485BPOS 1 njvalregtofile.htm NJ VAL - 2004
As filed with the SEC on _________________. Registration No. 2-89780

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM N-6

FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Post-Effective Amendment No. 34

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PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY

VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

(Exact Name of Registrant)

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY

(Name of Depositor)

213 Washington Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102-2992

(800) 778-2255

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

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Thomas C. Castano

Assistant Secretary

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

213 Washington Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102-2992

(Name and address of agent for service)

Copy to:

Jeffrey C. Martin

Shea & Gardner

1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate space):

 immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

[x] on May 1, 2004 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
               date

 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

 on ____________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
                 date

[x] This Post-Effective Amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed Post-Effective Amendment.


PART A:

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS


PROSPECTUS
May 1, 2004

PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

Variable
APPRECIABLE
LIFE(R)
INSURANCE CONTRACTS

As of May 1, 1992, Pruco Life of New Jersey no longer offered these Contracts for sale.

This prospectus describes two forms of an individual variable life insurance Contract (the “Contract”) offered by Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“Pruco Life of New Jersey”, “us”, “we”, or “our”) under the name Variable Appreciable Life® Insurance.

You may choose to invest your Contract’s premiums and its earnings in one or more of the following ways:

o    Invest your  Contract's  premiums and its earnings in one or more of 13 available  variable  investment  options of the
     Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account (the "Account"),  each of which invests in a corresponding  portfolio
     of The Prudential Series Fund, Inc. (the "Series Fund"):

Conservative Balanced
Diversified Bond
Equity
Flexible Managed
Global
Government Income
High Yield Bond
Jennison
Money Market
Natural Resources
Small Capitalization Stock
Stock Index
Value

o        Invest in the fixed rate option, which pays a guaranteed interest rate.

o        Invest in the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Contract Real Property Account (the "Real Property Account").

Please Read this Prospectus. Please read this prospectus and keep it for future reference. A current prospectus for the Real Property Account accompanies this prospectus. These prospectuses contain important information about the available variable investment options. Please read these prospectuses and keep them for future reference.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that this Contract is a good investment, nor has the SEC determined that this prospectus is complete or accurate. It is a criminal offense to state otherwise.

The Contract may have been purchased through registered representatives located in banks and other financial institutions. Investment in a variable life insurance policy is subject to risk, including the possible loss of your money. An investment in Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Life is not a bank deposit and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other governmental agency.

                                           Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
                                                      213 Washington Street
                                                  Newark, New Jersey 07102-2992
                                                    Telephone: (800) 778-2255

Appreciable Life is a registered mark of Prudential.


                                                         PROSPECTUS CONTENTS
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SUMMARY OF CHARGES AND EXPENSES................................................................................................1
   Expenses other than Portfolio Expenses......................................................................................1
   Portfolio Expenses..........................................................................................................4
SUMMARY OF THE CONTRACT........................................................................................................4
AND CONTRACT BENEFITS..........................................................................................................4
   Brief Description of the Contract...........................................................................................4
   Types of Death Benefit Available Under the Contract.........................................................................4
   Death Benefit Guarantee.....................................................................................................5
   The Contract Fund...........................................................................................................5
   Tabular Contract Fund.......................................................................................................5
   Premium Payments............................................................................................................5
   Allocation of Premiums......................................................................................................6
   Investment Choices..........................................................................................................6
   Transfers Among Investment Options..........................................................................................6
   Increasing or Decreasing Face Amount........................................................................................7
   Access to Contract Values...................................................................................................7
   Contract Loans..............................................................................................................7
   Canceling the Contract......................................................................................................7
SUMMARY OF CONTRACT RISKS......................................................................................................7
   Contract Values are not Guaranteed..........................................................................................7
   Increase in Charges.........................................................................................................8
   Contract Lapse..............................................................................................................8
   Risks Involved with Using the Contract as a Short-Term Savings Vehicle......................................................8
   Risks of Taking Withdrawals.................................................................................................8
   Limitations on Transfers....................................................................................................9
   Limitations and Charges on Surrender of the Contract........................................................................9
   Risks of Taking a Contract Loan............................................................................................10
   Tax Consequences of Buying this Contract...................................................................................10
SUMMARY OF RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH..............................................................................................11
THE VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS...............................................................................................11
   Risks Associated with the Variable Investment Options......................................................................11
   Learn More about the Variable Investment Options...........................................................................11
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE REGISTRANT, DEPOSITOR, AND PORTFOLIO COMPANIES....................................................11
   Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey.................................................................................11
   Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account......................................................................11
   The Prudential Series Fund, Inc............................................................................................12
   Voting Rights..............................................................................................................14
   Substitution of Portfolios.................................................................................................14
   The Fixed Rate Option......................................................................................................14
   The Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Contract Real Property Account.......................................................15
CHARGES AND EXPENSES..........................................................................................................15
   Sales Load Charges.........................................................................................................16
   Surrender Charges..........................................................................................................17
   Cost of Insurance..........................................................................................................17
   Deduction from Premiums....................................................................................................17
   Taxes Attributable to Premiums.............................................................................................18
   Monthly Deductions from the Contract Fund..................................................................................18
   Daily Charge...............................................................................................................18
   Transaction Charges........................................................................................................19
   Portfolio Charges..........................................................................................................19
   Rider Charges..............................................................................................................19
PERSONS HAVING RIGHTS UNDER THE CONTRACT......................................................................................19
   Contract Owner.............................................................................................................19
   Beneficiary................................................................................................................19
OTHER GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS.............................................................................................19
   Assignment.................................................................................................................19
   Incontestability...........................................................................................................20
   Misstatement of Age or Sex.................................................................................................20
   Settlement Options.........................................................................................................20
   Suicide Exclusion..........................................................................................................20
RIDERS........................................................................................................................20
REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A CONTRACT.......................................................................................21
PREMIUMS......................................................................................................................21
   Allocation of Premiums.....................................................................................................24
   When a Contract Becomes Paid-Up............................................................................................24
   Transfers..................................................................................................................24
   Dollar Cost Averaging......................................................................................................25
DEATH BENEFITS................................................................................................................26
   Contract Date..............................................................................................................26
   When Proceeds Are Paid.....................................................................................................26
   Types of Death Benefit.....................................................................................................26
   How a Contract's Death Benefit Will Vary...................................................................................27
   Increases in Face Amount...................................................................................................28
   Decreases in Face Amount...................................................................................................30
CONTRACT VALUES...............................................................................................................30
   How a Contract's Cash Surrender Value Will Vary............................................................................30
   Surrender of a Contract....................................................................................................31
   Loans......................................................................................................................31
   Withdrawals................................................................................................................32
LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT.......................................................................................................33
   Options on Lapse...........................................................................................................34
TAXES.........................................................................................................................34
   Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits.........................................................................................34
   Tax-Qualified Pension Plans................................................................................................36
DISTRIBUTION AND COMPENSATION.................................................................................................36
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.............................................................................................................37
ILLUSTRATIONS OF CASH SURRENDER VALUES, DEATH BENEFITS, AND ACCUMULATED PREMIUMS..............................................37
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION........................................................................................................40
DEFINITIONS OF SPECIAL TERMS USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS..........................................................................41
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION..................................................................42

SUMMARY OF CHARGES AND EXPENSES

Capitalized terms used in this prospectus are defined where first used or in the DEFINITIONS OF SPECIAL TERMS USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS on page 41 of this prospectus.

Expenses other than Portfolio Expenses

The following tables describe the maximum fees and expenses that you could pay when buying, owning, and surrendering the Contract. Generally, our current fees and expenses are lower than the maximum fees and expenses reflected in the following tables. For more information about fees and expenses, see CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15.

The first table describes the maximum fees and expenses that you will pay at the time you buy the Contract, surrender the Contract, or transfer amounts between investment options.

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Maximum Sales Charge on Premiums (Load) (2)           Deducted from premium payment.               5% of premium payment.

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Administrative Fee                                    Deducted from premium payment.                         $2


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Taxes Attributable to Premiums (1)                   Deducted from premium payments.              2.5% of premium payments.

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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (2)          Upon lapse, surrender, or decrease in     45% of one scheduled annual premium.
                                                         basic insurance amount.

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Other Surrender Fees (2)                          Upon lapse, surrender, or decrease in       $5 per $1,000 of coverage amount.
                                                         basic insurance amount.

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Withdrawal Fee                                               Upon withdrawal.                  The lesser of $15 or 2% of the
                                                                                                     withdrawal amount.

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Basic Insurance Amount Change Fee                    When there is a change in basic                         $15.
                                                            insurance amount.

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Living Needs Benefit Fee                                When the benefit is paid.                           $150.

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  (1) For these purposes, “taxes attributable to premiums” shall include any federal, state or local income, premium, excise, business, or any other type of tax (or component thereof) measured by or based upon the amount of premium received by Pruco Life of New Jersey.

  (2) Duration of charge is limited. See, CHARGES AND EXPENSES page 15.

The second table describes the Contract fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time you own the Contract, not including the portfolio fees and expenses.

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                      Periodic Contract and Optional Rider Charges Other Than The Funds' Operating Expenses
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Cost of  Insurance  ("COI")  for base amount                   Monthly
of   insurance   and   Target   Term   Rider
coverage. (1) (2)                                                                         From $0.06 to $83.34 Per $1,000 of Net
               _____________                                                                          Amount of Risk.
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        Minimum and Maximum Charges
               _____________                                                               0.15% per $1,000 Net Amount of Risk.(3)

   Initial COI for a representative
   Contract owner, male age 30 in the
   preferred underwriting class, no riders
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Mortality and Expense Risk Fees                                 Daily                      Effective annual rate of 0.60% of the
                                                                                             amount of assets in the variable
                                                                                                    investment options.

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Additional Mortality Fees for risk                             Monthly                    From $0.10 to $2.08 per $1,000 of basic
associated with certain occupation,                                                                  insurance amount.
avocation, or aviation risks.

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Fee for basic insurance amount                                 Monthly                      $2.50 plus $0.02 per $1,000 of basic
                                                                                                     insurance amount.

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Net interest on loans (5)                                     Annually                                     1.5%

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Guaranteed Death Benefit Fee for the basic                     Monthly                      $0.01 per $1,000 of basic insurance
insurance amount or an increase to the                                                     amount or increase in basic insurance
basic insurance amount.                                                                                   amount.

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Fee for an increase to basic insurance                         Monthly                      $0.02 per $1,000 of basic insurance
amount (6)                                                                                                amount.

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Fee for Level Premium Term Rider (1)                           Monthly
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                                                                                             From $0.16 to $7.91 per $1,000 of
        Minimum and Maximum Charges                                                                      coverage.
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   Level Premium Term Rider fee for a                                                          $0.19 per $1,000 of coverage.(3)
   representative Contract owner, male age
   30 in the preferred underwriting class,
   no riders

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Fee for Child Level Premium Term Rider (4)                     Monthly                     $0.45 per $1,000 of insurance amount.

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Fee for Accidental Death Benefit Rider (6)                     Monthly
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        Minimum and Maximum Charges                                                          From $0.04 to $0.64 per $1,000 of
               _____________                                                                             coverage.(3)
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   Accidental Death Benefit fee for a
   representative Contract owner, male age                                                     $0.07 per $1,000 of coverage.
   30 in the preferred underwriting class,
   no riders

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Option to Purchase Additional Insurance                        Monthly
Rider (1)
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                                                                                             From $0.06 to $0.47 per $1,000 of
        Minimum and Maximum Charges                                                          coverage, depending on issue age.
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   Option to Purchase Additional Insurance                                                     $0.17 per $1,000 of coverage.(3)
   Rider fee for a representative Contract
   owner, male age 30 in the preferred
   underwriting class, no riders

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Waiver of Premium Rider Charge                                 Monthly
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        Minimum and Maximum Charges                                                         From $0.008 to $0.21 per $1,000 of
               _____________                                                                             coverage.
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   Waiver of Premium Rider fee for a
   representative Contract owner, male age                                                     $0.07 per $1,000 of coverage.(3)
   30 in the preferred underwriting class,
   no riders

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     Applicant Waiver of Premium Rider                         Monthly
               _____________                                                               From 0.40% to 3.14% of the Contract's
                                                                                                    applicable premium.
        Minimum and Maximum Charges                                                       Capped at $0.15 per $1,000 of coverage.
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   Applicant Waiver of Premium Rider fee                                                     0.7% of the Contract's applicable
   for a representative Contract owner,                                                    premium capped at $0.15 per $1,000 of
   male age 30 in the preferred                                                                          coverage.(3)
   underwriting class, no riders

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  (1) The charge varies based on the individual characteristics of the insured, including such characteristics as: age, sex, and underwriting class.

  (2) For example, the highest COI rate is for an insured who is a male/female age 99. You may obtain more information about the particular COI charges that apply to you by contacting your Pruco Life of New Jersey representative.

  (3) You may obtain information about the particular charges that apply to you by contacting your Pruco Life of New Jersey representative.

  (4) Both the charge and the duration of the charge will vary based on individual circumstances including issue age, type of risk, and the frequency of exposure to the risk.

  (5) The maximum loan rate reflects the net difference between a loan with an effective annual interest rate of 5.5% and an effective annual interest credited equal to 4%. A loan with a variable loan interest rate may be charged a lower effective annual interest rate. See Loans, page 32.

  (6) Duration of charge is limited. See CHARGES AND EXPENSES page 15.

Portfolio Expenses

This table describes the portfolio fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time you own the Contract. The table shows the minimum and maximum fees and expenses charged by any of the portfolios. More detail concerning portfolio fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for the Series Fund.

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                       Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (1)                                Minimum             Maximum
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(expenses that are deducted from the Fund's assets, including management fees,

distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees, and other expenses, but not including               0.37%               0.87%
reductions for any fee waiver or other reimbursements.)

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(1)     Total Annual operating expense for Real Property Partnership is 7.44%.

SUMMARY OF THE CONTRACT

AND CONTRACT BENEFITS

Brief Description of the Contract

The Contract is a form of variable universal life insurance. Our variable appreciable life insurance policy is a flexible form of variable universal life insurance. It has a death benefit and a Contract Fund, the value of which changes every day according to the investment performance of the investment options to which you have allocated your net premiums. You may invest premiums in one or more of the 13 available variable investment options that invest in portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund, in the fixed rate option, or in the Real Property Account. Although the value of your Contract Fund will increase if there is favorable investment performance in the portfolios you select, investment returns in the portfolios are NOT guaranteed. There is a risk that investment performance will be unfavorable and that the value of your Contract Fund will decrease. The risk will be different, depending upon which investment options you choose. You bear the risk of any decrease. Within certain limits, the Contract will provide you with some flexibility in determining the amount and timing of your premium payments. The Contract has a Tabular Contract Fund that is designed to encourage the payment of premiums and the accumulation of cash value.

Types of Death Benefit Available Under the Contract

The death benefit is an important feature of the Contract. You may choose one of the following two forms of the Contract. They each have a different death benefit amount.

Contract Form A, level death benefit: The death benefit will generally be equal to the face amount of insurance. It can never be less than this amount. The death benefit remains fixed in amount (unless the Contract becomes paid-up) and only the cash surrender value will vary with investment experience. Under a newer version, sold in most jurisdictions beginning in September 1986, the death benefit may be increased to ensure that the Contract continues to satisfy the Internal Revenue Code’s definition of life insurance.

Contract Form B, variable death benefit: The death benefit will increase and decrease as the amount of the Contract Fund varies with the investment performance of the selected options. However, the death benefit under Form B, as is true under Form A, will never be less than the initial face amount and it may also be increased to satisfy Internal Revenue Code requirements.

Throughout this prospectus the word “Contract” refers to both Form A and B unless specifically stated otherwise. Under both Form A and B Contracts there is no guaranteed minimum cash surrender value.

Death Benefit Guarantee

The Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Life Insurance Contract is a form of life insurance that provides much of the flexibility of variable universal life, however, with two important distinctions:

o    Pruco Life of New Jersey  guarantees  that if the  Scheduled  Premiums  are paid when due, or  received  within 61 days
     after the  Scheduled  Premiums are due (or missed  premiums  are paid later with  interest),  the  Contract  will not lapse
     because of  unfavorable  investment  performance,  and at least the face amount of insurance will be paid upon the death of
     the insured.

If all premiums are not paid when due (or not made up later), the Contract will still not lapse as long as the Contract Fund is higher than a stated amount set forth in the Contract. This amount is called the “Tabular Contract Fund”, and it increases each year. In later years it becomes quite high. The Contract lapses when the Contract Fund falls below this stated amount, rather than when it drops to zero. This means that when a Variable Appreciable Life Contract lapses, it may still have considerable value and you may have a substantial incentive to reinstate it. If you choose otherwise, you may take, in one form or another, the cash surrender value.

The Contract Fund

Your Contract Fund value changes daily, reflecting: (1) increases or decreases in the value of your variable investment options; (2) interest credited on any amounts allocated to the fixed rate option; (3) interest credited on any loan; and (4) the daily asset charge for mortality and expense risks assessed against the variable investment options. The Contract Fund value also changes to reflect the receipt of premium payments and the monthly deductions described under CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15.

Tabular Contract Fund

The Tabular Contract Fund is designed to encourage the payment of premiums and the accumulation of cash value. Even if a Scheduled Premium is not paid, the Contract will remain in-force as long as the Contract Fund on any Monthly date is equal to or greater than the Tabular Contract Fund Value on the next Monthly date.

The Tabular Contract Fund is a guideline representing the amount that would be in the Contract fund if all scheduled premiums are paid on their due dates, there are no unscheduled premiums paid, there are no withdrawals, the investment options you have chosen earn exactly a uniform rate of return of 4% per year, and we have deducted the maximum mortality, sales load and expense charges.

Premium Payments

Your Contract sets forth a Scheduled Premium which is payable annually, semi-annually, quarterly or monthly. Pruco Life of New Jersey guarantees that, if the Scheduled Premiums are paid when due (or if missed premiums are paid later, with interest) and there are no withdrawals, the Contract will not lapse because of unfavorable investment experience. Your Contract may terminate if the Contract debt exceeds what the cash surrender value would be if there was no Contract debt. Pruco Life of New Jersey will notify you before the Contract is terminated and you may then repay all or enough of the loan to keep the Contract in-force. See Loans, page 32.

Your Scheduled Premium consists of two amounts:

o    The initial  amount is payable from the time you purchase  your  Contract  until the Contract  anniversary  immediately
     following your 65th birthday or the Contract's tenth anniversary, whichever is later (the "Premium Change Date");

o    The guaranteed maximum amount payable after the Premium Change Date.  See PREMIUMS, page 21.

The payment of premiums in excess of Scheduled Premiums may cause the Contract to become a Modified Endowment Contract for federal income tax purposes. See PREMIUMS, page 21, and Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35. Pruco Life of New Jersey will generally accept any premium payment of at least $25. You may be flexible with your premium payments depending on your Contract’s performance. If the performance of the Contract is less favorable and the Contract Fund is less than the Tabular Contract Fund Value the Contract would go into default.

Allocation of Premiums

Before your premiums are allocated to your investment choices, we deduct a charge for taxes attributable to premiums. We also deduct a charge for collecting and processing premiums. For more detail, see CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15. The amount remaining after the deduction of these charges is called the net premium.

When you apply for the Contract, you tell us how to allocate your premiums. You may change the way in which subsequent premiums are allocated by giving written notice to a Service Office or by telephoning a Service Office, provided you are enrolled to use the Telephone Transfer System. See Allocation of Premiums, on page 24.

Generally, your initial net premium is applied to your Contract as of the Contract date. If we do not receive your initial premium before the Contract date, we apply the initial premium to your Contract as of the end of the valuation period in which it is received in Good Order at a Service Office. Subsequent net premiums are applied to your Contract as of the date of receipt in Good Order at a Service Office.

On the Contract date: (1) we deduct the charge for premium processing and the charge for taxes attributable to premiums from the initial premium; (2) we allocate the remainder of the initial premium to the variable investment options, the fixed rate option, or the Real Property Account according to your most current allocation request.

Investment Choices

You may choose to invest your Contract’s premiums and its earnings in one or more of the 13 available variable investment options that invest in portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund. You may also invest in the fixed rate option and the Real Property Account. See The Prudential Series Fund, Inc., page 12, The Fixed Rate Option, page 14, and The Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Contract Real Property Account, page 15. Subsequent net premiums are applied to your Contract as of the date of receipt at a Service Office.

Pruco Life of New Jersey may add additional variable investment options in the future.

Transfers Among Investment Options

If the Contract is not in default, you may, up to 4 times each Contract year, transfer amounts among the variable investment options, to the fixed rate option, or to the Real Property Account. Additional transfers may be made only with our consent. Currently, we allow you to make additional transfers. There is no charge. For the first 20 transfers in a calendar year, you may transfer amounts by proper written notice to a Service Office, or by telephone, provided you are enrolled to use the Telephone Transfer System.

After you have submitted 20 transfers in a calendar year, we will accept subsequent transfer requests only if they are in a form acceptable to us, bear an original signature in ink, and are sent to us by U.S. regular mail.

Multiple transfers that occur during the same day, but prior to the end of the valuation period for that day, will be counted as a single transfer.

Certain restrictions apply when transferring funds from the fixed rate option into the variable investment options that invest in portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund or into the Real Property Account. See Transfers, page 24.

We reserve the right to prohibit transfer requests we determine to be disruptive to the investment option or to the disadvantage of other Contract owners.

Restrictions will be applied uniformly and will not be waived.

In addition, you may use our dollar cost averaging feature. For additional information, please see Transfers, page 24, Dollar Cost Averaging, page 25.

Increasing or Decreasing Face Amount

Subject to state approval and underwriting requirements determined by Pruco Life of New Jersey, after the first Contract anniversary you may increase the amount of insurance by increasing the face amount of the Contract. An increase in face amount is similar to the purchase of a second Contract and must be at least $25,000. Other conditions must be met before we approve of an increase in face amount. See Increases in Face Amount, page 29.

You also have the additional option of decreasing the face amount of your Contract, without withdrawing any surrender value. The minimum permissible decrease is $10,000 and will not be permitted if it causes the face amount of the Contract to drop below the minimum face amount applicable to the Contract.

We may decline a reduction if we determine it would cause the Contract to fail to qualify as “life insurance” for purposes of Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, if the basic insurance amount is decreased or a significant premium is paid in conjunction with an increase, there is a possibility that the Contract will be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Access to Contract Values

A Contract may be surrendered for its cash surrender value (the Contract Fund minus any Contract debt and minus any applicable surrender charges) while the insured is living. To surrender a Contract, we may require you to deliver or mail the Contract with a written request in a form that meets Pruco Life of New Jersey’s needs, to a Service Office. The cash surrender value of a surrendered Contract will be determined as of the end of the valuation period in which such a request is received in a Service Office. Surrender of a Contract may have tax consequences. See Surrender of a Contract, page 31, and Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Under certain circumstances, you may withdraw a part of the Contract’s cash surrender value without surrendering the Contract. The amount withdrawn must be at least $2,000 under a Form A Contract and at least $500 under a Form B Contract. There is an administrative processing fee for each withdrawal which is the lesser of: (a) $15 and; (b) 2% of the withdrawal amount. Withdrawal of the cash surrender value may have tax consequences. See Withdrawals, page 33, and Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Contract Loans

You may borrow money from us using your Contract as security for the loan. The maximum loan amount is equal to the sum of (1) 90% of the portion of the cash value attributable to the variable investment options and (2) the balance of the cash value. The cash value is equal to the Contract Fund less any surrender charge. The minimum loan amount you may borrow is generally $500. See Loans, page 32.

Canceling the Contract

Generally, you may return the Contract for a refund within 10 days after you receive it. Some states allow a longer period of time during which a Contract may be returned for a refund. In general, you will receive a refund of all premium payments made. However, if applicable law does not require a refund of all premium payments made, you will receive the greater of (1) the Contract Fund plus the amount of any charges that have been deducted or (2) all premium payments made. A Contract returned according to this provision shall be deemed void from the beginning.

SUMMARY OF CONTRACT RISKS

Contract Values are not Guaranteed

Your benefits (including life insurance) are not guaranteed, but may be entirely dependent on the investment performance of the variable investment options you select. The value of your Contract Fund rises and falls with the performance of the investment options you choose and the charges that we deduct. Poor investment performance could cause your Contract to lapse and you could lose your insurance coverage. However, Pruco Life of New Jersey guarantees that if Scheduled Premiums are paid when due and there are no withdrawals, the Contract will not lapse because of unfavorable investment experience.

The variable investment options you choose may not perform to your expectations. Investing in the Contract involves risks including the possible loss of your entire investment. Only the fixed rate option provides a guaranteed rate of return. For more detail, please see Risks Associated with the Variable Investment Options, on page 11 and The Fixed Rate Option, on page 14.

Increase in Charges

In several instances we will use the terms “maximum charge” and “current charge.” The “maximum charge,” in each instance, is the highest charge that Pruco Life of New Jersey is entitled to make under the Contract. The “current charge” is the amount that Pruco Life of New Jersey is now charging, which may be lower. If circumstances change, we reserve the right to increase each current charge, up to the maximum charge, without giving any advance notice.

Contract Lapse

If Scheduled Premiums are paid on or before each due date, or received within 61 days after the Scheduled Premiums are due, and there are no withdrawals or outstanding loans, a Contract will remain in-force even if the investment results of that Contract’s variable investment option[s] have been so unfavorable that the Contract Fund has decreased to zero or less.

In addition, even if a Scheduled Premium is not paid, the Contract will remain in-force as long as the Contract Fund on any Monthly Date is equal to or greater than the Tabular Contract Fund Value on the following Monthly Date. However, if a Scheduled Premium is not paid, and the Contract Fund is insufficient to keep the Contract in-force, the Contract will go into default. Should this happen, we will notify you of the payment to prevent your Contract from lapsing. Your payment must be received at a Service Office within the 61-day grace period after the notice of default is mailed or the Contract will lapse. If your Contract does lapse, it will still provide some benefits. See LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT, on page 33. If you have an outstanding loan when your Contract lapses, you may have taxable income as a result. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits – Pre-Death Distributions, on page 35.

Risks Involved with Using the Contract as a Short-Term Savings Vehicle

Because the Contract provides for an accumulation of a Contract Fund as well as a death benefit, you may wish to use it for various financial planning purposes. Purchasing the Contract for such purposes may involve certain risks.

For example, a life insurance policy could play an important role in helping you to meet the future costs of a child’s education. The Contract’s death benefit could be used to provide for education costs should something happen to you, and its investment features could help you accumulate savings. However, if the variable investment options you choose perform poorly, or if you do not pay sufficient premiums, your Contract may lapse or you may not accumulate the funds you need. Accessing the values in your Contract through withdrawals and Contract loans may significantly affect current and future Contract values or Death Benefit proceeds and may increase the chance that your Contract will lapse. If you have an outstanding loan when your Contract lapses, you may have taxable income as a result. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits – Pre-Death Distributions, on page 35.

The Contract is designed to provide benefits on a long-term basis. Consequently, you should not use the Contract as a short-term investment or savings vehicle. Because of the long-term nature of the Contract, you should consider whether the Contract is consistent with the purpose for which it is being considered.

Risks of Taking Withdrawals

We may limit you to no more than four withdrawals in a Contract year. The amount withdrawn must be at least $2,000 under a Form A Contract and at least $500 under a Form B Contract. You may make a withdrawal only to the extent that the cash surrender value plus any Contract loan exceeds the applicable tabular cash surrender value. There is an administrative processing fee for each withdrawal which is the lesser of: (a) $15 and; (b) 2% of the withdrawal amount. Withdrawal of the cash surrender value may have tax consequences. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Whenever a withdrawal is made, the death benefit will immediately be reduced by at least the amount of the withdrawal. Withdrawals under Form B (variable) Contracts, will not change the face amount of insurance. However, under a Type A (fixed) Contract, the withdrawal will cause a reduction in the face amount of insurance by no more than the amount of the withdrawal. A surrender charge may be deducted. See CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15. No withdrawal will be permitted under a Type A (fixed) Contract if it would result in a face amount of insurance of less than the minimum face amount. See REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A CONTRACT, page 21. It is important to note, however, that if the face amount of insurance is decreased, there is a possibility that the Contract might be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. Before making any withdrawal that causes a decrease in face amount of insurance, you should consult with your tax adviser and your Pruco Life of New Jersey representative. See Withdrawals, page 33, and Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Limitations on Transfers

All or a portion of the amount credited to a variable investment option may be transferred to another variable investment option, the fixed rate option, or the Real Property Account.

If the Contract is not in default, you may, up to 4 times each Contract year, transfer amounts among the variable investment options, to the fixed rate option, or to the Real Property Account. Additional transfers may be made only with our consent. Currently, we allow you to make additional transfers. There is no charge. For the first 20 transfers in a calendar year, you may transfer amounts by proper written notice to a Service Office, or by telephone, provided you are enrolled to use the Telephone Transfer System. We use reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions given by telephone are genuine. However, we are not liable for following telephone instructions that we reasonably believe to be genuine. In addition, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to get through to complete a telephone transfer during peak periods such as periods of drastic economic or market change.

After you have submitted 20 transfers in a calendar year, we will accept subsequent transfer requests only if they are in a form acceptable to us, bear an original signature in ink, and are sent to us by U.S. regular mail. After you have submitted 20 transfers in a calendar year, a subsequent transfer request by telephone, fax or electronic means will be rejected, even in the event that it is inadvertently processed.

Currently, certain transfers effected systematically under the dollar cost averaging program described in this prospectus do not count towards the limit of 20 transfers. In the future, we may count such transfers towards the limit.

Multiple transfers that occur during the same day, but prior to the end of the valuation period for that day, will be counted as a single transfer.

Generally, only one transfer from the fixed rate option is permitted during each Contract year and only during the 30-day period beginning on the Contract anniversary. The maximum amount you may transfer out of the fixed rate option each year is the greater of: (a) 25% of the amount in the fixed rate option; and (b) $2,000.

Transfers from the Real Property Account to the other investment options available under the Contract are currently permitted only during the 30-day period beginning on the Contract anniversary. The maximum amount that may be transferred out of the Real Property Account each year is the greater of: (a) 50% of the amount invested in the Real Property Account; and (b) $10,000. See the attached Real Property Account Prospectus.

We may modify your right to make transfers by restricting the number, timing and amount of transfers we find to be disruptive to the investment option or to the disadvantage of other Contract owners. We also reserve the right to prohibit transfer requests made by an individual acting under a power of attorney on behalf of more than one Contract owner.

Restrictions will be applied uniformly and will not be waived. See Transfers, page 24.

Limitations and Charges on Surrender of the Contract

You may surrender your Contract at any time. We deduct a surrender charge from the surrender proceeds. In addition, the surrender of your Contract may have tax consequences. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits on page 35.

A Contract may be surrendered for its cash surrender value while the insured is living. We will assess a surrender charge if, during the first 10 Contract years (or 10 years from an increase in face amount of insurance), the Contract lapses, is surrendered, or the face amount of insurance is decreased (including as a result of a withdrawal). The surrender charge is determined by the primary annual premium amount. It is calculated as described in Surrender Charges on page 17. While the amount of the surrender charge decreases over time, it may be a substantial portion or even equal your Contract Fund. Surrender of a Contract may have tax consequences. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Risks of Taking a Contract Loan

Accessing the values in your Contract through Contract loans may significantly affect current and future Contract values or Death Benefit proceeds and may increase the chance that your Contract will lapse. Your Contract will be in default if at any time the Contract Fund (which includes the loan) less any applicable surrender charges is less then the Tabular Contract Fund. If the Contract Fund lapses or is surrendered, the amount of unpaid Contract debt will be treated as a distribution and will be immediately taxable to the extent of the gain in the Contract. In addition, if your Contract is a Modified Endowment Contract for tax purposes, taking a Contract loan may have tax consequences. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

If your Contract Fund is less then your Contract debt your Contract will terminate 61 days after we notify you.

Tax Consequences of Buying this Contract

Your Policy is structured to meet the definition of life insurance under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code. Consequently, we reserve the right to refuse to accept a premium payment that would, in our opinion, cause this Contract to fail to qualify as life insurance. We also have the right to refuse to accept any payment that increases the death benefit by more than it increases the Contract fund. Although we believe that the Contract should qualify as life insurance for tax purposes, there are some uncertainties, particularly because the Secretary of Treasury has not yet issued permanent regulations that bear on this question. Accordingly, we reserve the right to make changes — which will be applied uniformly to all Contract owners after advance written notice — that we deem necessary to insure that the Contract will qualify as life insurance.

Current federal tax law generally excludes all death benefits from the gross income of the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. However, your death benefit could be subject to estate tax. In addition, you generally are not subject to taxation on any increase in the policy value until it is withdrawn. Generally, you are taxed on surrender proceeds and the proceeds of any partial withdrawals only if those amounts, when added to all previous distributions, exceed the total premiums paid. Amounts received upon surrender or withdrawal (including any outstanding Contract loans) in excess of premiums paid are treated as ordinary income.

Special rules govern the tax treatment of life insurance policies that meet the federal definition of a Modified Endowment Contract. The Contract could be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract if premiums in amounts that are too large are paid or a decrease in the face amount of insurance is made (or a rider removed). The addition of a rider or an increase in the face amount of insurance may also cause the Contract to be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. We will notify you if a premium or a reduction in basic insurance amount would cause the Contract to become a Modified Endowment Contract, and advise you of your options.

Under current tax law, death benefit payments under Modified Endowment Contracts, like death benefit payments under other life insurance Contracts, generally are excluded from the gross income of the beneficiary. However, amounts you receive under the Contract before the insured’s death, including loans and withdrawals, are included in income to the extent that the Contract Fund before surrender charges exceeds the premiums paid for the Contract increased by the amount of any loans previously included in income and reduced by any untaxed amounts previously received other than the amount of any loans excludible from income. An assignment of a Modified Endowment Contract is taxable in the same way. These rules also apply to pre-death distributions, including loans and assignments, made during the two-year period before the time that the Contract became a Modified Endowment Contract.

All Modified Endowment Contracts issued by us to you during the same calendar year are treated as a single Contract for purposes of applying these rules. For more information, see Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Any taxable income on pre-death distributions (including full surrenders) is subject to a penalty of 10 percent unless the amount is received on or after age 59½, on account of your becoming disabled or as a life annuity. It is presently unclear how the penalty tax provisions apply to Contracts owned by businesses.

SUMMARY OF RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH

THE VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS

You may choose to invest your Contract’s premiums and its earnings in one or more of 13 available variable investment options of the Series Fund. You may also invest in the fixed rate option or the Real Property Account. The fixed rate option is the only investment option that offers a guaranteed rate of return. See The Prudential Series Fund, Inc., page 12, The Fixed Rate Option, page 14, and The Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Contract Real Property Account, page 15.

Risks Associated with the Variable Investment Options

Each of the variable investment options is a subaccount of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account other than the Real Property Account, which invests in the “Partnership”. Each subaccount invests in Portfolio shares of the Series Fund which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Each subaccount, and the Real Property Account, holds its assets separate from the assets of the other investment options, and each investment option has its own investment objective and policies, which are described in this prospectus and the prospectuses for the Series Fund and the Real Property Account. The income, gains and losses of one investment option generally have no effect on the investment performance of any other. For an additional discussion of the portfolios of the Series Fund, please see The Prudential Series Fund, Inc. on page 12.

We do not promise that the variable investment options will meet their investment objectives. Amounts you have allocated to the variable investment options may grow in value, decline in value or grow less than you expect, depending on the investment performance of the portfolios in which the subaccounts invest. You bear the investment risk that the variable investment options may not meet their investment objectives. Although the Series Fund Money Market Portfolio is designed to be a stable investment option, it is possible to lose money in that Portfolio. For example, when prevailing short-term interest rates are very low, the yield on the Money Market Portfolio may be so low that, when separate account and Contract charges are deducted, you experience a negative return.

Learn More about the Variable Investment Options

Before allocating amounts to the variable investment options, you should read the current Series Fund and The Real Property Account prospectus for detailed information concerning their investment objectives and strategies, and their investment risks.

GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE REGISTRANT, DEPOSITOR, AND PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“Pruco Life of New Jersey”) is a stock life insurance company, organized in 1982 under the laws of the state of New Jersey. It is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities only in the states of New Jersey and New York. Pruco Life of New Jersey’s principal Executive Office is located at 213 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account

Pruco Life of New Jersey has established a separate account, the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account (the “Account”) to hold the assets that are associated with the Contracts. The Account was established on January 13, 1984 under New Jersey law and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a unit investment trust, which is a type of investment company. The Account meets the definition of a “separate account” under the federal securities laws. The Account holds assets that are segregated from all of Pruco Life of New Jersey’s other assets.

Pruco Life of New Jersey is the legal owner of the assets in the Account. Pruco Life of New Jersey will maintain assets in the Account with a total market value at least equal to the reserve and other liabilities relating to the variable benefits attributable to the Contract. In addition to these assets, the Account’s assets may include funds contributed by Pruco Life of New Jersey to commence operation of the Account and may include accumulations of the charges Pruco Life of New Jersey makes against the Account. From time to time these additional assets will be transferred to Pruco Life of New Jersey’s general account. Pruco Life of New Jersey will consider any possible adverse impact the transfer might have on the Account before making any such transfer.

Income, gains and losses credited to, or charged against, the Account reflects the Account’s own investment experience and not the investment experience of Pruco Life of New Jersey’s other assets. The assets of the Account may not be charged with liabilities that arise from any other business Pruco Life of New Jersey conducts.

The obligations to Contract owners and beneficiaries arising under the Contracts are general corporate obligations of Pruco Life of New Jersey.

Currently, you may invest in one or a combination of 13 available variable investment options, each of which is a subaccount of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account. When you choose a subaccount, we purchase shares of a mutual fund or a separate investment series of a mutual fund that is held as an investment for that option. We hold these shares in the subaccount. Pruco Life of New Jersey may add additional variable investment options in the future. The Account’s financial statements are available in the Statement of Additional Information to this prospectus.

The Prudential Series Fund, Inc.

The Prudential Series Fund, Inc. (the “Series Fund”) is registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end diversified management investment company. Its shares are currently sold only to separate accounts of Prudential and certain other insurers that offer variable life insurance and variable annuity Contracts. On October 31, 1986, the Pruco Life of New Jersey Series Fund, Inc., an open-end diversified management investment company, which sold its shares only to separate accounts of Pruco Life and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“Pruco Life of New Jersey”), was merged into the Series Fund. Prior to that date, the Account invested only in shares of Pruco Life of New Jersey Series Fund, Inc. The Account will purchase and redeem shares from the Series Fund at net asset value. Shares will be redeemed to the extent necessary for Pruco Life of New Jersey to provide benefits under the Contract and to transfer assets from one subaccount to another, as requested by Contract owners. Any dividend or capital gain distribution received from a portfolio of the Series Fund will be reinvested immediately at net asset value in shares of that portfolio and retained as assets of the corresponding subaccount.

The Series Fund has a separate prospectus that is provided with this prospectus. You should read the Series Fund prospectus before you decide to allocate assets to the Series Fund subaccounts. There is no assurance that the investment objectives of the Series Fund portfolios will be met.

Listed below are the available portfolios of the Series Fund, their investment objectives, and investment advisors:

o    Conservative   Balanced  Portfolio:   The  investment  objective  is  a  total  investment  return  consistent  with  a
     conservatively  managed diversified  portfolio.  The Portfolio invests in a mix of equity securities,  debt obligations and
     money market instruments.

o    Diversified  Bond  Portfolio:  The  investment  objective is a high level of income over a longer term while  providing
     reasonable  safety of capital.  The Portfolio  normally invests at least 80% of its investable  assets in higher grade debt
     obligations and high quality money market  investments.  The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its investable  total assets
     in debt securities issued outside the U.S., by U.S. or foreign issuers.

o    Equity  Portfolio:  The investment  objective is long-term growth of capital.  The Portfolio  normally invests at least
     80% of its  investable  assets in common stocks of major  established  corporations  as well as smaller  companies  that we
     believe  offer  attractive  prospects of  appreciation.  The  Portfolio may invest up to 30% of its total assets in foreign
     securities.

o    Flexible Managed  Portfolio:  The investment  objective is a high total return consistent with an aggressively  managed
     diversified  portfolio.  The  Portfolio  invests  in a  mix  of  equity  securities,  debt  obligations  and  money  market
     instruments.

o    Global  Portfolio:  The  investment  objective is  long-term  growth of capital.  The  Portfolio  invests  primarily in
     common stocks (and their equivalents) of foreign and U.S. companies.

o    Government  Income Portfolio:  The investment  objective is a high level of income over the longer term consistent with
     the  preservation  of capital.  The Portfolio  normally  invests at least 80% of its investable  assets in U.S.  Government
     securities,  including  intermediate  and long-term U.S.  Treasury  securities and debt  obligations  issued by agencies or
     instrumentalities   established  by  the  U.S.  Government,   mortgage-related   securities,  and  collateralized  mortgage
     obligations.

o    High Yield Bond Portfolio:  The investment  objective is a high total return.  The Portfolio  normally invests at least
     80% if its  investable  assets in high  yield/high  risk debt  securities.  The Portfolio may invest up to 20% of its total
     assets in foreign debt obligations.

o    Jennison  Portfolio:  The  investment  objective is long-term  growth of capital.  The Portfolio  invests  primarily in
     equity securities of major,  established  corporations that we believe offer above-average growth prospects.  The Portfolio
     may invest up to 30% of its total assets in foreign securities.

o    Money Market  Portfolio:  The investment  objective is maximum current income  consistent with the stability of capital
     and the maintenance of liquidity.  The Portfolio  invests in high quality  short-term  money market  instruments  issued by
     the U.S. Government or its agencies, as well as by corporations and banks, both domestic and foreign.

o    Natural  Resources  Portfolio:  The  investment  objective  is  long-term  growth of capital.  The  Portfolio  normally
     invests at least 80% of its investable  assets in common stocks and convertible  securities of natural  resource  companies
     and securities that are related to the market value of some natural resource.

o    Small  Capitalization  Stock Portfolio:  The investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio invests
     primarily in equity securities of publicly-traded  companies with small market  capitalizations.  The Portfolio attempts to
     duplicate the price and yield  performance  of the Standard & Poor's Small  Capitalization  600 Stock Index (the "S&P Small
     Cap 600 Index") by investing at least 80% of its investable  assets in all or a representative  sample of stocks in the S&P
     SmallCap 600 Index.

o    Stock Index  Portfolio:  The investment  objective is investment  results that generally  correspond to the performance
     of  publicly-traded  common  stocks.  The Portfolio  attempts to duplicate the price and yield of the Standard & Poor's 500
     Composite Stock Price Index (the "S&P 500") by investing at least 80% of its investable assets in S&P 500 stocks.

o    Value Portfolio:  The investment  objective is capital  appreciation.  The Portfolio invests primarily in common stocks
     that we believe  are  undervalued-those  stocks that are  trading  below their  underlying  asset  value,  cash  generating
     ability, and overall earnings and earnings growth.

Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”), an wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, serves as the overall investment adviser for the Series Fund. PI will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series Fund portfolios under a “manager-of-managers” approach. Under this structure, PI is authorized to select (with approval of the Series Fund’s independent directors) one or more sub-advisers to handle the actual day-to-day investment management of each Portfolio. PI’s business address is, Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

Prudential Investment Management, LLC. (“PIM”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, serves as the sole sub-adviser for the Conservative Balanced, the Diversified Bond, the Flexible Managed, the Government Income, the High Yield Bond, the Money Market, the Small Capitalization Stock, and the Stock Index Portfolios. PIM’s business address is, Gateway Center Two, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) serves as the sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the Equity Portfolio. GEAM’s ultimate parent is General Electric Company. GEAM’s business address is 3003 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06904.

Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”), also an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, serves as the sole sub-adviser for the Global, the Jennison, and the Natural Resources Portfolios. Jennison serves as a sub-adviser for a portion of the assets of the Equity Portfolio. Jennison’s business address is 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017.

Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc. (“Salomon”) serves as the sub-adviser for a portion of the assets of the Equity Portfolio. Salomon is a part of the global asset management arm of Citigroup, Inc. which was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of Travelers Group and Citicorp, Inc. Salomon’s business address is 125 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004.

As an investment adviser, PI charges the Series Fund a daily investment management fee as compensation for its services. PI pays each sub-adviser out of the fee that PI receives from the Series Fund. In addition to the investment management fee, each portfolio incurs certain expenses, such as accounting and custodian fees. See CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15.

In the future it may become disadvantageous for both variable life insurance and variable annuity Contract separate accounts to invest in the same underlying mutual fund. Neither the companies that invest in the Series Fund nor the Series Fund currently foresees any such disadvantage. The Series Fund’s Board of Directors intends to monitor events in order to identify any material conflict between variable life insurance and variable annuity Contract owners and to determine what action, if any, should be taken. Material conflicts could result from such things as:

(1)     changes in state insurance law; (2) changes in federal income tax law; (3) changes in the investment management of any portfolio of the Series Fund; or (4) differences between voting instructions given by variable life insurance and variable annuity Contract owners.

A fund or portfolio may have a similar name or an investment objective and investment policies resembling those of a mutual fund managed by the same investment adviser that is sold directly to the public. Despite such similarities, there can be no assurance that the investment performance of any such fund or portfolio will resemble that of the publicly available mutual fund.

An affiliate of each of the Funds may compensate Pruco Life of New Jersey based upon an annual percentage of the average assets held in the Fund by Pruco Life of New Jersey under the Contracts. These percentages may vary by Fund and/or Portfolio, and reflect administrative and other services we provide.

Voting Rights

We are the legal owner of the shares in the Series Fund associated with the subaccounts. However, we vote the shares in the Series Fund according to voting instructions we receive from Contract owners. We will mail you a proxy, which is a form you need to complete and return to us to tell us how you wish us to vote. When we receive those instructions, we will vote all of the shares we own on your behalf in accordance with those instructions. We will vote the shares for which we do not receive instructions and shares that we own, in the same proportion as the shares for which instructions are received. We may change the way your voting instructions are calculated if it is required by federal regulation. Should the applicable federal securities laws or regulations, or their current interpretation, change so as to permit Pruco Life of New Jersey to vote shares of the Series Fund in its own right, it may elect to do so.

Pruco Life of New Jersey may, if required by state insurance regulations, disregard voting instructions if they would require shares to be voted so as to cause a change in the sub-classification or investment objectives of one or more of the Series Fund’s portfolios, or to approve or disapprove an investment advisory Contract for the Series Fund. In addition, Pruco Life of New Jersey itself may disregard voting instructions that would require changes in the investment policy or investment adviser of one or more of the Series Fund’s portfolios, provided that Pruco Life of New Jersey reasonably disapproves such changes in accordance with applicable federal regulations. If Pruco Life of New Jersey does disregard voting instructions, it will advise Contract owners of that action and its reasons for such action in the next annual or semi-annual report to Contract owners.

Substitution of Portfolios

We may also cease to allow investments in existing funds. We do this only if events such as investment policy changes or tax law changes make the mutual fund unsuitable. We would not do this without the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission and necessary state insurance department approvals. You will be given specific notice in advance of any substitution we intend to make.

The Fixed Rate Option

Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in the fixed rate option under the Contract have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and the general account has not been registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Accordingly, interests in the fixed rate option are not subject to the provisions of these Acts, and Pruco Life of New Jersey has been advised that the staff of the SEC has not reviewed the disclosure in this prospectus relating to the fixed rate option. Any inaccurate or misleading disclosure regarding the fixed rate option may, however, be subject to certain generally applicable provisions of federal securities laws.

You may choose to allocate, either initially or by transfer, all or part of your Contract Fund to the fixed rate option. This amount becomes part of Pruco Life of New Jersey’s general account. The general account consists of all assets owned by Pruco Life of New Jersey other than those in the Account and in other separate accounts that have been or may be established by Pruco Life of New Jersey. Subject to applicable law, Pruco Life of New Jersey has sole discretion over the investment of the general account assets. Contract owners do not share in the investment experience of those assets. Instead, Pruco Life of New Jersey guarantees that the part of the Contract Fund allocated to the fixed rate option will accrue interest daily at an effective annual rate that Pruco Life of New Jersey declares periodically, but not less than an effective annual rate of 4%. Pruco Life of New Jersey is not obligated to credit interest at a rate higher than an effective annual rate of 4%, although we may do so. Transfers from the fixed rate option are subject to strict limits. See Transfers, page 24. The payment of any cash surrender value attributable to the fixed rate option may be delayed up to six months. See When Proceeds are Paid, page 26.

The Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Contract Real Property Account

The Real Property Account is a separate account of Pruco Life of New Jersey. This account, through a general partnership formed by Prudential and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Pruco Life and Pruco Life of New Jersey, invests primarily in income-producing real property such as office buildings, shopping centers, agricultural land, hotels, apartments or industrial properties. It also invests in mortgage loans and other real estate-related investments, including sale-leaseback transactions. It is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act and is therefore not subject to the same regulation as the Series Fund. The objectives of the Real Property Account and the Partnership are to preserve and protect capital, provide for compounding of income as a result of reinvestment of cash flow from investments, and provide for increases over time in the amount of such income through appreciation in the asset value.

The Partnership has entered into an investment management agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”), under which PIM selects the properties and other investments held by the Partnership. Prudential charges the Partnership a daily fee for investment management which amounts to 1.25% per year of the average daily gross assets of the Partnership.

A full description of the Real Property Account, its management, policies, restrictions, charges and expenses, investment risks, investment objectives, and all other aspects of the Real Property Account’s and the Partnership’s operations is contained in the attached prospectus for the Real Property Account. It should be read together with this prospectus by any Contract owner considering the real estate investment option. There is no assurance that the investment objectives of the Real Property Account will be met.

CHARGES AND EXPENSES

The total amount invested at any time in the Contract Fund consists of the sum of the amount credited to the variable investment options, the amount allocated to the fixed rate option, the amount allocated to the Real Property Account, and the principal amount of any Contract loan plus the amount of interest credited to the Contract upon that loan. See Loans, page 32. Most charges, although not all, are made by reducing the Contract Fund.

Charges deducted from premium payments and the Contract Fund may change from time to time, subject to maximum charges. In deciding whether to change any of these charges, we will periodically consider factors such as mortality, persistency, expenses, taxes and interest and/or investment experience to see if a change in our assumptions is needed. Charges for taxes attributable to premiums will be set at one rate for all Contracts like this one. Changes in other charges will be by class. We will not recoup prior losses or distribute prior gains by means of these changes.

This section provides a more detailed description of each charge that is described briefly in the chart on page 1.

In several instances we use the terms “maximum charge” and “current charge.” The “maximum charge,” in each instance, is the highest charge that Pruco Life of New Jersey is entitled to make under the Contract. The “current charge” is the lower amount that Pruco Life of New Jersey is now charging. If circumstances change, Pruco Life of New Jersey reserves the right to increase each current charge, up to the maximum charge, without giving any advance notice.

Sales Load Charges

We deduct a charge of up to 5% from each premium payment for sales expenses. This charge, often called a “sales load”, is deducted to compensate us for the costs of selling the Contracts, including commissions, advertising, and the printing and distribution of prospectuses and sales literature. We will deduct part of this sales load from each premium received in an amount up to 5% of the portion of the premium remaining after the $2 administrative charge has been deducted. See Deduction from Premiums, page 17. We also deduct 5% of each additional premium, whether scheduled or unscheduled. We will deduct the remainder of the sales load only if the Contract is surrendered or stays in default past its days of grace. This second part is called the deferred sales charge. However, we will not deduct the deferred sales charge for Contracts that lapse or are surrendered on or after the Contract’s 10th anniversary. The deferred sales charge will be reduced for Contracts that lapse or are surrendered sometime between the eighth month of the sixth year and the 10th anniversary. No deferred sales charge is applicable to the death benefit, no matter when that becomes payable.

For Contracts under which premiums are payable annually, we will charge the maximum deferred sales charge if the Contract lapses or is surrendered, until the seventh month of the sixth Contract year, or an increase in the face amount of insurance. Thereafter, the sales charge will be the maximum charge reduced uniformly until it becomes zero at the end of the 10th Contract year. More precisely, the deferred sales charge will be the maximum charge reduced by a factor equal to the number of complete months that have elapsed between the end of the sixth month in the Contract’s sixth year and the date of surrender or lapse, divided by 54 (since there are 54 months between that date and the Contract’s 10th anniversary). The following table shows illustrative deferred sales load charges that will be made when such Contracts are surrendered or lapse.

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                                               The Deferred Sales Charge Will       Which is Equal to the Following Percentage of
            For Contracts                        be the Following Percentage                        the Scheduled
             Surrendered                       of One Scheduled Annual Premium            Premiums Due to Date of Surrender
               During
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     Entire Year 1                                          25%                                          25.00%
     Entire Year 2                                          30%                                          15.00%
     Entire Year 3                                          35%                                          11.67%
     Entire Year 4                                          40%                                          10.00%
     Entire Year 5                                          45%                                           9.00%
     First 7 Months of Year 6                               45%                                           7.50%
     First Month of Year 7                                  40%                                           5.71%
     First Month of Year 8                                  30%                                           3.75%
     First Month of Year 9                                  20%                                           2.22%
     First Month of Year 10                                 10%                                           1.00%
     First Month of Year 11
            and Thereafter                                   0%                                           0.00%
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For Contracts under which premiums are payable more frequently than annually, the deferred sales charge will be 25% of the first year’s Scheduled Premiums due on or before the date of surrender or lapse and 5% of the Scheduled Premiums for the second through fifth Contract years due on or before the date of surrender or lapse. Thus, for such Contracts the maximum deferred sales charge will also be equal to 9% of the total Scheduled Premiums for the first five Contract years. This amount will be higher in dollar amount than it would have been had premiums been paid annually because the total of the Scheduled Premiums is higher. See PREMIUMS, page 21. To compensate for this, the reduction in the deferred sales charge will start slightly earlier for Contracts under which premiums are paid semi-annually, still earlier if premiums are paid quarterly and even earlier if premiums are paid monthly. The reductions are graded smoothly so that the dollar amount of the deferred sales charge for two persons of the same age, sex, Contract size, and Contract Date, will be identical beginning in the seventh month of the sixth Contract year without regard to the frequency at which premiums were paid.

For purposes of determining the deferred sales charge, the Scheduled Premium is the premium payable for an insured in the preferred rating class, even if the insured is in a higher rated risk class. Moreover, if premiums have been paid in excess of the Scheduled Premiums, the charge is based upon the Scheduled Premiums. If a Contract is surrendered when less than the aggregate amount of the Scheduled Premiums due on or before the date of surrender has been paid, the deferred sales charge percentages will be applied to the premium payments due on or before the fifth anniversary date that were actually paid, whether timely or not, before surrender.

We waive the portion of the sales load deducted from each premium (5% of the portion of the premium remaining after the $2 processing charge has been deducted). See Deduction from Premiums, Page 17, for premiums paid after total premiums paid under the Contract exceed five years of Scheduled Premiums on an annual basis. Thus, with respect to a premium paid after that total is reached, only the 2.5% premium tax charge and the $2 processing charge is deducted before the premium is allocated to the Account, fixed rate option, or the Real Property Account, according to your instructions. We may, on a uniform and non-contractual basis, withdraw or modify this concession, although we do not currently intend to do so. If you elect to increase the face amount of your Contract, the rules governing the non-guaranteed waiver of the 5% front-end sales load will apply separately to the base Contract and the increase, as explained under Increases in Face Amount on page 29.

Surrender Charges

We deduct an administrative charge of $5 for each $1,000 of face amount of insurance (excluding the automatic increase under Contracts issued on insureds of 14 years of age or less) upon lapse or surrender of the Contract. This charge is made to cover the costs of: (1) processing applications; (2) conducting medical examinations; (3) determining insurability and the insured’s risk class; and (4) establishing records relating to the Contract. However, this charge will not be assessed upon issuance of the Contract, nor will it ever be deducted from any death benefit payable under the Contract. Rather, it will be deducted only if the Contract is surrendered or lapses when it is in default past its days of grace, and even then it will not be deducted at all for Contracts that stay in-force through the end of the Contract’s 10th anniversary (later if additional insurance is added after issue). And the charge will be reduced for Contracts that lapse or are surrendered before then but after the Contract’s fifth anniversary. Specifically, the charge of $5 per $1,000 will be assessed upon surrenders or lapses occurring on or before the Contract’s fifth anniversary. For each additional full month that the Contract stays in-force on a premium paying basis, this charge is reduced by $0.0833 per $1,000 of initial face amount, so that it disappears on the 10th anniversary. Additionally, if a Contract has a face amount of at least $100,000 and was issued on other than a Select Rating basis (see item 6, above), the owner may request that the Contract be reclassified to a Select Rating basis. Requests for reclassification to a Select Rating basis may be subject to an underwriting fee of up to $250, but we currently intend to waive that charge if the reclassification is effected concurrently with an increase in face amount.

Cost of Insurance

We deduct, monthly, a cost of insurance (“COI”) charge proportionately from the dollar amounts held in each of the chosen investment options. The purpose of this charge is to provide insurance coverage. When an insured dies, the amount payable to the beneficiary (assuming there is no Contract debt) is larger than the Contract Fund — significantly larger if the insured dies in the early years of a Contract. The cost of insurance charges collected from all Contract owners enables Pruco Life of New Jersey to pay this larger death benefit. The maximum COI charge is determined by multiplying the amount by which the Contract’s death benefit exceeds the Contract Fund (“net amount at risk”) under a Contract by maximum COI rates.

The net amount at risk is affected by factors such as: investment performance, premium payments, charges, and simplified underwriting. For example, if we are using simplified underwriting, which would cause a healthy individual to pay more than a substantially similar policy using a different underwriting method, the COI rates are higher for healthy individuals under this underwriting method than a similar policy using a different underwriting method. The maximum COI rates are based upon the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) Mortality Tables and an insured’s current attained age, sex (except where unisex rates apply), smoker/non-smoker status, and extra rating class, if any. At most ages, Pruco Life of New Jersey’s current COI rates are lower than the maximum rates. Current COI charges range from $0.06 to $83.34 per $1,000 of net amount at risk. For additional information, See Increases in Face Amount page 29.

Deduction from Premiums

We deduct a charge of $2 from each premium payment to cover the cost of collecting and processing premiums. Thus, if you pay premiums annually, this charge will be $2 per year. If you pay premiums monthly, the charge will be $24 per year. If you pay premiums more frequently, for example under a payroll deduction plan with your employer, the charge may be more than $24 per year.

Taxes Attributable to Premiums

We deduct a charge for taxes attributable to premiums from each premium payment. This charge is equal to 2.5% of the premium remaining after the $2 processing charge has been deducted. (The 7.5% deduction referred to on page 24 is made up of the 5% sales load charge and the 2.5% premium tax charge.) The premium tax charge is Pruco Life of New Jersey’s estimate of the average burden of state taxes generally. The rate applies uniformly to all Contract owners without regard to state of residence. State premium tax rates vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and generally range from 0% to 5% (but in some instances may exceed 5%). Pruco Life of New Jersey may collect more for this charge than it actually pays for premium taxes.

Under current law, Pruco Life of New Jersey may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes) in several states. At present, these taxes are not significant and they are not charged against the Account. If there is a material change in the applicable state or local tax laws, the imposition of any such taxes upon Pruco Life of New Jersey that are attributable to the Account may result in a corresponding charge against the Account.

Monthly Deductions from the Contract Fund

Pruco Life of New Jersey deducts the following monthly charges proportionately from the dollar amounts held in each of the chosen investment option[s].

  (a) On each Monthly date, we reduce the Contract Fund by an expense charge of $2.50 per Contract and up to $0.02 per $1,000 of face amount (including any increases in amount of insurance except for the automatic increase under Contracts issued on insureds of 14 years of age or less). Currently, this $0.02 per $1,000 charge will not be greater than $2 per month. We currently waive this $0.02 per $1,000 charge for Contracts issued after June 1, 1987 on a Pru-Matic Plan basis. Thus, for a Contract with the minimum face amount of $60,000, not issued on a Pru-Matic Plan basis, the aggregate amount deducted each year will be $44.40. This charge is to compensate Pruco Life of New Jersey for administrative expenses incurred, among other things, for processing claims, paying cash surrender values, making Contract changes, keeping records, and communicating with Contract owners. We will not make this charge if your Contract becomes paid-up or has been continued in-force, after lapse, as variable reduced paid-up insurance.

  (b) On each Monthly date, we reduce the Contract Fund by a charge of $0.01 per $1,000 of face amount (excluding the automatic increase under Contracts issued on insureds of 14 years of age or less). We deduct this charge for the risk we assume by guaranteeing that, no matter how unfavorable investment experience may be, the death benefit will never be less than the face amount, provided Scheduled Premiums are paid on or before the due date or during the grace period. We do not make this charge if your Contract becomes paid-up or has been continued in-force, after lapse, as variable reduced paid-up insurance.

  (c) If an insured is in a substandard risk classification (for example, a person in a hazardous occupation), we increase the Scheduled Premium and the additional charges will be deducted monthly.

The earnings of the Account are taxed as part of the operations of Pruco Life of New Jersey. Currently, no charge is being made to the Account for Pruco Life of New Jersey’s federal income taxes. We will review the question of a charge to the Account for Pruco Life of New Jersey’s federal income taxes periodically. Such a charge may be made in the future for any federal income taxes that would be attributable to the Contracts.

Daily Charge

Each day we deduct a charge from the assets of each of the subaccounts and/or the Real Property Account (the “variable investment options”) in an amount equivalent to an effective annual rate of 0.60%. This charge is intended to compensate us for assuming mortality and expense risks under the Contract. The mortality risk assumed is that insureds may live for shorter periods of time than we estimated when we determined what mortality charge to make. The expense risk assumed is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Contract will be greater than Pruco Life of New Jersey estimated in fixing its administrative charges.

Transaction Charges

  (a) We currently charge a processing fee equal to the lesser of $15 or 2% of the withdrawal amount in connection with each withdrawal.

  (b) We may charge a processing fee of up to $15 for any change in basic insurance amount.

  (c) We may charge a processing fee of up to $150 for Living Needs Benefit payments.

Portfolio Charges

Charges are deducted from and expenses are paid out of the assets of the variable investment options are described in the prospectuses for those investment options.

Rider Charges

Contract owners may be able to obtain additional benefits which may increase the Scheduled Premium. If they do cause an increase in the Scheduled Premium, the charge for the additional benefits will be paid by making monthly deductions from the Contract Fund. These optional insurance benefits will be described in what is known as a “rider” to the Contract. If the Contract includes riders, we make monthly deductions from the Contract Fund for charges applicable to those riders. A deduction will also be made if the rating class of the insured results in an extra charge. See Expense Chart titled Periodic Contract Optional Rider Charges Other Than The Funds’ Operating Expenses for various riders, on page 1, and see RIDERS page 20.

PERSONS HAVING RIGHTS UNDER THE CONTRACT

Contract Owner

Unless a different owner is named in the application, the Contract owner is the insured. If a different Contract owner is named, we will show that Contract owner in an endorsement to the Contract. This ownership arrangement will remain in effect unless you ask us to change it.

You may change the ownership of the Contract by sending us a request in a form that meets our needs. We may ask you to send us the Contract to be endorsed. If we receive your request in a form that meets our needs, and the Contract if we ask for it, we will file and record the change, and it will take effect as of the date you signed the request. While the insured is living, the Contract owner alone is entitled to any Contract benefit and value, and to the exercise of any right and privilege granted by the Contract or by us. For example, the Contract owner is entitled to surrender the Contract, access Contract values through loans or withdrawals, assign the Contract, and to name or change the beneficiary.

Beneficiary

The beneficiary is entitled to receive any benefit payable on the death of the insured. You may designate or change a beneficiary by sending us a request in a form that meets our needs. We may ask you to send us the Contract to be endorsed. If we receive your request, and the Contract if we ask for it, we will file and record the change and it will take effect as of the date you signed the request. But if we make any payment(s) before we receive the request, we will not have to make the payment(s) again. Any beneficiary’s interest is subject to the rights of any assignee we know of. When a beneficiary is designated, any relationship shown is to the insured, unless otherwise stated.

OTHER GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

Assignment

This Contract may not be assigned if the assignment would violate any federal, state, or local law or regulation. Generally, the Contract may not be assigned to an employee benefit plan or program without Pruco Life of New Jersey’s consent. Pruco Life of New Jersey assumes no responsibility for the validity or sufficiency of any assignment, and it will not be obligated to comply with any assignment unless it has received a copy at a Service Office.

Incontestability

We will not contest the Contract after it has been in-force during the insured’s lifetime for two years from the issue date except when any change is made in the Contract that requires Pruco Life of New Jersey’s approval and would increase our liability. We will not contest such change after it has been in effect for two years during the lifetime of the insured.

Misstatement of Age or Sex

If the insured’s stated age or sex (except where unisex rates apply) or both are incorrect in the Contract, Pruco Life of New Jersey will adjust the death benefits payable, as required by law, to reflect the correct age and sex. Any death benefit will be based on what the most recent charge for mortality would have provided at the correct age and sex.

Settlement Options

The Contract grants to most owners, or to the beneficiary, a variety of optional ways of receiving Contract proceeds, other than in a lump sum. Pruco Life of New Jersey and Prudential have entered into an agreement under which Prudential furnishes Pruco Life of New Jersey the same administrative support services that it provides in the operation of its own business with regard to the payment of death claim proceeds by way of Prudential’s Alliance Account. Pruco Life of New Jersey transfers to Prudential an amount equal to the amount of the death claim, and Prudential establishes an individual account within its Alliance Account in the name of the beneficiary and makes all payments necessary to satisfy such obligations. Any Pruco Life of New Jersey representative authorized to sell this Contract can explain these options upon request.

Suicide Exclusion

Generally, if the insured, whether sane or insane, dies by suicide within two years from the Contract Date, Pruco Life of New Jersey will pay no more under the Contract than the sum of the premiums paid. If the insured, whether sane or insane, dies by suicide within two years from the effective date of an increase in the face amount of insurance, Pruco Life of New Jersey will pay, with respect to the amount of the increase, no more than the sum of the Scheduled Premiums attributable to the increase.

RIDERS

Contract owners may be able to obtain additional benefits which may increase the Scheduled Premium. If they do cause an increase in the Scheduled Premium, the charge for the additional benefits will be paid by making monthly deductions from the Contract Fund. These optional insurance benefits will be described in what is known as a “rider” to the Contract. One rider pays certain premiums into the Contract if the insured dies in an accident. Others waive certain premiums if the insured is disabled within the meaning of the provision (or, in the case of a Contract issued on an insured under the age of 15, if the applicant dies or becomes disabled within the meaning of the provision). Others pay certain premiums into the Contract if the insured dies within a stated number of years after issue; similar term insurance riders may be available for the insured’s spouse or child. The amounts of these benefits are fully guaranteed at issue and do not depend on the performance of the Account. Certain restrictions may apply; they are clearly described in the applicable rider. Any Pruco Life of New Jersey representative authorized to sell the Contract can explain these extra benefits further. Samples of the provisions are available from Pruco Life of New Jersey upon written request.

Under one form of rider, which provides monthly renewable term life insurance, the amount payable upon the death of the insured may be substantially increased. If this rider is purchased, even the original Contract will not become paid-up, although, if the Contract Fund becomes sufficiently large, a time may come when Pruco Life of New Jersey will have the right to refuse to accept further premiums. See When a Contract Becomes Paid-Up, page 30.

Under another form of rider that is purchased for a single premium, businesses that own a Contract covering certain employees may be able to change the insured person from one key employee to another if certain requirements are met.

Living Needs Benefit Rider — The Living Needs BenefitSM is available on your Contract. The benefit may vary by state. There is no charge for adding the benefit to a Contract. However, an administrative charge (not to exceed $150) will be made at the time the Living Needs Benefit is paid.

Subject to state regulatory approval, the Living Needs Benefit allows you to elect to receive an accelerated payment of all or part of the Contract’s death benefit, adjusted to reflect current value, at a time when certain special needs exist. The adjusted death benefit will always be less than the death benefit, but will generally be greater than the Contract’s cash surrender value. One or both of the following options may be available. You should consult with a Pruco Life of New Jersey representative as to whether additional options may be available.

Terminal Illness Option. This option is available if the insured is diagnosed as terminally ill with a life expectancy of six months or less. When satisfactory evidence is provided, Pruco Life of New Jersey will provide an accelerated payment of the portion of the death benefit selected by the Contract owner as a Living Needs Benefit. The Contract owner may (1) elect to receive the benefit in a single sum or (2) receive equal monthly payments for six months. If the insured dies before all of the payments have been made, the present value of the remaining payments will be paid to the beneficiary designated in the Living Needs Benefit claim form.

Nursing Home Option. This option is available after the insured has been confined to an eligible nursing home for six months or more. When satisfactory evidence is provided, including certification by a licensed physician, that the insured is expected to remain in the nursing home until death, Pruco Life of New Jersey will provide an accelerated payment of the portion of the death benefit selected by the Contract owner as a Living Needs Benefit. The Contract owner may (1) elect to receive the benefit in a single sum or (2) receive equal monthly payments for a specified number of years (not more than 10 nor less than two), depending upon the age of the insured. If the insured dies before all of the payments have been made, the present value of the remaining payments will be paid to the beneficiary designated in the Living Needs Benefit claim form.

All or part of the Contract’s death benefit may be accelerated under the Living Needs Benefit. If the benefit is only partially accelerated, a death benefit of at least $25,000 must remain under the Contract. Pruco Life of New Jersey reserves the right to determine the minimum amount that may be accelerated.

No benefit will be payable if the Contract owner is required to elect it in order to meet the claims of creditors or to obtain a government benefit. Pruco Life of New Jersey can furnish details about the amount of Living Needs Benefit that is available to an eligible Contract owner under a particular Contract, and the adjusted premium payments that would be in effect if less than the entire death benefit is accelerated.

You should consider whether adding this settlement option is appropriate in your given situation. Adding the Living Needs Benefit to the Contract has no adverse consequences; however, electing to use it could. With the exception of certain business-related policies, the Living Needs Benefit is excluded from income if the insured is terminally ill or chronically ill as defined in the tax law (although the exclusion in the latter case may be limited). You should consult a qualified tax adviser before electing to receive this benefit. Receipt of a Living Needs Benefit payment may also affect your eligibility for certain government benefits or entitlements.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A CONTRACT

As of May 1, 1992, Pruco Life of New Jersey no longer offered these Contracts for sale. Generally, the minimum initial guaranteed death benefit was $60,000. However, higher minimums are applied to insureds over the age of 75. Insureds 14 years of age or less may have applied for a minimum initial guaranteed death benefit of $40,000. The Contract was generally issued on insureds below the age of 81. Before issuing any Contract, Pruco Life of New Jersey required evidence of insurability which may have included a medical examination. Non-smokers who met preferred underwriting requirements were offered the most favorable premium rate. A higher premium is charged if an extra mortality risk is involved. Certain classes of Contracts, for example a Contract issued in connection with a tax-qualified pension plan, may have been issued on a “guaranteed issue” basis and may have a lower minimum initial death benefit than a Contract which was individually underwritten. These are the current underwriting requirements. We reserve the right to change them on a non-discriminatory basis.

PREMIUMS

Scheduled Premiums on the Contract are payable during the insured’s lifetime on an annual, semi-annual, quarterly or monthly basis on due dates set forth in the Contract. If you pay premiums more often than annually, the aggregate annual premium will be higher to compensate Pruco Life of New Jersey both for the additional processing costs (see item 1 under CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15) and for the loss of interest (computed generally at an annual rate of 8%) incurred because premiums are paid throughout rather than at the beginning of each Contract year. The premium amount depends on the Contract’s initial death benefit and the insured’s age at issue, sex (except where unisex rates apply), and risk classification. If you pay premiums other than monthly, we will notify you about three weeks before each due date, that a premium is due. If you pay premiums monthly, we will send to you each year a book with 12 coupons that will serve as a reminder. You may change the frequency of premium payments with Pruco Life of New Jersey’s consent.

A significant feature of this Contract is that it permits you to pay greater than Scheduled Premiums. You may make unscheduled premium payments occasionally or on a periodic basis. If you wish, you may select a higher contemplated premium than the Scheduled Premium. Pruco Life of New Jersey will then bill you for the chosen premium. In general, the regular payment of higher premiums will result in higher cash surrender values and, at least under Form B, in higher death benefits. Conversely, a Scheduled Premium does not need to be made if the Contract Fund is large enough to enable the charges due under the Contract to be made without causing the Contract to lapse. See LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT, page 33. The payment of premiums in excess of Scheduled Premiums may cause the Contract to become a Modified Endowment Contract for federal income tax purposes. If this happens, loans and other distributions, which would otherwise not be taxable events, may be subject to federal income taxation. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

You may elect to have monthly premiums paid automatically under the “Pru-Matic Premium Plan” by pre-authorized transfers from a bank checking account. Currently, Contract owners selecting the Pru-Matic Premium Plan on Contracts issued after June 1, 1987 will have reduced current monthly expense charges. See CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15. You may also be eligible to have monthly premiums paid by pre-authorized deductions from an employer’s payroll.

Pruco Life of New Jersey will generally accept any premium payment of at least $25. Pruco Life of New Jersey reserves the right to limit unscheduled premiums to a total of $10,000 in any Contract year, and to refuse to accept premiums that would immediately result in more than a dollar-for-dollar increase in the death benefit. The flexibility of premium payments provides Contract owners with different opportunities under the two Forms of the Contract. Greater than scheduled payments under a Form A Contract increase the Contract Fund. Greater than scheduled payments under a Form B Contract increase both the Contract Fund and the death benefit. Generally, any future increases in the Contract Fund will be less than under a Form A Contract because the monthly mortality charges under the Form B Contract will be higher to compensate for the higher amount of insurance. For all Contracts, the privilege of making large or additional premium payments offers a way of investing amounts which accumulate without current income taxation.

Each Contract sets forth two premium amounts. The initial premium amount is payable on the Contract Date (the date the Contract was issued, as noted in each individual Contract) and on each subsequent due date until the Contract’s anniversary immediately following the insured’s 65th birthday (or until the Contract’s tenth anniversary, if that is later). The second and higher premium amount set forth in the Contract is payable on and after that anniversary (the “premium change date”). However, if the amount invested under the Contract, net of any excess premiums, is higher than it would have been had only Scheduled Premiums been paid, had maximum contractual charges been deducted, and had only an average net rate of return of 4% been earned, then the second premium amount will be lower than the maximum amount stated in the Contract. We will tell you what the amount of your second premium will be. Under the original version of the Contracts, if investment experience has been favorable enough, the Contract may become paid-up before or by the premium change date. We reserve the right not to accept any further premium payments on a paid-up Contract.

The Contracts include a premium change date, with Scheduled Premiums potentially increasing after that date to a second premium amount. Thus, you are provided with both the flexibility to pay lower initial Scheduled Premiums and a guarantee of lifetime insurance coverage, if all Scheduled Premiums are paid. The tables on pages T1 and T2 show how the second premium amount compares with the first premium amount under Contracts and for different hypothetical investment results.

The following table shows, for two face amounts, representative initial preferred rating and standard rating annual premium amounts under either Form A or Form B Contracts issued on insureds who are not substandard risks:

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Male, age 35
at issue                   $554.80             $669.40             $902.00             $1,093.00
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Female, age 45
at issue                   $698.80             $787.60            $1,142.00            $1,290.00
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Male, age 55
at issue                  $1,556.20           $1,832.20           $2,571.00            $3,031.00
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The  following  table  compares  annual and monthly  premiums for insureds who are in the preferred  rating class.  Note that in
these  examples the sum of 12 monthly  premiums for a particular  Contract is  approximately  105% to 109% of the annual premium
for that Contract.

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Male, age 35
at issue                    $50.00             $554.80               $80.00               $902.00
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Female, age 45
at issue                    $62.60             $698.80              $101.00              $1,142.00
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Male, age 55
at issue                   $136.40            $1,556.20             $224.00              $2,571.00
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You may select a higher contemplated premium than the Scheduled Premium. We will bill you for the chosen premium. In general, the regular payment of higher premiums will result in higher cash surrender values and, at least under Form B, in higher death benefits. Under the original version of the Contracts, such payments may also provide a means of obtaining a paid-up Contract earlier than if only Scheduled Premiums are paid.

In some cases the payment of greater than Scheduled Premiums or favorable investment experience may result in the Contract becoming paid-up so that no further premium payments will be necessary. If this happens, Pruco Life of New Jersey may refuse to accept any further premium payments. If a Contract becomes paid-up, the death benefit then in-force becomes the guaranteed minimum death benefit; apart from this guarantee, the death benefit and the cash surrender value of the paid-up Contract will thereafter vary daily to reflect the investment experience of amounts invested under the Contract. Contracts sold beginning in September 1986 in jurisdictions where all necessary approvals have been obtained will no longer become paid-up. Instead, the death benefit will be increased so that it is always at least as great as the Contract Fund divided by the net single premium for the insured’s attained age at such time. See How a Contract’s Death Benefit Will Vary, page 27. The term “Contract Fund” refers generally to the total amount invested under the Contract and is defined under CHARGES AND EXPENSES on page 15. The term “net single premium,” the factor which determines how much the death benefit will increase for a given increase in the Contract Fund, is defined and illustrated under item 2 of How a Contract’s Death Benefit Will Vary on page 27. Whenever the death benefit is determined in this way, Pruco Life of New Jersey reserves the right to refuse to accept further premium payments, although in practice the payment of the lesser of two years’ Scheduled Premiums or the average of all premiums paid over the last five years will generally be allowed.

The payment of premiums substantially in excess of Scheduled Premiums may cause the Contract to be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. If this happens, loans and other distributions which otherwise would not be taxable events may be subject to federal income taxation. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Allocation of Premiums

The initial premium, after we deduct applicable charges, is allocated among the subaccounts, the fixed rate option or the Real Property Account on the Contract Date, according to the desired allocation specified in the application form. The invested portion of all subsequent premiums, are placed in the selected investment option[s] on the date of receipt in Good Order at a Service Office. A $2 per payment processing charge and a deduction of up to 7.5% to cover certain charges apply to all subsequent premium payments. The remainder will be invested as of the end of the valuation period in which it is received in Good Order at a Service Office in accordance with the allocation you previously designated. The “valuation period” means the period of time from one determination of the value of the amount invested in a subaccount to the next. Such determinations are made when the net asset values of the portfolios of the Series Fund are calculated, which would be as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.)

Provided the Contract is not in default, you may change the way in which subsequent premiums are allocated by giving written notice to a Service Office or by telephoning a Service Office, provided you are enrolled to use the Telephone Transfer System. There is no charge for reallocating future premiums among the investment options. If any portion of a premium is allocated to a particular subaccount, to the fixed rate option or to the Real Property Account, that portion must be at least 10% on the date the allocation takes effect. All percentage allocations must be in whole numbers. For example, 33% can be selected but 331/3% cannot. Of course, the total allocation of all selected investment options must equal 100%.

When a Contract Becomes Paid-Up

Under the original Contracts, it is possible that favorable investment experience, either alone or with greater than Scheduled Premium payments, will cause the Contract Fund to increase. The Contract Fund may increase to the point where no further premium payments are necessary to provide for the then existing death benefit for the remaining life of the insured. If this should occur, Pruco Life of New Jersey will notify the owner that no further premium payments are needed. We reserve the right to refuse to accept further premiums after the Contract becomes paid-up. The purchase of an additional fixed benefit rider may, in some cases, affect the point at which the Contract becomes paid-up. See RIDERS, page 20. The revised Contracts will not become paid-up.

We guarantee that the death benefit of a paid-up Contract then in-force will not be reduced by the investment experience of the investment options in which the Contract participates. The cash surrender value of a paid-up Contract continues to vary daily to reflect investment experience and monthly to reflect continuing mortality charges, but the other monthly deductions (see items 4 and 5 under CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15) will not be made. The death benefit of a paid-up Contract on any day (whether the Contract originally was Form A or Form B) will be equal to the amount of paid-up insurance that can be purchased with the Contract Fund on that day, but never less than the guaranteed minimum amount.

As noted earlier, Contracts issued on insureds of 14 years of age or less include a special provision under which the face amount of insurance increases automatically to 150% of the initial face amount on the Contract anniversary after the insured reaches the age of 21. If a Contract becomes paid-up prior to that anniversary, Pruco Life of New Jersey will, instead of declaring the Contract to be paid-up, increase the death benefit by the amount necessary to keep the Contract in-force as a premium paying Contract. If this should occur, the increase in the death benefit on the Contract anniversary after the insured reaches the age of 21 will be smaller in dollar amount, than the increase in the face amount of insurance.

Transfers

If the Contract is not in default, you may, up to 4 times each Contract year, transfer amounts from one subaccount to another subaccount, to the fixed rate option or to the Real Property Account. Additional transfers may be made only with our consent. Currently, we allow you to make additional transfers. There is no charge. For the first 20 transfers in a calendar year, you may transfer amounts by proper written notice to a Service Office, or by telephone, provided you are enrolled to use the Telephone Transfer System. You will automatically be enrolled to use the Telephone Transfer System unless the Contract is jointly owned or you elect not to have this privilege. Telephone transfers may not be available on Contracts that are assigned, depending on the terms of the assignment. See Assignment, page 19.

After you have submitted 20 transfers in a calendar year, we will accept subsequent transfer requests only if they are in a form acceptable to us, bear an original signature in ink, and are sent to us by U.S. regular mail. After you have submitted 20 transfers in a calendar year, a subsequent transfer request by telephone, fax or electronic means will be rejected, even in the event that it is inadvertently processed.

Multiple transfers that occur during the same day, but prior to the end of the valuation period for that day, will be counted as a single transfer.

Currently, certain transfers effected systematically under the dollar cost averaging program described in this prospectus do not count towards the limit of 20 transfers. In the future, we may count such transfers towards the limit.

Transfers among subaccounts will take effect as of the end of the valuation period in which a transfer request is received in Good Order at a Service Office. The request may be in terms of dollars, such as a request to transfer $10,000 from one subaccount to another, or may be in terms of a percentage reallocation among subaccounts. In the latter case, as with premium reallocations, the percentages must be in whole numbers.

We will use reasonable procedures, such as asking you to provide certain personal information provided on your application for insurance, to confirm that instructions given by telephone are genuine. We will not be held liable for following telephone instructions that we reasonably believe to be genuine. Pruco Life of New Jersey cannot guarantee that you will be able to get through to complete a telephone transfer during peak periods such as periods of drastic economic or market change.

Only one transfer from the fixed rate option will be permitted during each Contract year and only during the 30-day period beginning on the Contract anniversary. The maximum amount which may be transferred out of the fixed rate option each year is currently the greater of: (a) 25% of the amount in the fixed rate option; and (b) $2,000. Such transfer requests received prior to the Contract anniversary will be effected on the Contract anniversary. Transfer requests received within the 30-day period beginning on the Contract anniversary will be effected as of the end of the valuation period in which a proper transfer request is received at a Service Office. Prudential may change these limits in the future. Transfers to and from the Real Property Account are subject to restrictions described in the attached prospectus for the Real Property Account.

The Contract was not designed for professional market timing organizations, other organizations, or individuals using programmed, large, or frequent transfers. A pattern of exchanges that coincides with a “market timing” strategy may be disruptive to the investment option or to the disadvantage of other Contract owners. If such a pattern were to be found, we may modify your right to make transfers by restricting the number, timing and amount of transfers. We also reserve the right to prohibit transfer requests made by an individual acting under a power of attorney on behalf of more than one Contract owner. If we exercise this right at the time of a transfer request, we will immediately notify you.

Any restrictions on transfers will be applied uniformly to all persons who own Contracts like this one, and will not be waived.

Dollar Cost Averaging

We offer a feature called Dollar Cost Averaging (“DCA”). If you wish, premiums may be allocated to the portion of the Money Market Subaccount used for this feature (the “DCA account”). Designated dollar amounts will be transferred monthly from the DCA account to other investment options available under the Contract, excluding the Money Market subaccount and the fixed rate option, but including the Real Property Account. Automatic monthly transfers must be at least 3% of the amount allocated to the DCA account (that is, if you designate $5,000, the minimum monthly transfer is $150), with a minimum of $20 transferred into any one investment option. These amounts are subject to change at Pruco Life of New Jersey’s discretion. The minimum transfer amount will only be recalculated if the amount designated for transfer is increased.

When you establish DCA at issue, you must allocate to the DCA account the greater of $2,000 or 10% of the initial premium payment. When you establish DCA after issue, you must allocate to the DCA account at least $2,000. These minimums are subject to change at Pruco Life of New Jersey’s discretion. After DCA has been established and as long as the DCA account has a positive balance, you may allocate or transfer amounts to the DCA account, generally subject to the limitations on premium payments and transfers. In addition, if you pay premiums on an annual or semi-annual basis, and you have already established DCA, your premium allocation instructions may include an allocation of all or a portion of all your premium payments to the DCA account.

Each automatic monthly transfer will take effect as of the end of the valuation period on the Monthly Date, provided the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open on that date. If the NYSE is not open on the Monthly Date, the transfer will take effect as of the end of the valuation period on the next day that the NYSE is open. If the Monthly Date does not occur in a particular month (e.g., February 30), the transfer will take effect as of the end of the valuation period on the last day of the month that the NYSE is open. Automatic monthly transfers will continue until the balance in the DCA account reaches zero, or until the Contract owner gives notification of a change in allocation or cancellation of the feature. If you have an outstanding premium allocation to the DCA account, but your DCA option has previously been canceled, premiums allocated to the DCA account will be allocated to the Money Market subaccount. Currently there is no charge for using the DCA feature.

DEATH BENEFITS

Contract Date

If the minimum initial premium is received before the Contract is issued, the premium will be applied as of the Contract Date. If a medical examination is required, the Contract Date will ordinarily be the date the examination is completed. If the minimum initial premium is received on or after the Contract Date, it will be applied as of the date of receipt in Good Order at a Service Office. It may be advantageous for a Contract owner to have an earlier Contract Date when that will result in Pruco Life of New Jersey using a lower issue age in determining the Scheduled Premium amount. Pruco Life of New Jersey will permit a Contract to be back-dated up to six months but only to a date not earlier than six months prior to the application date. This may be advantageous for some Contract owners as a lower issue age may result in lower current charges. For a Contract that is backdated, we will credit the initial premium as of the date of receipt and will deduct any charges due on or before that date.

When Proceeds Are Paid

We will generally pay any death benefit, cash surrender value, loan proceeds or partial withdrawal within seven days after receipt at a Service Office of all the documents required for such a payment. Other than the death benefit, which is determined as of the date of death, the amount will be determined as of the end of the valuation period in which the necessary documents are received at a Service Office. However, we may delay payment of proceeds from the subaccount[s] and the variable portion of the death benefit due under the Contract if the disposal or valuation of the Account’s assets is not reasonably practicable because: (1) the New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than a regular holiday or weekend; (2) trading is restricted by the SEC; or (3) the SEC declares that an emergency exists.

With respect to the amount of any cash surrender value allocated to the fixed rate option, and with respect to a Contract in-force as extended term insurance, we expect to pay the cash surrender value promptly upon request. However, we have the right to delay payment of such cash surrender value for up to six months (or a shorter period if required by applicable law). We will pay interest of at least 3% a year if we delay such a payment for more than 30 days (or a shorter period if required by applicable law).

Types of Death Benefit

Two forms of the Contract were available. The Scheduled Premium for the Contract was the same for a given insured, regardless of which Contract Form you chose. Contract Form A has a death benefit equal to the initial face amount of insurance. The death benefit of a Form A Contract does not vary with the investment performance of the investment options you selected, unless the Contract becomes paid-up or, under a revised version of the Contract, unless the death benefit is increased to ensure that the Contract meets the Internal Revenue Code’s definition of life insurance. Favorable investment results on the assets related to the Contract and payment of greater than Scheduled Premiums will generally result in increases in the cash surrender value.

Contract Form B also has an initial face amount of insurance but favorable investment performance and greater than Scheduled Premiums generally result in an increase in the death benefit and, over time, in a lesser increase in the cash surrender value than under the Form A Contract. The death benefit may be increased to ensure that the Contract meets the Internal Revenue Code’s definition of life insurance. See How a Contract’s Cash Surrender Value Will Vary, page 30. Unfavorable investment performance will result in decreases in the death benefit (but never below the face amount stated in the Contract) and in the cash surrender value. Both Form A and Form B Contracts covering insureds of 14 years of age or less contain a special provision providing that the face amount of insurance will automatically be increased, on the Contract anniversary after the insured’s 21st birthday, to 150% of the initial face amount, so long as the Contract is not then in default. This new face amount becomes the new guaranteed minimum death benefit. The death benefit will also usually increase, at the same time, by the same dollar amount. In certain circumstances, however, it may increase by a smaller amount. See When a Contract Becomes Paid-Up. This increase in death benefit will also generally increase the net amount at risk under the Contract, thus increasing the mortality charge deducted each month from amounts invested under the Contract. See item 6 under CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15. The automatic increase in the face amount of insurance may affect the level of future premium payments you can make without causing the Contract to be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35. You should consult your tax adviser and Pruco Life of New Jersey representative before making unscheduled premium payments.

Contract owners of Form A Contracts should note that a withdrawal may result in a portion of the surrender charge being deducted from the Contract Fund. Furthermore, a Form A Contract owner cannot make withdrawals that would reduce the Contracts face amount below the minimum face amount. Contract owners of Form B Contracts will not incur a surrender charge for a withdrawal and are not restricted if they purchased a minimum size Contract. See Withdrawals, page 33.

Under the original versions of these Contracts, there are other distinctions between the Contract Forms. Contract Form A will become paid-up more rapidly than a comparable Form B Contract. But Contract owners of Form A Contracts should be aware that since premium payments and favorable investment experience do not increase the death benefit, unless the Contract has become paid-up, the beneficiary will not benefit from the possibility that the Contract will have a large cash surrender value at the time of the insured’s death.

Under a revised version of the Contract that was made available beginning in September 1986, in jurisdictions where it is approved, the Contract will never become paid-up. Instead, the death benefit under these revised Contracts is always at least as great as the Contract Fund divided by the net single premium. Thus, instead of becoming paid-up, the Contract’s death benefit will always be large enough to meet the Internal Revenue Code’s definition of life insurance. Whenever the death benefit is determined in this way, Pruco Life of New Jersey reserves the right to refuse to accept further premium payments, although in practice the payment of at least Scheduled Premiums will be allowed.

How a Contract’s Death Benefit Will Vary

As described earlier, there are two forms of the Contract, Form A and Form B. Moreover, in September 1986 Pruco Life of New Jersey began issuing revised versions of both Form A and Form B Contracts. The primary difference between the original Contract and the revised Contract is that the original Contract may become paid-up, while the death benefit under the revised Contract operates differently and will not become paid-up.

      1. Original Contracts:

  (A) If a Form A Contract is chosen, the death benefit will not vary (except for Contracts issued on insureds of age 14 or less, see REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A CONTRACT, on page 21) regardless of the payment of additional premiums or the investment results of the selected investment options, unless the Contract becomes paid-up. See When a Contract Becomes Paid-Up, page 30. The death benefit does reflect a deduction for the amount of any Contract debt. See Loans, page 32.

  (B) If a Form B Contract is chosen, the death benefit will vary with investment experience and premium payments. Assuming no Contract debt, the death benefit under a Form B Contract will, on any day, be equal to the face amount of insurance plus the amount (if any) by which the Contract Fund value exceeds the applicable “Tabular Contract Fund Value” for the Contract. The “Tabular Contract Fund Value” for each Contract year is an amount that is slightly less than the Contract Fund value that would result as of the end of such year if:

  (1) you paid only Scheduled Premiums;

  (2) you paid Scheduled Premiums when due;

  (3) your selected investment options earned a net return at a uniform rate of 4% per year;

  (4) we deducted full mortality charges based upon the 1980 CSO Table;

  (5) we deducted maximum sales load and expense charges; and

  (6) there were no withdrawals.

Each Contract contains a table that sets forth the Tabular Contract Fund Value as of the end of each of the first 20 years of the Contract. Tabular Contract Fund Values between Contract anniversaries are determined by interpolation.

Thus, under a Form B Contract with no Contract debt, the death benefit will equal the face amount if the Contract Fund equals the Tabular Contract Fund Value. If, due to investment results greater than a net return of 4%, or to greater than Scheduled Premiums, or to lesser than maximum charges, the Contract Fund value is a given amount greater than the Tabular Contract Fund Value, the death benefit will be the face amount plus that excess amount. If, due to investment results less favorable than a net return of 4%, the Contract Fund value is less than the Tabular Contract Fund Value, and the Contract nevertheless remains in-force because Scheduled Premiums have been paid, the death benefit will not fall below the initial face amount stated in the Contract. The death benefit will also reflect a deduction for the amount of any Contract debt. See Loans, page 32. Any unfavorable investment experience must subsequently be offset before favorable investment results or greater than Scheduled Premiums will increase the death benefit.

You may also increase or decrease the face amount of your Contract, subject to certain conditions. See Increases in Face Amount, page 29, and Decreases in Face Amount, page 30. 2. Revised Contracts:

Under the revised Contracts issued since September 1986 in approved jurisdictions, the death benefit will be calculated as follows:

  (A) Under a Form A Contract, the death benefit will be the greater of (1) the face amount; or (2) the Contract Fund divided by the net single premium per $1 of death benefit at the insured’s attained age on that date. In other words, the second alternative ensures that the death benefit will not be less than the amount of life insurance that could be provided for an invested single premium amount equal to the amount of the Contract Fund.

  (B) Under a Form B Contract, the death benefit will be the greater of (1) the face amount plus the excess, if any, of the Contract Fund over the Tabular Contract Fund Value; or (2) the Contract Fund divided by the net single premium per $1 of death benefit at the insured’s attained age on that date. Thus, under the revised Contracts, the death benefit may be increased based on the size of the Contract Fund and the insured’s attained age and sex. This ensures that the Contract will satisfy the Internal Revenue Code’s definition of life insurance. The net single premium is used only in the calculation of the death benefit, not for premium payment purposes. The following is a table of illustrative net single premiums for $1 of death benefit.

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                                            Increase in                                                      Increase in
       Male            Net Single          Insurance                      Female        Net Single          Insurance
  Attained Age          Premium             Amount Per $1                Attained         Premium            Amount Per $1
                                             Increase in                   Age                                Increase in
                                            Contract                                                         Contract
                                                Fund                                                             Fund
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        5              .09884                $10.12                        5            .08198                $12.20
       25              .18455                $ 5.42                       25            .15687                $ 6.37
       35              .25596                $ 3.91                       35            .21874                $ 4.57
       55              .47352                $ 2.11                       55            .40746                $ 2.45
       65              .60986                $ 1.64                       65            .54017                $ 1.85
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Whenever the death benefit is determined in this way, Pruco Life of New Jersey reserves the right to refuse to accept further premium payments, although in practice the payment of the average of all premiums paid over the last five years will generally be allowed.

You may also increase or decrease the face amount of your Contract, subject to certain conditions. See Increases in Face Amount, page 29, and Decreases in Face Amount, page 30.

Increases in Face Amount

You may increase the amount of your insurance by increasing the face amount of the Contract (which is also the guaranteed minimum death benefit), subject to state approval and underwriting requirements determined by Pruco Life of New Jersey. An increase in face amount is in many ways similar to the purchase of a second Contract. It differs in the following respects:

(1)   the minimum permissible increase is $25,000, while the minimum for a new Contract was $60,000;
(2)   monthly fees are lower because only a single $2.50 per month administrative charge is made rather than two;
(3)   a combined  premium payment results in deduction of a single $2 per premium  processing  charge while separate  premium
      payments for separate Contracts would involve two charges;
(4)   the  monthly  expense  charge of $0.02 per  $1,000 of face  amount  may be lower if the  increase  is to a face  amount
      greater than $100,000; and
(5)   the Contract will lapse or become paid-up as a unit, unlike the case if two separate Contracts are purchased.
Despite these differences, the decision to increase face amount is comparable to the purchase of a second Contract in that it involves a commitment to higher Scheduled Premiums in exchange for greater insurance benefits. You may elect to increase the face amount of your Contract no earlier than the first anniversary of the Contract. The following conditions must be met:
   (1)   You must ask for the increase in writing on an appropriate form;
   (2)   The amount of the increase in face amount must be at least $25,000;
   (3)   The insured must supply evidence of insurability for the increase satisfactory to Pruco Life of New Jersey;
   (4)   If Pruco Life of New Jersey requests, you must send in the Contract to be suitably endorsed;
   (5)   The Contract must be neither paid-up nor in default on the date the increase takes effect;
   (6)   You must pay an appropriate premium at the time of the increase;
   (7)   Pruco Life of New Jersey has the right to deny more than one increase in a Contract year; and
   (8)   If between the Contract  Date and the date that your  requested  increase in face amount would take effect,  Pruco Life
         of New Jersey has changed any of the bases on which  benefits and charges are  calculated  for newly issued  Contracts,
         then we have the right to deny the increase.

An increase in face amount resulting in a total face amount under the Contract of at least $100,000 may, subject to strict underwriting requirements, render the Contract eligible for a Select Rating for a non-smoker, which provides lower current cost of insurance rates.

Upon an increase in face amount, Pruco Life of New Jersey will recompute the Contract’s Scheduled Premiums, deferred sales and administrative charges, tabular values, and monthly deductions from the Contract Fund. Within six months after the most recent Contract anniversary, you may choose, limited only by applicable state law, to whether the recomputation will be made as of the prior or next Contract anniversary. Requests for increases received more than six months after the most recent Contract anniversary will be effective on the following anniversary. A payment will be required on the date of increase. The amount of the payment will depend, in part, on which Contract anniversary you select for the recomputation. Pruco Life of New Jersey will tell you the amount of the required payment. You should also note that an increase in face amount may cause the Contract to be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35. Therefore, before increasing the face amount, you should consult your own tax adviser and Pruco Life of New Jersey representative.

If the increase is approved, the new insurance will take effect once Pruco Life of New Jersey receives the proper forms, any medical evidence necessary to underwrite the additional insurance and any amount needed by the company.

We will supply you with pages which show the increased face amount, the effective date of the increase, and the recomputed items described earlier. The pages will also describe how the face amount increase affects various provisions of the Contract. Including a statement that, for the amount of the increase in face amount, the period stated in the Incontestability and Suicide provisions (see OTHER GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS, page 19) will run from the effective date of the increase.

Pruco Life of New Jersey will assess, upon lapse or surrender following an increase in face amount, the sum of (a) the deferred sales and administrative charges that would have been assessed if the initial base Contract had not been amended and had lapsed or been surrendered; and (b) the deferred sales and administrative charges that would have been assessed if the increase in death benefit had been achieved by the issuance of a new Contract, and that Contract had lapsed or been surrendered. All premiums paid after the increase will, for purposes of determining the deferred sales charge applicable in the event of surrender or lapse, be deemed to have been made partially under the base Contract, and partially in payment of the increase, in the same proportion as that of the original Scheduled Premium and the increase in Scheduled Premiums. Because an increase in face amount triggers new contingent deferred sales and administrative charges, you should not elect to increase the face amount of your Contract if you are contemplating a total or partial surrender or a decrease in the face amount of insurance.

An increase in face amount will be treated comparably to the issuance of a new Contract for purposes of the non-guaranteed waiver of the 5% front-end sales load, described under item 2 of CHARGES AND EXPENSES, on page 15. Thus, premiums paid after the increase will, for purposes of determining whether the 5% front-end sales load will be waived, be allocated to the base Contract and to the increase based on the proportional premium allocation rule just described. The waiver will apply to the premiums paid after the increase only after the premiums so allocated exceed five scheduled annual premiums for the increase. Thus, a Contract owner considering an increase in face amount should be aware that such an increase will entail sales charges comparable to the purchase of a new Contract.

If you elect to increase the face amount of your Contract, you will receive a “free-look” right and a right to convert to a fixed benefit Contract, which will apply only to the increase in face amount, not the entire Contract. These rights are comparable to the rights afforded to the purchaser of a new Contract.

The “free-look” right allows a Contract to be returned for a refund within 10 days after it is received by the Contract owner, within 45 days after Part I of the application for insurance is signed or within 10 days after Pruco Life of New Jersey mails or delivers a Notice of Withdrawal Right, whichever is latest. Some states allow a longer period of time during which a Contract may be returned for a refund. A refund can be requested by mailing or delivering the Contract to the representative who sold it or to the Service Office specified in the Contract. A Contract returned according to this provision shall be deemed void from the beginning. The Contract owner will then receive a refund of all premium payments made, plus or minus any change due to investment experience. However, if applicable law so requires, the Contract owner who exercises his or her short-term cancellation right will receive a refund of all premium payments made, with no adjustment for investment experience.

Charges deducted after the increase will be recomputed as though no increase had been effected. The right to convert the increase in face amount to a fixed benefit policy will exist for 24 months after the increase is issued and the form of exchange right will be the same as that available under the base Contract purchased. There may be a cash payment required upon the exchange.

Decreases in Face Amount

You may make a partial surrender of a Contract (see Surrender of a Contract, page 31) or a partial withdrawal of excess cash surrender value (see Withdrawals, page 33). You also have the option of decreasing the face amount (which is also the guaranteed minimum death benefit) of your Contract without withdrawing any cash surrender value. Contract owners who conclude that, because of changed circumstances, the amount of insurance is greater than needed will be able to decrease their amount of insurance protection without decreasing their current cash surrender value. This will result in a decrease in the amount of future Scheduled Premiums and in the monthly deductions for the cost of insurance. The cash surrender value of the Contract on the date of the decrease will not change, except that an administrative processing fee of $15 may be deducted from that value (unless that fee is separately paid at the time the decrease in face amount is requested). Your Contract Fund value, however, will be reduced by deduction of a proportionate part of the contingent deferred sales and administrative charges, if any. Scheduled Premiums for the Contract will also be proportionately reduced. Contracts with a reduced face amount will be amended to show the new face amount, tabular values, scheduled premiums, monthly charges, and if applicable, the remaining contingent deferred sales and administrative charges.

The minimum permissible decrease is $10,000. A decrease will not be permitted if it causes the face amount of the Contract to drop below the minimum face amount applicable to the insured’s Contract. See REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A CONTRACT, page 21. A reduction will not be permitted if it would cause the Contract to fail to qualify as “life insurance” for purposes of section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code. A Contract is no longer eligible for the Select Rating if the face amount is reduced below $100,000.

It is important to note, however, that if the face amount is decreased there is a danger that the Contract might be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35. Before requesting any decrease in face amount, you should consult your own tax adviser and Pruco Life of New Jersey representative.

CONTRACT VALUES

How a Contract’s Cash Surrender Value Will Vary

Your Contract has a cash surrender value which may be obtained while the insured is living by surrender of the Contract. Unlike traditional fixed benefit whole-life insurance, however, a Contract’s cash surrender value is not known in advance because it varies daily with the investment performance of the subaccount[s] and/or Real Property Account in which the Contract participates.

On the Contract Date, the Contract Fund value is the invested portion of the initial premium less the first monthly deductions. This amount is placed in the investment option[s] designated by the owner. Thereafter, the Contract Fund value changes daily, reflecting increases or decreases in:

  (1) the value of the securities in which the assets of the subaccount[s] have been invested;

  (2) the investment performance of the Real Property Account if that option has been selected;

  (3) interest credited on amounts allocated to the fixed rate option;

  (4) the daily asset charge for mortality and expense risk equal to 0.001639% of the assets of the subaccount[s] of the Account; and

  (5) the subaccount of the Real Property Account relating to this Contract.

The Contract Fund value also changes to reflect the receipt of additional premium payments and the monthly deductions described in the preceding section.

A Contract’s cash surrender value on any date will be the Contract Fund value reduced by the deferred sales and administrative charges, if any, and any Contract debt. Upon request, Pruco Life of New Jersey will tell a Contract owner the cash surrender value of his or her Contract. It is possible that the cash surrender value of a Contract could decline to zero because of unfavorable investment experience, even if a Contract owner continues to pay Scheduled Premiums when due.

The tables on pages T1 and T2 of this prospectus illustrate what the cash surrender values would be for representative Contracts, assuming uniform hypothetical investment results in the selected Series Fund portfolio[s], and also provide information about the aggregate Scheduled Premiums payable under those Contracts. Also illustrated is what the death benefit would be under Form B Contracts given the stated assumptions. The two tables also show the premium amount that would be required on the premium change date to guarantee the Contract against lapse regardless of investment performance for each illustrated Contract under each of the assumed investment returns and assume maximum charges will be used throughout the lifetime of the insured.

Surrender of a Contract

You may surrender your Contract, in whole or in part, for its cash surrender value or a fixed reduced paid-up insurance benefit while the insured is living. A partial surrender involves splitting the Contract into two Contracts. One is surrendered for its cash surrender value; the other is continued in-force on the same terms as the original Contract except that premiums and cash surrender values will be proportionately reduced. The reduction is based upon the face amount of insurance. The Contract’s face amount of insurance must be at least equal to the minimum face amount applicable to the insured’s Contract. See REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A CONTRACT, page 21. For paid-up Contracts, both the death benefit and the guaranteed minimum death benefit will be reduced. The death benefit immediately after the partial withdrawal must be at least equal to the minimum face amount applicable to the insured’s Contract.

To surrender a Contract, in whole or in part, you must deliver or mail the Contract with a written request in a form that meets Pruco Life of New Jersey’s needs, to a Service Office. The cash surrender value of a surrendered or partially surrendered Contract (taking into account the deferred sales and administrative charges, if any) will be determined as of the end of the valuation period such a request is received in a Service Office. Surrender of all or part of a Contract may have tax consequences. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Loans

You may borrow from Pruco Life of New Jersey up to the “loan value” of your Contract, using the Contract as the only security for the loan. The loan value is equal (1) 90% of an amount equal to the portion of the cash value attributable to the variable investment options and to any prior loan[s] supported by the variable investment options, minus the portion of any charges attributable, to the variable investment options that would be payable upon immediate surrender; plus (2) 100% of an amount equal to the portion of the Contract Fund attributable to the fixed rate option and to prior loan[s] supported by the fixed rate option, minus the portion of any charges attributable to the fixed rate option that would be payable upon immediate surrender. The minimum amount that may be borrowed at any one time is $500 unless the proceeds are used to pay premiums on the Contract. The minimum loan amount you borrow may be lower in some states.

If you request a loan you may choose one of two interest rates. You may elect to have interest charges accrued daily at a fixed effective annual rate of 5.5%. Alternatively, you may elect a variable interest rate that changes from time to time. You may switch from the fixed to variable interest loan provision, or vice-versa, with Pruco Life of New Jersey’s consent.

If you elect the variable loan interest rate provision, interest charged on any loan will accrue daily at an annual rate Pruco Life of New Jersey determines at the start of each Contract year (instead of at the fixed 5.5% rate). This interest rate will not exceed the greatest of: (1) the “Published Monthly Average” for the calendar month ending two months before the calendar month of the Contract anniversary; (2) 5%; or (3) the rate permitted by law in the state of issue of the Contract. The “Published Monthly Average” means Moody’s Corporate Bond Yield Average-Monthly Average Corporates, as published by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to that service, or if that average is no longer published, a substantially similar average established by the insurance regulator where the Contract is issued. For example, the Published Monthly Average in 2003 ranged from 5.85% to 6.84%.

Interest payments on any loan are due at the end of each Contract year. If interest is not paid when due, it is added to the principal amount of the loan. The Contract debt is the principal amount of all outstanding loans plus any interest accrued to date. If at any time your Contract debt exceeds the Contract fund, Pruco Life of New Jersey will notify you of its intent to terminate the Contract in 61 days, within which time you may repay all or enough of the loan to keep the Contract in-force. If the policy is terminated for excess Contract debt, it can not be reinstated.

If you fail to keep the Contract in-force, the amount of unpaid Contract debt will be treated as a distribution and will be immediately taxable to the extent of gain in the Contract. Reinstatement of the Contract after lapse will not eliminate the taxable income which we are required to report to the Internal Revenue Service. See LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT, page 33, and Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits Pre-Death Distributions, page 35.

When a loan is made, an amount equal to the loan proceeds is transferred out of the applicable investment options. The reduction is generally made in the same proportions as the value that each investment option bears to the total value of the Contract. While a fixed rate loan is outstanding, the amount that was so transferred will continue to be treated as part of the Contract Fund, but it will be credited with the assumed rate of return of 4% rather than with the actual rate of return of the applicable investment option[s]. While a loan made pursuant to the variable loan interest rate provision is outstanding, the amount that was transferred is credited with a rate which is less than the loan interest rate for the Contract year by no more than 1.5%, rather than with the actual rate of return of the subaccount[s], the fixed rate option or the Real Property Account. Currently, we credit such amounts at a rate that is 1% less than the loan interest rate for the Contract year. If a loan remains outstanding at a time when Pruco Life of New Jersey fixes a new rate, the new interest rate applies.

Loans you take against the Contract are ordinarily treated as debt and are not considered distributions subject to tax. However, you should know that the Internal Revenue Service may take the position that the variable rate loan should be treated as a distribution for tax purposes because of the relatively low differential between the loan interest rate and the Contract’s crediting rate. Distributions are subject to income tax. Were the Internal Revenue Service to take this position, Pruco Life of New Jersey would take reasonable steps to attempt to avoid this result, including modifying the Contract’s loan provisions, but cannot guarantee that such efforts would be successful.

A loan will not affect the amount of the premiums due. If the death benefit becomes payable while a loan is outstanding, or should the Contract be surrendered, any Contract debt will be deducted from the death benefit or the cash surrender value otherwise payable.

A loan will have a permanent effect on a Contract’s cash surrender value and may have a permanent effect on the death benefit, even if the loan is fully repaid, because the investment results of the selected investment options will apply only to the amount remaining in those investment options. The longer the loan is outstanding, the greater the effect is likely to be. The effect could be favorable or unfavorable. If investment results are greater than the rate being credited upon the amount of the loan balance while the loan is outstanding, Contract values will not increase as rapidly as they would have if no loan had been made. If investment results are below that rate, Contract values will be higher than they would have been had no loan been made. Loan repayments are allocated to the investment options proportionately based on their balances at the time of the loan repayment.

Loans from Modified Endowment Contracts may be treated for tax purposes as distributions of income. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35.

Withdrawals

Under certain circumstances, you may withdraw a portion of the Contract’s cash surrender value without surrendering the Contract. The withdrawal amount is limited by the requirement that the Contract Fund after withdrawal must not be less than the Tabular Contract Fund value. (A Table of Tabular Contract Fund Values is included in the Contract; the values increase with each year the Contract remains in-force.) Because the Contract Fund may be made up in part by an outstanding Contract loan, there is a further limitation that the amount withdrawn may not be larger than an amount sufficient to reduce the cash surrender value to zero. The amount withdrawn must be at least $2,000 under a Form A Contract (in which the death benefit is generally equal to the face-amount of insurance) and at least $500 under a Form B Contract (in which the death benefit varies daily). You may make no more than four withdrawals in each Contract year, and there is an administrative processing fee for each withdrawal equal to the lesser of $15 and 2% of the amount withdrawn. An amount withdrawn may not be repaid except as a scheduled or unscheduled premium subject to the applicable charges. Upon request, we will tell you how much you may withdraw. Withdrawal of part of the cash surrender value may have tax consequences. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35. A temporary need for funds may also be met by making a loan and you should consult your Pruco Life of New Jersey representative about how best to meet your needs.

Whenever a partial withdrawal is made, the death benefit payable will immediately be reduced, generally by the amount of the withdrawal. This will not change the guaranteed minimum amount of insurance under a Form B Contract (i.e., the face amount) or the amount of the Scheduled Premium that will be payable thereafter on such a Contract. Under a Form A Contract, however, the guaranteed minimum amount of insurance will be reduced by the amount of the partial withdrawal. A partial withdrawal will not be permitted under a Form A Contract if it would result in a new face amount less than the minimum face amount applicable to the insured’s Contract. See REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A CONTRACT, page 21. It is important to note, however, that if the face amount is decreased, the Contract might be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, page 35. Before making any withdrawal which causes a decrease in face amount, you should consult your tax adviser and Pruco Life of New Jersey representative. In addition, the amount of the Scheduled Premiums due thereafter under a Form A Contract will be reduced to reflect the lower face amount of insurance. Since a withdrawal under a Form A Contract may result in a decrease in the face amount of insurance, the Contract Fund may be reduced, not only by the amount withdrawn but also by a proportionate part of any applicable surrender charges, based upon the percentage reduction in face amount.

We will send replacement Contract pages showing the new face amount, new tabular values and, if applicable, a new table of surrender charges to owners of a Form A Contract who make a partial withdrawal.

Withdrawal of part of the cash surrender value increases the risk that the Contract Fund may be insufficient to provide for benefits under the Contract. If such a withdrawal is followed by unfavorable investment experience, the Contract may lapse even if Scheduled Premiums continue to be paid when due. This is because, Pruco Life of New Jersey treats withdrawals as a return of premium for purposes of determining whether a lapse has occurred. Withdrawals from paid up Contracts may result in an increased mortality charge.

LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT

If Scheduled Premiums are paid on or before each due date or received within 61 days after the Scheduled Premiums are due, (or missed premiums are paid later with interest) and there are no withdrawals, a Contract will remain in-force even if the investment results of that Contract’s variable investment option[s] have been so unfavorable that the Contract Fund has decreased to zero or less.

In addition, even if a Scheduled Premium is not paid, the Contract will remain in-force as long as the Contract Fund on any Monthly date is equal to or greater than the Tabular Contract Fund Value on the next Monthly date. (A Table of Tabular Contract Fund Values is included in the Contract; the values increase with each year the Contract remains in-force.) This could occur because of such factors as favorable investment experience, deduction of less than the maximum permissible charges, or the previous payment of greater than Scheduled Premiums.

However, if a Scheduled Premium is not paid, and the Contract Fund is insufficient to keep the Contract in-force, the Contract will go into default. Should this happen, Pruco Life of New Jersey will send the Contract owner a notice of default setting forth the payment necessary to keep the Contract in-force on a premium paying basis. This payment must be received at a Service Office within the 61 day grace period after the notice of default is mailed or the Contract will lapse. A Contract that lapses with an outstanding Contract loan may have tax consequences. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, on page 35.

A Contract that has lapsed may be reinstated within three years after the date of default unless the Contract has been surrendered for its cash surrender value. To reinstate a lapsed Contract, Pruco Life of New Jersey requires renewed evidence of insurability, and submission of certain payments due under the Contract.

If a Contract does lapse, it may still provide some benefits. Those benefits are described under Options on Lapse, below.

Options on Lapse

If your Contract does lapse, it will still provide some benefits. You can receive the cash surrender value by making a request of Pruco Life of New Jersey prior to the end of the 61 day grace period. You may also choose one of the three forms of insurance described below for which no further premiums are payable.

  1. Fixed Extended Term Insurance. With two exceptions explained below, if you do not communicate at all with Pruco Life of New Jersey, life insurance coverage will continue for a length of time that depends on the cash surrender value on the date of default (which reflects the deduction of the deferred sales load, administrative charges, and Contract debt, if any), the amount of insurance, and the age and sex (except where unisex rates apply) of the insured. The insurance amount will be what it would have been on the date of default taking into account any Contract debt on that date. The amount will not change while the insurance stays in-force. This benefit is known as extended term insurance. If you request, we will tell you in writing how long the insurance will be in effect. Extended term insurance has a cash surrender value, but no loan value.

  Contracts issued on the lives of certain insureds in high risk rating classes and Contracts issued in connection with tax qualified pension plans will include a statement that extended term insurance will not be provided. In those cases, variable reduced paid-up insurance will be the automatic benefit provided on lapse.

  2. Variable Reduced Paid-Up Insurance. Variable reduced paid-up insurance provides insurance coverage for the lifetime of the insured. The initial insurance amount will depend upon the cash surrender value on the date of default (which reflects the deduction of the deferred sales load, administrative charges, and Contract debt, if any), and the age and sex of the insured. This will be a new guaranteed minimum death benefit. Aside from this guarantee, the cash surrender value and the amount of insurance will vary with investment performance in the same manner as the paid-up Contract described earlier. See When a Contract Becomes Paid-Up, page 30. Variable reduced paid-up insurance has a loan privilege identical to that available on premium paying Contracts. See Loans, page 32. Acquisition of reduced paid-up insurance may result in your Contract becoming a Modified Endowment Contract. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, below.

  As explained above, variable reduced paid-up insurance is the automatic benefit on lapse for Contracts issued on certain insureds. Owners of other Contracts who want variable reduced paid-up insurance must ask for it in writing, in a form that meets Pruco Life of New Jersey’s needs, within three months of the date of default; it will be available to such Contract owners only if the initial amount of variable reduced paid-up insurance would be at least $5,000. This minimum is not applicable to Contracts for which variable reduced paid-up insurance is the automatic benefit upon lapse.

  3. Payment of Cash Surrender Value. You can receive the cash surrender value by surrendering the Contract and making a written request in a form that meets Pruco Life of New Jersey’s needs. If we receive the request after the 61-day grace period has expired, the cash surrender value will be the net value of any extended term insurance then in-force, or the net value of any reduced paid-up insurance then in-force, less any Contract debt. Surrender of your Contract may have tax consequences. See Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits, below.

TAXES

Tax Treatment of Contract Benefits

This summary provides general information on the federal income tax treatment of the Contract. It is not a complete statement of what the federal income taxes will be in all circumstances. It is based on current law and interpretations, which may change. It does not cover state taxes or other taxes. It is not intended as tax advice. You should consult your own qualified tax adviser for complete information and advice.

Treatment as Life Insurance. The Contract must meet certain requirements to qualify as life insurance for tax purposes. These requirements include certain definitional tests and rules for diversification of the Contract’s investments. For further information on the diversification requirements, see Taxation of the Fund, in the statement of additional information for the Series Fund.

We believe we have taken adequate steps to ensure that the Contract qualifies as life insurance for tax purposes. Generally speaking, this means that:

o    you will not be taxed on the growth of the funds in the Contract, unless you receive a distribution from the Contract,

o    the  Contract's  death  benefit  will be income tax free to your  beneficiary.  However,  your death  benefit  could be
     subject to estate tax.

Although we believe that the Contract should qualify as life insurance for tax purposes, there are some uncertainties, particularly because the Secretary of Treasury has not yet issued permanent regulations that bear on this question. Accordingly, we reserve the right to make changes — which will be applied uniformly to all Contract owners after advance written notice — that we deem necessary to ensure that the Contract will qualify as life insurance.

Pre-Death Distributions. The tax treatment of any distribution you receive before the insured’s death depends on whether the Contract is classified as a Modified Endowment Contract.

Contracts Not Classified as Modified Endowment Contracts.
o    If you  surrender  the  Contract  or allow it to lapse,  you will be taxed on the amount  you  receive in excess of the
     premiums you paid less the untaxed  portion of any prior  withdrawals.  For this purpose,  you will be treated as
     receiving  any  portion of the cash  surrender  value  used to repay  Contract  debt.  In other  words,  you will
     immediately  have taxable  income to the extent of gain in the Contract.  Reinstatement  of the Contract will not
     eliminate  the  taxable  income  which we are  required  to  report  to the  Internal  Revenue  Service.  The tax
     consequences of a surrender may differ if you take the proceeds under an income payment settlement option.

o    Generally,  you will be taxed on a  withdrawal  to the extent the amount you receive  exceeds the premiums you paid for
     the Contract less the untaxed portion of any prior withdrawals.  However,  under some limited  circumstances,  in
     the first 15 Contract  years,  all or a portion of a  withdrawal  may be taxed if the  Contract  Fund exceeds the
     total premiums paid less the untaxed portions of any prior  withdrawals,  even if total withdrawals do not exceed
     total premiums paid.

o    Extra  premiums  for  optional  benefits and riders  generally  do not count in  computing  the  premiums  paid for the
     Contract for the purposes of determining whether a withdrawal is taxable.

o    Loans you take against the Contract are  ordinarily  treated as debt and are not  considered  distributions  subject to
     tax.
Modified Endowment Contracts.
o    The rules change if the Contract is classified as a Modified  Endowment  Contract.  The Contract could be classified as
     a Modified  Endowment  Contract if premiums  substantially in excess of scheduled premiums are paid or a decrease
     in the face  amount of  insurance  is made (or a rider  removed).  The  addition of a rider or an increase in the
     face amount of insurance  may also cause the Contract to be  classified  as a Modified  Endowment  Contract.  You
     should  first  consult a  qualified  tax  adviser  and your Pruco Life of New  Jersey  representative  if you are
     contemplating any of these steps.

o    If the Contract is  classified as a Modified  Endowment  Contract,  then amounts you receive under the Contract  before
     the insured's  death,  including  loans and  withdrawals,  are included in income to the extent that the Contract
     Fund before  surrender  charges  exceeds the premiums paid for the Contract  increased by the amount of any loans
     previously  included in income and reduced by any untaxed  amounts  previously  received other than the amount of
     any loans  excludable  from income.  An assignment of a Modified  Endowment  Contract is taxable in the same way.
     These rules also apply to pre-death  distributions,  including  loans and  assignments,  made during the two-year
     period before the time that the Contract became a Modified Endowment Contract.

o    Any  taxable  income on  pre-death  distributions  (including  full  surrenders)  is subject to a penalty of 10 percent
     unless the amount is  received on or after age 59 1/2, on account of your  becoming  disabled or as a life  annuity.
     It is presently unclear how the penalty tax provisions apply to Contracts owned by businesses.

o    All Modified  Endowment  Contracts  issued by us to you during the same calendar year are treated as a single  Contract
     for purposes of applying these rules.

Investor Control. Treasury Department regulations do not provide specific guidance concerning the extent to which you may direct your investment in the particular variable investment options without causing you, instead of Pruco Life of New Jersey to be considered the owner of the underlying assets. Because of this uncertainty, Pruco Life of New Jersey reserves the right to make such changes as it deems necessary to assure that the Contract qualifies as life insurance for tax purposes. Any such changes will apply uniformly to affected Contract owners and will be made with such notice to affected Contract owners as is feasible under the circumstances.

Withholding.     You must affirmatively elect that no taxes be withheld from a pre-death distribution. Otherwise, the taxable portion of any amounts you receive will be subject to withholding. You are not permitted to elect out of withholding if you do not provide a social security number or other taxpayer identification number. You may be subject to penalties under the estimated tax payment rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are insufficient to cover the tax due.

Other Tax Considerations. If you transfer or assign the Contract to someone else, there may be gift, estate and/or income tax consequences. If you transfer the Contract to a person two or more generations younger than you (or designate such a younger person as a beneficiary), there may be Generation Skipping Transfer tax consequences. Deductions for interest paid or accrued on Contract debt or on other loans that are incurred or continued to purchase or carry the Contract may be denied. Your individual situation or that of your beneficiary will determine the federal estate taxes and the state and local estate, inheritance and other taxes due if you or the insured dies.

Business-Owned Life Insurance. If a business, rather than an individual, is the owner of the Contract, there are some additional rules. Business Contract owners generally cannot deduct premium payments. Business Contract owners generally cannot take tax deductions for interest on Contract debt paid or accrued after October 13, 1995. An exception permits the deduction of interest on policy loans on Contracts for up to 20 key persons. The interest deduction for Contract debt on these loans is limited to a prescribed interest rate and a maximum aggregate loan amount of $50,000 per key insured person. The corporate alternative minimum tax also applies to business-owned life insurance. This is an indirect tax on additions to the Contract Fund or death benefits received under business-owned life insurance policies.

Tax-Qualified Pension Plans

You may have acquired the Contract to fund a pension plan that qualifies for tax favored treatment under the Internal Revenue Code. We issued such Contracts with a minimum face amount of $10,000, and with increases and decreases in face amount in minimum increments of $10,000. The monthly charge for anticipated mortality costs and the scheduled premiums is the same for male and female insureds of a particular age and underwriting classification, as required for insurance and annuity contracts sold to tax-qualified pension plans. We provided you with illustrations showing premiums and charges if you wished to fund a tax-qualified pension plan. Only certain riders are available for a Contract issued in connection with a tax-qualified pension plan. Fixed reduced paid-up insurance and payment of the cash surrender value are the only options on lapse available for Contracts issued in connection with a tax-qualified pension plan. See LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT, page 33. Finally, a Contract issued in connection with a tax-qualified pension plan may not invest in the Real Property Account.

You should consult a qualified tax advisor before purchasing a Contract in connection with a tax-qualified pension plan to confirm, among other things, the suitability of the Contract for your particular plan.

DISTRIBUTION AND COMPENSATION

Pruco Securities, LLC (“Prusec”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, acts as the principal underwriter of the Contract. Prusec, organized in 2003 (Prusec is a successor company to Pruco Securities Corporation, established in 1971) under New Jersey law, is registered as a broker and dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Prusec’s principal business address is 751 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-3777. Prusec retained no commissions during the past three years for serving as principal underwriter of the variable insurance contracts issued by Pruco Life of New Jersey.

The Contract is sold by registered representatives of Prusec who are also authorized by state insurance departments to do so. The Contract may also be sold through other broker-dealers authorized by Prusec and applicable law to do so.

Commissions are paid to broker-dealers that are registered under the Exchange Act and/or entities that are exempt from such registration (“firms”) according to one or more schedules. The individual representative will receive all or a portion of the compensation, depending on the practice of the firm. Prusec passes though 100% of commissions to its registered representatives. For more information, see DISTRIBUTION AND COMPENSATION in the Statement of Additional Information to this prospectus.

In addition, in an effort to promote the sale of our products (which may include the placement of our Contracts on a preferred or recommended company or product list and / or access to a broker-dealer’s registered representatives), we or Prusec may enter into compensation arrangements with certain broker-dealer firms or branches of such firms with respect to certain or all registered representatives of such firms under which such firms may receive separate compensation or reimbursement for, among other things, training of sales personnel, marketing and / or administrative and / or other services they provide to us or our affiliates. To the extent permitted by NASD rules and other applicable laws and regulations, Prusec may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in the form of cash or non-cash compensation. These arrangements may not be offered to all firms, and the terms of such arrangements may differ between firms. You should note that firms and individual registered representatives and branch managers within some firms participating in one of these compensation arrangements might receive greater compensation for selling the Contract than for selling a different Contract that is not eligible for these compensation arrangements.

While compensation is generally taken into account as an expense in considering the charges applicable to a variable life insurance product, any such compensation will be paid by us, and will not result in any additional charge to you or to the separate account. Your registered representative can provide you with more information about the compensation arrangements that apply upon the sale of the Contract.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of our business, including class actions. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings relating to aspects of the businesses and operations that are specific to us and that are typical of the businesses in which we operate. Class action and individual lawsuits involve a variety of issues and/or allegations, which include sales practices, underwriting practices, claims payment and procedures, premium charges, policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duties to customers. We are also subject to litigation arising out of our general business activities, such as our investments and third party Contracts. In certain of these matters, the plaintiffs are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages.

Pruco Life of New Jersey’s litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and given the complexity and scope, the outcomes cannot be predicted. It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flow of Pruco Life of New Jersey in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters. Management believes, however, that the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters should not have a material adverse effect on Pruco Life of New Jersey’s financial position.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF CASH SURRENDER VALUES, DEATH BENEFITS, AND ACCUMULATED PREMIUMS

The following tables (T1 through T2) show how a Contract’s death benefit and cash surrender values change with the investment performance of the Account. They are “hypothetical” because they are based, in part, upon several assumptions which are described below. The two tables assume the following:

o    a Contract with a face amount of $75,000  bought by a 30 year old male,  Preferred,  with no extra risks or substandard
     ratings, and no extra benefit riders added to the Contract.

o    the Scheduled Premium of $1,200 is paid on each Contract anniversary and no loans are taken.

o    maximum contractual charges,  before any fee waivers,  reimbursement of expenses,  or expense reductions,  if any, have
     been made.

o    the Contract Fund has been  invested in equal amounts in each of the 13 available  portfolios of the Series Fund and no
     portion of the Contract Fund has been allocated to the fixed rate option or the Real Property Account.

The tables are not applicable to Contracts issued on a guaranteed issue basis or to Contracts where the risk classification is on a multiple life basis.

The tables reflect values applicable to both revised and original Contracts. However, these values are not applicable to the original Contracts where the death benefit has been increased to the Contract Fund divided by the net single premium.

The first table (page T1) assumes a Form A Contract has been purchased and the second table (page T2) assumes a Form B Contract has been purchased. Both assume the maximum contractual charges have been made from the beginning. Neither reflect the waiver of the front-end sales load nor the monthly additions to the Contract Fund that further reduce the cost of insurance charge. See CHARGES AND EXPENSES, page 15.

Under the Form B Contract, the death benefit changes to reflect investment returns. Under the Form A Contract, the death benefit increases only if the Contract Fund becomes large enough that an increase in death benefit is necessary for the Contract to satisfy the Internal Revenue Code’s definition of life insurance. See Types of Death Benefit, page 26.

Finally, there are three assumptions, shown separately, about the average investment performance of the portfolios. The first is that there will be a uniform 0% gross rate of return with the average value of the Contract Fund uniformly adversely affected by very unfavorable investment performance. The other two assumptions are that investment performance will be at a uniform gross annual rate of 6% and 12%. Actual returns will fluctuate from year to year. In addition, death benefits and cash surrender values would be different from those shown if investment returns averaged 0%, 6% and 12% but fluctuated from those averages throughout the years. Nevertheless, these assumptions help show how the Contract values change with investment experience.

The first column in the following two tables (pages T1 and T2) show the Contract year. The second column, to provide context, shows what the aggregate amount would be if the Scheduled Premiums had been invested to earn interest, after taxes, at 4% compounded annually. The next three columns show the death benefit payable in each of the years shown for the three different assumed investment returns. The last three columns show the cash surrender value payable in each of the years shown for the three different assumed investment returns. The cash surrender values in the first 10 years reflect the surrender charges that would be deducted if the Contract were surrendered in those years.

A gross return (as well as the net return) is shown at the top of each column. The gross return represents the combined effect of investment income and capital gains and losses, realized or unrealized, of the portfolios before any reduction is made for investment advisory fees or other Series Fund expenses. The net return reflects average total annual expenses of the 13 portfolios of 0.53%, and the daily deduction from the Contract Fund of 0.60% per year. Thus, based on the above assumptions, gross investment returns of 0%, 6% and 12% are the equivalent of net investment returns of -1.13%, 4.87% and 10.87%, respectively. The actual fees and expenses of the portfolios associated with a particular Contract may be more or less than 0.53% and will depend on which subaccounts are selected. The death benefits and cash surrender values shown reflect the deduction of all expenses and charges both from the Series Fund and under the Contract.

The Contract allows you to invest your net premium dollars in a variety of professionally managed funds. Fluctuating investment returns in these funds, together with the actual pattern of your premium payments, our Contract charges, and any loans and withdrawals you may make will generate different Contract values than those illustrated, even if the averages of the investment rates of return over the years were to match those illustrated. Because of this, we strongly recommend periodic Contract reviews with your Pruco Life of New Jersey representative. Reviews are an excellent way to monitor the performance of the Contract against your expectations and to identify adjustments that may be necessary.

Your Pruco Life of New Jersey representative can provide you with a hypothetical illustration for a person of your own age, sex, and rating class.


                                                         ILLUSTRATIONS
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                                          VARIABLE APPRECIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT
                                                 FORM A -- FIXED DEATH BENEFIT
                                                  MALE PREFERRED ISSUE AGE 30
                                                $75,000 GUARANTEED DEATH BENEFIT
                                          ASSUME $1,200 ANNUAL PREMIUMS EACH YEAR (3)
                                               USING MAXIMUM CONTRACTUAL CHARGES

                                              Death Benefit (1)(2)                                Cash Surrender Value (1)(2)
                                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Assuming Hypothetical Gross (and Net)               Assuming Hypothetical Gross (and Net)
                   Premiums               Annual Investment Return of                        Annual Investment Return of
   End of        Accumulated    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Policy       at 4% Interest     0% Gross         6% Gross        12% Gross        0% Gross         6% Gross        12% Gross
    Year         Per Year (3)    (-1.13% Net)      (4.87% Net)     (10.87% Net)    (-1.13% Net)      (4.87% Net)     (10.87% Net)
   ------       --------------  --------------    -------------   --------------  --------------    -------------   --------------
      1            $  1,248        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $   402          $    463            $524
      2            $  2,546        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $ 1,274          $  1,453          $1,639
      3            $  3,896        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $ 2,132          $  2,489          $2,875
      4            $  5,300        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $ 2,976          $  3,573          $4,246
      5            $  6,760        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $ 3,805          $  4,706          $5,764
      6            $  8,278        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $ 4,746          $  6,018          $7,573
      7            $  9,857        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $ 5,695          $  7,408          $9,588
      8            $ 11,499        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $ 6,626          $  8,851         $11,802
      9            $ 13,207        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $ 7,537          $ 10,349         $14,236
     10            $ 14,984        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   75,000       $ 8,426          $ 11,903         $16,913
     15            $ 24,989        $75,000          $ 75,000        $   97,042       $11,876          $ 19,955         $34,248
     20            $ 37,163        $75,000          $ 75,000        $  150,803       $14,650          $ 29,845         $61,897
     25            $ 51,974        $75,000          $ 88,243        $  222,492       $16,519          $ 41,785        $105,355
     30            $ 69,994        $75,000          $102,843        $  319,353       $17,019          $ 55,583        $172,598
     35            $ 91,918        $75,000          $116,806        $  451,362       $15,417          $ 71,235        $275,268
     40            $115,023        $75,000          $125,692        $  626,792       $20,485          $ 85,315        $425,441
     45            $143,135        $75,000          $134,752        $  869,185       $21,009          $100,282        $646,847
     50            $177,336        $75,000          $144,246        $1,205,965       $12,442          $115,590        $966,388
     55            $218,948        $75,000          $154,474        $1,676,911       $     0          $131,402      $1,426,447
     60            $269,574        $75,000          $165,903        $2,342,089       $     0          $147,677      $2,084,787
     65            $331,170        $75,000          $178,721        $3,285,769       $     0          $167,124      $3,072,555
     70            $406,109        $75,000          $195,536        $4,688,938       $     0          $195,536      $4,688,938

  (1) Assumes no Contract loan has been made.

  (2) Values shown in the table are applicable to both the original Contracts (the "1984 Contracts") and the revised Contracts
      that first began to be issued in September of 1986 (the "1986 Contracts"), except where the death benefit has been increased
      to the Contract fund divided by the net single premium, in which case the cash surrender value and death benefit figures
      shown are applicable only to the 1986 Contracts.  This first occurs at the time when the 1984 Contracts would become paid-up.

  (3) For a hypothetical gross investment return of 0%, the premium after age 65 will be $3,294.62. For a gross return of 6% the
      premium after age 65 will be $566.50. For a gross return of 12% the premium after age 65 will be $566.50.  The premiums
      accumulated at 4% interest in column 2 are those payable if the gross investment return is 6%.  For an explanation of why
      the scheduled premium may increase on the premium change date, see Premiums.

   The hypothetical investment rates of return shown above and elsewhere in this prospectus are illustrative only and should not
   be deemed a representation of past or future investment rates of return. Actual rates of return may be more or less than those
   shown and will depend on a number of factors including the investment allocations made by an owner, prevailing interest rates,
   and rates of inflation.  The death benefit and cash surrender value for a contract would be different from those shown if the
   actual rates of return averaged 0%, 6%, and 12% over a period of years but also fluctuated above or below those averages for
   individual contract years.  No representations can be made by Pruco Life of New Jersey or the Series Fund that these
   hypothetical rates of return can be achieved for any one year or sustained over any period of time.


                                                               T1
                                          VARIABLE APPRECIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT
                                                FORM B -- VARIABLE DEATH BENEFIT
                                                  MALE PREFERRED ISSUE AGE 30
                                                $75,000 GUARANTEED DEATH BENEFIT
                                          ASSUME $1,200 ANNUAL PREMIUMS EACH YEAR (3)
                                               USING MAXIMUM CONTRACTUAL CHARGES

                                              Death Benefit (1)(2)                                Cash Surrender Value (1)(2)
                                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Assuming Hypothetical Gross (and Net)               Assuming Hypothetical Gross (and Net)
                   Premiums               Annual Investment Return of                        Annual Investment Return of
   End of        Accumulated    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Policy       at 4% Interest     0% Gross         6% Gross        12% Gross        0% Gross         6% Gross        12% Gross
    Year         Per Year (3)    (-1.13% Net)      (4.87% Net)     (10.87% Net)    (-1.13% Net)      (4.87% Net)     (10.87% Net)
   ------       --------------  --------------    -------------   --------------  --------------    -------------   --------------
      1            $  1,248        $75,558          $ 75,618        $   75,679       $   401          $    461             $522
      2            $  2,546        $76,092          $ 76,271        $   76,456       $ 1,270          $  1,448           $1,634
      3            $  3,896        $76,602          $ 76,958        $   77,343       $ 2,125          $  2,480           $2,865
      4            $  5,300        $77,087          $ 77,681        $   78,351       $ 2,964          $  3,558           $4,227
      5            $  6,760        $77,548          $ 78,443        $   79,494       $ 3,787          $  4,683           $5,734
      6            $  8,278        $77,983          $ 79,246        $   80,789       $ 4,721          $  5,984           $7,527
      7            $  9,857        $78,393          $ 80,091        $   82,251       $ 5,662          $  7,360           $9,519
      8            $ 11,499        $78,778          $ 80,980        $   83,898       $ 6,583          $  8,785          $11,703
      9            $ 13,207        $79,138          $ 81,916        $   85,753       $ 7,482          $ 10,260          $14,096
     10            $ 14,984        $79,474          $ 82,902        $   87,837       $ 8,358          $ 11,786          $16,720
     15            $ 24,989        $80,794          $ 88,655        $  102,668       $11,704          $ 19,565          $33,578
     20            $ 37,163        $81,568          $ 96,046        $  148,117       $14,296          $ 28,775          $60,795
     25            $ 51,974        $81,923          $105,503        $  218,793       $15,862          $ 39,442         $103,603
     30            $ 69,994        $82,136          $117,541        $  314,257       $15,856          $ 51,260         $169,843
     35            $ 91,918        $82,748          $132,786        $  444,340       $13,373          $ 63,411         $270,985
     40            $118,141        $77,190          $131,923        $  617,110       $20,068          $ 74,801         $418,870
     45            $150,045        $75,000          $131,589        $  855,821       $23,378          $ 86,101         $636,902
     50            $188,862        $75,000          $132,055        $1,187,481       $19,327          $ 96,730         $951,576
     55            $236,088        $75,000          $133,710        $1,651,262       $     0          $107,152       $1,404,629
     60            $293,546        $75,000          $137,189        $2,306,317       $     0          $117,653       $2,052,945
     65            $363,452        $75,000          $143,009        $3,235,632       $     0          $131,470       $3,025,672
     70            $448,504        $75,000          $154,607        $4,617,437       $     0          $154,607       $4,617,437

  (1) Assumes no Contract loan has been made.

  (2) Values shown in the table are applicable to both the original Contracts (the "1984 Contracts") and the revised Contracts
      that first began to be issued in September of 1986 (the "1986 Contracts"), except where the death benefit has been increased
      to the Contract fund divided by the net single premium, in which case the cash surrender value and death benefit figures
      shown are applicable only to the 1986 Contracts.  This first occurs at the time when the 1984 Contracts would become paid-up.

  (3) For a hypothetical gross investment return of 0%, the premium after age 65 will be $3,906.71. For a gross return of 6% the
      premium after age 65 will be $1,119.96. For a gross return of 12% the premium after age 65 will be $566.50.  The premiums
      accumulated at 4% interest in column 2 are those payable if the gross investment return is 6%.  For an explanation of why
      the scheduled premium may increase on the premium change date, see Premiums.

   The hypothetical investment rates of return shown above and elsewhere in this prospectus are illustrative only and should not
   be deemed a representation of past or future investment rates of return. Actual rates of return may be more or less than those
   shown and will depend on a number of factors including the investment allocations made by an owner, prevailing interest rates,
   and rates of inflation.  The death benefit and cash surrender value for a contract would be different from those shown if the
   actual rates of return averaged 0%, 6%, and 12% over a period of years but also fluctuated above or below those averages for
   individual contract years.  No representations can be made by Pruco Life of New Jersey or the Series Fund that these
   hypothetical rates of return can be achieved for any one year or sustained over any period of time.





                                                               T2


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Pruco Life of New Jersey has filed a registration statement with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, relating to the offering described in this prospectus. This prospectus does not include all the information set forth in the registration statement. Certain portions have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The omitted information may, however, be obtained from the SEC’s Public Reference Section at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, or by telephoning (800) SEC-0330, upon payment of a prescribed fee.

To reduce costs, we now generally send only a single copy of prospectuses and shareholder reports to each household (“householding”), in lieu of sending a copy to each Contract owner that resides in the household. You should be aware that you can revoke or “opt out” of householding at any time by calling 1-877-778-5008.

Further information may also be obtained from Pruco Life of New Jersey. Its address and telephone number are on the inside front cover of this prospectus.


DEFINITIONS OF SPECIAL TERMS

USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS

attained age - The insured's age on the Contract date plus the number of Contract years since then.

cash surrender  value - The amount  payable to the Contract  owner upon  surrender of the Contract.  It is equal to the Contract
Fund minus any Contract debt and applicable surrender charges.

Contract - Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Life Insurance Policy, an individual variable life insurance Contract.

Contract anniversary - The same date as the Contract date in each later year.

Contract date - The date the Contract is issued, as specified in the Contract.

Contract debt - The principal amount of all outstanding loans plus any interest accrued thereon.

Contract  Fund - The total amount at any time  credited to the  Contract.  On any date, it is equal to the sum of the amounts in
all variable  investment  options and the fixed rate option,  and the  principal  amount of any Contract  debt plus any interest
earned.

Contract owner - You.  Unless a different owner is named in the application, the owner of the Contract is the insured.

Contract year - A year that starts on the Contract date or on a Contract anniversary.

death benefit - The amount payable upon the death of the insured before the deduction of any outstanding Contract debt.

face amount - The amount[s] of life insurance as shown in the Contract's schedule of face amounts.

Fixed  rate  option - An  investment  option  under  which  interest  is  accrued  daily at a rate that Pruco Life of New Jersey
declares periodically, but not less than an effective annual rate of 4%.

Good Order - An instruction  received at our Service Office utilizing such forms,  signatures,  and dating as we require,  which
is sufficiently clear and complete and for which we do not need to exercise any discretion to follow such instructions.

issue age - The insured's age as of the Contract date.

loan value - The maximum amount that a Contract owner may borrow.

Monthly date - The Contract date and the same date in each subsequent month.

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey - Us, we, our, Pruco Life of New Jersey.  The company offering the Contract.

Pruco  Life of New  Jersey  Variable  Appreciable  Account  (the  "Account")  -  separate  account  of Pruco  Life of New Jersey
registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The  Prudential  Series Fund,  Inc. (the "Series  Fund") - A mutual fund with separate  portfolios,  one or more of which may be
chosen as an underlying investment for the Contract.

Scheduled  Premiums - Your  Contract  sets forth a Scheduled  Premium  which is payable  annually,  semi-annually,  quarterly or
monthly. If you make this payment on time, it may prevent your policy from lapsing due to unfavorable investment experience.

subaccount  - An  investment  division  of the  Account,  the assets of which are  invested  in the shares of the  corresponding
portfolio of the Series Fund.

us, we, our - Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey ("Pruco Life of New Jersey").


valuation  period - The period of time from one  determination  of the value of the amount invested in a subaccount to the next.
Such  determinations  are made when the net asset values of the portfolios of the Series Fund are calculated,  which would be as
of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange  (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.)


variable  investment  option - Any of the portfolios  available in the Series Fund and/or the Pruco Life of New Jersey  Variable
Contract Real Property Account.

you - The owner of the Contract.

To Learn More About Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Life

To learn more about the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Life policy, you can request a copy of the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated May 1, 2004, or view online at www.prudential.com. See the Table of Contents of the SAI below.

                                                    TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE
                                              STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY................................................................................................1
   Description of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey...................................................................1
   Control of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey.......................................................................1
   State Regulation............................................................................................................1
   Records.....................................................................................................................2
   Services and Third Party Administration Agreements..........................................................................2

INITIAL PREMIUM PROCESSING.....................................................................................................2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OPERATION OF CONTRACTS............................................................................3
   Legal Considerations Relating to Sex-Distinct Premiums and Benefits.........................................................3
   How a Type A and B Contract's Death Benefit Will Vary.......................................................................3
   Right to Exchange a Contract for a Fixed-Benefit Insurance Policy...........................................................4
   Reports to Contract Owners..................................................................................................4

UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES........................................................................................................5

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTS IN DEFAULT..............................................................................5

DISTRIBUTION AND COMPENSATION..................................................................................................5
   Service Fees................................................................................................................5
   Compensation................................................................................................................5

EXPERTS........................................................................................................................6

PERFORMANCE DATA...............................................................................................................6
   Average Annual Total Return.................................................................................................6
   Non-Standard Total Return...................................................................................................6
   Money Market Subaccount Yield...............................................................................................7

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...........................................................................................................7

The SAI is legally a part of this prospectus, both of which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, Registration No. 2-89558. All of these filings can be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the public reference room may be obtained by calling the Commission at (202) 942-8090. The SEC also maintains a Web site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Life SAI, material incorporated by reference, and other information about Pruco Life of New Jersey. Copies of these materials can also be obtained, upon payment of duplicating fees, from the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 450 5th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

You can call us at 1-800-778-2255 to ask us questions, request information about the Contract, and obtain copies of the Statement of Additional Information, personalized illustrations, or other documents. You can also view the Statement of Additional Information located with the prospectus at www.prudential.com, or request a copy by writing to us at:

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
213 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

Investment Company Act of 1940, Registration No. 811-3971.


PART B:

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

Variable Appreciable Life ®

Insurance Contracts

This Statement of Additional Information in not a prospectus. Please review the Prospectus, which contains information concerning the Contracts described above. You may obtain a copy of the Prospectus without charge by calling us at 1-800-778-2255. You can also view the Statement of Additional Information located with the Prospectus at www.prudential.com, or request a copy by writing to us.

The defined terms used in this Statement of Additional Information are as defined in the Prospectus.

                                              Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
                                                         213 Washington Street
                                                       Newark, New Jersey 07102

The Date of this Statement of Additional Information and of the related Prospectus is May 1, 2004.

                                                           TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                                                                                   Page
GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY................................................................................................1
   Description of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey...................................................................1
   Control of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey.......................................................................1
   State Regulation............................................................................................................1
   Records.....................................................................................................................1
   Services and Third Party Administration Agreements..........................................................................1
INITIAL PREMIUM PROCESSING.....................................................................................................2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OPERATION OF CONTRACTS............................................................................3
   Legal Considerations Relating to Sex-Distinct Premiums and Benefits.........................................................3
   How a Type A and B Contract's Death Benefit Will Vary.......................................................................3
   Right to Exchange a Contract for a Fixed-Benefit Insurance Policy...........................................................4
   Reports to Contract Owners..................................................................................................4

UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES........................................................................................................5

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTS IN DEFAULT..............................................................................5

DISTRIBUTION AND COMPENSATION..................................................................................................5
   Service Fees................................................................................................................5
   Compensation................................................................................................................5

EXPERTS........................................................................................................................6

PERFORMANCE DATA...............................................................................................................6
   Average Annual Total Return.................................................................................................6
   Non-Standard Total Return...................................................................................................7
   Money Market Subaccount Yield...............................................................................................7

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...........................................................................................................7

GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY

Description of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“Pruco Life of New Jersey”) is a stock life insurance company, organized in 1982 under the laws of the State of New Jersey. It is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities only in the states of New Jersey and New York. Pruco Life of New Jersey’s principal Executive Office is located at 213 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

Control of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

Pruco Life of New Jersey is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”), a New Jersey stock life insurance company that has been doing business since 1875. Prudential is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”), a New Jersey insurance holding company for financial services businesses offering a wide range of insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services. The principal Executive Office each of Prudential and Prudential Financial is Prudential Plaza, 751 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-3777.

As Pruco Life of New Jersey’s ultimate parent, Prudential Financial exercises significant influence over the operations and capital structure of Pruco Life of New Jersey and Prudential. However, neither Prudential Financial, Prudential, nor any other related company has any legal responsibility to pay amounts that Pruco Life of New Jersey may owe under the contract or policy.

State Regulation

Pruco Life of New Jersey is subject to regulation and supervision by the Department of Insurance of the State of New Jersey, which periodically examines its operations and financial condition. It is also subject to the insurance laws and regulations of all jurisdictions in which it is authorized to do business.

Pruco Life of New Jersey is required to submit annual statements of its operations, including financial statements, to the insurance departments of the various jurisdictions in which it does business to determine solvency and compliance with local insurance laws and regulations.

In addition to the annual statements referred to above, Pruco Life of New Jersey is required to file with New Jersey and other jurisdictions, a separate statement with respect to the operations of all of its variable contract accounts, in a form promulgated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Records

We maintain all records and accounts relating to the Account at our Home Office. As presently required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder, reports containing such information as may be required under the Act or by any other applicable law or regulation will be sent to you semi-annually at your last address known to us.

Services and Third Party Administration Agreements

Pruco Life of New Jersey and Prudential have entered into a Service Agreement pursuant to which Prudential furnishes to Pruco Life of New Jersey various services, including preparation, maintenance, and filing of accounts, books, records, and other documents required under federal or state law, and various other accounting, administrative, and legal services, which are customarily performed by the officers and employees of Prudential. Pruco Life of New Jersey reimburses Prudential for its costs in providing such services. Under this Agreement, Pruco Life of New Jersey has reimbursed Prudential $66,686,211 in 2003, $63,004,185 in 2002, and $41,687,725 in 2001.

Pruco Life of New Jersey and Prudential have entered into an agreement under which Prudential furnishes Pruco Life of New Jersey the same administrative support services that it provides in the operation of its own business with regard to the payment of death claim proceeds by way of Prudential’s Alliance Account, Prudential’s retained asset settlement option. Pruco Life of New Jersey transfers to Prudential an amount equal to the amount of the death claim, and Prudential establishes a retained asset settlement option for the beneficiary within its General Account and makes all payments necessary to satisfy such obligations. As soon as the Pruco Life of New Jersey death claim is processed, the beneficiaries are furnished with an information kit that describes this settlement option and a check book on which they may write checks. Pruco Life of New Jersey pays no fees or other compensation to Prudential under this agreement.

Pruco Life of New Jersey and Prudential entered into a Reinsurance Agreement under which Pruco Life of New Jersey may offer and Prudential may accept reinsurance of life insurance benefits in excess of stated limits of retention. Our individual life reinsurance treaties covering Pruco Life of New Jersey’s Variable Appreciable Life provide for the reinsurance of the mortality risk on a Yearly Renewable Term basis.

Pruco Life of New Jersey and Prudential entered into an administrative agreement with First Tennessee Bank National Association (“First Express”), in which First Express provides remittance processing expertise and research and development capabilities providing Pruco Life of New Jersey and Prudential with the benefits of remittance processing, improved quality, increased productivity, decreased costs, and improved service levels. Fees for such services vary monthly, depending on the number of remittances and processing methods used for varying types of remittance. Under this Agreement, First Express received $3,729,173 in 2003, $4,400,848 in 2002, and $4,500,284 in 2001 from Pruco Life of New Jersey and Prudential for services rendered. First Tennessee Bank National Association’s principal business address is 165 Madison Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38103. A chart showing fees that Pruco Life of New Jersey and Prudential pay for remittance processing is shown below.

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                                         Remittance Processing Fees
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Total # of remittances per month                         Less than        4,500,001 to       Greater than
                                                         4,500,000          5,600,000          5,600,000
----------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ------------------
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Power Encode and single item payments                      $.0906            $.0869             $.0817
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Multiple item payments                                     $.1614            $.1408             $.1323
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Unprocessable payments                                     $.0900            $.0900             $.0900
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Express mail payments                                       $.40              $.40               $.40
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Cash payments                                              $1.25              $1.25              $1.25
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INITIAL PREMIUM PROCESSING

In general, the invested portion of the initial premium will be placed in the Contract Fund as of the later of the Contract Date and the date we receive the premium.

Upon receipt of a request for life insurance from a prospective owner, Pruco Life of New Jersey will follow certain insurance underwriting (i.e. evaluation of risk) procedures designed to determine whether the proposed insured is insurable. The process may involve such verification procedures as medical examinations and may require that further information be provided by the proposed insured before a determination can be made. A Contract cannot be issued until this underwriting procedure has been completed.

These processing procedures are designed to provide temporary life insurance coverage to every prospective owner who pays the initial premium at the time the request for coverage is submitted, subject to the terms of the Limited Insurance Agreement. Since a Contract cannot be issued until after the underwriting process has been completed, we will provide temporary life insurance coverage through use of the Limited Insurance Agreement. This coverage is for the total death benefit applied for, up to the maximum described by the Limited Insurance Agreement.

The Contract Date is the date as of which the insurance age of the proposed insured is determined. It represents the first day of the Contract year and the commencement of the suicide and contestable periods for purposes of the initial face amount of insurance.

If the initial premium is received on or before the Contract is issued, the premium will be applied as of the Contract date. If an unusual delay is encountered in the underwriting procedure (for example, if a request for further information is not met promptly), the Contract Date will be 21 days prior to the date on which the Contract is physically issued. If a medical examination is required, the Contract Date will ordinarily be the date the examination is completed, subject to the same qualification as that noted above.

If the initial premium paid is less than the initial premium, the Contract Date will be determined as described above. Upon receipt of the balance of the initial premium, the total premiums received will be applied as of the date that the initial premium was satisfied.

If the initial premium is received after the Contract Date, it will be applied as of the date of receipt.

There is one principal variation from the foregoing procedure. If permitted by the insurance laws of the state in which the Contract is issued, the Contract may be backdated up to six months. In any event, the Contract may not be backdated before the product introduction date.

In situations where the Contract Date precedes the date that the initial premium is received, charges due prior to the initial premium receipt date will be deducted from the initial premium.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT

OPERATION OF CONTRACTS

Legal Considerations Relating to Sex-Distinct Premiums and Benefits

The Contract generally employs mortality tables that distinguish between males and females. Thus, premiums and benefits differ under Contracts issued on males and females of the same age. However, in those states that have adopted regulations prohibiting sex-distinct insurance rates, premiums and cost of insurance charges will be based on males rates, whether the insureds are male or female. In addition, employers and employee organizations considering purchase of a Contract should consult their legal advisers to determine whether purchase of a Contract based on sex-distinct actuarial tables is consistent with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or other applicable law.

How a Type A and B Contract’s Death Benefit Will Vary

There are two forms of the Contract, Form A and Form B. Moreover, in September 1986 Pruco Life of New Jersey began issuing revised versions of both Form A and Form B Contracts. The primary difference between the original Contract and the revised Contract is that the original Contract may become paid-up, while the death benefit under the revised Contract operates differently and will not become paid-up.

1. Original Contracts:

(A) If a Form A Contract is chosen, the death benefit will not vary (except for Contracts issued on insureds of age 14 or less) regardless of the payment of additional premiums or the investment results of the selected investment options, unless the Contract becomes paid-up. The death benefit does reflect a deduction for the amount of any Contract debt.

(B) If a Form B Contract is chosen, the death benefit will vary with investment experience and premium payments. Assuming no Contract debt, the death benefit under a Form B Contract will, on any day, be equal to the face amount of insurance plus the amount (if any) by which the Contract Fund value exceeds the applicable “Tabular Contract Fund Value” for the Contract. The “Tabular Contract Fund Value” for each Contract year is an amount that is slightly less than the Contract Fund value that would result as of the end of such year if:

(1)      you paid only Scheduled Premiums;
(2)      you paid Scheduled Premiums when due;
(3)      your selected investment options earned a net return at a uniform rate of 4% per year;
(4)      we deducted full mortality charges based upon the 1980 CSO Table;
(5)      we deducted maximum sales load and expense charges; and
(6)      there was no Contract debt.

Each Contract contains a table that sets forth the Tabular Contract Fund Value as of the end of each of the first 20 years of the Contract. Tabular Contract Fund Values between Contract anniversaries are determined by interpolation. Thus, under a Form B Contract with no Contract debt, the death benefit will equal the face amount if the Contract Fund equals the Tabular Contract Fund Value. If, due to investment results greater than a net return of 4%, or to greater than Scheduled Premiums, or to lesser than maximum charges, the Contract Fund value is a given amount greater than the Tabular Contract Fund Value, the death benefit will be the face amount plus that excess amount. If, due to investment results less favorable than a net return of 4%, the Contract Fund value is less than the Tabular Contract Fund Value, and the Contract nevertheless remains in-force because Scheduled Premiums have been paid, the death benefit will not fall below the initial face amount stated in the Contract. The death benefit will also reflect a deduction for the amount of any Contract debt. Any unfavorable investment experience must subsequently be offset before favorable investment results or greater than Scheduled Premiums will increase the death benefit.

You may also increase or decrease the face amount of your Contract, subject to certain conditions.

2. Revised Contracts:

Under the revised Contracts issued since September 1986, the death benefit will be calculated as follows:

(A) Under a Form A Contract, the death benefit will be the greater of (1) the face amount; or (2) the Contract Fund divided by the net single premium per $1 of death benefit at the insured’s attained age on that date. In other words, the second alternative ensures that the death benefit will not be less than the amount of life insurance that could be provided for an invested single premium amount equal to the amount of the Contract Fund.

(B) Under a Form B Contract, the death benefit will be the greater of (1) the face amount plus the excess, if any, of the Contract Fund over the Tabular Contract Fund Value; or (2) the Contract Fund divided by the net single premium per $1 of death benefit at the insured’s attained age on that date. Thus, under the revised Contracts, the death benefit may be increased based on the size of the Contract Fund and the insured’s attained age and sex. This ensures that the Contract will satisfy the Internal Revenue Code’s definition of life insurance. The net single premium is used only in the calculation of the death benefit, not for premium payment purposes. The following is a table of illustrative net single premiums for $1 of death benefit.

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                                       Increase in Insurance                                                  Increase in
        Male           Net Single           Amount Per $1                 Female         Net Single          Insurance
      Attained           Premium        Increase in Contract             Attained         Premium             Amount Per $1
        Age                                     Fund                       Age                                 Increase in
                                                                                                              Contract
                                                                                                                  Fund
------------------ ---------------- -------------------------- ---- --------------- ----------------- -------------------------
------------------ ---------------- -------------------------- ---- --------------- ----------------- -------------------------

        5              .09884                $10.12                        5             .08198                $12.20
       25              .18455                $ 5.42                       25             .15687                $ 6.37
       35              .25596                $ 3.91                       35             .21874                $ 4.57
       55              .47352                $ 2.11                       55             .40746                $ 2.45
       65              .60986                $ 1.64                       65             .54017                $ 1.85
------------------ ---------------- -------------------------- ---- --------------- ----------------- -------------------------

Whenever the death benefit is determined in this way, Pruco Life of New Jersey reserves the right to refuse to accept further premium payments, although in practice the payment of the average of all premiums paid over the last five years will generally be allowed.

You may also increase or decrease the face amount of your Contract, subject to certain conditions.

Right to Exchange a Contract for a Fixed-Benefit Insurance Policy

The only right to exchange the Contract for a fixed-benefit contract is provided by allowing Contract owners to transfer their entire Contract Fund to the fixed rate option at any time within two years of any increase in face amount with respect to the amount of the increase. This is done without regard to the otherwise applicable limit of four transfers per year. This conversion right will also be provided if the Series Fund or one of its portfolios has a material change in its investment policy.

Reports to Contract Owners

Once each year, Pruco Life of New Jersey will send you a statement that provides certain information pertinent to your own Contract. This statement will detail values, transactions made, and specific Contract data that apply only to your particular Contract.

You will also be sent annual and semi-annual reports to the Funds showing the financial condition of the portfolios and the investments held in each portfolio.

UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES

When you express interest in obtaining insurance from us, you may apply for coverage in one of two ways, via a paper application or through our Client Acquisition Process (CAP).

When using the paper application, a registered representative completes a full application and submits it to our underwriting unit to commence the underwriting process. A registered representative may be an agent/broker who is a representative of Pruco Securities LLC (“Prusec”), a broker dealer affiliate of Prudential, or in some cases, a broker dealer not directly affiliated with Prudential.

When using CAP, a registered representative typically collects enough applicant information to start the underwriting process. The representative will forward the information to our underwriting unit, which will call the applicant directly to obtain medical information, and to confirm other data.

Regardless of which of the two underwriting processes is followed, once we receive the necessary information, which may include doctors’ statements, medical examinations from physicians or paramedical vendors, test results, and other information, we will make a decision regarding ours willingness to accept the risk, and the price at which we will accept the risk. We will issuance the insurance policy when the risk has been accepted and priced.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTS IN DEFAULT

When your Contract is in default, you may not change the way in which subsequent premiums are allocated or increase the amount of your insurance by increasing the face amount of the Contract.

DISTRIBUTION AND COMPENSATION

Service Fees

Pruco Life of New Jersey and its affiliates may receive compensation from certain investment advisers, administrators, and/or distributors (and/or affiliates thereof) of the portfolios in connection with administrative or other services and cost savings experienced by the investment advisers, administrators or distributors. There were no amounts paid as commissions to Prusec during the past three years for serving as principal underwriter of the variable insurance contracts issued by Pruco Life of New Jersey. We may also receive a portion of the 12b-1 fees, if any, and service fees deducted from portfolio assets as reimbursement for administrative or other services we render to the portfolios. Some advisers, administrators, distributors, or portfolios may pay us more than others.

Compensation

Pruco Securities, LLC (“Prusec”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, acts as the principal underwriter of the Contract. Prusec, organized in 2003 (Prusec is a successor company to Pruco Securities Corporation, established in 1971) under New Jersey law, is registered as a broker and dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Prusec’s principal business address is 751 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-3777. Prusec retained no commissions during the past three years for serving as principal underwriter of the variable insurance contracts issued by Pruco Life of New Jersey.

The Contract is sold by registered representatives of Prusec who are also authorized by state insurance departments to do so. The Contract may also be sold through other broker-dealers authorized by Prusec and applicable law to do so.

Commissions are paid to broker-dealers that are registered under the Exchange Act and/or entities that are exempt from such registration (“firms”) according to one or more schedules. The individual representative will receive all or a portion of the compensation, depending on the practice of the firm. Prusec passes through 100% of commissions to its registered representatives. Commissions are based on a premium value referred to as the Commissionable Target Premium. The Commissionable Target Premium may vary from the Target Premium, depending on the issue age and rating class of the insured, any extra risk charges, or additional riders.

Generally, broker-dealers will receive a commission of no more than 50% of premiums received in the first 12 months following the Contract Date on total premium received since issue up to the Commissionable Target Premium and 4% of premiums received in the first 12 months following the Contract Date to the extent that the total premium received since issue exceeds the Commissionable Target Premium. Also, broker-dealers generally will receive a commission of no more than 4% on premiums received in years three through 10 up to the Commissionable Target Premium in each policy year; and 3% on premiums received in years three through 10 that exceed the Commissionable Target Premium in each policy year.

If the basic insurance amount is increased, broker-dealers will generally receive a commission of no more than 50% on premiums received up to the Commissionable Target Premium for the increase received in the first 12 months following the effective date of the increase and 2% of premiums received up to the Commissionable Target Premium for the increase in years two through 10 of the increase. Moreover, broker-dealers generally will receive a commission of no more than 4% on premiums received in any of the first 10 years following the effective date of the increase to the extent that premiums in that year exceed the Commissionable Target Premium.

Alternative compensation schedules are available that provide a lower initial commission plus ongoing annual compensation based on all or a portion of Contract value. We may also provide compensation for providing ongoing service to Contract owners in relation to the Contract.

In addition, in an effort to promote the sale of our products (which may include the placement of our Contracts on a preferred or recommended company or product list and / or access to a broker-dealer’s registered representatives), we or Prusec may enter into compensation arrangements with certain broker-dealer firms or branches of such firms with respect to certain or all registered representatives of such firms under which such firms may receive separate compensation or reimbursement for, among other things, training of sales personnel, marketing and / or administrative and / or other services they provide to us or our affiliates. To the extent permitted by NASD rules and other applicable laws and regulations, Prusec may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in the form of cash or non-cash compensation. These arrangements may not be offered to all firms, and the terms of such arrangements may differ between firms. You should note that firms and individual registered representatives and branch managers within some firms participating in one of these compensation arrangements might receive greater compensation for selling the Contract than for selling a different Contract that is not eligible for these compensation arrangements.

EXPERTS

The financial statements of Pruco Life of New Jersey as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003 and the financial statements of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account as of December 31, 2003 and for each of the two years in the period then ended included in this Statement of Additional Information have been so included in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s principal business address is 1177 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036.

Actuarial matters included in this Statement of Additional Information have been examined by Pamela A. Schiz, MAAA, FSA, Vice President and Actuary of Prudential, whose opinion is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.

PERFORMANCE DATA

Average Annual Total Return

The Account may advertise average annual total return information calculated according to a formula prescribed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Average annual total return shows the average annual percentage increase, or decrease, in the value of a hypothetical contribution allocated to a Subaccount from the beginning to the end of each specified period of time. The SEC standardized version of this performance information is based on an assumed contribution of $1,000 allocated to a Subaccount at the beginning of each period and full withdrawal of the value of that amount at the end of each specified period. This method of calculating performance further assumes that (i) a $1,000 contribution was allocated to a Subaccount and (ii) no transfers or additional payments were made. Premium taxes are not included in the term “charges” for purposes of this calculation. Average annual total return is calculated by finding the average annual compounded rates of return of a hypothetical contribution that would compare the Unit Value on the first day of a specified period to the ending redeemable value at the end of the period according to the following formula:

P(1+T)n = ERV

Where T equals average annual total return, where ERV (the ending redeemable value) is the value at the end of the applicable period of a hypothetical contribution of $1,000 made at the beginning of the applicable period, where P equals a hypothetical contribution of $1,000, and where n equals the number of years.

Non-Standard Total Return

In addition to the standardized average annual total return information described above, we may present total return information computed on bases different from that standardized method. The Account may also present aggregate total return figures for various periods, reflecting the cumulative change in value of an investment in the Account for the specified period.

For the periods prior to the date the Subaccounts commenced operations, non-standard performance information for the Contracts will be calculated based on the performance of the Funds and the assumption that the Subaccounts were in existence for the same periods as those indicated for the Funds, with the level of Contract charges that were in effect at the inception of the Subaccounts (this is referred to as “hypothetical performance data”). Standard and non-standard average annual return calculations include the mortality and expense risk charge under the Contract, but do not reflect other life insurance contract charges (sales, administration, and actual cost of insurance) nor any applicable surrender or lapse charges, which would significantly lower the returns. Information stated for any given period does not indicate or represent future performance.

Money Market Subaccount Yield

The “total return” figures for the Money Market Subaccount are calculated using historical investment returns of the Money Market Portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund, Inc. as if Pruco Life of New Jersey’s Variable Appreciable Life had been investing in that subaccount during a specified period. Fees associated with the Series Fund are reflected; however, all fees, expenses, and charges associated with Pruco Life of New Jersey’s Variable Appreciable Life are not reflected.

The yield is computed by determining the net change, exclusive of capital changes, in the value of a hypothetical pre-existing account having a balance of one accumulation unit of the Money Market Subaccount at the beginning of a specified period, subtracting a hypothetical charge reflecting deductions from Contract owner accounts, and dividing the difference by the value of the subaccount at the beginning of the base period to obtain the base period return, and then multiplying the base period return by (365/7), with the resulting figure carried to the nearest ten-thousandth of 1%. The effective yield is obtained by taking the base period return, adding 1, raising the sum to a power equal to 365 divided by 7, and subtracting 1 from the result, according to the following formula: Effective Yield ([base period return + 1] 365/7)-1.

The yields on amounts held in the Money Market Subaccount will fluctuate on a daily basis. Therefore, the stated yields for any given period are not an indication of future yields.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements of the Account should be distinguished from the financial statements of Pruco Life of New Jersey, which should be considered only as bearing upon the ability of Pruco Life of New Jersey to meet its obligations under the Contracts.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2003

          SUBACCOUNTS          
 








 
                     
  Prudential   Prudential       Prudential   Prudential  
  Money   Diversified   Prudential   Flexible   Conservative  
  Market   Bond   Equity   Managed   Balanced  
  Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS                    
   Investment in the portfolios, at value $ 44,829,969   $ 156,788,562   $ 137,405,978   $ 213,436,899   $ 103,047,044  
 

 

 

 

 

 
   Net Assets $ 44,829,969   $ 156,788,562   $ 137,405,978   $ 213,436,899   $ 103,047,044  
 

 

 

 

 

 
                               
NET ASSETS, representing:                              
   Accumulation units $ 44,829,969   $ 156,788,562   $ 137,405,978   $ 213,436,899   $ 103,047,044  
 

 

 

 

 

 
  $ 44,829,969   $ 156,788,562   $ 137,405,978   $ 213,436,899   $ 103,047,044  
 

 

 

 

 

 
                               
   Units outstanding 36,522,826   105,172,670  
20,519,014
 
43,863,559
  25,171,032  
 
 
 
 
 
 
                               
   Portfolio shares held   4,482,997     14,036,577     6,686,422     14,051,145     7,185,986  
   Portfolio net asset value per share $ 10.00   $ 11.17   $ 20.55   $ 15.19   $ 14.34  
   Investment in portfolio shares, at cost $ 44,829,969   $ 153,550,531   $ 148,605,107   $ 221,167,686   $ 101,358,039  

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 2003

          SUBACCOUNTS            
 









 
                         
  Prudential   Prudential         Prudential   Prudential  
  Money   Diversified   Prudential   Flexible   Conservative  
  Market   Bond   Equity   Managed   Balanced  
  Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME                        
   Dividend income $ 1,289,785   $ 4,093,383   $ 1,185,778   $ 3,761,999   $ 2,543,772  
 

 

 

 

 

 
                               
EXPENSES                              
   Charges to contract owners for assuming mortality                              
         risk and expense risk and for administration   329,448     313,847     700,419     1,159,642     592,748  
   Reimbursement for excess expenses (3,196 ) (14,275 ) (135,944 ) (381,848 ) (149,567 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
                               
NET EXPENSES 326,252   299,572   564,475   777,794   443,181  
 
 
 
 
 
 
                               
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 963,533   3,793,811   621,303   2,984,205   2,100,591  
 
 
 
 
 
 
                               
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)                              
      ON INVESTMENTS                              
   Capital gains distributions received   0     0     0     0     0  
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed   0     738,565     (1,696,246 )   (2,689,249 )   (375,027 )
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments . . 0   2,936,963   33,780,886   39,662,946   14,323,601  
 
 
 
 
 
 
                               
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS 0   3,675,528   32,084,640   36,973,697   13,948,574  
 
 
 
 
 
 
                               
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                              
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ 963,533   $ 7,469,339   $ 32,705,943   $ 39,957,902   $ 16,049,165  
 

 

 

 

 

 

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

A1


                  SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)                    
                             
Prudential
              Prudential           Prudential         Prudential  
High Yield
  Prudential   Prudential   Natural   Prudential   Government   Prudential   Small  
Bond
  Stock Index   Value   Resources   Global   Income   Jennison   Capitalization  
Portfolio
  Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Stock Portfolio  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
306,258,622  
$
72,822,116  
$
12,601,368  
$
6,861,453  
$
6,136,536  
$
4,136,351  
$
17,012,759  
$
13,381,166
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
306,258,622  
$
72,822,116  
$
12,601,368  
$
6,861,453  
$
6,136,536  
$
4,136,351  
$
17,012,759  
$
13,381,166
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
306,258,622  
$
72,822,116  
$
12,601,368  
$
6,861,453  
$
6,136,536  
$
4,136,351  
$
17,012,759  
$
13,381,166
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
306,258,622  
$
72,822,116  
$
12,601,368  
$
6,861,453  
$
6,136,536  
$
4,136,351  
$
17,012,759  
$
13,381,166
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
146,818,849
50,484,694
 
2,469,758
 
1,093,197
 
3,888,523
 
1,457,365
 
9,379,546
 
5,002,866
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
57,893,879  
2,486,245  
725,885  
249,598  
405,319  
347,009  
1,023,632  
758,569
 
$
5.29  
$
29.29  
$
17.36  
$
27.49  
$
15.14  
$
11.92  
$
16.62  
$
17.64
 
$
289,966,859  
$
72,895,729  
$
13,275,042  
$
5,205,301  
$
7,368,978  
$
4,208,554  
$
24,582,519  
$
11,538,845
 
   
           
SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)
             
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Prudential
             
Prudential
          Prudential        
Prudential
 
High Yield
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Natural
 
Prudential
    Government  
Prudential
 
Small
 
Bond
 
Stock Index
 
Value
 
Resources
 
Global
    Income  
Jennison
 
Capitalization
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
  Portfolio  
Portfolio
 
Stock Portfolio
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
20,420,196  
$
908,725  
$
172,536  
$
214,869  
$
18,212  
$
171,443  
$
38,891  
$
51,887
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  1,303,828     235,017  
65,035  
32,392  
29,472  
26,554  
83,959  
44,909
 
  0 0  
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  1,303,828 235,017  
65,035
 
32,392
 
29,472
 
26,554
 
83,959
  44,909  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  19,116,368 673,708  
107,501
 
182,477
 
(11,260
)
144,889
 
(45,068
) 6,978  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  0     2,018,997  
0  
331,093  
0  
154,362  
0     38,162  
  12,966     (4,694,422 )
(184,846 )
42,052  
(191,268 )
(10,254 )
(847,503 )   399,179  
  32,645,242 18,428,010  
2,772,000
 
1,334,516
 
1,700,634
 
(211,285
)
4,713,173
  2,285,594  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  32,658,208 15,752,585  
2,587,154
 
1,707,661
 
1,509,366
 
(67,177
)
3,865,670
  2,722,935  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
51,774,576  
$
16,426,293  
$
2,694,655  
$
1,890,138  
$
1,498,106  
$
77,712  
$
3,820,602  
$
2,729,913  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

A2


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2003

                      SUBACCOUNTS                         
   
 
                       
    T. Rowe Price   AIM V.I.   Janus   MFS   American  
    International   Premier   Aspen   Emerging   Century  
    Stock   Equity   Growth   Growth   VP Value  
    Portfolio   Fund   Portfolio   Series   Fund  
   
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS  
 
   Investment in the portfolios, at value        
$
89,386
$
358,077
$
326,908
$
127,442
$
94,114
 
   









 
   Net Assets  
$
89,386
$
358,077
$
326,908
$
127,442
$
94,114
 
   









 
   
 
NET ASSETS, representing:  
 
   Accumulation units  
$
89,386
$
358,077
$
326,908
$
127,442
$
94,114
 
   









 
   
$
89,386
$
358,077
$
326,908
$
127,442
$
94,114
 
   









 
   
 
   Units outstanding  
127,191
552,133
550,461
231,358
63,294
 
   




 
   
 
   Portfolio shares held  
7,486
17,700
17,000
8,217
12,081
 
   Portfolio net asset value per share  
$
11.94
$
20.23
$
19.23
$
15.51
$
7.79
 
   Investment in portfolio shares, at cost  
$
101,589
$
486,696
$
400,527
$
140,523
$
81,034
 
                                 
                                 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                                
For the year ended December 31, 2003                                
               
SUBACCOUNTS
             
   
 
                               
   
T. Rowe Price
 
AIM V.I.
 
Janus
 
MFS
 
American
 
   
International
 
Premier
 
Aspen
 
Emerging
 
Century
 
   
Stock
 
Equity
 
Growth
 
Growth
 
VP Value
 
   
Portfolio
 
Fund
 
Portfolio
 
Series
 
Fund
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME  
 
   Dividend income  
$
962
$
990
$
268
$
0
$
1,068
 
   









 
   
 
EXPENSES  
 
   Charges to contract owners for assuming mortality  
 
         risk and expense risk and for administration  
675
2,115
3,177
530
787
 
   Reimbursement for excess expenses  
0
0
0
0
0
 
   




 
   
 
NET EXPENSES  
675
2,115
3,177
530
787
 
   




 
   
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)  
287
(1,125
)
(2,909
)
(530
)
281
 
   




 
   
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)  
 
      ON INVESTMENTS  
 
   Capital gains distributions received  
74
0
0
0
0
 
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed  
(2,297
)
(18,033
)
(54,752
)
(37,620
)
1
 
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments  
22,217
87,061
154,459
66,278
21,228
 
   




 
   
 
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS  
19,994
69,028
99,707
28,658
21,229
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
                                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  
$
20,281  
$
67,903  
$
96,798  
$
28,128  
$
21,510  
   

 

 

 

 

 

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

A3


SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)

 
Franklin
  Prudential   Prudential  
Prudential
  Prudential   Janus Aspen   Janus Aspen  
Prudential
 
Templeton
  SP Alliance   SP Davis  
SP Small/Mid
  SP INVESCO Small   Aggressive Growth   Balanced  
SP PIMCO
 
Small Cap
  Large Cap Growth   Value  
Cap Value
  Company Growth   Portfolio-   Portfolio-  
Total Return
 
Fund
  Portfolio   Portfolio  
Portfolio
  Portfolio   Service Shares   Service Shares  
Portfolio
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
208,865  
$
414,668  
$
1,590,975  
$
1,381,374  
$
286,198  
$
90,052   $ 103,029  
$
2,193,971  

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
$
208,865  
$
414,668  
$
1,590,975  
$
1,381,374  
$
286,198  
$
90,052   $ 103,029  
$
  2,193,971  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
208,865  
$
414,668  
$
1,590,975  
$
1,381,374  
$
286,198  
$
90,052   $ 103,029  
$
2,193,971  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
208,865  
$
414,668  
$
1,590,975  
$
1,381,374  
$
286,198  
$
90,052   $ 103,029  
$
2,193,971  



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
304,291
522,093
 
1,556,902
 
1,176,321
 
313,415
 
202,770
  104,009  
1,835,190
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
11,983  
66,560  
162,344  
107,250  
43,895  
4,278     4,325  
190,119  
$
17.43  
$
6.23  
$
9.80  
$
12.88  
$
6.52  
$
21.05   $ 23.82  
$
11.54  
$
202,319  
$
373,873  
$
1,315,135  
$
1,133,952  
$
241,543  
$
80,604   $ 97,266  
$
2,161,842  
SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)
 

Franklin
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Janus Aspen
 
Janus Aspen
 
Prudential
 
Templeton
 
SP Alliance
 
SP Davis
 
SP Small/Mid
 
SP INVESCO Small
 
Aggressive Growth
 
Balanced
 
SP PIMCO
 
Small Cap
 
Large Cap Growth
 
Value
 
Cap Value
 
Company Growth
 
Portfolio-
 
Portfolio-
 
Total Return
 
Fund
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Service Shares
 
Service Shares
 
Portfolio
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
0  
$
0  
$
4,207  
$
232  
$
0  
$
0   $ 1,596  
$
39,091  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
909  
1,064  
4,060     2,770     443  
128     150  
5,256  
0
0
 
0
  0   0  
0
  0  
0
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
909
1,064
 
4,060
  2,770   443  
128
  150  
5,256
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(909 )
(1,064
)
147
  (2,538 ) (443 )
(128
) 1,446  
33,835
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0  
0  
0     0     0  
0     0  
25,713  
(7,553 )
553  
17,687     8,545     2,453  
(389 )   (38 )
4,192  
61,025
57,529
 
301,842
  292,781   52,466  
20,367
  9,071  
11,188
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
53,472
58,082
 
319,529
  301,326   54,919  
19,978
  9,033  
41,093
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
52,563  
$
57,018  
$
319,676  
$
298,788  
$
54,476  
$
19,850   $ 10,479  
$
74,928  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

A4


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2003

                                 SUBACCOUNTS                               
   
 
                                   
    Prudential   Janus Aspen   Prudential   Prudential   Prudential  
    SP PIMCO   Series Growth   SP Large   SP AIM   SP MFS Capital  
    High Yield   Portfolio–   Cap Value   Core Equity   Opportunities  
    Portfolio   Service Shares   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  
   
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS                      
   Investment in the portfolios, at value  
$
534,925  
$
293,910  
$
573,408  
$
145,677  
$
173,376  
   

 

 

 

 

 
   Net Assets  
$
534,925  
$
293,910  
$
573,408  
$
145,677  
$
173,376  
   

 

 

 

 

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
NET ASSETS, representing:  
   
   
   
   
   
   Accumulation units  
$
534,925  
$
293,910  
$
573,408  
$
145,677  
$
173,376  
   

 

 

 

 

 
   
$
534,925  
$
293,910  
$
573,408  
$
145,677  
$
173,376  
   

 

 

 

 

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Units outstanding  
433,776
 
344,945
 
571,837
 
151,763
 
237,329
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Portfolio shares held  
50,800  
15,436  
57,920  
21,423  
27,390  
   Portfolio net asset value per share  
$
10.53  
$
19.04  
$
9.90  
$
6.80  
$
6.33  
   Investment in portfolio shares, at cost  
$
494,743  
$
253,322  
$
481,796  
$
126,808  
$
150,766  

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 2003

                           SUBACCOUNTS                         
   
 
                                   
    Prudential   Janus Aspen   Prudential   Prudential   Prudential  
    SP PIMCO   Series Growth   SP Large   SP AIM   SP MFS Capital  
    High Yield   Portfolio–   Cap Value   Core Equity   Opportunities  
    Portfolio   Service Shares   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  
   
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME          
           
   Dividend income  
$
23,841  
$
0  
$
0
 
$
343  
$
94  
   

 

 

 

 

 
   
   
   
             
EXPENSES  
   
   
             
   Charges to contract owners for assuming mortality  
   
   
             
         risk and expense risk and for administration     1,587  
463  
1,130
    261     249  
   Reimbursement for excess expenses   0  
0
 
0
  0   0  
   
 
 
 
 
 
         
   
             
NET EXPENSES   1,587  
463
 
1,130
  261   249  
   
 
 
 
 
 
         
   
             
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   22,254  
(463
)
(1,130
) 82   (155 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
         
   
             
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)        
   
             
      ON INVESTMENTS        
   
             
   Capital gains distributions received     0  
0  
0
    0     0  
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed     3,130  
(341 )
4,886
    924     656  
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments   39,352  
53,770
 
104,759
  23,301   25,117  
   
 
 
 
 
 
         
   
             
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS   42,482  
53,429
 
109,645
  24,225   25,773  
   
 
 
 
 
 
         
   
             
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS        
   
             
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  
$
64,736  
$
52,966  
$
108,515
 
$
24,307  
$
25,618  
   
 
 
 

 

 

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

A5


                              SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)                                

 
Prudential
  Prudential  
SP Prudential
  Prudential        
Prudential
  Prudential   Prudential   Prudential  
 
SP Strategic
  SP Mid  
U.S. Emerging
  SP AIM  
SP Alliance
  SP Conservative   SP Balanced   SP Growth  
 
Partners Focused
  Cap Growth  
Growth
  Aggressive Growth  
Technology
  Asset Allocation   Asset Allocation   Asset Allocation  
 
Growth Portfolio
  Portfolio  
Portfolio
  Portfolio  
Portfolio
  Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$ 135,234   $ 598,428   $ 585,379   $ 298,032   $ 270,893   $ 542,879   $ 1,383,366   $ 2,271,995  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$ 135,234   $ 598,428   $ 585,379   $ 298,032   $ 270,893   $ 542,879   $ 1,383,366   $ 2,271,995  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$   135,234   $ 598,428   $ 585,379   $ 298,032   $ 270,893   $ 542,879   $ 1,383,366   $ 2,271,995  
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$ 135,234   $ 598,428   $ 585,379   $ 298,032   $ 270,893   $ 542,879   $ 1,383,366   $ 2,271,995  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  155,802 895,416   681,337   341,373   373,785   497,231   1,301,654   2,232,177  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  21,364     104,438     88,027     45,922     56,791     51,801     143,206     260,849  
$ 6.33   $ 5.73   $ 6.65   $ 6.49   $ 4.77   $ 10.48   $ 9.66   $ 8.71  
$ 120,309   $ 511,969   $ 488,383   $ 256,092   $ 240,234   $ 505,722   $ 1,244,354   $ 2,021,903  
                                       
                 
SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)
                   

 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
SP Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
 
SP Strategic
 
SP Mid
 
U.S. Emerging
 
SP AIM
 
SP Alliance
  SP Conservative  
SP Balanced
 
SP Growth
 
 
Partners Focused
 
Cap Growth
 
Growth
 
Aggressive Growth
 
Technology
  Asset Allocation  
Asset Allocation
 
Asset Allocation
 
 
Growth Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
  Portfolio  
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$ 0   $ 0   $ 0   $ 0   $ 0   $ 3,352   $ 5,779   $ 3,985  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  248     1,165     1,084     580     401     1,113     1,988     2,488  
  0 0   0   0   0   0   0   0  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  248 1,165   1,084   580   401   1,113   1,988   2,488  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  (248 ) (1,165 ) (1,084 ) (580 ) (401 ) 2,239   3,791   1,497  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  0     0     0     0     0     281     0     0  
  466     2,740     5,068     3,224     10,410     10,908     15,201     9,616  
  19,781 102,241   115,387   47,081   35,358   34,853   144,094   263,177  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  20,247 104,981   120,455   50,305   45,768   46,042   159,295   272,793  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$ 19,999   $ 103,816   $ 119,371   $ 49,725   $ 45,367   $ 48,281   $ 163,086   $ 274,290  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

A6


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2003

                              SUBACCOUNTS                            
   
 
    Prudential   Prudential              Prudential   Janus Aspen  
    SP Aggressive Growth   SP Jennison   SP Deutsche   International  
    Asset Allocation   International Growth   International Equity   Growth Portfolio–  
    Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Service Shares  
   
 
 
 
 
ASSETS                  
   Investment in the portfolios, at value   $ 718,676   $ 372,825   $ 500,441   $ 41,942  
   

 

 

 

 
   Net Assets   $ 718,676   $ 372,825   $ 500,441   $ 41,942  
   

 

 

 

 
                           
NET ASSETS, representing:                          
   Accumulation units   $ 718,676   $ 372,825   $ 500,441   $ 41,942  
   

 

 

 

 
    $ 718,676   $ 372,825   $ 500,441   $ 41,942  
   

 

 

 

 
                           
   Units outstanding   741,596   386,264   566,572   61,632  
   
 
 
 
 
                           
   Portfolio shares held     91,785     63,298     65,247     1,832  
   Portfolio net asset value per share   $ 7.83   $ 5.89   $ 7.67   $ 22.89  
   Investment in portfolio shares, at cost   $ 603,518   $ 301,882   $ 415,589   $ 37,363  

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 2003

               SUBACCOUNTS             
   
 
    Prudential      Prudential      Prudential      Janus Aspen     
    SP Aggressive Growth   SP Jennison   SP Deutsche   International  
    Asset Allocation   International Growth   International Equity   Growth Portfolio–  
    Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Service Shares  
   
 
 
 
 
INVESTMENT INCOME                  
   Dividend income   $ 95   $ 0   $ 2,335   $ 291  
   

 

 

 

 
                           
EXPENSES                          
   Charges to contract owners for assuming mortality                          
         risk and expense risk and for administration     1,076     833     1,148     64  
   Reimbursement for excess expenses   0   0   0   0  
   
 
 
 
 
                           
NET EXPENSES   1,076   833   1,148   64  
   
 
 
 
 
                           
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)   (981 ) (833 ) 1,187   227  
   
 
 
 
 
                           
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                          
   Capital gains distributions received     0     0     0     0  
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed     7,212     1,500     6,013     (2,801 )
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments   121,875   86,747   95,925   12,295  
   
 
 
 
 
                           
NET GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS   129,087   88,247   101,938   9,494  
   
 
 
 
 
                           
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                          
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 128,106   $ 87,414   $ 103,125   $ 9,721  
   

 

 

 

 

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

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A8


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

          SUBACCOUNTS          
 










 
  Prudential   Prudential   Prudential  
  Money Market   Diversified Bond   Equity  
  Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  
 
 
 
 
  01/01/2003   01/01/2002   01/01/2003   01/01/2002   01/01/2003   01/01/2002  
  to   to   to   to   to   to  
  12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS                        
   Net investment income (loss) $ 963,533   $ 137,618   $ 3,793,811   $ 3,105,241   $ 621,303   $ 483,048  
   Capital gains distributions received   0     0     0     0     0     0  
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed   0     0     738,565     (9,455 )   (1,696,246 )   (2,321,943 )
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss)                                    
         on investments 0   0   2,936,963   (843,675 ) 33,780,886   (31,063,664 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                    
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 963,533   137,618   7,469,339   2,252,111   32,705,943   (32,902,559 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS                                    
   Contract owner net payments   29,685,590     194,532,696     1,985,919     1,636,654     7,701,552     8,451,671  
   Policy loans   (174,810 )   (170,819 )   (612,722 )   (724,091 )   (2,687,563 )   (3,082,894 )
   Policy loan repayments and interest   602,940     168,623     1,607,323     471,473     3,784,186     4,532,943  
   Surrenders, Withdrawals and Death Benefits   (476,193 )   (1,039,365 )   (1,246,490 )   (841,882 )   (5,392,068 )   (7,532,292 )
   Net transfers between other subaccounts                                    
         or fixed rate option (181,547,304 )   (1,827,706 )   110,979,351     10,563,044     (1,588,219 )   (3,247,318 )
   Withdrawal and other charges (2,256,489 ) (1,749,467 ) (1,477,897 ) (1,003,360 ) (4,936,829 ) (4,820,217 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET                                    
      ASSETS RESULTING FROM CONTRACT                                    
      OWNER TRANSACTIONS (154,166,266 ) 189,913,962   111,235,484   10,101,838   (3,118,941 ) (5,698,107 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN                                    
      NET ASSETS (153,202,733 )   190,051,580     118,704,823     12,353,949     29,587,002     (38,600,666 )
                                     
NET ASSETS                                    
   Beginning of year 198,032,702   7,981,122   38,083,739   25,729,790   107,818,976   146,419,642  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
   End of year $ 44,829,969   $ 198,032,702   $ 156,788,562   $ 38,083,739   $ 137,405,978   $ 107,818,976  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                     
   Beginning units 172,737,737   3,851,492   10,678,553   7,429,898   19,923,233   20,140,307  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Units issued   54,609,352     175,947,699     99,850,226     4,582,484     4,030,496     3,268,641  
   Units redeemed (190,824,263 ) (7,061,454 ) (5,356,109 ) (1,333,829 ) (3,434,715 ) (3,485,715 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Ending units 36,522,826   172,737,737   105,172,670   10,678,553   20,519,014   19,923,233  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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

A9


        SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)              








Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Flexible Managed
 
Conservative Balanced
 
High Yield Bond
 
Stock Index
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 
Portfolio
 

 
 
 
 
01/01/2003
       
01/01/2002
       
01/01/2003
       
01/01/2002
       
01/01/2003
       
01/01/2002
       
01/01/2003
       
01/01/2002
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
$ 2,984,205   $ 4,865,863   $ 2,100,591   $ (440,195 ) $ 19,116,368   $ 12,775,670   $ 673,708   $ 461,326  
  0     0     0     250,641     0     0     2,018,997     756,603  
  (2,689,249 )   (1,825,387 )   (375,027 )   (432,890 )   12,966     (213,784 )   (4,694,422 )   (4,977,977 )
                                               
                                               
39,662,946   (29,753,343 ) 14,323,601   (8,843,882 ) 32,645,242   (5,607,860 ) 18,428,010   (13,226,597 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
39,957,902   (26,712,867 ) 16,049,165   (9,466,326 ) 51,774,576   6,954,026   16,426,293   (16,986,645 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
  12,718,081     15,839,075     6,574,150     7,932,774     608,392     495,710     22,275,041     17,899,200  
  (4,066,768 )   (4,618,499 )   (1,801,231 )   (1,658,724 )   (141,606 )   (84,030 )   (670,158 )   (735,554 )
  5,766,628     5,585,678     2,540,776     2,205,209     96,713     146,975     1,557,778     640,869  
  (8,533,974 )   (11,095,956 )   (4,187,271 )   (5,094,498 )   (185,332 )   (171,655 )   (852,416 )   (1,198,083 )
                                               
                                               
  2,584,151     (3,338,704 )   (1,535,544 )   (1,356,610 )   70,520,530     145,493,350     (15,010,127 )   (38,762,617 )
(8,128,781 ) (8,477,049 ) (4,272,969 ) (4,396,763 ) (1,336,879 ) (705,391 ) (2,315,305 ) (1,596,948 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
                                               
339,337   (6,105,455 ) (2,682,089 ) (2,368,612 ) 69,561,818   145,174,959   4,984,813   (23,753,133 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
  40,297,239     (32,818,322 )   13,367,076     (11,834,938 )   121,336,394     152,128,985     21,411,106     (40,739,778 )
                                               
                                               
                                               
173,139,660   205,957,982   89,679,968   101,514,906   184,922,228   32,793,243   51,411,010   92,150,788  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
$ 213,436,899   $ 173,139,660   $ 103,047,044   $ 89,679,968   $ 306,258,622   $ 184,922,228   $ 72,822,116   $ 51,411,010  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                               
43,783,047   45,114,814   25,819,049   26,398,112   81,584,506   14,583,273   46,575,357   38,188,985  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  5,743,696     5,057,463     2,667,516     2,775,123     66,155,429     69,756,883     50,931,807     22,395,707  
(5,663,184 ) (6,389,230 ) (3,315,533 ) (3,354,186 ) (921,086 ) (2,755,650 ) (47,022,470 ) (14,009,335 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
43,863,559   43,783,047   25,171,032   25,819,049   146,818,849   81,584,506   50,484,694   46,575,357  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A10


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

                                 SUBACCOUNTS                               
   
 
    Prudential   Prudential   Prudential  
    Value   Natural Resources   Global  
    Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  
   
 
 
 
    01/01/2003   01/01/2002   01/01/2003              01/01/2002   01/01/2003   01/01/2002  
    to   to   to   to   to   to  
    12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS                          
   Net investment income (loss)   $ 107,501   $ 94,773   $ 182,477   $ 10,362   $ (11,260 ) $ 381,281  
   Capital gains distributions received     0     0     331,093     113,170     0     0  
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed     (184,846 )   (271,466 )   42,052     (405,450 )   (191,268 )   (16,732,870 )
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss)                                      
         on investments   2,772,000   (2,901,502 ) 1,334,516   1,059,928   1,700,634   12,925,399  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                      
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   2,694,655   (3,078,195 ) 1,890,138   778,010   1,498,106   (3,426,190 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS                                      
   Contract owner net payments     558,400     1,542,716     221,595     189,320     748,534     629,622  
   Policy loans     (143,278 )   (204,710 )   (143,902 )   (96,658 )   (80,321 )   (97,814 )
   Policy loan repayments and interest     251,134     236,827     152,867     128,551     96,263     196,892  
   Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits .     (446,458 )   (477,995 )   (201,179 )   (135,446 )   (204,941 )   (316,081 )
   Net transfers between other subaccounts                                      
         or fixed rate option     (73,299 )   (1,022,995 )   375,564     (4,594,928 )   75,051     (49,598,183 )
   Withdrawal and other charges   (361,218 ) (379,053 ) (181,303 ) (144,866 ) (401,377 ) (379,805 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET                                      
      ASSETS RESULTING FROM CONTRACT                                      
      OWNER TRANSACTIONS   (214,719 ) (305,210 ) 223,642   (4,654,027 ) 233,209   (49,565,369 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN                                      
      NET ASSETS     2,479,936     (3,383,405 )   2,113,780     (3,876,017 )   1,731,315     (52,991,559 )
                                       
NET ASSETS                                      
   Beginning of year   10,121,432   13,504,837   4,747,673   8,623,690   4,405,221   57,396,780  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
   End of year   $ 12,601,368   $ 10,121,432   $ 6,861,453   $ 4,747,673   $ 6,136,536   $ 4,405,221  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                       
   Beginning units   2,623,251   2,639,394   1,045,158   2,244,058   3,616,814   33,173,812  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Units issued     276,805     1,008,647     271,750     314,283     1,151,159     1,284,487  
   Units redeemed   (430,298 ) (1,024,790 ) (223,711 ) (1,513,183 ) (879,450 ) (30,841,485 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Ending units   2,469,758   2,623,251   1,093,197   1,045,158   3,888,523   3,616,814  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A11


            SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)                

                           
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
T.Rowe Price
 
Government Income
 
Jennison
 
Small Capitalization Stock
 
International Stock
 
Portfolio
  Portfolio  
Portfolio
  Portfolio  

 
 
 
 
01/01/2003
       
01/01/2002
       
01/01/2003
       
01/01/2002
       
01/01/2003
       
01/01/2002
 
01/01/2003
       
01/01/2002
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
$ 144,889   $ 2,135,099   $ (45,068 ) $ (60,626 ) $ 6,978   $ 154,318   $ 287   $ 74  
  154,362     10,185     0     0     38,162     705,699     74     76  
  (10,254 )   3,456,959     (847,503 )   (1,504,757 )   399,179     8,875,583     (2,297 )   (2,439 )
                                               
                                               
(211,285 ) 81,966   4,713,173   (4,518,835 ) 2,285,594   (6,116,689 ) 22,217   (13,638 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
77,712   5,684,209   3,820,602   (6,084,218 ) 2,729,913   3,618,911   20,281   (15,927 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
  216,216     118,326     2,333,780     2,244,644     (2,697 )   422,805     2,889     5,966  
  (43,798 )   (19,441 )   (302,221 )   (325,705 )   (199,812 )   (127,100 )   0     0  
  49,461     23,925     542,247     667,253     132,253     159,161     0     0  
  (190,427 )   (120,933 )   (922,962 )   (1,065,413 )   (141,470 )   (288,883 )   (1,160 )   0  
                                               
                                               
  328,485     (3,115,416 )   (57,988 )   (1,169,858 )   5,846,079     (56,196,625 )   0     1,206  
(146,130 ) (225,056 ) (1,205,401 ) (961,322 ) (206,715 ) (296,067 ) (3,680 ) (3,607 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
                                               
213,807   (3,338,595 ) 387,455   (610,401 ) 5,427,638   (56,326,709 ) (1,951 ) 3,565  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
  291,519     2,345,614     4,208,057     (6,694,619 )   8,157,551     (52,707,798 )   18,330     (12,362 )
                                               
                                               
                                               
3,844,832   1,499,218   12,804,702   19,499,321   5,223,615   57,931,413   71,056   83,418  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
$ 4,136,351   $ 3,844,832   $ 17,012,759   $ 12,804,702   $ 13,381,166   $ 5,223,615   $ 89,386   $ 71,056  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
1,379,673   599,210   8,733,363   8,388,864   2,684,228   25,175,859   130,786   124,345  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  557,919     58,011,518     3,228,510     2,885,362     2,893,289     941,242     5,105     22,252  
(480,227 ) (57,231,055 ) (2,582,327 ) (2,540,863 ) (574,651 ) (23,432,873 ) (8,700 ) (15,811 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,457,365   1,379,673   9,379,546   8,733,363   5,002,866   2,684,228   127,191   130,786  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A12


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

          SUBACCOUNTS          
 










 
  AIM V.I.   Janus   MFS  
  Premier Equity   Aspen Growth   Emerging Growth  
  Fund   Portfolio   Series  
 
 
 
 
  01/01/2003       01/01/2002       01/01/2003       01/01/2002       01/01/2003       01/01/2002      
  to   to   to   to   to   to  
  12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS                        
   Net investment income (loss) $ (1,125 ) $ (1,112 ) $ (2,909 ) $ (3,517 ) $ (530 ) $ (886 )
   Capital gains distributions received   0     0     0     0     0     0  
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed   (18,033 )   (10,103 )   (54,752 )   (10,573 )   (37,620 )   (19,633 )
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss)                                    
         on investments 87,061   (94,894 ) 154,459   (111,624 ) 66,278   (43,188 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                  
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 67,903   (106,109 ) 96,798   (125,714 ) 28,128   (63,707 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS                                    
   Contract owner net payments   46,803     49,414     32,697     88,157     33,098     90,665  
   Policy loans   0     0     0     0     0     0  
   Policy loan repayments and interest   0     0     0     0     0     0  
   Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits .   (3,047 )   0     (2,465 )   (190 )   (453 )   (174 )
   Net transfers between other subaccounts                                    
         or fixed rate option   (1,392 )   6,834     (122,084 )   (1,255 )   (50,895 )   (28,142 )
   Withdrawal and other charges (10,272 ) (9,480 ) (21,553 ) (22,148 ) (4,355 ) (7,421 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                  
      RESULTING FROM CONTRACT                                    
      OWNER TRANSACTIONS 32,092   46,768   (113,405 ) 64,564   (22,605 ) 54,928  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN                                    
      NET ASSETS   99,995     (59,341 )   (16,607 )   (61,150 )   5,523     (8,779 )
                                     
NET ASSETS                                    
   Beginning of year 258,082   317,423   343,515   404,665   121,919   130,698  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
   End of year $ 358,077   $ 258,082   $ 326,908   $ 343,515   $ 127,442   $ 121,919  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                     
   Beginning units 502,694   432,628   755,177   647,910   308,805   217,113  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Units issued   93,571     100,187     68,090     157,209     73,517     177,130  
   Units redeemed (44,132 ) (30,121 ) (272,806 ) (49,942 ) (150,964 ) (85,438 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Ending units 552,133   502,694   550,461   755,177   231,358   308,805  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A13


            SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)              







 
American Century
 
Franklin
 
Prudential SP Alliance
 
Prudential SP
 
VP Value
 
Templeton Small
 
Large Cap Growth
 
Davis Value
 
Fund
 
Cap Fund
  Portfolio  
Portfolio
 

 
 
 
 
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
 
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
 
12/31/2003
12/31/2002
12/31/2003
12/31/2002
12/31/2003
12/31/2002
12/31/2003
12/31/2002
 








 
                                               
$ 281   $ (165 ) $ (909 ) $ (503 ) $ (1,064 ) $ (265 ) $ 147   $ (942 )
  0     3,312     0     0     0     0     0     0  
  1     (362 )   (7,553 )   (13,069 )   553     (2,023 )   17,687     (3,707 )
                                               
                                               
21,228   (13,811 ) 61,025   (41,036 ) 57,529   (16,828 ) 301,842   (26,899 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
21,510   (11,026 ) 52,563   (54,608 ) 57,018   (19,116 ) 319,676   (31,548 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
  27,266     30,500     45,951     57,291     249,925     148,020     839,658     407,242  
  0     0     0     0     (700 )   0     (2,225 )   0  
  0     0     0     0     0     0     4     0  
  (41,075 )   (287 )   (6,516 )   0     (7,901 )   (63 )   (26,675 )   (1,028 )
                                               
                                               
  (3,937 )   17,854     2,319     (7,955 )   95,519     59,446     348,431     268,476  
(3,217 ) (3,021 ) (12,072 ) (12,557 ) (116,518 ) (57,612 ) (395,403 ) (167,889 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
                                               
(20,963 ) 45,046   29,682   36,779   220,325   149,791   763,790   506,801  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
  547     34,020     82,245     (17,829 )   277,343     130,675     1,083,466     475,253  
                                               
                                               
                                               
93,567   59,547   126,620   144,449   137,325   6,650   507,509   32,256  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
$ 94,114   $ 93,567   $ 208,865   $ 126,620   $ 414,668   $ 137,325   $ 1,590,975   $ 507,509  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                               
80,428   44,326   251,394   203,031   212,842   6,897   638,722   33,445  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  23,310     44,405     91,818     115,940     495,474     288,311     1,514,357     826,506  
(40,444 ) (8,303 ) (38,921 ) (67,577 ) (186,223 ) (82,366 ) (596,177 ) (221,229 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
63,294   80,428   304,291   251,394   522,093   212,842   1,556,902   638,722  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A14


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

          SUBACCOUNTS          
 










 
  Prudential   Prudential   Janus Aspen  
  SP Small/Mid   SP INVESCO Small   Aggressive Growth  
  Cap Value   Company Growth   Portfolio–  
  Portfolio   Portfolio   Service Shares  
 
 
 
 
  01/01/2003   01/01/2002   01/01/2003   01/01/2002   01/01/2003   01/01/2002  
  to   to   to   to   to   to  
  12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS                        
   Net investment income (loss) $ (2,538 ) $ 1,408   $ (443 ) $ (89 ) $ (128 ) $ (70 )
   Capital gains distributions received   0     0     0     0     0     0  
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed   8,545     (4,076 )   2,453     (2,064 )   (389 )   (2,583 )
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss)                                    
         on investments 292,781   (45,480 ) 52,466   (7,827 ) 20,367   (9,362 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                  
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 298,788   (48,148 ) 54,476   (9,980 ) 19,850   (12,015 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS                                    
   Contract owner net payments   950,857     439,738     197,044     73,816     31,214     33,066  
   Policy loans   (3,687 )   0     (132 )   0     0     0  
   Policy loan repayments and interest   31     0     0     0     0     0  
   Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits   (17,880 )   (13,510 )   (3,487 )   (257 )   0     0  
   Net transfers between other subaccounts                                    
         or fixed rate option   129,301     296,022     51,460     54,238     (376 )   (4,029 )
   Withdrawal and other charges (461,328 ) (203,560 ) (93,810 ) (38,495 ) (2,330 ) (2,179 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                    
      RESULTING FROM CONTRACT                                    
      OWNER TRANSACTIONS 597,294   518,690   151,075   89,302   28,508   26,858  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN                                    
      NET ASSETS   896,082     470,542     205,551     79,322     48,358     14,843  
                                     
NET ASSETS                                    
   Beginning of year 485,292   14,750   80,647   1,325   41,694   26,851  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
   End of year $ 1,381,374   $ 485,292   $ 286,198   $ 80,647   $ 90,052   $ 41,694  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                     
   Beginning units 551,045   14,971   118,669   1,356   126,265   58,341  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Units issued   1,161,847     776,069     330,573     177,008     87,366     89,811  
   Units redeemed (536,571 ) (239,995 ) (135,827 ) (59,695 ) (10,861 ) (21,887 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Ending units 1,176,321   551,045   313,415   118,669   202,770   126,265  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A15


            SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)              















 
Janus Aspen
 
Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Janus Aspen
 
Balanced
 
SP PIMCO
 
SP PIMCO
 
Series Growth
 
Portfolio–
 
Total Return
 
High Yield
 
Portfolio–
 
Service Shares  
Portfolio
  Portfolio   Service Shares  

 
 
 
 
01/01/2003
 
01/01/2002
 
01/01/2003
 
01/01/2002
 
01/01/2003
 
01/01/2002
 
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
to
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
$ 1,446   $ 1,043   $ 33,835   $ 10,838   $ 22,254   $ 6,660   $ (463 ) $ (120 )
  0     0     25,713     3     0     0     0     0  
  (38 )   (3,266 )   4,192     1,078     3,130     (807 )   (341 )   (1,710 )
                                               
                                               
9,071   (3,391 ) 11,188   21,670   39,352   965   53,770   (13,189 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
10,479   (5,614 ) 74,928   33,589   64,736   6,818   52,966   (15,019 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
  39,554     45,901     1,163,665     468,755     201,120     133,015     216,204     100,957  
  0     0     (5,747 )   0     (59 )   0     (4,239 )   0  
  0     0     13     0     0     0     31     0  
  0     0     (34,198 )   (4,071 )   (8,181 )   (312 )   (2,197 )   (260 )
                                               
                                               
  8,670     (29,438 )   674,824     489,780     185,199     78,820     39,989     56,061  
(2,715 ) (3,388 ) (524,853 ) (174,141 ) (98,513 ) (37,647 ) (104,385 ) (46,957 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
                                               
45,509   13,075   1,273,704   780,323   279,566   173,876   145,403   109,801  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
                                               
  55,988     7,461     1,348,632     813,912     344,302     180,694     198,369     94,782  
                                               
                                               
                                               
47,041   39,580   845,339   31,427   190,623   9,929   95,541   759  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                               
$ 103,029   $ 47,041   $ 2,193,971   $ 845,339   $ 534,925   $ 190,623   $ 293,910   $ 95,541  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                               
53,895   42,239   737,892   29,749   188,324   9,795   147,070   854  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  53,089     51,139     1,778,842     935,160     352,181     222,739     371,011     271,895  
(2,975 ) (39,483 ) (681,544 ) (227,017 ) (106,729 ) (44,210 ) (173,136 ) (125,679 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
104,009   53,895   1,835,190   737,892   433,776   188,324   344,945   147,070  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A16


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

          SUBACCOUNTS          
 










 
  Prudential   Prudential   Prudential  
  SP Large   SP AIM   SP MFS Capital  
  Cap Value   Core Equity   Opportunities  
  Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  
 
 
 
 
  01/01/2003   01/01/2002   01/01/2003   01/01/2002   01/01/2003   01/01/2002  
  to   to   to   to   to   to  
  12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS                        
   Net investment income (loss) $ (1,130 ) $ 1,601   $ 82   $ (89 ) $ (155 ) $ (54 )
   Capital gains distributions received   0     0     0     0     0     0  
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed   4,886     (1,605 )   924     (984 )   656     (608 )
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss)                                    
         on investments 104,759   (13,152 ) 23,301   (4,437 ) 25,117   (2,514 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                    
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 108,515   (13,156 ) 24,307   (5,510 ) 25,618   (3,176 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS                                    
   Contract owner net payments   394,289     186,786     112,907     61,279     106,152     53,819  
   Policy loans   (151 )   0     0     0     (31 )   0  
   Policy loan repayments and interest   2     0     0     0     1     0  
   Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits .   (10,055 )   (983 )   (5,040 )   (27 )   (926 )   (471 )
   Net transfers between other subaccounts                                    
         or fixed rate option   90,812     115,949     5,717     49,463     37,624     23,763  
   Withdrawal and other charges (208,087 ) (91,210 ) (61,677 ) (36,920 ) (50,124 ) (19,370 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                    
      RESULTING FROM CONTRACT                                    
      OWNER TRANSACTIONS 266,810   210,542   51,907   73,795   92,696   57,741  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN                                    
      NET ASSETS   375,325     197,386     76,214     68,285     118,314     54,565  
                                     
NET ASSETS                                    
   Beginning of year 198,083   697   69,463   1,178   55,062   497  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
   End of year $ 573,408   $ 198,083   $ 145,677   $ 69,463   $ 173,376   $ 55,062  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                     
   Beginning units 249,654   732   89,284   1,281   95,349   612  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Units issued   708,892     364,365     147,553     135,886     222,864     127,702  
   Units redeemed (386,709 ) (115,443 ) (85,074 ) (47,883 ) (80,884 ) (32,965 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Ending units 571,837   249,654   151,763   89,284   237,329   95,349  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A17


            SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)              
                               
Prudential SP
 
Prudential
 
SP Prudential
 
Prudential
 
Strategic Partners
 
SP Mid Cap
 
U.S.Emerging
 
SP AIM Aggressive
 
Focused Growth
 
Growth
 
Growth
 
Growth
 
Portfolio
  Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  

 
 
 
 
01/01/2003
 
01/01/2002
 
01/01/2003
 
01/01/2002
 
01/01/2003
 
01/01/2002
 
01/01/2003
 
01/01/2002
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
to
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 
12/31/2003
 
12/31/2002
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                             
$ (248 ) $ (54 ) $ (1,165 )
$
(248
) $ (1,084 ) $ (279 ) $ (580 ) $ (93 )
  0     0     0  
0
    0     0     0     0  
  466     (478 )   2,740   (3,703 )   5,068     (4,052 )   3,224     (1,792 )
                 
                         
                 
                         
19,781   (4,872 ) 102,241  
(16,141
) 115,387   (18,454 ) 47,081   (5,144 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
                         
                 
                         
19,999   (5,404 ) 103,816  
(20,092
) 119,371   (22,785 ) 49,725   (7,029 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
                         
                 
                         
  90,836     34,309     345,703  
137,350
    352,360     190,748     234,526     93,577  
  0     0     (589 )
0
    (642 )   0     (1,268 )   0  
  0     0     3  
0
    2     0     5     0  
  (1,592 )   (116 )   (5,047 )
(295
)   (8,059 )   (1,118 )   (8,796 )   (395 )
                 
                         
                 
                         
  20,392     30,642     134,672  
70,313
    122,449     85,414     67,435     50,158  
(39,107 ) (16,546 ) (127,192 )
(46,061
) (181,025 ) (84,179 ) (129,064 ) (51,102 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
                         
                 
                         
                 
                         
70,529   48,289   347,550  
161,307
  285,085   190,865   162,838   92,238  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
                         
                 
                         
  90,528     42,885     451,366  
141,215
    404,456     168,080     212,563     85,209  
                 
                         
                 
                         
                 
                         
44,706   1,821   147,062  
5,847
  180,923   12,843   85,469   260  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
                         
$ 135,234   $ 44,706   $ 598,428  
$
147,062
  $ 585,379   $ 180,923   $ 298,032   $ 85,469  


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
                 
                         
64,582   1,961   307,678  
6,253
  298,078   13,918   123,685   297  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  145,912     84,656     832,323  
414,683
    652,186     424,403     416,110     201,632  
(54,692 ) (22,035 ) (244,585 )
(113,258
) (268,927 ) (140,243 ) (198,422 ) (78,244 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
155,802   64,582   895,416  
307,678
  681,337   298,078   341,373   123,685  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A18


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

          SUBACCOUNTS          
 










 
  Prudential   Prudential   Prudential  
  SP Alliance   SP Conservative   SP Balanced Asset  
  Technology   Asset Allocation   Allocation  
  Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio  
 
 
 
 
  01/01/2003   01/01/2002   01/01/2003   01/01/2002   01/01/2003   01/01/2002  
  to   to   to   to   to   to  
  12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002   12/31/2003   12/31/2002  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATIONS                        
   Net investment income (loss) $ (401 ) $ (57 ) $ 2,239   $ (171 ) $ 3,791   $ (252 )
   Capital gains distributions received   0     0     281     3     0     14  
   Realized gain (loss) on shares redeemed   10,410     (2,597 )   10,908     (189 )   15,201     (3,038 )
   Net change in unrealized gain (loss)                                    
         on investments 35,358   (4,661 ) 34,853   2,302   144,094   (5,082 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                                    
      RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS 45,367   (7,315 ) 48,281   1,945   163,086   (8,358 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTIONS                                    
   Contract owner net payments   155,460     39,643     360,510     102,969     964,779     212,134  
   Policy loans   (1,833 )   0     (49,664 )   0     (65,791 )   0  
   Policy loan repayments and interest   0     0     75     0     292     0  
   Surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits .   (2,494 )   (221 )   (4,919 )   (82 )   (7,344 )   (143 )
   Net transfers between other subaccounts                                    
         or fixed rate option   80,420     28,040     223,704     96,165     548,947     167,184  
   Withdrawal and other charges (50,355 ) (17,291 ) (187,255 ) (49,275 ) (479,831 ) (111,611 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET                                    
      ASSETS RESULTING FROM CONTRACT                                    
      OWNER TRANSACTIONS 181,198   50,171   342,451   149,777   961,052   267,564  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                     
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN                                    
      NET ASSETS   226,565     42,856     390,732     151,722     1,124,138     259,206  
                                     
NET ASSETS                                    
   Beginning of year 44,328   1,472   152,147   425   259,228   22  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   End of year $ 270,893   $ 44,328   $ 542,879   $ 152,147   $ 1,383,366   $ 259,228  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                     
   Beginning units 87,589   1,702   161,912   424   298,712   22  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Units issued   490,962     162,334     700,978     211,874     1,789,095     471,491  
   Units redeemed (204,766 ) (76,447 ) (365,659 ) (50,386 ) (786,153 ) (172,801 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Ending units 373,785   87,589   497,231   161,912   1,301,654   298,712  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

A19


                  SUBACCOUNTS (Continued)                  


















 
                                         
Prudential
Prudential
Prudential
Prudential
Janus Aspen
 
SP Growth Asset
SP Aggressive Growth
SP Jennison
SP Deutsche
International Growth
 
Allocation
Asset Allocation
International Growth
International Equity
Portfolio-
 
Portfolio
Portfolio
Portfolio
Portfolio
Service Shares
 

 
 
 
 
 
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
01/01/2003
01/01/2002
 
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
 
12/31/2003
12/31/2002
12/31/2003
12/31/2002
12/31/2003
12/31/2002
12/31/2003
12/31/2002
12/31/2003
12/31/2002
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                             
$ 1,497   $ (307 ) $ (981 ) $ (137 ) $ (833 ) $ (261 ) $ 1,187   $ (218 ) $ 227   $ 175  
  0     14     0       0     0     0     0     0     0     0  
  9,616     (1,811 )   7,212     (1,560 )   1,500     (1,201 )   6,013     (1,547 )   (2,801 )   (4,461 )
                                                             
                                                             
263,177   (13,092 ) 121,875   (6,717 ) 86,747   (15,806 ) 95,925   (11,192 ) 12,295   (6,891 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                             
                                                             
274,290   (15,196 ) 128,106   (8,414 ) 87,414   (17,268 ) 103,125   (12,957 ) 9,721   (11,177 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                             
                                                             
  1,755,343     361,774     591,163     176,176     224,343     140,379     341,793     145,746     14,484     27,849  
  (1,000 )   0     (484 )     0     (717 )   0     (1,038 )   0     0     0  
  3     0     0       0     1     0     3     0     0     0  
  (15,206 )   (840 )   (4,668 )   (7,736 )   (7,634 )   (357 )   (6,777 )   (695 )   0     0  
                                                             
                                                             
  738,694     197,120     93,097     58,550     33,877     69,665     62,750     78,436     (11,012 )   (9,299 )
(833,043 ) (190,714 ) (247,771 ) (59,343 ) (113,592 ) (54,466 ) (152,947 ) (62,195 ) (1,204 ) (1,967 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
1,644,791   367,340   431,337   167,647   136,278   155,221   243,784   161,292   2,268   16,583  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                             
                                                             
  1,919,081     352,144     559,443     159,233     223,692     137,953     346,909     148,335     11,989     5,406  
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
352,914   770   159,233   0   149,133   11,180   153,532   5,197   29,953   24,547  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,271,995  
$
352,914  
$
718,676  
$
159,233  
$
372,825  
$
149,133  
$
500,441  
$
153,532  
$
41,942  
$
29,953  


 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                                             
443,009   798   217,547   0   215,024   12,453   219,450   5,882   59,096   35,884  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  2,763,842     711,412     834,697     307,839     330,794     277,167     616,143     302,195     28,314     47,166  
(974,674 ) (269,201 ) (310,648 ) (90,292 ) (159,554 ) (74,596 ) (269,021 ) (88,627 ) (25,778 ) (23,954 )

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,232,177   443,009   741,596   217,547   386,264   215,024   566,572   219,450   61,632   59,096  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT
DECEMBER 31, 2003

Note 1: General

Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account (the “Account”) was established on January 13, 1984 under New Jersey law as a separate investment account of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“Pruco Life of New Jersey”) which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pruco Life Insurance Company (an Arizona domiciled company) and is indirectly wholly-owned by The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“PFI”).The assets of the Account are segregated from Pruco Life of New Jersey’s other assets. Proceeds from the purchases of Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Life (“VAL”), Pruco Life of New Jersey PRUvider Variable Appreciable Life (“PRUvider”), effective November 10, 1999 Pruco Life of New Jersey PruSelect III (“PSEL III”), effective May 1, 2000 Pruco Life of New Jersey Survivorship Variable Universal Life (“SVUL”) and effective February 12, 2001 Pruco Life of New Jersey PruLife Custom Premier (“VUL”) contracts are invested in the Account.

The Account is registered under the Investment Company act of 1940, as amended, as a unit investment trust. The Account is a funding vehicle for individual life insurance contracts. Each contract offers the option to invest in various subaccounts, each of which invests in either a corresponding portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund, Inc. (the “Series Fund”) or one of the non-Prudential administered funds (collectively, the “portfolios”). Investment options vary by contract. Options available to the Variable Appreciable Account contracts which invest in a corresponding portfolio of the Series Fund are: Prudential Money Market Portfolio, Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio, Prudential Equity Portfolio, Prudential Flexible Managed Portfolio, Prudential Conservative Balanced Portfolio, Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio, Prudential Stock Index Portfolio, Prudential Value Portfolio, Prudential Natural Resources Portfolio, Prudential Global Portfolio, Prudential Government Income Portfolio, Prudential Jennison Portfolio, Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio, Prudential SP Alliance Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Prudential SP Davis Value Portfolio, Prudential SP Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio, Prudential SP INVESCO Small Company Growth Portfolio, Prudential SP PIMCO Total Return Portfolio, Prudential SP PIMCO High Yield Portfolio, Prudential SP Large Cap Value Portfolio, Prudential SP AIM Core Equity Portfolio, Prudential SP MFS Capital Opportunities Portfolio, Prudential SP Strategic Partners Focused Growth Portfolio, Prudential SP Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio, Prudential SP AIM Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Prudential SP Alliance Technology Portfolio, Prudential SP Conservative Asset Allocation Portfolio, Prudential SP Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio, Prudential SP Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio, Prudential SP Aggressive Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio, Prudential SP Jennison International Growth Portfolio and Prudential SP Deutsche International Equity Portfolio. Options available to the Variable Appreciable Account contracts which invest in a corresponding portfolio of the non-Prudential administered funds are: T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio, AIM V.I. Premier Equity Series Fund, Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio, MFS Emerging Growth Series Portfolio, American Century VP Value Fund, Franklin Templeton Small Cap Fund, American Century VP Income and Growth Portfolio, Dreyfus Midcap Growth Portfolio, Dreyfus Small Cap Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Core Small Cap Equity, INVESCO VIF-Utilities Fund, INVESCO VIF-Technology Fund, Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth Portfolio - Service Shares, Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio-Service Shares, Oppenheimer Aggressive Growth Fund/VA, Janus Aspen Series Growth Portfolio - Service Shares and Janus Aspen International Growth Portfolio—Service Shares. These financial statements relate only to the subaccounts available to the Variable Appreciable Account contract owners.

The Series Fund is a diversified open-end management investment company, and is managed by an affiliate of Prudential.

At December 31, 2003 there were no balances pertaining to the Oppenheimer Aggressive Growth Fund V/A, American Century VP Income and Growth Portfolio, Dreyfus Midcap Growth Portfolio, Dreyfus Small Cap Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Core Small Cap Equity, INVESCO VIF-Utilities Fund and the INVESCO VIF-Technology Fund.

Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Investments—The investments in shares of the portfolios are stated at the net asset value of the respective portfolio, which value their investment securities at fair value.

Security Transactions—Realized gains and losses on security transactions are reported on an average cost basis. Purchase and sale transactions are recorded as of the trade date of the security being purchased or sold.

Distributions Received—Dividend and capital gain distributions received are reinvested in additional shares of the portfolios and are recorded on the distribution date.

Note 3: Taxes

Pruco Life of New Jersey is taxed as a “life insurance company” as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. The results of operations of the Account form a part of PFI’s consolidated federal tax return. Under current federal law, no federal income taxes are payable by the Account. As such, no provision for tax liability has been recorded in these financial statements. Pruco Life of New Jersey management will review periodically the status of the policy in the event of changes in the tax law. A charge may be made in future years for any federal income taxes that would be attributable to the contracts.

Note 4: Purchases and Sales of Investments

The aggregate costs of purchases and proceeds from sales, excluding distributions received and reinvested, of investments in the portfolios for the year ended December 31, 2003 were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
   
 
 
Prudential Money Market Portfolio   $ 57,620,387   $ (212,112,904 )
Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio   $ 138,412,735   $ (27,476,823 )
Prudential Equity Portfolio   $ 1,989,992   $ (5,673,408 )
Prudential Flexible Managed Portfolio   $ 17,468,775   $ (17,907,233 )
Prudential Conservative Balanced Portfolio   $ 1,138,889   $ (4,264,160 )
Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio   $ 70,685,905   $ (2,427,916 )
Prudential Stock Index Portfolio   $ 37,335,314   $ (32,585,517 )
Prudential Value Portfolio   $ 465,367   $ (745,121 )
Prudential Natural Resources Portfolio   $ 860,411   $ (669,160 )
Prudential Global Portfolio   $ 701,311   $ (497,575 )
Prudential Government Income Portfolio   $ 1,205,338   $ (1,018,085 )
Prudential Jennison Portfolio   $ 1,635,933   $ (1,332,438 )
Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio   $ 11,353,008   $ (5,970,279 )
T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio   $ 2,741   $ (5,367 )
AIM V.I. Premier Equity Fund   $ 56,159   $ (26,183 )
Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio   $ 30,522   $ (147,103 )
MFS Emerging Growth Series   $ 36,054   $ (59,190 )
American Century VP Value Fund   $ 29,995   $ (51,745 )
Franklin Templeton Small Cap Fund   $ 48,320   $ (19,546 )
Prudential SP Alliance Large Cap Growth Portfolio   $ 278,039   $ (58,780 )
Prudential SP Davis Value Portfolio   $ 974,817   $ (215,087 )
Prudential SP Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio   $ 736,809   $ (142,285 )
Prudential SP INVESCO Small Company Growth Portfolio   $ 188,314   $ (37,681 )
Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth Portfolio - Service Shares . .   $ 32,206   $ (3,826 )
Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio - Service Shares   $ 47,988   $ (2,629 )
Prudential SP PIMCO Total Return Portfolio   $ 1,571,296   $ (302,847 )
Prudential SP PIMCO High Yield Portfolio   $ 332,380   $ (54,400 )
Janus Aspen Series Growth Portfolio - Service Shares   $ 200,307   $ (55,368 )
Prudential SP Large Cap Value Portfolio   $ 435,121   $ (169,442 )
Prudential SP AIM Core Equity Portfolio   $ 82,125   $ (30,479 )
               
               

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Note 4: Purchases and Sales of Investments (continued)

  Purchases   Sales  
 
 
 
Prudential SP MFS Capital Opportunities Portfolio $ 110,618   $ (18,172 )
Prudential SP Strategic Partners Focused Growth Portfolio . . $ 88,844   $ (18,564 )
Prudential SP Mid Cap Growth Portfolio $ 384,790   $ (38,406 )
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio $ 338,090   $ (54,088 )
Prudential SP AIM Aggressive Growth Portfolio $ 222,107   $ (59,849 )
Prudential SP Alliance Technology Portfolio $ 279,826   $ (99,029 )
Prudential SP Conservative Asset Allocation Portfolio $ 591,515   $ (250,177 )
Prudential SP Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio $ 1,281,775   $ (322,710 )
Prudential SP Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio $ 1,832,934   $ (190,633 )
Prudential SP Aggressive Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio . . $ 532,993   $ (102,731 )
Prudential SP Jennison International Growth Portfolio $ 180,830   $ (45,385 )
Prudential SP Deutsche International Equity Portfolio $ 331,664   $ (89,026 )
Janus Aspen International Growth Portfolio - Service Shares $ 14,572   $ (12,369 )

Note 5: Related Party Transactions

Prudential and its affiliates perform various services on behalf of the mutual fund company that administers the portfolios in which the Account invests and may receive fees for the services performed. These services include, among other things, shareholder communications, preparation, postage, fund transfer agency and various other record keeping and customer service functions.

The Series Fund has a management agreement with Prudential Investment LLC (“PI”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential. Pursuant to this agreement PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisors’ performance of such services. PI has entered into subadvisory agreements with several subadvisors, including Prudential Investment Management, Inc. and Jennison Associates LLC, which are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential.

The Series Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, which acts as the distributor of the Class I and Class II shares of the Series Fund.

PI has agreed to reimburse certain portfolios of the Series Fund the portion of the management fee for that Portfolio equal to the amount that the aggregate annual ordinary operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, and brokerage commissions) exceeds various agreed upon percentages of the portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Series Fund’s transfer agent.

Prudential has purchased multiple individual PSELIII contracts of the Account insuring the lives of certain employees. Prudential is the owner and beneficiary of the contracts. There were $16.5 million in premium payments for the year ended December 31, 2003. Equity of Contract owners in that subaccount at December 31, 2003 includes approximately $208.7 million owned by Prudential.

Note 6: Financial Highlights

The Pruco Life of New Jersey sells a number of variable life insurance products that are funded by the Account. These products have unique combinations of features and fees that are charged against the contract owner’s account balance. Differences in the fee structures result in a variety of unit values, expense ratios and total returns.

The following table was developed by determining which products offered by Pruco Life of New Jersey have the lowest and highest expense ratio. Only product designs within the Account that had units outstanding throughout the respective periods, were considered when determining the lowest and highest total expense ratio. The summary may not reflect the minimum and maximum contract charges offered by the Pruco Life of New Jersey as contract owners may not have selected all available and applicable contract options.

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Note 6: Financial Highlights (continued)

  At year ended   For year ended
 
 
  Units   Unit Value   Net Assets   Investment   Expense Ratio   Total Return
  (000s) Lowest to Highest   (000s) Income Ratio*   Lowest to Highest**   Lowest to Highest***
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Prudential Money Market Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 36,523  
$1.04751 to $2.22537
$
44,830   0.88 %
0.20% to 0.90%
-0.05% to 0.65%
December 31, 2002 172,738  
$1.04174 to $2.21945
$
198,032   1.36 %
0.20% to 0.90%
0.63% to 1.31%
December 31, 2001 3,851  
$1.02864 to $2.19874
$
7,981   4.04 %
0.20% to 0.90%
3.17% to 3.88%
     
         
  Prudential Diversified Bond Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 105,173  
$1.18525 to $3.95454
$
156,789   4.73 %
0.20% to 0.90%
6.52% to 7.26%
December 31, 2002 10,679  
$1.10563 to $3.69970
$
38,084   10.60 %
0.25% to 0.90%
6.11% to 6.79%
December 31, 2001 7,430  
$1.03535 to $3.47473
$
25,730   6.10 %
0.25% to 0.90%
6.22% to 6.38%
     
         
  Prudential Equity Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 20,519  
$0.93887 to $7.41271
$
137,406   1.01 %
0.25% to 0.90%
30.48% to 31.33%
December 31, 2002 19,923  
$0.71954 to $5.65783
$
107,819   0.89 %
0.25% to 0.90%
-23.04% to -22.54%
December 31, 2001 20,140  
$0.93072 to $7.32260
$
146,420   0.83 %
0.25% to 0.90%
-11.97% to -11.62%
     
         
  Prudential Flexible Managed Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 43,864  
$0.98351 to $5.04879
$
213,437   2.01 %
0.38% to 0.90%
22.65% to 23.29%
December 31, 2002 43,783  
$0.80187 to $4.09497
$
173,139   2.99 %
0.37% to 0.90%
-13.52% to -13.06%
December 31, 2001 45,115  
$0.92720 to $4.71001
$
205,958   3.75 %
0.35% to 0.90%
-6.52% to -6.01%
     
         
  Prudential Conservative Balanced Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 25,171  
$1.02824 to $4.29166
$
103,047   2.69 %
0.42% to 0.90%
17.70% to 18.27%
December 31, 2002 25,819  
$0.87358 to $3.62885
$
89,680   0.00 %
0.42% to 0.90%
-9.79% to -9.36%
December 31, 2001 26,398  
$0.96841 to $4.00354
$
101,516   3.40 %
0.40% to 0.90%
-2.88% to -2.41%
     
         
  Prudential High Yield Bond Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 146,819  
$1.14520 to $2.82099
$
306,259   8.54 %
0.20% to 0.90%
23.90% to 24.78%
December 31, 2002 81,585  
$0.92426 to $2.26950
$
184,922   13.32 %
0.25% to 0.90%
0.60% to 1.23%
December 31, 2001 14,583  
$0.91872 to $2.24949
$
32,793   12.05 %
0.25% to 0.90%
-1.30% to -1.03%
     
         
  Prudential Stock Index Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 50,485  
$0.78920 to $4.83241
$
72,822   1.48 %
0.20% to 0.90%
27.05% to 27.93%
December 31, 2002 46,575  
$0.62117 to $3.79264
$
51,411   1.13 %
0.20% to 0.90%
-22.90% to -22.35%
December 31, 2001 38,189  
$0.80562 to $4.90359
$
92,151   1.08 %
0.20% to 0.90%
-12.83% to -12.23%
     
         
  Prudential Value Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 2,470  
$1.13442 to $5.20021
$
12,601   1.60 %
0.60% to 0.90%
26.93% to 27.30%
December 31, 2002 2,623  
$0.89376 to $4.08489
$
10,121   1.41 %
0.60% to 0.90%
-22.66% to -22.12%
December 31, 2001 2,639  
$0.93072 to $7.32260
$
13,505   1.57 %
0.60% to 0.90%
-2.95% to -2.66%
     
         
  Prudential Natural Resources Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 1,093  
$6.27650 to $6.27650
$
6,861   3.96 %
0.60% to 0.60%
38.17% to 38.17%
December 31, 2002 1,045  
$4.54254 to $4.54254
$
4,748   0.74 %
0.60% to 0.60%
18.21% to 18.21%
December 31, 2001 2,244  
$3.84290 to $3.84290
$
8,624   2.94 %
0.60% to 0.60%
-10.62% to -10.62%
     
         
  Prudential Global Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 3,889  
$0.67013 to $1.72057
$
6,137   0.36 %
0.25% to 0.90%
32.87% to 33.72%
December 31, 2002 3,617  
$0.50434 to $1.29103
$
4,406   2.47 %
0.25% to 0.90%
-25.80% to -25.33%
December 31, 2001 33,174  
$0.67974 to $1.73500
$
57,397   0.35 %
0.25% to 0.90%
-18.34% to -18.10%
     
         
  Prudential Government Income Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 1,457  
$2.83824 to $2.83824
$
4,136   3.86 %
0.60% to 0.60%
1.85% to 1.85%
December 31, 2002 1,380  
$2.78677 to $2.78677
$
3,845   7.15 %
0.60% to 0.60%
11.38% to 11.38%
December 31, 2001 599  
$2.50199 to $2.50199
$
1,499   6.06 %
0.60% to 0.60%
7.42% to 7.42%
     
         
  Prudential Jennison Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 9,380  
$0.57225 to $2.13674
$
17,013   0.27 %
0.25% to 0.90%
29.09% to 29.92%
December 31, 2002 8,733  
$0.44328 to $1.65033
$
12,805   0.21 %
0.25% to 0.90%
-31.57% to -31.13%
December 31, 2001 8,389  
$0.64774 to $2.40452
$
19,499   0.16 %
0.25% to 0.90%
-18.97% to -18.73%
     
         
  Prudential Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 5,003  
$2.67470 to $2.67470
$
13,381   0.69 %
0.60% to 0.60%
37.44% to 37.44%
December 31, 2002 2,684  
$1.94604 to $1.94604
$
5,224   1.24 %
0.60% to 0.60%
-15.43% to -15.43%
December 31, 2001 25,176  
$2.30107 to $2.30107
$
57,931   0.51 %
0.60% to 0.60%
4.92% to 4.92%
     
         
  T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 127  
$0.70277 to $0.70277
$
89   1.28 %
0.90% to 0.90%
29.35% to 29.35%
December 31, 2002 131  
$0.54330 to $0.54330
$
71   0.99 %
0.90% to 0.90%
-19.01% to -19.01%
December 31, 2001 124  
$0.67086 to $0.67086
$
83   2.32 %
0.90% to 0.90%
-22.91% to -22.91%
     
         
  AIM V.I. Premier Equity Fund
 
December 31, 2003 552  
$0.61995 to $0.71231
$
358   0.32 %
0.20% to 0.90%
23.97% to 24.82%
December 31, 2002 503  
$0.50008 to $0.57069
$
258   0.38 %
0.20% to 0.90%
-30.89% to -30.40%
December 31, 2001 433  
$0.72355 to $0.82001
$
317   0.13 %
0.20% to 0.90%
-12.74% to -12.74%
     
         
  Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 550  
$0.59388 to $0.59388
$
327   0.08 %
0.90% to 0.90%
30.56% to 30.56%
December 31, 2002 755  
$0.45488 to $0.45488
$
344   0.00 %
0.90% to 0.90%
-27.17% to -27.17%
December 31, 2001 648  
$0.62457 to $0.62457
$
405   0.08 %
0.90% to 0.90%
-25.41% to -25.41%

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Note 6: Financial Highlights (continued)

  At year ended   For year ended
 
 
  Units   Unit Value   Net Assets   Investment   Expense Ratio   Total Return
  (000s) Lowest to Highest   (000s) Income Ratio*   Lowest to Highest**   Lowest to Highest***
 
 
 
 
 
 
  MFS Emerging Growth Series
 
December 31, 2003 231  
$0.46227 to $0.63811
$ 127   0.00 %  
0.20% to 0.90%
29.04% to 29.96%
December 31, 2002 309  
$0.35823 to $0.49100
$ 122   0.00 %  
0.20% to 0.90%
-34.35% to -33.89%
December 31, 2001 217  
$0.54567 to $0.74275
$ 131   0.00 %  
0.20% to 0.90%
-34.07% to -34.07%
     
           
  American Century VP Value Fund
 
December 31, 2003 63  
$1.48693 to $1.48693
$ 94   1.21 %  
0.90% to 0.90%
27.81% to 27.81%
December 31, 2002 80  
$1.16337 to $1.16337
$ 94   0.68 %  
0.90% to 0.90%
-13.40% to -13.40%
December 31, 2001 44  
$1.34339 to $1.34339
$ 60   0.00 %  
0.90% to 0.90%
3.68% to 3.68%
     
           
  Franklin Templeton Small Cap Fund
 
December 31, 2003 304  
$0.68532 to $0.68757
$ 209   0.00 %  
0.20% to 0.90%
36.00% to 36.97%
December 31, 2002 251  
$0.50033 to $0.50555
$ 126   0.27 %  
0.20% to 0.90%
-29.32% to -28.82%
December 31, 2001 203  
$0.70289 to $0.71530
$ 144   0.45 %  
0.20% to 0.90%
-16.00% to -16.00%
     
           
  Prudential SP Alliance Large Cap Growth Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 522  
$0.78954 to $0.80974
$ 415   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
22.76% to 23.57%
December 31, 2002 213  
$0.63892 to $0.65960
$ 138   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-31.81% to -31.36%
December 31, 2001 7  
$0.93088 to $0.96725
$ 7   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-8.20% to -8.20%
     
           
  Prudential SP Davis Value Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 1,557  
$1.01900 to $1.03934
$ 1,591   0.39 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
28.25% to 29.07%
December 31, 2002 639  
$0.78949 to $0.81040
$ 508   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-16.44% to -15.91%
December 31, 2001 33  
$0.93883 to $0.96984
$ 32   0.48 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-6.12% to -6.12%
     
           
  Prudential SP Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 1,176  
$1.08604 to $1.18169
$ 1,381   0.03 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
31.92% to 32.77%
December 31, 2002 551  
$0.82323 to $0.89000
$ 485   0.98 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-15.14% to -14.60%
December 31, 2001 15  
$0.97015 to $1.04214
$ 15   1.19 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
3.84% to 3.84%
     
           
  Prudential SP INVESCO Small Company Growth Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 313  
$0.90630 to $0.91323
$ 286   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
33.51% to 34.38%
December 31, 2002 119  
$0.67884 to $0.67960
$ 81   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-30.89% to -30.43%
December 31, 2001 1  
$0.97681 to $0.97681
$ 1   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-1.90% to -1.90%
     
           
  Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth Portfolio - Service Shares
 
December 31, 2003 203  
$0.44411 to $0.44411
$ 90   0.00 %  
0.20% to 0.20%
34.49% to 34.49%
December 31, 2002 126  
$0.33021 to $0.33021
$ 42   0.00 %  
0.20% to 0.20%
-28.25% to -28.25%
December 31, 2001 58  
$0.46024 to $0.46024
$ 27   0.00 %  
0.20% to 0.20%
-17.80% to -17.80%
     
           
  Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio - Service Shares
 
December 31, 2003 104  
$0.99058 to $0.99058
$ 103   2.11 %  
0.20% to 0.20%
13.49% to 13.49%
December 31, 2002 54  
$0.87282 to $0.87282
$ 47   2.17 %  
0.20% to 0.20%
-6.85% to -6.85%
December 31, 2001 42  
$0.93075 to $0.93075
$ 40   2.80 %  
0.20% to 0.20%
-1.48% to -1.48%
     
           
  Prudential SP PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 1,835  
$1.16728 to $1.29466
$ 2,194   2.50 %  
0.20% to 0.90%
4.91% to 5.65%
December 31, 2002 738  
$1.11264 to $1.22547
$ 845   3.75 %  
0.20% to 0.90%
8.40% to 9.15%
December 31, 2001 30  
$1.02645 to $1.12277
$ 31   4.10 %  
0.20% to 0.90%
8.40% to 8.40%
     
           
  Prudential SP PIMCO High Yield Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 434  
$1.22063 to $1.23945
$ 535   6.85 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
21.32% to 22.11%
December 31, 2002 188  
$1.00616 to $1.01499
$ 191   9.68 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-0.74% to -0.11%
December 31, 2001 10  
$1.01365 to $1.01611
$ 10   10.70 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
1.27% to 1.51%
     
         
 
  Janus Aspen Series Growth Portfolio - Service Shares (August 6, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 345  
$0.85205 to $0.85205
$ 294   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
31.16% to 31.16%
December 31, 2002 147  
$0.64963 to $0.64963
$ 96   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-26.90% to -26.90%
December 31, 2001 1  
$0.88873 to $0.88873
$ 1   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-10.24% to -10.24%
     
           
  Prudential SP Large Cap Value Portfolio (August 6, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 572  
$0.98843 to $1.00384
$ 573   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
25.64% to 26.43%
December 31, 2002 250  
$0.78673 to $0.79398
$ 198   2.28 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-17.12% to -16.58%
December 31, 2001 1  
$0.95177 to $0.95177
$ 1   0.06 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-4.05% to -4.05%
     
           
  Prudential SP AIM Core Equity Portfolio (August 6, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 152  
$0.95989 to $0.95989
$ 146   0.33 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
23.38% to 23.38%
December 31, 2002 89  
$0.77800 to $0.77800
$ 69   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-15.42% to -15.42%
December 31, 2001 1  
$0.91988 to $0.91988
$ 1   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-6.82% to -6.82%
     
           
  Prudential SP MFS Capital Opportunities Portfolio (February 12, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 237  
$0.73053 to $0.73053
$ 173   0.09 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
26.50% to 26.50%
December 31, 2002 95  
$0.57748 to $0.57748
$ 55   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-28.86% to -28.86%
December 31, 2001 1  
$0.81172 to $0.81172
$ 0   0.77 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-19.57% to -19.57%

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Note 6: Financial Highlights (continued)

  At year ended   For year ended
 
 
  Units   Unit Value   Net Assets   Investment   Expense Ratio   Total Return
  (000s) Lowest to Highest   (000s) Income Ratio*   Lowest to Highest**   Lowest to Highest***
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Prudential SP Strategic Partners Focused Growth Portfolio (August 6, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 156  
$0.85560 to $0.86896
$
135   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
24.72% to 25.52%
December 31, 2002 64  
$0.68600 to $0.69228
$
44   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-25.93% to -25.44%
December 31, 2001 2  
$0.92854 to $0.92854
$
2   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-6.11% to -6.11%
     
       
  Prudential SP Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (February 12, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 895  
$0.65537 to $0.69929
$
598   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
38.86% to 39.76%
December 31, 2002 307  
$0.46893 to $0.50358
$
147   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-46.80% to -46.46%
December 31, 2001 6  
$0.87586 to $0.94666
$
6   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-12.01% to -12.01%
     
       
  SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio (February 12, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 681  
$0.85748 to $0.87838
$
585   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
40.82% to 41.72%
December 31, 2002 298  
$0.60504 to $0.62375
$
181   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-32.68% to -32.24%
December 31, 2001 14  
$0.89289 to $0.92649
$
13   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-11.06% to -11.06%
     
       
  Prudential SP AIM Aggressive Growth Portfolio (February 12, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 341  
$0.87210 to $0.88948
$
298   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
25.37% to 26.20%
December 31, 2002 124  
$0.69102 to $0.69102
$
85   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-21.15% to -21.15%
December 31, 2001 0  
$0.87641 to $0.87641
$
0   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-11.64% to -11.64%
     
       
  Prudential SP Alliance Technology Portfolio (February 12, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 374  
$0.71918 to $0.75416
$
271   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
41.13% to 42.11%
December 31, 2002 88  
$0.50609 to $0.50609
$
44   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-41.47% to -41.47%
December 31, 2001 2  
$0.86466 to $0.86466
$
1   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-14.83% to -14.83%
     
       
  Prudential SP Conservative Asset Allocation Portfolio (August 6, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 497  
$1.07699 to $1.09372
$
543   1.04 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
15.45% to 16.20%
December 31, 2002 162  
$0.93287 to $0.94126
$
152   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-6.71% to -6.11%
December 31, 2001 0  
$1.00256 to $1.00256
$
0   8.40 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
0.66% to 0.66%
     
       
  Prudential SP Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio (August 6, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 1,302  
$1.04724 to $1.06350
$
1,383   0.78 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
21.78% to 22.55%
December 31, 2002 299  
$0.86782 to $0.86782
$
259   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-11.89% to -11.89%
December 31, 2001 0  
$0.98498 to $0.98498
$
0   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-0.93% to -0.97%
     
       
  Prudential SP Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio (August 6, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 2,232  
$1.00377 to $1.01931
$
2,272   0.40 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
27.14% to 27.95%
December 31, 2002 443  
$0.79663 to $0.79663
$
353   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-17.47% to -17.47%
December 31, 2001 1  
$0.96529 to $0.96529
$
1   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.25%
-2.79% to -2.79%
     
       
  Prudential SP Aggressive Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
December 31, 2003 742  
$0.95462 to $0.96951
$
719   0.02 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
31.58% to 32.43%
December 31, 2002 218  
$0.72551 to $0.73212
$
159   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-22.86% to -22.36%
     
       
  Prudential SP Jennison International Growth Portfolio (August 6, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 386  
$0.95286 to $0.96758
$
373   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
38.33% to 39.23%
December 31, 2002 215  
$0.68881 to $0.69495
$
149   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-23.26% to -22.77%
December 31, 2001 12  
$0.89755 to $0.89989
$
11   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-9.34% to -9.11%
     
       
  Prudential SP Deutsche International Equity Portfolio (August 6, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 567  
$0.87846 to $0.94613
$
500   0.69 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
26.23% to 27.05%
December 31, 2002 220  
$0.69143 to $0.74954
$
153   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-17.91% to -17.38%
December 31, 2001 6  
$0.83687 to $0.91304
$
5   0.00 %  
0.25% to 0.90%
-16.41% to -16.41%
     
       
  Janus Aspen International Growth Portfolio - Service Shares (February 12, 2001)
 
December 31, 2003 62  
$0.68052 to $0.68052
$
42   0.91 %  
0.20% to 0.20%
34.26% to 34.26%
December 31, 2002 59  
$0.50685 to $0.50685
$
30   0.77 %  
0.20% to 0.20%
-25.91% to -25.91%
December 31, 2001 36  
$0.68406 to $0.68406
$
25   1.11 %  
0.20% to 0.20%
-9.43% to -9.43%

*These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the subaccount from the underlying mutual fund, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. This ratio excludes those expenses, such as mortality and expense charges, that result in direct reductions in the unit values. The recognition of investment income by the subaccount is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying fund in which the subaccounts invest.

**These ratios represent the annualized contract expenses of the separate account, net of reimbursement of excess expenses, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges, for each period indicated. The ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the underlying fund are excluded.

***These amounts represent the total return for the periods indicated, including changes in the value of the underlying fund, and reflect deductions for all items included in the expense ratio. The total return does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units; inclusion of these expenses in the calculation would result in a reduction in the total return presented. Investment options with a date notation indicate the effective date of that investment option in the Account, the total return is calculated for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 or from the effective date of the subaccount through the end of the reporting period. Product designs within a subaccount with an effective date during a period were excluded from the range of total return for that period.

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Note 6: Financial Highlights (continued)

Charges and Expenses

A. Mortality Risk and Expense Risk Charges

The mortality risk and expense risk charges, at an effective annual rate of up to 0.60%, 0.90%, 0.50%, 0.90% and 0.45% are applied daily against the net assets of VAL, PRUvider, PSEL III, SVUL and VUL contract owners held in each subaccount, respectively. Mortality risk is that contract owners may not live as long as estimated and expense risk is that the cost of issuing and administering the policies may exceed related charges by Pruco Life of New Jersey. Pruco Life of New Jersey currently intends to charge only 0.20% on PSEL III contracts but reserves the right to make the full 0.50% charge. For VUL contracts Pruco Life of New Jersey intends to charge only 0.25% but reserves the right to charge 0.45%. The mortality risk and expense risk charges are assessed through reduction in unit values.

B. Deferred Sales Charge

A deferred sales charge is imposed upon surrenders of certain VAL, PRUvider and SVUL contracts to compensate Pruco Life of New Jersey for sales and other marketing expenses. The amount of any sales charge will depend on the number of years that have elapsed since the contract was issued but will not exceed 45% of one scheduled annual premium for VAL contracts, 50% of the first year’s primary annual premium for PRUvider contracts and 0.8% of the basic insurance amount for SVUL contracts. No sales charge will be imposed after the tenth year of the contract. No sales charge will be imposed on death benefits. The deferred sales charge is assessed through the redemption of units.

C. Partial Withdrawal Charge

A charge is imposed by Pruco Life of New Jersey on partial withdrawals of the cash surrender value. A charge equal to the lesser of $15 or 2% and $25 or 2% will be made in connection with each partial withdrawal of the cash surrender value of a VAL or PRUvider contract and PSEL III, SVUL or VUL contract, respectively.The range for withdrawal charges is 0% - 2%. This charge is assessed through the redemption of units.

D. Expense Reimbursement

The Account is reimbursed by Pruco Life of New Jersey for expenses in excess of 0.40% of the VAL product’s average daily net assets incurred by the Prudential Money Market, Prudential Diversified Bond, Prudential Equity, Prudential Flexible Managed and Prudential Conservative Balanced Portfolios of the Series Fund. This reimbursement is applied through an increase in unit values.

E. Cost of Insurance and Other Related Charges

Contract owner contributions are subject to certain deductions prior to being invested in the Account.The deductions are for (1) transaction costs which are deducted from each premium payment to cover premium collection and processing costs; (2) state premium taxes; and (3) sales charges for VAL, PRUvider, VUL, SVUL and PSEL III contracts which are deducted in order to compensate Pruco Life of New Jersey for the cost of selling the contract. Sales charges will not exceed 5% of each premium payment for VAL, 0.5% of the primary annual premium for PRUvider, 6% of premiums paid for VUL, 12% of premiums paid for PRUvider, and 15% of premiums received for PSEL III contracts. Contracts are also subject to monthly charges for the costs of administering the contract and to compensate Pruco Life of New Jersey for the guaranteed minimum death benefit risk. These charges are assessed through the redemption of units.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Contract Owners of
Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account
and the Board of Directors of
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the subaccounts listed in Note 1 of Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account at December 31, 2003, and the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.These financial statements are the responsibility of the management of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of fund shares owned at December 31, 2003 with the transfer agents of the investee mutual funds, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 31, 2004

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    Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

   Statements of Financial Position
   December 31, 2003 and 2002 (in thousands)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                                  2003             2002
                                                                             ----------------- ----------------

   ASSETS
   Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value
      (amortized cost, 2003: $746,370; and 2002: $525,866)                        $ 782,685       $  553,901
   Policy loans                                                                     154,659          158,431
   Short-term investments                                                            44,571           30,158
   Other long-term investments                                                        2,765            3,561
                                                                              ---------------- -----------------
        Total investments                                                           984,680          746,051
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                         72,547           61,482
   Deferred policy acquisition costs                                                176,529          137,053
   Accrued investment income                                                         13,635           11,291
   Receivables from affiliates                                                       17,173           17,186
   Other assets                                                                      27,804           19,144
   Separate account assets                                                        1,926,301        1,590,335
                                                                             ----------------- ----------------
   TOTAL ASSETS                                                                  $3,218,669      $ 2,582,542
                                                                             ================= ================

   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
   Liabilities
   Policyholders' account balances                                                $ 675,823       $  529,333
   Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities                        158,752          134,208
   Cash collateral for loaned securities                                             78,855           25,035
   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                                    14,483           31,713
   Income taxes payable                                                              51,383           33,646
   Other liabilities                                                                 20,317            9,562
   Separate account liabilities                                                   1,926,301        1,590,335
                                                                             ----------------- ----------------
   Total liabilities                                                              2,925,914        2,353,832
                                                                             ----------------- ----------------

   Contingencies - (See Footnote 11)

   Stockholder's Equity
   Common stock, $5 par value;
      400,000 shares authorized;
      issued and outstanding at
      December 31, 2003 and 2002                                                     2,000            2,000
   Paid-in-capital                                                                 168,742          128,689
   Deferred compensation                                                              (108)               -
   Retained earnings                                                               108,943           88,326
   Accumulated other comprehensive income                                           13,178            9,695
                                                                             ----------------- ----------------
   Total stockholder's equity                                                      292,755          228,710
                                                                             ----------------- ----------------
   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
       STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY                                                      $3,218,669      $ 2,582,542
                                                                             ================= ================



                                                See Notes to Financial Statements



   Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

   Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
   Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 (in thousands)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                2003               2002              2001
                                                           ---------------- ----------------- ----------------

      REVENUES

      Premiums                                             $      38,141    $      28,321      $     16,284
      Policy charges and fee income                               70,060           70,444            49,808
      Net investment income                                       45,148           44,812            55,981
      Realized investment losses, net                               (838)         (14,204)           (9,630)
      Asset management fees                                        4,029            1,264               613
      Other income                                                 1,717            1,709               646
                                                           ---------------- ----------------- ----------------

      Total revenues                                             158,257          132,346           113,702
                                                           ---------------- ----------------- ----------------

      BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

      Policyholders' benefits                                     50,898           45,543            33,148
      Interest credited to policyholders' account
      balances                                                    22,641           20,449            20,503
      General, administrative and other expenses                  55,167           56,145            37,954
                                                           ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
      Total benefits and expenses                                128,706          122,137            91,605
                                                           ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
      Income from operations before income taxes                  29,551           10,209            22,097
                                                           ---------------- ----------------- ----------------

      Income taxes:
      Current                                                    (15,103)      (8,717)              (3,603)
      Deferred                                                    24,037        3,558               10,107
                                                           ---------------- ----------------- ----------------

      Income tax expense (benefit)                                   8,934           (5,159)          6,504
                                                           ---------------- ----------------- ----------------

      NET INCOME                                                    20,617           15,368          15,593

       Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

             Change in net unrealized investment gains               3,483            5,971           4,487
                                                           ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
      TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                              $     24,100    $      21,339    $     20,080
                                                           ================ ================= ================



                                                 See Notes to Financial Statements



Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

Statements of  Stockholder's Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 (in thousands)

                                                                                              Accumulated
                                                                                                 other          Total
                                    Common      Paid - in -      Retained       Deferred     comprehensive  stockholder's
                                    stock         capital        earnings     Compensation   income (loss)      equity
                                   ----------   ------------     ----------   ------------   -------------  -------------
Balance, January 1, 2001            $2,000       $128,689       $253,641              -          $(763)     $ 383,567

   Net income                              -              -         15,593              -              -         15,593
   Dividend to parent                      -              -       (186,000)             -              -       (186,000)
   Policy credits issued to
   eligible policyholders                  -              -        (10,275)             -              -        (10,275)
   Change in net unrealized
   investment losses, net of
   taxes                                   -              -              -              -          4,487          4,487
                                -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance, December 31, 2001            $2,000        128,689         72,959              -          3,724        207,372

   Net income                              -              -         15,368              -              -         15,368
   Adjustments to policy
   credits issued to eligible              -              -             (1)             -              -             (1)
   policyholders
   Change in net unrealized
   investment gains, net of taxes          -              -              -              -          5,971          5,971
                                -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance, December 31, 2002            $2,000        128,689         88,326              -          9,695        228,710

   Net income                              -              -         20,617              -              -         20,617
   Contribution from Parent                -         40,000              -              -              -         40,000
   Stock-based compensation
   programs                                -             53              -           (108)             -            (55)
   Change in net unrealized
   investment gains, net of
   taxes                                   -              -              -              -          3,483          3,483
                                -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance, December 31, 2003          $  2,000      $ 168,742      $ 108,943       $   (108)      $ 13,178      $ 292,755
                                ===========================================================================================



                                               See Notes to Financial Statements


    Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

   Statements of Cash Flows
   Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 (in thousands)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                        2003            2002           2001
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------

   CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
      Net income                                                    $  20,617      $   15,368     $   15,593
      Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from (used in)
         operating activities:
         Policy charges and fee income                                (15,786)        (12,057)        (9,906)
         Interest credited to policyholders' account balances          22,641          20,449         20,503
         Realized investment losses, net                                  838          14,204          9,630
         Amortization and other non-cash items                          1,616          (7,651)       (10,883)
         Change in:
           Future policy benefits and other policyholders'             24,544          14,808         11,182
           liabilities
           Accrued investment income                                   (2,344)           (892)         3,382
           Policy loans                                                 3,772             323         (6,643)
           Receivable from affiliates                                      13          (7,416)         4,995
           Deferred policy acquisition costs                          (39,476)        (18,078)        (2,322)
           Income taxes payable                                        17,737          (2,366)         6,099
           Other, net                                                   2,040          (8,341)        (2,244)
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
   Cash flows from operating activities                                36,212           8,351         39,386
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------

   CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
      Proceeds from the sale/maturity of:
         Fixed maturities available for sale                          314,559         271,401         552,931
      Payments for the purchase of:
         Fixed maturities available for sale                         (540,203)       (331,512)      (577,097)
      Other long term investments, net                                  1,083          (2,458)           963
      Cash collateral for loaned securities, net                       53,820         (11,057)       (12,217)
      Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, net             (17,230)         13,199          8,760
      Short term investments, net                                     (14,254)          2,822         (4,224)
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
   Cash flows used in investing activities                           (202,225)        (57,605)       (30,884)
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------

   CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
      Policyholders' account balances:
         Deposits                                                     210,872         135,163         87,261
         Withdrawals                                                  (73,794)        (73,518)       (76,288)
        Contribution from Parent                                       40,000               -              -
        Cash dividend paid to parent                                        -               -        (26,500)
        Cash payments to eligible policyholders                             -          (9,121)             -
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
   Cash flows from (used in) financing activities                     177,078          52,524        (15,527)
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------

   Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                11,065           3,270         (7,025)
   Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                        61,482          58,212         65,237
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
   CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR                          $   72,547      $   61,482     $   58,212
                                                                   ==============================================

   SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
       Income taxes (received) paid                                $   (6,883)     $      565     $    2,930
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
   NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS DURING THE YEAR
      Dividend paid with fixed maturities                          $          -    $       -      $  159,500
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------
      Policy credits issued to eligible policyholders              $         -     $       -      $   10,275
                                                                   ----------------------------------------------



                                               See Notes to Financial Statements



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   1.  BUSINESS

   Pruco Life  Insurance  Company of New Jersey ("the  Company") is a stock life insurance  company  organized in 1982 under the
   laws of the state of New Jersey.  The Company is licensed to sell  interest-sensitive  individual  life  insurance,  variable
   life insurance,  term insurance,  variable annuities,  and fixed annuities ("the Contracts") only in the states of New Jersey
   and New York.

   The Company is a wholly owned  subsidiary of Pruco Life Insurance  Company  ("Pruco  Life"),  a stock life insurance  company
   organized  in 1971  under  the laws of the state of  Arizona.  Pruco  Life,  in turn,  is a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of The
   Prudential  Insurance  Company of America  ("Prudential  Insurance"),  an insurance company founded in 1875 under the laws of
   the state of New Jersey. On December 18, 2001 ("the date of  demutualization")  Prudential  Insurance converted from a mutual
   life  insurance  company to a stock life  insurance  company and became an indirect  wholly owned  subsidiary  of  Prudential
   Financial,  Inc. ("Prudential  Financial").  The demutualization was completed in accordance with Prudential Insurance's Plan
   of  Reorganization,  which was approved by the Commissioner of the New Jersey  Department of Banking and Insurance in October
   2001.

   The  Company is  engaged  in a business  that is highly  competitive  because  of the large  number of stock and mutual  life
   insurance companies and other entities engaged in marketing insurance products and individual annuities.


   2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    Basis of Presentation
   The financial  statements  have been prepared in  accordance  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United
   States of America  ("GAAP").  The Company has extensive  transactions and relationships  with Prudential  Insurance and other
   affiliates,  as more fully  described  in Footnote  12. Due to these  relationships,  it is possible  that the terms of these
   transactions are not the same as those that would result from transactions among wholly unrelated parties.

    Use of Estimates
   The preparation of financial  statements in conformity with GAAP requires  management to make estimates and assumptions  that
   affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,  in particular  deferred policy  acquisition  costs ("DAC") and future
   policy  benefits,  and  disclosure of contingent  assets and  liabilities  at the date of the  financial  statements  and the
   reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

    Stock Based Compensation
   In 2003, Prudential Financial issued stock-based  compensation  including stock options,  restricted stock,  restricted stock
   units and performance  shares.  Effective  January 1, 2003,  Prudential  Financial  changed its accounting for employee stock
   options to adopt the fair value  recognition  provisions  of SFAS No.  123,  "Accounting  for stock  Based  Compensation"  as
   amended,  prospectively  for all new awards  granted to  employees  on or after  January  1,  2003.  Accordingly,  results of
   operations of the Company for the year ended  December 31, 2003,  include costs of $.1 million  associated  with  stock-based
   compensation  issued by  Prudential  Financial to certain  employees  and  non-employees  of the Company and the statement of
   financial  position at December 31,  2003,  includes a reduction  in equity for  deferred  compensation.  Prior to January 1,
   2003,  Prudential  Financial  accounted for employee stock options using the intrinsic value method of APB No. 25 "Accounting
   for Stock Issued to Employees,"  and related  interpretations.  Under this method,  Prudential  Financial and the Company did
   not recognize any  stock-based  compensation  costs as all options  granted had an exercise price equaled to the market value
   of Prudential Financial's Common Stock on the date of grant.


    Investments
   Fixed  maturities  classified  as  "available  for sale" are carried at estimated  fair value.  The  amortized  cost of fixed
   maturities is written down to estimated  fair value if a decline in value is considered to be other than  temporary.  See the
   discussion  below on realized gains and losses for a description of the  accounting  for impairment  adjustments.  Unrealized
   gains and losses on fixed  maturities  "available for sale",  including the effect on deferred policy  acquisition  costs and
   policyholders'  account  balances  that would  result from the  realization  of  unrealized  gains and losses are included in
   "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)", net of income taxes.

   Policy loans are carried at unpaid principal balances.

   Short-term  investments  consist of highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of greater than three months and less than
   twelve months when  purchased.  These  investments are carried at amortized cost,  which because of their  short-term  nature
   approximates fair value.




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   Other long-term  investments  consists primarily of the Company's  investments in the Company's own separate accounts,  which
   are carried at estimated  fair value.  Also  included  are equity  securities  available  for sale and  derivatives  held for
   purposes other than trading, both carried at fair value.

   Realized investment losses, net are computed using the specific  identification  method. Costs of fixed maturities and equity
   securities  are  adjusted  for  impairments,  which are  declines in value that are  considered  to be other than  temporary.
   Impairment  adjustments are included in "Realized  investment losses, net." In evaluating whether a decline in value is other
   than temporary,  the Company considers several factors including,  but not limited to the following:  (1) whether the decline
   is  substantial;  (2) the duration  (generally  greater than six  months);  (3) the reasons for the decline in value  (credit
   event,  interest related or market  fluctuation);  (4) the Company's  ability and intent to hold the investments for a period
   of time to allow for a recovery of value; and (5) the financial condition of and near-term prospects of the issuer.

   Cash and cash equivalents
   Cash and cash  equivalents  include cash on hand,  amounts due from banks,  money market  instruments,  and other debt issues
   with maturities of three months or less when purchased.

   Deferred sales inducement costs
   The company provides sales inducements to contract  holders,  which primarily include an up-front bonus added to the contract
   holder's initial deposit and an enhanced  crediting rate over the first year of the contract,  for certain annuity contracts.
   These costs are deferred and  recognized on the statement of financial  position in other  assets.  They are amortized  using
   the same  methodology and assumptions  used to amortized  deferred policy  acquisition  costs.  The  amortization  expense is
   included as a component of interest credited.

   Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
   The  Company is charged  distribution  expenses  from  Prudential's  agency  network for both its  domestic  life and annuity
   products through a transfer pricing agreement,  which is intended to reflect a market based pricing arrangement.  These costs
   include  commissions  and  variable  field  office  expenses.  The Company is also  allocated  costs of policy  issuance  and
   underwriting  from  Prudential's  general  and  administrative  expense  allocation  system.  The  Company  also  is  charged
   commissions from third parties, which are primarily capitalized.

   The costs that vary with and that are  related  primarily  to the  production  of new  insurance  and  annuity  business  are
   deferred  to the  extent  such  costs  are  deemed  recoverable  from  future  profits.  For  annuity  products,  the  entire
   transfer-pricing  fee is deemed to be  related  to the  production  of new  annuity  business  and is  capitalized.  For life
   products,  there is a  look-through  into the  expenses  incurred by the  Prudential  agency  network and  expenses  that are
   considered  to be related  to the  production  of new  insurance  business  are  deferred.  The cost of policy  issuance  and
   underwriting  are also  considered to be related  primarily to the  production of new insurance and annuity  business and are
   fully  capitalized.  Deferred  policy  acquisition  costs  ("DAC") are subject to  recoverability  testing at the end of each
   accounting  period.  DAC, for applicable  products,  are adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments
   as if these  gains or losses had been  realized,  with  corresponding  credits  or charges  included  in  "Accumulated  other
   comprehensive income (loss)."

   Policy acquisition costs related to interest-sensitive  and variable life products and certain  investment-type  products are
   deferred and  amortized  over the expected  life of the  contracts  (periods  ranging from 25 to 30 years) in  proportion  to
   estimated gross profits arising  principally from investment  results,  mortality and expense margins,  and surrender charges
   based on historical and anticipated  future  experience,  which is updated  periodically.  The effect of changes to estimated
   gross profits on unamortized  DAC is reflected in "General,  administrative  and other expenses" in the period such estimated
   gross profits are revised.  DAC related to  non-participating  term  insurance  are  amortized  over the expected life of the
   contracts in proportion to premium income.

   The Company and Prudential  Insurance have offered  programs under which  policyholders,  for a selected  product or group of
   products,  can exchange an existing  policy or contract  issued by the Company or  Prudential  Insurance  for another form of
   policy or  contract.  These  transactions  are known as  internal  replacements.  If the  terms of the new  policies  are not
   substantially  similar to those of the former policy, the unamortized DAC on the surrendered  policies is immediately charged
   to expense.  If the new  policies  have terms that are  substantially  similar to those of the earlier  policies,  the DAC is
   retained with respect to the new policies and amortized over the life of the new policies.

   Securities loaned
   Securities  loaned are treated as  collateralized  financing  arrangements and are recorded at the amount of cash received as
   collateral.  The  Company  obtains  collateral  in an amount  equal to 102% and 105% of the fair  value of the  domestic  and
   foreign  securities,  respectively.  The  Company  monitors  the  market  value of  securities  loaned on a daily  basis with
   additional  collateral  obtained as necessary.  Non-cash  collateral received is not reflected in the statements of financial
   position  because the debtor  typically  has the right to redeem the  collateral on short  notice.  Substantially  all of the
   Company's securities loaned are with large brokerage firms.



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   2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)


   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are treated as  collateralized  financing  arrangements and are carried at the
   amounts at which the securities will be subsequently  reacquired,  including accrued interest, as specified in the respective
   agreements.  Assets  to be  repurchased  are  the  same,  or  substantially  the  same,  as the  assets  transferred  and the
   transferor,  through right of  substitution,  maintains the right and ability to redeem the  collateral on short notice.  The
   market value of securities to be  repurchased  is monitored and  additional  collateral is obtained,  where  appropriate,  to
   protect against credit exposure.

   Securities lending and securities  repurchase  agreements are used to generate net investment  income.  These instruments are
   short-term in nature  (usually 30 days or less) and are  collateralized  by cash. The carrying  amounts of these  instruments
   approximate  fair value because of the relatively  short period of time between the  origination of the instruments and their
   expected realization.

   Separate account assets and liabilities
   Separate  account assets and  liabilities  are reported at estimated  fair value and represent  segregated  funds,  which are
   invested for certain  policyholders and other customers.  The assets consist of common stocks, fixed maturities,  real estate
   related  securities,  and short-term  investments.  The assets of each account are legally  segregated and are not subject to
   claims that arise out of any other  business of the  Company.  Investment  risks  associated  with market  value  changes are
   borne by the customers, except to the extent
   of minimum  guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain  accounts.  The investment  income and gains or losses for
   separate  accounts  generally  accrue  to the  policyholders  and  are not  included  in the  Statements  of  Operations  and
   comprehensive  Income.  Mortality,  policy  administration  and  surrender  charges on the  accounts  are included in "Policy
   charges and fee income."

   Separate  accounts  represent  funds for which  investment  income and  investment  gains and losses accrue  directly to, and
   investment  risk is borne by, the  policyholders,  with the  exception  of the Pruco Life of New Jersey  Modified  Guaranteed
   Annuity  Account.  The Pruco Life of New Jersey  Modified  Guaranteed  Annuity  Account is a non-unitized  separate  account,
   which funds the Modified  Guaranteed Annuity Contract and the Market Value Adjustment  Annuity Contract.  Owners of the Pruco
   Life of New Jersey Modified  Guaranteed  Annuity and the Market Value Adjustment  Annuity Contracts do not participate in the
   investment  gain or loss from assets relating to such accounts.  Such gain or loss is borne,  in total, by the Company.  Upon
   adoption of SOP 03-01  (described  below) on January 1, 2004,  the Company  will  reclassify  this  liability  from  Separate
   Account Liabilities to Policyholders' Account Balances.





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   2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

    Contingencies
   Amounts  related  to  contingencies  are  accrued if it is  probable  that a  liability  has been  incurred  and an amount is
   reasonably estimable.

    Other assets and other liabilities
   Other assets consist  primarily of reinsurance  recoverable,  premiums due and deferred,  deferred  sales  inducement  costs,
   certain restricted  assets, and receivables  resulting from sales of securities that had not yet settled at the balance sheet
   date. Other liabilities consist primarily of accrued expenses,  technical  overdrafts,  and payables resulting from purchases
   of securities that had not yet been settled at the balance sheet date.

   Insurance Revenue and Expense Recognition
   Premiums from insurance policies,  excluding  interest-sensitive life contracts,  are generally recognized when due. Benefits
   are recorded as an expense when they are incurred.  For traditional life insurance  contracts,  a liability for future policy
   benefits is recorded using the net level premium method.  For individual  annuities in payout status,  a liability for future
   policy benefits is recorded for the present value of expected future payments based on historical experience.

   Certain  annuity  contracts  provide  the holder a  guarantee  that the  benefit  received  upon death will be no less than a
   minimum  prescribed  amount that is based upon a combination  of net deposits to the  contract,  net deposits to the contract
   accumulated  at a  specified  rate or the  highest  historical  account  value on a contract  anniversary.  To the extent the
   guaranteed  minimum death benefit exceeds the current  account value at the time of death,  the Company incurs a cost that is
   recorded as "Policyholders' benefits" for the period in which death occurs.

   Amounts  received as payment for  interest-sensitive  life,  individual  annuities and  guaranteed  investment  contracts are
   reported as deposits to  "Policyholders'  account balances."  Revenues from these contracts  reflected as "Policy charges and
   fee income" consist  primarily of fees assessed during the period against the  policyholders'  account balances for mortality
   charges,  policy  administration  charges and surrender  charges.  Benefits and expenses for these products include claims in
   excess of related account balances, expenses of contract administration, interest credited and amortization of DAC.

   Premiums,  benefits and expenses are stated net of reinsurance ceded to other companies.  Estimated reinsurance  recoverables
   and the cost of reinsurance are recognized over the life of the reinsured  policies using  assumptions  consistent with those
   used to account for the underlying policies.

   Asset management fees
   Beginning  October 1, 2002, the Company  receives in accordance with a servicing  agreement with Prudential  Investments LLC,
   asset management fee income from  policyholder  account  balances  invested in The Prudential  Series Funds ("PSF").  The PSF
   are a portfolio  of mutual  fund  investments  related to the  Company's  separate  account  products  (refer to Note 12). In
   addition,  the Company receives fees from  policyholder  account  balances  invested in funds managed by companies other than
   Prudential Insurance. Asset management fees are recognized as income as earned.

   Derivative Financial Instruments
   The Company adopted SFAS No. 133,  "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging  Activities" as amended, on January 1,
   2001.  Except as noted below,  the adoption of this statement did not have a material  impact on the results of operations of
   the Company.

   Upon its  adoption of FAS 133, the Company  reclassified  "held to maturity"  securities  with a fair value of  approximately
   $7.3 million to "available for sale" as permitted by the new standard. This reclassification  resulted in unrealized gains of
   $0.2 million, net of tax, which were recorded in "Accumulated Other Comprehensive income (loss)."

   Derivatives  are financial  instruments  whose values are derived from interest  rates,  foreign  exchange  rates,  financial
   indices,  or the value of  securities or  commodities.  Futures are the only  derivative  financial  instruments  used by the
   Company.  Derivative  positions are carried at estimated fair value,  generally by obtaining  quoted market prices or through
   the use of pricing models.  Values can be affected by changes in interest  rates,  foreign  exchange  rates,  credit spreads,
   market volatility and liquidity. Values can also be affected by changes in estimates and assumptions used in pricing models.






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   2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

   Derivatives  are used to manage the  characteristics  of the Company's  asset/liability  mix, and to manage the interest rate
   and currency  characteristics of invested assets.  Additionally,  derivatives are used to seek to reduce exposure to interest
   rates and foreign  currency risks  associated with assets held or expected to be purchased or sold, and liabilities  incurred
   or expected to be incurred.

   The  Company  designates  derivatives  as  either  (1) a hedge  of the fair  value of a  recognized  asset  or  liability  or
   unrecognized  firm  commitment  ("fair value"  hedge),  (2) a hedge of a forecasted  transaction  or the  variability of cash
   flows to be received or paid  related to a recognized  asset or liability  ("cash  flow"  hedge),  (3) a foreign  currency or
   cash flow hedge  ("foreign  currency"  hedge),  (4) a hedge of a net investment in a foreign  operation,  or (5) a derivative
   entered  into as an  economic  hedge that does not  qualify  for hedge  accounting.  As of  December  31,  2003,  none of the
   Company's derivatives qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

   If a derivative  does not qualify for hedge  accounting,  it is recorded at fair value in "Other  long-term  investments"  or
   "Other  liabilities" in the Consolidated  Statements of Financial  Position.  Changes in fair value are included in "Realized
   investment losses net" without considering changes in fair value of the hedged assets or liabilities.

   The Company  occasionally is a party to a financial  instrument  that contains a derivative  instrument that is "embedded" in
   the  financial  instrument.  At  inception,  the  Company  assesses  whether the  economic  characteristics  of the  embedded
   derivative  are clearly and closely  related to the economic  characteristics  of the  remaining  component of the  financial
   instrument (i.e., the host contract) and whether a separate  instrument with the same terms as the embedded  instrument would
   meet the definition of a derivative  instrument.  When it is determined that (1) the embedded  derivative  possesses economic
   characteristics  that are not clearly and closely  related to the economic  characteristics  of the host contract,  and (2) a
   separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative  instrument,  the embedded derivative is separated from
   the host contract, carried at fair value, and changes in its fair value are included in "Realized investment losses, net."

   Income Taxes
   The Company is a member of the  consolidated  federal income tax return of Prudential  Financial and files  separate  company
   state and local tax returns.  Pursuant to the tax allocation  arrangement  with  Prudential  Financial,  total federal income
   tax expense is  determined  on a separate  company  basis.  Members with losses record tax benefits to the extent such losses
   are recognized in the consolidated federal tax provision.  Deferred income taxes are generally  recognized,  based on enacted
   rates,  when assets and liabilities have different  values for financial  statement and tax reporting  purposes.  A valuation
   allowance is recorded to reduce a deferred tax asset to that portion that is expected to be realized.

   New Accounting Pronouncements
   In December 2003, the Financial Accounting  Standards Board ("FASB") revised  Interpretation  ("FIN") No. 46,  "Consolidation
   of Variable  Interest  Entities",  which was originally issued in January 2003. FIN No. 46 addresses whether certain types of
   entities,  referred to as variable interest entities ("VIEs"),  should be consolidated in a company's financial statements. A
   VIE is an entity  that  either  (1) has  equity  investors  that lack  certain  essential  characteristics  of a  controlling
   financial  interest  (including the ability to control the entity,  the obligation to absorb the entity's expected losses and
   the right to receive the entity's  expected residual  returns),  or (2) lacks sufficient equity to finance its own activities
   without  financial  support  provided  by other  entities,  which in turn  would be  expected  to absorb at least some of the
   expected  losses of the VIE.  An entity  should  consolidate  a VIE if it stands to absorb a majority  of the VIE's  expected
   losses or to  receive a majority  of the VIE's  expected  residual  returns.  The  Company  adopted  the  Interpretation  for
   relationships  with VIEs that began on or after February 1, 2003,  and on December 31, 2003 adopted the revised  guidance for
   all relationships  with VIEs that are special purpose entities  ("SPEs").  The Company will implement the revised guidance to
   relationships  with potential  VIEs that are not SPEs as of March 31, 2004.  The transition to the revised  guidance for SPEs
   as of  December  31,  2003 did not have a  material  effect on the  Company's  consolidated  financial  position,  results of
   operations or cash flows.  The Company does not believe the transition to the revised  guidance on March 31, 2004,  will have
   a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

   In July 2003,  the  Accounting  Standards  Executive  Committee  ("AcSEC")  of the American  Institute  of  Certified  Public
   Accountants  ("AICPA")  issued Statement of Position  ("SOP") 03-01,  "Accounting and Reporting by Insurance  Enterprises for
   Certain  Nontraditional  Long-Duration  Contracts  and for Separate  Accounts."  AcSEC has  developed  the SOP to address the
   evolution of product designs since the issuance of Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards ("SFAS") No. 60, "Accounting
   and Reporting by Insurance  Enterprises,"  and SFAS No. 97,  "Accounting  and Reporting by Insurance  Enterprises for Certain
   Long-Duration  Contracts  and for  Realized  Gains and Losses  from the Sale of  Investments"  and the need for  interpretive
   guidance to be developed in three areas:  separate  account  presentation  and valuation;  the accounting  recognition  given
   sales inducements  (bonus interest,  bonus credits,  persistency  bonuses);  and the  classification and valuation of certain
   long-duration contract liabilities.

   The most significant  accounting  implications of the SOP are as follows:  (1) reporting and measuring assets and liabilities
   of separate  account  products as general account assets and liabilities  when specified  criteria are not met; (2) reporting
   and measuring  seed money in separate  accounts as general  account  assets based on the insurer's  proportionate  beneficial
   interest in the separate  account's  underlying  assets;  (3) capitalizing sales inducements that meet specified criteria and
   amortizing  such  amounts  over  the life of the  contracts  using  the same  methodology  as used  for  amortizing  deferred
   acquisition  costs, but immediately  expensing those sales inducements  accrued or credited if such criteria are not met; (4)
   recognizing  contractholder  liabilities for: (a) modified  guaranteed (market value adjusted) annuities at accreted balances
   that  do  not  include  the  then  current  market  value  surrender   adjustment,   (b)  two-tier  annuities  at  the  lower
   (non-annuitization)  tier account value,  (c) persistency  bonuses at amounts that are not reduced for expected  forfeitures,
   (d) group pension participating and similar general account "pass through" contracts that are not
   accounted for under SFAS No. 133 at amounts  based on the fair value of the assets or index that  determines  the  investment
   return pass  through;  (5)  establishing  an  additional  liability for  guaranteed  minimum death and similar  mortality and
   morbidity  benefits only for contracts  determined to have  mortality and morbidity  risk that is other than nominal and when
   the risk  charges  made for a period are not  proportionate  to the risk borne  during  that  period;  and (6) for  contracts
   containing an annuitization  benefits  contract  feature,  if such contract feature is not accounted for under the provisions
   of SFAS  No.  133  establishing  an  additional  liability  for  the  contract  feature  if the  present  value  of  expected
   annuitization   payments  at  the  expected  annuitization  date  exceeds  the  expected  account  balance  at  the  expected
   annuitization date.

   The Company will adopt the SOP  effective  January 1, 2004.  The effect of initially  adopting this SOP will be reported as a
   cumulative  effect of a change in accounting  principle in the 2004 results of operations,  which the Company expects to be a
   charge of  approximately  $.2  million,  net of taxes.  This  charge is caused  primarily  by an  increase  in  reserves  for
   guaranteed  minimum  death  benefits  relating to our  individual  variable  annuity  contracts  and the impact of converting
   certain  individual  market value adjusted  annuity (MVA)  contracts from separate  account  accounting  treatment to general
   account accounting treatment.

   In April 2003, the FASB issued Statement No. 133 Implementation  Issue No. B36, "Embedded  Derivatives:  Modified Coinsurance
   Arrangements  and Debt Instruments  That  Incorporate  Credit Risk Exposures That Are Unrelated or Only Partially  Related to
   the  Creditworthiness  of the Obligor  Under  Those  Instruments."  Implementation  Issue No. B36  indicates  that a modified
   coinsurance  arrangement  ("modco"),  in which funds are withheld by the ceding  insurer and a return on those withheld funds
   is paid based on the ceding  company's  return on certain of its  investments,  generally  contains  an  embedded  derivative
   feature  that is not clearly  and closely  related to the host  contract  and should be  bifurcated  in  accordance  with the
   provisions of SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging  Activities."  Effective October 1, 2003, the
   Company  adopted the guidance  prospectively  for existing  contracts and all future  transactions.  As permitted by SFAS No.
   133, all contracts  entered into prior to January 1, 1999, were  grandfathered and are exempt from the provisions of SFAS No.
   133 that  relate to embedded  derivatives.  The  application  of  Implementation  Issue No. B36 did not have an effect on the
   consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.

   In May 2003,  the FASB issued SFAS No. 150,  "Accounting  for Certain  Financial  Instruments  with  Characteristics  of both
   Liabilities  and Equity." SFAS No. 150 generally  applies to  instruments  that are  mandatorily  redeemable,  that represent
   obligations  that will be settled with a variable  number of company  shares,  or that  represent an obligation to purchase a
   fixed number of company shares.  For  instruments  within its scope,  the statement  requires  classification  as a liability
   with initial  measurement  at fair value.  Subsequent  measurement  depends upon the certainty of the terms of the settlement
   (such as amount and timing) and whether the  obligation  will be settled by a transfer of assets or by issuance of a fixed or
   variable  number of equity  shares.  The  Company's  adoption of SFAS No.  150,  as of July 1, 2003,  did not have a material
   effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

   In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146,  "Accounting  for Costs  Associated with Exit or Disposal  Activities."  SFAS No.
   146 requires that a liability for costs  associated  with an exit or disposal  activity be recognized and measured  initially
   at fair value only when the  liability is incurred.  Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 146,  such amounts were  recorded upon
   the  Company's  commitment to a  restructuring  plan.  The Company has adopted this  statement  for  applicable  transactions
   occurring on or after January 1, 2003.

   In November 2002, the FASB issued FIN No. 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure  Requirements for Guarantees,  Including
   Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others." FIN No. 45 expands existing  accounting guidance and disclosure  requirements
   for certain  guarantees and requires the recognition of a liability for the fair value of certain types of guarantees  issued
   or modified after December 31, 2002.  The January 1, 2003 adoption of the  Interpretation's  guidance did not have a material
   effect on the Company's financial position.

   In June  2001,  the FASB  issued  SFAS No.  142,  "Goodwill  and Other  Intangible  Assets."  SFAS No. 142  requires  that an
   intangible  asset acquired  either  individually  or with a group of other assets shall  initially be recognized and measured
   based on fair value.  An intangible  asset with a finite life is amortized over its useful life to the reporting  entity;  an
   intangible  asset with an indefinite  useful life,  including  goodwill,  is not amortized.  All indefinite  lived intangible
   assets shall be tested for  impairment in accordance  with the statement.  The Company  adopted SFAS No. 142 as of January 1,
   2002.




   In August 2001,  the FASB issued SFAS No. 144,  "Accounting  for the  Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived  Assets." SFAS No.
   144 eliminated the requirement  that  discontinued  operations be measured at net realizable  value or that entities  include
   losses that have not yet  occurred.  SFAS No. 144  eliminated  the  exception to  consolidation  for a  subsidiary  for which
   control is likely to be  temporary.  The  implementation  of this  provision  was not  material  to the  Company's  financial
   position.  SFAS No. 144 requires that  long-lived  assets that are to be disposed of by sale be measured at the lower of book
   value or fair value less cost to sell.  An  impairment  for assets that are not to be disposed of is  recognized  only if the
   carrying amounts of long-lived  assets are not recoverable and exceed their fair values.  Additionally,  SFAS No. 144 expands
   the scope of  discontinued  operations to include all components of an entity with  operations and cash flows that (1) can be
   distinguished from the rest of the entity and (2) will be
   eliminated from the ongoing  operations of the entity in a disposal  transaction.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 144 effective
   January 1, 2002.

   Reclassifications
   Certain amounts in the prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.



   Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

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   3.  INVESTMENTS

   Fixed Maturities
   The following tables provide additional information relating to fixed maturities as of December 31:

                                                                             2003
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Gross           Gross        Estimated
                                               Amortized       unrealized     unrealized         fair
                                                  cost           gains          losses          value
                                            --------------- ----------------------------------------------
                                                                    (in thousands)
      Fixed maturities available for sale
      U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
      U.S. Government corporations and agencies
                                                 $ 31,909         $  668          $    -       $ 32,577

      Foreign government bonds                      1,024            174               -          1,198

      Corporate securities                        699,928         36,179             964        735,143

      Mortgage-backed securities                   13,509            258               -         13,767
                                             -------------------------------------------------------------

      Total fixed maturities available for       $746,370       $ 37,279         $   964       $782,685
      sale
                                             =============================================================


                                                                             2002
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Gross          Gross         Estimated
                                              Amortized      unrealized      unrealized         fair
                                                 cost           gains          losses          value
                                            ---------------------------------------------- ---------------
                                                                    (in thousands)
      Fixed maturities available for sale
      U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
      U.S. Government corporations and agencies
                                                  $ 42,149       $  1,222          $    -        $ 43,371

      Foreign government bonds                       4,027            280               -           4,307

      Corporate securities                         464,235         29,148           2,957         490,426

      Mortgage-backed securities                    15,455            342               -          15,797
                                             ------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

      Total fixed maturities available for        $525,866       $ 30,992        $  2,957       $ 553,901
      sale
                                             =============================== =============== ===============




    Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

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   3.  INVESTMENTS (continued)

   The amortized cost and estimated  fair value of fixed  maturities,  by contractual  maturities at December 31, 2003, is shown
   below:

                                             Available for Sale
                                     -----------------------------------
                                        Amortized      Estimated fair
                                          cost              value
                                     -----------------------------------
                                               (in thousands)

   Due in one year or less               $  19,489         $   19,963

   Due after one year through five         395,284            413,087
   years

   Due after five years through ten        258,009            272,727
   years

   Due after ten years                      60,079             63,140

   Mortgage-backed securities               13,509             13,768
                                     ---------------- ------------------

   Total                                $  746,370         $  782,685
                                     ================ ==================

   Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations.

   Proceeds  from the sale of fixed  maturities  available  for sale during 2003,  2002,  and 2001 were $275.3  million,  $262.4
   million,  and $552.4 million,  respectively.  Gross gains of $2.4 million,  $4.9 million, and $10.1 million, and gross losses
   of $1.5 million,  $8.5 million,  and $10.1 million were realized on those sales during 2003,  2002,  and 2001,  respectively.
   Proceeds from  maturities of fixed  maturities  available for sale during 2003,  2002, and 2001 were $39.3 million,  and $9.0
   million, and $0.5 million, respectively.

   Writedowns  for  impairments  that were  deemed to be other than  temporary  for fixed  maturities  were $2.0  million,  $9.0
   million, and $7.8 million for the years 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.



   Investment Income and Investment Gains and Losses

   Net investment income arose from the following sources for the years ended December 31:

                                                      2003               2002               2001
                                               ------------------ ------------------ -------------------
                                                                  (in thousands)

      Fixed maturities                         $        36,587    $        35,078    $         46,813
      Policy loans                                       8,463              8,715              8,647
      Short-term investments and cash                    1,430              1,852              4,496
      equivalents
      Other                                                535                932               (418)
                                               ------------------ ------------------ -------------------
      Gross investment income                           47,015             46,577             59,538
      Less investment expenses                          (1,867)            (1,765)            (3,557)
                                               ------------------ ------------------ -------------------
      Net investment income                     $       45,148    $        44,812    $        55,981
                                               ================== ================== ===================









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   Notes to Financial Statements

   3.  INVESTMENTS (continued)

   Realized  investment  losses,  net,  including  charges for other than  temporary  reductions  in value,  for the years ended
   December 31, were from the following sources:

                                                      2003               2002               2001
                                               ------------------ ------------------ -------------------
                                                                  (in thousands)

      Fixed maturities                           $      (1,123)   $                  $
                                                                          (12,690)            (7,807)
      Derivatives                                          285             (1,514)            (1,823)
                                               ------------------ ------------------ -------------------
      Realized investment losses, net           $         (838)   $       (14,204)   $        (9,630)
                                               =========================================================

            Duration of Gross Unrealized Loss Positions for Fixed Maturities


The following table shows the fair value and gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that
individual fixed maturity securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of December 31, 2003:

                                               Less than twelve         Twelve months or                  Total
                                                    months                    more
                                            -----------------------     ----------------------    -----------------------
                                            ---------- ------------     --------- ------------    --------- -------------
                                            Fair       Unrealized       Fair      Unrealized      Fair      Unrealized
                                            Value      Losses           Value     Losses          Value     Losses
                                            ---------- ------------     --------- ------------    --------- -------------
                                                                           (in thousands)
Fixed maturities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations
of U.S. government corporations and
agencies                                      $ 5,694       $   -          $   -       $    -       $ 5,694       $    -
US Corporate securities                        99,766         879          3,061           85       102,827          964
                                            ---------- -----------     ---------- ------------    ---------- ------------
                                            ---------- -----------     ---------- ------------    ---------- ------------
Total                                        $105,460      $  879         $3,061       $   85      $108,521      $   964
                                            ========== ===========     ========== ============    ========== ============

As of December 31, 2003, gross unrealized  losses on fixed maturities  totaled  approximately  $1.0 million  comprising 48 issuers.
Of this  amount,  there was $.9  million in the less than  twelve  months  category  comprising  46 issuers  and $.1 million in the
greater than twelve months  category  comprising 2 issuers.  None of the gross  unrealized  losses are related to below  investment
grade  securities.  The gross unrealized  losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in the finance sector and there were no
individual  issuers  with  gross  unrealized  losses  greater  than $.1  million.  Based on a review  of the above  information  in
conjunction  with other  factors as outlined  in our policy  surrounding  other than  temporary  impairments  (see Note 2), we have
concluded that an adjustment for other than temporary impairments is not warranted at December 31, 2003.


Securities Pledged, Restricted Assets and Special Deposits

The Company pledges investment  securities it owns to unaffiliated  parties through certain  transactions  including  securities
lending,  securities sold under  agreements to repurchase,  and futures  contracts.  At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the carrying
values of fixed  maturities  available  for sale pledged to third parties as reported in the  Statements  of Financial  Position
were $90.7 million and $56.6 million, respectively.

Fixed  maturities  of $0.5 million at December 31, 2003 and 2002 were on deposit with  governmental  authorities  or trustees as
required by certain insurance laws.




    Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

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   3.  INVESTMENTS (continued)

   Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)

   Net unrealized  investment gains on fixed maturities  available for sale are included in the Statements of Financial Position
   as a component of "Accumulated  other  comprehensive  income."  Changes in these amounts include  adjustments to exclude from
   "Other  comprehensive  income  (loss)"  those items that are included as part of "net income" for a period that also had been
   part of "Other  comprehensive  income  (loss)" in earlier  periods.  The amounts for the years ended December 31, net of tax,
   are as follows:

                                                                                                         Accumulated other
                                                                Deferred                    Deferred       comprehensive
                                                Unrealized       policy    Policyholders'  income tax      income (loss)
                                              gains (losses)  acquisition     account      (liability)    related to net
                                              on investments     costs        balances       benefit        unrealized
                                                                                                            investment
                                                                                                          gains (losses)
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       (in thousands)
  Balance, January 1, 2001                        $  (2,007)      $  975        $  (162)       $  431          $   (763)
     Net investment gains on investments
     arising during the period                        5,938            -              -        (2,138)            3,800

     Reclassification adjustment for losses
     included in net income                           7,807            -              -        (2,810)            4,997

     Impact of net unrealized investment
     gains  on deferred policy acquisition
     costs                                                -       (8,109)             -         2,919            (5,190)

     Impact of net unrealized investment
     gains  on policyholders' account
     balances                                             -            -          1,376          (496)              880

                                             ----------------------------------------------------------- -------------------
  Balance, December 31, 2001                         11,738       (7,134)         1,214        (2,094)            3,724
     Net investment gains on investments
     arising  during the period                       3,607            -              -        (1,299)            2,308

     Reclassification adjustment for losses
     included in net income                          12,690            -              -        (4,568)            8,122

     Impact of net unrealized investment
     gains on deferred policy acquisition
     costs                                                -       (9,128)                       3,286            (5,842)

     Impact of net unrealized investment
     gains  on policyholders' account
     balances                                             -            -          2,161          (778)            1,383

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Balance, December 31, 2002                         28,035      (16,262)         3,375        (5,453)              9,695

     Net investment gains on investments
     arising  during the period                       7,160                                    (2,577)              4,583

     Reclassification adjustment for losses
     included in net income                           1,123                                      (404)                719

     Impact of net unrealized investment
     gains on deferred policy acquisition
     costs                                                        (3,662)                       1,318              (2,344)

     Impact of net unrealized investment
     gains on policyholders' account
     balances                                                                       821          (296)                525
                                             ----------------------------------------------------------- -------------------
  Balance, December 31, 2003                 $       36,318    $ (19,924)      $  4,196     $  (7,412)          $   3,178
                                             =========================================================== ===================




    Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

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   Notes to Financial Statements

4.       DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS

   The balance of and changes in deferred policy acquisition costs for the year ended December 31, are as follows:

                                                                2003              2002              2001
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                              (in thousands)
   Balance, beginning of year                                 $ 137,053           $ 118,975       $  116,653
   Capitalization of commissions, sales and issue
   expenses                                                      60,669              51,974           25,953
   Amortization                                                 (17,531)            (24,768)         (15,522)
   Change in unrealized investment gains                         (3,662)             (9,128)          (8,109)
                                                          -----------------------------------------------------
   Balance, end of year                                       $ 176,529           $ 137,053       $  118,975
                                                        =======================================================


   5.  POLICYHOLDERS' LIABILITIES

   Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities at December 31 are as follows:


                                                        2003                    2002
                                                 -------------------     ------------------
                                                               (in thousands)

            Life insurance                            $   154,410            $   129,607
            Annuities                                       4,342                  4,601
                                                 -------------------     ------------------
            Total future policy benefits              $   158,752            $   134,208
                                                 ===================     ==================

   Life  insurance  liabilities  include  reserves for death benefits and other policy  benefits.  Annuity  liabilities  include
   reserves for annuities that are in payout status.

   Future  policy  benefits for life  insurance  are based on the net level  premium  method,  calculated  using the  guaranteed
   mortality and nonforfeiture rates, which range from 2.50% to 7.25%.

   Future  policy  benefits for  individual  annuities  are equal to the  aggregate of 1) the present  value of expected  future
   payments on the basis of actuarial assumptions  established at issue, and 2) any premium deficiency reserves.  Assumptions as
   to mortality are based on the Company's  experience when the basis of the reserve is established.  The interest rates used in
   the  determination of the individual  annuities  reserves range from 6.00% to 8.75%, with less than 15% of the reserves based
   on an interest rate in excess of 8%.

    Policyholders' account balances at December 31 are as follows:

                                                          2003                     2002
                                                   -------------------      -------------------
                                                                    (in thousands)

            Interest-sensitive life contracts            $  390,044               $  367,832
            Individual annuities                            285,779                  161,501
                                                   -------------------      -------------------
            Total policyholders' account balances        $  675,823               $  529,333
                                                   ===================      ===================



   Policyholders'  account balances for  interest-sensitive  life and individual  annuities represent an accumulation of account
   deposits plus credited  interest  less  withdrawals,  expenses and mortality  charges.  Interest  crediting  rates range from
   4.00% to 6.10% for interest-sensitive  life contracts.  Interest crediting rates for individual annuities range from 1.50% to
   5.40%.




   Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

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6.       REINSURANCE

   The Company  participates  in  reinsurance,  with  Prudential  Insurance  and other  companies,  in order to provide  greater
   diversification of business,  provide additional  capacity for future growth and limit the maximum net loss potential arising
   from large risks.  Life  reinsurance is accomplished  through various plans of reinsurance,  primarily  yearly renewable term
   and coinsurance.  Reinsurance  ceded  arrangements do not discharge the Company as the primary insurer.  Ceded balances would
   represent a liability of the Company in the event the reinsurers  were unable to meet their  obligations to the Company under
   the terms of the  reinsurance  agreements.  The likelihood of a material  reinsurance  liability  reassumed by the Company is
   considered to be remote.

   Reinsurance  premiums,  commissions,  expense  reimbursements,  benefits  and  reserves  related to  reinsured  long-duration
   contracts are accounted for over the life of the underlying  reinsured  contracts  using  assumptions  consistent  with those
   used to account for the underlying  contracts.  Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with
   the claim liabilities and policy benefits associated with the reinsured policies.

   Reinsurance  amounts  included in the Statement of Operations  and  Comprehensive  Income for the years ended December 31 are
   below.

                                                           2002              2002             2001
                                                     ----------------- ----------------------------------
                                                                              (in thousands)
   Direct premiums and policy charges and fee income       $  119,381         $ 104,180         $ 68,889
        Reinsurance ceded                                     (11,180)           (5,415)          (2,797)
                                                     ----------------- ----------------------------------
   Premiums and policy charges and fee income              $  108,201         $  98,765         $ 66,092

   Policyholders' benefits ceded                            $  11,223         $  12,929          $   762


   Reinsurance ceded for interest-sensitive life products is accounted for as a reduction of policy charges and fee income.
   Reinsurance ceded for term insurance products is accounted for as a reduction of premiums.

   Reinsurance  recoverables,  included in "Other  assets" in the Company's  Statements of Financial  Position,  at December 31,
   2003 and 2002 were $17.8 million and $15.7 million, respectively.

    The gross and net amounts of life insurance in force at December 31, were as follows:


                                                      2003              2002                2001
                                                 --------------    ---------------    ----------------
                                                                   (in thousands)

     Life insurance face amount in force         $  31,868,113     $ 21,119,708       $  11,071,045
     Ceded to other companies                      (17,782,119)      (9,866,510)         (3,697,344)
                                                 --------------    ---------------    ----------------
     Net amount of life insurance in force        $ 14,085,994     $ 11,253,198       $   7,373,701
                                                 ==============    ===============    ================



    Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

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   7.  INCOME TAXES

   The components of income taxes for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

                                                            2003                2002                2001
                                                     -----------------   ----------------    ----------------
                                                                           (in thousands)
                  Current tax (benefit) expense:
                     U.S.                              $   (15,103)         $   (8,975)        $   (3,756)
                     State and local                             -                 258                153
                                                     -----------------   ----------------    ----------------
                   Total                                   (15,103)             (8,717)            (3,603)
                                                     -----------------   ----------------    ----------------

                  Deferred tax expense (benefit):
                     U.S.                                   23,735               3,918             10,019
                     State and local                           302                (360)                88
                                                     -----------------   ----------------    ----------------
                     Total                                  24,037               3,558             10,107
                                                     -----------------   ----------------    ----------------

                   Total income tax expense (benefit)   $    8,934           $  (5,159)         $   6,504
                                                     =================   ================    ================

   The income tax expense for the years ended December 31, differs from the amount computed by applying the expected federal
   income tax rate of 35% to income from operations before income taxes for the following reasons:

                                                             2003               2002               2001
                                                     ------------------   ---------------   -----------------
                                                                           (in thousands)

                  Expected federal income tax expense   $  10,343            $    3,573        $    7,734
                  State and local income taxes                197                   (66)              157
                  Non taxable investment income            (2,583)               (8,505)           (1,558)
                  Other                                       977                  (161)              171
                                                     ------------------   ----------------  -----------------
                  Total income tax expense (benefit)    $   8,934            $   (5,159)       $    6,504
                                                     ==================   ================  =================

   Deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, resulted from the items listed in the following table:

                                                                  2003                2002
                                                            ---------------   ------------------
                                                                        (in thousands)
                  Deferred tax assets
                     Insurance reserves                     $           -        $      2,124
                     Net operating loss                             1,074               1,938
                     Investments                                    1,673               4,180
                     Other                                            204                   -
                                                            ---------------     ----------------
                     Deferred tax assets                            2,951               8,242
                                                            ---------------     ----------------

                  Deferred tax liabilities
                     Insurance reserves                      $      7,420       $           -
                     Deferred acquisition costs                    48,271              35,778
                     Net unrealized gains on securities            13,075              10,093
                     Other                                              -               2,189
                                                            ---------------     ----------------
                     Deferred tax liabilities                      68,766              48,060
                                                            ---------------     ----------------

                  Net deferred tax liability                  $    65,815         $    39,818
                                                            ===============     ================


   Management  believes that based on its historical  pattern of taxable income,  the Company will produce  sufficient income in
   the future to realize its deferred tax assets after  valuation  allowance.  Adjustments  to the valuation  allowance  will be
   made if there is a change  in  management's  assessment  of the  amount of the  deferred  tax asset  that is  realizable.  At
   December  31,  2003 and 2002,  respectively,  the  Company  had state  operating  loss  carryforwards  of $70 million and $17
   million,  which expire by 2018. At December 31, 2002,  the Company had federal and state capital loss  carryforwards  of $4.6
   million.




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   7.  INCOME TAXES (continued)

   The Internal Revenue Service (the "Service") has completed all  examinations of the  consolidated  federal income tax returns
   through 1996. The Service has begun its  examination of 1997 through 2001.  Management  believes  sufficient  provisions have
   been made for potential adjustments.


   8.  STATUTORY NET INCOME AND SURPLUS AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS

   The Company is required to prepare  statutory  financial  statements in accordance  with accounting  practices  prescribed or
   permitted by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.  Statutory  accounting  practices primarily differ from GAAP
   by charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred,  establishing  future policy benefit liabilities using different
   actuarial assumptions and valuing investments, deferred taxes, and certain assets on a different basis.

   Statutory net income (loss) of the Company  amounted to $(60.2) million,  $(45.0) million,  and $(12.1) million for the years
   ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001,  respectively.  Statutory  surplus of the Company amounted to $89.5 million and $63.8
   million at December 31, 2003 and 2002,  respectively.  The statutory losses in 2003, 2002, and 2001 were primarily attributed
   to the surplus strain from new business,  which results from higher commissions and selling expenses,  which are not deferred
   under statutory accounting, and from increases to reserves.

   In March 1998,  the NAIC adopted the  Codification  of  Statutory  Accounting  Principles  guidance  ("Codification"),  which
   replaced the current  Accounting  Practices and Procedures  manual as the NAIC's primary guidance on statutory  accounting as
   of January 1, 2001.  Codification  provided  guidance  for areas  where  statutory  accounting  had been  silent and  changed
   current statutory  accounting in certain areas. The Company adopted the Codification  guidance  effective January 1, 2001. As
   a result of these changes,  the Company reported an increase to statutory  surplus of $7 million,  primarily  relating to the
   recognition of deferred tax assets.

   The  Company  is subject  to New  Jersey  law.  The  maximum  amount of  dividends,  which can be paid by State of New Jersey
   insurance   companies   to   shareholders   without   prior   approval  of  the   Insurance   Commissioner,   is  subject  to
   N.J.S.A.17:27A-4.c(2)(b).  Based on 2003 earnings, there is no capacity to pay a dividend without prior approval in 2004.

   The Company received  approval from the New Jersey  Commissioner of Insurance to pay an extraordinary  dividend to its Parent
   in 2001 of  $186 million. The Company received a $40 million capital contribution from its Parent during 2003.


   9.  FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

   The estimated fair values presented below have been determined using available market  information and by applying  valuation
   methodologies.  Considerable  judgment is applied in interpreting  data to develop the estimates of fair value.  Estimates of
   fair values may not be realized in a current market  exchange.  The use of different  market  assumptions  and/or  estimation
   methodologies  could have a material effect on the estimated fair values.  The following methods and assumptions were used in
   calculating  the  estimated  fair values (for all other  financial  instruments  presented in the table,  the carrying  value
   approximates estimated fair value).

   Fixed maturities
   Estimated fair values for fixed  maturities,  other than private placement  securities,  are based on quoted market prices or
   estimates from independent pricing services.  Generally,  fair values for private placement  securities are estimated using a
   discounted  cash flow model which  considers the current market spreads  between the U.S.  Treasury yield curve and corporate
   bond yield curve,  adjusted for the type of issue,  its current credit quality and its remaining  average life. The estimated
   fair value of certain non-performing private placement securities is based on amounts estimated by management.

   Policy loans
   The estimated fair value of policy loans is calculated  using a discounted  cash flow model based upon current U.S.  Treasury
   rates and historical loan repayment patterns.

   Investment contracts
   For individual deferred annuities and other deposit liabilities, fair value approximates carrying value.

   Derivative financial instruments
   See note 10 for disclosure of fair value on these instruments.


   Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

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   9.  FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

   The following table discloses the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments at
   December 31:
                                                       2003                                     2002
                                        ----------------------------------    -----------------------------------
                                              Carrying         Estimated            Carrying          Estimated
                                               value          fair value              value          fair value
                                        ---------------- -----------------    ----------------- -----------------
                                                                     (in thousands)
      Financial assets:

      Fixed  maturities  available  for
      sale                                 $  782,685        $  782,685            $ 553,901         $ 553,901
         Policy loans                         154,659           175,659              158,431           185,715
         Short-term investments                44,571            44,571               30,158            30,158
         Cash and cash equivalents             72,547            72,547               61,482            61,482
         Separate accounts assets           1,926,301         1,926,301            1,590,335         1,590,335

      Financial liabilities:
         Investment contracts              $  312,635        $  312,635            $ 178,086         $ 178,086
         Cash    collateral   for   loaned
         securities                            78,855            78,855               25,035            25,035
         Securities sold under agreement
             to repurchase                     14,483            14,483               31,713            31,713
         Separate accounts liabilities      1,926,301         1,926,301            1,590,335         1,590,335


10.      DERIVATIVE AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET CREDIT-RELATED INSTRUMENTS

   Futures
   Exchange-traded  treasury  futures are used by the Company to reduce  market risks from changes in interest  rates,  to alter
   mismatches  between the duration of assets in a portfolio and the duration of  liabilities  supported by those assets.  As an
   example,  the Company  agrees to purchase or sell a specified  number of contracts,  the value of which are determined by the
   value of  designated  classes  of  securities,  and to post  variation  margin  on a daily  basis in an  amount  equal to the
   difference in the daily market values of those  contracts.  The Company  enters into  exchange-traded  futures with regulated
   futures commissions merchants who are members of a trading exchange.

   Treasury  futures  are  used  to  manage  duration  mismatches  between  assets  and  liabilities  by  replicating   Treasury
   performance.  Treasury  futures  move  substantially  in value as interest  rates  change and can be used to modify  existing
   interest rate risk.  This strategy  protects  against the risk that cash flow  requirements  may  necessitate  liquidation of
   investments at unfavorable  prices  resulting  from increases in interest  rates.  This strategy can be a more cost effective
   way of temporarily  reducing the Company's  exposure to a market decline that selling fixed income  securities and purchasing
   a similar portfolio when such a decline is believed to be over.

   The notional and fair value of futures  contracts  was $5.6 million and $3 thousand at December 31, 2003,  respectively.  The
   notional and fair value of futures contracts was $12.4 million and $400 thousand at December 31, 2002, respectively.

   Credit Risk
   The Company is exposed to credit-related  losses in the event of  nonperformance  by  counterparties to derivative  financial
   instruments.  Generally,  the current credit exposure of the Company's  derivative  contracts is limited to the fair value at
   the reporting  date.  The credit  exposure of the  Company's  swaps  transactions  is  represented  by the fair value (market
   value) of contracts  with a positive fair value (market value) at the reporting  date.  Because  exchange-traded  futures are
   effected through  regulated  exchanges,  and positions are marked to market on a daily basis, the Company has little exposure
   to  credit-related  losses in the event of  nonperformance  by  counterparties  to such  financial  instruments.  The  credit
   exposure of  exchange-traded  instruments is represented by the negative change,  if any, in the fair value (market value) of
   contracts from the fair value (market value) at the reporting date.

   The Company manages credit risk by entering into  transactions  with  creditworthy  counterparties  and obtaining  collateral
   where appropriate and customary.  In addition,  the Company enters into over-the-counter  swaps pursuant to master agreements
   that  provide  for a single net  payment  to be made by one  counterparty  to another at each due date and upon  termination.
   Likewise,  the Company  effects  exchange-traded  futures and options  through  regulated  exchanges and these  positions are
   marked to market on a daily basis.



Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

   Notes to Financial Statements
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11.      CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

   Contingencies
   On an ongoing basis,  our internal  supervisory and control  functions  review the quality of our sales,  marketing and other
   customer  interface  procedures  and  practices  and may  recommend  modifications  or  enhancements.  In certain  cases,  if
   appropriate,  we  may  offer  customers  remediation  and  may  incur  charges,  including  the  cost  of  such  remediation,
   administrative costs and regulatory fines.

   Prudential  Insurance and its affiliates have received formal  requests for  information  relating to their variable  annuity
   business  from  regulators  and  governmental  authorities.  The  regulators  and  authorities  include,  among  others,  the
   Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  the NASD and the State of New York Attorney  General's  Office.  Prudential  Insurance
   and its affiliates are cooperating with all such inquiries and are conducting their own internal review.

   It is possible  that the results of  operations  or the cash flow of the Company in a particular  quarterly or annual  period
   could be materially  affected as a result of payments in connection  with the matters  discussed  above  depending,  in part,
   upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period.  Management  believes,  however,  that the ultimate  payments in
   connection with these matters should not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position.

   Litigation
   The Company is subject to legal and regulatory  actions in the ordinary  course of its  businesses,  including class actions.
   Pending legal and regulatory  actions  include  proceedings  relating to aspects of the  businesses  and operations  that are
   specific to the Company and that are typical of the  businesses in which the Company  operates.  Class action and  individual
   lawsuits  involve a variety of issues and/or  allegations,  which include sales  practices,  underwriting  practices,  claims
   payment and procedures,  premium charges,  policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duties to customers.  We are also subject
   to litigation arising out of our general business activities,  such as our investments and third party contracts.  In certain
   of these matters, the plaintiffs are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages.

   The  Company's  litigation is subject to many  uncertainties,  and given the  complexity  and scope,  the outcomes  cannot be
   predicted.  It is  possible  that the results of  operations  or the cash flow of the Company in a  particular  quarterly  or
   annual  period could be  materially  affected by an ultimate  unfavorable  resolution of pending  litigation  and  regulatory
   matters.  Management  believes,  however,  that the ultimate outcome of all pending  litigation and regulatory matters should
   not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position.


   12.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

   The Company has extensive  transactions and  relationships  with Prudential  Insurance and other  affiliates.  It is possible
   that the terms of these  transactions  are not the same as those that would result from  transactions  among wholly unrelated
   parties.

   Expense Charges and Allocations
   Many of the Company's  expenses are  allocations or charges from  Prudential  Insurance or other  affiliates.  These expenses
   can be grouped into the following categories: general and administrative expenses and agency distribution expenses.

   The  Company's  general and  administrative  expenses  are charged to the Company  using  allocation  methodologies  based on
   business  processes.  Management  believes that the  methodology  is  reasonable  and reflects  costs  incurred by Prudential
   Insurance  to process  transactions  on behalf of the  Company.  The Company  operates  under  service  and lease  agreements
   whereby  services of  officers  and  employees,  supplies,  use of  equipment  and office  space are  provided by  Prudential
   Insurance.  Beginning in 2003,  general and  administrative  expenses  include  allocations  of stock  compensation  expenses
   related to a stock option program and a deferred compensation program issued by Prudential Financial.

   The  Company is charged  distribution  expenses  from  Prudential's  agency  network for both its  domestic  life and annuity
   products through a transfer pricing agreement, which is intended to reflect a market based pricing arrangement.








   Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

   Notes to Financial Statements
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12.      RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)

   Affiliated Asset Management Fee Income
   Beginning  October 1, 2002, in accordance with a servicing  agreement with Prudential  Investments  LLC, the Company receives
   fee income from policyholder  account balances  invested in the Prudential Series Funds ("PSF").  These revenues are recorded
   as "Asset management fees" in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

   Corporate Owned Life Insurance
   The Company has sold two Corporate  Owned Life  Insurance  ("COLI")  policies to  Prudential  Insurance.  The cash  surrender
   value  included in separate  accounts  was $430.0  million and $359.6  million at December  31, 2003 and  December  31, 2002,
   respectively.  Fees related to the COLI  policies  were $3.4 million and $7.1 million for the years ending  December 31, 2003
   and 2002.

   Reinsurance with Affiliates
   The Company  currently has a reinsurance  agreement in place with  Prudential  Insurance ("the  reinsurer").  The reinsurance
   agreement is a yearly  renewable  term  agreement in which the Company may offer and the reinsurer may accept  reinsurance on
   any life in excess of the  Company's  maximum limit of  retention.  The Company is not relieved of its primary  obligation to
   the policyholder as a result of these reinsurance transactions.

   Affiliated  premiums ceded from these life  reinsurance  agreements  for the periods ended December 31, 2003,  2002, and 2001
   were $.7 million,  $.5 million, and $.3 million,  respectively.  Affiliated benefits ceded for the periods ended December 31,
   2003, 2002, and 2001 from these life reinsurance agreements are $0 in 2003, $7.5 million in 2002, and $0 in 2001.

   Debt Agreements
   The Company and its parent,  Pruco Life,  have a revolving  line of credit  facility of up to $800  million  with  Prudential
   Funding,  LLC, a wholly owned  subsidiary of Prudential  Insurance.  The total of asset-based  financing and borrowing  under
   this credit  facility  for the Company  and its parent  cannot be more than $800  million.  There is no  outstanding  debt to
   Prudential Funding, LLC as of December 31, 2003 or December 31, 2002.



   13.  QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)


   The unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 are summarized in the table
   below:

                                                                      Three months ended
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                                                   March 31        June 30       September 30     December 31
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------
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   2003                                                                 (in thousands)
   Total revenues                                      $35,410        $42,421          $38,893         $41,533
   Total benefits and expenses                          32,104         33,770           33,297          29,535
   Income (loss) from operations before income
   taxes                                                 3,306          8,651            5,596          11,998
   Net income (loss)                                     2,633          5,932            3,229           8,823
                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------

                                              -----------------------------------------------------------------
   2002                                                                 (in thousands)
   Total revenues                                      $26,592        $28,879          $31,221         $45,654
   Total benefits and expenses                          23,125         28,125           33,146          37,741
   Income (loss) from operations before income
   taxes                                                 3,467            754          (1,925)           7,913
   Net income (loss)                                     2,488            302            1,518          11,060





                                                  Report of Independent Auditors



   To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
   Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

   In our opinion,  the financial  statements  listed in the accompanying  index present fairly, in all material  respects,  the
   financial  position of Pruco Life  Insurance  Company of New Jersey (an indirect,  wholly-owned  subsidiary of The Prudential
   Insurance  Company of America) at December 31, 2003 and 2002,  and the results of its  operations and its cash flows for each
   of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, in conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted in
   the  United  States  of  America.  These  financial  statements  are the  responsibility  of the  Company's  management;  our
   responsibility  is to express an opinion on these  financial  statements  based on our  audits.  We  conducted  our audits of
   these  statements in accordance with auditing  standards  generally  accepted in the United States of America,  which require
   that we plan and  perform  the audit to obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether the  financial  statements  are free of
   material  misstatement.  An audit includes  examining,  on a test basis,  evidence  supporting the amounts and disclosures in
   the financial  statements,  assessing the accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by  management,  and
   evaluating  the overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We believe that our audits  provide a reasonable  basis for our
   opinion.

   As described  in Note 2, the Company  adopted the fair value  recognition  provisions  of  Statement of Financial  Accounting
   Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" as of January 1, 2003.


   /s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

   New York, New York
   February 10, 2004




PART C:

OTHER INFORMATION


Item 27.   EXHIBITS  
   Exhibit number Description of Exhibit
(a) Board of Directors Resolution:
(i)   Resolution of Board of Directors of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey establishing the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account.  (Note 4)
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Underwriting Contracts:
(i)    Distribution Agreement between Pruco Securities LLC and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey. (Note 4)
(ii)   Proposed form of Agreement between Pruco Securities LLC and independent brokers with respect to the Sale of the Contracts. (Note 4)
(iii)  Schedule of Sales Commissions. (Note 4)
(d) Contracts:
(i)    Variable Appreciable Life Insurance Contracts:
  (a)    With fixed Death Benefit. (Note 4)
  (b)    With variable Death Benefit. (Note 4)
(ii)   Revised Contract with fixed death benefit. (Note 4)
(iii)  Revised Contract with variable death benefit. (Note 4)
(iv)  Rider for Insured's Waiver of Premium Benefit. (Note 4)
(v)  Rider for Applicant's Waiver of Premium Benefit. (Note 4)
(vi)  Rider for Insured's Accidental Death Benefit. (Note 4)
(vii)  Rider for Level Term Insurance Benefit on Life of Insured. (Note 4)
(viii) Rider for Decreasing Term Insurance Benefit on Life of Insured. (Note 4)
(ix)  Rider for Interim Term Insurance Benefit. (Note 4)
(x)  Rider for Option to Purchase Additional Insurance on Life of Insured. (Note 4)
(xi)  Rider for Decreasing Term Insurance Benefit on Life of Insured Spouse. (Note 4)
(xii)  Rider for Level Term Insurance on Dependent Children. (Note 4)
(xiii) Rider for Level Term Insurance on Dependent Children - from Term Conversions. (Note 4)
(xiv)  Rider for Level Term Insurance on Dependent Children - from Term Conversions or Attained Age Change. (Note 4)
(xv)  Rider for Coverage on Other Insured. (Note 4)
(xvi) Rider modifying Waiver of Premium. (Note 2)
(xvii)  Rider to terminate a Supplementary Benefit. (Note 4)
(xviii)  Rider providing for election of Variable Reduced Paid-up Insurance. (Note 4)
(xix) Rider to provide for exclusion of Aviation Risk. (Note 4)
(xx)  Rider to provide for exclusion of Military Aviation Risk. (Note 4)
(xxi) Rider to provide for exclusion of War Risk. (Note 4)
(xxii) Endorsement for conversion of a Dependent Child. (Note 4)
(xxiii) Endorsement for Contractual Conversion of a Term Policy. (Note 4)
(xxiv) Endorsement for conversion of Level Term Insurance Benefit on a Child. (Note 2)
(xxv) Endorsement providing for Variable Loan Interest Rate. (Note 4)
(xxvi) Endorsement for Increase in Face Amount. (Note 4)
(xxvii) Supplementary Monthly Renewable Non-Convertible One Month Term Insurance:
  (a)  for use in New Jersey with fixed death benefit Contract (Note 4)
  (b)  for use in New Jersey with variable death benefit Contract (Note 4)
  (c)  for use in New York with fixed death benefit Contract (Note 4)
  (d)  for use in New York with variable death benefit Contract (Note 4)
(xxviii)  Rider for Term Insurance Benefit on Life of Insured - Decreasing Amount After Three Years. (Note 4)
(xxix) New Jersey Rider for Term Insurance Benefit on Life of Insured Spouse - Decreasing Amount After Three Years. (Note 4)
(xxx) New York Rider for Term Insurance Benefit on Life of Insured Spouse - Decreasing Amount After Three Years. (Note 4)
(xxxi) Endorsement for Contracts issued in connection with tax-qualified pension plans. (Note 4)
(xxxii) Appreciable Plus Rider:
    (a)for use in New Jersey. (Note 4)
    (b)for use in New York. (Note 4)
(xxxiii)  Living Needs Benefit Rider for use in New Jersey (Note 2)
(xxxiv) Living Needs Benefit Rider for use in New York. (Note 4)
(e) Application:
(i)   Application for Variable Appreciable Life Insurance Contract. (Note 4)
(ii)  Supplement to the Application for Variable Appreciable Life Insurance Contract. (Note 4)
(iii)  New Jersey Application Form for Variable Appreciable Life Insurance Contract. (Note 2)
(iii)  New York Application Form for Variable Appreciable Life Insurance Contract. (Note 4)
(iv)  Revised New York Application Form for Variable Appreciable Life Insurance Contract. (Note 2)
(f) Depositor's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws:
(i)   Articles of Incorporation of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, as amended March 11, 1983. (Note 4)
(ii)   Certificate of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, February 12, 1998. (Note 5)
(iii)  By-laws of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, as amended August 4, 1999. (Note 3)
(g) Not Applicable.
(h) None.
(i) Administrative Contracts:
(i)   Service Agreement between Prudential and First Tennessee Bank National Association. (Note 6)
(j) Powers of Attorney:
  Vivian L. Banta, Richard J. Carbone, Helen M. Galt (Note 7)
  James J. Avery, Jr. (Note 8)
  Ronald P. Joelson (Nore 9)
  William J. Eckert, IV, David R. Odenath, Jr. (Note 10)
(k) Opinion and Consent of Clifford E. Kirsch, Esq. as to the legality of the securities being registered. (Note 1)
(l) Opinion and Consent of Pamela A. Schiz, FSA, MAAA, as to actuarial matters pertaining to the representation of the illustrations and the Depositor's administrative procedures. (Note 1)
(m) Calculation. (Note 1)
(n) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants. (Note 1)
(o) None.
(p) Not applicable.
(q) Redeemability Exemption:
(i)   Memoradum describing Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey's issuance, transfer, and redemption procedures for the Contracts pursuant to Rule 6e-2(b)(12)(ii) and method for computing cash adjustment upon exercise of right to exchange for fixed benefit insurance pursuant to Rule 6e-2(b)(13)(v)(B). (Note 1)

(Note 1)  Filed herewith.
(Note 2)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Form S-6, Registration No. 2-81243, filed April 29, 1997 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Insurance Account.
(Note 3)  Incorporated by reference to Form S-6, Registration No. 333-85117, filed August 13, 1999 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account.
(Note 4)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to this Registration Statement, filed April 28, 1997.
(Note 5)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Form S-1, Registration No. 33-20018, filed April 19, 1999 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Contract Real Property Account.
(Note 6)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form N-6, Registration No. 333-49334, filed April 22, 2003 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account.
(Note 7)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-6, Registration No. 333-85117, filed June 28, 2001 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account.
(Note 8)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Form S-1, Registration No. 33-20018, filed April 9, 1998 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Contract Real Property Account.
(Note 9)  Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Form S-1, Registration No. 33-20018, filed April 10, 2001 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Contract Real Property Account.
(Note 10)  Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6, Registration No. 333-49334, filed February 8, 2001 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account.

Item 28. Directors and Major Officers of Pruco Life of New Jersey

The directors and major officers of Pruco Life of New Jersey, listed with their principal occupations during the past 5 years, are shown below.

DIRECTORS OF PRUCO LIFE OF NEW JERSEY

JAMES J. AVERY, JR., Vice Chairman and Director –President, Prudential Individual Life Insurance since 1998.

VIVIAN L. BANTA, Chairman, and Director –Vice Chairman, Insurance Division, Prudential Financial since 2002; 2000 to 2002: Executive Vice President, Individual Financial Services, U.S. Consumer Group; 1998 to 1999: Consultant, Individual Financial Services.

RICHARD J. CARBONE, Director – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 1997.

HELEN M. GALT, Director – Company Actuary, Prudential since 1993.

RONALD P. JOELSON, Director – Senior Vice President, Prudential Asset, Liability and Risk Management since 1999.

ANDREW J. MAKO, President and Director – Vice President, Finance, Insurance Division since 1999.

DAVID R. ODENATH, JR., Director – President, Annuities, since 2003; 1999 to 2003: President, Prudential Investments.

OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS

C.   EDWARD CHAPLIN, Treasurer – Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Prudential since 2000; prior to 2000, Vice President and Treasurer, Prudential.

THOMAS F. HIGGINS, Senior Vice President – Vice President, Annuity Services, Prudential Individual Financial Services since 1999; 1998 to 1999: Vice President, Mutual Funds, Prudential Individual Financial Services.

CLIFFORD E. KIRSCH, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary – Chief Counsel, Variable Products, Prudential Law Department since 1995.

MELODY C. MCDAID, Senior Vice President – Vice President and Site Executive, Prudential Financial Services Customer Service Office since 1995.

ESTHER H. MILNES, Senior Vice President – Vice President and Chief Actuary, Prudential Individual Life Insurance since 1999.

JAMES M. O'CONNOR, Senior Vice President and Actuary – Vice President, Guaranteed Products since 2001; 1998 to 2000: Corporate Vice President, Guaranteed Products.

SHIRLEY H. SHAO,Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary – Vice President and Actuary, Prudential since 1996.

WILLIAM J. ECKERT, IV, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer – Vice President, Insurance Division, Prudential Financial since 2002; 2000 to 2002: Vice President and IFS Controller, Prudential Enterprise Financial Management; 1999 to 2000: Vice President and Individual Life Controller, Prudential Enterprise Financial Management.

Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or the Registrant

  See Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prudential Financial, Inc., File No. 001-16707 filed March 10, 2004.

Item 30. Indemnification

The Registrant, in connection with certain affiliates, maintains various insurance coverages under which the underwriter and certain affiliated persons may be insured against liability, which may be incurred in such capacity, subject to the terms, conditions, and exclusions of the insurance policies.

New Jersey, being the state of organization of Pruco Life of New Jersey, permits entities organized under its jurisdiction to indemnify directors and officers with certain limitations. The relevant provisions of New Jersey law permitting indemnification can be found in Section 14A:3-5 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated. The text of Pruco Life of New Jersey’s By-law, Article V, which relates to indemnification of officers and directors, is filed as Exhibit 1.A.(6)(c) to Form S-6, Registration No. 333-85117, filed August 13, 1999 on behalf of the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 31. Principal Underwriters

Pruco Securities, LLC (“Prusec”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, acts as the principal underwriter of the Contract. Prusec, organized in 2003 under New Jersey law, is registered as a broker and dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Prusec’s principal business address is 751 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-3777. Prusec retained no commissions during the past three years for serving as principal underwriter of the variable insurance Contracts issued by Pruco Life of New Jersey. Prusec passes through 100% of commissions to its registered representatives.

The Contract is sold by registered representatives of Prusec who are also authorized by state insurance departments to do so. The Contract may also be sold through other broker-dealers authorized by Prusec and applicable law to do so. Registered representatives of such other broker-dealers may be paid on a different basis than registered representatives of Prusec.

MANAGERS AND OFFICERS OF PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC
("PRUSEC")
Name and Principal
Business Address
Position and Office With Depositor
John W. Greene  (1) Chairman of the Board, Manager
John G. Gordon  (1) President, manager, Chief Operating Officer
Clifford E. Kirsch  (1) Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary
Bernard Russo  (1) Vice President, Controller, Chief Financial Officer
Page H. Pennell  (1) Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
Maryanne Ryan  (2) Vice President, Anti-Money Laundering Officer
John M. Howard  (1) Vice President, Manager
Priscilla Myers  (1) Vice President
Patrick L. Hynes  (4) Vice President
Michele Talafha  (4) Assistant Vice President
C. Edward Chaplin  (2) Vice President, Treasurer
Ralph Aquilera  (1) Assistant Controller
James J. Avery, Jr.  (1) Manager
Kevin B. Frawley  (1) Manager
David R. Odenath  (3) Manager
Judy A. Rice  (3) Manager
Martin Chotiner  (1) Assistant Controller
Raymond H. Goslin  (1) Assistant Controller
Janice Pavlou  (1) Assistant Controller
Valerie Simpson  (1) Assistant Controller
Paul F. Blinn  (1) Assistant Treasurer
Kathleen C. Hoffman  (2) Assistant Treasurer
Robert Montellione  (1) Assistant Treasurer
Patricia Christian  (1) Assistant Secretary
Mary Jo Reich  (1) Assistant Secretary
Thomas Castano  (1) Assistant Secretary
Kathleen Gibson  (2) Vice President, Assistant Secretary
Georgia T. Garnecki  (2) Assistant Secretary

(1)   213 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102
(2)   751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
(3)   100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102
(4)   One New York Plaza, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10004

Commissions are based on a premium value referred to as the Commissionable Target Premium. The Commissionable Target Premium may vary from the Target Premium, depending on the issue age and rating class of the insured, any extra risk charges, or additional riders.

Registered representatives of such other broker-dealers may be paid on a different basis than described below. Where the insured is less than 60 years of age, the representative will generally receive a commission of no more than 50% of the Scheduled Premiums for the first year, no more than 12% of the Scheduled Premiums for the second, third, and fourth years, no more than 3% of the Scheduled Premiums for the fifth through 10th years, and no more than 2% of the Scheduled Premiums thereafter. For insureds over 59 years of age, the commission will be lower. The representative may be required to return all or part of the first year commission if the Contract is not continued through the second year.

Representatives with less than three years of service may be paid on a different basis. Representatives who met certain productivity or persistency standards with regard to the sale of the Contract may be eligible for additional compensation.

Because Prusec registered representatives who sell the Contracts are also our life insurance agents, they may be eligible for various cash bonuses and insurance benefits and non-cash compensation programs that we offer, such as conferences, trips, prizes, and awards, subject to applicable regulatory requirements. In some circumstances and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory requirements, we may also reimburse certain sales and marketing expenses or pay other forms of special compensation.

Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records

The Depositor, Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, is located at 213 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-2992.

The Principal Underwriter, Pruco Securities LLC, is located at 751 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-3777.

Each company maintains those accounts and records required to be maintained pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.

Item 33. Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 34. Representation of Reasonableness of Fees

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“Pruco Life of New Jersey”) represents that the fees and charges deducted under the Variable Appreciable Life Insurance Contracts registered by this registration statement, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Pruco Life of New Jersey.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant, the Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account, certifies that this Amendment is filed solely for one or more of the purposes specified in Rule 485(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 and that no material event requiring disclosure in the prospectus, other than one listed in Rule 485(b)(1), has occurred since the effective date of the most recent Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement which included a prospectus and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, and its seal hereunto affixed and attested, all in the city of Newark and the State of New Jersey, on this 15th day of April, 2004.

(Seal)

Pruco Life of New Jersey Variable Appreciable Account
(Registrant)

By: Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
(Depositor)

Attest: /s/ Thomas C. Castano By: /s/ Andrew J. Mako
Thomas C. Castano Andrew J. Mako
Assistant Secretary President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 15th day of April, 2004.

Signature and Title

Signature and Title
   
/s/*__________________________
Vivian L. Banta
Chairman and Director
   
/s/*_________________________
William J. Eckert, IV
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
   
/s/*_________________________ *By:   /s/ Thomas C. Castano
James J. Avery, Jr.       Thomas C. Castano
Director       (Attorney-in-Fact)
   
/s/*_________________________
Richard J. Carbone
Director
   
/s/*_________________________
Helen M. Galt
Director
   
/s/*_________________________
Ronald P. Joelson
Director
   
/s/*_________________________
David R. Odenath, Jr.
Director

EXHIBIT INDEX

Item 27.  
   
(k) Legal Opinion Opinion and Consent of Clifford E. Kirsch, Esq. as to the legality of the securities being registered.
   
(l) Actuarial Opinion Opinion of Pamela A. Schiz, FSA, MAAA, as to actuarial matters pertaining to the representation of the illustrations and the Depositor's administrative procedures.
   
(n) Auditor Consent Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants.
   
(q) Redeemability Exemption Memoradum describing Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey's issuance, transfer, and redemption procedures for the Contracts pursuant to Rule 6e-2(b)(12)(ii) and method for computing cash adjustment upon exercise of right to exchange for fixed benefit insurance pursuant to Rule 6e-2(b)(13)(v)(B).