AST BlackRock Value Portfolio - Prudential Annuities

Russell 2000 Index. The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The
Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It
includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index
membership. These returns do not include the effect of any investment management expenses, and would have been lower if they
included the effect of these expenses.
Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the
U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth
values. These returns do not include the effect of any investment management expenses, and would be lower if they included the
effect of these expenses.
Russell 2000 Value Index. The Russell 2000 Value Index contains those securities in the Russell 2000 Index with a below average
growth orientation. Companies in this Index generally have low price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios, higher dividend yields
and lower forecasted growth. These returns do not include the effect of any operating expenses of a mutual fund or taxes payable
by investors and would be lower if they included these effects. Source: Lipper Inc.
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks of
large U.S. public companies. It gives a broad look at how stock prices in the United States have performed. These returns do not
include the effect of any sales charges or operating expenses of a mutual fund or taxes and would be lower if they included these
effects. Source: Standard & Poor’s Corporation.
S&P Developed Property TR Index. The S&P Citigroup/BMI World Property Net Index (a sub index of the S&P Developed Property
TR Index) is a broad market index of more than 400 companies from 21 countries, and is available for a wide range of regions
(including ex-U.S.) as well as by country. The Index is intended to provide a broad measure of the global property market,
reflecting the risk and return characteristics of the broader universe on an on-going basis. Companies within the Index are further
classified by property type, allowing peer group comparisons. These returns do not include the effect of any investment
management expenses, and the returns would be lower if they included such expenses.
S&P MidCap 400 Index. The S&P MidCap 400 Index is an unmanaged index of 400 stocks chosen based on market capitalization,
liquidity and industry representation. The index contains firms that are situated in size between the S&P 500 Index and the S&P
SmallCap 600 Index. These returns do not include the effect of any sales charges, operating expenses and taxes. These returns
would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund or taxes. Source: Lipper Inc.
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Porfolio Primary Blended Index. The Primary Blended Index consists of the Russell
3000 Index (20%), MSCI EAFE Index (20%), Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (25%), Dow Jones Wilshire REIT Index (10%),
Dow Jones UBS Commodity Total Return Index (10%), and Merrill Lynch 90-Day U.S. Treasury Bill Index (15%). These returns do
not include the effect of any investment management expenses. These returns would have been lower if they included the effect of
these expenses.
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio Secondary Blended Index. The Secondary Blended Index consists of the
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (60%), and Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (40%). These returns do not include the effect of
any investment management expenses. These returns would have been lower if they included the effect of these expenses.
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio Blended Index. The Blended Index consists of the Russell 3000 Index (40%), the MSCI EAFE
Index (20%), the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index (US$ Hedged) (30%) and the Custom Extended Markets Index
(10%). The Custom Extended Markets Index is comprised of equal weightings of the Barclays Capital US TIPS Index, the Dow
Jones UBS Commodity Total Return Index, and the Dow Jones Wilshire REIT Index. These returns do not include the effect of any
investment management expenses. These returns would have been lower if they included the effect of these expenses.
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio Current Blended Index. The Blended Index consists of Russell 3000 Index
(50%) and MSCI EAFE Index (GD) (20%), and the Merrill Lynch 90-Day Treasury Bill Index (30%). These returns do not include the
effect of any investment management expenses. The GD (gross dividends) version of the MSCI EAFE Index does not reflect the
impact of withholding taxes on reinvested dividends. These returns would have been lower if they included the effect of
these expenses.
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