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AST BlackRock Value Portfolio - Prudential Annuities

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Mr. Lindquist rejoined First Trust in 2004 and is a Senior Vice President of First Trust and FTP. Mr. Lindquist is Chairman of the<br />

Investment Committee and presides over Investment Committee meetings.<br />

Mr. Carey has been with First Trust since 1991 and is the Chief Investment Officer and a Senior Vice President of First Trust and a<br />

Senior Vice President of FTP. As First Trust’s Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Carey consults with the Investment Committee on market<br />

conditions and First Trust’s general investment philosophy.<br />

Mr. Erickson has been with First Trust since 1994 and is a Senior Vice President of First Trust and FTP. As the head of First Trust’s<br />

Equity Research Group, Mr. Erickson is responsible for determining the securities to be purchased and sold by funds that do not<br />

utilize quantitative investment strategies.<br />

Mr. McGarel has been with First Trust since 1997 and is a Senior Vice President of First Trust and FTP. As the head of First Trust’s<br />

Strategy Research Group, Mr. McGarel is responsible for developing and implementing quantitative investment strategies for those<br />

funds that have investment policies that require them to follow such strategies.<br />

Mr. Testin has been with First Trust since 2001 and is a Senior Vice President of First Trust and FTP. As the head of First Trust’s<br />

<strong>Portfolio</strong> Management Group, Mr. Testin is responsible for executing the instructions of the Strategy Research Group and Equity<br />

Research Group in the fund’s portfolio.<br />

Mr. Larson has been with First Trust since 2007 and is a Vice President of First Trust and FTP. Mr. Larson is responsible for<br />

managing each of the <strong>AST</strong> First Trust Balanced Target and <strong>AST</strong> First Trust Capital Appreciation Target <strong>Portfolio</strong>s fixed-income<br />

portions. Prior to joining First Trust, Mr. Larson was a portfolio manager at ABN AMRO Asset Management.<br />

Mr. Housey has been with First Trust since 2010 and is a Senior Vice President of First Trust. Mr. Housey is responsible for<br />

managing senior loans in the portfolios. Prior to joining First Trust, Mr. Housey was Executive Director and Co-portfolio manager<br />

at Van Kampen Funds, Inc.<br />

Mr. Fries has been with First Trust since 2010 and is a Vice President of First Trust. Mr. Fries is responsible for managing senior<br />

loans in the portfolios. Prior to joining First Trust, Mr. Fries was Executive Director and Co-portfolio manager at Van Kampen<br />

Funds, Inc.<br />

Mr. Maisel, has been with First Trust since 2008 and is a Vice President of First Trust. Mr. Maisel is responsible for managing each<br />

of the <strong>AST</strong> First Trust Balanced Target and <strong>AST</strong> First Trust Capital Appreciation Target <strong>Portfolio</strong>s fixed-income portions. Prior to<br />

joining First Trust, Mr. Maisel was a senior portfolio manager at Pioneer Investments.<br />

<strong>AST</strong> Franklin Templeton Founding Funds Allocation <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br />

Edward D. Perks, CFA, is a senior vice president and director of Core/Hybrid <strong>Portfolio</strong> Management. As director of Core/Hybrid<br />

<strong>Portfolio</strong> Management, Mr. Perks oversees investment strategies including income, balanced, equity-income, core equity,<br />

convertible securities and utilities. Mr. Perks joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1992. His prior responsibilities have<br />

included equity research across a wide range of industries and lead portfolio manager of convertible securities.<br />

Mr. Perks earned his B.A. degree in economics and political science from Yale University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst<br />

(CFA) Charterholder, a member of the CFA Institute, and the Security Analysts of San Francisco (SASF).<br />

Charles B. Johnson is chairman and director of Franklin Resources, Inc., and chairman and director of various Franklin Templeton<br />

funds. He joined Franklin Distributors, Inc., as president and chief executive officer in 1957 and assumed those positions with<br />

Franklin Resources when it was organized in 1969. Mr. Johnson served as CEO until 2003.<br />

Mr. Johnson is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. In 1992, he was elected chairman of the National<br />

Association of Security Dealers (NASD) and served on various committees and boards of the NASD (including NASDAQ) from<br />

1988-2002. Previously, Mr. Johnson served on the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute from 1973-1988.<br />

Mr. Johnson received a BA degree in economics and political science from Yale University. He served in the U.S. Army as a first<br />

lieutenant, Army Artillery.<br />

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