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Business Context and Reporting Period

Reporting Manager: Prudential Financial, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 13F-HR (Quarterly Report of Holdings)
Reporting Period: Calendar Quarter Ended December 31, 2012
Filing Date: February 14, 2013
Scope: This report details the long-only equity securities held by Prudential Financial, Inc. and three other included managers (Jennison Associates LLC, Mercator Asset Management LP, Prudential Investment Management, Inc., Quantitative Management Associates, and Prudential Trust Company) for which Prudential exercises investment discretion.

Key Financial Metrics

Total Portfolio Value: $35,393,470,000 (Approx. $35.4 billion)
Total Number of Holdings: 2,976 distinct securities
Top Holdings by Value (Estimated based on share count and market context):

• General Electric Co (23.5M shares)
• Microsoft Corp (15.7M shares)
• Verizon Communications Inc (6.9M shares)
• Wells Fargo & Co (11.9M shares)
• Bank of America Corp (20.9M shares)
• Johnson & Johnson (5.7M shares)
• Exxon Mobil Corp (10.9M shares)
• Oracle Corp (8.7M shares)
• Procter & Gamble Co (6.0M shares)
• UnitedHealth Group Inc (3.5M shares)

Debt and Liquidity: Not applicable. Form 13F reports only long equity positions and does not disclose corporate debt, cash reserves, or liquidity ratios.

Material Changes and Portfolio Composition

Asset Class Focus: The portfolio is heavily concentrated in large-cap U.S. equities across diverse sectors, with significant exposure to Financials, Technology, Healthcare, and Energy.
Notable Sector Exposures:

• Financials: Massive positions in major banks (Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup) and insurance companies (MetLife, Prudential Financial, AIG).
• Technology: Significant holdings in Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Intel, Cisco, and Apple.
• Healthcare: Large stakes in Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, UnitedHealth Group, and Merck.
• Energy: Substantial positions in Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Marathon Oil.

Comparison to Prior Period: The filing text provided does not contain the prior quarter's data (September 30, 2012), preventing a direct calculation of material changes in share counts or value. However, the sheer volume of shares held in major indices suggests a stable, buy-and-hold institutional strategy typical of a large asset manager.

Guidance, Outlook, and Risks

Management Commentary: Form 13F filings are statutory disclosures of holdings and do not contain management commentary, earnings guidance, or forward-looking statements regarding the company's own performance or the economy.
Risks and Contingencies:

• Concentration Risk: The portfolio holds significant positions in a relatively small number of mega-cap companies, creating exposure to sector-specific downturns.
• Market Risk: As a long-only equity portfolio, the value is directly correlated with broader market performance.
• Regulatory Risk: Significant exposure to the financial sector implies sensitivity to banking regulations and capital requirements.

Unusual Items: The report includes holdings in various Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) such as iShares and SPDRs, indicating a strategy that utilizes passive indexing for certain asset allocations.

Important Facts for Investor Verification

• Portfolio Size: Verify the total value of approximately $35.4 billion against Prudential's broader asset management capabilities.
• Top 10 Concentration: Confirm the percentage of the total portfolio value represented by the top 10 holdings (likely exceeding 20-25% given the share volumes).
• Self-Holding: Note that Prudential Financial, Inc. holds 499,216 shares of its own stock (PRU) within this reported portfolio.
• Discretionary Authority: Confirm that the reported holdings represent securities where Prudential exercised sole or shared investment discretion, excluding funds managed by third parties without Prudential's control.
• Reporting Lag: Acknowledge that this data reflects positions as of December 31, 2012, and does not account for trading activity in the first quarter of 2013.