Form NSAR-B PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT For: Mar 31

May 29, 2018 12:58 PM EDT
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000 B000000 03/31/2018
000 C000000 0001051562
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 6.1
000 J000000 A
001 A000000 PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS 12
001 B000000 811-08565
001 C000000 8002251852
002 A000000 655 Broad Street
002 B000000 NEWARK
002 C000000 NJ
002 D010000 07102
003  000000 N
004  000000 N
005  000000 N
006  000000 N
007 A000000 Y
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007 C020200 Prudential US Real Estate Fund
007 C030200 N
007 C010300  3
007 C020300 Prudential Short Duration Muni High Income
007 C030300 N
007 C010400  4
007 C020400 Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund
007 C030400 N
007 C010500  5
007 C020500 Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Plus Fund
007 C030500 N
008 A000201 PGIM INVESTMENTS LLC
008 B000201 A
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008 D010202 Madison
008 D020202 NJ
008 D030202 07940
008 A000301 PGIM INVESTMENTS LLC
008 B000301 A
008 C000301 801-31104
008 D010301 NEWARK
008 D020301 NJ
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008 D030301 07102
008 A000302 PGIM, INC.
008 B000302 S
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008 B000401 A
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012 C03AA01 02940
013 A00AA01 KPMG LLP
013 B01AA01 NEW YORK
013 B02AA01 NY
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013 B03AA01 10154
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014 B00AA01 8-16402
014 A00AA02 PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
014 B00AA02 8-36540
014 A00AA03 PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
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SIGNATURE   JOSEPH ALESI
TITLE       DIRECTOR
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12:

In planning and performing our audits of the financial 
statements of Prudential US Real Estate Fund,  Prudential QMA 
Long-Short Equity Fund and Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity 
Plus Fund (the "Funds"), three of the series constituting 
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12, as of and for the year 
ended March 31, 2018, in accordance with the standards of the 
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we 
considered the Funds' internal control over financial reporting, 
including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for 
designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing 
our opinions on their financial statements and to comply with 
the requirements of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of 
expressing opinions on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal 
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no 
such opinion.
Management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and 
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. 
In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by 
management are required to assess the expected benefits and 
related costs of controls. A company's internal control over 
financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable 
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and 
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A 
company's internal control over financial reporting includes 
those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the 
maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately 
and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the 
assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that 
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of 
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the 
company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of 
management and trustees of the company; and (3) provide 
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of 
unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's 
assets that could have a material effect on the financial 
statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over 
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. 
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future 
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become 
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree 
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. 
A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists 
when the design or operation of a control does not allow 
management or employees, in the normal course of performing 
their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on 
a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a 
combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial 
reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a 
material misstatement of the Funds' annual or interim financial 
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.



Our consideration of the Funds' internal control over financial 
reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first 
paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in 
internal control that might be material weaknesses under 
standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the 
Funds' internal control over financial reporting and its 
operation, including controls over safeguarding securities that 
we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of 
March 31, 2018.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of 
management and the Board of Trustees of the Funds and the 
Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and 
should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

 
KPMG LLP
New York, New York
May 15, 2018

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12
Page 2

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12:

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements 
of Prudential Short Duration Muni High Income Fund (the "Fund"), 
one of the series constituting Prudential Investment Portfolios 
12, as of and for the year ended March 31, 2018, in accordance 
with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board (United States), we considered the Fund's internal control 
over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding 
securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for 
the purpose of expressing our opinion on its financial 
statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, 
but not for the purpose of expressing opinion on the 
effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial 
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and 
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. 
In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by 
management are required to assess the expected benefits and 
related costs of controls. A company's internal control over 
financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable 
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and 
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A 
company's internal control over financial reporting includes 
those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the 
maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately 
and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the 
assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that 
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of 
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the 
company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of 
management and trustees of the company; and (3) provide 
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of 
unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's 
assets that could have a material effect on the financial 
statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over 
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. 
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future 
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become 
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree 
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. 
A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists 
when the design or operation of a control does not allow 
management or employees, in the normal course of performing 
their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on 
a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a 
combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial 
reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a 
material misstatement of the Fund's annual or interim financial 
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.



Our consideration of the Fund's internal control over financial 
reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first 
paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in 
internal control that might be material weaknesses under 
standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the 
Fund's internal control over financial reporting and its 
operation, including controls over safeguarding securities that 
we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of 
March 31, 2018.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of 
management and the Board of Trustees of the Fund and the 
Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and 
should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

KPMG LLP
New York, New York
May 16, 2018


The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Prudential Investment Portfolios 12
Page 2


This page beingPrudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Plus Fund 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Cont. from Screen 33) 
filed for series 4.


EXPENSES (Negative answers are allowed For the 
period covered by this form

 on this screen for 72Z only) 
($000's omitted)

72.Y) Expense reimbursements ----------------------------- $ 0

 Z) Net investment income ------------------------------ $ 0 

 AA) Realized capital gains ------------------------$ 0

 BB) Realized capital losses -----------------------$ 0

 CC) 1. Net unrealized appreciation during the period --- $ 0

 2. Net unrealized depreciation during the period --- $ 0

 DD) 1. Total income dividends for which record date
 passed during the period ------------------------ $ 0
 
2. Dividends for a second class of open-end
 company shares -----------------------------------$ 0

 EE) Total capital gains distributions for which
 record date passed during the period --------------- $ 0 
73. Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period:
 NOTE: Show in fractions of a cent if so declared.
" A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $0.0336
" 2. Dividends for a second class of open-end 
 company shares $0.0116, 0.0409, 0.0409
 B) Distribution of capital gains ---------------$0.0000
 C) Other distributions --------------------------------- $ 0.0000
 SCREEN NUMBER: 34


This page being
(Continued from Screen 35) 
filed for series 4.
 Condensed balance sheet data: 
As of the end of current reporting
  
period (000's omitted except for per
  
share amounts and number of accounts)
74.O) Payables for portfolio instruments purchased --------------- $ 0
 P) Amounts owed to affiliated persons ------------------------- $ 0
 Q) Senior long-term debt -------------------------------------- $ 0
 R) Other liabilities:1. Reverse repurchase agreements---------- $ 0
 2. Short sales --------------------------- $ 0
 3. Written options ----------------------- $ 0
 4. All other liabilities ----------------- $ 0

 S) Senior equity -----------------------------------------------$ 0
 T) Net assets of common shareholders ---------------------------$ 0
 U) 1. Number of shares outstanding -----------------------------$ 0
 2. Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares
 of open-end company --------------------------------------- 0
" V) 1. Net asset value per share(to nearest cent)$10.55, 

 2. Net asset value per share of a second class of open-end
" company shares (to nearest cent) $10.52, 10.53, 10.55
 W) Mark-to-market net asset value per share
 for money market funds only (to 4 decimals) -----------------$ 0.0000
 X) Total number of shareholder accounts ------------------------$ 0
 Y) Total value of assets in segregated accounts ----------------$ 0
 SCREEN NUMBER: 36


Because the electronic format for filing Form 
N-SAR does not provide 
"adequate space for responding to Items 73A1&2 
and 74V1&2 correctly, "
the correct answers are as above.


This page beingPrudential US Real Estate
FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Cont. from Screen 33) 
filed for series 2.


EXPENSES (Negative answers are allowed For the 
period covered by this form

  on this screen for 72Z only)  
($000's omitted)

72.Y) Expense reimbursements ----------------------------- $  0

 Z) Net investment income ------------------------------ $  0 

  AA) Realized capital gains ------------------------$  0

  BB) Realized capital losses -----------------------$  0

  CC) 1. Net unrealized appreciation during the period --- $  0

  2. Net unrealized depreciation during the period --- $ 0

  DD) 1. Total income dividends for which record date
 passed during the period ------------------------ $  0
  
2. Dividends for a second class of open-end
 company shares -----------------------------------$  0

  EE) Total capital gains distributions for which
  record date passed during the period --------------- $  0 
73. Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period:
 NOTE: Show in fractions of a cent if so declared.
" A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $0.1300, 0.07241
"  2. Dividends for a second class of open-end 
  company shares $0.07241, 0.16084, 0.16084

 B) Distribution of capital gains ---------------$0.0000
 C) Other distributions --------------------------------- $ 0.0000
  SCREEN NUMBER: 34


This page being
(Continued from Screen 35)  
filed for series 2.
 Condensed balance sheet data: 
As of the end of current reporting
  
period (000's omitted except for per
  
share amounts and number of accounts)
74.O) Payables for portfolio instruments purchased --------------- $  0
 P) Amounts owed to affiliated persons ------------------------- $  0
 Q) Senior long-term debt -------------------------------------- $  0
 R) Other liabilities:1. Reverse repurchase agreements---------- $  0
  2. Short sales --------------------------- $  0
  3. Written options ----------------------- $  0
  4. All other liabilities ----------------- $  0

 S) Senior equity -----------------------------------------------$  0
 T) Net assets of common shareholders ---------------------------$  0
 U) 1. Number of shares outstanding -----------------------------$  0
  2. Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares
 of open-end company ---------------------------------------  0
" V) 1. Net asset value per share(to nearest cent)$11.05, 10.83

 2. Net asset value per share of a second class of open-end
" company shares (to nearest cent) $10.81, 11.07, 11.06
 W) Mark-to-market net asset value per share
  for money market funds only (to 4 decimals) -----------------$ 0.0000
 X) Total number of shareholder accounts ------------------------$  0
 Y) Total value of assets in segregated accounts ----------------$  0
  SCREEN NUMBER: 36


Because the electronic format for filing Form 
N-SAR does not provide 
"adequate space for responding to Items 73A1&2 
and 74V1&2 correctly, "
the correct answers are as above.


This page being  Prudential Short Duration Muni High   
FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Cont. from Screen 33)  
filed for series 3. 
   

EXPENSES (Negative answers are allowed For the 
period covered by this form 
   
   on this screen for 72Z only)   
($000's omitted) 
   
72.Y) Expense reimbursements ----------------------------- $  0 
  
   Z) Net investment income ------------------------------ $   0  
   
   AA) Realized capital gains ------------------------$   0 
  
   BB) Realized capital losses -----------------------$   0 
  
  CC) 1. Net unrealized appreciation during the period --- $   0 
   
   2. Net unrealized depreciation during the period --- $ 0 
 
  DD) 1. Total income dividends for which record date 
   passed during the period ------------------------ $   0 
  
2. Dividends for a second class of open-end 
   company shares -----------------------------------$   0 
   
  EE) Total capital gains distributions for which 
   record date passed during the period --------------- $   0 
73. Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period:
 NOTE: Show in fractions of a cent if so declared.
"   A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $0.2077
"   2. Dividends for a second class of open-end 
 company shares $0.1314, 0.2329, 0.1992
   B) Distribution of capital gains ---------------$0.0000
   C) Other distributions --------------------------------- $   0.0000
   SCREEN NUMBER: 34


This page being
(Continued from Screen 35)  
filed for series 3.
   Condensed balance sheet data:   
As of the end of current reporting
    
period (000's omitted except for per
    
share amounts and number of accounts)
74.O) Payables for portfolio instruments purchased --------------- $  0
   P) Amounts owed to affiliated persons ------------------------- $  0
   Q) Senior long-term debt -------------------------------------- $  0
   R) Other liabilities:1. Reverse repurchase agreements---------- $  0
   2. Short sales --------------------------- $  0
   3. Written options ----------------------- $  0
   4. All other liabilities ----------------- $  0
 
   S) Senior equity -----------------------------------------------$  0
   T) Net assets of common shareholders ---------------------------$  0
   U) 1. Number of shares outstanding -----------------------------$  0
   2. Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares 
   of open-end company ---------------------------------------  0
"   V) 1. Net asset value per share(to nearest cent)$10.10
 
 2. Net asset value per share of a second class of open-end 
"   company shares (to nearest cent) $10.09, 10.10, 10.10
   W) Mark-to-market net asset value per share 
   for money market funds only (to 4 decimals) -----------------$   0.0000
   X) Total number of shareholder accounts ------------------------$  0
   Y) Total value of assets in segregated accounts ----------------$  0
   SCREEN NUMBER: 36


Because the electronic format for filing Form 
N-SAR does not provide 
"adequate space for responding to Items 73A1&2 
and 74V1&2 correctly, "
the correct answers are as above.


This page beingPrudential QMA Long-Short Equity 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Cont. from Screen 33) 
filed for series 4.


EXPENSES (Negative answers are allowed For the 
period covered by this form

  on this screen for 72Z only)  
($000's omitted)

72.Y) Expense reimbursements ----------------------------- $  0

 Z) Net investment income ------------------------------ $  0 

  AA) Realized capital gains ------------------------$  0

  BB) Realized capital losses -----------------------$  0

  CC) 1. Net unrealized appreciation during the period --- $  0

  2. Net unrealized depreciation during the period --- $ 0

  DD) 1. Total income dividends for which record date
 passed during the period ------------------------ $  0
  
2. Dividends for a second class of open-end
 company shares -----------------------------------$  0

  EE) Total capital gains distributions for which
  record date passed during the period --------------- $  0 
73. Distributions per share for which record date passed during the period:
 NOTE: Show in fractions of a cent if so declared.
" A) 1. Dividends from net investment income $0.000
"  2. Dividends for a second class of open-end 
  company shares $0.000
 B) Distribution of capital gains ---------------$0.0000
 C) Other distributions --------------------------------- $ 0.0000
  SCREEN NUMBER: 34


This page being
(Continued from Screen 35)  
filed for series 4.
 Condensed balance sheet data: 
As of the end of current reporting
  
period (000's omitted except for per
  
share amounts and number of accounts)
74.O) Payables for portfolio instruments purchased --------------- $  0
 P) Amounts owed to affiliated persons ------------------------- $  0
 Q) Senior long-term debt -------------------------------------- $  0
 R) Other liabilities:1. Reverse repurchase agreements---------- $  0
  2. Short sales --------------------------- $  0
  3. Written options ----------------------- $  0
  4. All other liabilities ----------------- $  0

 S) Senior equity -----------------------------------------------$  0
 T) Net assets of common shareholders ---------------------------$  0
 U) 1. Number of shares outstanding -----------------------------$  0
  2. Number of shares outstanding of a second class of shares
 of open-end company ---------------------------------------  0
" V) 1. Net asset value per share(to nearest cent)$12.56

 2. Net asset value per share of a second class of open-end
" company shares (to nearest cent) $12.20, 12.69, 12.68
 W) Mark-to-market net asset value per share
  for money market funds only (to 4 decimals) -----------------$ 0.0000
 X) Total number of shareholder accounts ------------------------$  0
 Y) Total value of assets in segregated accounts ----------------$  0
  SCREEN NUMBER: 36


Because the electronic format for filing Form 
N-SAR does not provide 
"adequate space for responding to Items 73A1&2 
and 74V1&2 correctly, "
the correct answers are as above.




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