N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm JENNISON SECTOR FUNDS, INC. Jennison Sector Funds, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

Investment Company Act file number

   811-03175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennison Sector Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Gateway Center 3,

100 Mulberry Street,

Newark, New Jersey

  07102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

Deborah A. Docs

Gateway Center 3,

100 Mulberry Street,

Newark, New Jersey 07102

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-225-1852

 

Date of fiscal year end: 11/30/2008

 

Date of reporting period: 5/31/2008


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders


 

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MAY 31, 2008   SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

Jennison Financial Services Fund

FUND TYPE

Sector stock

 

OBJECTIVE

Long-term capital appreciation

 

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The views expressed in this report and information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings are for the period covered by this report and are subject to change thereafter.

 

The accompanying financial statements as of May 31, 2008, were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

JennisonDryden, Jennison, Prudential Financial and the Rock Prudential logo are registered service marks of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ, and its affiliates.

 

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July 15, 2008

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

On the following pages, you’ll find your Fund’s semiannual report, including a table showing fund performance over the first half of the fiscal year and for longer periods. The report also contains a listing of the Fund’s holdings at period-end. The semiannual report is an interim statement furnished between the Fund’s annual reports, which include an analysis of Fund performance over the fiscal year in addition to other data.

 

Mutual fund prices and returns will rise or fall over time, and asset managers tend to have periods when they perform better or worse than their long-term average. The best measures of a mutual fund’s quality are its return compared to that of similar investments and the variability of its return over the long term. We recommend that you review your portfolio regularly with your financial professional.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Judy A. Rice, President

Jennison Sector Funds, Inc./Jennison Financial Services Fund

 

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Your Fund’s Performance

 

 

Fund objective

The investment objective of the Jennison Financial Services Fund, a series of Jennison Sector Funds, Inc., is long-term capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The maximum initial sales charge is 5.50% (Class A shares). Gross operating expenses: Class A, 1.60%; Class B, 2.30%; Class C, 2.30%; Class Z, 1.30%. Net operating expenses: Class A, 1.57%; Class B, 2.30%; Class C, 2.30%; Class Z, 1.30%, after contractual reduction for Class A through 3/31/2008.

 

Cumulative Total Returns as of 5/31/08  
     Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Since Inception1  

Class A

   –11.81 %   –18.88 %   44.92 %   73.41 %

Class B

   –12.14     –19.54     39.49     62.13  

Class C

   –12.14     –19.54     39.49     62.13  

Class Z

   –11.71     –18.74     46.60     77.07  

S&P 500 Financials Index2

   –18.60     –32.32     15.19     16.43  

S&P Composite 1500 Index3

   –17.26     –31.13     18.66     27.05  

Lipper Financial Services Funds Avg.4

   –12.66     –21.13     52.30     72.63  
        
Average Annual Total Returns5 as of 6/30/08  
           One Year     Five Years     Since Inception1  

Class A

         –28.67 %   4.30 %   4.49 %

Class B

         –28.26     4.55     4.35  

Class C

         –25.79     4.68     4.35  

Class Z

         –24.39     5.72     5.40  

S&P 500 Financials Index2

         –42.36     –1.27     –0.56  

S&P Composite 1500 Index3

         –40.92     –0.55     1.71  

Lipper Financial Services Funds Avg.4

         –28.96     5.38     4.85  

 

The cumulative total returns do not reflect the deduction of applicable sales charges. If reflected, the applicable sales charges would reduce the cumulative total returns performance quoted. Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Under certain circumstances, Class A shares may be subject to a contingent

 

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deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%. Class B and Class C shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5% and 1%, respectively. Class Z shares are not subject to a sales charge.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, total returns would be lower.

1Inception date: 6/30/99.

2The S&P 500 Financials Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of companies involved in activities such as banking, consumer finance, investment banking and brokerage, asset management, insurance and investment and real estate, including REITs.

3The Standard & Poor’s Composite (S&P Composite) 1500 Index is an unmanaged index of the 500 largest, established, publicly traded stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index); the 400 largest stocks contained in the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index; and the 600 small-capitalization stocks comprising the S&P SmallCap 600 Index which gives a broad look at how U.S. stock prices have performed.

4The Lipper Financial Services Funds Average (Lipper Average) represents returns based on an average return of all funds in the Lipper Financial Services Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average invest primarily in equity securities of companies engaged in providing financial services, including, but not limited to, banks, finance companies, insurance companies, and securities/brokerage firms.

5The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges. Class A, Class B, and Class C shares are subject to an annual distribution and service (12b-1) fee of up to 0.30%, 1.00%, and 1.00%, respectively. Approximately seven years after purchase, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis. Class Z shares are not subject to a 12b-1 fee. The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares.

 

An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the S&P 500 Financials Index and the S&P Composite 1500 Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses of a mutual fund, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 5/31/08       

Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany), Diversified Financial Services

   6.8 %

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Capital Markets

   5.4  

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc., Commercial Banks

   4.9  

Visa, Inc. (Class A), IT Services

   4.6  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., Capital Markets

   4.2  

Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 5/31/08       

Capital Markets

   40.1 %

Diversified Financial Services

   18.7  

Insurance

   8.8  

Commercial Banks

   5.1  

IT Services

   4.6  

Industry weightings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on December 1, 2007, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended May 31, 2008. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of JennisonDryden funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on

 

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the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Jennison Financial

Services Fund

  Beginning Account
Value
December 1, 2007
 

Ending Account
Value

May 31, 2008

  Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the Six-
Month Period*
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 881.90   1.57 %   $ 7.39
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,017.15   1.57 %   $ 7.92
         
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 878.60   2.30 %   $ 10.80
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,013.50   2.30 %   $ 11.58
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 878.60   2.30 %   $ 10.80
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,013.50   2.30 %   $ 11.58
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 882.90   1.30 %   $ 6.12
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,018.50   1.30 %   $ 6.56
         

* Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 183 days in the six-month period ended May 31, 2008, and divided by the 366 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending November 30, 2008 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)
       

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    87.3%

  

COMMON STOCKS

  

Capital Markets    40.1%

      
34,000     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(a)(b)

   $ 3,485,000
226,800     

Azimut Holding SpA (Italy)

     2,316,410
76,400     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     3,402,092
205,000     

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(b)(h)

     4,546,899
53,700     

Credit Suisse Group AG, ADR (Switzerland)

     2,732,793
81,400     

Eaton Vance Corp.(b)

     3,463,570
4,800     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(b)

     846,768
101,100     

Invesco Ltd.

     2,813,613
93,400     

Janus Capital Group, Inc.(b)

     2,708,600
27,500     

Julius Baer Holding AG (Switzerland)

     2,250,660
160,300     

KKR Private Equity Investors LP

     2,083,900
65,800     

KKR Private Equity Investors LP, 144A, RDU, Private Placement(f)(g) (original cost $1,642,755; purchased 5/3/06 - 5/5/06)

     855,400
109,000     

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(a)(b)

     1,973,990
           
          33,479,695

Commercial Banks    5.1%

      
166,400     

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.(b)

     4,055,168
18,200     

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     153,426
500     

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     26,105
           
          4,234,699

Diversified Consumer Services    3.8%

      
137,300     

H&R Block, Inc.

     3,204,582

Diversified Financial Services    18.7%

      
196,300     

Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros, (Brazil)

     2,249,635
49,800     

Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros, 144A (Brazil)(f)

     570,718
154,200     

Citigroup, Inc.

     3,375,438
39,500     

Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany)

     5,681,221
51,000     

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     875,716
61,500     

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A)(a)(b)

     2,003,055
20,500     

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

     850,545
           
          15,606,328

Insurance    8.8%

      
400     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class B)(a)

     1,799,200
55,300     

Genworth Financial, Inc. (Class A)(b)

     1,222,130
32,000     

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

     1,759,680

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) continued

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)  
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Insurance (cont’d.)

        
5,400     

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

   $ 2,575,800  
             
          7,356,810  

IT Services    4.6%

        
44,600     

Visa, Inc. (Class A)(a)

     3,851,656  

Real Estate Investment Trusts    3.9%

        
151,200     

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(b)

     2,692,872  
75,000     

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc.

     545,250  
             
          3,238,122  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance    2.3%

        
114,200     

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     1,887,726  
             
    

Total long-term investments
(cost $65,287,032)

     72,859,618  
             

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    32.3%

  

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

        
    

Dryden Core Investment Fund - Taxable Money Market Series

  
26,953,624     

(cost $26,953,624; includes $14,887,733 of cash collateral

received for securities on loan) (Note 3)(c)(d)

     26,953,624  
             
    

Total Investments, Before Security Sold Short(e)     119.6%
(cost $92,240,656; Note 5)

     99,813,242  
             

SECURITY SOLD SHORT    (2.5%)

  

Real Estate Investment Trust

        
    

Redwood Trust, Inc.

  
62,200     

(proceeds $2,053,385)

     (2,099,250 )
             
    

Total Investments, Net of Security Sold Short(e)    117.1%
(cost $90,187,271)

     97,713,992  
    

Other liabilities in excess of other assets    (17.1%)

     (14,225,032 )
             
    

Net Assets     100.0%

   $ 83,488,960  
             

 

The following abbreviations are used in Portfolio descriptions:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

RDU—Restricted Depositary Unit

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of a security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $14,394,199; cash collateral of $14,887,733 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(c) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(d) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as the manager of the Dryden Core Investment Fund—Taxable Money Market Series.
(e) As of May 31, 2008, one security representing $855,400 and 1.0% of net assets was fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Directors.
(f) Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified Institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.
(g) Indicates a security illiquid and restricted as to resale. The aggregate original cost is $1,642,755. The aggregate market value of $855,400 is approximately 1.0% of net assets.
(h) A portion of a security is pledged as collateral in connection with the short position carried by the Fund.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation inputs

   Investments
in Securities
    Other Financial
Instruments*

Level 1—Quoted Prices—Long

   $ 98,957,842                   —

Level 1—Quoted Prices—Short

     (2,099,250 )  

Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs

        

Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs

     855,400    
            

Total

   $ 97,713,992    
            

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

      Investments
in Securities
 

Balance as of 11/30/07

   $ 1,177,820  

Realized gain (loss)

      

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (322,420 )

Net purchases (sales)

      

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

      
        

Balance as of 5/31/08

   $ 855,400  
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) continued

 

The industry classification of Portfolio holdings and other liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of May 31, 2008 was as follows:

 

Capital Markets

   40.1 %

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund (including 17.8% of collateral received for securities on loan)

   32.3  

Diversified Financial Services

   18.7  

Insurance

   8.8  

Commercial Banks

   5.1  

IT Services

   4.6  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   3.9  

Diversified Consumer Services

   3.8  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

   2.3  
      
   119.6  

Security Sold Short

   (2.5 )

Other liabilities in excess of other assets

   (17.1 )
      
   100.0 %
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

MAY 31, 2008   SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

Jennison Sector Funds, Inc./Jennison Financial Services Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $14,394,199:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $65,287,032)

   $ 72,859,618  

Affiliated investments (cost $26,953,624)

     26,953,624  

Cash

     20,100  

Deposit with broker on security sold short

     2,146,522  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     186,477  

Dividends and interest receivable

     77,021  

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

     67,782  

Prepaid expenses

     404  
        

Total assets

     102,311,548  
        

Liabilities

        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     14,887,733  

Security sold short, at value (proceeds $2,053,385)

     2,099,250  

Payable for investments purchased

     1,371,251  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     256,795  

Accrued expenses

     93,294  

Management fee payable

     53,381  

Distribution fee payable

     35,564  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     23,641  

Deferred directors’ fees

     1,679  
        

Total liabilities

     18,822,588  
        

Net Assets

   $ 83,488,960  
        
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 92,675  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     88,409,560  
        
     88,502,235  

Undistributed net investment income

     139,856  

Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (12,679,656 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     7,526,525  
        

Net assets, May 31, 2008

   $ 83,488,960  
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

      

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($50,618,750 ÷ 5,521,458 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.17

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     .53
      

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 9.70
      

Class B

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($12,335,642 ÷ 1,425,568 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 8.65
      

Class C

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($14,175,029 ÷ 1,638,403 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 8.65
      

Class Z

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($6,359,539 ÷ 682,068 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.32
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Six Months Ended May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Net Investment Income

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $37,031)

   $ 752,028  

Affiliated dividend income

     183,334  

Affiliated income from securities loaned, net

     88,247  

Unaffiliated interest income

     1,396  
        

Total income

     1,025,005  
        

Expenses

  

Management fee

     308,275  

Distribution fee—Class A

     64,069  

Distribution fee—Class B

     70,858  

Distribution fee—Class C

     73,328  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $54,100) (Note 3)

     137,000  

Custodian’s fees and expenses

     27,000  

Registration fees

     15,000  

Reports to shareholders

     15,000  

Audit fee

     11,000  

Legal fees and expenses

     9,000  

Directors’ fees

     6,000  

Interest expense

     2,000  

Insurance

     1,000  

Miscellaneous

     4,236  
        

Total expenses

     743,766  
        

Net investment income

     281,239  
        

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions

        

Net realized loss on:

  

Investment transactions

     (8,399,263 )

Foreign currency transactions

     (42,646 )
        
     (8,441,909 )
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (2,817,801 )

Short sales

     (45,865 )

Foreign currencies

     (1,841 )
        
     (2,865,507 )
        

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (11,307,416 )
        

Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (11,026,177 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2008
       Year
Ended
November 30, 2007
 

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets

                   

Operations

       

Net investment income

   $ 281,239        $ 688,312  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (8,441,909 )        12,597,902  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (2,865,507 )        (11,674,590 )
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (11,026,177 )        1,611,624  
                   

Dividends and Distributions (Note 1)

       

Dividends from net investment income

       

Class A

     (590,613 )         

Class B

     (55,742 )         

Class C

     (50,397 )         

Class Z

     (57,862 )         
                   
     (754,614 )         
                   

Distributions from net realized gains (Note 1)

       

Class A

     (8,587,455 )        (975,250 )

Class B

     (3,380,772 )        (444,755 )

Class C

     (3,059,681 )        (370,814 )

Class Z

     (682,863 )        (73,173 )
                   
     (15,710,771 )        (1,863,992 )
                   

Fund share transactions (net of share conversions)
(Note 6)

       

Net proceeds from shares sold

     16,077,579          16,802,075  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     15,537,793          1,767,979  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (16,006,998 )        (34,350,035 )
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     15,608,374          (15,779,981 )
                   

Total decrease

     (11,883,188 )        (16,032,349 )

Net Assets

                   

Beginning of period

     95,372,148          111,404,497  
                   

End of period(a)

   $ 83,488,960        $ 95,372,148  
                   

(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:

   $ 139,856        $ 613,231  
                   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Jennison Sector Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company currently consists of three portfolios: Jennison Health Sciences Fund, Jennison Utility Fund and Jennison Financial Services Fund. These financial statements relate to Jennison Financial Services Fund (the “Fund”). The financial statements of the other portfolios are not presented herein. Investment operations for the Fund commenced on June 30, 1999.

 

The Fund is non-diversified and its investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve this objective by investing primarily in equity-related securities of companies in the financial services sector. The value of certain securities held by the Fund may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or region.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Company and the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: Securities listed on a securities exchange (other than options on securities and indices) are valued at the last sale price on such exchange on the day of valuation or, if there was no sale on such day, at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price on such day in the absence of an asked price. Securities traded via Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq official closing price (NOCP) on the day of valuation, or if there was no NOCP, at the last sale price. Securities that are actively traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities for which the primary market is believed by Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”), in consultation with the subadvisers, to be over-the-counter, are valued at market value using prices provided by an independent pricing agent or principal market maker. Options on securities and indices traded on an exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange or, if there was no sale, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange. Futures contracts and options thereon traded on a commodities exchange or board of trade are valued at the last sale price at the close of trading on such exchange or board of trade or, if there was no sale on the applicable commodities exchange or board of trade on such day, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange or board of trade or at the last bid price in the absence of an asked price. Securities for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been

 

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affected by events occurring after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the Fund’s normal pricing time, are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board of Directors approved fair valuation procedures. When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment adviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

 

Investments in mutual funds are valued at their net asset value as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the date of valuation.

 

Short-term debt securities which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method includes valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost. Short-term debt securities which mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations.

 

Restricted and Illiquid Securities: The Fund may hold up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under Securities Law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities, sometimes referred to as private placements, are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above.

 

Short Sales: The Fund may make short sales of securities as a method of hedging potential price declines in similar securities owned. The Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security (short sale). When the Fund makes a short sale, it will borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale as collateral for its obligation to deliver the security upon conclusion of the sale. The Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow the particular security and may be obligated to return any interest or dividends received on such borrowed securities. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited as to dollar amount, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price at termination is less than or greater than the proceeds originally received, respectively, and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain or loss on short

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

sales. The Fund maintains a segregated account of securities or other liquid assets, the dollar value of which is at least equal to its obligation with respect to short sales.

 

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities using the collateral in the open market. The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund also continues to receive interest and dividend or amounts equivalent thereto, on securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities-at the current daily rates of exchange.

 

(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses-at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at period end. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates of security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes

 

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recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at year-end exchange rates are reflected as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from investment and currency transactions on sales of portfolio securities are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. The Company’s expenses are allocated to the respective portfolios on the basis of relative net assets except for expenses that are charged directly at the portfolio or class level. Net investment income or loss (other than distribution fees which are charged directly to the respective class), and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends of net investment income and distributions of net realized capital and currency gains, if any, annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, each portfolio in the Company is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Company has a management agreement for the Fund with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisor’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, Jennison assumes the day-to-day management responsibilities of the Fund and is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PI pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Fund, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PI is computed daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .75 of 1% of average daily net assets up to $1 billion and .70 of 1% of average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate was .75 of 1% for the six months ended May 31, 2008.

 

The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A, B and C Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z shares of the Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Class A, B and C Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30 of 1%, 1% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, B and C shares, respectively. PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares through March 31, 2008.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that it received approximately $129,300 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, during the six months ended May 31,

 

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2008. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that for the six months ended May 31, 2008, it received approximately $300, $8,500 and $500 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

PI, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

The Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with two banks. The SCA provides for a commitment of $500 million. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is incurred at contracted market rates and a commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly. The Funds pay a commitment fee of .06 of 1% of the unused portion of the SCA. The expiration date of the SCA is October 24, 2008. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The Fund did not borrow any amounts pursuant to the SCA during the six months ended May 31, 2008.

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Company’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Fund pays networking fees to affiliated and unaffiliated broker/dealers, including fees related to the services of First Clearing, LLC (First Clearing), an affiliate of PI. These networking fees are payments made to broker/dealers that clear mutual fund transactions through a national clearing system. For the six months ended May 31, 2008, the Fund incurred approximately $50,600 in total networking fees, of which approximately $24,000 was paid to First Clearing. These amounts are included in transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, is the Fund’s security lending agent. For the six months ended May 31, 2008, PIM has been compensated approximately $38,700 for these services.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

The Fund invests in the Taxable Money Market Series (the “Portfolio”), a portfolio of Dryden Core Investment Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Portfolio is a money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PI.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the six months ended May 31, 2008, were $68,467,961 and $72,062,848, respectively.

 

Note 5. Tax Information

 

As of fiscal year ended November 30, 2007, the Fund elected to treat post-October currency and capital losses of approximately $23,000 and $3,531,000, respectively, as having been incurred in the next fiscal year.

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of May 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis
of Investments

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Other
Cost Basis
Adjustments

 

Total
Net Unrealized
Appreciation

$92,306,463   $10,720,073   $(3,213,294)   $7,506,779   $(196)   $7,506,583

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis was attributable to deferred losses on wash sales. The other cost basis adjustments are primarily attributable to mark to market of receivables and payables.

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of May 31, 2008, no provision for income tax would be required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

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Note 6. Capital

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. All investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%, including investors who purchase their shares through broker-dealers affiliated with Prudential. Class B shares are sold with a CDSC which declines from 5% to zero depending upon the period of time the shares are held. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% during the first 12 months. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualify to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

There are 400 million shares of $.01 par value per share common stock authorized, divided into four classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z common stock, each of which consists of 100 million authorized shares.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   984,365      $ 8,930,006  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   835,997        8,625,864  

Shares reacquired

   (994,637 )      (9,328,610 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   825,725        8,227,260  

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B

   458,732        4,147,609  
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   1,284,457      $ 12,374,869  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   863,813      $ 11,373,247  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   68,400        922,042  

Shares reacquired

   (1,450,496 )      (18,860,080 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   (518,283 )      (6,564,791 )

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B

   671,904        8,663,808  
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   153,621      $ 2,099,017  
               

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Class B

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   162,086      $ 1,388,833  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   334,881        3,272,528  

Shares reacquired

   (260,616 )      (2,292,809 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   236,351        2,368,552  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

   (484,978 )      (4,147,609 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (248,627 )    $ (1,779,057 )
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   191,989      $ 2,394,361  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   32,997        423,023  

Shares reacquired

   (640,211 )      (7,951,633 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   (415,225 )      (5,134,249 )

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

   (705,065 )      (8,663,808 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (1,120,290 )    $ (13,798,057 )
               

Class C

             

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   228,549      $ 2,030,723  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   297,647        2,907,979  

Shares reacquired

   (378,708 )      (3,313,769 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   147,488      $ 1,624,933  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   106,038      $ 1,329,696  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   27,427        351,613  

Shares reacquired

   (499,164 )      (6,224,306 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (365,699 )    $ (4,542,997 )
               

Class Z

             

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   392,925      $ 3,728,017  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   69,838        731,422  

Shares reacquired

   (115,432 )      (1,071,810 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   347,331      $ 3,387,629  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   127,334      $ 1,704,771  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   5,216        71,301  

Shares reacquired

   (99,657 )      (1,314,016 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   32,893      $ 462,056  
               

 

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Note 7. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (FAS 161). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The application of FAS 161 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 161 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited)

 

     Class A  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(a)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 12.59  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income

     .04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.29 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.25 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

     (.14 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.03 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.17 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.17  
        

Total Return(b):

     (11.81 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 50,619  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 47,963  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(d)

     1.57 %(e)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.30 %(e)

Net investment income

     .94 %(e)

For Class A, B, C and Z shares:

  

Portfolio turnover rate

     91 %(f)

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(d) The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares through March 31, 2008.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007(a)     2006(a)     2005     2004     2003  
       
$ 12.61     $ 13.11     $ 13.47     $ 11.88     $ 10.58  
                                     
       
  .13       .07       .04       .11       .08  
  .07       2.25       .98       1.62       1.60  
                                     
  .20       2.32       1.02       1.73       1.68  
                                     
       
              (.11 )     (.08 )      
  (.22 )     (2.82 )     (1.27 )     (.06 )     (.38 )
                                     
  (.22 )     (2.82 )     (1.38 )     (.14 )     (.38 )
                                     
$ 12.59     $ 12.61     $ 13.11     $ 13.47     $ 11.88  
                                     
  1.47 %     18.92 %     8.31 %     14.73 %     16.61 %
       
$ 53,329     $ 51,492     $ 28,162     $ 28,110     $ 27,092  
$ 57,081     $ 34,156     $ 28,833     $ 27,955     $ 25,604  
       
  1.41 %     1.52 %     1.56 %     1.49 %     1.57 %
  1.16 %     1.27 %     1.31 %     1.24 %     1.32 %
  .96 %     .52 %     .31 %     .81 %     .74 %
       
  127 %     72 %     78 %     70 %     93 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

     Class B  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(a)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 11.93  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income (loss)

     .01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.23 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.22 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

     (.03 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.03 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.06 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.65  
        

Total Return(c):

     (12.14 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 12,336  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 14,172  

Ratios to average net assets(d):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     2.30 %(e)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.30 %(e)

Net investment income (loss)

     .14 %(e)

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Less than $0.005 per share.
(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007(a)     2006(a)     2005     2004     2003  
       
$ 12.05     $ 12.74     $ 13.11     $ 11.57     $ 10.39  
                                     
       
  .02       (.05 )     (.06 )     .01       (b)
  .08       2.18       .97       1.59       1.56  
                                     
  .10       2.13       .91       1.60       1.56  
                                     
       
              (.01 )            
  (.22 )     (2.82 )     (1.27 )     (.06 )     (.38 )
                                     
  (.22 )     (2.82 )     (1.28 )     (.06 )     (.38 )
                                     
$ 11.93     $ 12.05     $ 12.74     $ 13.11     $ 11.57  
                                     
  .70 %     18.01 %     7.46 %     13.90 %     15.73 %
       
$ 19,978     $ 33,682     $ 53,329     $ 64,021     $ 68,888  
$ 26,744     $ 47,402     $ 58,311     $ 67,014     $ 65,823  
       
  2.16 %     2.27 %     2.31 %     2.24 %     2.32 %
  1.16 %     1.27 %     1.31 %     1.24 %     1.32 %
  .17 %     (.40 )%     (.44 )%     .05 %     (.01 )%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

     Class C  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(a)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 11.93  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income (loss)

     .01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.23 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.22 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

     (.03 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.03 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.06 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.65  
        

Total Return(c):

     (12.14 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 14,175  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 14,666  

Ratios to average net assets(d):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     2.30 %(e)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.30 %(e)

Net investment income (loss)

     .17 %(e)

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Less than $0.005 per share.
(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007(a)     2006(a)     2005     2004     2003  
       
$ 12.05     $ 12.74     $ 13.11     $ 11.57     $ 10.39  
                                     
       
  .02       (.05 )     (.06 )     (b)     (b)
  .08       2.18       .97       1.60       1.56  
                                     
  .10       2.13       .91       1.60       1.56  
                                     
       
              (.01 )            
  (.22 )     (2.82 )     (1.27 )     (.06 )     (.38 )
                                     
  (.22 )     (2.82 )     (1.28 )     (.06 )     (.38 )
                                     
$ 11.93     $ 12.05     $ 12.74     $ 13.11     $ 11.57  
                                     
  .70 %     18.01 %     7.46 %     13.90 %     15.73 %
       
$ 17,786     $ 22,375     $ 21,475     $ 25,480     $ 28,820  
$ 21,205     $ 21,359     $ 23,086     $ 27,402     $ 28,204  
       
  2.16 %     2.27 %     2.31 %     2.24 %     2.32 %
  1.16 %     1.27 %     1.31 %     1.24 %     1.32 %
  .19 %     (.40 )%     (.44 )%     .04 %     (.02 )%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

     Class Z  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(a)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 12.78  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income

     .06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.32 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.26 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

     (.17 )

Dividends from net realized gains

     (2.03 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.20 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 9.32  
        

Total Return(b):

     (11.71 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 6,360  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 5,408  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.30 %(d)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.30 %(d)

Net investment income

     1.25 %(d)

 

(a) Calculated based upon average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(d) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007(a)     2006(a)     2005     2004     2003  
       
$ 12.77     $ 13.22     $ 13.57     $ 11.98     $ 10.63  
                                     
       
  .16       .09       .08       .17       .11  
  .07       2.28       .99       1.59       1.62  
                                     
  .23       2.37       1.07       1.76       1.73  
                                     
       
              (.15 )     (.11 )      
  (.22 )     (2.82 )     (1.27 )     (.06 )     (.38 )
                                     
  (.22 )     (2.82 )     (1.42 )     (.17 )     (.38 )
                                     
$ 12.78     $ 12.77     $ 13.22     $ 13.57     $ 11.98  
                                     
  1.69 %     19.16 %     8.61 %     14.90 %     17.02 %
       
$ 4,279     $ 3,855     $ 2,914     $ 3,241     $ 7,007  
$ 4,347     $ 3,452     $ 2,902     $ 3,877     $ 6,851  
       
  1.16 %     1.27 %     1.31 %     1.24 %     1.32 %
  1.16 %     1.27 %     1.31 %     1.24 %     1.32 %
  1.22 %     .71 %     .57 %     1.05 %     .98 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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n MAIL   n TELEPHONE   n WEBSITE

Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

  (800) 225-1852   www.jennisondryden.com

 

PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Company has delegated to the Fund’s investment subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Commission’s website.

 

DIRECTORS
Kevin J. Bannon Linda W. Bynoe David E.A. Carson Robert F. Gunia Michael S. Hyland Robert E. La Blanc Douglas H. McCorkindale Stephen P. Munn Richard A. Redeker Judy A. Rice Robin B. Smith Stephen G. Stoneburn

 

OFFICERS
Judy A. Rice, President Robert F. Gunia, Vice President Grace C. Torres, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Kathryn L. Quirk, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Timothy J. Knierim, Chief Compliance Officer Valerie M. Simpson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Noreeen M. Fierro, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary John P. Schwartz, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary M. Sadiq Peshimam, Assistant Treasurer Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC    466 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment
Management Services LLC
   Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York    One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund
Services LLC
   PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   KPMG LLP    345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

FUND COUNSEL   Sullivan & Cromwell LLP    125 Broad Street

New York, NY 10004


 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus for the Fund contains this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus by visiting our website at www.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Jennison Sector Funds, Inc./Jennison Financial Services Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Company’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330 (732-0330). The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

 

Mutual Funds:

ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
  MAY LOSE VALUE   ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE


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Jennison Financial Services Fund    
    Share Class   A   B   C   Z    
 

NASDAQ

  PFSAX   PUFBX   PUFCX   PFSZX  
 

CUSIP

  476294103   476294202   476294301   476294400  
           

MF188E2    IFS-A151342    Ed. 07/2008

 

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MAY 31, 2008   SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

Jennison Health Sciences Fund

 

 

FUND TYPE

Sector stock

 

OBJECTIVE

Long-term capital appreciation

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The views expressed in this report and information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings are for the period covered by this report and are subject to change thereafter.

 

The accompanying financial statements as of May 31, 2008, were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

JennisonDryden, Jennison, Prudential Financial and the Rock Prudential logo are registered service marks of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ, and its affiliates.

 

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July 15, 2008

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

On the following pages, you’ll find your Fund’s semiannual report, including a table showing fund performance over the first half of the fiscal year and for longer periods. The report also contains a listing of the Fund’s holdings at period-end. The semiannual report is an interim statement furnished between the Fund’s annual reports, which include an analysis of Fund performance over the fiscal year in addition to other data.

 

Mutual fund prices and returns will rise or fall over time, and asset managers tend to have periods when they perform better or worse than their long-term average. The best measures of a mutual fund’s quality are its return compared to that of similar investments and the variability of its return over the long term. We recommend that you review your portfolio regularly with your financial professional.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Judy A. Rice, President

Jennison Sector Funds, Inc./Jennison Health Sciences Fund

 

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Your Fund’s Performance

 

 

Fund objective

The investment objective of the Jennison Health Sciences Fund, a series of Jennison Sector Funds, Inc., is long-term capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. Class A and Class L shares have a maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% and 5.75%, respectively. Gross operating expenses: Class A, 1.23%; Class B, 1.93%; Class C, 1.93%; Class L, 1.43%; Class M, 1.93%; Class X, 1.93%; Class Z, 0.93%. Net operating expenses: Class A, 1.20%; Class B, 1.93%; Class C, 1.93%; Class L, 1.43%; Class M, 1.93%; Class X, 1.14%; Class Z, 0.93%, after contractual reduction through 3/31/2008 for Class A shares.

 

Cumulative Total Returns as of 5/31/08                    
     Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Since Inception1  

Class A

   –5.62 %   –0.98 %   119.06 %   254.77 %

Class B

   –5.98     –1.67     111.13     231.82  

Class C

   –5.98     –1.72     111.04     231.67  

Class L

   –5.74     –1.22     N/A     17.91  

Class M

   –5.99     –1.73     N/A     16.39  

Class X

   –5.58     –0.81     N/A     18.77  

Class Z

   –5.49     –0.69     121.95     263.27  

S&P 1500 Health Care Index2

   –10.31     –9.69     29.02     **  

S&P Composite 1500 Index3

   –3.73     –6.46     63.43     ***  

Lipper Health/Biotechnology Funds Avg.4

   –8.36     –5.76     46.60     ****  

 

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Average Annual Total Returns5 as of 6/30/08              
     One Year     Five Years     Since Inception1  

Class A

   –5.70 %   14.15 %   14.08 %

Class B

   –5.44     14.47     13.94  

Class C

   –1.86     14.58     13.94  

Class L

   –6.18     N/A     3.20  

Class M

   –6.34     N/A     3.69  

Class X

   –5.50     N/A     4.52  

Class Z

   0.03     15.75     15.10  

S&P 1500 Health Care Index2

   –11.13     3.34     **  

S&P Composite 1500 Index3

   –12.72     8.15     ***  

Lipper Health/Biotechnology Funds Avg.4

   –5.81     6.51     ****  

 

The cumulative total returns do not reflect the deduction of applicable sales charges. If reflected, the applicable sales charges would reduce the cumulative total return performance quoted. Class L, Class M, and Class X shares are not offered to new purchasers and are only available through exchange from the same class of shares offered by certain other JennisonDryden Funds. Under certain circumstances, Class A and Class L shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%. Class B, Class C, Class M, and Class X shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5%, 1%, 6%, and 6%, respectively. Class Z shares are not subject to a sales charge.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, total returns would be lower.

1Inception dates: Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z, 6/30/99; Class L, Class M, and Class X, 11/25/05.

2The S&P 1500 Health Care Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the healthcare sector of the S&P SC 1500 Index.

3The Standard & Poor’s Composite (S&P Composite) 1500 Index—an unmanaged index of the 500 largest, established, publicly traded stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index); the 400 largest stocks contained in the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index; and the 600 small-capitalization stocks comprising the S&P SmallCap 600 Index—gives a broad look at how U.S. stock prices have performed.

4The Lipper Health/Biotechnology Funds Average (Lipper Average) represents returns based on an average return of all funds in the Lipper Health/Biotechnology Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average invest primarily in shares of companies engaged in healthcare, medicine, and biotechnology.

5The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges. Class A, Class B, Class C, Class L, Class M, and Class X shares are subject to an annual distribution and service (12b-1) fee of up to 0.30%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 0.50%, 1.00%, and 1.00%, respectively. Approximately seven, eight, eight, and 10 years after purchase, Class B, Class M, Class X, and new Class X shares, respectively, will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis. Class Z shares are not subject to a 12b-1 fee. The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares.

**S&P 1500 Health Care Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns as of 5/31/08 are 29.68% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z; and 9.52% for Class L, Class M, and Class X. S&P 1500 Health Care Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns as of 6/30/08 are 2.37% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z; and 1.64% for Class L, Class M, and Class X.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

 

***S&P Composite 1500 Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns as of 5/31/08 are 27.05% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z; and 17.94% for Class L, Class M, and Class X. S&P Composite 1500 Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns as of 6/30/08 are 1.71% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z; and 3.09% for Class L, Class M, and Class X.

****Lipper Health/Biotechnology Funds Average Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns as of 5/31/08 are 108.07% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z; and 7.53% for Class L, Class M, and Class X. Lipper Health/Biotechnology Funds Average Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns as of 6/30/08 are 7.52% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z; and 1.62% for Class L, Class M, and Class X.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the S&P 1500 Health Care Index and the S&P Composite 1500 Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses of a mutual fund, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 5/31/08       

Gilead Sciences, Inc., Biotechnology

   5.1 %

Elan Corp. PLC, ADR (Ireland), Pharmaceuticals

   4.6  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., Biotechnology

   4.0  

Mylan, Inc., Pharmaceuticals

   3.7  

Abbott Laboratories, Pharmaceuticals

   3.5  

Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 5/31/08       

Pharmaceuticals

   34.8 %

Biotechnology

   34.7  

Healthcare Providers & Services

   10.1  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

   6.1  

Healthcare Technology

   6.0  

Industry weightings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on December 1, 2007, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended May 31, 2008. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of JennisonDryden funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

 

expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Jennison Health
Sciences Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
December 1, 2007
 

Ending Account
Value

May 31, 2008

  Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 943.80   1.20 %   $5.83
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.00   1.20 %   $6.06
         
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 940.20   1.93 %   $9.36
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,015.35   1.93 %   $9.72
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 940.20   1.93 %   $9.36
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,015.35   1.93 %   $9.72
         
Class L   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 942.60   1.43 %   $6.94
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,017.85   1.43 %   $7.21
         
Class M   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 940.10   1.93 %   $9.36
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,015.35   1.93 %   $9.72
         
Class X   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 944.20   1.14 %   $5.54
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.30   1.14 %   $5.76
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 945.10   0.93 %   $4.52
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,020.35   0.93 %   $4.70

* Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 183 days in the six-month period ended May 31, 2008, and divided by the 366 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending November 30, 2008 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)
       

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    96.1%

  

COMMON STOCKS    95.0%

  

Biotechnology    34.0%

      
562,756     

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

   $ 12,133,019
126,000     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

     8,990,100
3,313,600     

Allos Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

     21,008,224
4,296,400     

Antisoma PLC (United Kingdom)(a)

     1,851,090
2,021,500     

Antisoma PLC, 144A (United Kingdom)(a)(d)

     870,956
749,700     

Array Biopharma, Inc.(a)(b)

     4,663,134
961,800     

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)(b)

     36,711,906
60,400     

Celgene Corp.(a)

     3,675,944
396,800     

Cephalon, Inc.(a)(b)

     26,867,328
454,800     

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

     3,420,096
239,600     

Genentech, Inc.(a)

     16,980,452
837,000     

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)

     46,302,841
2,465,800     

Incyte Corp.(a)(b)

     23,942,918
1,273,800     

InterMune, Inc.(a)(b)

     17,960,580
727,400     

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

     370,974
    

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Private Placement

  
960,512     

(cost $4,322,304; purchased 3/24/06)(a)(c)(d)

     4,898,611
    

Microbia, Inc., Private Placement, Series E

  
2,000,000     

(cost $7,640,000; purchased 2/21/06)(a)(c)(d)

     12,500,000
    

Microbia, Inc., Private Placement, Series F

  
160,000     

(cost $1,000,000; purchased 2/21/07)(a)(c)(d)

     1,000,000
250,400     

Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)(b)

     12,124,368
373,500     

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

     3,253,185
794,300     

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

     15,806,570
42,181     

Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG (Switzerland)(a)

     3,367,195
5,700,000     

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     8,721,000
2,610,200     

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

     12,215,736
351,200     

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     10,054,856
           
          309,691,083

Food & Staples Retailing    1.5%

      
389,000     

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd., ADR (China)

     4,489,060
215,400     

CVS/Caremark Corp.

     9,216,966
           
          13,706,026

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies    6.1%

      
106,400     

Alcon, Inc.

     16,704,800
247,700     

Baxter International, Inc.

     15,134,470
308,800     

Enteromedics, Inc.(a)

     1,374,160

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) continued

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies (cont’d.)

      
187,700     

Holologic, Inc.(a)(b)

   $ 4,510,431
388,300     

Immucor, Inc.(a)(b)

     10,418,089
89,500     

Insulet Corp.(a)(b)

     1,458,850
4,000,000     

Lombard Medical Technologies PLC (United Kingdom)(a)

     950,834
63,600     

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(a)

     4,630,080
           
          55,181,714

Healthcare Providers & Services    10.1%

      
612,800     

Aetna, Inc.

     28,899,648
126,500     

Air Methods Corp.(a)(b)

     4,875,310
132,100     

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     7,468,934
131,800     

CardioNet, Inc.(a)

     3,376,716
377,200     

Humana, Inc.(a)

     19,256,060
116,700     

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)(b)

     8,611,293
109,200     

McKesson Corp.

     6,295,380
191,100     

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(a)(b)

     9,258,795
743,700     

Tempo Participacoes SA (Brazil)(a)

     3,360,710
           
          91,402,846

Healthcare Technology    6.0%

      
2,406,800     

Allscripts Healthcare Solution, Inc.(a)(b)

     29,916,524
603,400     

Eclipsys Corp.(a)(b)

     12,309,360
588,100     

Trizetto Group(a)(b)

     12,626,507
           
          54,852,391

Life Sciences Tools & Services    2.6%

      
53,200     

Amag Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

     2,128,000
46,600     

Techne Corp.(a)

     3,658,100
296,600     

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)(b)

     17,505,332
4,100     

WuXi PharmaTech Cayman, Inc., ADR (China)(a)

     83,845
           
          23,375,277

Pharmaceuticals    34.7%

      
570,900     

Abbott Laboratories

     32,170,215
462,295     

Ardea Biosciencies, Inc.(a)

     6,657,048
617,500     

ARYx Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

     3,859,375
321,400     

Auxilium Pharmeceuticals(a)(b)

     10,233,376
453,900     

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

     19,880,820
179,600     

Bayer AG (Germany)

     15,954,386
609,200     

BioForm Medical, Inc.(a)(b)

     2,692,664

 

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Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Pharmaceuticals (cont’d.)

      
283,000     

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

   $ 3,381,850
1,679,400     

Elan Corp. PLC, ADR (Ireland)(a)(b)

     42,052,175
947,937     

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (United Kingdom)

     8,924,113
1,802,500     

Impax Laboratories, Inc.(a)(b)

     16,024,225
220,900     

KV Pharmaceutical Co. (Class A)(a)(b)

     5,524,709
4,420,000     

Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

     8,221,200
528,200     

Map Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)

     7,315,570
2,549,800     

Mylan, Inc.(b)

     34,039,830
163,000     

Roche Holding AG, ADR (Switzerland)(b)

     14,140,250
479,700     

Schering-Plough Corp.

     9,785,880
236,600     

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR (Israel)(b)

     10,819,718
947,000     

Viropharma, Inc.(a)

     9,081,730
703,500     

Wyeth

     31,284,645
549,800     

Xenoport, Inc.(a)

     23,795,344
           
          315,839,123
           
    

Total common stocks
(cost $743,719,790)

     864,048,460
           

PREFERRED STOCKS(a)    0.8%

  

Biotechnology    0.5%

      
    

Geneva Proteomics, Private Placement

  
200,000     

(cost $1,094,000; purchased 7/7/00)(c)(d)

     0
    

Chemocentryx Inc., Private Placement, Series C

  
1,400,000     

(cost $4,900,000; purchased 6/13/06)(c)(d)

     4,270,000
           
          4,270,000

Life Sciences Tools & Services    0.3%

      
    

superDimension Ltd., Private Placement, Series D-1

  
77,000     

(cost $1,650,110; purchased 05/23/08)(c)(d)

     1,650,110
    

superDimension Ltd., Private Placement, Series D-2

  
63,000     

(cost $1,350,090; purchased 05/23/08)(c)(d)

     1,350,090
           
          3,000,200
           
    

Total preferred stocks
(cost $8,994,200)

     7,270,200
           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) continued

 

Units      Description    Value (Note 1)
       

WARRANTS(a)    0.3%

  

Biotechnology    0.2%

      
    

Conjuchem Biotechnologies, Inc. (Canada), expiring 11/28/09, Private Placement

  
4,365,000     

(cost $382,727; purchased 11/22/06)(c)(d)

   $ 4
    

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., expiring 2/28/12, Private Placement

  
227,400     

(cost $31,836; purchased 2/23/07)(c)(d)

     632,189
    

Insmed, Inc., expiring 11/8/09, Private Placement

  
700,000     

(cost $0; purchased 11/8/04)(c)(d)

     28
    

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., expiring 12/21/12, Private Placement

  
2,850,000     

(cost $0; purchased 12/21/07)(c)(d)

     1,294,795
           
          1,927,016

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

      
    

Lombard Medical Technologies (United Kingdom) WARRANT A
expiring 6/15/10, Private Placement

  
600,000     

(cost $0; purchased 7/10/07)(c)(d)

     0
    

Lombard Medical Technologies (United Kingdom) WARRANT B
expiring 6/15/10, Private Placement

  
600,000     

(cost $0; purchased 7/10/07)(c)(d)

     0
           
          0

Pharmaceuticals    0.1%

      
    

Akorn, Inc., expiring 3/8/11, Private Placement

  
341,250     

(cost $0; purchased 3/8/06)(c)(d)

     267,953
    

Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc., expiring 8/17/12, Private Placement

  
884,000     

(cost $0; purchased 8/14/07)(c)(d)

     835,498
           
          1,103,451
           
    

Total warrants
(cost $414,563)

     3,030,467
           
    

Total long-term investments
(cost $753,128,553)

     874,349,127
           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)  
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    42.9%

  

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

        
    

Dryden Core Investment Fund - Taxable Money Market Series

  
389,919,777     

(cost $389,919,777; includes $360,326,393 of cash collateral

received for securities on loan) (Note 3)(e)(f)

   $ 389,919,777  
             
    

Total Investments(g)    139.0%
(cost $1,143,048,330; Note 5)

     1,264,268,904  
    

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (39.0%)

     (354,471,985 )
             
    

Net Assets    100.0%

   $ 909,796,919  
             

 

The following abbreviations are used in the portfolio descriptions:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt.

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.

(a) Non-income producing securities.
(b) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $343,256,160; cash collateral of $360,326,393 (included in liabilities) was received with which the portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term instruments.
(c) Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate cost of the restricted securities is $22,371,067. The aggregate value of $28,699,278 is approximately 3.2% of net assets.
(d) Indicates illiquid securities.
(e) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(f) Prudential Investments LLC, the Manager of the Fund, also serves as the Manager of the Dryden Core Investment Fund—Taxable Money Market Series.
(g) As of May 31, 2008, sixteen securities representing $44,723,503 and 4.9% of the net assets were fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Directors. This amount, $44,723,503 was valued using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3, as defined below).

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) continued

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation inputs

   Investments
in Securities
   Other Financial
Instruments*

Level 1—Quoted Prices

   $ 1,219,545,401   

Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs

       

Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs

     44,723,503   
           

Total

   $ 1,264,268,904      —
           

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

      Investments
in Securities

Balance as of 11/30/07

   $ 23,421,198

Realized gain (loss)

    

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     5,411

Net purchases (sales)

     21,296,894

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

    
      

Balance as of 5/31/08

   $ 44,723,503
      

 

The industry classification of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of May 31, 2008 was as follows:

 

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund (including 39.6% of collateral received for securities on loan)

   42.9 %

Pharmaceuticals

   34.8  

Biotechnology

   34.7  

Healthcare Providers & Services

   10.1  

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

   6.1  

Healthcare Technology

   6.0  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

   2.9  

Food & Staples Retailing

   1.5  
      
   139.0  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   (39.0 )
      
   100.0 %
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

MAY 31, 2008   SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

Jennison Sector Funds, Inc./ Jennison Health Sciences Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

        

Investments, at value including securities on loan of $343,256,160:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $753,128,553)

   $ 874,349,127  

Affiliated investments (cost $389,919,777)

     389,919,777  

Receivable for investments Sold

     7,959,855  

Receivable for Fund shares Sold

     910,685  

Dividends and interest receivable

     439,023  

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

     126,353  

Prepaid expenses

     13,993  
        

Total assets

     1,273,718,813  
        

Liabilities

        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     360,326,393  

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     1,383,029  

Payable for investments purchased

     919,793  

Management fee payable

     570,066  

Accrued expenses

     328,560  

Distribution fee payable

     256,544  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     109,485  

Payable to custodian

     24,554  

Deferred directors’ fees

     3,470  
        

Total liabilities

     363,921,894  
        

Net Assets

   $ 909,796,919  
        
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 454,683  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     746,064,455  
        
     746,519,138  

Accumulated net investment loss

     (1,350,651 )

Accumulated net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     43,406,396  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     121,222,036  
        

Net assets, May 31, 2008

   $ 909,796,919  
        

 

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Class A

      

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  

($351,111,975 ÷ 17,392,602 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 20.19

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     1.18
      

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 21.37
      

Class B

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($88,192,882 ÷ 4,790,930 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 18.41
      

Class C

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($107,321,448 ÷ 5,832,053 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 18.40
      

Class L

      

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  

($1,646,740 ÷ 82,138 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 20.05

Maximum sales charge (5.75% of offering price)

     1.22
      

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 21.27
      

Class M

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($3,817,879 ÷ 207,478 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 18.40
      

Class X

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($1,008,144 ÷ 53,574 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 18.82
      

Class Z

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($356,697,851 ÷ 17,109,559 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 20.85
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Six Months Ended May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Net Investment Loss

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $259,281)

   $ 2,864,008  

Affiliated income from securities loaned, net

     1,073,959  

Affiliated dividend income

     650,942  

Interest

     263  
        

Total income

     4,589,172  
        

Expenses

  

Management fee

     3,472,989  

Distribution fee—Class A

     478,365  

Distribution fee—Class B

     487,115  

Distribution fee—Class C

     565,744  

Distribution fee—Class L

     4,515  

Distribution fee—Class M

     22,541  

Distribution fee—Class X

     1,047  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $292,700)

     605,000  

Registration fees

     60,000  

Custodian’s fees and expenses

     58,000  

Reports to shareholders

     52,000  

Directors’ fees

     14,000  

Legal fees and expenses

     13,000  

Audit fee

     11,000  

Insurance

     10,000  

Miscellaneous

     7,273  
        

Total expenses

     5,862,589  
        

Net investment loss

     (1,273,417 )
        

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     44,342,070  

Foreign currency transactions

     (216,627 )
        
     44,125,443  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (101,226,389 )

Foreign currencies

     23,893  
        
     (101,202,496 )
        

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (57,077,053 )
        

Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (58,350,470 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2008
       Year
Ended
November 30, 2007
 

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets

                   

Operations

       

Net investment loss

   $ (1,273,417 )      $ (5,075,425 )

Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     44,125,443          100,223,114  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (101,202,496 )        35,091,960  
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (58,350,470 )        130,239,649  
                   

Distributions from net realized gains (Note 1)

       

Class A

     (34,586,285 )        (4,680,724 )

Class B

     (11,628,475 )        (1,902,205 )

Class C

     (12,267,582 )        (1,751,102 )

Class L

     (183,065 )        (27,562 )

Class M

     (514,208 )        (82,975 )

Class X

     (101,088 )        (14,601 )

Class Z

     (31,294,037 )        (4,122,038 )
                   
     (90,574,740 )        (12,581,207 )
                   

Fund share transactions (net of share conversions) (Note 6)

       

Net proceeds from shares sold

     87,304,507          110,864,053  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     80,117,261          11,125,666  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (96,277,779 )        (153,475,997 )
                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     71,143,989          (31,486,278 )
                   

Total increase (decrease)

     (77,781,221 )        86,172,164  

Net Assets

                   

Beginning of period

     987,578,140          901,405,976  
                   

End of period

   $ 909,796,919        $ 987,578,140  
                   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

Jennison Sector Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company presently consists of three Portfolios: Jennison Financial Services Fund, Jennison Utility Fund, and Jennison Health Sciences Fund. The financial statements relate to Jennison Health Sciences Fund (the “Fund”). The financial statements of the other Portfolios are not presented herein. Investment operations for the Fund commenced on June 30, 1999.

 

The Fund is non-diversified and its investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve this objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets in equity-related securities of U.S. companies engaged in the drug, healthcare, medicine, medical device and biotechnology group of industries. The value of certain securities held by the Fund may be affected by the economic developments in a specific industry or region.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Company and the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: Securities listed on a securities exchange (other than options on securities and indices) are valued at the last sale price on such exchange on the day of valuation or, if there was no sale on such day, at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices, or at the last bid price on such day in the absence of an asked price. Securities traded via Nasdaq are valued at the official closing price provided by Nasdaq. Securities that are actively traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities for which the primary market is believed by Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”), in consultation with the subadvisor, to be over-the-counter, are valued at market value by an independent pricing agent or principal market maker. Options traded on a commodities exchange or board of trade are valued at the last sale price at the close of trading on such exchange or board of trade or, if there was no sale on the applicable commodities exchange or board of trade on such day, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange or board of trade or at the last bid price in the absence of an asked price. Prices may be obtained from independent pricing services which use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Securities for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring after the close of the security’s foreign market and

 

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before the Fund’s normal pricing time, are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board of Directors’ approved fair valuation procedures. When determining the fair valuation of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include, the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment adviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

 

Investments in mutual funds are valued at their net asset value as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the date of valuation.

 

Short-term securities which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost. Short-term securities which mature in 60 days are valued at current market quotations.

 

Restricted Securities: The Fund may hold up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities held by the Fund at the end of the fiscal period may include registration rights under which the Fund may demand registration by the issuers, of which the Fund may bear the cost of such registration. Restricted securities, are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities-at the current daily rates of exchange;

 

(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses-at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the fiscal year, the Fund does not isolate that portion of

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term securities held at the end of the fiscal period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, realized foreign currency gains and losses are included in the reported net realized gains and losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from the holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on security transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net realized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies.

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Options: The Fund may either purchase or write options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates with respect to securities or currencies which the Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. The Fund’s principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone.

 

When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option.

 

If an option expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain or loss to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is

 

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recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost basis of the purchase in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid on affecting a closing purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. Gain or loss on purchased options is included in net realized gain or loss on investment transactions. Gain or loss on written options is presented separately as net realized gain or loss on written options.

 

The Fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currencies underlying the written option. The Fund, as purchaser of an option, bears the risk of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

The use of derivative transactions involves elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities using the collateral in the open market. The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund also continues to receive interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis which may require the use of certain estimates by management. The Company’s expenses are allocated to the respective portfolios on the basis of relative net assets except for expenses that are charged directly at the portfolio level or class level.

 

Net investment income or loss (other than distribution fees which are charged directly to the respective class) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends of net investment income and distributions of net realized capital and currency gains, if any, annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, each portfolio in the Company is treated as a separate tax paying entity. It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Company has a management agreement for the Fund with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisor’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PI pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Fund, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

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The management fee paid to PI is computed daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .75 of 1% of average daily net assets up to $1 billion and .70 of 1% of average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate was .75 of 1% for the six months ended May 31, 2008.

 

The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”) which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class L, Class M, Class X and Class Z shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C, Class L, Class M and Class X shares, pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A, B, C, L, M and X Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z shares of the Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Class A, B, C, L, M and X Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30 of 1%, 1%, 1%, .50% of 1%, 1% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, B, C, L, M and X shares, respectively. For the period through March 31, 2008, PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. However, effective April 1, 2008 such waiver was terminated. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z shares of the Fund.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that it received approximately $112,700 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the six months ended May 31, 2008. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that for the six months ended May 31, 2008, it received approximately $400, $55,600, $3,100, $7,600 and $300 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B, Class C, Class M and Class X shareholders, respectively.

 

PI, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

The Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with two banks. The SCA provides for a commitment of $500 million. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is incurred at contracted market rates and a commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly. The Funds pay a commitment fee of .06

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

of 1% of the unused portion of the SCA. The expiration date of the SCA is October 24, 2008. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The Fund did not borrow any amounts pursuant to the SCA during the six months ended May 31, 2008.

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Company’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Fund pays networking fees to affiliated and unaffiliated broker/dealers including fees relating to the services of Wachovia Securities, LLC (“Wachovia”) and First Clearing, LLC (“First Clearing”), affiliate of PI. These networking fees are payments made to broker/dealers that clear mutual fund transactions through a national clearing system. For the six months ended May 31, 2008, the Fund incurred approximately $201,500 in total networking fees of which approximately $64,000 was paid to First Clearing. These amounts are included in transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

Prudential Investment Management, Inc., (“PIM”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, is the Fund’s security lending agent. For the six months ended May 31, 2008, PIM has been compensated approximately $460,000 for these services.

 

The Fund invests in the Taxable Money Market Series (the “Portfolio”), a portfolio of Dryden Core Investment Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Portfolio is a money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PI.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the six months ended May 31, 2008 were $438,970,651 and $473,843,271, respectively.

 

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Note 5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of May 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

  

Appreciation

  

Depreciation

  

Net Unrealized
Appreciation

$1,155,133,299    $182,053,578    $(72,917,973)    $109,135,605

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis was primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales.

 

Note 6. Capital

 

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%, and all investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%. Class B shares are subject to a declining CDSC of 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, and 1% respectively for the first six years after purchase. Approximately seven, eight, eight and ten years after purchase, Class B, Class M, Class X and new Class X shares, respectively, will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis. Class C shares purchased are not subject to a front-end sales charge, but charge a CDSC of 1% for Class C shares sold within 12 months from the date of purchase. Class L shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% and CDSC of 1%. Class L shares are not offered to new purchasers and are only available through exchange from the same class of shares offered by certain other Target and JennisonDryden Funds. Class M and Class X shares are not subject to a sales charge, but have a CDSC of 6%. Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors. As of the close of business on July 29, 2005, the Fund is closed to new investors.

 

There are 400 million shares of $.01 par value per share common stock authorized which consist of 50 million shares of Class A common stock, 100 million shares of Class B common stock, 50 million shares of Class C common stock, 50 million shares of Class L common stock, 50 million shares of Class M common stock, 50 million shares of Class X common stock and 50 million shares of Class Z common stock.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   1,603,778      $ 32,816,879  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   1,473,347        31,760,362  

Shares reacquired

   (2,764,137 )      (55,317,634 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   312,988        9,259,607  

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B and M

   840,649        16,632,018  
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   1,153,637      $ 25,891,625  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   2,795,025      $ 61,565,604  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   193,202        4,248,416  

Shares reacquired

   (3,703,464 )      (80,900,592 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   (715,237 )      (15,086,572 )

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B, M and X

   1,379,603        29,821,246  
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   664,366      $ 14,734,674  
               

Class B

             

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   127,377      $ 2,404,104  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   519,818        10,255,572  

Shares reacquired

   (430,667 )      (7,923,102 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   216,528        4,736,574  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

   (900,045 )      (16,271,696 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (683,517 )    $ (11,535,122 )
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   214,457      $ 4,361,194  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   83,700        1,704,964  

Shares reacquired

   (1,050,933 )      (21,308,221 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   (752,776 )      (15,242,063 )

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

   (1,465,702 )      (29,363,724 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (2,218,478 )    $ (44,605,787 )
               

 

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Class C

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   274,404      $ 5,313,287  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   470,283        9,272,709  

Shares reacquired

   (664,879 )      (12,066,757 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   79,808      $ 2,519,239  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   356,479      $ 7,270,684  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   64,525        1,314,365  

Shares reacquired

   (1,039,654 )      (21,059,330 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (618,650 )    $ (12,474,281 )
               

Class L

             

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   1,266      $ 26,738  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   8,371        179,443  

Shares reacquired

   (13,451 )      (266,576 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (3,814 )    $ (60,395 )
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   3,358      $ 75,192  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   1,002        21,941  

Shares reacquired

   (46,276 )      (997,728 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (41,916 )    $ (900,595 )
               

Class M

             

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   10,766      $ 205,978  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   23,143        456,587  

Shares reacquired

   (48,496 )      (882,168 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   (14,587 )      (219,603 )

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

   (19,675 )      (360,322 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (34,262 )    $ (579,925 )
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   7,378      $ 156,058  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   3,343        68,099  

Shares reacquired

   (80,342 )      (1,642,406 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   (69,621 )      (1,418,249 )

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

   (22,146 )      (453,247 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (91,767 )    $ (1,871,496 )
               

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

Class X

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   4,858      $ 97,649  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   4,979        100,010  

Shares reacquired

   (3,866 )      (72,757 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   5,971      $ 124,902  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   2,562      $ 54,564  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   541        11,148  

Shares reacquired

   (15,427 )      (313,853 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   (12,324 )      (248,141 )

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

   (208 )      (4,275 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   (12,532 )    $ (252,416 )
               

Class Z

             

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   2,187,813      $ 46,439,872  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   1,263,418        28,092,578  

Shares reacquired

   (974,585 )      (19,748,785 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   2,476,646      $ 54,783,665  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   1,645,378      $ 37,380,757  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

   166,374        3,756,733  

Shares reacquired

   (1,214,870 )      (27,253,867 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   596,882      $ 13,883,623  
               

 

Note 7. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2008, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (FAS 161). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The application of FAS 161 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 161 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited)

 

MAY 31, 2008   SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Class A  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(a)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 23.51  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (.02 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.17 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.19 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

      

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.13 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.13 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 20.19  
        

Total Return(c):

     (5.62 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 351,112  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 359,704  

Ratios to average net assets(d):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(e)

     1.20 %(f)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .93 %(f)

Net investment loss

     (.21 )%(f)

For Class A, B, C, L, M, X and Z shares:

  

Portfolio turnover rate

     49 %(g)

 

(a) Calculations based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Less than ($.005)
(c) Total return does not consider the effect of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(e) Through March 31, 2008, the distributor of the Fund contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007(a)     2006(a)     2005(a)     2004     2003  
       
$ 20.70     $ 19.89     $ 17.77     $ 13.93     $ 10.78  
                                     
       
  (.09 )     (.12 )     (.12 )     (.12 )     (.09 )
  3.19       2.44       4.87       3.96       3.24  
                                     
  3.10       2.32       4.75       3.84       3.15  
                                     
       
        (b)                  
  (.29 )     (1.51 )     (2.63 )            
                                     
  (.29 )     (1.51 )     (2.63 )            
                                     
$ 23.51     $ 20.70     $ 19.89     $ 17.77     $ 13.93  
                                     
  15.07 %     11.77 %     28.97 %     27.57 %     29.22 %
       
$ 381,829     $ 322,359     $ 345,987     $ 110,644     $ 71,249  
$ 353,245     $ 326,042     $ 221,195     $ 89,310     $ 62,783  
       
  1.17 %     1.19 %     1.17 %     1.30 %     1.42 %
  .92 %     .94 %     .92 %     1.05 %     1.17 %
  (.42 )%     (.57 )%     (.63 )%     (.81 )%     (.73 )%
       
  85 %     103 %     122 %     190 %     192 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

     Class B  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(a)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 21.70  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (.09 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.07 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.16 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

      

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.13 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.13 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 18.41  
        

Total Return(c):

     (5.98 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 88,193  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 97,420  

Ratios to average net assets(d):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.93 %(e)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .93 %(e)

Net investment loss

     (.95 )%(e)

 

(a) Calculations based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Less than ($.005)
(c) Total return does not consider the effect of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007(a)     2006(a)     2005(a)     2004     2003  
       
$ 19.26     $ 18.75     $ 17.00     $ 13.42     $ 10.47  
                                     
       
  (.24 )     (.26 )     (.25 )     (.26 )     (.20 )
  2.97       2.28       4.63       3.84       3.15  
                                     
  2.73       2.02       4.38       3.58       2.95  
                                     
       
        (b)                  
  (.29 )     (1.51 )     (2.63 )            
                                     
  (.29 )     (1.51 )     (2.63 )            
                                     
$ 21.70     $ 19.26     $ 18.75     $ 17.00     $ 13.42  
                                     
  14.27 %     10.93 %     27.96 %     26.68 %     28.18 %
       
$ 118,790     $ 148,199     $ 215,540     $ 172,722     $ 148,077  
$ 131,106     $ 197,906     $ 194,088     $ 168,691     $ 137,866  
       
  1.92 %     1.94 %     1.92 %     2.05 %     2.17 %
  .92 %     .94 %     .92 %     1.05 %     1.17 %
  (1.16 )%     (1.32 )%     (1.40 )%     (1.56 )%     (1.47 )%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

     Class C  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(a)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 21.69  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (.09 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.07 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.16 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

      

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.13 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.13 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 18.40  
        

Total Return(c):

     (5.98 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 107,321  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 113,145  

Ratios to average net assets(d):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.93 %(e)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .93 %(e)

Net investment loss

     (.94 )%(e)

 

(a) Calculations based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Less than ($.005)
(c) Total return does not consider the effect of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007(a)     2006(a)     2005(a)     2004     2003  
       
$ 19.26     $ 18.75     $ 17.00     $ 13.42     $ 10.47  
                                     
       
  (.24 )     (.26 )     (.25 )     (.25 )     (.21 )
  2.96       2.28       4.63       3.83       3.16  
                                     
  2.72       2.02       4.38       3.58       2.95  
                                     
       
        (b)                  
  (.29 )     (1.51 )     (2.63 )            
                                     
  (.29 )     (1.51 )     (2.63 )            
                                     
$ 21.69     $ 19.26     $ 18.75     $ 17.00     $ 13.42  
                                     
  14.22 %     10.94 %     27.96 %     26.68 %     28.18 %
       
$ 124,782     $ 122,682     $ 126,199     $ 62,754     $ 52,212  
$ 123,322     $ 126,473     $ 90,186     $ 58,455     $ 49,357  
       
  1.92 %     1.94 %     1.92 %     2.05 %     2.17 %
  .92 %     .94 %     .92 %     1.05 %     1.17 %
  (1.17 )%     (1.32 )%     (1.38 )%     (1.56 )%     (1.47 )%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

     Class L  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(b)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 23.39  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (.05 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.16 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.21 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

      

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.13 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.13 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 20.05  
        

Total Return(d):

     (5.74 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 1,647  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 1,806  

Ratios to average net assets(e):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.43 %(f)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .93 %(f)

Net investment loss

     (.44 )%(f)

 

(a) Inception date of Class L shares.
(b) Calculations based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Less than ($.005)
(d) Total return does not consider the effect of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(e) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(f) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class L  
Year Ended
November 30, 2007(b)
    Year Ended
November 30, 2006(b)
    November 25, 2005(a)
Through
November 30, 2005(b)
 
   
$ 20.64     $ 19.90     $ 20.36  
                     
   
  (.14 )     (.17 )     (.01 )
  3.18       2.42       (.45 )
                     
  3.04       2.25       (.46 )
                     
   
        (c)      
  (.29 )     (1.51 )      
                     
  (.29 )     (1.51 )      
                     
$ 23.39     $ 20.64     $ 19.90  
                     
  14.82 %     11.52 %     (2.26 )%
   
$ 2,010     $ 2,639     $ 3,022  
$ 2,182     $ 2,833     $ 3,061  
   
  1.42 %     1.44 %     1.42 %(f)
  .92 %     .94 %     .92 %(f)
  (.66 )%     (.82 )%     (3.36 )%(f)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

     Class M  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(b)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 21.69  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (.09 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.07 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.16 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

      

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.13 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.13 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 18.40  
        

Total Return(d):

     (5.99 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 3,818  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 4,508  

Ratios to average net assets(e):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.93 %(f)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .93 %(f)

Net investment loss

     (.95 )%(f)

 

(a) Inception date of Class M shares.
(b) Calculations based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Less than ($.005)
(d) Total return does not consider the effect of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(e) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(f) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class M  
Year Ended
November 30, 2007(b)
    Year Ended
November 30, 2006(b)
    November 25, 2005(a)
Through
November 30, 2005(b)
 
   
$ 19.26     $ 18.75     $ 19.19  
                     
   
  (.24 )     (.26 )     (.01 )
  2.96       2.28       (.43 )
                     
  2.72       2.02       (.44 )
                     
   
        (c)      
  (.29 )     (1.51 )      
                     
  (.29 )     (1.51 )      
                     
$ 21.69     $ 19.26     $ 18.75  
                     
  14.22 %     10.93 %     (2.29 )%
   
$ 5,244     $ 6,423     $ 8,775  
$ 5,866     $ 7,866     $ 8,856  
   
  1.92 %     1.94 %     1.92 %(f)
  .92 %     .94 %     .92 %(f)
  (1.17 )%     (1.32 )%     (3.88 )%(f)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

     Class X  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(b)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 22.05  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.09 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.10 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

      

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.13 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.13 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 18.82  
        

Total Return(d):

     (5.58 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 1,008  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 1,015  

Ratios to average net assets(e):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.14 %(f)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .93 %(f)

Net investment loss

     (.14 )%(f)

 

(a) Inception date of Class X shares.
(b) Calculations based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Less than ($.005)
(d) Total return does not consider the effect of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(e) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(f) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class X  
Year Ended
November 30, 2007(b)
    Year Ended
November 30, 2006(b)
    November 25, 2005(a)
Through
November 30, 2005(b)
 
   
$ 19.38     $ 18.75     $ 19.19  
                     
   
  (.03 )     (.10 )     (.01 )
  2.99       2.24       (.43 )
                     
  2.96       2.14       (.44 )
                     
   
        (c)      
  (.29 )     (1.51 )      
                     
  (.29 )     (1.51 )      
                     
$ 22.05     $ 19.38     $ 18.75  
                     
  15.38 %     11.58 %     (2.29 )%
   
$ 1,050     $ 1,165     $ 1,432  
$ 1,054     $ 1,271     $ 1,448  
   
  .92 %     1.11 %     1.92 %(f)
  .92 %     .94 %     .92 %(f)
  (.17 )%     (.52 )%     (3.87 )%(f)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

     Class Z  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008(a)
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 24.18  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income (loss)

     .01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1.21 )
        

Total from investment operations

     (1.20 )
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

      

Dividends from net realized gains

     (2.13 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.13 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 20.85  
        

Total Return(c):

     (5.49 )%

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 356,698  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 348,501  

Ratios to average net assets(d):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .93 %(e)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .93 %(e)

Net investment gain (loss)

     .07 %(e)

 

(a) Calculations based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Less than ($.005)
(c) Total return does not consider the effect of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total return may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include the expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests.
(e) Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007(a)     2006(a)     2005(a)     2004     2003  
       
$ 21.23     $ 20.32     $ 18.06     $ 14.11     $ 10.90  
                                     
       
  (.04 )     (.07 )     (.06 )     (.07 )     (.01 )
  3.28       2.49       4.95       4.02       3.22  
                                     
  3.24       2.42       4.89       3.95       3.21  
                                     
       
        (b)                  
  (.29 )     (1.51 )     (2.63 )            
                                     
  (.29 )     (1.51 )     (2.63 )            
                                     
$ 24.18     $ 21.23     $ 20.32     $ 18.06     $ 14.11  
                                     
  15.35 %     12.07 %     29.26 %     27.99 %     29.45 %
       
$ 353,873     $ 297,938     $ 257,206     $ 29,046     $ 21,607  
$ 322,406     $ 279,795     $ 147,905     $ 19,846     $ 18,671  
       
  .92 %     .94 %     .92 %     1.05 %     1.17 %
  .92 %     .94 %     .92 %     1.05 %     1.17 %
  (.17 )%     (.33 )%     (.34 )%     (.57 )%     (.48 )%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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n MAIL   n TELEPHONE   n WEBSITE

Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

  (800) 225-1852   www.jennisondryden.com

 

PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Company has delegated to the Fund’s investment subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Commission’s website.

 

DIRECTORS
Kevin J. Bannon Linda W. Bynoe David E.A. Carson Robert F. Gunia Michael S. Hyland Robert E. La Blanc Douglas H. McCorkindale Stephen P. Munn Richard A. Redeker Judy A. Rice Robin B. Smith Stephen G. Stoneburn

 

OFFICERS
Judy A. Rice, President Robert F. Gunia, Vice President Grace C. Torres, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Kathryn L. Quirk, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Timothy J. Knierim, Chief Compliance Officer Valerie M. Simpson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Noreen M. Fierro, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer  Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary  John P. Schwartz, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary M. Sadiq Peshimam, Assistant Treasurer Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC    466 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment

Management Services LLC

   Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York    One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund

Services LLC

   PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   KPMG LLP    345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

FUND COUNSEL   Sullivan & Cromwell LLP    125 Broad Street

New York, NY 10004


 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus for the Fund contains this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus by visiting our website at www.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Jennison Sector Funds, Inc./Jennison Health Sciences Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Company’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330 (732-0330). The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

 

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MAY 31, 2008   SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

Jennison Utility Fund

FUND TYPE

Sector stock

 

OBJECTIVE

Total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income

 

 

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The views expressed in this report and information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings are for the period covered by this report and are subject to change thereafter.

 

The accompanying financial statements as of May 31, 2008, were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

JennisonDryden, Jennison, Prudential Financial and the Rock Prudential logo are registered service marks of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ, and its affiliates.

 

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July 15, 2008

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

On the following pages, you’ll find your Fund’s semiannual report, including a table showing fund performance over the first half of the fiscal year and for longer periods. The report also contains a listing of the Fund’s holdings at period-end. The semiannual report is an interim statement furnished between the Fund’s annual reports, which include an analysis of Fund performance over the fiscal year in addition to other data.

 

Mutual fund prices and returns will rise or fall over time, and asset managers tend to have periods when they perform better or worse than their long-term average. The best measures of a mutual fund’s quality are its return compared to that of similar investments and the variability of its return over the long term. We recommend that you review your portfolio regularly with your financial professional.

 

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Jennison Utility Fund

 

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Your Fund’s Performance

 

Fund objective

The investment objective of the Jennison Utility Fund, a series of Jennison Sector Funds, Inc. is total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The maximum initial sales charge is 5.50% (Class A shares). Gross operating expenses: Class A, 0.81%; Class B, 1.51%; Class C, 1.51%; Class R, 1.26%; Class Z, 0.51%. Net operating expenses: Class A, 0.78%; Class B, 1.51%; Class C, 1.51%; Class R, 1.01%; Class Z, 0.51%, after contractual reduction through 3/31/2008 for Class A shares and 3/31/2009 for Class R shares.

 

Cumulative Total Returns as of 5/31/08                  
     Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception1

Class A

   0.62 %   4.65 %   200.60 %   204.86 %  

Class B

   0.28     3.85     189.54     182.90    

Class C

   0.28     3.92     189.43     182.79    

Class R

   0.54     4.41     N/A     N/A     33.01% (8/22/06)

Class Z

   0.78     4.95     204.15     212.40    

S&P Utility TR Index2

   –1.75     2.02     123.28     101.47     **

S&P 500 Index3

   –4.47     –6.70     59.36     50.98     ***

Lipper Utility Funds Avg.4

   –1.09     1.63     128.66     129.31     ****
          
Average Annual Total Returns5 as of 6/30/08            
           One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception1

Class A

         –1.74 %   22.39 %   10.74 %  

Class B

         –1.11     22.76     10.54    

Class C

         2.34     22.84     10.53    

Class R

         3.67     N/A     N/A     15.03% (8/22/06)

Class Z

         4.22     24.06     11.64    

S&P Utility TR Index2

         6.63     16.98     6.77     **

S&P 500 Index3

         –13.11     7.58     2.88     ***

Lipper Utility Funds Avg.4

         2.32     16.87     8.00     ****

 

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The cumulative total returns do not reflect the deduction of applicable sales charges. If reflected, the applicable sales charges would reduce the cumulative total returns performance quoted. Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Under certain circumstances, Class A shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%. Class B and Class C shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5% and 1%, respectively. Class R and Class Z shares are not subject to a sales charge.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, total returns would be lower.

1Inception date returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

2The Standard & Poor’s Utility Total Return Index (S&P Utility TR Index) is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index representing three utility groups and, within three groups, 43 of the largest utility companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, including 23 electric power companies, 12 natural gas distributors, and eight telephone companies.

3The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index) is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks of large U.S. companies. It gives a broad look at how stock prices have performed in the United States.

4The Lipper Utility Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all mutual funds in the Lipper Utility Funds Category. Funds in the Lipper Average invest at least 65% of their equity portfolios in utility shares.

5The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges. Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class R shares are subject to an annual distribution and service (12b-1) fee of up to 0.30%, 1.00%, 1.00%, and 0.75%, respectively. Approximately seven years after purchase, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis. Class Z shares are not subject to a 12b-1 fee. The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares.

**S&P Utility TR Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total return as of 5/31/08 is 25.58% for Class R. S&P Utility TR Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total return as of 6/30/08 is 12.75% for Class R.

***S&P 500 Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total return as of 5/31/08 is 11.06% for Class R. S&P 500 Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total return as of 6/30/08 is 0.93% for Class R.

****Lipper Utility Funds Average Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total return as of 5/31/08 is 29.04% for Class R. Lipper Utility Funds Average Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total return as of 6/30/08 is 12.96% for Class R.

 

Investors can not invest directly in an index. The returns for the S&P Utility TR Index and the S&P 500 Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 5/31/08       

Equitable Resources, Inc., Gas Utilities

   4.1 %

Williams Cos., Inc., Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   3.6  

NRG Energy, Inc., Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

   3.4  

Questar Corp., Gas Utilities

   3.2  

PPL Corp., Electric Utilities

   2.9  

Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 5/31/08       

Electric Utilities

   21.8 %

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   15.8  

Gas Utilities

   12.9  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

   9.9  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   8.8  

Industry weightings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on December 1, 2007, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended May 31, 2008. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of JennisonDryden funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on

 

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the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Jennison Utility Fund   Beginning Account
Value
December 1, 2007
 

Ending Account
Value

May 31, 2008

  Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,006.20   0.78 %   $ 3.91
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,021.10   0.78 %   $ 3.94
         
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,002.80   1.51 %   $ 7.56
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,017.45   1.51 %   $ 7.62
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,002.80   1.51 %   $ 7.56
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,017.45   1.51 %   $ 7.62
         
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,005.40   1.01 %   $ 5.06
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.95   1.01 %   $ 5.10
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,007.80   0.51 %   $ 2.56
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,022.45   0.51 %   $ 2.58
         

* Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 183 days in the six-month period ended May 31, 2008, and divided by the 366 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending November 30, 2008 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)
       

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.3%

  

COMMON STOCKS    98.1%

  

Commercial Services & Supplies    0.6%

      
1,332,500     

EnergySolutions, Inc.

   $ 33,845,500

Construction & Engineering    6.0%

      
198,300     

Acciona SA (Spain)

     56,379,049
916,000     

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., N.V.

     41,861,200
670,600     

Fluor Corp.(b)

     125,100,430
1,259,200     

Foster Wheeler Ltd.(a)

     95,913,264
           
          319,253,943

Diversified Telecommunication Services    8.4%

      
3,823,800     

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.(b)

     49,479,972
1,325,100     

BCE Inc.

     46,564,014
4,292,635     

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR (Taiwan)(b)

     106,328,569
1,667,700     

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

     25,015,500
2,453,200     

Elisa Oyj (Class A)(Finland)

     54,652,951
1,409,400     

Hellenic Tellecommunications Organizaiton SA (Greece)

     39,467,936
2,875,100     

Koninklijke KPN NV (Netherlands)

     52,333,100
1,706,000     

Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, SAB de CV, ADR (Mexico)(a)

     24,941,720
2,685,500     

Time Warner Telecom, Inc. (Class A)(a)(b)

     50,218,850
           
          449,002,612

Electric Utilities    21.8%

      
1,764,700     

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

     96,617,325
1,270,600     

CEZ AS (Czech Republic)

     104,994,564
30,000     

China Hydroelectric Corp., 144A Private Placement
(original cost $30,000,000; purchased 1/24/08)(a)(e)(f)

     30,000,000
2,026,200     

Cleco Corp.(b)

     50,614,476
511,600     

E.On AG (Germany)

     108,682,566
588,800     

Electricite De France (France)

     63,736,744
7,017,800     

Enel Spa (Italy)

     78,881,740
1,017,700     

Entergy Corp.(b)

     122,907,629
658,900     

Exelon Corp.

     57,983,200
1,450,300     

FirstEnergy Corp.

     114,153,113
763,700     

FPL Group, Inc.

     51,565,024
5,066,036     

Iberdrola SA (Spain)

     73,139,821
435,300     

ITC Holdings Corp.(b)

     23,754,321
3,003,700     

PPL Corp.(b)

     154,119,846
1,929,200     

Sierra Pacific Resources

     26,179,244
           
          1,157,329,613

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) continued

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Energy Equipment & Services    2.4%

      
987,100     

Cameron International Corp.(a)(b)

   $ 52,543,333
179,300     

First Solar, Inc.(a)

     47,969,922
457,600     

Tenaris SA, ADR (Luxemborg)

     28,050,880
           
          128,564,135

Gas Utilities    12.9%

      
2,654,512     

Enagas SA (Spain)

     84,453,111
1,624,700     

Energen Corp.

     121,771,265
3,091,200     

Equitable Resources, Inc.

     217,094,976
1,833,600     

ONEOK, Inc.

     91,790,016
2,624,800     

Questar Corp.

     168,564,656
           
          683,674,024

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders    9.9%

      
3,614,200     

AES Corp. (The)(a)(b)

     70,404,616
6,601,100     

Dynegy, Inc.(a)(b)

     62,182,362
6,000,000     

Iberdrola Renovables SA 144A (Spain)(a)

     43,031,830
115,000     

MPX Energia SA 144A (Brazil)(a)(e)

     71,763,818
4,376,200     

NRG Energy, Inc.(a)(b)

     182,006,159
650,000     

Ormat Technologies, Inc.(b)

     32,571,500
1,731,100     

TransAlta Corp. (Canada)

     62,773,282
           
          524,733,567

Media    0.7%

      
3,446,100     

GateHouse Media, Inc.(b)

     14,439,159
2,191,200     

XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

     23,292,456
           
          37,731,615

Multi-Utilities    6.7%

      
2,980,300     

Centerpoint Energy, Inc.

     50,486,282
3,466,000     

CMS Energy Corp.(b)

     54,034,940
1,547,100     

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     71,630,730
1,147,500     

PG&E Corp.

     45,429,525
2,348,100     

Sempra Energy(b)

     135,743,661
           
          357,325,138

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    15.6%

      
765,100     

Capital Product Partners LP(b)

     15,546,832
2,209,700     

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)(b)

     10,827,530
364,000     

CONSOL Energy, Inc.(b)

     35,511,840

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (cont’d.)

      
886,600     

Copano Energy LLC(b)

   $ 32,671,210
421,000     

Copano Energy LLC - D Units, Private Placement
(original cost $11,051,250; purchased 3/14/08)(e)(f)

     11,652,453
988,353     

Copano Energy LLC - E Units, Private Placement
(original cost $31,399,975; purchased 10/19/07)(e)(f)

     32,392,666
1,596,300     

Crosstex Energy, Inc.(b)

     54,481,719
2,415,100     

Energy Transfer Equity LP(b)

     78,418,297
1,151,900     

Enterprise GP Holdings LP(b)

     36,676,496
434,800     

Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.(b)

     29,014,204
3,749,970     

OPTI Canada, Inc. (Canada)(a)

     84,917,799
684,300     

Regency Energy Partners LP(b)

     18,482,943
4,663,000     

Rentech, Inc.(a)(b)

     10,864,790
2,077,100     

Spectra Energy Corp.

     56,123,242
2,345,594     

Trident Resources Corp., Private Placement (Canada)
(original cost $34,626,921; purchased 12/4/03 - 3/9/06)(a)(e)(f)

     23,607,025
5,044,700     

Williams Cos., Inc.

     191,900,388
2,966,549     

Williams Partners LP

     105,876,134
           
          828,965,568

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)    0.5%

      
624,800     

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.(b)

     26,429,040

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    0.9%

      
729,100     

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(a)(b)

     50,060,006

Trading Companies & Distributors    0.4%

      
1,789,100     

Aircastle Ltd.(b)

     22,954,153

Transportation Infrastructure    1.9%

      
750,500     

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.

     31,333,375
1,065,200     

Atlantia Spa (Italy)

     38,280,780
119,600     

Hamburger Hafen Und Logistik AG 144A (Germany)(a)(e)

     10,375,085
220,400     

Hamburger Hafen Und Logistik AG (Germany)(a)

     19,119,299
           
          99,108,539

Water Utilites    0.6%

      
1,312,100     

American Water Works Co.(a)

     28,210,150
133,000     

Consolidated Water Co., Inc.(b)

     2,632,070
           
          30,842,220

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) continued

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)
       

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Wireless Telecommunication Services    8.8%

      
1,915,200     

American Tower Corp. (Class A)(a)

   $ 87,562,944
2,071,200     

Crown Castle International Corp.(a)(b)

     88,005,288
1,766,100     

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd., ADR (Hong Kong)(b)

     38,536,302
399,196     

Millicom International Celluar SA

     46,250,849
2,928,000     

NII Holdings, Inc.(a)

     146,985,600
1,407,000     

Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada)

     61,881,944
           
          469,222,927
           
    

Total common stocks
(cost $3,704,506,092)

     5,219,042,600
           
Principal
Amount (000)
           

CORPORATE BONDS    0.2%

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

      
$    9,837     

Trident Resources Corp., (Canada) Sub. Unsec. Note, PIK, 9.982%, due 8/12/12, Private Placement
(original cost $9,378,156; purchased 8/20/07)(e)(f)

     9,467,734
Shares            

PREFERRED STOCK

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

      
160,000     

Trident Resources Corp. (Canada) Series B, Private Placement, 7.00% (original cost $10,000,000; purchased 7/7/06)(a)(e)(f)

     2,000,000
Units            

WARRANTS

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

732,600     

Rentech, Inc. expiring 04/20/12, Private Placement
(original cost $0; purchased 4/20/07)(a)(e)(f)

     528,968
891,460     

Trident Resources Corp., expiring 1/01/15, Private Placement (Canada) (original cost $0; purchased 8/20/07)(a)(e)(f)

     90
           
          529,058
           
    

Total long-term investments
(cost $3,723,884,248)

     5,231,039,392
           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)  
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    17.6%

 

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund    17.6%

 

933,642,959     

Dryden Core Investment Fund - Taxable Money Market Series
(cost $933,642,959; includes $830,635,267 of cash collateral received for securities on loan)(c)(g)

   $ 933,642,959  
             
    

Total Investments(d)    115.9%
(cost $4,657,527,207; Note 5)

     6,164,682,351  
    

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (15.9%)

     (845,906,776 )
             
    

Net Assets    100.0%

   $ 5,318,775,575  
             

 

The following abbreviations are used in the portfolio descriptions:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

PIK—Payment-In-Kind

144A—Securities were purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified Institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities is $799,554,456; cash collateral of $830,635,267 (included in liabilities) was received with which the portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(c) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(d) As of May 31, 2008, eight securities representing $109,648,936 and 2.1% of the net assets were fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Directors. This amount, $109,648,936 was valued using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3, as defined on the following page).
(e) Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
(f) Indicates security is restricted as to resale. The aggregate cost of such securities is $126,456,302. The aggregate market value of $109,648,936 is approximately 2.1% of net assets.
(g) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Dryden Core Investment Fund—Taxable Money Market Series.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited) continued

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation inputs

   Investments
in Securities
   Other Financial
Instruments*

Level 1—Quoted Prices

   $ 6,055,033,415    $                 —

Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs

         

Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs

     109,648,936     
             

Total

   $ 6,164,682,351    $
             

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Investments
in Securities
 
Balance as of 11/30/07    $ 109,486,694  

Accrued discounts/premiums

     (1,232 )

Realized gain (loss)

     (12,660,083 )

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     8,062,559  

Net purchases (sales)

     4,760,998  

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

      
        
Balance as of 5/31/08    $ 109,648,936  
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The industry classification of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of May 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Electric Utilities

   21.8 %

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund (including 15.6% of collateral received for securities on loan)

   17.6  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   15.8  

Gas Utilities

   12.9  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

   9.9  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   8.8  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   8.4  

Multi-Utilities

   6.7  

Construction & Engineering

   6.0  

Energy Equipment & Services

   2.4  

Transportation Infrastructure

   1.9  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   0.9  

Media

   0.7  

Commercial Services & Supplies

   0.6  

Water Utilities

   0.6  

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

   0.5  

Trading Companies & Distributors

   0.4  
      
   115.9  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   (15.9 )
      
   100.0 %
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

as of May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

      

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $799,554,456:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $3,723,884,248)

   $ 5,231,039,392

Affiliated investments (cost $933,642,959)

     933,642,959

Cash

     63,907

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     9,502,800

Dividends and interest receivable

     9,412,690

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

     2,589,473

Prepaid expenses

     19,396
      

Total assets

     6,186,270,617
      

Liabilities

      

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     830,635,267

Payable for investments purchased

     26,659,809

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     5,825,625

Management fee payable

     1,727,192

Distribution fee payable

     1,603,294

Accrued expenses

     667,514

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     352,712

Deferred directors’ fees

     23,629
      

Total liabilities

     867,495,042
      

Net Assets

   $ 5,318,775,575
      
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 3,738,153

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     3,654,199,254
      
     3,657,937,407

Undistributed net investment income

     32,643,707

Accumulated net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     120,720,589

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies

     1,507,473,872
      

Net assets, May 31, 2008

   $ 5,318,775,575
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

      

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  

($4,567,779,669 ÷ 320,942,984 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.23

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     .83
      

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 15.06
      

Class B

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($313,737,537 ÷ 22,101,352 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.20
      

Class C

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($236,512,722 ÷ 16,675,277 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.18
      

Class R

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($4,100,639 ÷ 288,284 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.22
      

Class Z

      

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

  

($196,645,008 ÷ 13,807,380 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 14.24
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Six Months Ended May 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Net Investment Income

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,028,279)

   $ 53,076,868  

Affiliated income from securities loaned, net

     3,642,295  

Affiliated dividend income

     2,283,545  

Interest

     501,697  
        

Total income

     59,504,405  
        

Expenses

  

Management fee

     10,008,729  

Distribution fee—Class A

     5,877,551  

Distribution fee—Class B

     1,573,389  

Distribution fee—Class C

     1,097,931  

Distribution fee—Class R

     7,903  

Transfer agent’s fee and expenses (including affiliated expense of $998,400)

     2,220,000  

Custodian’s fees and expenses

     551,000  

Reports to shareholders

     115,000  

Registration fees

     61,000  

Directors’ fees

     60,000  

Insurance

     56,000  

Interest expense

     40,000  

Legal fees and expenses

     26,000  

Audit fee

     10,000  

Miscellaneous

     22,802  
        

Total expenses

     21,727,305  
        

Net investment income

     37,777,100  
        

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions

        

Net realized gain on:

  

Investment transactions

     122,260,947  

Foreign currency transactions

     108,249  

Options written

     823,449  
        
     123,192,645  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (138,118,171 )

Foreign currencies

     13,933  

Options written

     (1,497,208 )
        
     (139,601,446 )
        

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (16,408,801 )
        

Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 21,368,299  
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2008
     Year
Ended
November 30, 2007
 

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income

   $ 37,777,100      $ 100,006,448  

Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     123,192,645        853,711,717  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies

     (139,601,446 )      66,073,442  
                 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     21,368,299        1,019,791,607  
                 

Dividends and Distributions (Note 1)

     

Dividends from net investment income

     

Class A

     (20,692,808 )      (89,266,732 )

Class B

     (286,863 )      (4,516,133 )

Class C

     (191,901 )      (2,623,591 )

Class R

     (9,161 )      (23,688 )

Class Z

     (1,049,501 )      (3,365,587 )
                 
     (22,230,234 )      (99,795,731 )
                 

Distributions from net realized gains

     

Class A

     (738,174,392 )      (775,877,238 )

Class B

     (53,543,004 )      (62,657,148 )

Class C

     (35,818,418 )      (31,693,428 )

Class R

     (437,471 )      (3,189 )

Class Z

     (27,553,742 )      (24,961,532 )
                 
     (855,527,027 )      (895,192,535 )
                 

Fund share transactions (net of share conversions) (Note 6)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     267,464,883        512,410,843  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     803,669,292        903,394,516  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (418,599,279 )      (694,030,612 )
                 

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

     652,534,896        721,774,747  
                 

Total increase (decrease)

     (203,854,066 )      746,578,088  

Net Assets

                 

Beginning of period

     5,522,629,641        4,776,051,553  
                 

End of period(a)

   $ 5,318,775,575      $ 5,522,629,641  
                 

(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:

   $ 32,643,707      $ 17,096,841  
                 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

Jennison Sector Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end, management investment company. The Company presently consists of three portfolios: Jennison Financial Services Fund, Jennison Health Sciences Fund and Jennison Utility Fund. These financial statements relate to Jennison Utility Fund (the “Fund”). The financial statements of the other portfolios are not presented herein.

 

The Fund is non-diversified and its investment objective is to seek total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity-related and investment grade debt securities of utility companies. Utility companies include electric, gas, gas pipeline, telephone, telecommunications, water, cable, airport, seaport and toll road companies. The value of certain securities held by the Fund may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or region. Under normal circumstances, the Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its investable assets in equity-related and investment grade debt securities of utility companies.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Company and the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: Securities listed on a securities exchange (other than options on securities and indices) are valued at the last sale price on such exchange on the day of valuation or, if there was no sale on such day, at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices or at the last bid price on such day in the absence of an asked price. Securities traded via Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq official closing price (“NOCP”) on the day of valuation, or if there was no NOCP, at the last sale price. Securities that are actively traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities for which the primary market is believed by Prudential Investments LLC (“PI or Manager”), in consultation with the subadviser; to be over-the-counter, are valued at market value using prices provided by an independent pricing agent or principal market maker. Options on securities and indices traded on an exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange, or if there was no sale, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange. Futures contracts and options thereon traded on a commodities exchange or board of trade are valued at the last sale price at the close

 

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of trading on such exchange or board of trade or, if there was no sale on the applicable commodities exchange or board of trade on such day, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange or board of trade or at the last bid price in the absence of an asked price. Prices may be obtained from independent pricing services which use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similiar characteristics. Securities for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the Fund’s normal pricing time, are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board of Directors’ approved fair valuation procedures. When determining the fair valuation of securities some of the factors influencing the valuation include, the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment adviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values. As of May 31, 2008, there were no securities whose values were impacted by events occurring after the close of the security’s foreign market.

 

Investments in mutual funds are valued at their net asset value as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the date of valuation.

 

Short-term debt securities which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and the cost. Short-term debt securities which mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations.

 

Restricted Securities: The Fund may hold up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities held by the Fund at the end of the fiscal period may include registration rights under which the Fund may demand registration by the issuers, of which the Fund may bear the cost of such registration. Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities-at the current rates of exchange;

 

(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses-at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the fiscal period, the Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at fiscal period end. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the fiscal period. Accordingly, these realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates of security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies.

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political or economic instability, or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Options: The Fund may either purchase or write options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates with respect to securities or currencies which the Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. The Fund’s

 

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principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option.

 

If an option expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain or loss to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost basis of the purchase in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. Gain or loss on purchased options is included in net realized gain or loss on investment transactions. Gain or loss on written options is presented separately as net realized gain or loss on written options.

 

The Fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currencies underlying the written option. The Fund, as purchaser of an option, bears the risk of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

The use of derivative transactions involves elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains or losses from security and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis. The Company’s expenses are allocated to the respective portfolios on the basis of relative net assets except for expenses that are charged directly at the portfolio or class level.

 

Net investment income or loss, (other than distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends of net investment income quarterly and distributions of net realized capital and currency gains, if any,

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, each portfolio in the Company is treated as a separate tax paying entity. It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities using the collateral in the open market. The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund also continues to receive interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan.

 

Estimates: The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Company has a management agreement for the Fund with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory

 

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agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PI pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers of the Fund, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PI is computed daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .60 of 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $250 million, .50 of 1% of the next $500 million, .45 of 1% of the next $750 million, .40 of 1% of the next $500 million, .35 of 1% of the next $2 billion, .325 of 1% of the next $2 billion and .30 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $6 billion. The effective management fee rate was .39 of 1% for the six months ended May 31, 2008.

 

The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A, B, C and R Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z shares of the Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Class A, B, C and R Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30 of 1%, 1%, 1% and .75 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, B, C and R shares, respectively. PIMS contractually agreed to limit such expenses to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares through March 31, 2008 and .50 of 1% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares through March 31, 2009.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that it received approximately $2,079,500 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, during the six months ended May 31, 2008. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that for the six months ended May 31, 2008, it received approximately $6,800, $183,300 and $30,700 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

PI, PIMS, and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

The Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with two banks. The SCA provides for a commitment of $500 million. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is incurred at contracted market rates and a commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly. The Funds pay a commitment fee of .06 of 1% of the unused portion of the SCA. The expiration date of the SCA is October 24, 2008. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The Fund did not borrow any amounts pursuant to the SCA during the six months ended May 31, 2008.

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Company’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

The Fund pays networking fees to affiliated and unaffiliated broker/dealers, including fees relating to the services of Wachovia Securities, LLC (“Wachovia”) and First Clearing, LLC (“First Clearing”), affiliates of PI. These networking fees are payments made to broker/dealers that clear mutual fund transactions through a national clearing system. For the six months ended May 31, 2008, the Fund incurred approximately $486,000 in total networking fees, of which approximately $2,000 and $159,200 was paid to Wachovia and First Clearing, respectively. These amounts are included in transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

For the six months ended May 31, 2008, Wachovia earned approximately $18,800 in broker commissions from portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

 

Prudential Investment Management, Inc., (“PIM”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, is the Fund’s security lending agent. For the six months ended May 31, 2008, PIM has been compensated approximately $1,561,000 for these services.

 

The Fund invests in the Taxable Money Market Series (the “Portfolio”), a portfolio of Dryden Core Investment Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Portfolio is a money market mutual fund

 

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registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PI.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, for the six months ended May 31, 2008, were $926,278,420 and $949,768,931, respectively.

 

Transactions in options written during the six months ended May 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

     Contracts      Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding at November 30, 2007

   3,000      $ 2,050,208  

Options written

   1,400        1,499,996  

Options closed

   (2,000 )      (1,130,353 )

Options expired

   (2,400 )      (2,419,851 )
               

Options outstanding at May 31, 2008

        $  
               

 

Note 5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of May 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis
of Investments

  

Appreciation

  

Depreciation

  

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
of Investments

$4,659,295,376    $1,694,279,676    $(188,892,701)    $1,505,386,975

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis is primarily attributable to wash sales.

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of May 31, 2008, no provision for income tax would be required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. All investors who purchase

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, including investors who purchase their shares through broker-dealers affiliated with Prudential. Class B shares are sold with a CDSC which declines from 5% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% during the first 12 months. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class R and Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

There are 800 million shares of $.01 par value per share common stock authorized which consists of 400 million shares of Class A common stock, 300 million shares of Class B common stock, 50 million shares of Class C common stock, 25 million shares of Class R common stock and 25 million shares of Class Z common stock.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   10,720,973      $ 147,683,934  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   49,934,356        703,321,031  

Shares reacquired

   (24,888,746 )      (338,840,377 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   35,766,583        512,164,588  

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B

   2,814,528        40,235,732  
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   38,581,111      $ 552,400,320  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   20,211,283      $ 314,454,897  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   56,181,063        795,534,834  

Shares reacquired

   (36,205,997 )      (563,746,466 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   40,186,349        546,243,265  

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B

   3,110,425        48,683,204  
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   43,296,774      $ 594,926,469  
               

 

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Class B

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   1,835,996      $ 25,102,056  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   3,469,030        48,843,927  

Shares reacquired

   (1,966,715 )      (26,558,206 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   3,338,311        47,387,777  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

   (2,821,209 )      (40,235,732 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   517,102      $ 7,152,045  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   3,665,402      $ 56,769,530  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   4,290,133        60,539,973  

Shares reacquired

   (2,934,163 )      (45,655,397 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

   5,021,372        71,654,106  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

   (3,118,337 )      (48,683,204 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   1,903,035      $ 22,970,902  
               

Class C

             

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   3,204,750      $ 43,994,166  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   1,824,202        25,666,515  

Shares reacquired

   (1,916,828 )      (25,728,478 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   3,112,124      $ 43,932,203  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   5,051,798      $ 78,207,672  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   1,612,882        22,777,674  

Shares reacquired

   (2,690,807 )      (41,531,403 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   3,973,873      $ 59,453,943  
               

Class R

             

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   192,703      $ 2,605,758  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   31,695        446,217  

Shares reacquired

   (93,915 )      (1,239,010 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   130,483      $ 1,812,965  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   206,469      $ 3,228,504  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   1,667        26,327  

Shares reacquired

   (50,742 )      (795,091 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   157,394      $ 2,459,740  
               

 

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Class Z

   Shares      Amount  

Six months ended May 31, 2008:

     

Shares sold

   3,534,938      $ 48,078,969  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   1,804,022        25,391,602  

Shares reacquired

   (1,947,515 )      (26,233,208 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   3,391,445      $ 47,237,363  
               

Year ended November 30, 2007:

     

Shares sold

   3,815,461      $ 59,750,240  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

   1,728,329        24,515,708  

Shares reacquired

   (2,755,013 )      (42,302,255 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

   2,788,777      $ 41,963,693  
               

 

Note 7. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The application of FAS 161 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 161 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.

 

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MAY 31, 2008   SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

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(Unaudited)

 

     Class A  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008
 

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 16.84  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income

     .11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (.04 )
        

Total from investment operations

     .07  
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

     (.07 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.61 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.68 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.23  
        

Total Return(b):

     .62 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000,000)

   $ 4,568  

Average net assets (000,000)

   $ 4,407  

Ratios to average net assets(f):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(c)

     .78 %(d)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .51 %(d)

Net investment income

     1.54 %(d)

Portfolio turnover rate

     18 %(e)

 

(a) Calculated based upon weighted average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Through March 31, 2008, the distributor of the Fund contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
       
$ 17.31     $ 14.70     $ 11.47     $ 8.55     $ 7.02  
                                     
       
  .32       .39       .23       .18       .17  
  2.77       3.58       3.21       2.91       1.52  
                                     
  3.09       3.97       3.44       3.09       1.69  
                                     
       
  (.32 )     (.39 )     (.21 )     (.17 )     (.16 )
  (3.24 )     (.97 )                  
                                     
  (3.56 )     (1.36 )     (.21 )     (.17 )     (.16 )
                                     
$ 16.84     $ 17.31     $ 14.70     $ 11.47     $ 8.55  
                                     
  22.21 %     28.86 %     30.20 %     36.63 %     24.51 %
       
$ 4,754     $ 4,138     $ 3,335     $ 2,666     $ 2,150  
$ 4,441     $ 3,686     $ 2,997     $ 2,343     $ 1,989  
       
  .75 %     .77 %     .80 %     .84 %     .91 %
  .50 %     .52 %     .55 %     .59 %     .66 %
  2.02 %     2.54 %     1.79 %     1.83 %     2.27 %
  50 %     56 %     40 %     30 %     35 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Class B  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008
 

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 16.80  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income

     .05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (.03 )
        

Total from investment operations

     .02  
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

     (.01 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.61 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.62 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.20  
        

Total Return(b):

     .28 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000,000)

   $ 314  

Average net assets (000,000)

   $ 315  

Ratios to average net assets(d):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.51 %(c)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .51 %(c)

Net investment income

     .79 %(c)

 

(a) Calculated based upon weighted average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
       
$ 17.28     $ 14.67     $ 11.45     $ 8.54     $ 7.02  
                                     
       
  .20       .27       .14       .10       .11  
  2.77       3.59       3.19       2.91       1.52  
                                     
  2.97       3.86       3.33       3.01       1.63  
                                     
       
  (.21 )     (.28 )     (.11 )     (.10 )     (.11 )
  (3.24 )     (.97 )                  
                                     
  (3.45 )     (1.25 )     (.11 )     (.10 )     (.11 )
                                     
$ 16.80     $ 17.28     $ 14.67     $ 11.45     $ 8.54  
                                     
  21.22 %     27.95 %     29.20 %     35.56 %     23.50 %
       
$ 363     $ 340     $ 309     $ 308     $ 286  
$ 351     $ 310     $ 307     $ 288     $ 279  
       
  1.50 %     1.52 %     1.55 %     1.59 %     1.66 %
  .50 %     .52 %     .55 %     .59 %     .66 %
  1.26 %     1.78 %     1.05 %     1.08 %     1.52 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Class C  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008
 

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 16.78  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income

     .06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (.04 )
        

Total from investment operations

     .02  
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

     (.01 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.61 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.62 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.18  
        

Total Return(b):

     .28 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000,000)

   $ 237  

Average net assets (000,000)

   $ 220  

Ratios to average net assets(d):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     1.51 %(c)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .51 %(c)

Net investment income

     .82 %(c)

 

(a) Calculated based upon weighted average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class C  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
       
$ 17.27     $ 14.67     $ 11.45     $ 8.54     $ 7.02  
                                     
       
  .20       .28       .14       .10       .11  
  2.76       3.57       3.19       2.91       1.52  
                                     
  2.96       3.85       3.33       3.01       1.63  
                                     
       
  (.21 )     (.28 )     (.11 )     (.10 )     (.11 )
  (3.24 )     (.97 )                  
                                     
  (3.45 )     (1.25 )     (.11 )     (.10 )     (.11 )
                                     
$ 16.78     $ 17.27     $ 14.67     $ 11.45     $ 8.54  
                                     
  21.24 %     27.88 %     29.20 %     35.56 %     23.50 %
       
$ 228     $ 166     $ 86     $ 38     $ 33  
$ 195     $ 116     $ 57     $ 33     $ 32  
       
  1.50 %     1.52 %     1.55 %     1.59 %     1.66 %
  .50 %     .52 %     .55 %     .59 %     .66 %
  1.28 %     1.80 %     1.07 %     1.08 %     1.53 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Class R  
      Six Months
Ended
May 31, 2008
 

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 16.83  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income

     .09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (.04 )
        

Total from investment operations

     .05  
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

     (.05 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.61 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.66 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.22  
        

Total Return(c):

     .54 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000)

   $ 4,101  

Average net assets (000)

   $ 3,161  

Ratios to average net assets(f):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(d)

     1.01 %(e)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .51 %(e)

Net investment income

     1.37 %(e)

 

(a) Inception date.
(b) Calculated based upon weighted average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(d) Through March 31, 2009, the distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .50 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R  
Year
Ended
November 30, 2007
    August 22, 2006(a)
through
November 30, 2006
 
 
$ 17.38     $ 16.06  
             
 
  .26       .09  
  2.73       1.35  
             
  2.99       1.44  
             
 
  (.30 )     (.12 )
  (3.24 )      
             
  (3.54 )     (.12 )
             
$ 16.83     $ 17.38  
             
  21.36 %     9.00 %
 
$ 2,655     $ 7  
$ 1,121     $ 1  
 
  1.00 %     1.02 %(e)
  .50 %     .52 %(e)
  1.59 %     1.84 %(e)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Class Z  
      Six Months Ended
May 31, 2008
 

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

  

Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period

   $ 16.85  
        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

  

Net investment income

     .13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (.04 )
        

Total from investment operations

     .09  
        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

  

Dividends from net investment income

     (.09 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2.61 )
        

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.70 )
        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 14.24  
        

Total Return(b):

     .78 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000,000)

   $ 197  

Average net assets (000,000)

   $ 176  

Ratios to average net assets(d):

  

Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .51 %(c)

Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees

     .51 %(c)

Net investment income

     1.83 %(c)

 

(a) Calculated based upon weighted average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z  
Year Ended November 30,  
2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
       
$ 17.32     $ 14.71     $ 11.48     $ 8.56     $ 7.03  
                                     
       
  .36       .43       .27       .20       .19  
  2.77       3.58       3.20       2.92       1.52  
                                     
  3.13       4.01       3.47       3.12       1.71  
                                     
       
  (.36 )     (.43 )     (.24 )     (.20 )     (.18 )
  (3.24 )     (.97 )                  
                                     
  (3.60 )     (1.40 )     (.24 )     (.20 )     (.18 )
                                     
$ 16.85     $ 17.32     $ 14.71     $ 11.48     $ 8.56  
                                     
  22.51 %     29.17 %     30.50 %     36.92 %     24.76 %
       
$ 176     $ 132     $ 75     $ 34     $ 42  
$ 150     $ 98     $ 51     $ 29     $ 41  
       
  .50 %     .52 %     .55 %     .59 %     .66 %
  .50 %     .52 %     .55 %     .59 %     .66 %
  2.27 %     2.80 %     2.06 %     2.03 %     2.53 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Jennison Sector Funds, Inc./Jennison Utility Fund   39


 

n MAIL   n TELEPHONE   n WEBSITE

Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

  (800) 225-1852
  www.jennisondryden.com

 

PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Company has delegated to the Fund’s investment subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Commission’s website.

 

DIRECTORS
Kevin J. Bannon Linda W. Bynoe David E.A. Carson Robert F. Gunia Michael S. Hyland Robert E. La Blanc Douglas H. McCorkindale Stephen P. Munn Richard A. Redeker
Judy A. Rice Robin B. Smith Stephen G. Stoneburn

 

OFFICERS
Judy A. Rice, President Robert F. Gunia, Vice President Grace C. Torres, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Kathryn L. Quirk, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary Timothy J. Knierim, Chief Compliance Officer Valerie M. Simpson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Noreen M. Fierro, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary John P. Schwartz, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary M. Sadiq Peshimam, Assistant Treasurer Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC    466 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment
Management Services LLC
   Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York    One Wall Street
New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund
Services LLC
   PO Box 9658
Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   KPMG LLP    345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154

 

FUND COUNSEL   Sullivan & Cromwell LLP    125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004


 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus for the Fund contains this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus by visiting our website at www.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
To receive your mutual fund documents on-line, go to www.icsdelivery.com/prudential/funds and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via e-mail when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your e-mail address at any time by clicking on the change/cancel enrollment option at the icsdelivery website address.

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Jennison Sector Funds, Inc./Jennison Utility Fund, Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Company’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330 (732-0330). The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

 

 

Mutual Funds:

ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY   MAY LOSE VALUE   ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE


LOGO

 

 

Jennison Utility Fund            
    Share Class   A   B   C   R   Z    
 

NASDAQ

  PRUAX   PRUTX   PCUFX   JDURX   PRUZX  
 

CUSIP

  476294848   476294830   476294822   476294731   476294814  
             

MF105E2    IFS-A151431    Ed. 07/2008

 

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.

Item 6 – Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – Not applicable.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There has been no significant change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Exhibits

 

(a)   

(1)    Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.

  

(2)    Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

 

(3)    Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – Not applicable.

(b)    Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) Jennison Sector Funds, Inc.    
By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Deborah A. Docs

   
  Deborah A. Docs    
  Secretary    

Date July 24, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Judy A. Rice

   
  Judy A. Rice    
  President and Principal Executive Officer  

Date July 24, 2008

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Grace C. Torres

   
  Grace C. Torres    
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  

Date July 24, 2008

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.