UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number:	811-01612
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:	The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2
Address of principal executive offices:	Gateway Center 3, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Name and address of agent for service:	Deborah A. Docs Gateway Center 3, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:	973-367-7521
Date of fiscal year end:	12/31/2008
Date of reporting period:	9/30/2008

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

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Schedule Of Investments As of September 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

	Shares		Value
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 99.6%
COMMON STOCKS - 98.1%
Auto Components - 0.1%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) (a)		18,800	$	287,828
Biotechnology - 1.4%
Gilead Sciences Inc. (a)		91,000		4,147,780
Capital Markets - 3.2%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)		161,670		5,267,209
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)		36,000		4,608,000
				9,875,209
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.6%
Waste Management, Inc.		152,600		4,805,374
Communications Equipment - 1.4%
QualComm, Inc.		97,500		4,189,575
Computers & Peripherals - 1.2%
Apple, Inc. (a)		32,900		3,739,414
Consumer Finance - 2.1%
SLM Corp. (a)		517,500		6,385,950
Diversified Consumer Services - 4.3%
Career Education Corp. (a)		320,300		5,236,905
H & R Block, Inc.		347,100		7,896,525
				13,133,430
Diversified Financial Services - 0.8%
J.P Morgan & Chase Co.		54,800		2,559,160
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.4%
Halliburton Co.		138,200		4,476,298
National Oilwell Varco Inc. (a)		57,300		2,878,179
				7,354,477
Electric Utilities - 1.3%
Entergy Corp.		44,900		3,996,549
Food & Staples Retailing - 6.0%
CVS Caremark Corp.		155,700		5,240,862
Kroger Co. (The)		291,500		8,010,420
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.		85,800		5,138,562
				18,389,844
Food Products - 6.0%
Cadbury PLC. ADR (United Kingdom)		188,108		7,701,141
ConAgra Foods, Inc.		386,300		7,517,398
Tyson Foods, Inc. Cl. A		254,900		3,043,506
				18,262,045
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.2%
Cardinal Health, Inc.		99,000		4,878,720
Omnicare, Inc.		167,000		4,804,590
				9,683,310
Household Products - 2.1%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.		98,200		6,367,288
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.2%
NRG Energy, Inc. (a)		149,200		3,692,700
Insurance - 5.6%
Allstate Corp. (The)		66,900		3,085,428
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (a)		400		1,758,000
Loews Corp.		121,500		4,798,035
XL Capital Ltd.		412,000		7,391,280
				17,032,743
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.2%
HSN, Inc. (a)		51,160		563,272
Internet Software & Services - 3.3%
Google, Inc. Cl. A (a)		11,800		4,726,136
IAC/InterActiveCorp. (a)		319,800		5,532,540
				10,258,676
IT Services - 1.3%
Infosys Technologies Limited ADR (India)		116,100		3,867,291
Media - 5.7%
Liberty Global, Inc. Ser. C (a)		257,705		7,238,933
Comcast Corp.		370,500		7,272,915
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (a)		4,984,300		2,841,051
				17,352,899
Metals & Mining - 2.7%
Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold, Inc.		76,100		4,326,285
Lihir Gold Limited ADR (Papua New Guinea) (a)		195,200		4,079,680
				8,405,965
Multi-Utilities - 2.3%
Sempra Energy		138,900		7,010,283
Office Electronics - 2.0%
Xerox Corp.		536,200		6,182,386
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 16.1%
Devon Energy Corp.		59,400		5,417,280
EOG Resources Inc.		41,100		3,676,806
Hess Corp.		34,300		2,815,344
Nexen, Inc.		212,000		4,924,760
Occidental Petroleum Corp.		96,900		6,826,605
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (Brazil)		66,100		2,905,095
Suncor Energy, Inc.		122,600		5,166,364
Talisman Energy, Inc.		264,500		3,761,190
Valero Energy Corp.		116,300		3,523,890
Williams Cos Inc.		188,400		4,455,660
XTO Energy, Inc.		125,100		5,819,652
				49,292,646
Paper & Forest Products - 1.0%
Domtar Corp. (a)		647,700		2,979,420
Pharmaceuticals - 5.5%
Mylan Inc. (a)		328,700		3,753,754
Schering-Plough Corp.		400,500		7,397,235
Wyeth		154,500		5,707,230
				16,858,219
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.6%
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)		369,400		3,435,420
Spansion Inc. (a)		841,300		1,304,015
				4,739,435
Software - 6.6%
Adobe Systems Incorporated (a)		144,600		5,707,362
CA Inc.		342,700		6,840,292
Symantec Corp. (a)		391,700		7,669,486
				20,217,140
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.0%
People’s United Financial, Inc.		325,060		6,257,405
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.9%
NII Holdings, Inc. (a)		176,100		6,677,712
Sprint Nextel Corp.		628,288		3,832,557
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. (a)		505,500		1,486,170
				11,996,439
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost: $324,797,006)				299,884,152
	Principal Amount (000)
CORPORATE BOND - 1.5%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.5%
Trident Resources., Unsec’d Note, PIK (Canada),
Private Placement, 12.39625% due 8/12/12 (b)(c)
(Cost: $5,205,484; purchased 8/20/07)		CAD       5,205		4,549,910
	Shares
WARRANT
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Trident Resources Corp.(Canada),
Private Placement, expiring 1/01/15 (b)(c)
(Cost: $0; purchased 8/20/07)		499,039		47
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $330,002,490)			$	304,434,109
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.4%
AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND
Dryden Core Investment Fund-
Taxable Money Market Series (e)
(Cost: $1,332,490)		1,332,490		1,332,490
	Notional Amount
PURCHASED OPTION OUTSTANDING
Call Option
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Federal Nat’l Mortgage Association, expiring 12/19/08 @ $15.00
(Cost: $703,900)	$	7,200		36,000
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $2,036,390)				1,368,490
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) - 100%
(Cost: $332,038,880)			$	305,802,599
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS				(3,183	)
NET ASSETS - 100%			$	305,799,416

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Indicates an illiquid security.

(c) Indicates a security restricted to resale. The aggregate cost of such securities is $5,205,484. The aggregate value of $4,549,957 is approximately 1.5% of net assets.

(d) As of September 30, 2008, two securities valued at $4,549,957 and representing 1.5% of the total market value of the portfolio were fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Committee Members.

(e) The Prudential Investments LLC, the Manager of the Account, also serves as Manager of the Dryden Core Investment Fund - Taxable Money Market Series.

ADR- American Depository Receipt

CAD- Canadian Dollar

PIK- Payment in Kind

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

Valuation inputs	Investments in Securities		Other Financial Instruments*
Level 1 - Quoted Prices	$	301,252,642	—
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs		—
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs		4,549,957	—
Total	$	305,802,599	—

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

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

	Investments in Securities
Balance as of 12/31/07	$	5,397,817
Realized gain (loss)		—
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		(847,860	)
Net purchases (sales)		—
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3		—
Balance as of 9/30/08	$	4,549,957

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

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

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the funds’ normal pricing time, are valued at fair value in accordance with the Accounts’ Committee members approved fair valuation procedures. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values. When determining the fair valuation of securities some of the factors influencing the valuation include, the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment adviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates.

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

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

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

Other information regarding each fund is available in the respective fund’s most recent Report of Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).

Item 2. Controls and Procedures

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

(b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Item 3. Exhibits

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 – Attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant) The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2
By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Deborah A. Docs
	Deborah A. Docs
	Secretary of the Fund
Date November 24, 2008

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

By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Judy A. Rice
	Judy A. Rice
	President and Principal Executive Officer
Date November 24, 2008
By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Grace C. Torres
	Grace C. Torres
	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date November 24, 2008

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