Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc. 100 Mulberry Street Gateway Center Three, 4th Floor Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077 January 2, 2002 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 RE: Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc. Registration Nos. 33-42391 and 811-6391 --------------------------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: In accordance with Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, please accept this certification that the prospectus and the statement of additional information for the above-referenced Registrant do not differ from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N1-A, which was electronically filed with the Commission on December 28, 2001. The foregoing is being filed electronically via the EDGAR system. Sincerely, /s/ Jonathan D. Shain --------------------- Jonathan D. Shain Secretary