PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Dec 6, 2018

DOCUMENT TYPE SC 13G/A TEXT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Amendment # 2 Name of Issuer: CLEARBRIDGE AMERICAN ENERGY MLP FUND INC. ___________ Title of Class of Securities: Preferred Stock CUSIP Number: 1846914#7; 1846915#6 1) NAME AND I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING PERSON Prudential Financial, Inc. 22-3703799 2.) MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) N/A (b) N/A 3) SEC USE ONLY: 4) PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: New Jersey NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON WITH: 5) Sole Voting Power: 0 See Exhibit A 6) Shared Voting Power: 0 Not Applicable 7) Sole Dispositive Power: 0 See Exhibit A 8) Shared Dispositive Power: 0 Not Applicable 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 0 See Exhibit A 10) AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES SHARES: Not Applicable 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 0.0 See Exhibit A 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: HC ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER: CLEARBRIDGE AMERICAN ENERGY MLP FUND INC. ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 620 EIGHTH AVENUE 49TH FLOOR NEW YORK , NY 10018 ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING: Prudential Financial, Inc. ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE: 751 Broad Street Newark, New Jersey 07102-3777 ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP: New Jersey ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Preferred Stock ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER: 1846914#7; 1846915#6 ITEM 3. The Person filing this statement is a Parent Holding Company as defined in Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP: (a) Number of Shares Beneficially Owned: 0 See Exhibit A (b) Percent of Class: 0.0 (c) Powers No. Of Shares ----------- -------------------- Sole power to vote or 0 See Exhibit A to direct the vote Shared power to vote or 0 Not Applicable to direct the vote Sole power to dispose or 0 See Exhibit A to direct disposition Shared power to dispose 0 Not Applicable or to direct disposition ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF 5% OR LESS OF A CLASS: Not Applicable ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 5% ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON: Not Applicable ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY: Not Applicable ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP: Not Applicable ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP: Not Applicable ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION:

By signing below, Prudential Financial, Inc. certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that Prudential Financial, Inc. is, for purposes of Sections 13 or 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of such shares.

SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, Prudential Financial, Inc. certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. By: Hillary Lorenzo Vice President Date: 12/06/2018 As of: 11/30/2018 Exhibit A -------------- ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP: Previously owned Preferred Share Securities of Clearbridge American Energy MLP Fund Inc. (ticker: CBA) were exchanged / replaced by Clearbridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. (ticker: EMO) due to the CBA merger into EMO on 11/16/2018. Rule 13d-1(k)(1) JOINT FILING AGREEMENT Each of the undersigned hereby agrees and consents to the execution and joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection with the zero beneficial ownership of the securities which are the subject of this schedule. Dated this 6th day of December, 2018 Prudential Financial, Inc. By: /s/Hillary Lorenzo Hillary Lorenzo Vice President The Prudential Insurance Company of America By: /s/Christopher L. Halloran Christopher L. Halloran Vice President Prudential Legacy Insurance Company of New Jersey By: /s/Christopher L. Halloran Christopher L. Halloran Vice President PGIM, Inc. By: PGIM, Inc., as investment manager By: /s/Christopher L. Halloran Christopher L. Halloran Vice Presiden

Subsidiaries		Number of Shares	Percentage
The Prudential Insurance Company of
America	IC	0	0
Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company	IC	0	0
Jennison Associates LLC	IA	0	0
PGIM, Inc.	IA	0	0
Quantitative Management Associates LLC	IA	0	0

Prudential Legacy Insurance Company of New Jersey IC 0 0