-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UZGjSHqLQQbf1Nai4+3T2z2VKJ3gf64oyBswagTErsB4MUAzrkDKlCRHG0G+eOcS urc7U11oL17/b4PVwEdRdQ== 0000355348-04-000335.txt : 20041129 0000355348-04-000335.hdr.sgml : 20041129 20041129151016 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000355348-04-000335 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20041129 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041129 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20041129 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DRYDEN NATIONAL MUNICIPALS FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000314612 IRS NUMBER: 133021492 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-66407 FILM NUMBER: 041171234 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 199 WATER ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10292 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122142189 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SEAPORT PLZ STREET 2: ONE SEAPORT PLZ CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10292 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRUDENTIAL NATIONAL MUNICIPALS FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRUDENTIAL BACHE NATIONAL MUNICIPALS FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920602 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRUDENTIAL BACHE HIGH YIELD MUNICIPALS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870507 497 1 dnmfpmchange112904.txt 497 DRYDEN NATIONAL MUNICIPALS FUND, INC. PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2004 SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 23, 2004 Effective immediately, Robert Tipp and Dennis Hepworth have assumed full portfolio management responsibility for the Dryden National Municipals Fund, Inc. To reflect these changes, the following replaces the fifth paragraph in the section of the prospectus entitled "How the Fund is Managed - Investment Adviser" with respect to the above-named Fund: The Dryden National Municipals Fund, Inc. is managed by Portfolio Managers: Robert Tipp and Dennis Hepworth using an institutional, team-based approach. The Portfolio Managers develop and coordinate the Fund's investment strategies utilizing the following approach: "Top-down" investment decisions such as duration, yield curve, and sector positioning are made consistent with a PIM Fixed Income-wide Market Outlook, while "bottom-up" security selection is implemented by the Portfolio Managers. The Market Outlook is developed quarterly by a senior management team led by the Head of Fixed Income. The Market Outlook assesses the likely ranges of economic and interest rate scenarios to provide a Prudential Fixed Income-wide view on the economy, interest rates, yield curve, and risk levels in each major bond market, both U.S. and globally. The Portfolio Managers develop each Series' investment strategy within the framework of the Market Outlook and each Series' investment objective, restrictions, policies, and benchmark. The Portfolio Managers implement each Series' strategy through security selection and trading. All municipal bond security selection is based on fundamental credit research. A large credit research staff and extensive quantitative resources support the Portfolio Managers. Other sector teams may contribute to securities selection when appropriate. Each Series' risk exposure is monitored daily and actively managed to ensure consistency with the intended risk/return objectives. Municipal Bonds - Portfolio Management Team Robert Tipp CFA, is Chief Investment Strategist of PIM's Fixed Income Group. He is co-portfolio manager of Municipal Bond, Core Plus, U.S. Government, and Global Bond strategies, portfolio manager for asset-liability strategies and TIPs portfolios, and has supervisory responsibility for money market strategies. Previously, Mr. Tipp served as co-head of Prudential Financial's institutional fixed income business. Before joining Prudential Financial in 1991, Mr. Tipp was a Director in the Portfolio Strategies Group at the First Boston Corporation, where he developed, marketed, and implemented strategic portfolio products for money managers. Prior to that, Mr. Tipp was a senior staff analyst at the Allstate Research & Planning Center, and managed a number of fixed income and equity derivative strategies at Wells Fargo Investment Advisors. He received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration with highest honors and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance with honors from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Tipp holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Dennis Hepworth is a Principal and municipal bond portfolio manager for PIM's Fixed Income Group. Mr. Hepworth is also Head of the Municipal Bond Research unit at the PIM Fixed Income Group, where he covers real estate, housing (multi-family & single family), public power, cogeneration and unrated corporate backed bonds. Prior to joining the PIM Fixed Income Group in 1997, Mr. Hepworth was a sell side municipal research analyst at Prudential Securities, and a senior analyst in the Capital Markets Credit and Private Client areas of Merrill Lynch. He received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Finance from the University of Tulsa. Mr. Hepworth is a member of the Municipal Analysts Group of New York and the National Federation of Municipal Analysts. MF104C1 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----