AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT made as of April 15, 2014 to that certain Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement made as of May 29, 2007 (the "TA Agreement"), between each of the investment companies listed in Exhibit A hereto including any series thereof (the "Fund") and Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC ("PMFS"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them pursuant to the TA Agreement.
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the TA Agreement to add AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio, AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio, AST Franklin Xxxxxxxxx K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio, AST Xxxxxxx Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio, AST Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Income Portfolio, AST Xxxxxxxx Global Infrastructure Portfolio, AST Managed Equity Portfolio, AST Managed Fixed-Income Portfolio, AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio, and AST X. Xxxx Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio, each a series of Advanced Series Trust as parties to the TA Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Exhibit A of the TA Agreement shall be amended as set forth in this Amendment, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
2. Each party represents to the other that this Amendment has been duly executed.
3. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts, shall, together, constitute only one amendment.
4. This Amendment shall become effective for each Fund as of the date of first service as listed in Exhibit A hereto upon execution by the parties hereto. From and after the execution hereof, any reference to the TA Agreement shall be a reference to the TA Agreement as amended hereby. Except as amended hereby, the TA Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fund and PMFS have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, as of the day and year first above written.
EACH FUND LISTED ON EXHIBIT A HERETO
By: __/s/ Xxxxx X. Benjamin___
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND SERVICES LLC
By: _/s/ Hansjerg P. Schlenker_
Hansjerg X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
EXHIBIT A
FUNDS AND PORTFOLIOS
Retail Funds
Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
Prudential Investment Portfolios 2
Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund
Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 3
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Select Growth Fund
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Market Neutral Fund
Prudential Real Assets Fund
Prudential Strategic Value Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 4
Prudential Muni High Income Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 5
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Conservative Growth Fund
Prudential Small Cap Value Fund
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Rising Dividend Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 6
Prudential California Muni Income Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 7
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Value Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 8
Prudential Stock Index Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 9
Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund
Prudential International Real Estate Fund
Prudential Large-Cap Core Equity Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12
Prudential Global Real Estate Fund
Prudential U.S. Real Estate Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 16
Prudential Defensive Equity Fund
Target Conservative Allocation Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios 18
Prudential Xxxxxxxx 20/20 Focus Fund
Prudential Xxxxxxxx MLP Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Prudential Asset Allocation Fund
Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund
Prudential Growth Allocation Fund
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Equity Opportunity Fund
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Growth Fund
Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Equity Income Fund
Prudential Mid-Cap Value Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14
Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund
Prudential Government Income Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15
Prudential High Yield Fund
Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17
Prudential Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund
Prudential Total Return Bond Fund
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Blend Fund, Inc.
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Natural Resources Fund, Inc.
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Small Company Fund, Inc.
Prudential MoneyMart Assets, Inc.
Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.
Prudential Sector Funds, Inc.
Prudential Financial Services Fund
Prudential Health Sciences Fund d/b/a Prudential Xxxxxxxx Health Sciences Fund
Prudential Utility Fund d/b/a Prudential Xxxxxxxx Utility Fund
Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.
Prudential World Fund, Inc.
Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund
Prudential International Equity Fund
Prudential International Value Fund
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Global Infrastructure Fund
Prudential Xxxxxxxx Global Opportunities Fund
Prudential Xxxxxxxx International Opportunities Fund
The Target Portfolio Trust
Intermediate-Term Bond Portfolio
International Equity Portfolio
Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio
Large Capitalization Value Portfolio
Mortgage Backed Securities Portfolio
Small Capitalization Growth Portfolio
Small Capitalization Value Portfolio
Total Return Bond Portfolio
Insurance Funds
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio
AST BlackRock iShares ETF Portfolio
AST BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio
AST Bond Portfolio 2015
AST Bond Portfolio 2016
AST Bond Portfolio 2017
AST Bond Portfolio 2018
AST Bond Portfolio 2019
AST Bond Portfolio 2020
AST Bond Portfolio 2021
AST Bond Portfolio 2022
AST Bond Portfolio 2023
AST Bond Portfolio 2024
AST Bond Portfolio 2025
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio
AST Xxxxx & Steers Realty Portfolio
AST Defensive Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST Federated Aggressive Growth Portfolio
AST FI Pyramis Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST FI Pyramis Quantitative Management Portfolio (formerly, AST First Trust Balanced Target Portfolio)
AST FQ Absolute Return Currency Portfolio
AST Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Founding Funds Allocation Portfolio
AST Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Founding Funds Plus Portfolio
AST Franklin Xxxxxxxxx K2 Global Absolute Return Portfolio
AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxx Sachs Global Growth Allocation Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Large-Cap Value Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxx Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Multi-Asset Portfolio (formerly AST Horizon Moderate Asset Allocation Portfolio)
AST Xxxxxxx Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Income Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxx Large-Cap Value Portfolio (formerly, AST BlackRock Value Portfolio)
AST High Yield Portfolio
AST International Growth Portfolio
AST International Value Portfolio
AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
AST X.X. Xxxxxx Global Thematic Portfolio (formerly AST Horizon Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio)
AST X.X. Xxxxxx International Equity Portfolio
AST X.X. Xxxxxx Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxxx Global Infrastructure Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxxx Large Cap Growth Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxxx Large Cap Value Portfolio
AST Large-Cap Value Portfolio
AST Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Large-Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly, AST Xxxxxxx Sachs Concentrated Growth Portfolio)
AST Lord Xxxxxx Core Fixed-Income Portfolio
AST Managed Equity Portfolio
AST Managed Fixed-Income Portfolio
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
AST MFS Growth Portfolio
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio
AST Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
AST Money Market Portfolio
AST Multi-Sector Fixed-Income Portfolio (formerly, AST Long Duration Bond Portfolio)
AST Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Core Bond Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
AST New Discovery Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
AST PIMCO Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
AST PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio
AST Prudential Flexible Multi-Strategy Portfolio
AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio (formerly AST First Trust Capital Appreciation Target Portfolio)
AST QMA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio
AST RCM World Trends Portfolio (formerly AST Moderate Asset Allocation Portfolio)
AST Schroders Global Tactical Portfolio (formerly, AST CLS Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio)
AST Schroders Multi-Asset World Strategies Portfolio
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
AST X. Xxxx Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
AST X. Xxxx Price Diversified Real Growth Portfolio
AST X. Xxxx Price Equity Income Portfolio
AST X. Xxxx Price Growth Opportunities Portfolio
AST X. Xxxx Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
AST X. Xxxx Price Natural Resources Portfolio
AST Xxxxxxxxx Global Bond Portfolio (formerly AST X. Xxxx Price Global Bond Portfolio)
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio
AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
The Prudential Series Fund
Conservative Balanced Portfolio
Diversified Bond Portfolio
Equity Portfolio
Flexible Managed Portfolio
Global Portfolio
Government Income Portfolio
High Yield Bond Portfolio
Xxxxxxxx 20/20 Focus Portfolio
Xxxxxxxx Portfolio
Money Market Portfolio
Natural Resources Portfolio
Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio
Stock Index Portfolio
Value Portfolio
SP International Growth Portfolio
SP International Value Portfolio
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio
SP Small Cap Value Portfolio
End of Exhibit A
