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AST BlackRock Value Portfolio - Prudential Annuities

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Past Performance. A number of factors, including risk, can affect how the <strong>Portfolio</strong> performs. The bar chart and table provide some<br />

indication of the risks of investing in the <strong>Portfolio</strong> by showing changes in the <strong>Portfolio</strong>’s performance from year to year and by<br />

showing how the <strong>Portfolio</strong>’s average annual returns for 1, 5, and 10 years compare with those of a broad measure of market<br />

performance. Past performance does not mean that the <strong>Portfolio</strong> will achieve similar results in the future.<br />

The annual returns and average annual returns shown in the chart and table are after deduction of expenses and do not include<br />

Contract charges. If Contract charges were included, the returns shown would have been lower than those shown. Consult your<br />

Contract prospectus for information about Contract charges.<br />

The table also demonstrates how the <strong>Portfolio</strong>’s average annual returns compare to the returns of a secondary index which<br />

includes the stocks of companies with similar investment objectives.<br />

Note: The <strong>AST</strong> T. Rowe Price Equity Income <strong>Portfolio</strong>, formerly the <strong>AST</strong> AllianceBernstein Core <strong>Value</strong> <strong>Portfolio</strong>, changed<br />

subadvisers and changed its investment objective, policies, and strategy effective October 31, 2011. The performance figures<br />

below reflect investment performance, investment operations, investment policies, and investment strategies of the former<br />

subadviser, and do not represent the actual or predicted performance of the <strong>Portfolio</strong> or its current subadviser.<br />

Annual Total Returns<br />

60%<br />

40%<br />

20%<br />

0%<br />

-20%<br />

-13.24<br />

28.31<br />

13.92<br />

5.51<br />

21.34<br />

23.80<br />

13.24<br />

-3.56 -1.64<br />

-40%<br />

-41.88<br />

-60%<br />

2002<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

2005<br />

2006<br />

2007<br />

2008<br />

2009<br />

2010<br />

2011<br />

Best Quarter:<br />

Worst Quarter:<br />

19.27% 3 rd Quarter of 2009 -22.60% 4 th Quarter of 2008<br />

Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2011)<br />

1 year 5 years 10 years<br />

<strong>Portfolio</strong> -1.64% -5.02% 2.30%<br />

Index<br />

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 2.09% -0.25% 2.92%<br />

Russell 1000 <strong>Value</strong> Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 0.39% -2.64% 3.89%<br />

MANAGEMENT OF THE PORTFOLIO<br />

Investment Manager Subadviser <strong>Portfolio</strong> Manager Title Service Date<br />

<strong>Prudential</strong> Investments LLC T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Brian C. Rogers Chief Investment<br />

Officer and <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

Manager<br />

October 2011<br />

<strong>AST</strong> Investment Services Inc.<br />

TAX INFORMATION<br />

Contract owners should consult their Contract prospectus for information on the federal tax consequences to them. In addition,<br />

Contract owners may wish to consult with their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of investments in the Contracts and<br />

the <strong>Portfolio</strong>, including the application of state and local taxes. The <strong>Portfolio</strong> currently intends to be treated as a partnership for<br />

federal income tax purposes. As a result, the <strong>Portfolio</strong>’s income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits are “passed through” pro<br />

rata directly to the participating insurance companies and retain the same character for federal income tax purposes.<br />

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