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Printmgr File ADVANCED SERIES TRUST SEMIANNUAL REPORT ‰ JUNE 30, 2015 Based on the variable contract you own or the portfolios you invested in, AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio you may receive additional reports that provide financial information on AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio those investment choices. Please refer to your variable annuity or variable AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio life insurance contract prospectus to determine which portfolios are AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio available to you. AST Defensive Asset Allocation Portfolio AST FI Pyramis® Quantitative Portfolio The views expressed in this report and information about the Trust’s AST Franklin Templeton Founding Funds portfolio holdings are for the period covered by this report and are subject Plus Portfolio to change thereafter. 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