Pricing Supplement Number 217 Dated February 19, 2008

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities Offered

    

 

 

Maximum

Aggregate Offering

Price(1)

   

 

Amount of

Registration Fee(2)

5.000% Internotes® Due February 17, 2015

   $ 15,773,000   $ 619.88

6.000% Internotes® Due February 15, 2023

   $ 29,519,000   $ 1,160.10

TOTAL

         $ 1,779.98

 

(1) Excludes accrued interest, if any.
(2) A filing fee of $1,779.98 calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r), has been transmitted to the SEC in connection with the securities offered by means of this pricing supplement.

Prudential Financial InterNotes®, Due One Year or More from Date of Issue

Filed under Rule 424(b)(3), Registration Statement(s) No. 333-132469, 333-132469-01 and 333-132469-02

Pricing Supplement Number 217 Dated February 19, 2008

(to Prospectus dated March 16, 2006 and Prospectus Supplement dated March 16, 2006)

Investors should read this pricing supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement.

 

CUSIP

Number

  

Aggregate 

Principal 
Amount

   Selling
Price
  Gross 
Concession 
 

Net 

Proceeds

  

Coupon 

Type

  

Coupon 

Rate

 

Coupon 

Frequency 

   Maturity 
Date
   1st 
Coupon 
Date 
   1st 
Coupon 
Amount 
  

Survivor’s 

Option 

  

Product 

Ranking 

  

Moody’s 

Rating 

  

S & P 

Rating 

74432AXA3

   $15,773,000.00    100.000%   1.200%   $15,583,724.00    FIXED    5.000%   SEMI-
ANNUAL
   02/17/2015    08/15/2008    $24.03    YES    Senior
Unsecured
Notes
   A3    A+

Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 02/15/2010 and every interest payment date thereafter.

Joint Lead Managers and Lead Agents: Banc of America Securities LLC, INCAPITAL, LLC Agents: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Citigroup, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., Fidelity Capital Markets Services, Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley, Ramirez & Co., Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Wachovia Securities, LLC

The Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes will be subject to redemption at the option of Prudential Financial, Inc., in whole on the interest payment date occurring any time on or after 02/15/2010 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes, plus accrued interest thereon, if any, upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the noteholder and the trustee, as described in the prospectus.

 

CUSIP

Number

  

Aggregate 

Principal 
Amount 

   Selling 
Price 
  Gross 
Concession 
 

Net 

Proceeds 

  

Coupon 

Type 

  

Coupon 

Rate 

 

Coupon 

Frequency 

   Maturity 
Date 
   1st 
Coupon 
Date 
   1st 
Coupon 
Amount 
  

Survivor’s 

Option 

  

Product 

Ranking

  

Moody’s 

Rating 

  

S & P 

Rating 

74432AXB1

   $29,519,000.00    100.000%   2.000%   $28,928,620.00    FIXED    6.000%   SEMI-
ANNUAL
   02/15/2023    08/15/2008    $28.83    YES    Senior
Unsecured
Notes
   A3    A+

Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 02/15/2011 and every interest payment date thereafter.

Joint Lead Managers and Lead Agents: Banc of America Securities LLC, INCAPITAL, LLC Agents: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Citigroup, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., Fidelity Capital Markets Services, Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley, Ramirez & Co., Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Wachovia Securities, LLC

The Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes will be subject to redemption at the option of Prudential Financial, Inc., in whole on the interest payment date occurring any time on or after 02/15/2011 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes, plus accrued interest thereon, if any, upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the noteholder and the trustee, as described in the prospectus.

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.   

Offering Dates: February 11, 2008 through February 19, 2008

 

Trade Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 @12:00 PM ET

 

Settlement Date: Friday, February 22, 2008

 

Minimum Denomination/Increments: $1,000.00/$1,000.00

 

Initial trades settle flat and clear SDFS: DTC Book Entry only

 

DTC number: 0235 via RBC Dain Rauscher Inc.

 

If the maturity date or an interest payment date for any note is not a Business Day (as defined in the Prospectus), principal, premium, if any, and interest for that note is paid on the next Business Day, and no interest will accrue from, and after, the maturity date or interest payment date.

 

The Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes will be represented by a master global note in fully registered form, without coupons. The master global note will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC, as depository, or another depository as may be named in a subsequent pricing supplement.

 

The Bank of New York, as successor trustee under an indenture dated as of April 25, 2003, as supplemented and amended, will act as trustee for the Notes. Citibank, N.A. will act as paying agent, registrar and transfer agent for the Notes and will administer any survivor’s options with respect thereto.

 

InterNotes® is a registered trademark of Incapital Holdings LLC. All rights reserved

  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

$2,500,000,000.00 Prudential Financial Retail Medium-Term Notes, including Prudential Financial InterNotes®

Prospectus dated March 16, 2006 and the Prospectus Supplement dated March 16, 2006