terms, where the timing and amount of payment depends on policyholder mortality and maintenance expenses less the present value of future net premiums. Expected mortality is generally based on Company experience, industry data and/or other factors. Interest rate assumptions are based on factors such as market conditions and expected investment returns. Although mortality, morbidity and interest rate assumptions are “locked-in” upon the issuance of new insurance or annuity business with fixed and guaranteed terms, significant changes in experience or assumptions may require the Company to provide for expected future losses on a product by establishing premium deficiency reserves. Premium deficiency reserves are established, if necessary, when the liability for future policy benefits plus the present value of expected future gross premiums are determined to be insufficient to provide for expected future policy benefits and expenses. Premium deficiency reserves do not include a provision for the risk of adverse deviation. Any adjustments to future policy benefit reserves related to net unrealized gains on securities classified as available-for-sale are included in AOCI. See Note 7 for additional information regarding future policy benefits.

B-13

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Cash collateral for loaned securities represent liabilities to return cash proceeds from security lending transactions. Securities lending transactions are used primarily to earn spread income, or to borrow funds. As part of securities lending transactions, the Company transfers U.S. and foreign debt and equity securities, as well as U.S. government and government agency securities, and receives cash as collateral. Cash proceeds from securities lending transactions are used to earn spread income, and are typically invested in cash equivalents, short-term investments or fixed maturities. Securities lending transactions are treated as financing arrangements and are recorded at the amount of cash received. The Company obtains collateral in an amount equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of the domestic and foreign securities, respectively. The Company monitors the market value of the securities loaned on a daily basis with additional collateral obtained as necessary. Substantially all of the Company’s securities lending transactions are with large brokerage firms and large banks. Income and expenses associated with securities lending transactions used to earn spread income are reported as “Net investment income”; however, for securities lending transactions used for funding purposes the associated rebate is reported as interest expense (included in “General, administrative and other expenses”).
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase represent liabilities associated with securities repurchase agreements which are used primarily to earn spread income, to borrow funds, or to facilitate trading activity. As part of securities repurchase agreements, the Company transfers U.S. government and government agency securities to a third-party, and receives cash as collateral. For securities repurchase agreements used to earn spread income, the cash received is typically invested in cash equivalents, short-term investments or fixed maturities. Receivables associated with securities purchased under agreements to resell are generally reflected as cash equivalents (see also "Cash and cash equivalents" above). As part of securities resale agreements, the Company invests cash and receives as collateral U.S. government securities or other debt securities.
Securities repurchase and resale agreements that satisfy certain criteria are treated as secured borrowing or secured lending arrangements. These agreements are carried at the amounts at which the securities will be subsequently resold or reacquired, as specified in the respective transactions. For securities purchased under agreements to resell, the Company’s policy is to take possession or control of the securities either directly or through a third-party custodian. These securities are valued daily and additional securities or cash collateral is received, or returned, when appropriate to protect against credit exposure. Securities to be resold are the same, or substantially the same, as the securities received. The majority of these transactions are with large brokerage firms and large banks. For securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the market value of the securities to be repurchased is monitored, and additional collateral is obtained where appropriate, to protect against credit exposure. The Company obtains collateral in an amount at least equal to 95% of the fair value of the securities sold. Securities to be repurchased are the same, or substantially the same, as those sold. The majority of these transactions are with highly rated money market funds. Income and expenses related to these transactions executed within the insurance companies used to earn spread income are reported as “Net investment income”; however, for transactions used for funding purposes, the associated borrowing cost is reported as interest expense (included in “General, administrative and other expenses”). Income and expenses related to these transactions executed within the Company’s derivative operations are reported in “Other income (loss)”.
Income taxes liability primarily represents the net deferred tax liability and the Company’s estimated taxes payable for the current year and open audit years.
The Company is a member of the federal income tax return of Prudential Financial and primarily files separate company state and local tax returns. Pursuant to the tax allocation arrangement with Prudential Financial, total federal income tax expense is determined on a separate company basis. Members with losses record tax benefits to the extent such losses are recognized in the consolidated federal tax provision.
Items required by tax regulations to be included in the tax return may differ from the items reflected in the financial statements. As a result, the effective tax rate reflected in the financial statements may be different than the actual rate applied on the tax return. Some of these differences are permanent such as expenses that are not deductible in the Company’s tax return, and some differences are temporary, reversing over time, such as valuation of insurance reserves. Temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in future years for which the Company has already recorded the tax benefit in the Company’s Statements of Operations. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent tax expense recognized in the Company’s financial statements for which payment has been deferred, or expenditures for which the Company has already taken a deduction in the Company’s tax returns but have not yet been recognized in the Company’s financial statements.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Deferred income taxes are recognized, based on enacted rates, when assets and liabilities have different values for financial statement and tax reporting purposes. The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of the Company’s deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not expected to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. See Note 8 for a discussion of factors considered when evaluating the need for a valuation allowance.
In December of 2017, SEC staff issued "SAB 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" ("SAB 118"), which allowed registrants to record provisional amounts during a ‘measurement period’ not to extend beyond one year. Under the relief provided by SAB 118, a company could recognize provisional amounts when it did not have the necessary information available, prepared or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the change in tax law. See Note 10 for a discussion of provisional amounts related to the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Tax Act of 2017") recorded in 2017 and adjustments to provisional amounts recorded in 2018.
U.S. GAAP prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on tax returns. The application of this guidance is a two-step process. First, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. If a tax position does not meet the more likely than not recognition threshold, the benefit of that position is not recognized in the financial statements. The second step is measurement. The Company measures the tax position as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate resolution with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. This measurement considers the amounts and probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate settlement using the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date.
The Company’s liability for income taxes includes a liability for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties which relate to tax years still subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or other taxing jurisdictions. Audit periods remain open for review until the statute of limitations has passed. Generally, for tax years which produce net operating losses, capital losses or tax credit carryforwards (“tax attributes”), the statute of limitations does not close, to the extent of these tax attributes, until the expiration of the statute of limitations for the tax year in which they are fully utilized. The completion of review or the expiration of the statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes. The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense. See Note 10 for additional information regarding income taxes.
Other liabilities consist primarily of accrued expenses, reinsurance payables and technical overdrafts.
Separate account liabilities primarily represent the contractholders’ account balance in separate account assets and to a lesser extent borrowings of the separate account, and will be equal and offsetting to total separate account assets. See also “Separate account assets” above.
Short-term and long-term debt liabilities are primarily carried at an amount equal to unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized discount or premium and debt issue costs. Original-issue discount or premium and debt-issue costs are recognized as a component of interest expense over the period the debt is expected to be outstanding, using the interest method of amortization. Interest expense is generally presented within “General, administrative and other expenses” in the Company’s Statements of Operations. Short-term debt is debt coming due in the next twelve months, including that portion of debt otherwise classified as long-term. The short-term debt caption may exclude short-term debt items for which the Company has the intent and ability to refinance on a long-term basis in the near term. See Note 13 for additional information regarding short-term and long-term debt.
Commitments and contingent liabilities are accrued if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount is reasonably estimable. Management evaluates whether there are incremental legal or other costs directly associated with the ultimate resolution of the matter that are reasonably estimable and, if so, they are included in the accrual. These accruals are generally reported in “Other liabilities”.

B-15

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

REVENUES AND BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Insurance Revenue and Expense Recognition
Premiums from individual life products, other than universal and variable life contracts, are recognized when due. When premiums are due over a significantly shorter period than the period over which benefits are provided, any gross premium in excess of the net premium (i.e., the portion of the gross premium required to provide for all expected future benefits and expenses) is generally deferred and recognized into revenue in a constant relationship to insurance in force. Benefits are recorded as an expense when they are incurred. A liability for future policy benefits is recorded when premiums are recognized using the net level premium valuation methodology.
Premiums from single premium immediate annuities with life contingencies are recognized when due. When premiums are due over a significantly shorter period than the period over which benefits are provided, any gross premium in excess of the net premium is generally deferred and recognized into revenue based on expected future benefit payments. Benefits are recorded as an expense when they are incurred. A liability for future policy benefits is recorded when premiums are recognized using the net level premium methodology.
Certain individual annuity contracts provide the contractholder a guarantee that the benefit received upon death or annuitization will be no less than a minimum prescribed amount. These benefits are accounted for as insurance contracts. The Company also provides contracts with certain living benefits which are considered embedded derivatives. See Note 8 for additional information regarding these contracts.
Amounts received as payment for universal or variable individual life contracts, deferred fixed or variable annuities and other contracts without life contingencies are reported as deposits to “Policyholders’ account balances” and/or “Separate account liabilities.” Revenues from these contracts are reflected in “Policy charges and fee income” consisting primarily of fees assessed during the period against the policyholders’ account balances for mortality and other benefit charges, policy administration charges and surrender charges. In addition to fees, the Company earns investment income from the investment of deposits in the Company’s general account portfolio. Fees assessed that represent compensation to the Company for services to be provided in future periods and certain other fees are generally deferred and amortized into revenue over the life of the related contracts in proportion to estimated gross profits. Benefits and expenses for these products include claims in excess of related account balances, expenses of contract administration, interest credited to policyholders’ account balances and amortization of DAC and DSI.
Asset administration fees primarily include asset administration fee income received on contractholders’ account balances invested in The Prudential Series Funds, which are a portfolio of mutual fund investments related to the Company’s separate account products. Also, the Company receives fee income calculated on contractholder separate account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust ("AST") (see Note 13). In addition, the Company receives fees from contractholders’ account balances invested in funds managed by companies other than affiliates of Prudential Insurance. Asset administration fees are recognized as income when earned.
Other income includes realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments reported as “Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value”, “Equity securities, at fair value”, and “Other invested assets” that are measured at fair value.
OTHER ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices, values of securities or commodities, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, and liquidity. Values can also be affected by changes in estimates and assumptions, including those related to counterparty behavior and non-performance risk ("NPR") used in valuation models. Derivative financial instruments generally used by the Company include swaps, futures, forwards and options and may be exchange-traded or contracted in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market. Derivative positions are carried at fair value, generally by obtaining quoted market prices or through the use of valuation models.
Derivatives are used to manage the interest rate and currency characteristics of assets or liabilities. Additionally, derivatives may be used to seek to reduce exposure to interest rate, credit, foreign currency and equity risks associated with assets held or expected to be purchased or sold, and liabilities incurred or expected to be incurred. As discussed in detail below and in Note 4, all realized and unrealized changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded in current earnings, with the exception of the effective portion of cash flow hedges. Cash flows from derivatives are reported in the operating, investing or financing activities sections in the Statements of Cash Flows based on the nature and purpose of the derivative.

B-16

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Derivatives are recorded either as assets, within "Other invested assets", or as liabilities, within “Payables to parent and affiliates”, except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The Company nets the fair value of all derivative financial instruments with counterparties for which a master netting arrangement has been executed.
The Company designates derivatives as either (1) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow” hedge); or (2) a derivative that does not qualify for hedge accounting.
To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated risk of the hedged item. Effectiveness of the hedge is formally assessed at inception and throughout the life of the hedging relationship. Even if a derivative qualifies for hedge accounting treatment, there may be an element of ineffectiveness of the hedge. Under such circumstances, the ineffective portion is recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”.
The Company formally documents at inception all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions.
When a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value are recorded in AOCI until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows being hedged (e.g., when periodic settlements on a variable-rate asset or liability are recorded in earnings). At that time, the related portion of deferred gains or losses on the derivative instrument is reclassified and reported in the Statements of Operations line item associated with the hedged item.
If it is determined that a derivative no longer qualifies as an effective cash flow hedge or management removes the hedge designation, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. The component of AOCI related to discontinued cash flow hedges is reclassified to the Statements of Operations line associated with the hedged cash flows consistent with the earnings impact of the original hedged cash flows.
When hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedged item no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment, or because it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the specified time period, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. Any asset or liability that was recorded pursuant to recognition of the firm commitment is removed from the balance sheet and recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. Gains and losses that were in AOCI pursuant to the hedge of a forecasted transaction are recognized immediately in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”.
If a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, all changes in its fair value, including net receipts and payments, are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” without considering changes in the fair value of the economically associated assets or liabilities.
The Company is a party to financial instruments that contain derivative instruments that are “embedded” in the financial instruments. At inception, the Company assesses whether the economic characteristics of the embedded instrument are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the remaining component of the financial instrument (i.e., the host contract) and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument. When it is determined that (1) the embedded instrument possesses economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract, and (2) a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded instrument qualifies as an embedded derivative that is separated from the host contract, carried at fair value, and changes in its fair value are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” For certain financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative that otherwise would need to be bifurcated and reported at fair value, the Company may elect to carry the entire instrument at fair value and report it within “Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value" or "Equity securities, at fair value".
The Company sells variable annuity contracts that include optional living benefit features that may be treated from an accounting perspective as embedded derivatives. The Company has reinsurance agreements to transfer the risks related to certain of these benefit features to affiliates, Pruco Re and Pruco Life through March 31, 2016. Effective April 1, 2016, the Company recaptured the risks related to its variable annuity living benefit guarantees that were previously reinsured to Pruco Re and Pruco Life. In addition, the Company reinsured the variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, to Prudential Insurance under a coinsurance and modified coinsurance agreement. See Note 1 for additional information. The embedded derivatives related to the living benefit features and the related reinsurance agreements are carried at fair value and included in “Future policy benefits” and “Reinsurance recoverables”. Changes in the fair value are determined using valuation models as described in Note 5 and are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”.

B-17

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Accounting for Certain Reinsurance Contracts in the Individual Life business
In 2017, the Company recognized a pre-tax charge of $2 million, reflecting a change in estimate of reinsurance cash flows associated with universal life products as well as a change in method of reflecting these cash flows in the financial statements. Under the previous method of accounting, with the exception of recoveries pertaining to no lapse guarantees, reinsurance cash flows (e.g., premiums and recoveries) were generally recognized as they occurred. Under the new method, the expected reinsurance cash flows are recognized more ratably over the life of the underlying reinsured policies. In conjunction with this change, the way in which reinsurance is reflected in estimated gross profits used for the amortization of unearned revenue reserves and DAC was also revised. The change represents a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle and was included within the Company’s annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. The change in accounting estimate reflected insights gained from revised cash flow modeling enabled by a systems conversion, which prompted the change to a preferable accounting method. This new methodology is viewed as preferable as the Company believes it better reflects the economics of reinsurance transactions by aligning the results of reinsurance activity more closely to the underlying direct insurance activity and by better reflecting the profit pattern of this business for purposes of the amortization of the balances noted above.
The impacts of the pre-tax charge of $2 million in the second quarter of 2017 were as follows:
 
Impact of Change in Accounting for Certain Reinsurance Contracts(1)
 
(in millions)
Decrease in Policy charges and fee income
$
(10
)
Decrease in Policyholders' benefits
10

Increase in Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
(2
)
Pre-tax charge to income
$
(2
)
(1)
The corresponding impacts to the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position were a $13 million increase in "Other liabilities", a $9 million increase in "Reinsurance recoverables", a $4 million decrease in "Policyholders’ account balances" and a $2 million decrease in "Deferred policy acquisition costs".
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") in the form of Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU") to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASU. ASU listed below include those that have been adopted during the current fiscal year and/or those that have been issued but not yet adopted as of the date of this filing. ASU not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or not material.

Adoption of ASU 2016-01

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities using a modified retrospective method. Adoption of this ASU impacted the Company’s accounting and presentation related to equity investments. The most significant impact is that the changes in fair value of equity securities previously classified as “available for sale” are to be reported in net income within “Other income” in the Statements of Operations. Prior to this, the changes in fair value on equity securities classified as “available for sale” were reported in AOCI.

The impacts of this ASU on the Company’s Financial Statements can be categorized as follows: (1) Changes to the presentation within the Statements of Financial Position; (2) Cumulative-effect Adjustment Upon Adoption; and (3) Changes to Accounting Policies. Each of these components is described below.


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

(1) Changes to the presentation within the Statements of Financial Position

Because of the fundamental accounting changes as described in section "(3) Changes to Accounting Policies" below, the Company determined that changes to the presentation of certain balances in the investment section of the Company’s Statements of Financial Position were also necessary to maintain clarity and logical presentation. The table below illustrates these changes by presenting the balances as previously reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the reclassifications that were made, along with a footnote explanation of each reclassification.

 
December 31, 2017
 
As previously reported
 
Reclassifications
 
As currently reported
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Line Items
 
(1)
 
(2)
 
(3)
 
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value
$
1,261,237

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,261,237

*Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value
0

 
 
 
6,643

 
 
 
6,643

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value
3,414

 
(3,414
)
 
 
 
 
 
0

*Equity securities, at fair value
0

 
3,414

 
7,428

 
 
 
10,842

Trading account assets, at fair value
14,071

 
 
 
(14,071
)
 
 
 
0

Policy loans
193,244

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
193,244

Short-term investments
0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0

Commercial mortgage and other loans
121,796

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
121,796

Other long-term investments
46,803

 
 
 
 
 
(46,803
)
 
0

*Other invested assets
0

 
 
 
 
 
46,803

 
46,803

Total investments
$
1,640,565

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
1,640,565

* - New line item effective January 1, 2018.
Strikethrough - Eliminated line item effective January 1, 2018.
(1)
Retitled “Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value” to “Equity securities, at fair value” as equity securities can no longer be described as available-for-sale.
(2)
Eliminated the line item “Trading account assets, at fair value” and reclassified each component to another line item.
(3)
Retitled “Other long-term investments” to “Other invested assets”.

(2) Cumulative-effect Adjustment Upon Adoption

The provisions of ASU 2016-01 require that the Company apply the amendments through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the Statements of Financial Position as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The following table illustrates the impact on the Company’s Statement of Financial Position as a result of recording this cumulative-effect adjustment on January 1, 2018.

Summary of ASU 2016-01 Transition Impacts on the Statement
of Financial Position upon Adoption on January 1, 2018
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Increase / (Decrease)
Other invested assets
$
250

Total assets
$
250

Income taxes payable
$
53

Total liabilities
53

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(175
)
Retained earnings
372

Total equity
197

Total liabilities and equity
$
250



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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

(3) Changes to Accounting Policies

The narrative description of our significant accounting policies at the beginning of this Note reflects our policies as of December 31, 2018, including policies associated with the adoption of ASU 2016-01.

Other ASU adopted during the twelve months ended December 31, 2018
Standard
 
Description
 
Effective date and method of adoption
 
Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
 
The ASU is based on the core principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The standard also requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer. Revenue recognition for insurance contracts and financial instruments is explicitly scoped out of the standard.
 
January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method which
included a cumulative-effect
adjustment on the
balance sheet as of
the beginning of the
fiscal year of
adoption.
 
Adoption of the ASU did not have an impact on the Company’s Financial Statements and Notes to the Financial Statements.
ASU 2016-15,
Statement of Cash
Flows (Topic 230):
Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash
Payments (a
Consensus of the
Emerging Issues
Task Force)
 
This ASU addresses diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The standard provides clarity on the treatment of eight specifically defined types of cash inflows and outflows.
 
January 1, 2018 using the retrospective method (with early adoption permitted provided that all amendments are adopted in the same period).
 
Adoption of the ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Financial Statements and Notes to the Financial Statements.
ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash
 
In November 2016, the FASB issued this ASU to address diversity in practice from entities classifying and presenting transfers between cash and restricted cash as operating, investing, or financing activities, or as a combination of those activities in the Statement of Cash Flows. The ASU requires entities to show the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the Statement of Cash Flows. As a result, transfers between such categories will no longer be presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.
 
January 1, 2018 using the retrospective method (with early adoption permitted).
 
Adoption of the ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Financial Statements and Notes to the Financial Statements.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 
In February 2018, this ASU was issued following the enactment of the Tax Act of 2017. This ASU allows an entity to elect a reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings for stranded effects resulting from the Tax Act of 2017.

 
January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The ASU should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Act of 2017 is recognized.

 
The Company early adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2018 and elected to apply the ASU in the period of adoption subsequent to recording the adoption impacts of ASU 2016-01 as described above. As a result, the Company reclassified stranded effects resulting from the Tax Act of 2017 by increasing AOCI and decreasing retained earnings, each
by $5.9 million. Stranded effects unrelated to the Tax Act of 2017 are generally released from AOCI when an entire portfolio of the type of item related to the
stranded effect is liquidated, sold or extinguished (i.e., portfolio approach).


ASU issued but not yet adopted as of December 31, 2018 — ASU 2018-12

ASU 2018-12, Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, was issued by the FASB on August 15, 2018 and is expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s Financial Statements and Notes to the Financial Statements. The ASU is effective January 1, 2021 (with early adoption permitted), and will impact, at least to some extent, the accounting and disclosure requirements for all long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company. Outlined below are four key areas of change, although there are other changes not noted below. In addition to the impacts to the balance sheet upon adoption, the Company also expects an impact to how earnings emerge thereafter.

ASU 2018-12 Amended Topic
 
Description
 
Method of adoption
 
Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
Cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-pay insurance products
 
Requires an entity to review, and if necessary, update the cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits, for both changes in future assumptions and actual experience, at least annually using a retrospective update method with a cumulative catch-up adjustment recorded in a separate line item in the Statements of Operations.
 
An entity may choose one of two adoption methods for the liability for future policy benefits: (1) a modified retrospective transition method whereby the entity will apply the amendments to contracts in force as of the beginning of the earliest period presented on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI or (2) a full retrospective transition method.
 
The options for method of adoption and the impacts of such methods are under assessment.

B-21

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Discount rate assumption used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-pay insurance products
 
Requires discount rate assumptions to be based on an upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield and will be required to be updated each quarter with the impact recorded through OCI.
 
As noted above, an entity may choose either a modified retrospective transition method or full retrospective transition method for the liability for future policy benefits. Under either method, for balance sheet remeasurement purposes, the liability for future policy benefits will be remeasured using current discount rates as of the beginning of the earliest period presented with the impact recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment to AOCI.
 
Upon adoption, under either transition method, there will be an adjustment to AOCI as a result of remeasuring in force contract liabilities using current upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields. The adjustment upon adoption will largely reflect the difference between the discount rate locked-in at contract inception versus current discount rates at transition. The magnitude of such adjustment is currently being assessed.
Amortization of DAC and other balances
 
Requires DAC and other balances, such as unearned revenue reserves and DSI, to be amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contract, independent of expected profitability.
 
An entity may apply one of two adoption methods: (1) a modified retrospective transition method whereby the entity will apply the amendments to contracts in force as of the beginning of the earliest period presented on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI or (2) if an entity chooses a full retrospective transition method for its future policy benefits, as described above, it is required to also use a retrospective transition method for DAC and other balances.
 
The options for method of adoption and the impacts of such methods are under assessment. Under the modified retrospective transition method, the Company would not expect a significant impact to the balance sheet, other than the impact of the removal of any related amounts in AOCI.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Market Risk Benefits
 
Requires an entity to measure all market risk benefits (e.g., living benefit and death benefit guarantees associated with variable annuities) at fair value with changes in value attributable to changes in an entity’s NPR to be recognized in OCI.
 
An entity will apply a retrospective transition method which will include a cumulative-effect adjustment on the balance sheet as of the earliest period presented.
 
Upon adoption, the Company expects an impact to retained earnings for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of benefits not currently measured at fair value (e.g., Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefits ("GMDB") on variable annuities) and an impact from reclassifying the cumulative effect of changes in NPR from retained earnings to AOCI. The magnitude of such adjustments is currently being assessed.

Other ASU issued but not yet adopted as of December 31, 2018

Standard
 
Description
 
Effective date and method of adoption
 
Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2016-13,
Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326):
Measurement of
Credit Losses on
Financial
Instruments
 
This ASU provides a new current expected credit loss model to account for credit losses on certain financial assets and off-balance sheet exposures (e.g., loans held for investment, debt securities held to maturity, reinsurance receivables, net investments in leases and loan commitments). The model requires an entity to estimate lifetime credit losses related to such financial assets and exposures based on relevant information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. The standard also modifies the current other-than-temporary impairment standard for available-for-sale debt securities to require the use of an allowance rather than a direct write down of the investment, and replaces existing standard for purchased credit deteriorated loans and debt securities.
 
January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method which will
include a cumulative-effect
adjustment on the
balance sheet as of
the beginning of the fiscal year of
adoption.
However, prospective application is required for purchased credit deteriorated assets previously accounted for under ASU 310-30 and for debt securities for which an other-than-temporary-impairment was recognized prior to the date of adoption. Early
adoption is permitted
beginning January 1,
2019.
 
The Company is currently assessing the impact of the ASU on the Company’s Financial Statements and Notes to the Financial Statements.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Standard
 
Description
 
Effective date and method of adoption
 
Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2017-08,
Receivables -
Nonrefundable Fees
and Other Costs
(Subtopic 310-20)
Premium
Amortization on
Purchased Callable
Debt Securities
 
This ASU requires certain premiums on callable debt securities to be amortized to the earliest call date.

 
January 1, 2019 using the modified
retrospective method (with early adoption
permitted) which will include a
cumulative-effect
adjustment on the
balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption.
 
The Company does not expect the adoption of the ASU to have a significant impact on the Company’s Financial Statements and Notes to the Financial Statements.

ASU 2017-12,
Derivatives and
Hedging (Topic
815): Targeted
Improvements to
Accounting for
Hedging Activities

 
This ASU makes targeted changes to the existing hedge accounting model to better portray the economics of an entity’s risk management activities and to simplify the use of hedge accounting.

 
January 1, 2019 using
the modified
retrospective method (with early adoption
permitted) which will include a cumulative-effect adjustment on the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption.
 
The Company does not expect the adoption of the ASU to have a significant impact on the Company’s Financial Statements and Notes to the Financial Statements.



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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

3. INVESTMENTS
Fixed Maturity Securities
The following tables set forth the composition of fixed maturity securities (excluding investments classified as trading), as of the dates indicated:
 
December 31, 2018
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
OTTI
in AOCI(3)
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies
$
15,388

 
$
940

 
$
0

 
$
16,328

 
$
0

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions
121,031

 
1,830

 
555

 
122,306

 
0

Foreign government bonds
68,720

 
96

 
3,522

 
65,294

 
0

U.S. corporate public securities
486,872

 
8,798

 
14,945

 
480,725

 
0

U.S. corporate private securities
231,953

 
1,935

 
7,522

 
226,366

 
0

Foreign corporate public securities
49,684

 
476

 
1,945

 
48,215

 
0

Foreign corporate private securities
149,611

 
736

 
5,584

 
144,763

 
0

Asset-backed securities(1)
22,352

 
1,040

 
41

 
23,351

 
(40
)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
147,464

 
915

 
3,173

 
145,206

 
0

Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)
4,817

 
460

 
7

 
5,270

 
(66
)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale
$
1,297,892

 
$
17,226

 
$
37,294

 
$
1,277,824

 
$
(106
)
(1)
Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, education loans and other asset types.
(2)
Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
(3)
Represents the amount of unrealized losses remaining in AOCI, from the impairment measurement date. Amount excludes $0.2 million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.
 
December 31, 2017(4)
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
OTTI
in AOCI(3)
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies
$
17,831

 
$
1,465

 
$
0

 
$
19,296

 
$
0

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions
121,208

 
6,660

 
0

 
127,868

 
0

Foreign government bonds
29,489

 
377

 
161

 
29,705

 
0

U.S. corporate public securities
464,726

 
34,100

 
1,304

 
497,522

 
(45
)
U.S. corporate private securities
235,957

 
7,063

 
930

 
242,090

 
0

Foreign corporate public securities
36,790

 
1,448

 
557

 
37,681

 
0

Foreign corporate private securities
143,608

 
6,991

 
891

 
149,708

 
0

Asset-backed securities(1)
26,539

 
1,275

 
0

 
27,814

 
(51
)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
118,818

 
1,883

 
1,174

 
119,527

 
0

Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)
9,200

 
826

 
0

 
10,026

 
(85
)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale(4)
$
1,204,166

 
$
62,088

 
$
5,017

 
$
1,261,237

 
$
(181
)
(1)
Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and other asset types.
(2)
Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
(3)
Represents the amount of unrealized losses remaining in AOCI, from the impairment measurement date. Amount excludes $0.3 million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

(4)
Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

The following tables set forth the fair value and gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturity securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the dates indicated:
 
December 31, 2018
 
Less Than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months or More
 
Total
 
Fair Value  
 
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 
Fair Value  
 
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 
Fair Value  
 
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions
$
36,191

 
$
356

 
$
7,585

 
$
199

 
$
43,776

 
$
555

Foreign government bonds
28,009

 
1,002

 
30,924

 
2,520

 
58,933

 
3,522

U.S. corporate public securities
182,958

 
7,696

 
124,396

 
7,249

 
307,354

 
14,945

U.S. corporate private securities
57,562

 
4,549

 
106,828

 
2,973

 
164,390

 
7,522

Foreign corporate public securities
20,062

 
695

 
16,791

 
1,250

 
36,853

 
1,945

Foreign corporate private securities
97,538

 
4,321

 
14,107

 
1,263

 
111,645

 
5,584

Asset-backed securities
7,762

 
41

 
0

 
0

 
7,762

 
41

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
26,453

 
163

 
61,338

 
3,010

 
87,791

 
3,173

Residential mortgage-backed securities
535

 
4

 
243

 
3

 
778

 
7

Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale
$
457,070

 
$
18,827

 
$
362,212

 
$
18,467

 
$
819,282

 
$
37,294

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017(1)
 
Less Than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months or More
 
Total
 
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

Foreign government bonds
3,354

 
42

 
6,210

 
119

 
9,564

 
161

U.S. corporate public securities
12,254

 
93

 
46,718

 
1,211

 
58,972

 
1,304

U.S. corporate private securities
42,607

 
608

 
14,034

 
322

 
56,641

 
930

Foreign corporate public securities
5,565

 
27

 
7,369

 
530

 
12,934

 
557

Foreign corporate private securities
13,639

 
180

 
11,333

 
711

 
24,972

 
891

Asset-backed securities
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
12,774

 
56

 
44,627

 
1,118

 
57,401

 
1,174

Residential mortgage-backed securities
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale
$
90,193

 
$
1,006

 
$
130,291

 
$
4,011

 
$
220,484

 
$
5,017

(1)
Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities were composed of $31.0 million and $4.2 million, respectively, related to “1” highest quality or “2” high quality securities based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) or equivalent rating and $6.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, related to other than high or highest quality securities based on NAIC or equivalent rating. As of December 31, 2018, the $18.5 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in commercial mortgage-backed securities and in the Company's corporate securities within the finance, utility and consumer non-cyclical sectors. As of December 31, 2017, the $4.0 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in commercial mortgage-backed securities and in the Company's corporate securities within the finance and technology sectors. In accordance with its policy described in Note 2, the Company concluded that an adjustment to earnings for OTTI for these fixed maturity securities was not warranted at either December 31, 2018 or 2017. These conclusions were based on a detailed analysis of the underlying credit and cash flows on each security. Gross unrealized losses are primarily attributable to general credit spread widening, increases in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rate movements. As of December 31, 2018, the Company did not intend to sell these securities, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these securities before the anticipated recovery of the remaining amortized cost basis.

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities by contractual maturities, as of the date indicated:
 
December 31, 2018
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
Due in one year or less
$
19,983

 
$
20,157

Due after one year through five years
158,450

 
153,748

Due after five years through ten years
292,180

 
283,399

Due after ten years
652,646

 
646,693

Asset-backed securities
22,352

 
23,351

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
147,464

 
145,206

Residential mortgage-backed securities
4,817

 
5,270

Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale
$
1,297,892

 
$
1,277,824

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities are shown separately in the table above, as they do not have a single maturity date.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The following table sets forth the sources of fixed maturity proceeds and related investment gains (losses), as well as losses on impairments of both fixed maturities, for the periods indicated:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales(1)
$
3,530

 
$
103,740

 
$
189,999

Proceeds from maturities/prepayments
70,152

 
87,544

 
81,157

Gross investment gains from sales and maturities
172

 
88

 
(235
)
Gross investment losses from sales and maturities
(219
)
 
(989
)
 
(1,135
)
OTTI recognized in earnings(2)
(125
)
 
(80
)
 
0


(1)
Includes $0.0 million, $0.0 million and $0.0 million of non-cash related proceeds due to the timing of trade settlements for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(2)
Excludes the portion of OTTI amounts remaining in OCI representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of the impairment.
The following table sets forth a rollforward of pre-tax amounts remaining in OCI related to fixed maturity securities with credit loss impairments recognized in earnings, for the periods indicated:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
Credit loss impairments:
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
561

 
$
562

New credit loss impairments
0

 
0

Additional credit loss impairments on securities previously impaired
0

 
0

Increases due to the passage of time on previously recorded credit losses
30

 
38

Reductions for securities which matured, paid down, prepaid or were sold during the period
(412
)
 
(37
)
Reductions for securities impaired to fair value during the period(1)
0

 
0

Accretion of credit loss impairments previously recognized due to an increase in cash flows expected to be collected
0

 
(2
)
Assets transferred to parent and affiliates
0

 
0

Balance, end of period
$
179

 
$
561

(1)
Represents circumstances where the Company determined in the current period that it intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of the security's amortized cost.

Equity Securities

The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from equity securities still held at period end, recorded within “Other income (loss),” was $(1.0) million during the year ended December 31, 2018. The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from equity securities, still held at period end, recorded within "Other comprehensive income (loss)," was $0.2 million and $1.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans
The following table sets forth the composition of “Commercial mortgage and other loans,” as of the dates indicated: 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
% of
Total
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
% of
Total
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Apartments/Multi-Family
$
41,775

 
35.2
%
 
$
44,405

 
36.4
%
Hospitality
9,988

 
8.4

 
10,263

 
8.4

Industrial
12,264

 
10.3

 
10,924

 
9.0

Office
16,930

 
14.3

 
17,738

 
14.5

Other
19,024

 
16.0

 
19,154

 
15.7

Retail
13,838

 
11.6

 
14,180

 
11.6

Total commercial mortgage loans
113,819

 
95.8

 
116,664

 
95.6

Agricultural property loans
4,968

 
4.2

 
5,312

 
4.4

Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type
118,787

 
100.0
%
 
121,976

 
100.0
%
Allowance for credit losses
(151
)
 
 
 
(180
)
 
 
Total commercial mortgage and other loans
$
118,636

 
 
 
$
121,796

 
 
As of December 31, 2018, the commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans were secured by properties geographically dispersed throughout the United States (with the largest concentrations in Illinois (17%), New York (14%) and Texas (10%)) and included loans secured by properties in Europe (8%).

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for credit losses for commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated: 
 
Commercial Mortgage Loans
 
Agricultural Property Loans
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
425

 
$
3

 
$
428

Addition to (release of) allowance for credit losses
(218
)
 
(1
)
 
(219
)
Charge-offs, net of recoveries
0

 
0

 
0

Balance at December 31, 2016
$
207

 
$
2

 
$
209

Addition to (release of) allowance for credit losses
(28
)
 
(1
)
 
(29
)
Charge-offs, net of recoveries
0

 
0

 
0

Balance at December 31, 2017
$
179

 
$
1

 
$
180

Addition to (release of) allowance for credit losses
(29
)
 
0

 
(29
)
Charge-offs, net of recoveries
0

 
0

 
0

Balance at December 31, 2018
$
150

 
$
1

 
$
151

The following tables set forth the allowance for credit losses and the recorded investment in commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated: 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Commercial Mortgage Loans
 
Agricultural Property Loans
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses:
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

Collectively evaluated for impairment
150

 
1

 
151

Total ending balance(1)
$
150

 
$
1

 
$
151

Recorded investment(2):
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

Collectively evaluated for impairment
113,819

 
4,968

 
118,787

Total ending balance(1)
$
113,819

 
$
4,968

 
$
118,787


(1)
As of December 31, 2018, there were no loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.
(2)
Recorded investment reflects the carrying value gross of related allowance.
 
December 31, 2017
 
Commercial Mortgage Loans
 
Agricultural Property Loans
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses:
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

Collectively evaluated for impairment
179

 
1

 
180

Total ending balance(1)
$
179

 
$
1

 
$
180

Recorded investment(2):
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

Collectively evaluated for impairment
116,664

 
5,312

 
121,976

Total ending balance(1)
$
116,664

 
$
5,312

 
$
121,976


(1)
As of December 31, 2017, there were no loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.
(2)
Recorded investment reflects the carrying value gross of related allowance.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The following tables set forth certain key credit quality indicators for commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, as of the dates indicated:
 
December 31, 2018
 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
 
 
 
> 1.2X
 
1.0X to <1.2X
 
< 1.0X
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0%-59.99%
$
88,427

 
$
1,210

 
$
0

 
$
89,637

60%-69.99%
19,975

 
5,513

 
0

 
25,488

70%-79.99%
2,102

 
1,560

 
0

 
3,662

80% or greater
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans
$
110,504

 
$
8,283

 
$
0

 
$
118,787

 
December 31, 2017
 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
 
 
 
> 1.2X
 
1.0X to <1.2X
 
< 1.0X
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0%-59.99%
$
83,304

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
83,304

60%-69.99%
27,727

 
3,155

 
2,009

 
32,891

70%-79.99%
0

 
5,781

 
0

 
5,781

80% or greater
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans
$
111,031

 
$
8,936

 
$
2,009

 
$
121,976


The following tables set forth an aging of past due commercial mortgage and other loans based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, as well as the amount of commercial mortgage and other loans on non-accrual status, as of the dates indicated:
 
December 31, 2018
 
Current
 
30-59 Days Past Due
 
60-89 Days Past Due
 
90 Days or More Past Due(1)
 
Total Loans
 
Non-Accrual Status(2)
 
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans
$
113,819

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
113,819

 
$
0

Agricultural property loans
4,968

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
4,968

 
0

Total
$
118,787

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
118,787

 
$
0


(1)
As of December 31, 2018, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.
(2)
For additional information regarding the Company's policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2.


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

 
December 31, 2017
 
Current
 
30-59 Days Past Due
 
60-89 Days Past Due
 
90 Days or More Past Due(1)
 
Total Loans
 
Non-Accrual Status(2)
 
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans
$
116,664

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
116,664

 
$
0

Agricultural property loans
5,312

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
5,312

 
0

Total
$
121,976

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
121,976

 
$
0


(1)
As of December 31, 2017, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.
(2)
For additional information regarding the Company's policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2.

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no commercial mortgage or other loans acquired, other than those through direct origination. For the year ended December 31, 2018, there were no commercial mortgage and other loans sold. For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were $42 million of commercial mortgage and other loans sold.

Other Invested Assets
The following table sets forth the composition of “Other invested assets,” as of the dates indicated: 
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
Company's investment in separate accounts
$
3,008

 
$
2,726

LPs/LLCs:
 
 
 
Equity method:
 
 
 
Private equity
15,081

 
12,350

Hedge funds
28,266

 
28,167

Real estate-related
1,385

 
1,112

Subtotal equity method
44,732

 
41,629

Fair value:
 
 
 
Private equity
920

 
1,141

Hedge funds
105

 
121

Real estate-related
1,856

 
1,186

Subtotal fair value(1)
2,881

 
2,448

Total LPs/LLCs
47,613

 
44,077

Derivative instruments
7,792

 
0

Total other invested assets(2)
$
58,413

 
$
46,803


(1)
As of December 31, 2017, $2.3 million was accounted for using the cost method.
(2)
Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. For additional information, see Note 2.

As of both December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had no significant equity method investments.


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Net Investment Income
The following table sets forth “Net investment income” by investment type, for the periods indicated:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
$
52,235

 
$
48,232

 
$
47,671

Fixed maturities, trading
322

 
306

 
372

Equity securities, at fair value
364

 
363

 
393

Commercial mortgage and other loans
5,006

 
6,088

 
8,325

Policy loans
11,071

 
10,618

 
10,482

Short-term investments and cash equivalents
655

 
457

 
606

Other invested assets
1,869

 
4,224

 
7,698

Gross investment income
71,522

 
70,288

 
75,547

Less: investment expenses
(3,711
)
 
(3,637
)
 
(3,522
)
Net investment income(1)
$
67,811

 
$
66,651

 
$
72,025

(1)
Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

The carrying value of non-income producing assets included less than $1 million in available-for-sale fixed maturities, as of December 31, 2018. Non-income producing assets represent investments that had not produced income for the twelve months preceding December 31, 2018.


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net 
The following table sets forth “Realized investment gains (losses), net” by investment type, for the periods indicated: 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities(1)
$
(172
)
 
$
(981
)
 
$
(1,370
)
Equity securities(2)
0

 
(1
)
 
(954
)
Commercial mortgage and other loans
29

 
29

 
219

LPs/LLCs
49

 
16

 
178

Derivatives
(9,178
)
 
(13,098
)
 
90,352

Short-term investments and cash equivalents
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
3

Realized investment gains (losses), net
$
(9,273
)
 
$
(14,038
)
 
$
88,428

(1)
Includes fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale and excludes fixed maturity securities classified as trading.
(2)
Effective January 1, 2018, realized gains (losses) on equity securities are recorded within "Other income (loss)."
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments within AOCI
The following table below sets forth net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, as of the dates indicated:
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale—with OTTI
$
143

 
$
162

 
$
147

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale—all other
(20,211
)
 
56,909

 
13,183

Equity securities, available-for-sale(1)
0

 
270

 
21

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (2)
1,793

 
(5,036
)
 
4,973

Affiliated notes
509

 
682

 
846

Other investments
145

 
(288
)
 
(357
)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments
$
(17,621
)
 
$
52,699

 
$
18,813

(1)
Effective January 1, 2018, unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities are recorded within “Other income (loss).”
(2)
For more information on cash flow hedges, see Note 4.
Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending
In the normal course of business, the Company sells securities under agreements to repurchase and enters into securities lending transactions. As of both December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had no repurchase agreements.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The following table sets forth the composition of “Cash collateral for loaned securities,” which represents the liability to return cash collateral received for the following types of securities loaned, as of the dates indicated:
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements
 
 
 
Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements
 
 
 
Overnight & Continuous
 
Up to 30 Days
 
Total
 
Overnight & Continuous
 
Up to 30 Days
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
10,310

 
$
10,310

Foreign government bonds
0

 
0

 
0

 
4,420

 
0

 
4,420

U.S. public corporate securities
437

 
0

 
437

 
0

 
0

 
0

Foreign public corporate securities
2,265

 
0

 
2,265

 
478

 
0

 
478

Total cash collateral for loaned securities(1)
$
2,702

 
$
0

 
$
2,702

 
$
4,898

 
$
10,310

 
$
15,208

(1)
The Company did not have agreements with remaining contractual maturities of thirty days or greater, as of the dates indicated.
Securities Pledged, Restricted Assets and Special Deposits
The Company pledges as collateral investment securities it owns to unaffiliated parties through certain transactions, including securities lending, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, collateralized borrowings and postings of collateral with derivative counterparties. The following table sets forth the carrying value of investments pledged to third parties and the carrying amount of the associated liabilities supported by the pledged collateral, as of the dates indicated: 
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
Pledged collateral:
 
 
 
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale
$
2,640

 
$
14,616

Total securities pledged
$
2,640

 
$
14,616

Liabilities supported by the pledged collateral:
 
 
 
Cash collateral for loaned securities
$
2,702

 
$
15,208

Total liabilities supported by the pledged collateral
$
2,702

 
$
15,208

In the normal course of its business activities, the Company accepts collateral that can be sold or repledged. The primary sources of this collateral are securities purchased under agreements to resell. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the fair value of this collateral was $10 million and $43 million, respectively, none of which had either been sold or repledged.
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were fixed maturities of $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, on deposit with governmental authorities or trustees as required by certain insurance laws.

4. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Types of Derivative Instruments and Derivative Strategies
Interest Rate Contracts
Interest rate swaps are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in interest rates, manage interest rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities and to hedge against changes in their values it owns or anticipates acquiring or selling.
Swaps may be attributed to specific assets or liabilities or to a portfolio of assets or liabilities. Under interest rate swaps, the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed-rate and floating-rate interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed upon notional principal amount.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)


Equity Contracts
Equity options are used by the Company to manage its exposure to the equity markets which impacts the value of assets and liabilities it owns or anticipates acquiring or selling.
Equity index options are contracts which will settle in cash based on differentials in the underlying indices at the time of exercise and the strike price. The Company uses combinations of purchases and sales of equity index options to hedge the effects of adverse changes in equity indices within a predetermined range.
Foreign Exchange Contracts
Currency derivatives, including currency swaps and forwards, are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in currency exchange rates with respect to investments denominated in foreign currencies that the Company either holds or intends to acquire or sell.
Under currency forwards, the Company agrees with counterparties to deliver a specified amount of an identified currency at a specified future date. Typically, the price is agreed upon at the time of the contract and payment for such a contract is made at the specified future date. The Company executes forward sales of the hedged currency in exchange for U.S. dollars at a specified exchange rate. The maturities of these forwards correspond with the future periods in which the non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings are expected to be generated.
Under currency swaps, the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between one currency and another at an exchange rate and calculated by reference to an agreed principal amount. Generally, the principal amount of each currency is exchanged at the beginning and termination of the currency swap by each party.
Credit Contracts
The Company writes credit protection to gain exposure similar to investment in public fixed maturity cash instruments. With these credit derivatives the Company sells credit protection on a single name reference, or certain index reference, and in return receives a quarterly premium. This premium or credit spread generally corresponds to the difference between the yield on the referenced names (or an index’s referenced names) public fixed maturity cash instruments and swap rates, at the time the agreement is executed. If there is an event of default by the referenced name or one of the referenced names in the index, as defined by the agreement, then the Company is obligated to pay the referenced amount of the contract to the counterparty and receive in return the referenced defaulted security or similar security or (in the case of a credit default index) pay the referenced amount less the auction recovery rate.
In addition to selling credit protection, the Company purchases credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company’s investment portfolio.
Embedded Derivatives
The Company sells certain products (for example, variable annuities), which may include guaranteed benefit features that are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Related to these derivatives, the Company has entered into reinsurance agreements (previously reinsured to Pruco Re and Pruco Life) with an affiliate, Prudential Insurance, effective April 1, 2016. See Note 1 for additional information on the reinsurance agreements.
These embedded derivatives and reinsurance agreements, also accounted for as derivatives, are carried at fair value and marked to market through “Realized investment gains (losses), net” based on the change in value of the underlying contractual guarantees, which are determined using valuation models, as described in Note 5.


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Primary Risks Managed by Derivatives
The table below provides a summary of the gross notional amount and fair value of derivative contracts by the primary underlying risks, excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables. Many derivative instruments contain multiple underlying risks. The fair value amounts below represent the gross fair value of derivative contracts prior to taking into account the netting effects of master netting agreements, cash collateral, and NPR.
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Gross Fair Value
 
 
 
Gross Fair Value
Primary Underlying
 
Notional
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
Notional
 
Assets
 
Liabilities
 
 
(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency/Interest Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Swaps
 
$
119,611

 
$
3,787

 
$
(2,271
)
 
$
110,240

 
$
1,320

 
$
(6,869
)
Total Qualifying Hedges
 
$
119,611

 
$
3,787

 
$
(2,271
)
 
$
110,240

 
$
1,320

 
$
(6,869
)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
$
59,075

 
$
2,360

 
$
0

 
$
59,075

 
$
3,766

 
$
0

Credit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Default Swaps
 
756

 
0

 
(9
)
 
1,594

 
0

 
(96
)
Currency/Interest Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Swaps
 
16,815

 
2,364

 
(111
)
 
22,237

 
1,748

 
(674
)
Foreign Currency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Forwards
 
1,460

 
21

 
0

 
1,888

 
0

 
(52
)
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity Options
 
281,400

 
2,616

 
(749
)
 
152,800

 
8,125

 
(2,813
)
Total Non-Qualifying Hedges
 
$
359,506

 
$
7,361

 
$
(869
)
 
$
237,594

 
$
13,639

 
$
(3,635
)
Total Derivatives (1)
 
$
479,117

 
$
11,148

 
$
(3,140
)
 
$
347,834

 
$
14,959

 
$
(10,504
)
(1)
Excludes embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables which contain multiple underlying risks.
The fair value of the embedded derivatives, included in "Future policy benefits," was a net liability of $489 million and $472 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The fair value of the related reinsurance recoverables included in "Reinsurance recoverables" was an asset of $489 million and $472 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See Note 9 for additional information on these reinsurance agreements.
The fair value of the embedded derivatives, included in "Policyholders' account balances," was a net liability of $2 million and $5 million as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. There were no related reinsurance recoverables at each respective period.


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The following table presents recognized derivative instruments (excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables), and repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, that are offset in the Statements of Financial Position, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the Statements of Financial Position. 
 
December 31, 2018
 
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
 
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial
Position
 
Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
 
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
 
Net
Amount
 
(in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives(1)
$
11,148

 
$
(3,355
)
 
$
7,793

 
$
(7,307
)
 
$
486

Securities purchased under agreements to resell
10,000

 
0

 
10,000

 
(10,000
)
 
0

Total Assets
$
21,148

 
$
(3,355
)
 
$
17,793

 
$
(17,307
)
 
$
486

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives(1)
$
3,140

 
$
(3,140
)
 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Total Liabilities
$
3,140

 
$
(3,140
)
 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
0


 
December 31, 2017
 
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
 
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the Consolidated
Statement of
Financial
Position
 
Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statement
of Financial
Position
 
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
 
Net
Amount
 
(in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives(1)
$
14,959

 
$
(14,959
)
 
$
0

 


 
$
0

Securities purchased under agreements to resell
43,000

 
0

 
43,000

 
(43,000
)
 
0

Total Assets
$
57,959

 
$
(14,959
)
 
$
43,000

 
$
(43,000
)
 
$
0

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives(1)
$
10,504

 
$
(9,941
)
 
$
563

 
$
0

 
$
563

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Total Liabilities
$
10,504

 
$
(9,941
)
 
$
563

 
$
0

 
$
563

(1)
Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty.
For information regarding the rights of offset associated with the derivative assets and liabilities in the table above see “Credit Risk” below and Note 13. For securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the Company monitors the value of the securities and maintains collateral, as appropriate, to protect against credit exposure. Where the Company has entered into repurchase and resale agreements with the same counterparty, in the event of default, the Company would generally be permitted to exercise rights of offset. For additional information on the Company’s accounting policy for securities repurchase and resale agreements, see Note 2 to the Financial Statements.


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Cash Flow Hedges
The primary derivative instruments used by the Company in its cash flow hedge accounting relationships are currency swaps. These instruments are only designated for hedge accounting in instances where the appropriate criteria are met. The Company does not use futures, options, credit, equity or embedded derivatives in any of its cash flow hedge accounting relationships.
The following tables provide the financial statement classification and impact of derivatives used in qualifying and non-qualifying hedge relationships, excluding the offset of the hedged item in an effective hedge relationship. 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 
Net
Investment
Income
 
Other Income
 
AOCI(1)
 
(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency/Interest Rate
$
0

 
$
1,360

 
$
638

 
$
6,829

Total qualifying hedges
0

 
1,360

 
638

 
6,829

Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate
(583
)
 
0

 
0

 
0

Currency
98

 
0

 
0

 
0

Currency/Interest Rate
1,377

 
0

 
13

 
0

Credit
(2
)
 
0

 
0

 
0

Equity
(3,793
)
 
0

 
0

 
0

Embedded Derivatives
(6,275
)
 
0

 
0

 
0

Total non-qualifying hedges
(9,178
)
 
0

 
13

 
0

Total
$
(9,178
)
 
$
1,360

 
$
651

 
$
6,829


 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 
Net
Investment
Income
 
Other
Income
 
AOCI(1)
 
(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency/Interest Rate
$
0

 
$
814

 
$
(873
)
 
$
(10,009
)
Total cash flow hedges
0

 
814

 
(873
)
 
(10,009
)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate
124

 
0

 
0

 
0

Currency
(106
)
 
0

 
0

 
0

Currency/Interest Rate
(1,833
)
 
0

 
(20
)
 
0

Credit
(46
)
 
0

 
0

 
0

Equity
3,497

 
0

 
0

 
0

Embedded Derivatives
(14,734
)
 
0

 
0

 
0

Total non-qualifying hedges
(13,098
)
 
0

 
(20
)
 
0

Total
$
(13,098
)
 
$
814

 
$
(893
)
 
$
(10,009
)

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 
Net
Investment
Income
 
Other
Income
 
AOCI(1)
 
(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency/Interest Rate
$
0

 
$
258

 
$
554

 
$
(678
)
Total cash flow hedges
0

 
258

 
554

 
(678
)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate
571

 
0

 
0

 
0

Currency
234

 
0

 
0

 
0

Currency/Interest Rate
2,028

 
0

 
17

 
0

Credit
(535
)
 
0

 
0

 
0

Equity
786

 
0

 
0

 
0

Embedded Derivatives
87,268

 
0

 
0

 
0

Total non-qualifying hedges
90,352

 
0

 
17

 
0

Total
$
90,352

 
$
258

 
$
571

 
$
(678
)
(1)
Amounts deferred in AOCI.
For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the ineffective portion of derivatives accounted for using hedge accounting was de minimis to the Company’s results of operations. Also, there were no material amounts reclassified into earnings relating to instances in which the Company discontinued cash flow hedge accounting because the forecasted transaction did not occur by the anticipated date or within the additional time period permitted by the authoritative guidance for the accounting for derivatives and hedging.
Presented below is a rollforward of current period cash flow hedges in AOCI before taxes: 
 
(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
5,651

Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2016
1,534

Amount reclassified into current period earnings
(2,212
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
4,973

Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2017
(10,136
)
Amount reclassified into current period earnings
127

Balance, December 31, 2017
(5,036
)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2018
8,522

Amount reclassified into current period earnings
(1,693
)
Balance, December 31, 2018
$
1,793


The changes in fair value of cash flow hedges are deferred in AOCI and are included in “Net unrealized investment gains (losses)” in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss); these amounts are then reclassified to earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. Using December 31, 2018 values, it is estimated that a pre-tax gain of $1.5 million will be reclassified from AOCI to earnings during the subsequent twelve months ending December 31, 2019, offset by amounts pertaining to the hedged items.
The exposures the Company is hedging with these qualifying cash flow hedges include the variability of the payment or receipt of interest or foreign currency amounts on existing financial instruments.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Credit Derivatives
The Company has no exposure from credit derivative positions where it has written credit protection as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
The Company has purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company’s investment portfolio. The Company has outstanding notional amounts of $1 million and $2 million reported at fair value as a liability of $0 million and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Credit Risk
The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparty to financial derivative transactions with a positive fair value. The Company manages credit risk by entering into derivative transactions with its affiliate, Prudential Global Funding LLC (“PGF”), related to its OTC derivatives. PGF, in turn, manages its credit risk by: (i) entering into derivative transactions with highly rated major international financial institutions and other creditworthy counterparties governed by master netting agreement as applicable; (ii) trading through central clearing and OTC parties; (iii) obtaining collateral, such as cash and securities, when appropriate; and (iv) setting limits on single party credit exposures which are subject to periodic management review.
Substantially all of the Company’s derivative agreements have zero thresholds which require daily full collateralization by the party in a liability position.

5. FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Fair Value Measurement – Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The authoritative fair value guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 - Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Company for identical assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 1 assets and liabilities primarily include certain cash equivalents.
Level 2 - Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted market prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, and other market observable inputs. The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include: fixed maturities (corporate public and private bonds, most government securities, certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, etc.), certain equity securities (mutual funds, which do not trade in active markets because they are not publicly available), certain cash equivalents, and certain OTC derivatives.
Level 3 - Fair value is based on at least one significant unobservable input for the asset or liability. The assets and liabilities in this category may require significant judgment or estimation in determining the fair value. The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities primarily include: certain private fixed maturities and equity securities, certain manually priced public fixed maturities, certain highly structured OTC derivative contracts and embedded derivatives resulting from reinsurance or certain products with guaranteed benefits.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Assets and Liabilities by Hierarchy Level – The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the dates indicated.
 
 
As of December 31, 2018
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Netting(1)
 
Total
 
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies
 
$
0

 
$
16,328

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
16,328

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions
 
0

 
122,306

 
0

 
0

 
122,306

Foreign government bonds
 
0

 
65,294

 
0

 
0

 
65,294

U.S. corporate public securities
 
0

 
480,725

 
0

 
0

 
480,725

U.S. corporate private securities
 
0

 
224,278

 
2,088

 
0

 
226,366

Foreign corporate public securities
 
0

 
48,215

 
0

 
0

 
48,215

Foreign corporate private securities
 
0

 
143,969

 
794

 
0

 
144,763

Asset-backed securities(2)
 
0

 
23,351

 
0

 
0

 
23,351

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
0

 
145,206

 
0

 
0

 
145,206

Residential mortgage-backed securities
 
0

 
5,270

 
0

 
0

 
5,270

Subtotal
 
0

 
1,274,942

 
2,882

 
0

 
1,277,824

Fixed maturities, trading
 
0

 
5,770

 
0

 
0

 
5,770

Equity securities
 
0

 
3,248

 
6,622

 
0

 
9,870

Cash equivalents
 
19,972

 
39,946

 
0

 
0

 
59,918

Other invested assets(3)
 
0

 
11,148

 
0

 
(3,355
)
 
7,793

Reinsurance recoverables
 
0

 
0

 
488,825

 
0

 
488,825

Receivables from parent and affiliates
 
0

 
8,824

 
0

 
0

 
8,824

Subtotal excluding separate account assets
 
19,972

 
1,343,878

 
498,329

 
(3,355
)
 
1,858,824

Separate account assets(4)(5)
 
0

 
11,648,322

 
0

 
0

 
11,648,322

Total assets
 
$
19,972

 
$
12,992,200

 
$
498,329

 
$
(3,355
)
 
$
13,507,146

Future policy benefits(6)
 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
488,825

 
$
0

 
$
488,825

Policyholders' account balances
 
0

 
0

 
1,949

 
0

 
1,949

Payables to parent and affiliates
 
0

 
3,140

 
0

 
(3,140
)
 
0

Total liabilities
 
$
0

 
$
3,140

 
$
490,774

 
$
(3,140
)
 
$
490,774



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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

 
 
As of December 31, 2017
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Netting(1)
 
Total
 
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies
 
$
0

 
$
19,296

 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
19,296

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions
 
0

 
127,868

 
0

 
0

 
127,868

Foreign government bonds
 
0

 
29,705

 
0

 
0

 
29,705

U.S. corporate public securities
 
0

 
497,522

 
0

 
0

 
497,522

U.S. corporate private securities
 
0

 
228,219

 
13,871

 
0

 
242,090

Foreign corporate public securities
 
0

 
37,681

 
0

 
0

 
37,681

Foreign corporate private securities
 
0

 
149,063

 
645

 
0

 
149,708

Asset-backed securities(2)
 
0

 
16,239

 
11,575

 
0

 
27,814

Commercial mortgage-backed securities
 
0

 
119,527

 
0

 
0

 
119,527

Residential mortgage-backed securities
 
0

 
10,026

 
0

 
0

 
10,026

Subtotal
 
0

 
1,235,146

 
26,091

 
0

 
1,261,237

Fixed maturities, trading(7)
 
0

 
6,643

 
0

 
0

 
6,643

Equity securities(7)
 
0

 
3,414

 
7,428

 
0

 
10,842

Cash equivalents
 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Other invested assets(3)(7)
 
0

 
14,959

 
0

 
(14,959
)
 
0

Reinsurance recoverables
 
0

 
0

 
472,157

 
0

 
472,157

Receivables from parent and affiliates
 
0

 
9,377

 
0

 
0

 
9,377

Subtotal excluding separate account assets
 
0

 
1,269,539

 
505,676

 
(14,959
)
 
1,760,256

Separate account assets(4)(5)
 
0

 
12,454,118

 
0

 
0

 
12,454,118

Total assets
 
$
0

 
$
13,723,657

 
$
505,676

 
$
(14,959
)
 
$
14,214,374

Future policy benefits(6)
 
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
472,157

 
$
0

 
$
472,157

Policyholders' account balances
 
0

 
0

 
5,463

 
0

 
5,463

Payables to parent and affiliates
 
0

 
10,504

 
0

 
(9,941
)
 
563

Total liabilities
 
$
0

 
$
10,504

 
$
477,620

 
$
(9,941
)
 
$
478,183


(1)
“Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $0.2 million and $5.0 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and the impact of offsetting asset and liability positions held with the same counterparty, subject to master netting arrangements.
(2)
Includes credit tranched securities collateralized by syndicated bank loans, sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and other asset types.
(3)
Other invested assets excluded from the fair value hierarchy include certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other funds for which fair value is measured at net asset value ("NAV") per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the fair values of such investments were $2.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
(4)
Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company’s Statements of Financial Position.
(5)
Separate account assets included in the fair value hierarchy exclude investments in entities that calculate NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. Such investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy include investments in real estate, hedge funds and a corporate owned life insurance fund, for which fair value is measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent). At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the fair value of such investments was $1,734 million and $1,791 million respectively.
(6)
As of December 31, 2018, the net embedded derivative liability position of $489 million includes $60 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $549 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position. As of December 31, 2017, the net embedded derivative liability position of $472 million includes $77 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $549 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position.
(7)
Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. See Note 2 for details.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The methods and assumptions the Company uses to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below.
Fixed Maturity Securities – The fair values of the Company’s public fixed maturity securities are generally based on prices obtained from independent pricing services. Prices for each security are generally sourced from multiple pricing vendors, and a vendor hierarchy is maintained by asset type based on historical pricing experience and vendor expertise. The Company ultimately uses the price from the pricing service highest in the vendor hierarchy based on the respective asset type. The pricing hierarchy is updated for new financial products and recent pricing experience with various vendors. Consistent with the fair value hierarchy described above, securities with validated quotes from pricing services are generally reflected within Level 2, as they are primarily based on observable pricing for similar assets and/or other market observable inputs. Typical inputs used by these pricing services include but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids, offers, and/or estimated cash flow, prepayment speeds, and default rates. If the pricing information received from third-party pricing services is deemed not reflective of market activity or other inputs observable in the market, the Company may challenge the price through a formal process with the pricing service or classify the securities as Level 3. If the pricing service updates the price to be more consistent with the presented market observations, the security remains within Level 2.
Internally-developed valuations or indicative broker quotes are also used to determine fair value in circumstances where vendor pricing is not available, or where the Company ultimately concludes that pricing information received from the independent pricing services is not reflective of market activity. If the Company concludes the values from both pricing services and brokers are not reflective of market activity, it may override the information with an internally-developed valuation. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, overrides on a net basis were not material. Pricing service overrides, internally-developed valuations and indicative broker quotes are generally included in Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
The Company conducts several specific price monitoring activities. Daily analyses identify price changes over predetermined thresholds defined at the financial instrument level. Various pricing integrity reports are reviewed on a daily and monthly basis to determine if pricing is reflective of market activity or if it would warrant any adjustments. Other procedures performed include, but are not limited to, reviews of third-party pricing services methodologies, reviews of pricing trends, and back testing.
The fair values of private fixed maturities, which are originated by internal private asset managers, are primarily determined using discounted cash flow models. These models primarily use observable inputs that include Treasury or similar base rates plus estimated credit spreads to value each security. The credit spreads are obtained through a survey of private market intermediaries who are active in both primary and secondary transactions, and consider, among other factors, the credit quality and the reduced liquidity associated with private placements. Internal adjustments are made to reflect variation in observed sector spreads. Since most private placements are valued using standard market observable inputs and inputs derived from, or corroborated by, market observable data including, but not limited to observed prices and spreads for similar publicly or privately traded issues, they have been reflected within Level 2. For certain private fixed maturities, the discounted cash flow model may incorporate significant unobservable inputs, which reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset. To the extent management determines that such unobservable inputs are significant to the price of a security, a Level 3 classification is made.
Equity Securities – Equity securities consist principally of investments in common and preferred stock of publicly traded companies, privately traded securities, as well as mutual fund shares. The fair values of most publicly traded equity securities are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Estimated fair values for most privately traded equity securities are determined using discounted cash flow, earnings multiple and other valuation models that require a substantial level of judgment around inputs and therefore are classified within Level 3. The fair values of mutual fund shares that transact regularly (but do not trade in active markets because they are not publicly available) are based on transaction prices of identical fund shares and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Derivative Instruments – Derivatives are recorded at fair value either as assets within “Other invested assets”, or as liabilities within “Payables to parent and affiliates”, except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The fair values of derivative contracts can be affected by changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, NPR, liquidity and other factors.
The Company's exchange-traded futures and options include treasury and equity futures. Exchange-traded futures and options are valued using quoted prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The majority of the Company’s derivative positions are traded in the OTC derivative market and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. OTC derivatives classified within Level 2 are valued using models that utilize actively quoted or observable market input values from external market data providers, third-party pricing vendors and/or recent trading activity. The Company’s policy is to use mid-market pricing in determining its best estimate of fair value. The fair values of most OTC derivatives, including interest rate and cross-currency swaps, currency forward contracts and single name credit default swaps are determined using discounted cash flow models. The fair values of European style option contracts are determined using Black-Scholes option pricing models. These models’ key inputs include the contractual terms of the respective contract, along with significant observable inputs, including interest rates, currency rates, credit spreads, equity prices, index dividend yields, NPR, volatility and other factors.
The Company’s cleared interest rate swaps and credit derivatives linked to an index are valued using models that utilize actively quoted or observable market inputs, including Overnight Indexed Swap discount rates, obtained from external market data providers, third-party pricing vendors and/or recent trading activity. These derivatives are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments – Cash equivalents and short-term investments include money market instruments and other highly liquid debt instruments. Certain money market instruments are valued using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible for identical assets and are primarily classified as Level 1. The remaining instruments in this category are generally fair valued based on market observable inputs, and these investments have primarily been classified within Level 2.
Separate Account Assets – Separate account assets include fixed maturity securities, treasuries, equity securities, real estate, mutual funds, and commercial mortgage loans for which values are determined consistent with similar instruments described above under “Fixed Maturity Securities” and “Equity Securities”.
Receivables from Parent and Affiliates – Receivables from parent and affiliates carried at fair value include affiliated bonds within the Company’s legal entity where fair value is determined consistent with similar securities described above under “Fixed Maturity Securities” managed by affiliated asset managers.
Reinsurance Recoverables – Reinsurance recoverables carried at fair value include the reinsurance of the Company’s living benefit guarantees on certain variable annuity contracts. These guarantees are accounted for as embedded derivatives and are recorded in “Reinsurance recoverables” or “Other liabilities” when fair value is in an asset or liability position, respectively. The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value are consistent with those described below in “Future policy benefits”. The reinsurance agreements covering these guarantees are derivatives with fair value determined in the same manner as the living benefit guarantee.
Future Policy Benefits – The liability for future policy benefits is related to guarantees primarily associated with the living benefit features of certain variable annuity contracts, including guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits ("GMAB"), guaranteed withdrawal benefits ("GMWB") and guaranteed minimum income and withdrawal benefits ("GMIWB"), accounted for as embedded derivatives. The fair values of these liabilities are calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to customers less the present value of future expected rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. This methodology could result in either a liability or contra-liability balance, given changing capital market conditions and various actuarial assumptions. Since there is no observable active market for the transfer of these obligations, the valuations are calculated using internally developed models with option pricing techniques. The models are based on a risk neutral valuation framework and incorporate premiums for risks inherent in valuation techniques, inputs, and the general uncertainty around the timing and amount of future cash flows. The determination of these risk premiums requires the use of management's judgment.
The significant inputs to the valuation models for these embedded derivatives include capital market assumptions, such as interest rate levels and volatility assumptions, the Company’s market-perceived NPR, as well as actuarially determined assumptions, including contractholder behavior, such as lapse rates, benefit utilization rates, withdrawal rates and mortality rates. Since many of these assumptions are unobservable and are considered to be significant inputs to the liability valuation, the liability included in future policy benefits has been reflected within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Capital market inputs and actual policyholders’ account values are updated each quarter based on capital market conditions as of the end of the quarter, including interest rates, equity markets and volatility. In the risk neutral valuation, the initial swap curve drives the total return used to grow the policyholders’ account values. The Company’s discount rate assumption is based on the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") swap curve adjusted for an additional spread relative to LIBOR to reflect NPR.
Actuarial assumptions, including contractholder behavior and mortality, are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon emerging experience, future expectations and other data, including any observable market data. These assumptions are generally updated annually unless a material change that the Company feels is indicative of a long-term trend is observed in an interim period.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Policyholders' Account Balances – The liability for policyholders' account balances is related to certain embedded derivative instruments associated with certain policyholders' account balances. The fair values are determined consistent with similar derivative instruments described under "Derivative Instruments".
Quantitative Information Regarding Internally-Priced Level 3 Assets and Liabilities – The tables below present quantitative information on significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities.
 
As of December 31, 2018
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation 
Techniques
 
Unobservable Inputs
 
Minimum
 
Maximum
 
Weighted
Average
 
Impact of Increase
in Input on Fair
Value(1)
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities(2)
$
2,882

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
7.00
%
 
16.33
%
 
9.93
%
 
Decrease
Reinsurance recoverables
$
488,825

 
Fair values are determined using the same unobservable inputs as future policy benefits.
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future policy benefits(3)
$
488,825

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Lapse rate(4)
 
1
%
 
13
%
 
 
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
Spread over LIBOR(5)
 
0.36
%
 
1.60
%
 
 
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
Utilization rate(6)
 
50
%
 
97
%
 
 
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
Withdrawal rate
 
See table footnote (7) below.
 
 
 
 
 
Mortality rate(8)
 
0
%
 
15
%
 
 
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
Equity volatility curve
 
18
%
 
22
%
 
 
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2017
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation 
Techniques
 
Unobservable Inputs
 
Minimum
 
Maximum
 
Weighted
Average
 
Impact of Increase
in Input on Fair
Value(1)
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities(2)
$
14,516

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
5.06
%
 
22.23
%
 
7.53
%
 
Decrease
Reinsurance recoverables
$
472,157

 
Fair values are determined using the same unobservable inputs as future policy benefits.
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future policy benefits(3)
$
472,157

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Lapse rate(4)
 
1
%
 
12
%
 
 
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
Spread over LIBOR(5)
 
0.12
%
 
1.10
%
 
 
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
Utilization rate(6)
 
52
%
 
97
%
 
 
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
Withdrawal rate
 
See table footnote (7) below.
 
 
 
 
 
Mortality rate(8)
 
0
%
 
14
%
 
 
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
Equity volatility curve
 
13
%
 
24
%
 
 
 
Increase

(1)
Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact on fair value as that presented in the table.
(2)
Includes assets classified as fixed maturities available-for-sale.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

(3)
Future policy benefits primarily represent general account liabilities for the living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts which are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.
(4)
Lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on the in-the-moneyness of the living benefit and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.
(5)
The spread over the LIBOR swap curve represents the premium added to the proxy for the risk-free rate (LIBOR) to reflect our estimates of rates that a market participant would use to value the living benefit contracts in both the accumulation and payout phases. This spread includes an estimate of NPR, which is the risk that the obligation will not be fulfilled by the Company. NPR is primarily estimated by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements, adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium. In order to reflect the financial strength ratings of the Company, credit spreads associated with funding agreements, as opposed to credit spread associated with debt, are utilized in developing this estimate because both funding agreements and living benefit contracts are insurance liabilities and are therefore senior to debt.
(6)
The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilize the benefit. Utilization assumptions may vary by product type, tax status and age. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the product type, the age of the contractholder at the time of the sale, and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal. Range reflects the utilization rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits.
(7)
The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. These assumptions vary based on the age of the contractholder, the tax status of the contract and the duration since the contractholder began lifetime withdrawals. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the minimum withdrawal rate assumption is 78% and the maximum withdrawal assumption rate may be greater than 100%. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100% and decrease as the withdrawal rate moves further away from 100%.
(8)
Range reflects the mortality rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits, with policyholders ranging from 50 to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain benefits do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders for certain benefits with mortality rates approaching 0%. Based on historical experience, the Company applies a set of age and duration specific mortality rate adjustments compared to standard industry tables. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.
Interrelationships Between Unobservable Inputs – In addition to the sensitivities of fair value measurements to changes in each unobservable input in isolation, as reflected in the table above, interrelationships between these inputs may also exist, such that a change in one unobservable input may give rise to a change in another, or multiple, inputs. Examples of such interrelationships for significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities are as follows:
Corporate Securities – The rate used to discount future cash flows reflects current risk-free rates plus credit and liquidity spread requirements that market participants would use to value an asset. The discount rate may be influenced by many factors, including market cycles, expectations of default, collateral, term, and asset complexity. Each of these factors can influence discount rates, either in isolation, or in response to other factors.
Future Policy Benefits – The Company expects efficient benefit utilization and withdrawal rates to generally be correlated with lapse rates. However, behavior is generally highly dependent on the facts and circumstances surrounding the individual contractholder, such as their liquidity needs or tax situation, which could drive lapse behavior independent of other contractholder behavior assumptions. To the extent more efficient contractholder behavior results in greater in-the-moneyness at the contract level, lapse rates may decline for those contracts. Similarly, to the extent that increases in equity volatility are correlated with overall declines in the capital markets, lapse rates may decline as contracts become more in-the-money.
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities – The following tables describe changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods. When a determination is made to classify assets and liabilities within Level 3, the determination is based on significance of the unobservable inputs in the overall fair value measurement. All transfers are based on changes in the observability of the valuation inputs, including the availability of pricing service information that the Company can validate. Transfers into Level 3 are generally the result of unobservable inputs utilized within valuation methodologies and the use of indicative broker quotes for assets that were previously valued using observable inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 are generally due to the use of observable inputs in valuation methodologies as well as the availability of pricing service information for certain assets that the Company can validate. During the second quarter of 2018, $5 million of investments in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) reported as “Asset-backed securities” were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as market activity, liquidity and overall observability of valuation inputs of CLOs have increased.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
 
Fair Value, beginning of period
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)(1)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Other
Transfers into Level 3
Transfers out of Level 3
Fair Value, end of period
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
 
(in thousands)
 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities(3)
$
14,516

$
(2,881
)
$
555

$
(45
)
$
0

$
(9,263
)
$
0

$
0

$
0

$
2,882

$
0

Structured securities(4)
11,575

(28
)
9,797

(196
)
0

(2,693
)
0

196

(18,651
)
0

0

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
7,428

(806
)
0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6,622

(806
)
Reinsurance recoverables
472,157

(70,180
)
86,848

0

0

0

0

0

0

488,825

(54,376
)
Receivables from parent and affiliates
0

(18
)
0

0

0

0

0

6,047

(6,029
)
0

0

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future policy benefits
(472,157
)
70,180

0

0

(86,848
)
0

0

0

0

(488,825
)
54,376

Policyholders' account balances
(5,463
)
3,567

0

0

0

(53
)
0

0

0

(1,949
)
3,567



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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
 
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(1)
Other income (loss)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
Net investment income
 
Realized investment gains (losses), net
Other income (loss)
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
$
160

$
0

$
(3,222
)
$
153

 
$
0

$
0

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
0

(806
)
0

0

 
0

(806
)
Reinsurance recoverables
(70,180
)
0

0

0

 
(54,376
)
0

Receivables from parent and affiliates
0

0

(18
)
0

 
0

0

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future policy benefits
70,180

0

0

0

 
54,376

0

Policyholders' account balances
3,567

0

0

0

 
3,567

0


 
Year Ended December 31, 2017(6)
 
 
Fair Value, beginning of period
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)(1)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Other
Transfers into Level 3
Transfers out of Level 3
Fair Value, end of period
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
 
(in thousands)
 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities(3)
$
15,489

$
202

$
1,483

$
(767
)
$
0

$
(202
)
$
(10
)
$
521

$
(2,200
)
$
14,516

$
(62
)
Structured securities(4)
2,328

49

5,543

0

0

(9,010
)
0

16,657

(3,992
)
11,575

0

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities(5)
6,721

696

0

0

0

0

11

0

0

7,428

696

Reinsurance recoverables
434,713

(44,680
)
82,124

0

0

0

0

0

0

472,157

(31,829
)
Receivables from parent and affiliates
5,993

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

(5,993
)
0

0

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future policy benefits
(434,713
)
44,680

0

0

(82,124
)
0

0

0

0

(472,157
)
31,829

Policyholders' account balances
(2,298
)
(3,421
)
0

0

0

256

0

0

0

(5,463
)
(3,421
)

B-49

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

 
Year Ended December 31, 2017(6)
 
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
 
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(1)
Other income (loss)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
Net investment income
 
Realized investment gains (losses), net
Other income (loss)
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
$
5

$
0

$
81

$
165

 
$
(62
)
$
0

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities(5)
0

696

0

0

 
0

696

Reinsurance recoverables
(44,680
)
0

0

0

 
(31,829
)
0

Receivables from parent and affiliates
0

0

0

0

 
0

0

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future policy benefits
44,680

0

0

0

 
31,829

0

Policyholders' account balances
(3,421
)
0

0

0

 
(3,421
)
0

The following tables summarize the portion of changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities included in earnings and OCI for the year ended December 31, 2016, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held as of December 31, 2016.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016(6)
 
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
 
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(1)
Other income (loss)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
Net investment income
 
Realized investment gains (losses), net
Other income (loss)
 
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
$
38

$
0

$
321

$
27

 
$
0

$
0

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities(5)
0

(503
)
0

0

 
0

(176
)
Reinsurance recoverables
7,541

0

0

0

 
723,728

0

Receivables from parent and affiliates
(130
)
0

105

0

 
0

0

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future policy benefits
88,947

0

0

0

 
80,807

0

Policyholders' account balances
(890
)
0

0

0

 
(890
)
0

 
(1)
Realized investment gains (losses) on future policy benefits and reinsurance recoverables primarily represent the change in the fair value of the Company's living benefit guarantees on certain of its variable annuity contracts.
(2)
Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.
(3)
Includes U.S. corporate public, U.S. corporate private, foreign corporate public and foreign corporate private securities. Prior period amounts were aggregated to conform to current period presentation.
(4)
Includes asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities. Prior period amounts were aggregated to conform to current period presentation.
(5)
Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. See Note 2 for details.
(6)
Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The table below presents the carrying amount and fair value by fair value hierarchy level of certain financial instruments that are not reported at fair value. The financial instruments presented below are reported at carrying value on the Company’s Statements of Financial Position. In some cases, as described below, the carrying amount equals or approximates fair value.
 
 
December 31, 2018(1)
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount(2)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage and other loans
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
119,659

 
$
119,659

 
$
118,636

Policy loans
0

 
0

 
206,448

 
206,448

 
206,448

Cash and cash equivalents
523

 
10,000

 
0

 
10,523

 
10,523

Accrued investment income
0

 
17,764

 
0

 
17,764

 
17,764

Receivables from parent and affiliates
0

 
31,564

 
0

 
31,564

 
31,564

Other assets
0

 
4,193

 
0

 
4,193

 
4,193

Total assets
$
523

 
$
63,521

 
$
326,107

 
$
390,151

 
$
389,128

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts
$
0

 
$
179,239

 
$
40,349

 
$
219,588

 
$
220,553

Cash collateral for loaned securities
0

 
2,702

 
0

 
2,702

 
2,702

Payables to parent and affiliates
0

 
20,413

 
0

 
20,413

 
20,413

Other liabilities
0

 
58,357

 
0

 
58,357

 
58,357

Total liabilities
$
0

 
$
260,711

 
$
40,349

 
$
301,060

 
$
302,025


 
December 31, 2017(1)
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Amount (2)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage and other loans
$
0

 
$
0

 
$
125,121

 
$
125,121

 
$
121,796

Policy loans
0

 
0

 
193,244

 
193,244

 
193,244

Cash and cash equivalents
1,618

 
43,000

 
0

 
44,618

 
44,618

Accrued investment income
0

 
16,580

 
0

 
16,580

 
16,580

Receivables from parent and affiliates
0

 
33,674

 
0

 
33,674

 
33,674

Other assets
0

 
5,768

 
0

 
5,768

 
5,768

Total assets
$
1,618

 
$
99,022

 
$
318,365

 
$
419,005

 
$
415,680

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts
$
0

 
$
179,246

 
$
41,702

 
$
220,948

 
$
221,407

Cash collateral for loaned securities
0

 
15,208

 
0

 
15,208

 
15,208

Payables to parent and affiliates
0

 
21,673

 
0

 
21,673

 
21,673

Other liabilities
0

 
39,561

 
0

 
39,561

 
39,561

Total liabilities
$
0

 
$
255,688

 
$
41,702

 
$
297,390

 
$
297,849




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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

(1)
The information presented as of December 31, 2017 , excludes certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other funds that were accounted for using the cost method and for which the fair value was measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The fair value and the carrying value of these cost method investments were $2.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively. Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-01 effective January 1, 2018, these assets are carried at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value reported in “Other income.” Therefore, as of December 31, 2018 , these assets are excluded from this table but are reported in the fair value recurring measurement table.
(2)
Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments.
The fair values presented above have been determined by using available market information and by applying market valuation methodologies, as described in more detail below.
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans
The fair value of most commercial mortgage loans is based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the appropriate U.S. Treasury rate or foreign government bond rate (for non-U.S. dollar-denominated loans) plus an appropriate credit spread for loans of similar quality, average life, and currency. The quality ratings for these loans, a primary determinant of the credit spreads and a significant component of the pricing process, are based on an internally-developed methodology. Certain commercial mortgage loans are valued incorporating other factors, including the terms of the loans, the principal exit strategies for the loans, prevailing interest rates and credit risk.
Policy Loans
The Company's valuation technique for policy loans is to discount cash flows at the current policy loan coupon rate. Policy loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of underlying insurance policies. As a result, the carrying value of the policy loans approximates the fair value.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Accrued Investment Income, Receivables from Parent and Affiliates and Other Assets
The Company believes that due to the short-term nature of certain assets, the carrying value approximates fair value. These assets include: cash and cash equivalent instruments, accrued investment income, and other assets that meet the definition of financial instruments, including receivables, such as reinsurance recoverables, unsettled trades and accounts receivable.
Policyholders’ Account Balances - Investment Contracts
Only the portion of policyholders’ account balances related to products that are investment contracts (those without significant mortality or morbidity risk) are reflected in the table above. For fixed deferred annuities, payout annuities and other similar contracts without life contingencies, fair values are generally derived using discounted projected cash flows based on interest rates that are representative of the Company’s financial strength ratings, and hence reflect the Company’s own NPR. For those balances that can be withdrawn by the customer at any time without prior notice or penalty, the fair value is the amount estimated to be payable to the customer as of the reporting date, which is generally the carrying value.
Cash Collateral for Loaned Securities
Cash collateral for loaned securities represents the collateral received or paid in connection with loaning or borrowing securities. Due to the short-term nature of these transactions, the carrying value approximates fair value.
Other Liabilities and Payables to Parent and Affiliates
Other liabilities and payables to parent and affiliates are primarily payables, such as unsettled trades, drafts, escrow deposits and accrued expense payables. Due to the short term until settlement of most of these liabilities, the Company believes that carrying value approximates fair value.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

6. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
The balances of and changes in DAC as of and for the years ended December 31, are as follows:
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of year
$
145,451

 
$
135,759

 
$
468,743

Capitalization of commissions, sales and issue expenses
30,742

 
24,599

 
29,954

Amortization- Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups
(6,328
)
 
(2,875
)
 
17,216

Amortization- All other
(9,644
)
 
(9,663
)
 
(64,443
)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses
5,257

 
(2,369
)
 
(1,140
)
Other(1)
0

 
0

 
(314,571
)
Balance, end of year
$
165,478

 
$
145,451

 
$
135,759

(1)
Represents ceded DAC upon reinsurance agreement with Prudential Insurance in 2016. See Note 1 and Note 9 for additional information.
7. POLICYHOLDERS’ LIABILITIES
Future Policy Benefits
Future policy benefits at December 31 for the years indicated are as follows: 
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
Life insurance
$
1,299,165

 
$
1,204,698

Individual annuities and supplementary contracts
27,619

 
26,548

Other contract liabilities
493,308

 
475,938

Total future policy benefits
$
1,820,092

 
$
1,707,184

Life insurance liabilities include reserves for death benefits. Individual annuities and supplementary contract liabilities include reserves for life contingent immediate annuities. Other contract liabilities include unearned premiums and certain other reserves for annuities and individual life products.
Future policy benefits for individual non-participating traditional life insurance policies are generally equal to the present value of future benefit payments and related expenses, less the present value of future net premiums. Assumptions as to mortality, morbidity and persistency are based on the Company’s experience, industry data, and/or other factors, when the basis of the reserve is established. Interest rates used in the determination of the present values range from 2.3% to 7.0%.
Future policy benefits for individual annuities and supplementary contracts with life contingencies are generally equal to the present value of expected future payments. Assumptions as to mortality are based on the Company’s experience, industry data, and/or other factors when the basis of the reserve is established. The interest rates used in the determination of the present value range from 0.0% to 7.3%.
The Company’s liability for future policy benefits are primarily liabilities for guaranteed benefits related to certain long-duration life and annuity contracts. Liabilities for guaranteed benefits with embedded derivative features are primarily in "Other contract liabilities" in the above table. The remaining liabilities for guaranteed benefits are primarily reflected with the underlying contract. The interest rates used in the determination of the present values range from 3.1% to 4.4%. See Note 8 for additional information regarding liabilities for guaranteed benefits related to certain long-duration contracts.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Policyholders’ Account Balances
Policyholders’ account balances at December 31 for the years indicated are as follows:
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
Interest-sensitive life contracts
$
1,767,831

 
$
1,572,432

Individual annuities
345,790

 
307,720

Guaranteed interest accounts
22,088

 
24,173

Other
179,249

 
179,257

Total policyholders’ account balances
$
2,314,958

 
$
2,083,582

Policyholders’ account balances represent an accumulation of account deposits plus credited interest less withdrawals, expenses and mortality charges, if applicable. These policyholders’ account balances also include provisions for benefits under non-life contingent payout annuities. Interest crediting rates for interest-sensitive life contracts range from 0.9% to 4.5%. Interest crediting rates for individual annuities range from 0.0% to 4.9%. Interest crediting rates for guaranteed interest accounts range from 1% to 4.8%. Interest crediting rates range from 0.5% to 3.5% for other.
8. CERTAIN LONG-DURATION CONTRACTS WITH GUARANTEES
The Company issues variable annuity contracts through its separate accounts for which investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly to, and investment risk is borne by, the contractholder. The Company also issues variable annuity contracts with general and separate account options where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a return of no less than total deposits made to the contract adjusted for any partial withdrawals (“return of net deposits”). In certain of these variable annuity contracts, the Company also contractually guarantees to the contractholder a return of no less than (1) total deposits made to the contract adjusted for any partial withdrawals plus a minimum return (“minimum return”), and/or (2) the highest contract value on a specified date adjusted for any withdrawals (“contract value”). These guarantees include benefits that are payable in the event of death, annuitization or at specified dates during the accumulation period and withdrawal and income benefits payable during specified periods. The Company also issued annuity contracts with market value adjusted investment options (“MVAs”), which provide for a return of principal plus a fixed rate of return if held to maturity, or, alternatively, a “market adjusted value” if surrendered prior to maturity or if funds are reallocated to other investment options. The market value adjustment may result in a gain or loss to the Company, depending on crediting rates or an indexed rate at surrender, as applicable. The Company also issued fixed deferred annuity contracts without MVA that have a guaranteed credited rate and annuity benefit.
In addition, the Company issues certain variable life, variable universal life and universal life contracts where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a death benefit even when there is insufficient value to cover monthly mortality and expense charges, whereas otherwise the contract would typically lapse (“no-lapse guarantee”). Variable life and variable universal life contracts are offered with general and separate account options.
The assets supporting the variable portion of all variable annuities are carried at fair value and reported as “Separate account assets” with an equivalent amount reported as “Separate account liabilities.” Amounts assessed against the contractholders for mortality, administration, and other services are included within revenue in “Policy charges and fee income” and changes in liabilities for minimum guarantees are generally included in “Policyholders’ benefits” or “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”
For those guarantees of benefits that are payable in the event of death, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, contract lapses and contractholder mortality.
For guarantees of benefits that are payable at annuitization, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, timing of annuitization, contract lapses and contractholder mortality.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

For guarantees of benefits that are payable at withdrawal, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance. For guarantees of accumulation balances, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the guaranteed minimum accumulation balance minus the current account balance. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including equity market returns, interest rates, market volatility and contractholder behavior.
The Company’s contracts with guarantees may offer more than one type of guarantee in each contract; therefore, the amounts listed may not be mutually exclusive. The liabilities related to the net amount at risk are reflected within “Future policy benefits”. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had the following guarantees associated with these contracts, by product and guarantee type: 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
In the Event of
Death(1)
 
At Annuitization/
Accumulation(1)(2)
 
In the Event of
Death(1)
 
At Annuitization/
Accumulation(1)(2)
 
(in thousands)
Annuity Contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return of net deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Account value
$
7,954,281

 
N/A

 
$
8,434,750

 
N/A

Net amount at risk
$
66,895

 
N/A

 
$
2,201

 
N/A

Average attained age of contractholders
66 years

 
N/A

 
65 years

 
N/A

Minimum return or contract value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Account value
$
1,820,257

 
$
9,082,737

 
$
2,079,318

 
$
9,746,948

Net amount at risk
$
148,719

 
$
381,856

 
$
3,442

 
$
134,518

Average attained age of contractholders
68 years

 
66 years

 
67 years

 
65 years

Average period remaining until earliest expected annuitization
N/A

 
0 years

 
N/A

 
0 years

(1)
Balances are gross of reinsurance.
(2)
Includes income and withdrawal benefits.

 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017(1)
 
In the Event of Death
 
(in thousands)
Variable Life, Variable Universal Life and Universal Life Contracts
 
 
 
Separate account value
$
768,008

 
$
813,094

General account value
$
943,528

 
$
811,784

Net amount at risk
$
18,364,626

 
$
17,296,789

Average attained age of contractholders
54 years

 
55 years

(1)
Balances are gross of reinsurance.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Account balances of variable annuity contracts with guarantees were invested in separate account investment options as follows:
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017(1)
 
(in thousands)
Equity funds
$
4,884,603

 
$
5,654,716

Bond funds
4,419,587

 
4,369,355

Money market funds
145,921

 
203,033

Total
$
9,450,111

 
$
10,227,104

(1)
Balances are gross of reinsurance.
In addition to the amounts invested in separate account investment options above, $324 million at December 31, 2018 and $287 million at December 31, 2017 of account balances of variable annuity contracts with guarantees, inclusive of contracts with MVA features were invested in general account investment options. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, there were no transfers of assets, other than cash, from the general account to any separate account, and accordingly no gains or losses recorded.
Liabilities for Guarantee Benefits
The table below summarizes the changes in general account liabilities for guarantees. The liabilities for GMDB, and GMIB are included in “Future policy benefits” and the related changes in the liabilities are included in “Policyholders’ benefits.” GMAB, GMWB, and GMIWB are accounted for as embedded derivatives and are recorded at fair value within “Future policy benefits.” Changes in the fair value of these derivatives, including changes in the Company’s own risk of non-performance, along with any fees attributed or payments made relating to the derivative, are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” See Note 5 for additional information regarding the methodology used in determining the fair value of these embedded derivatives.
 
GMDB
 
GMIB
 
GMWB/GMIWB/GMAB
 
Total
 
Variable
Annuity
 
Variable Life, Variable Universal Life & Universal Life
 
Variable Annuity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
10,581

 
$
84,176

 
$
1,446

 
$
449,072

 
$
545,275

Incurred guarantee benefits(1)
660

 
54,869

 
(300
)
 
(14,359
)
 
40,870

Paid guarantee benefits
(532
)
 
(5,399
)
 
(25
)
 
0

 
(5,956
)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses
(74
)
 
3,673

 
(5
)
 
0

 
3,594

Balance at December 31, 2016
10,635

 
137,319

 
1,116

 
434,713

 
583,783

Incurred guarantee benefits(1)
893

 
47,907

 
(570
)
 
37,443

 
85,673

Paid guarantee benefits
(154
)
 
(250
)
 
(11
)
 
0

 
(415
)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses
161

 
11,265

 
2

 
0

 
11,428

Balance at December 31, 2017
11,535

 
196,241

 
537

 
472,156

 
680,469

Incurred guarantee benefits(1)
1,913

 
52,918

 
10

 
16,669

 
71,510

Paid guarantee benefits
(964
)
 
(5,636
)
 
0

 
0

 
(6,600
)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses
(216
)
 
(18,681
)
 
(4
)
 
0

 
(18,901
)
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
12,268

 
$
224,842

 
$
543

 
$
488,825

 
$
726,478

(1)
Incurred guarantee benefits include the portion of assessments established as additions to reserves as well as changes in estimates affecting the reserves. Also includes changes in the fair value of features considered to be derivatives.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The GMDB liability is determined each period end by estimating the accumulated value of a portion of the total assessments to date less the accumulated value of the guaranteed death benefits in excess of the account balance. The GMIB liability associated with variable annuities is determined each period by estimating the accumulated value of a portion of the total assessments to date less the accumulated value of the projected income benefits in excess of the account balance. The portion of assessments used is chosen such that, at issue the present value of expected death benefits or expected income benefits in excess of the projected account balance and the portion of the present value of total expected assessments over the lifetime of the contracts are equal. The Company regularly evaluates the estimates used and adjusts the GMDB and GMIB liability balances, with an associated charge or credit to earnings, if actual experience or other evidence suggests that earlier estimates should be revised.
The GMAB features provide the contractholder with a guaranteed return of initial account value or an enhanced value if applicable. The most significant of the Company’s GMAB features are the guaranteed return option features, which includes an automatic rebalancing element that reduces the Company’s exposure to these guarantees. The GMAB liability is calculated as the present value of future expected payments in excess of the account balance less the present value of future expected rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature.
The GMWB features provide the contractholder with access to a guaranteed remaining balance if the account value is reduced to zero through a combination of market declines and withdrawals. The guaranteed remaining balance is generally equal to the protected value under the contract, which is initially established as the greater of the account value or cumulative deposits when withdrawals commence, less cumulative withdrawals. The contractholder also has the option, after a specified time period, to reset the guaranteed remaining balance to the then-current account value, if greater. The contractholder accesses the guaranteed remaining balance through payments over time, subject to maximum annual limits. The GMWB liability is calculated as the present value of future expected payments to customers less the present value of future expected rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature.
The GMIWB features, taken collectively, provide a contractholder two optional methods to receive guaranteed minimum payments over time, a “withdrawal” option or an “income” option. The withdrawal option (which was available under only one of the GMIWBs and is no longer offered) guarantees that a contractholder can withdraw an amount each year until the cumulative withdrawals reach a total guaranteed balance. The income option (which varies among the Company’s GMIWBs) in general, guarantees the contractholder the ability to withdraw an amount each year for life (or for joint lives, in the case of any spousal version of the benefit) where such amount is equal to a percentage of a protected value under the benefit. The contractholder also has the potential to increase this annual amount, based on certain subsequent increases in account value that may occur. The GMIWB can be elected by the contractholder upon issuance of an appropriate deferred variable annuity contract or at any time following contract issue prior to annuitization. Certain GMIWB features include an automatic rebalancing element that reduces the Company’s exposure to these guarantees. The GMIWB liability is calculated as the present value of future expected payments to customers less the present value of future expected rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature.
Sales Inducements
The Company defers sales inducements and amortizes them over the anticipated life of the policy using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize DAC. The Company has offered various types of sales inducements, including: (1) a bonus whereby the policyholder’s initial account balance is increased by an amount equal to a specified percentage of the customer’s initial deposit and (2) additional credits after a certain number of years a contract is held. Changes in DSI, reported as “Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances,” are as follows:
 
Sales Inducements
 
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
63,043

Capitalization
100

Amortization- Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups
1,035

Amortization- All other
(13,203
)
Change in unrealized investment gains (losses)
(383
)
Other(1)
(50,592
)
Balance at December 31, 2016
0

(1)
Represents ceded DSI upon reinsurance agreement with Prudential Insurance in 2016. See Note 1 and Note 9 for additional information.
There were no deferred sales inducements balances at December 31, 2018 and 2017 because they were fully ceded.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

9.    REINSURANCE
The Company participates in reinsurance with its affiliates Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Captive Company (“PARCC”), Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Term Company (“PAR Term”), Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Company (“PAR U”), Prudential Term Reinsurance Company (“Term Re”) and Dryden Arizona Reinsurance Term Company ("DART"), its parent companies, Pruco Life and Prudential Insurance, as well as third parties, and participated in reinsurance with its affiliate Pruco Re through March 31, 2016. The reinsurance agreements provide risk diversification and additional capacity for future growth, limit the maximum net loss potential, manage statutory capital, facilitate the Company's capital market hedging program, and align accounting methodology for the assets and liabilities of living benefit guarantees contained in annuities contracts. See Note 1 for additional information on the change effective April 1, 2016 related to the Variable Annuities Recapture. Life reinsurance is accomplished through various plans of reinsurance, primarily yearly renewable term and coinsurance. Reinsurance ceded arrangements do not discharge the Company as the primary insurer. Ceded balances would represent a liability of the Company in the event the reinsurers were unable to meet their obligations to the Company under the terms of the reinsurance agreements. The Company believes a material reinsurance liability resulting from such inability of reinsurers to meet their obligations is unlikely.
Reserves related to reinsured long duration contracts are accounted for using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying contracts. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers for long duration reinsurance arrangements are estimated in a manner consistent with the claim liabilities and policy benefits associated with the reinsured policies. Reinsurance premiums ceded for universal life products are accounted for as a reduction of policy charges and fee income. Reinsurance premiums ceded for term insurance products are accounted for as a reduction of premiums.
Realized investment gains and losses include the impact of reinsurance agreements, particularly reinsurance agreements involving living benefit guarantees. The Company has entered into a reinsurance agreement to transfer the risk related to living benefit guarantees on variable annuities to Prudential Insurance. See Note 1 for additional information on the change effective April 1, 2016 related to the Variable Annuities Recapture. These reinsurance agreements are derivatives and have been accounted for in the same manner as embedded derivatives and the changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recognized through “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. See Note 4 for additional information related to the accounting for embedded derivatives.
Reinsurance amounts included in the Company’s Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, were as follows:
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
Reinsurance recoverables
$
2,723,518

 
$
2,480,848

Policy loans
(17,297
)
 
(16,065
)
Deferred policy acquisition costs
(754,569
)
 
(708,740
)
Deferred sales inducements
(52,875
)
 
(58,399
)
Other assets
17,959

 
19,159

Other liabilities
65,225

 
56,232

The reinsurance recoverables by counterparty are broken out below:
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
(in thousands)
Prudential Insurance
$
924,847

 
$
859,122

PAR U
922,904

 
814,408

PARCC
480,627

 
485,809

PAR Term
205,972

 
188,756

Term Re
156,303

 
116,869

Pruco Life
15,013

 
13,671

DART
13,367

 
0

Unaffiliated
4,485

 
2,213

Total reinsurance recoverables
$
2,723,518

 
$
2,480,848


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)


Reinsurance amounts, included in the Company’s Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, were as follows:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Premiums:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
$
238,622

 
$
231,167

 
$
217,375

Ceded
(225,615
)
 
(217,200
)
 
(252,050
)
Net premiums
13,007

 
13,967

 
(34,675
)
Policy charges and fee income:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
361,697

 
409,874

 
273,121

Ceded(1)
(299,130
)
 
(365,671
)
 
(206,575
)
Net policy charges and fee income
62,567

 
44,203

 
66,546

Net investment income:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
68,467

 
67,243

 
72,561

Ceded
(656
)
 
(592
)
 
(536
)
Net investment income
67,811

 
66,651

 
72,025

Asset administration fees:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
36,214

 
38,743

 
34,847

Ceded
(30,858
)
 
(29,668
)
 
(20,489
)
Net asset administration fees
5,356

 
9,075

 
14,358

Realized investment gains (losses), net:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
70,414

 
41,810

 
89,216

Ceded
(79,687
)
 
(55,848
)
 
(788
)
Realized investment gains (losses), net
(9,273
)
 
(14,038
)
 
88,428

Policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves):
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
296,335

 
291,003

 
289,066

Ceded(2)
(276,506
)
 
(278,748
)
 
(287,081
)
Net policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves)
19,829

 
12,255

 
1,985

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances:
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
67,490

 
54,624

 
55,928

Ceded
(31,554
)
 
(21,665
)
 
(12,000
)
Net interest credited to policyholders’ account balances
35,936

 
32,959

 
43,928

Reinsurance expense allowances and general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization and amortization
$
(161,905
)
 
$
(165,870
)
 
$
(78,200
)
(1)
"Policy charges and fee income ceded" includes $(4) million, $(4) million and $(3) million of unaffiliated activity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(2)
"Policyholders' benefits (including change in reserves) ceded" includes $(4) million, $(0.2) million and $(0.8) million of unaffiliated activity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The gross and net amounts of life insurance face amount in force as of December 31, were as follows:
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Direct gross life insurance face amount in force
$
140,943,939

 
$
136,020,588

 
$
129,865,065

Reinsurance ceded
(128,863,466
)
 
(123,974,595
)
 
(118,390,153
)
Net life insurance face amount in force
$
12,080,473

 
$
12,045,993

 
$
11,474,912


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Information regarding significant affiliated reinsurance agreements is described below.
Prudential Insurance
The Company has a yearly renewable term reinsurance agreement with Prudential Insurance and reinsures the majority of all mortality risks not otherwise reinsured. Effective July 1, 2017, this agreement was terminated for certain new business, primarily Universal Life business, and such business was reinsured to Pruco Life under a yearly renewable term reinsurance agreement. Effective April 1, 2016 the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Prudential Insurance to reinsure its variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees. See Note 1 for additional information related to the Variable Annuities Recapture.
PAR U
Effective July 1, 2012, the Company reinsures an amount equal to 95% of all risks associated with Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees as well as certain of its universal policies, excluding those policies that are subject to principles-based reserving.
PARCC
The Company reinsures 90% of the risks under its term life insurance policies, with effective dates prior to January 1, 2010 through an automatic coinsurance agreement with PARCC.
PAR Term
The Company reinsures 95% of the risks under its term life insurance policies, with effective dates January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2013, through an automatic coinsurance agreement with PAR Term.
Term Re
The Company reinsures 95% of the risks under its term life insurance policies, with effective dates on or after January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2017, through an automatic coinsurance agreement with Term Re.
Pruco Life
Effective July 1, 2017, the Company entered into a yearly renewable term reinsurance agreement with Pruco Life for new business, primarily covering Universal Life policies. Under this agreement the majority of all mortality risk is ceded to Pruco Life. The Company also reinsures certain Corporate Owned Life Insurance (“COLI”) policies with Pruco Life. Through March 31, 2016, the Company reinsured Prudential Defined Income ("PDI") living benefit guarantees with Pruco Life. Effective April 1, 2016, the Company recaptured PDI living benefit guarantees from Pruco Life and reinsured them with Prudential Insurance. See Note 1 for additional information related to the Variable Annuities Recapture.
DART
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company entered into an automatic coinsurance agreement with DART to reinsure an amount equal to 95% of the risks associated with its term life insurance policies with effective dates on or after January 1, 2018.
Pruco Re
Through March 31, 2016, the Company entered into various automatic coinsurance agreements with Pruco Re to reinsure its living benefit guarantees sold on certain of its annuities. See Note 1 for additional information on the change effective April 1, 2016 related to the Variable Annuities Recapture.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

10. INCOME TAXES
The following schedule discloses significant components of income tax expense (benefit) for each year presented: 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Current tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Federal
$
8,435

 
$
4,514

 
$
6,701

Total
8,435

 
4,514

 
6,701

Deferred tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Federal
(8,488
)
 
(10,452
)
 
7,534

Total
(8,488
)
 
(10,452
)
 
7,534

Total income tax expense (benefit) from operations
(53
)
 
(5,938
)
 
14,235

Income tax expense (benefit) reported in equity related to:
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
(14,464
)
 
10,084

 
205

Additional paid-in capital
0

 
471

 
93

Total income tax expense (benefit)
$
(14,517
)
 
$
4,617

 
$
14,533

Reconciliation of Expected Tax at Statutory Rates to Reported Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The differences between income taxes expected at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% applicable for 2018 and 35% applicable for the periods prior to 2018, and reported income tax expense (benefit) are summarized as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
Expected federal income tax expense
$
6,559

 
$
10,262

 
$
32,702

Non-taxable investment income
(5,171
)
 
(15,687
)
 
(14,883
)
Tax credits
(3,525
)
 
(2,611
)
 
(2,734
)
Domestic production activities deduction, net
0

 
(1,045
)
 
(949
)
Changes in tax law
(61
)
 
2,507

 
0

Settlements with taxing authorities
2,098

 
0

 
0

Other
47

 
636

 
99

Reported income tax expense (benefit)
$
(53
)
 
$
(5,938
)
 
$
14,235

Effective tax rate
(0.2
)%
 
(20.3
)%
 
15.2
%

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The effective tax rate is the ratio of “Total income tax expense (benefit)” divided by “Income (loss) from operations before income taxes.” The Company’s effective tax rate for fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016 was (0.2)%, (20.3)% and 15.2%, respectively. The following is a description of items that had the most significant impact on the difference between the Company’s statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% applicable for 2018 and 35% applicable for the periods prior to 2018, and the Company's effective tax rate during the periods presented:
Changes in Tax Law. The following is a list of notable changes in tax law that impacted the Company’s effective tax rate for the periods presented:
Tax Act of 2017 - On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act of 2017 was enacted into U.S. law. As a result, the Company recognized a $2.5 million tax expense in “Total income tax expense (benefit)” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2017. In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 118, in 2017 the Company recorded the effects of the Tax Act of 2017 using reasonable estimates due to the need for further analysis of the provisions within the Tax Act of 2017 and collection, preparation and analysis of relevant data necessary to complete the accounting. During 2018, the Company completed the collection, preparation and analysis of data relevant to the Tax Act of 2017, and interpreted any additional guidance issued by the IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, or other standard-setting organizations, and recognized a $0.1 million decrease in income tax expense for a total of $2.4 million recognized from the reduction in net deferred tax assets to reflect the reduction in the U.S. tax rate from 35% to 21%.

Non-Taxable Investment Income. The U.S. Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”) reduces the amount of dividend income subject to U.S. tax and accounts for most of the non-taxable investment income shown in the table above. More specifically, the U.S. DRD constitutes $5 million of the total $5 million of 2018 non-taxable investment income, $15 million of the total $16 million of 2017 non-taxable investment income, and $15 million of the total $15 million of 2016 non-taxable investment income. The DRD for the current period was estimated using information from 2017, current year investment results, and current year’s equity market performance. The actual current year DRD can vary based on factors such as, but not limited to, changes in the amount of dividends received that are eligible for the DRD, changes in the amount of distributions received from fund investments, changes in the account balances of variable life and annuity contracts, and the Company’s taxable income before the DRD.
Other. This line item represents insignificant reconciling items that are individually less than 5% of the computed expected federal income tax expense (benefit) and have therefore been aggregated for purposes of this reconciliation in accordance with relevant disclosure guidance.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities
 
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Insurance reserves
$
19,049

 
$
14,868

  Net Unrealized gain on securities
4,077

 
0

Deferred policy acquisition costs
6,653

 
7,297

Other
440

 
0

Deferred tax assets
30,219

 
22,165

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains on securities
0

 
12,124

Investments
5,364

 
8,070

Other
0

 
17

Deferred tax liabilities
5,364

 
20,211

Net deferred tax asset (liability)
$
24,855

 
$
1,954


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the deferred tax asset to an amount that is more likely than not expected to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance, the Company considers many factors, including: (1) the nature of the deferred tax assets and liabilities; (2) whether they are ordinary or capital; (3) in which tax jurisdictions they were generated and the timing of their reversal; (4) taxable income in prior carryback years as well as projected taxable earnings exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards; (5) the length of time that carryovers can be utilized in the various taxing jurisdictions; (6) any unique tax rules that would impact the utilization of the deferred tax assets; and (7) any tax planning strategies that the Company would employ to avoid a tax benefit from expiring unused. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, will be realized.
The company had no valuation allowance as of December 31, 2018, and 2017. Adjustments to the valuation allowance will be made if there is a change in management’s assessment of the amount of deferred tax asset that is realizable.
The Company’s "Income (loss) from operations before income taxes" includes income from domestic operations of $31 million, $29 million and $93 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Tax Audit and Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The Company’s liability for income taxes includes the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and interest that relate to tax years still subject to review by the IRS or other taxing authorities. The completion of review or the expiration of the Federal statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes.
The following table reconciles the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the periods indicated.
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
(in thousands)
Balance at January 1,
 
$
3,019

 
$
948

 
$
0

Increases in unrecognized tax benefits-prior years
 
0

 
1,237

 
474

(Decreases) in unrecognized tax benefits-prior years
 
0

 
0

 
0

Increases in unrecognized tax benefits-current year
 
0

 
834

 
474

(Decreases) in unrecognized tax benefits-current year
 
0

 
0

 
0

Settlements with taxing authorities
 
(3,019
)
 
0

 
0

Balance at December 31,
 
$
0

 
$
3,019

 
$
948

Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably impact the effective rate
 
$
0

 
$
3,019

 
$
948

The Company does not anticipate any significant changes within the next twelve months to its total unrecognized tax benefits related to tax years for which the statute of limitations has not expired.
The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense (benefit).
At December 31, 2018, the Company remains subject to examination in the U.S. for tax years 2015 through 2017.
The Company is participating in the IRS’s Compliance Assurance Program. Under this program, the IRS assigns an examination team to review completed transactions as they occur in order to reach agreement with the Company on how they should be reported in the relevant tax returns. If disagreements arise, accelerated resolution programs are available to resolve the disagreements in a timely manner before the tax return is filed.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

11.    EQUITY
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
AOCI represents the cumulative OCI items that are reported separate from net income and detailed on the Statements of Comprehensive Income. Each of the components that comprise OCI are described in further detail in Note 2 (Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)). The balance of and changes in each component of AOCI as of and for the years ended December 31, are as follows:
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustment
 
Net Unrealized
Investment Gains
(Losses)(1)
 
Total Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
(69
)
 
$
11,850

 
$
11,781

Change in OCI before reclassifications
(1
)
 
(1,738
)
 
(1,739
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
0

 
2,324

 
2,324

Income tax benefit (expense)
0

 
(205
)
 
(205
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
$
(70
)
 
$
12,231

 
$
12,161

Change in OCI before reclassifications
43

 
31,228

 
31,271

Amounts reclassified from AOCI
0

 
982

 
982

Income tax benefit (expense)
(15
)
 
(10,069
)
 
(10,084
)
Balance, December 31, 2017
$
(42
)
 
$
34,372

 
$
34,330

Change in OCI before reclassifications
(1,187
)
 
(66,171
)
 
(67,358
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI
0

 
(1,521
)
 
(1,521
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
248

 
14,216

 
14,464

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-01
0

 
(175
)
 
(175
)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02
(8
)
 
5,901

 
5,893

Balance, December 31, 2018
$
(989
)
 
$
(13,378
)
 
$
(14,367
)
(1)
Includes cash flow hedges of $2 million, $(5) million and $5 million as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
 
(in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)(2):
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges - Currency/Interest rate(3)
$
1,693

 
$
(127
)
 
$
2,212

Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities(4)
(172
)
 
(855
)
 
(4,536
)
Total net unrealized investment gains (losses)
1,521

 
(982
)
 
(2,324
)
Total reclassifications for the period
$
1,521

 
$
(982
)
 
$
(2,324
)
(1)
All amounts are shown before tax.
(2)
Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.
(3)
See Note 4 for additional information on cash flow hedges.
(4)
See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition and other costs, future policy benefits and policyholders’ account balances.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on securities classified as available-for-sale, certain other invested assets and other assets are included in the Company’s Statements of Financial Position as a component of AOCI. Changes in these amounts include reclassification adjustments to exclude from “Other comprehensive income (loss)” those items that are included as part of “Net income” for a period that had been part of “Other comprehensive income (loss)” in earlier periods. The amounts for the periods indicated below, split between amounts related to fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized, and all other net unrealized investment gains (losses), are as follows:

B-65

                                
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturity Securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized
 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
 
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs(1)
 
Future Policy Benefits, Policyholders' Account Balances and Other Liabilities(2)
 
Deferred
Income Tax
(Liability)
Benefit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related To Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 
(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
211

 
$
194

 
$
139

 
$
(191
)
 
$
353

Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period
(13
)
 
0

 
0

 
5

 
(8
)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income
(51
)
 
0

 
0

 
18

 
(33
)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs
0

 
(32
)
 
0

 
11

 
(21
)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholder's account balances and other liabilities
0

 
0

 
(5
)
 
2

 
(3
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
$
147

 
$
162

 
$
134

 
$
(155
)
 
$
288

Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period
23

 
0

 
0

 
(7
)
 
16

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income
(12
)
 
0

 
0

 
4

 
(8
)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income
4

 
0

 
0

 
(1
)
 
3

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs
0

 
(225
)
 
0

 
80

 
(145
)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholder's account balances and other liabilities
0

 
0

 
(25
)
 
9

 
(16
)
Balance, December 31, 2017
$
162

 
$
(63
)
 
$
109

 
$
(70
)
 
$
138

Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period
3

 
0

 
0

 
(1
)
 
2

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income
(22
)
 
0

 
0

 
5

 
(17
)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs
0

 
9

 
0

 
(2
)
 
7

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholder's account balances and other liabilities
0

 
0

 
(67
)
 
14

 
(53
)
Balance, December 31, 2018
$
143

 
$
(54
)
 
$
42

 
$
(54
)
 
$
77

(1)
"Other costs" primarily includes reinsurance recoverables and deferred reinsurance losses.
(2)
"Other liabilities" primarily includes reinsurance payables.



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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI
 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments(1)
 
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs(2)
 
Future Policy Benefits, Policyholders' Account Balances and Other Liabilities(3)
 
Deferred
Income Tax
(Liability)
Benefit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related To Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 
(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
22,795

 
$
(8,588
)
 
$
3,479

 
$
(6,189
)
 
$
11,497

Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period
(1,856
)
 
0

 
0

 
650

 
(1,206
)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income
(2,273
)
 
0

 
0

 
796

 
(1,477
)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs
0

 
2,180

 
0

 
(764
)
 
1,416

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholders' account balances and other liabilities
0

 
0

 
2,636

 
(923
)
 
1,713

Balance, December 31, 2016
$
18,666

 
$
(6,408
)
 
$
6,115

 
$
(6,430
)
 
$
11,943

Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period
34,845

 
0

 
0

 
(10,920
)
 
23,925

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income
(970
)
 
0

 
0

 
304

 
(666
)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income
(4
)
 
0

 
0

 
1

 
(3
)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs
0

 
6,443

 
0

 
(2,293
)
 
4,150

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholders' account balances and other liabilities
0

 
0

 
(7,869
)
 
2,754

 
(5,115
)
Balance, December 31, 2017
$
52,537

 
$
35

 
$
(1,754
)
 
$
(16,584
)
 
$
34,234

Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period
(68,532
)
 
0

 
0

 
14,392

 
(54,140
)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income
(1,499
)
 
0

 
0

 
315

 
(1,184
)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
0

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs
0

 
3,134

 
0

 
(658
)
 
2,476

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholders' account balances and other liabilities
0

 
0

 
(718
)
 
151

 
(567
)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-01
(270
)
 
0

 
0

 
95

 
(175
)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02
0

 
0

 
0

 
5,901

 
5,901

Balance, December 31, 2018
$
(17,764
)
 
$
3,169

 
$
(2,472
)
 
$
3,612

 
$
(13,455
)
(1)
Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 4 for information on cash flow hedges.
(2)
"Other costs" primarily includes reinsurance recoverables and deferred reinsurance losses.
(3)
"Other liabilities" primarily includes reinsurance payables.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)


12. STATUTORY NET INCOME AND SURPLUS AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS
The Company is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Statutory accounting practices primarily differ from U.S. GAAP by charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred, establishing future policy benefit liabilities using different actuarial assumptions and valuing investments, deferred taxes, and certain assets on a different basis.
Statutory net income of the Company amounted to $33 million, $33 million and $81 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Statutory surplus of the Company amounted to $234 million and $223 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The Company does not utilize prescribed or permitted practices that vary materially from the statutory accounting practices prescribed by the NAIC.
The Company is subject to New Jersey law, which limits the amount of dividends that insurance companies can pay to stockholders without approval of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve-month period without notification or approval, is limited to the greater of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year. Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits. Based on these limitations, there is a capacity to pay a dividend of $32 million in 2019 without prior approval. The Company paid dividends to Pruco Life of $0 million, $100 million and $241 million in 2018, 2017 and 2016 respectively.
13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has extensive transactions and relationships with Prudential Insurance and other affiliates. Although we seek to ensure that these transactions and relationships are fair and reasonable, it is possible that the terms of these transactions are not the same as those that would result from transactions among unrelated parties.
Expense Charges and Allocations
Many of the Company’s expenses are allocations or charges from Prudential Insurance or other affiliates. These expenses can be grouped into general and administrative expenses and agency distribution expenses.
The Company’s general and administrative expenses are charged to the Company using allocation methodologies based on business production processes. Management believes that the methodology is reasonable and reflects costs incurred by Prudential Insurance to process transactions on behalf of the Company. The Company operates under service and lease agreements whereby services of officers and employees, supplies, use of equipment and office space are provided by Prudential Insurance. The Company reviews its allocation methodology periodically which it may adjust accordingly. "General and administrative expenses" include allocations of stock compensation expenses related to a stock-based awards program and a deferred compensation program issued by Prudential Financial. The expense charged to the Company for the stock based-awards program was $0.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016. The expense charged to the Company for the deferred compensation program was $0.7 million, $1 million and $0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The Company is charged for its share of employee benefit expenses. These expenses include costs for funded and non-funded contributory and non-contributory defined benefit pension plans. Some of these benefits are based on final earnings and length of service while others are based on an account balance, which takes into consideration age, service and earnings during a career. The Company’s share of net expense for the pension plans was $3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
The Company is also charged for its share of the costs associated with welfare plans issued by Prudential Insurance. These expenses include costs related to medical, dental, life insurance and disability. The Company's share of net expense for the welfare plans was $3 million, $4 million and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Prudential Insurance sponsors voluntary savings plans for its employee 401(k) plans. The plans provide for salary reduction contributions by employees and matching contributions by the Company of up to 4% of annual salary. The Company’s expense for its share of the voluntary savings plan was $1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
The Company is charged distribution expenses from Prudential Insurance’s agency network for both its domestic life and annuity products through a transfer pricing agreement, which is intended to reflect a market-based pricing arrangement.
The Company pays commissions and certain other fees to Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (“PAD”) in consideration for PAD’s marketing and underwriting of the Company’s annuity products. Commissions and fees are paid by PAD to broker-dealers who sell the Company’s annuity products. Commissions and fees paid by the Company to PAD were $73 million, $62 million and $71 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The Company is charged for its share of corporate expenses incurred by Prudential Financial to benefit its businesses, such as advertising, executive oversight, external affairs and philanthropic activity.  The Company’s share of corporate expenses was $8 million, $8 million and $6 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Corporate Owned Life Insurance
The Company has sold three Corporate Owned Life Insurance ("COLI") policies to Prudential Insurance and one to Prudential Financial. The cash surrender value included in separate accounts for these COLI policies was $2,239 million at December 31, 2018 and $2,244 million at December 31, 2017. Fees related to these COLI policies were $25 million, $25 million and $23 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company retains 10% of the mortality risk associated with these COLI policies up to $0.1 million per policy.
Affiliated Investment Management Expenses
In accordance with an agreement with PGIM, Inc. (“PGIM”), the Company pays investment management expenses to PGIM who acts as investment manager to certain Company general account and separate account assets. Investment management expenses paid to PGIM related to this agreement were $2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016. These expenses are recorded as “Net investment income” in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Derivative Trades
In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into OTC derivative contracts with an affiliate, PGF. For these OTC derivative contracts, PGF has a substantially equal and offsetting position with an external counterparty. See Note 4 for additional information.
Joint Ventures
The Company has made investments in joint ventures with certain subsidiaries of Prudential Financial. "Other invested assets" includes $33 million and $29 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. "Net investment income" related to these ventures includes a gain of $0.3 million, $2 million and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Affiliated Asset Administration Fee Income
The Company has a revenue sharing agreement with AST Investment Services, Inc. ("ASTISI") and PGIM Investments LLC ("PGIM Investments") whereby the Company receives fee income based on policyholders' separate account balances invested in the AST. Income received from ASTISI and PGIM Investments related to this agreement was $31 million, $29 million and $26 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These revenues are recorded as “Asset administration fees” in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
The Company has a revenue sharing agreement with PGIM Investments, whereby the Company receives fee income based on policyholders’ separate account balances invested in The Prudential Series Fund. Income received from PGIM Investments related to this agreement was $5 million, $9 million and $8 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. These revenues are recorded as “Asset administration fees” in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Affiliated Notes Receivable
Affiliated notes receivable included in “Receivables from parent and affiliates” at December 31, were as follows:
 
Maturity Dates
 
Interest Rates
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
U.S. dollar floating rate notes
 
 
2028
 
3.83%
-
4.25
%
 
$
6,001

 
$
6,047

U.S. dollar fixed rate notes
2026
-
2027
 
0.00%
-
14.85
%
 
2,823

 
3,330

Total long-term notes receivable - affiliated(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
8,824

 
$
9,377

(1)
All long-term notes receivable may be called for prepayment prior to the respective maturity dates under specified circumstances.
The affiliated notes receivable shown above are classified as available-for-sale securities and other trading assets carried at fair value. The Company monitors the internal and external credit ratings of these loans and loan performance. The Company also considers any guarantees made by Prudential Insurance for loans due from affiliates.
Accrued interest receivable related to these loans was $0.1 million at both December 31, 2018 and 2017, and is included in “Other assets”. Revenues related to these loans were $0.3 million, $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and are included in “Other income”.
Affiliated Asset Transfers
The Company participates in affiliated asset trades with parent and sister companies. Book and market value differences for trades with a parent and sister are recognized within "Additional paid-in capital" (“APIC”) and "Realized investment gains (losses), net", respectively. The table below shows affiliated assets trades for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
Affiliate
 
Date
 
Transaction  
 
Security Type  
 
Fair Value  
 
Book Value  
 
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/(Decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Prudential Insurance
 
June 2017
 
Sale
 
Fixed Maturities & Short-Term Investments
 
$
16,965

 
$
16,515

 
$
293

 
Prudential Insurance
 
June 2017
 
Sale
 
Commercial Mortgages
 
$
43,198

 
$
42,301

 
$
584

 
Gibraltar Universal Life Reinsurance Company
 
May 2018
 
Purchase
 
Fixed Maturities
 
$
17,904

 
$
17,904

 
$
0

 
Debt Agreements
The Company is authorized to borrow funds up to $200 million from affiliates to meet its capital and other funding needs. During the second quarter of 2016, the Company reassigned all the remaining debt to Prudential Insurance as part of the Variable Annuities Recapture. See Note 1 for additional information on the reassignment effective April 1, 2016. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, there was no debt outstanding.
The total interest expense to the Company related to loans payable to affiliates was $0.0 million, $0.0 million and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Contributed Capital and Dividends
In March of 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company received capital contributions in the amount of $1 million from Pruco Life.
Through 2018, the Company did not pay any dividend. In June of 2017 and April of 2016, the Company paid a dividend in the amount of $100 million and $241 million, respectively, to Pruco Life.
Reinsurance with Affiliates
As discussed in Note 9, the Company participates in reinsurance transactions with certain affiliates.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Commitments
The Company has made commitments to fund commercial loans. As of December 31, 2018, there were no outstanding commitments to fund commercial loans, and $2 million as of December 31, 2017. The Company has made commitments to purchase or fund investments, mostly private fixed maturities. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, $41 million and $33 million, respectively, of these commitments were outstanding.
Contingent Liabilities
On an ongoing basis, the Company's internal supervisory and control functions review the quality of sales, marketing and other customer interface procedures and practices and may recommend modifications or enhancements. From time to time, this review process results in the discovery of product administration, servicing or other errors, including errors relating to the timing or amount of payments or contract values due to customers. In certain cases, if appropriate, the Company may offer customers remediation and may incur charges, including the cost of such remediation, administrative costs and regulatory fines.
The Company is subject to the laws and regulations of states and other jurisdictions concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment of unclaimed or abandoned funds, and is subject to audit and examination for compliance with these requirements. For additional discussion of these matters, see “Litigation and Regulatory Matters” below.
It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flows of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected as a result of payments in connection with the matters discussed above or other matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flows for such period. Management believes, however, that ultimate payments in connection with these matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
Litigation and Regulatory Matters
The Company is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its business. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings specific to the Company and proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industry in which it operates. The Company is subject to class action lawsuits and other litigation involving a variety of issues and allegations involving sales practices, claims payments and procedures, premium charges, policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duty to customers. The Company is also subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, leases and labor and employment relationships, including claims of discrimination and harassment, and could be exposed to claims or litigation concerning certain business or process patents. In addition, the Company, along with other participants in the businesses in which it engages, may be subject from time to time to investigations, examinations and inquiries, in some cases industry-wide, concerning issues or matters upon which such regulators have determined to focus. In some of the Company’s pending legal and regulatory actions, parties are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages. The outcome of litigation or a regulatory matter, and the amount or range of potential loss at any particular time, is often inherently uncertain.
The Company establishes accruals for litigation and regulatory matters when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of that loss can be reasonably estimated. For litigation and regulatory matters where a loss may be reasonably possible, but not probable, or is probable but not reasonably estimable, no accrual is established, but the matter, if material, is disclosed. The Company estimates that as of December 31, 2018, the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accruals established for those litigation and regulatory matters for which such an estimate currently can be made is less than $10 million. This estimate is not an indication of expected loss, if any, or the Company's maximum possible loss exposure on such matters. The Company reviews relevant information with respect to its litigation and regulatory matters on a quarterly and annual basis and updates its accruals, disclosures and estimates of reasonably possible loss based on such reviews.
Wells Fargo MyTerm Sales
In December 2016, Prudential Financial announced that it suspended sales of its MyTerm life insurance product through Wells Fargo pending completion of a Prudential Financial-initiated review of how the product was being sold through Wells Fargo. Prudential Financial has offered to reimburse the full amount of premium with interest, to any Wells Fargo customers with concerns about the way in which the product was purchased. Wells Fargo distributed the product from June 2014 until sales were suspended, and Prudential Financial's total annualized new business premiums associated with sales through Wells Fargo were approximately $4 million. Annualized new business premiums include 100% of scheduled first year premiums for policies sold during this period.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

Prudential Financial has received inquiries, requests for information, subpoenas and a civil investigative demand related to this matter from state and federal regulators, including its lead state insurance regulator, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance ("NJDOBI"), state attorneys general and federal legislators, and is responding to these requests. Prudential Financial has also received shareholder demands for certain books and records under New Jersey law. Prudential Financial may become subject to additional regulatory inquiries and other investigations and actions, shareholder demands and litigation related to this matter. Prudential Financial has provided notice to Wells Fargo that it may seek indemnification under the MyTerm distribution agreement between the parties. In December 2017, NJDOBI ended its investigation and concluded that there was no evidence of improper activity by Prudential regarding the sale and marketing of MyTerm policies to Wells Fargo customers. In November 2018, the Company and Wells Fargo resolved the Company’s claims emanating from the MyTerm distribution agreement. This matter is now closed.
Unclaimed Property
In 2011 the New York Attorney General subpoenaed the Company, along with other companies, regarding its unclaimed property procedures and may ultimately seek remediation and other relief, including damages. Additionally, in 2011 the New York Office of Unclaimed Funds commenced an audit of the Company’s compliance with New York’s unclaimed property laws.
Securities Lending and Foreign Tax Reclaim Matter
In 2016, Prudential Financial self-reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL"), and notified other regulators, that in some cases it failed to maximize securities lending income for the benefit of certain separate account investments due to a long-standing restriction benefiting Prudential Financial that limited the availability of loanable securities. Prudential Financial has removed the restriction and implemented a remediation plan for the benefit of customers. As part of Prudential Financial’s review of this matter, in 2018 it further self-reported to the SEC, and notified other regulators, that in some cases it failed to timely process foreign tax reclaims for the separate account investments. Prudential Financial has corrected the foreign tax reclaim process and has implemented a remediation plan for the benefit of customers.
The DOL's review of the securities lending matter is closed. Prudential Financial is cooperating with the SEC in its review of the securities lending and foreign tax reclaim matters (which includes a review of the remediation plans) and has entered into discussions with the SEC staff regarding a possible settlement of the securities lending matter that would potentially involve charges under the Investment Advisers Act and financial remedies. Prudential Financial cannot predict the outcome of the discussions with the SEC regarding the foreign tax reclaim matter or the possible settlement of the securities lending matter.
Summary
The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, their outcome cannot be predicted. It is possible that the Company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flows for such period. In light of the unpredictability of the Company’s litigation and regulatory matters, it is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. Management believes, however, that, based on information currently known to it, the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

15. QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
The unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are summarized in the table below:
 
Three months ended
 
March 31
 
June 30
 
September 30
 
December 31
 
(in thousands)
2018
 
Total revenues
$
41,606

 
$
40,709

 
$
22,789

 
$
35,368

Total benefits and expenses
30,839

 
33,648

 
15,100

 
29,657

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes
10,767

 
7,061

 
7,689

 
5,711

Net income (loss)
$
10,020

 
$
6,316

 
$
7,539

 
$
7,406

2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
$
37,242

 
$
26,479

 
$
24,995

 
$
35,253

Total benefits and expenses
30,636

 
20,711

 
16,722

 
26,581

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes
6,606

 
5,768

 
8,273

 
8,672

Net income (loss)
$
6,156

 
$
8,511

 
$
11,309

 
$
9,281



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (the "Company") as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related statements of operations and comprehensive income, of equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018 including the related notes and financial statement schedules listed in the index appearing under Item 15 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Changes in Accounting Principles
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for certain financial assets and liabilities and the manner in which its accounts for certain tax effects originally recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income in 2018 and the manner in which it accounts for certain reinsurance costs in 2017.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Significant Transactions with Related Parties
As described in Note 13 to the financial statements, the Company has entered into significant transactions with The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and other affiliates.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
March 7, 2019

We have served as the Company's auditor since 1996.




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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS:
(a)
Financial Statements
(1)
Financial Statements of the subaccounts of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account (Registrant) consisting of the Statements of Net Assets as of the dates presented, and the Statements of Operations and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets for each of the periods presented, and the Notes relating thereto appear at the end of the Statement of Additional Information (Part B of the Registration Statement).
(2)
Financial Statements of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (Depositor) consisting of the Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, of Equity and of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related Notes and Financial Statement Schedules appear at the end of the Statement of Additional Information (Part B of the Registration Statement).
(b)
Exhibits are attached as indicated (all previously filed exhibits, as noted below, are incorporated herein by reference).
(1)
Resolution of the Board of Directors of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey establishing the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account. (Note 3)
(2)
Agreements for custody of securities and similar investments—Not Applicable.
(3) (a)
Distribution and Underwriting Agreement between Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. "PAD" (Underwriter) and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (Depositor). (Note 7)
(b) (1)
Specimen Affiliated Insurer Amendment to Selling Agreement. (Note 9)
(b) (2)
List of Broker Dealers selling under original Selling Agreement. (Note 10).
(b) (3)
List of Broker Dealers that executed Amendment to Selling Agreement. (Note 10)
(4) (a)
Form of Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity X Series, L Series, B Series contract and Form of Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity C Series contract (including schedule pages for each X, L, B, and C) P-BLX/INDNY (2/10) and P-CR/INDNY (2/10). (Note 9)
(b)
Form of Return of Adjusted Purchase Payments Death Benefit Rider P-RID-ROP NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(c)
Form of Return of Adjusted Purchase Payments Death Benefit Schedule Rider P-SCH-ROP NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(d)
Form of Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider P-RID-HAV NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(e)
Form of Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit Schedule Supplement P-SCH-HAV NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(f)
Form of 403B Annuity Endorsement P-END-403 NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(g)
Form of Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement P-END-IRA NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(h)
Form of Roth Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement P-END-ROTH NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(i)
Form of Beneficiary Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement P-END-IRABEN NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(j)
Form of Beneficiary Roth Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement P-END-ROTHBEN NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(k)
Form of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Benefit Rider (P-RID-HD6-NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(l)
Form of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Schedule (P-SCH-HD6-NY (02/10)). (Note 9)
(m)
Form of Highest Daily GRO II Benefit rider (P-RID-HD GRO-NY 11/09). (Note 8)
(n)
Form of Highest Daily GRO II Benefit SCHEDULE (P-SCH-HD GRO-NY11/09). (Note 8)
(o)
Form of Gro Plus II benefit rider (P-RID-GRO NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(p)
Form of Gro Plus II benefit schedule (P-SCH-GRO NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(q)
Form of Beneficiary Annuity Endorsement (P-END-BENE NY (2/10). (Note 9)
(r)
Form of Beneficiary Annuity Schedules (including schedule pages for each X, L, B, and C (P-B-DCD-IND(2-10)NY, P-L-DCD-IND(2/10)NY, P-X-DCD-IND(2/10)NY, and P-C-DCD-IND(2/10)NY). (Note 9)
(s)
Form of Highest Daily GRO II Benefit Schedule Supplement (P-SCH-HDGRO(08/10) -NY). (Note 11)
(t)
Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit Rider (P-RID-HD(1/11)-NY). (NOTE 12)



(u)
Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit Schedule Supplement (P-SCH-HD (1/11)- NY). (Note 12)
(v)
Medically-Related Surrender Endorsement P-END-MRS (2/10) NY. (Note 13)
(w)
Medically-Related Surrender Schedule P-SCH-MRS (2/10) NY. (Note 13)
(x)
Form of Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit 2.0 rider (P-RID-HD-HAB-7-12)-NY. (Note 14)
(y)
Form of Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit 2.0 schedule (P-SCH-HD-8-12)-NY. (Note 14)
(z)
Form of Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit 2.0 rider (P-RID-HD-7-12)-NY. (Note 14)
(aa)
Form of Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit 2.0 schedule (P-SCH-HD-HAB-8-12)-NY. (Note 14)
(ab)
Form of Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit v2.1 rider P-RID-HD(2-13)-NY (includes schedule pages P-SCH-HD(2-13)-NY. (Note 15)
(ac)
Form of Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit v2.1 w/HADB rider P-RID-HD-HAB(2-13)-NY (includes schedule pages P-SCH-RID-HD HAB(2-13)-NY. (Note 15)
(ad)
Amendatory Tax Endorsement. (Note 17)
(5) (a)
Form of Application form for the Contract P-VAA NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(b)
Form of Application form for the Contract P-IBVAA NY (02/10). (Note 9)
(c)
Form of Application for the Contract P-VAA (7/12) NY. (Note 14)
(d)
Form of Applications for the Contract ORD202826-NY and Beneficiary Contract ORD202828-NY (2/13). (Note 15)
(6) (a)
Articles of Incorporation of Pruco Life of New Jersey Insurance Company, as amended. (Note 4)
(b)
By-laws of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey. (Note 5)
(c)
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation dated October 1, 2012. (Note 16)
(7) (c)
Annuity Reinsurance Agreements between Depositor and: Pruco Reinsurance Ltd for HDI 2.0. (Note 17)
(8)
Other material contracts performed in whole or in part after the date the registration statement is filed:
(a)
Fund Participation Agreement dated May 1, 2005, as amended and restated June 8, 2005, by and among Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, American Skandia Trust, American Skandia Investment Services, Inc., Prudential Investments LLC, American Skandia Marketing, Inc., and Prudential Investment Management Services LLC. (Note 9)
(b)
Copy of Franklin Templeton Fund Participation Agreement. (Note 9)
(c)
Shareholder Information Agreement (Sample Rule 22C-2). (Note 6)
(d)
Amendment effective as of February 25, 2013 to Fund Participation Agreement between Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Investments LLC, AST Investment Services, Inc., Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc., Prudential Investment Management Services LLC and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey. (Note 17)
(e)
Fund Participation Agreement dated May 1, 2005, by and among Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, The Prudential Series Fund, Inc., Prudential Investments LLC, and Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (Note 18)
(9)
Opinion of Counsel. (Note 2)
(10)
Written Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. (Note 1)
(11)
All financial statements omitted from Item 23, Financial Statements—Not Applicable.
(12)
Agreements in consideration for providing initial capital between or among Registrant, Depositor, Underwriter, or initial Contract owners—Not Applicable.
(13)
Powers of Attorney:
(a)
Power of Attorney for Caroline A. Feeney (Note 1)
(b)
Power of Attorney for Salene Hitchcock-Gear (Note 1)
(c)
Power of Attorney for Christine Knight (Note 1)
(d)
Power of Attorney for Kent D. Sluyter (Note 1)
(e)
Power of Attorney for Candace J. Woods (Note 1)
(f)
Power of Attorney for John Chieffo (Note 1)



(g)
Power of Attorney for Nandini Mongia (Note 1)
(Note 1)
Filed Herewith.
(Note 2)
Incorporated by reference to Form N-4, Registration No. 333-162678, filed October 26, 2009 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 3)
Incorporated by reference to Form N-4, Registration No. 333-18117, filed December 18, 1996 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 4)
Incorporated by reference to Form S-6, Registration No. 002-89780, filed April 28,1997 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account.
(Note 5)
Incorporated by reference to Form S-6, Registration No. 333-85117 filed August 13, 1999 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account.
(Note 6)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, Form N-4, Registration No. 333-131035, filed April 19, 2007 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 7)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, Form N-4, Registration No. 333-131035, filed December 18, 2007 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 8)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24, Registration No. 333-131035 filed August 27, 2009 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 9)
Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration No. 333-162678, filed February 3, 2010 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 10)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration No. 333-162678, filed on April 19, 2010 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 11)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration No. 33-162678, filed on July 1, 2010 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 12)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registration No. 333-162678, filed on December 20, 2010 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 13)
Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration No. 333-170468, filed on April 1, 2011 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 14)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registration No. 333-162678, filed July 31, 2012 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 15)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Registration No. 333-162678, filed February 13, 2013 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 16)
Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed March 15, 2013, on behalf of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey.
(Note 17)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registration No. 333-162678, filed April 12, 2013 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.
(Note 18)
Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to Registration No. 333-162678, filed April 9, 2018 on behalf of Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account.





ITEM 25. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR (ENGAGED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN REGISTRANT’S VARIABLE ANNUITY BUSINESS:
NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ADDRESS
POSITION AND OFFICES WITH DEPOSITOR


Kent D. Sluyter
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
John Chieffo
213 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-2917
Vice President, Director, Chief Accounting Officer, and Chief Financial Officer
Christine Knight
213 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-2917
Vice President and Director
Lynn K. Stone
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
Candace J. Woods
751 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-3714
Director
Salene Hitchcock-Gear
213 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-2917
Director
Caroline A. Feeney
213 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-2917
Director
Nandini Mongia
280 Trumbull Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Director and Treasurer
Arthur W. Wallace
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary and Appointed Actuary
ITEM 26. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE DEPOSITOR OR REGISTRANT:
The Registrant separate account may be deemed to be under common control (or where indicated, identical to) the following separate accounts that are sponsored either by the depositor or an insurer that is an affiliate of the depositor: The Prudential Discovery Premier Group Variable Contract Account, The Prudential Variable Appreciable Account, The Prudential Individual Variable Contract Account, The Prudential Variable Contract Account GI-2, The Prudential Qualified Individual Variable Contract Account, The Prudential Variable Contract Account-24, The Prudential Discovery Select Group Variable Annuity Contract Account (separate accounts of Prudential); the Pruco Life Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account; the Pruco Life PRUvider Variable Appreciable Account; the Pruco Life Variable Universal Account, the Pruco Life Variable Insurance Account, the Pruco Life Variable Appreciable Account, the Pruco Life Single Premium Variable Life Account, the Pruco Life Single Premium Variable Annuity Account (separate accounts of Pruco Life Insurance Company ("Pruco Life"); the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account; the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Insurance Account, the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account, the Pruco Life of New Jersey Single Premium Variable Life Account, and the Pruco Life of New Jersey Single Premium Variable Annuity Account (separate accounts of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey ("Pruco Life of New Jersey"). Pruco Life, a life insurance company organized under the laws of Arizona, is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. Pruco Life of New Jersey, a life insurance company organized under the laws of New Jersey, is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Pruco Life, and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc.
The subsidiaries of Prudential Financial Inc. ("PFI") are listed under Exhibit 21.1 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of PFI (Registration No. 001-16707), filed on February 15, 2019, the text of which is hereby incorporated by reference. In addition to those subsidiaries, Prudential holds all of the voting securities of Prudential's Gibraltar Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation, in three of its separate accounts. Prudential's Gibraltar Fund, Inc. is registered as an open-end, diversified, management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"). The separate accounts listed above are registered as unit investment trusts under the Act. Registrant may also be deemed to be under common control with The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2, The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10, and The Prudential Variable Account Contract Account-11, (separate accounts of The Prudential Insurance Company of America which are registered as open-end, diversified management investment companies).
ITEM 27. NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS: As of January 31, 2019, there were 5,877 Qualified contract owners and 1,963 Non-Qualified contract owners of the X series, 23,402 Qualified contract owners and 8,950 Non-Qualified contract owners of the B series, 7,723 Qualified contract owners and 3,454 Non-Qualified contract owners of the L series, and 571 Qualified contract owners and 378 Non-Qualified contract owners of the C series.
ITEM 28. INDEMNIFICATION:



The Registrant, in conjunction with certain of its affiliates, maintains insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a trustee, director, officer, employee, or agent of the Registrant, or who is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a trustee, director, officer, employee or agent of such other affiliated trust or corporation, against any liability asserted against and incurred by him or her arising out of his or her position with such trust or corporation.
New Jersey, being the state of organization of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey ("PLNJ"), permits entities organized under its jurisdiction to indemnify directors and officers with certain limitations. The relevant provisions of New Jersey law permitting indemnification can be found in Section 14A:3-5 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated. The text of PLNJ's By-law, Article V, which relates to indemnification of officers and directors, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1A(6)(c) to Form S-6 filed August 13, 1999 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
ITEM 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS:
(a)
Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (PAD)
PAD serves as principal underwriter for variable annuities issued by each of Pruco Life Insurance Company, Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, and Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation. Each of those insurers is part
of Prudential Annuities, a business unit of Prudential Financial, that primarily issues individual variable annuity contracts. The separate accounts of those insurance companies, through which the bulk of the variable annuities are issued, are the Pruco Life Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account, the Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account, and Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation Variable Account B.
(b) Information concerning the directors and officers of PAD is set forth below:



NAME
POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH UNDERWRITER


James F. Mullery
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
President & CEO and Director
Ann Nanda
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
Senior Vice President and Director
John Chieffo
213 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-2917
Senior Vice President and Director
Dianne D. Bogoian
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
Senior Vice President and Director
Elizabeth Guerrera
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
Chief Operating Officer, Vice President and Director
Christopher J. Hagan
2101 Welsh Road
Dresher, Pennsylvania 19025-5000
Vice President
Francine B. Boucher
751 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-3714
Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Secretary
Elizabeth Marin
751 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-3714
Treasurer
Steven Weinreb
Three Gateway Center
Newark, New Jersey 07102-4061
Chief Financial Officer and Controller
Michael B. McCauley
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Douglas S. Morrin
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
Vice President
Charles H. Smith
751 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-3714
AML Officer
Karen L. Stockla
One Corporate Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484-6208
Vice President

ITEM 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS:
(c)
Commissions received by PAD during 2018 with respect to all individual annuities issued by Pruco Life of New Jersey.


NAME OF PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
NET UNDERWRITING DISCOUNTS AND COMMISSIONS

COMPENSATION ON REDEMPTION

BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS


COMPENSATION
 
 
 
 
 
Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc.*
$73,232,387.43
$-0-
$-0-
$-0-
* PAD did not retain any of these commissions.
ITEM 30. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
All accounts, books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by the Registrant through The Prudential Insurance Company of America, at its offices in Shelton, Connecticut and Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
ITEM 31. MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Summary of any contract not discussed in Part A and Part B of the registration statement under which management-related services are provided to the Registrant—Not applicable.
ITEM 32. UNDERTAKINGS
(a)
Registrant undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to this Registrant Statement as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the audited financial statements in the Registration Statement are never more than 16 months old for so long as payments under the variable annuity contracts may be accepted.



(b)
Registrant undertakes to include either (1) as part of any application to purchase a contract offered by the prospectus, a space that an applicant can check to request a statement of additional information, or (2) a postcard or similar written communication affixed to or included in the prospectus that the applicant can remove to send for a statement of additional information.
(c)
Registrant undertakes to deliver any statement of additional information and any financial statements required to be made available under this Form promptly upon written or oral request.
(d)
Restrictions on withdrawal under Section 403(b) Contracts are imposed in reliance upon, and in compliance with, a no-action letter issued by the Chief of the Office of Insurance Products and Legal Compliance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to the American Council of Life Insurance on November 28, 1988.
(e)
Pruco Life of New Jersey hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contracts described in this Registration Statement are in the aggregate reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Pruco Life of New Jersey.



SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Registration Statement, and has duly caused this post-effective amendment to be signed on its behalf in the City of Newark and the State of New Jersey on this 8th day of April 2019.
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT
REGISTRANT
BY: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
DEPOSITOR
By:
Kent D. Sluyter*
 
Kent D. Sluyter
President and Chief Executive Officer
 

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
DEPOSITOR
By:
Kent D. Sluyter*
 
Kent D. Sluyter
President and Chief Executive Officer
 

SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

SIGNATURE

TITLE


Kent D. Sluyter*

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
April 8, 2019

Kent D. Sluyter




John Chieffo*

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President and Director (Principal Accounting Officer)
April 8, 2019

John Chieffo



Christine Knight*

Director
April 8, 2019

Christine Knight




Nandini Mongia*

Director
April 8, 2019

Nandini Mongia




Candace J. Woods*

Director
April 8, 2019

Candace J. Woods




Salene Hitchcock-Gear*

Director
April 8, 2019

Salene Hitchcock-Gear




Caroline A. Feeney*

Director
April 8, 2019

Caroline A. Feeney




By:
/s/Douglas E. Scully
 
Douglas E. Scully
 
* Executed by Douglas E. Scully on behalf of those indicated pursuant to Power of Attorney.



EXHIBITS
(10)
Written Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
(13)
Powers of Attorney:
(a) Caroline A. Feeney
(b) Salene Hitchcock-Gear
(c) Christine Knight
(d) Kent D. Sluyter
(e) Candace J. Woods
(f) John Chieffo
(g) Nandini Mongia