Pricing Supplement Number 219 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 February 25, 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 219 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.

 

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Amount

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Price
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Coupon 

Type

  

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S & P 

Rating 

74432AXF2

   [        ]   100.000%   1.100%   [        ]   FIXED    5.000%   SEMI-
ANNUAL
   03/17/2014    09/15/2008    $26.25    YES    Senior
Unsecured
Notes
   A3    A+

Redemption Information: Non-Callable.

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

 

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Price 
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Coupon 

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Coupon 

Frequency 

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S & P 

Rating 

74432AXG0

   [        ]   100.000%   1.300%   [        ]   FIXED    5.600%   SEMI-
ANNUAL
   03/15/2016    09/15/2008    $29.40    YES    Senior
Unsecured
Notes
   A3    A+

Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 03/15/2010 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 03/15/2010 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.

 

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Price 
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Coupon 

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Coupon 

Frequency 

   Maturity 
Date 
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Date 
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Amount 
  

Survivor’s 

Option 

  

Product 

Ranking 

  

Moody’s 

Rating 

  

S & P 

Rating 

74432AXH8

   [        ]   100.000%   2.000%   [        ]   FIXED    6.350%   SEMI-
ANNUAL
   03/15/2023    09/15/2008    $33.34    YES    Senior
Unsecured
Notes
   A3    A+

Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 03/15/2011 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 03/15/2011 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 25, 2008 through March 03, 2008

 

Trade Date: Monday, March 03, 2008 @12:00 PM ET

 

Settlement Date: Thursday, March 06, 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