Pricing Supplement Number 213 Dated [ ]

This pricing supplement, which is not complete, relates to an automatically effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We may not sell the notes until we deliver a final pricing supplement. This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these notes in any jurisdiction where such an offer would not be permitted.

Subject to completion, dated January 07, 2008

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 213 Dated [ ]

(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 

74432AWS5

   [        ]   100.000%   1.200%   [        ]   FIXED    5.300%   SEMI-
ANNUAL
   01/15/2015    07/15/2008    $26.21    YES    Senior
Unsecured
Notes
   A3    A+

Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 01/15/2010 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 01/15/2010 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 

74432AWT3

   [        ]   100.000%   2.000%   [        ]   FIXED    6.150%   SEMI-
ANNUAL
   01/17/2023    07/15/2008    $30.41    YES    Senior
Unsecured
Notes
   A3    A+

Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 01/15/2011 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 01/15/2011 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: January 07, 2008 through January 14, 2008

 

Trade Date: Monday, January 14, 2008 @12:00 PM ET

 

Settlement Date: Thursday, January 17, 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 supplement 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