Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund DEF 14A, filed Mar 13, 2024
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY)
DEF 14A
2024-03-13
For: 2024-04-26
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About this DEF 14A
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund filed this DEF 14A on March 13, 2024.
(Rule
14a-101)
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NOTICE OF JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
PCM FUND, INC. (“PCM”)
PIMCO ACCESS INCOME FUND (“PAXS”)
PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME STRATEGY FUND (“PCN”)
PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND (“PDO”)
PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND (“PTY”)
650 Newport Center Drive,
Newport Beach, California 92660
To the Shareholders of PCM, PAXS, PCN, PDO and PTY (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”):
Notice is hereby given that a Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each Fund (the “Meeting”) will be held at the offices of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO” or the “Manager”), at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 8:00 A.M., Pacific Time, for the following purposes, which are more fully described in the accompanying Proxy Statement:
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| 1. | To elect Trustees/Directors 2 of each Fund, each to hold office for the term indicated and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified; and |
| 2. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. |
If you are planning to attend the Meeting in advance.
in-person,
please call 1-866-796-7180
1 |
The principal executive offices of the Funds are located at 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. |
2 |
Hereinafter, the terms “Trustee” or “Trustees” shall refer to a Director or Directors of PCM, as well as a Trustee or Trustees of PAXS, PCN, PDO and PTY, as applicable. |
The Board of Trustees of each Fund has fixed the close of business on February 23, 2024 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. The enclosed proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees of each Fund.
| By order of the Board of Trustees of each Fund |
Wu-Kwan Kit |
Vice President, Senior Counsel and Secretary |
Newport Beach, California
March 13, 2024
It is important that your shares be represented at the Meeting in person or by proxy, no matter how many shares you own. If you do not expect to attend the Meeting, please complete, date, sign and return the applicable enclosed proxy or proxies in the accompanying envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. Please mark and mail your proxy or proxies promptly in order to save any additional costs of further proxy solicitations and in order for the Meeting to be held as scheduled.
PCM FUND, INC. (“PCM”)
PIMCO ACCESS INCOME FUND (“PAXS”)
PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME STRATEGY FUND (“PCN”)
PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND (“PDO”)
PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND (“PTY”)
650 Newport Center Drive,
Newport Beach, California 92660
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
This Proxy Statement and the Annual Reports to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 for the Funds are also available at
pimco.com/closedendfunds.
PROXY STATEMENT
March 13, 2024
FOR THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
INTRODUCTION
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Boards of Trustees/Directors
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(each, a “Board”) of the shareholders of each of PCM, PAXS, PCN, PDO and PTY (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) of proxies to be voted at the Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each Fund and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. The term “Meeting” is used throughout this joint Proxy Statement to refer to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of each Fund, as dictated by the context. The Meeting will be held at the offices of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO” or the “Manager”), at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 8:00 A.M., Pacific Time. The principal executive offices of the Funds are located at 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. 1 |
Hereinafter, the terms “Trustee” or “Trustees” shall refer to a Director or Directors of PCM, as well as a Trustee or Trustees of PAXS, PCN, PDO and PTY, as applicable. |
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The Notice of Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Notice”), this Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy cards are first being sent to Shareholders on or about March 22, 2024.
The Meeting is scheduled as a joint meeting of the holders of all shares of the Funds, which consist of holders of common shares of each Fund (the “Common Shareholders”) and holders of preferred shares of PCN and PTY (the “Preferred Shareholders” and, together with the Common Shareholders, the “Shareholders”). The Shareholders of each Fund are expected to consider and vote on similar matters. The Shareholders of each Fund will vote on the applicable proposal set forth herein (the “Proposal”) and on any other matters that may properly be presented for vote by the Shareholders of that Fund. The outcome of voting by the Shareholders of one Fund does not affect the outcome for the other Funds.
The Board of each Fund has fixed the close of business on February 23, 2024 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of Shareholders of each Fund entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. The Shareholders of each Fund on the Record Date will be entitled to one vote per share on each matter to which they are entitled to vote and that is to be voted on by Shareholders of the Fund, and a fractional vote with respect to fractional shares, with no cumulative voting rights in the election of Trustees. The following table sets forth the number of common shares (“Common Shares”) and preferred shares (“Preferred Shares” and, together with the Common Shares, the “Shares”) issued and outstanding of each Fund at the close of business on the Record Date:
Outstanding Common Shares |
Outstanding Preferred Shares |
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| N/A | ||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||
The classes of Shares listed for each Fund in the table above are the only classes of Shares currently issued by that Fund.
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The following table sets forth the number of record holders of each class of shares of the Funds on the Record Date:
Fund |
Title of Class |
Number of Record Holders |
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PCM |
Common Shares | 64 | ||||
PAXS |
Common Shares | 79 | ||||
PCN |
Common Shares Preferred Shares |
|
87 13 |
| ||
PDO |
Common Shares | 85 | ||||
PTY |
Common Shares Preferred Shares |
|
102 22 |
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On each proposal to be brought before the Meeting, the Preferred Shareholders, if any, will have equal voting rights (, one vote per Share) with the applicable Fund’s Common Shareholders and will vote together with Common Shareholders as a single class, except that the election of E. Grace Vandecruze of PCN will be voted on exclusively by the Preferred Shareholders of that Fund voting as a separate class (the “Preferred Shares Trustee”). As summarized in the table below:
i.e.
PCM:
The Common Shareholders of PCM, voting as a single class, have the right to vote on the election
of
Libby D. Cantrill and the re-election
of Deborah A. DeCotis and Alan Rappaport as Directors of PCM. PAXS:
The Common Shareholders of PAXS, voting as a single class, have the right to vote on the election of Libby D. Cantrill and Alan Rappaport as Trustees of PAXS.
PCN:
The Common and Preferred Shareholders of PCN, voting together as a single class, have the right to vote on the election of Libby D. Cantrill and the
re-election
of Kathleen McCartney as Trustees of PCN; and the Preferred Shareholders of PCN, voting as a separate class, have the right to vote on the election of E. Grace Vandecruze as a Trustee of PCN. 3
PDO:
The Common Shareholders of PDO, voting as a single class, have the right to vote on the election of Libby D. Cantrill and the
re-election
of Alan Rappaport as Trustees of PDO. PTY:
The Common and Preferred Shareholders of PTY, voting together as a single class, have the right to vote on the election of Libby D. Cantrill and the
re-election
of Deborah A. DeCotis and Kathleen McCartney as Trustees of PTY. Summary
Proposal |
Common Shareholders |
Preferred Shareholders |
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Election/Re-Election of Trustees |
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PCM |
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Independent Trustees/Nominees* |
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Re-election of Deborah A. DeCotis |
✓ | N/A | ||||||
Re-election of Alan Rappaport |
✓ | N/A | ||||||
Interested Trustee/Nominee |
✓ | N/A |
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Election of Libby D. Cantrill** |
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PAXS |
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Independent Trustee/Nominee* |
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Election of Alan Rappaport |
✓ | N/A | ||||||
Interested Trustee/Nominee |
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Election of Libby D. Cantrill** |
✓ | N/A | ||||||
PCN |
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Independent Trustees/Nominees* |
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Re-election of Kathleen McCartney |
✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Election of E. Grace Vandecruze |
— | ✓ | ||||||
Interested Trustee/Nominee |
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Election of Libby D. Cantrill** |
✓ | ✓ | ||||||
PDO |
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Independent Trustee/Nominee* |
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Re-election of Alan Rappaport |
✓ | N/A | ||||||
Interested Trustee/Nominee |
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Election of Libby D. Cantrill** |
✓ | N/A | ||||||
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Proposal |
Common Shareholders |
Preferred Shareholders |
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PTY |
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Independent Trustees/Nominees* |
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Re-election of Deborah A. DeCotis |
✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Re-election of Kathleen McCartney |
✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Interested Trustee/Nominee |
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Election of Libby D. Cantrill** |
✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| * | “Independent Trustees” or “Independent Nominees” are those Trustees or nominees who are not “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), of each Fund. |
| ** | Ms. Cantrill is an “interested person” of each Fund, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (“Interested Trustee”), due to her affiliation with PIMCO and its affiliates. Ms. Cantrill does not receive compensation from the Funds for her service as a Trustee. |
You may vote by mail by returning a properly executed proxy card, by internet by going to the website listed on the proxy card, by telephone using the toll-free number listed on the proxy card, or in person by attending the Meeting. Shares represented by duly executed and timely delivered proxies will be voted as instructed on the proxy. If you execute and mail the enclosed proxy and no choice is indicated for the election or in advance. You may also call this phone number for information on how to obtain directions to be able to attend the Meeting and vote in person or for information or assistance regarding how to vote by telephone, mail or by internet. Please note that any shareholder wishing to attend the Meeting
re-election
of Trustees listed in the attached Notice, your proxy will be voted in favor of the election or re-election,
as applicable, of all nominees. At any time before it has been voted, your proxy may be revoked in one of the following ways: (i) by timely delivering a signed, written letter of revocation to the Secretary of the applicable Fund at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660, (ii) by properly executing and timely submitting a later-dated proxy vote to the Funds, or (iii) by attending the Meeting and voting in person. If you are planning to attend the Meeting in-person,
please call 1-866-796-7180
in-person
is required to comply with any health regulations adopted by federal, state and local governments and/or by PIMCO. If any proposal, other than the Proposal set forth herein, properly comes before the Meeting, the persons named as proxies will vote in their sole discretion. The principal executive offices of the Funds are located at 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. PIMCO serves as the investment manager of each Fund. Additional information regarding the Manager may be found under “Additional Information — Investment Manager” below.
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The solicitation will be primarily by mail and by telephone and the cost of soliciting proxies for each Fund will be borne by PIMCO. Certain officers of the Funds and certain officers and employees of the Manager or its affiliates (none of whom will receive additional compensation therefor) may solicit proxies by telephone, mail, expenses incurred in connection with the solicitation will be borne by PIMCO.
e-mail
and personal interviews. Any out-of-pocket
Unless a Fund receives contrary instructions, only one copy of this Proxy Statement will be mailed to a given address where two or more Shareholders share that address and share the same surname. Additional copies of the Proxy Statement will be delivered promptly upon request. Requests may be sent to the Secretary of the Fund c/o Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, or by calling on any business day.
1-866-796-7180
As of the Record Date, the Trustees, nominees and the officers of each Fund as a group and individually beneficially owned less than one percent (1%) of each Fund’s outstanding Shares. As of the Record Date, to the knowledge of the Funds, other than as set forth below, no person beneficially owned more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of a Fund:
Name/Address of Owner of Record |
Fund |
Percentage of Ownership of Class | ||
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
PCM Fund, Inc. | 27.01% | ||
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP. 222 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10038 |
PCM Fund, Inc. | 6.37% | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2 JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311 |
PCM Fund, Inc. | 6.57% | ||
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC 200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
PCM Fund, Inc. | 26.75 | ||
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Name/Address of Owner of Record |
Fund |
Percentage of Ownership of Class | ||
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund | 13.12% | ||
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP. 222 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10038 |
PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund | 11.57% | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2 JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311 |
PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund | 25.36% | ||
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC 200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund | 14.19% | ||
UBS FINANCIAL 499 WASHINGTON BLVD 9TH F JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310-2055 |
PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund | 7.10% | ||
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund | 23.59% | ||
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP. 222 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10038 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund | 5.84% | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2 JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund | 10.29% | ||
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Name/Address of Owner of Record |
Fund |
Percentage of Ownership of Class | ||
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC 200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund | 20.47% | ||
PERSHING LLC 1 PERSHING PLZ JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-000 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund | 7.30% | ||
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund | 26.92% | ||
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP. 222 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10038 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund | 6.08% | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2 JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund | 9.26% | ||
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC 200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund | 21.82% | ||
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC 101 MONTGOMERY ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151 |
PIMCO Access Income Fund | 10.54% | ||
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP. 222 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10038 |
PIMCO Access Income Fund | 9.64% | ||
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Name/Address of Owner of Record |
Fund |
Percentage of Ownership of Class | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2 JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311 |
PIMCO Access Income Fund | 19.82% | ||
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC 200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK NY 10281-1003 |
PIMCO Access Income Fund | 12.35% | ||
UBS FINANCIAL 499 WASHINGTON BLVD 9TH F JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310-2055 |
PIMCO Access Income Fund | 13.23% | ||
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC 1 NORTH JEFFERSON AVE SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103-2523 |
PIMCO Access Income Fund | 7.93% | ||
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON ONE WALL STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10286 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund — Preferred | 5.20% | ||
UBS SECURITIES LLC 677 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, STAMFORD, CT 6912 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund — Preferred | 91.52% | ||
UBS SECURITIES LLC 677 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, STAMFORD, CT 6912 |
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund — Preferred | 94.77% | ||
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PROPOSAL: ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
In accordance with PAX’s, PCN’s, PDO’s and PTY’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (each, a “Declaration”) and PCM’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”), the Trustees have been divided into the following three classes (each, a “Class”): Class I, Class II and Class III. The expiration dates of the classes are described below, and each Trustee will remain in office until the end of his or her term and when his or her successor is elected and qualified. The Governance and Nominating Committee and the Board of each applicable Fund have recommended the nominees listed herein for election or
re-election,
as applicable, as Trustees by the Shareholders of the applicable Funds. PCM.
i.e.
i.e.
Closed-End
Funds effective June 30, 2024, he is not standing for re-election
as a Director of the Fund at the Meeting.re-election
by the Common Shareholders as Class III Directors. This is the first annual meeting of shareholders of PCM following Ms. Cantrill’s appointment to the Board and is therefore the first time Ms. Cantrill has been nominated for election by shareholders as a Director of PCM. Consistent with the Fund’s Articles, if elected or re-elected,
the nominees shall hold office for terms coinciding with the Class of Directors to which they have been designated. Therefore, if elected, Ms. Cantrill will serve a term consistent with the Class I Directors, which will expire at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the 2024-2025 fiscal year (i.e.
re-elected
at the Meeting, Ms. DeCotis and Mr. Rappaport will serve terms consistent with the Class III Directors, which will expire at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the 2026-2027 fiscal year (i.e.
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PAXS
i.e.
i.e.
i.e.
PCN.
i.e.
i.e.
Closed-End
Funds effective June 30, 2024, he is not standing for re-election
as a Preferred Shares Trustee of the Fund at the Meeting. Ms. Vandecruze was previously elected as a Class I Trustee by the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class, and was redesignated by the Board as a Class I Trustee of PCN, to be elected by the Preferred Shareholders, voting as a separate class. The Governance and Nominating Committee has recommended to the Board that Ms. Cantrill be nominated for election by the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class, as a Class II Trustee, that Ms. McCartney be nominated for re-election
by the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class, as a Class I Trustee, and that 11
Ms. Vandecruze be nominated for election by the Preferred Shareholders, voting as a separate class, as a Class I Trustee. This is the first annual meeting of shareholders of PCN following Ms. Cantrill’s appointment to the Board and is therefore the first time Ms. Cantrill has been nominated for election by shareholders as a Trustee of PCN. Consistent with the Fund’s Declaration, if elected or , the annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) and if elected at the Meeting, Ms. Cantrill will serve a term consistent with the Class II Trustees, which will expire at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the 2024-2025 fiscal year (, the annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025).
re-elected,
the nominees shall hold office for terms coinciding with the Class of Trustees to which they have been designated. Therefore, if elected or re-elected
at the Meeting, as applicable, Mses. McCartney and Vandecruze will serve terms consistent with the Class I Trustees, which will expire at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the 2026-2027 fiscal year (i.e.
i.e.
PDO.
i.e.
i.e.
re-election
by the Common Shareholders, each as a Class III Trustee. This is the first annual meeting of shareholders of PDO following Ms. Cantrill’s appointment to the Board and is therefore the first time Ms. Cantrill has been nominated for election by shareholders as a Trustee of PDO. Consistent with the Fund’s Declaration, if elected or re-elected,
the nominees shall hold office for terms coinciding with the Class of Trustees to which they have been designated. Therefore, if elected or re-elected
at the Meeting, as applicable, Ms. Cantrill and Mr. Rappaport will serve terms consistent with the Class III Trustees, which will expire at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the 2026-2027 fiscal year (i.e.
PTY.
i.e.
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June 30, 2025); and the term of office of the Class II Trustees will expire at the annual meeting of Shareholders held during the 2025-2026 fiscal year (, the annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026). Currently, Libby D. Cantrill is a Class I Trustee and Deborah A. DeCotis and Kathleen McCartney are Class III Trustees. Mr. Kittredge is also currently a Class III Trustee of the Fund, and his term will expire at the Meeting. Due to his scheduled retirement from the Board of all PIMCO Sponsored , the annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025) and if , the annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027).
i.e.
Closed-End
Funds effective June 30, 2024, he is not standing for re-election
as a Trustee of the Fund at the Meeting. The Governance and Nominating Committee has recommended to the Board that Ms. Cantrill be nominated for election by the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class, as a Class I Trustee, and that Mses. DeCotis and McCartney each be nominated for re-election
by the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders, voting together as a single class, as Class III Trustees. This is the first annual meeting of shareholders of PTY following Ms. Cantrill’s appointment to the Board and is therefore the first time Ms. Cantrill has been nominated for election by shareholders as a Trustee of PTY. Consistent with the Fund’s Declaration, if elected or re-elected,
the nominees shall hold office for terms coinciding with the Class of Trustees to which they have been designated. Therefore, if elected at the Meeting, Ms. Cantrill will serve a term consistent with the Class I Trustees, which will expire at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the 2024-2025 fiscal year (i.e.
re-elected
at the Meeting, Mses. DeCotis and McCartney will serve terms consistent with the Class III Trustees, which will expire at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the 2026-2027 fiscal year (i.e.
All members of the Board of each of PAXS, PCN, PDO and PTY are and will remain, if elected or
re-elected,
“Continuing Trustees,” as such term is defined in the Declaration of the applicable Fund, having either served as Trustee since the inception of the Fund or for thirty-six
months, or having been nominated, or designated as a Continuing Trustee, by at least a majority of the Continuing Trustees then members of the Board. Pursuant to the Declaration of each of PAXS, PCN, PDO and PTY, certain corporate actions and/or transactions involving the Fund outside of the ordinary course of business (including, among others, mergers, consolidations, significant dispositions of Fund assets, any shareholder proposals as to specific investment decisions and the conversion of the Fund to an open-end
fund) would require the approval of 75% of the Fund’s outstanding shares, unless approved by both a majority of the Board of Trustees and 75% of the Continuing Trustees (in which case shareholders have only the voting rights required by the 1940 Act with respect to such transaction or corporate action, if any). 13
At any annual meeting of Shareholders, any Trustee elected to fill a vacancy that has arisen since the preceding annual meeting of Shareholders (whether or not such vacancy has been filled by election of a new Trustee by the Board) shall hold office for a term that coincides with the term (or any remaining term) of the Class of Trustees to which such office was previously assigned, if such vacancy arose other than by an increase in the number of Trustees and until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify. In the event such vacancy arose due to an increase in the number of Trustees, any Trustee so elected to fill such vacancy at an annual meeting shall hold office for a term which coincides with that of the Class of Trustee to which such office has been apportioned and until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify.
The following table summarizes the nominees who will stand for election or
re-election
at the Meeting, the respective Classes of Trustees to which they have been designated and the expiration of their respective terms if elected or re-elected,
as applicable: Trustee/Director/Nominee |
Class |
Expiration of Term if Elected/Re-Elected* | ||||
PCM |
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| Deborah A. DeCotis | Class III | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
| Alan Rappaport | Class III | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
| Libby D. Cantrill** | Class I | Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025 fiscal year | ||||
PAXS |
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| Alan Rappaport | Class II | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
| Libby D. Cantrill** | Class II | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
PCN |
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| Kathleen McCartney | Class I | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
| E. Grace Vandecruze | Class I | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
| Libby D. Cantrill** | Class II | Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025 fiscal year | ||||
PDO |
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| Alan Rappaport | Class III | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
| Libby D. Cantrill** | Class III | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
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Trustee/Director/Nominee |
Class |
Expiration of Term if Elected/Re-Elected* | ||||
PTY |
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| Deborah A. DeCotis | Class III | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
| Kathleen McCartney | Class III | Annual Meeting held during the 2026-2027 fiscal year | ||||
| Libby D. Cantrill** | Class I | Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025 fiscal year | ||||
| * | A Trustee elected or re-elected at an annual meeting shall hold office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. |
| ** | Ms. Cantrill is an Interested Trustee/Nominee. |
Under this classified Board structure, generally only those Trustees in a single Class may be replaced in any one year, and it would require a minimum of two years to change a majority of the Board under normal circumstances. This structure may make it more difficult for a Fund’s Shareholders to change the majority of Trustees of a Fund and, thus, promotes the continuity of management and limits the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of a Fund by delaying the replacement of a majority of the Board.
Unless authority is withheld, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy for a Fund to vote each proxy for the persons listed above for that Fund. Each of the nominees has indicated he or she will serve if elected or
re-elected,
as applicable, but if he or she should be unable to serve for a Fund, the proxy holders may vote in favor of such substitute nominee as the Board may designate (or, alternatively, the Board may determine to save a vacancy). Trustees and Officers
The business of each Fund is managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board. Subject to the provisions of each Fund’s Declaration or Articles, its Bylaws and applicable state law, the Trustees have all powers necessary and convenient to carry out their responsibilities, including the election and removal of the Fund’s officers.
Board Leadership Structure
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An Independent Trustee serves as Chair of the Board and is selected by a vote of the majority of the Independent Trustees. The Chair of the Board presides at meetings of the Board, acts as a liaison with service providers, officers, attorneys and other Trustees generally between meetings, and performs such other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time.
The Board of each Fund meets regularly four times each year to discuss and consider matters concerning the Funds, and also holds special meetings to address matters arising between regular meetings. The Independent Trustees regularly meet outside the presence of management and are advised by independent legal counsel.
The Board of each Fund has established five standing Committees to facilitate the Trustees’ oversight of the management of the Funds: the Audit Oversight Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Valuation Oversight Committee, the Contracts Committee and the Performance Committee. The functions and role of each Committee are described below under “Committees of the Board of Trustees.” The membership of each Committee (other than the Performance Committee) consists of only the Independent Trustees. The Performance Committee consists of all the Trustees. The Independent Trustees believe that participation on each Committee allows them to participate in the full range of the Board’s oversight duties.
The Board reviews its leadership structure periodically and has determined that this leadership structure, including an Independent Chair, a supermajority of Independent Trustees and Committee membership limited to Independent Trustees (with the exception of the Performance Committee), is appropriate in light of the characteristics and circumstances of each Fund. In reaching this conclusion, the Board considered, among other things, the predominant role of the Manager in the management of Fund affairs, the extent to which the work of the Board is conducted through the Committees, the number of funds in the Fund Complex (as defined below) overseen by Board members, the variety of asset classes those funds include, the assets of each Fund and other funds in the Fund Complex and the management and other service arrangements of each Fund and such other funds. The Board also believes that its structure, including the presence of two Trustees who are or have been executives with the Manager or Manager-affiliated entities, facilitates an efficient flow of information concerning the management of each Fund to the Independent Trustees.
day-to-day
Risk Oversight
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the Funds’ officers, including the Funds’ principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, chief compliance officer and chief legal officer. The Manager and the Funds’ other service providers have adopted policies, processes, and procedures to identify, assess and manage different types of risks associated with each Fund’s activities. The Board oversees the performance of these functions by the Manager and the Funds’ other service providers, both directly and through the Committee structure it has established. The Board receives from the Manager a wide range of reports, both on a regular and
as-needed
basis, relating to the Funds’ activities and to the actual and potential risks of the Funds. These include reports on investment and market risks, custody and valuation of Fund assets, compliance with applicable laws, and the Funds’ financial accounting and reporting. In addition, the Board meets periodically with the individual portfolio managers of the Funds or their delegates to receive reports regarding the portfolio management of the Funds and their performance, including their investment risks. In the course of these meetings and discussions with the Manager, the Board has emphasized to the Manager the importance of maintaining vigorous risk-management programs and procedures with respect to the Funds. In addition, the Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). The CCO oversees the development of compliance policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to minimize the risk of violations of the federal securities laws (“Compliance Policies”). The CCO reports directly to the Independent Trustees, interacts with individuals within the Manager’s organization and provides presentations to the Board at its quarterly meetings and an annual report on the application of the Compliance Policies. The Board periodically discusses relevant risks affecting the Funds with the CCO at these meetings. The Board has approved the Compliance Policies and reviews the CCO’s reports. Further, the Board annually reviews the sufficiency of the Compliance Policies, as well as the appointment and compensation of the CCO.
The Board recognizes that the reports it receives concerning risk management matters are, by their nature, typically summaries of the relevant information. Moreover, the Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified in advance; that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks; that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) in seeking to achieve the Funds’ investment objectives; and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness.
The Trustees and officers of the Funds, their year of birth, the positions they hold with the Funds, their term of office and length of time served, a description of their principal occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios
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in the Fund Complex (as defined below) that the Trustee oversees and any other public company directorships held by the Trustee are listed in the two tables immediately following. Except as shown, each Trustee’s and officer’s principal occupation and business experience for the last five years have been with the employer(s) indicated, although in some cases the Trustee may have held different positions with such employer(s).
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Information Regarding Trustees and Nominees.
The following table provides information concerning the Trustees/Nominees of the Funds as of March 1, 2024.
Name, Address, Year of Birth and Class (1) |
Position(s) Held with the Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served (2) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex (3) Overseen by Trustee/ Nominee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee/ Nominee During the Past 5 Years | |||||||
Independent Trustees/Nominees | ||||||||||||
Deborah A. DeCotis 1952 PCM — Class III, currently nominated for re-election PAXS — Class I PCN — Class II PDO — Class I PTY —Class III, currently nominated for re-election |
Chair of the Board, Nominee |
PCM — Since 2011 PCN — Since 2011 PDO — Since inception PTY — Since 2011 PAXS — Since 2021 Chair — Since 2019 |
Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. (since 1996); Member, Circle Financial Group (since 2009); Member, Council on Foreign Relations (since 2013); Trustee, Smith College (since 2017); Director, Watford Re (since 2017); and Director, Cadre Inc., a manufacturer of safety equipment (since 2022). Formerly, Co-Chair Special Projects Committee, Memorial Sloan Kettering (2005-2015); Trustee, Stanford University (2010-2015); Principal, LaLoop LLC, a retail accessories company (1999-2014); Director, Helena Rubenstein Foundation (1997-2010); and Director, Armor Holdings (2002-2010). |
30 | Trustee, Allianz Funds (2011-2021); Trustee, Virtus Funds (2021-Present). | |||||||
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Name, Address, Year of Birth and Class (1) |
Position(s) Held with the Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served (2) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex (3) Overseen by Trustee/ Nominee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee/ Nominee During the Past 5 Years | |||||||
Sarah E. Cogan 1956 PCM — Class I PAXS — Class III PCN — Class II PDO — Class II PTY — Class II |
Trustee | PCM — Since 2019 PCN — Since 2019 PDO — Since inception PTY — Since 2019 PAXS — Since 2021 |
Retired Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (law firm)(1989-2018); Director, Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Inc. (since 2016); and Trustee, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (since 2013). | 30 | Trustee, Allianz Funds (2019-2021); Trustee, Virtus Funds (2021-Present). | |||||||
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Name, Address, Year of Birth and Class (1) |
Position(s) Held with the Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served (2) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex (3) Overseen by Trustee/ Nominee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee/ Nominee During the Past 5 Years | |||||||
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr. 1954 (4) PCM — Class III PAXS — Class I PCN — Class I PDO — Class I PTY — Class III |
Trustee | PCM — Since 2020 PCN — Since 2020 PDO — Since inception PTY — Since 2020 PAXS — Since 2021 |
Trustee (since 2019) and Governance Committee (since 2020), Vermont Law School (since 2019); Formerly, Director and Treasurer, Center for Reproductive Rights (2015-2021); Director (2013-2020) and Chair (2018-2020), ACLU of Massachusetts; General Counsel, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (2005-2018) and Partner (2007-2018); President, GMO Trust (institutional mutual funds) (2009-2018); Chief Executive Officer, GMO Trust (2009-2015); and President and Chief Executive Officer, GMO Series Trust (platform based mutual funds) (2011-2013). |
30 | Trustee, GMO Trust (2010-2018); Chairman of the Board of Trustees, GMO Series Trust (2011-2018). | |||||||
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Name, Address, Year of Birth and Class (1) |
Position(s) Held with the Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served (2) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex (3) Overseen by Trustee/ Nominee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee/ Nominee During the Past 5 Years | |||||||
Kathleen McCartney 1955 PCM — Class II PAXS — Class III PCN — Class I, currently nominated for re-election PDO — Class II PTY —Class III, currently nominated for re-election |
Trustee, Nominee |
Since 2022 |
Director (since 2013) and President (since 2020), Five Colleges, Inc., consortium of liberal arts colleges and universities; President Emerita, Smith College (since 2023). Formerly, President, Smith College (2013-2023); Director, American Council on Education Board of Directors, (2015-2019); Director, Consortium on Financing Higher Education Board of Directors (2015-2019); Director, edX Board of Directors, online course provider (2012-2013); Director, Bellwether Education Partners Board, national nonprofit organization (2010-2013); Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2006-2013); Trustee, Tufts University (2007-2013). |
30 | None | |||||||
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Name, Address, Year of Birth and Class (1) |
Position(s) Held with the Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served (2) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex (3) Overseen by Trustee/ Nominee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee/ Nominee During the Past 5 Years | |||||||
Alan Rappaport 1953 PCM — Class III, currently nominated for re-election PAXS — Class II, currently nominated for election PCN — Class III PDO — Class III, currently nominated for re-election PTY — Class I |
Trustee, Nominee |
PCM — Since 2010 PCN — Since 2010 PDO — Since inception PTY — Since 2010 PAXS — Since 2021 |
Director, Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., an asset management firm (since 2013). Formerly, Adjunct Professor, New York University Stern School of Business (2011-2020); Lecturer, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2013-2020); Advisory Director (formerly Vice Chairman), Roundtable Investment Partners (2009-2018); Member of Board of Overseers, NYU Langone Medical Center (2015-2016); Trustee, American Museum of Natural History (2005-2015); Trustee, NYU Langone Medical Center (2007-2015); and Vice Chairman (formerly, Chairman and President), U.S. Trust (formerly, Private Bank of Bank of America, the predecessor entity of U.S. Trust) (2001-2008). |
30 | Trustee, Allianz Funds (2010-2021); Trustee, Virtus Closed-End Funds (2021-2023). | |||||||
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Name, Address, Year of Birth and Class (1) |
Position(s) Held with the Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served (2) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex (3) Overseen by Trustee/ Nominee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee/ Nominee During the Past 5 Years | |||||||
E. Grace Vandecruze 1963 PCM — Class I PAXS — Class III PCN — Class I, currently nominated for election PDO — Class II PTY — Class II |
Trustee, Nominee |
Since 2021 | Founder and Managing Director, Grace Global Capital LLC, a strategic advisory firm to the insurance industry (since 2006); Director, The Doctors Company, a medical malpractice insurance company (since 2020); Director, Link Logistics REIT, a real estate company (since 2021); Director and Member of the Investment & Risk Committee, Resolution Life Group Holdings, a global life insurance group (since 2021); Director, Wharton Graduate Executive Board; and Director, Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund L.P. (since 2022). Formerly, Chief Financial Officer, ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (2021-2023); Director, Resolution Holdings (2015-2019); Director and Member of the Audit Committee and the Wealth Solutions Advisory Committee, M Financial Group, a life insurance company (2015-2021); Chief Financial Officer, Athena Technology Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (2021-2022); and Director, SBLI USA, a life insurance company (2015-2018). |
30 | None. | |||||||
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Name, Address, Year of Birth and Class (1) |
Position(s) Held with the Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served (2) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex (3) Overseen by Trustee/ Nominee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee/ Nominee During the Past 5 Years | |||||||
Interested Trustees/Nominees | ||||||||||||
Libby D. Cantrill (5)(6) 1977 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 PCM — Class I, currently nominated for election PAXS — Class II, currently nominated for election PCN — Class II, currently nominated for election PDO — Class III, currently nominated for election PTY — Class I, currently nominated for election |
Trustee, Nominee |
Since 2023 |
Managing Director, Head of Public Policy, PIMCO (since 2007); Institutional Account Manager, PIMCO (2007-2010); Legislative Aide, House of Representatives (2003-2005); Investment Banking Analyst, Morgan Stanley (2000-2003). | 30 | Member of the Board of Directors, Covenant House New York (2021-Present); Member of the Board, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (2022-Present) | |||||||
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Name, Address, Year of Birth and Class (1) |
Position(s) Held with the Funds |
Term of Office and Length of Time Served (2) |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years |
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex (3) Overseen by Trustee/ Nominee |
Other Directorships Held by Trustee/ Nominee During the Past 5 Years | |||||||
David N. Fisher (6) 1968 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 PCM — Class II PAXS — Class I PCN — Class III PDO — Class I PTY — Class II |
Trustee | PCM — Since 2019 PCN — Since 2019 PDO and PAXS — Since 2021 PTY — Since 2019 |
Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Global Wealth Management Strategic Accounts, PIMCO (since 2021); and Director, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County, a non-profit organization (since 2015). Formerly, Managing Director and Head of Traditional Product Strategies, PIMCO (2015-2021); Global Bond Strategist, PIMCO (2008-2015); and Managing Director and Head of Global Fixed Income, HSBC Global Asset Management (2005-2008). |
30 | None | |||||||
| (1) | Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of the persons listed above is c/o Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. |
| (2) | Under each Fund’s Declaration or Articles, as applicable, a Trustee serves until his or her death, retirement, removal, disqualification, resignation or replacement. In accordance with each Fund’s Declaration or Articles, as applicable, the Common and/or Preferred Shareholders of a Fund, as applicable, elect Trustees to fill the vacancies of Trustees whose terms expire at each annual meeting of such Fund’s shareholders. |
| (3) | The Term “Fund Complex” as used herein includes the Funds and any other registered investment company (i) that holds itself out to investors as a related company for purposes of investment and investor services; or (ii) for which PIMCO or an affiliate of PIMCO serves as primary investment adviser. |
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| (4) | In anticipation of his expected retirement from all of the PIMCO Sponsored Closed-End Funds as of June 30, 2024, Mr. Kittredge is not standing for re-election as a Trustee of PCM or PTY or for re-election as a Preferred Shares Trustee of PCN. |
| (5) | Ms. Cantrill was appointed as a Trustee of each Fund effective April 30, 2023. |
| (6) | Each of Ms. Cantrill and Mr. Fisher is an Interested Trustee of each Fund due to his/her affiliation with PIMCO and its affiliates. |
The following table states the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned as of the Record Date by each Trustee and nominee of each Fund and, on an aggregate basis, of any registered investment companies overseen by the Trustees in the “family of investment companies,” including the Funds.
Name of Trustee/ Nominee |
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds* |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee/ Nominee in the Family of Investment Companies*,** | ||
Independent Trustees/Nominees | ||||
Deborah A. DeCotis |
None | Over $100,000 | ||
Sarah E. Cogan |
PAXS: $10,001 - $50,000 |
Over $100,000 | ||
PCM: $10,001 - $50,000 |
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PDO: $10,001 - $50,000 |
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E. Grace Vandecruze |
PTY: $50,001 - $100,000 |
Over $100,000 | ||
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.*** |
None | $50,001 - $100,00 | ||
Kathleen McCartney |
None | None | ||
Alan Rappaport |
PAXS: $50,001 - $100,000 PCN: $10,001 - $50,000 |
Over $100,000 | ||
| PCM: $1 - $10,000 | ||||
PDO: $50,001 - $100,000 |
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Interested Trustees/Nominees | ||||
Libby D. Cantrill**** |
None | None | ||
David N. Fisher |
PDO: $100,001 - $500,000 |
Over $100,000 | ||
| * | Securities are valued as of the Record Date. |
| ** | The term “Family of Investment Companies” as used herein includes the Funds and the following registered investment companies: PIMCO Municipal Income Fund, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund, PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund, PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II, PIMCO New York |
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| Municipal Income Fund II, PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund, PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy Fund, PIMCO Global StocksPLUS ® & Income Fund, PIMCO High Income Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II, PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc., PIMCO Flexible Credit Income Fund, PIMCO Flexible Emerging Markets Income Fund, PIMCO California Flexible Municipal Income Fund and PIMCO Flexible Municipal Income Fund, and each series of PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust |
| *** | In anticipation of his expected retirement from all of the PIMCO Sponsored Closed-End Funds as of June 30, 2024, Mr. Kittredge is not standing for re-election as a Trustee of the Funds. |
| **** | Ms. Cantrill was appointed as a Trustee of each Fund effective April 30, 2023. |
To the knowledge of the Funds, as of the Record Date, Trustees and nominees who are Independent Trustees or Independent Nominees and their immediate family members did not own securities of an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Funds or a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Funds.
Compensation.
®
& Income Fund, PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy Fund, PCM Fund, Inc. and PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc., each a closed-end
fund for which the Manager serves as investment manager (together with the Funds, the “PIMCO Closed-End
Funds”), as well as PIMCO Flexible Emerging Markets Income Fund, PIMCO Flexible Credit Income Fund, PIMCO California Flexible Municipal Income Fund and PIMCO Flexible Municipal Income Fund, each a closed-end
investment management company that is operated as an “interval fund” for which the Manager serves as investment manager (the “PIMCO Interval Funds”) and PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust (“PMAT”), an open-end
investment management company with multiple series for which the Manager 28
serves as investment adviser and administrator (together with the PIMCO
Closed-End
Funds and the PIMCO Interval Funds, the “PIMCO-Managed Funds”). Each Independent Trustee receives annual compensation of $250,000 for his or her service on the Boards of the PIMCO-Managed Funds, payable quarterly. The Independent Chair of the Boards receives an additional $75,000 per year, payable quarterly. The Audit Oversight Committee Chair receives an additional $35,000 annually, payable quarterly. The Performance Committee Chair and the Valuation Oversight Committee Chair each receive an additional $10,000 annually, payable quarterly. The Contracts Committee Chair receives an additional $25,000 annually, payable quarterly. Trustees are also reimbursed for meeting-related expenses.
Each Trustee’s compensation for his or her service as a Trustee on the Boards of the PIMCO-Managed Funds and other costs in connection with joint meetings of such Funds are allocated among the PIMCO-Managed Funds, as applicable, on the basis of fixed percentages as among PMAT, the PIMCO Interval Funds and the PIMCO
Closed-End
Funds. Trustee compensation and other costs are then further allocated pro rata among the individual funds within each grouping based on each such fund’s relative net assets. The Funds have no employees. The Funds’ officers and Interested Trustees (Ms. Cantrill and Mr. Fisher) are compensated by the Manager or its affiliates, as applicable.
The Trustees do not currently receive any pension or retirement benefits from the Funds or the Fund Complex (see below).
The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation received by the Independent Trustees and nominees for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, the Independent Trustees received the compensation set forth in the table below for serving as Trustees of the Funds and other funds in the same Fund Complex as the Funds. Each officer and each Trustee who is a director, officer, partner, member or employee of the Manager, or of any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Manager, including any Interested Trustee, serves without any compensation from the Funds.
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Compensation Table
Name of Trustee/ Nominees |
Aggregate Compensation from PCM for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Aggregate Compensation from PAXS for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Aggregate Compensation from PCN for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
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Independent Trustee/Nominee |
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Sarah E. Cogan |
$ | 1,094 | $ | 9,220 | $ | 6,898 | ||||||
Deborah A. DeCotis |
$ | 1,293 | $ | 10,896 | $ | 8,152 | ||||||
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr. (1) |
$ | 1,134 | $ | 9,555 | $ | 7,149 | ||||||
Kathleen McCartney |
$ | 995 | $ | 8,381 | $ | 6,271 | ||||||
Alan Rappaport |
$ | 1,035 | $ | 8,717 | $ | 6,522 | ||||||
E. Grace Vandecruze |
$ | 1,014 | $ | 8,546 | $ | 6,397 | ||||||
Interested Trustee/Nominee |
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Libby D. Cantrill (2)(3) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
David N. Fisher (3) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
John C. Maney (3) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
Name of Trustee/ Nominees |
Aggregate Compensation from PDO for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Aggregate Compensation from PTY for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 |
Total Compensation from the Funds and Fund Complex Paid to Trustees/Nominees for the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2023 (1) |
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Independent Trustee/Nominee |
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Sarah E. Cogan |
$ | 20,085 | $ | 20,561 | $ | 275,000 | ||||||
Deborah A. DeCotis |
$ | 23,737 | $ | 24,299 | $ | 325,000 | ||||||
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr. (1) |
$ | 20,816 | $ | 21,308 | $ | 285,000 | ||||||
Kathleen McCartney |
$ | 18,259 | $ | 18,691 | $ | 250,000 | ||||||
Alan Rappaport |
$ | 18,990 | $ | 19,439 | $ | 260,000 | ||||||
E. Grace Vandecruze |
$ | 18,616 | $ | 19,069 | $ | 260,000 | ||||||
Interested Trustee/Nominee |
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Libby D. Cantrill (2)(3) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
David N. Fisher (3) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
John C. Maney (3) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
| (1) | In anticipation of his expected retirement from all of the PIMCO Sponsored Closed-End Funds as of June 30, 2024, Mr. Kittredge is not standing for re-election as a Trustee of the Funds. |
| (2) | Ms. Cantrill was appointed as a Trustee of each Fund effective April 30, 2023. |
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| (3) | Ms. Cantrill and Mr. Fisher are “interested persons” of the Funds and do not receive compensation from the Funds for their services as Trustees. Mr. Maney retired from the Board as of April 30, 2023. Mr. Maney was an interested person of the Funds and did not receive compensation from the Funds for his services as a Trustee. |
Trustee Qualifications
In respect of each current Trustee and/or nominee, the individual’s substantial professional accomplishments and prior experience, including, in some cases, in fields related to the operations of the Funds, were a significant factor in the determination by the Board that the individual is qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Funds. The following is a summary of various qualifications, experiences and skills of each Trustee and/or nominee (in addition to business experience during the past five years set forth in the table above) that contributed to the Board’s conclusion that an individual is qualified to serve on the Board. References to qualifications, experiences and skills are not intended to hold out the Board or individual nominees as having any special expertise or experience and shall not impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.
Libby D. Cantrill
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member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Cantrill is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.
Sarah E. Cogan —
Deborah A. DeCotis
—
David N. Fisher —
Co-Head
of U.S. Global Wealth Management Strategic Accounts at PIMCO. In this role, he helps oversee relationships with key distribution partners and develop the firm’s growth strategy across wealth management channels. Prior to taking on this position, Mr. Fisher was Head of Traditional Product Strategies at PIMCO, where he oversaw teams of product strategists covering core and non-core
fixed income strategies as well as the firm’s suite of equity strategies, was a Global Bond Strategist at PIMCO, and has managed PIMCO’s Total Return Strategy. Because of his familiarity with PIMCO and its affiliates, Mr. Fisher serves as an important information resource for the Independent Trustees and as a facilitator of communication with PIMCO. Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
Kathleen A. McCartney
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University, director of the American Council on Education, director of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education, founding board member of edX, and director of the Bellwether Education Partners board. She also has substantial senior executive experience as the President Emerita and former President of Smith College and director of Five Colleges, Inc.
Alan Rappaport
E. Grace Vandecruze —
Committees of the Board of Trustees.
Audit Oversight Committee.
non-audit
services proposed to be performed by those auditors on behalf of each Fund and approves non-audit
services to be performed by the auditors for certain affiliates, including the Manager and entities in a control relationship with the Manager that provide services to each Fund where the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Audit Oversight Committee considers the possible effect of those services on the independence of the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm. Each member of each Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee is 33
“independent,” as independence for audit committee members is defined in the currently applicable listing standards of the NYSE, on which the Common Shares of each Fund are listed.
The Board of each Fund has adopted a written charter for its Audit Oversight Committee. A copy of the written charter for each Fund, as amended through January 1, 2022, is attached to this Proxy Statement as
Exhibit A
. A report of the Audit Oversight Committee of each Fund, dated August 16, 2023, is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit C
. Governance and Nominating Committee.
The responsibilities of each Fund’s Governance and Nominating Committee include considering and making recommendations to the Fund’s Board regarding: (1) governance, retirement and other policies, procedures and practices relating to the Board and the Trustees; (2) in consultation with the Chair of the Board, matters concerning the functions and duties of the Trustees and committees of the Board; (3) the size of the Board and, in consultation with the Chair of the Board, the Board’s committees and their composition; and (4) Board and committee meeting procedures. The Committee will also periodically review and recommend for approval by the Board the structure and levels of compensation and any related benefits to be paid or provided by a Fund to the Independent Trustees for their services on the Board and any committees on the Board.
The Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending qualified candidates to the Board in the event that a position is vacated or created or when Trustees are to be
re-elected.
The Governance and Nominating Committee of each Fund has adopted a charter, which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit B
. Each member of each Fund’s Governance and Nominating Committee is “independent,” as independence for nominating committee members is defined in the currently applicable listing standards of the NYSE, on which the Common Shares of each Fund are listed.
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Qualifications, Evaluation and Identification of Trustees/Nominees.
The process of identifying nominees involves the consideration of candidates recommended by one or more of the following sources: (i) the Fund’s current Trustees, (ii) the Fund’s officers, (iii) the Fund’s investment adviser, (iv) the Fund’s shareholders and (v) any other source the Committee deems to be appropriate. The Governance and Nominating Committee of each Fund may, but is not required to, retain a third-party search firm at a Fund’s expense to identify potential candidates.
Consideration of Candidates Recommended by Shareholders.
Closed-End
Funds”, which are set forth as Appendix B to the Funds’ Governance and Nominating Committee Charter, attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit B
. Among other requirements, these procedures provide that the recommending shareholder must submit any recommendation in writing to the Fund, to the attention of the Fund’s Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Fund and that such submission must be received at such offices not less than 45 days nor more than 75 days prior to the date of the Board or shareholder meeting at which the nominee would be elected. Any recommendation must include certain biographical and other information regarding the candidate and the recommending shareholder and must include a written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Trustee if elected. The foregoing description of the requirements is only a summary. Please refer to Appendix B to the Governance and Nominating Committee Charter for each Fund, which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit B
for details. The Governance and Nominating Committee has full discretion to reject nominees recommended by shareholders and there is no assurance that any such person properly recommended and considered by the Committee will be nominated for election to the Board of each Fund.
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Diversity.
e.g.
Valuation Oversight Committee.
2a-5
under the 1940 Act. Each Fund’s Valuation Oversight Committee reports to the Board periodically as to the Committee’s activities and oversight of the Manager’s administration of the Fund’s valuation procedures and the Valuation Designee’s carrying out of its responsibilities under Rule 2a-5.
Contracts Committee.
sub-adviser(s),
administrators(s) and principal underwriters(s) and to make recommendations to the Board regarding the approval and continuance of each Fund’s contractual arrangements for investment advisory, sub-advisory,
administrative and distribution services, as applicable. The Contracts Committee also may review and evaluate the terms of other contracts or amendments thereto with the Funds’ other major service providers at the Board’s request. 36
Performance Committee.
Meetings.
With respect to PAXS, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the Board of Trustees held four regular meetings and two special meetings. The Audit Oversight Committee met in separate session four times, the Governance and Nominating Committee met in separate session four times, the Valuation Oversight Committee met in separate session five times, the Contracts Committee met in separate session three times and the Performance Committee met in separate session four times. Each Trustee attended in person or via teleconference at least 75% of the regular meetings of the Board and meetings of the committees on and during which such Trustee served for PCN that were held during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
With respect to PCN, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the Board of Trustees held four regular meetings and two special meetings. The Audit Oversight Committee met in separate session four times, the Governance and Nominating Committee met in separate session four times, the Valuation Oversight Committee met in separate session five times, the Contracts Committee met in separate session three times and the Performance Committee met in separate session four times. Each Trustee attended in person or via teleconference at least 75% of the regular meetings of the Board and meetings of the committees on and during which such Trustee served for PCN that were held during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
With respect to PDO, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the Board of Trustees held four regular meetings and two special meetings. The Audit
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Oversight Committee met in separate session four times, the Governance and Nominating Committee met in separate session four times, the Valuation Oversight Committee met in separate session five times, the Contracts Committee met in separate session three times and the Performance Committee met in separate session four times. Each Trustee attended in person or via teleconference at least 75% of the regular meetings of the Board and meetings of the committees on and during which such Trustee served for PDO that were held during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
With respect to PTY, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the Board of Trustees held four regular meetings and two special meetings. The Audit Oversight Committee met in separate session four times, the Governance and Nominating Committee met in separate session four times, the Valuation Oversight Committee met in separate session five times, the Contracts Committee met in separate session three times and the Performance Committee met in separate session four times. Each Trustee attended in person or via teleconference at least 75% of the regular meetings of the Board and meetings of the committees on and during which such Trustee served for PTY that were held during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
The Trustees generally do not attend the annual shareholder meetings.
Shareholder Communications with the Board of Trustees.
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or agent’s capacity as a shareholder, but they shall apply to any shareholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule
14a-8
under the Exchange Act or any communication made in connection with such a proposal. A Fund’s Trustees are not required to attend the Fund’s annual shareholder meetings or to otherwise make themselves available to shareholders for communications, other than by the aforementioned procedures. Section
16(a) Reports
.
Required Vote.
re-election
of Ms. DeCotis and Mr. Rappaport to the Board of Directors of PCM will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes of the Common Shareholders of the Fund cast in the election and re-election
of Directors at the Meeting, in person or by proxy. The election of Ms. Cantrill and re-election
of Mses. DeCotis and McCartney to the Board of Trustees of PTY will require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders (voting together as a single class) of the Fund cast in the election and re-election
of Trustees at the Meeting, in person or by proxy. The election of Ms. Cantrill and Mr. Rappaport to the Board of Trustees of PAXS will require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of the Common Shareholders of the Fund cast in the election and re-election
of Trustees at the Meeting, in person or by proxy. The election of Ms. Cantrill and re-election
of Ms. McCartney to the Board of Trustees of PCN will require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders (voting together as a single class) of the Fund cast in the election and re-election
of Trustees at the Meeting, in person or by proxy. The election of Ms. Vandecruze to the Board of Trustees of PCN will require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of the Preferred Shareholders (voting as a separate class) of the Fund cast in the election of the Preferred Shares Trustee at the Meeting, in person or by proxy. The election of Ms. Cantrill and re-election
of Mr. Rappaport to the Board of 39
Trustees of PDO will require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of the Common Shareholders of the Fund cast in the election and
re-election
of Trustees at the Meeting, in person or by proxy. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH FUND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL AND THE ELECTION OF ALL THE NOMINEES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Executive and Other Officers of the Funds.
Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years | |||
Joshua D. Ratner 2 1976 |
President | Since January 2024 | Executive Vice President and Head of Americas Operations, PIMCO. Senior Vice President, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, PIMCO-Sponsored Interval Funds and PIMCO-Sponsored Closed-End Funds. President, PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. |
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Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years | |||
Keisha Audain-Pressley 2 1975 |
Chief Compliance Officer |
Since 2018 | Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, PIMCO. Chief Compliance Officer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund and PIMCO Capital Solutions BDC Corp. | |||
Ryan G. Leshaw 1 1980 |
Chief Legal Officer |
Since 2019 | Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, PIMCO. Chief Legal Officer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund and PIMCO Capital Solutions BDC Corp. Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT. Formerly, Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. | |||
Peter G. Strelow 1 1970 |
Senior Vice President |
Since 2019 | Managing Director and Co-Chief Operating Officer, PIMCO. Senior Vice President, PIMCO Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, Formerly, Chief Administrative Officer, PIMCO. | |||
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Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years | |||
Wu-Kwan Kit1 1981 |
Vice President, Senior Counsel and Secretary |
Since 2018 | Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, PIMCO. Vice President, Senior Counsel and Secretary, PIMCO Managed Funds, PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund and PIMCO Capital Solutions BDC Corp. Assistant Secretary, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT. Formerly, Assistant General Counsel, VanEck Associates Corp. | |||
Douglas B. Burrill 2 1980 |
Vice President |
Since 2022 | Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund and PIMCO Capital Solutions BDC Corp. | |||
| Carol K. Chan 1 |
Vice President |
Since January 2024 | Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
| Alyssa M. Creighton 1 |
Vice President |
Since January 2024 | Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund and PIMCO Capital Solutions BDC Corp. | |||
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Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years | |||
Jason R. Duran 1 1977 |
Vice President |
Since 2023 | Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, and PIMCO Equity Series VIT. | |||
Kenneth W. Lee 1 1972 |
Vice President |
Since 2022 | Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund and PIMCO Capital Solutions BDC Corp. | |||
Greg J. Mason 3 1980 |
Vice President |
Since 2023 | Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
| Colleen P. McLaughlin 3 |
Vice President |
Since January 2024 | Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
| Shiv Narain 1 |
Vice President |
Since January 2024 | Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
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Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years | |||
Keith A. Werber 1 1973 |
Vice President |
Since 2022 | Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund and PIMCO Capital Solutions BDC Corp. | |||
| Paul T. Wildermuth 1 |
Vice President |
Since January 2024 | Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
Bijal Parikh 1 1978 |
Treasurer | Since 2021 | Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Treasurer, PIMCO -Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
Brandon T. Evans 1 1982 |
Deputy Treasurer |
Since 2022 | Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Deputy Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds. PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
Erik C. Brown 3 1967 |
Assistant Treasurer |
Since 2015 | Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund and PIMCO Capital Solutions BDC Corp. | |||
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Name, Address and Year of Birth |
Position(s) Held with Funds |
Length of Time Served |
Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years | |||
| Matthew L. Goodman 2 |
Assistant Treasurer |
Since January 2024 | Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
| Laine E. Pacetti 1 |
Assistant Treasurer |
Since January 2024 | Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
| Jason R. Stern 2 |
Assistant Treasurer |
Since January 2024 | Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
| Chi H. Vu 1 |
Assistant Treasurer |
Since January 2024 | Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT and PIMCO Flexible Real Estate Income Fund. | |||
1 |
The address of these officers is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660. |
2 |
The address of these officers is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. |
3 |
The address of these officers is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, 401 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78701. |
Each of the Funds’ executive officers is an “interested person” of each Fund (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) as a result of his or her position(s) set forth in the table above.
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Investment Manager.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
via
Pre-approval
Policies and Procedures.pre-approval
of audit and permitted non-audit
services to be performed by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. Under the policies, on at least an annual basis, a Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee reviews and pre-approves
proposed audit and permitted non-audit
services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm on behalf of the Fund. In addition, each Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee
pre-approves
at least annually any permitted non-audit
services (including audit-related services) to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Manager and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Manager that provides ongoing services to the Fund (together, the “Service Affiliates”), provided, in each case, that the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Although the Audit Oversight Committee does not pre-approve
all services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to Service Affiliates (for instance, if the engagement does not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund), the Committee receives an annual report from the independent registered public accounting firm showing the aggregate fees paid by Service Affiliates for such services. 46
Each Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee may also from time to time
pre-approve
individual non-audit
services to be provided to the Fund or a Service Affiliate that were not pre-approved
as part of the annual process described above. A member of the Audit Oversight Committee to whom this responsibility has been delegated (a “Designated Member”) may also pre-approve
these individual non-audit
services, provided that the fee for such services does not exceed a pre-determined
dollar threshold. Any such pre-approval
by the Designated Member is reported to the full Audit Oversight Committee for ratification at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The
pre-approval
policies provide for waivers of the requirement that the Audit Oversight Committee pre-approve
permitted non-audit
services provided to the Funds or their Service Affiliates pursuant to de minimis exceptions described in Section 10A of the Exchange Act and applicable regulations (referred to herein as the “de minimis exception”). Audit Fees.
Fees Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
Audit Fees |
||||||
PCM |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 53,554 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 76,609 | ||||||
PAXS |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 108,631 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 163,785 | ||||||
PCN |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 68,829 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 79,306 | ||||||
PDO |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 99,626 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 116,048 | ||||||
PTY |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 79,551 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 90,460 | ||||||
Audit-Related Fees.
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Fund. During those fiscal years, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by PwC to the Funds’ Service Affiliates for audit-related services related directly to the operation and financial reporting of the Funds.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
Audit-Related Fees |
||||||
PCM |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 0 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 0 | ||||||
PAXS |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 0 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 113,300 | ||||||
PCN |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 118,661 | |||||
| June 30 2022 | $ | 54,000 | ||||||
PDO |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 40,000 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 0 | ||||||
PTY |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 57,306 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 49,500 | ||||||
Tax Fees.
tax-related
services related directly to the operation and financial reporting of the Funds. Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
Tax Fees |
||||||
PCM |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 0 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 0 | ||||||
PAXS |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 0 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 0 | ||||||
PCN |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 0 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 0 | ||||||
PDO |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 0 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 0 | ||||||
PTY |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 0 | |||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 0 | ||||||
All Other Fees.
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During the periods indicated in the tables above, no services described under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” or “All Other Fees” were approved pursuant to the de minimis exception.
Aggregate
Non-Audit
Fees.non-audit
fees billed by PwC, during each Fund’s last two fiscal years as reflected below, for services rendered to each Fund and the Fund’s Service Affiliates are shown in the table below. Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended |
Aggregate Non-Audit Fees for Fund |
Non-Audit Fees for Service Affiliates |
Aggregate Non-Audit Fees* |
||||||||||||
PCM |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 0 | $ | 29,289,017 | $ | 29,289,017 | |||||||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 0 | $ | 9,618,697 | $ | 9,618,697 | ||||||||||
PAXS |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 0 | $ | 29,289,017 | $ | 29,289,017 | |||||||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 113,300 | $ | 9,618,697 | $ | 9,731,997 | ||||||||||
PCN |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 118,611 | $ | 29,289,017 | $ | 29,407,678 | |||||||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 54,000 | $ | 9,618,697 | $ | 9,672,697 | ||||||||||
PDO |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 29,289,017 | $ | 29,329,017 | |||||||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 0 | $ | 9,618,697 | $ | 9,618,697 | ||||||||||
PTY |
June 30, 2023 | $ | 57,306 | $ | 29,289,017 | $ | 29,346,323 | |||||||||
| June 30, 2022 | $ | 49,500 | $ | 9,618,697 | $ | 9,668,197 | ||||||||||
| * | Includes the sum of the Aggregate Non-Audit Fees for Fund and the Non-Audit Fees for Service Affiliates as noted in the columns to the left. |
The table below shows a breakdown of the fees billed by PwC to each Fund, or to PIMCO with respect to each Fund, for the most recently completed fiscal year attributable the following categories: 1) Audit Fees, 2) Audit-Related Fees, 3) Tax Compliance/Preparation fees and 4) All Other Fees, as well as the percentage of the total fees billed attributable to the “All Other Fees” category.
PCM (Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023) |
PAXS (Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023) |
PCN (Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023) |
PDO (Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023) |
PTY (Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023) |
||||||||||||||||
Audit Fees |
$ | 53,554 | $ | 108,631 | $ | 68,829 | $ | 99,626 | $ | 79,551 | ||||||||||
Audit-Related Fees |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 118,661 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 57,306 | ||||||||||
Tax Compliance/Tax Return Preparation Fees |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||
All Other Fees |
$ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||
Percentage of Total Fees attributable to All Other Fees |
0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||
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Each Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee has determined that the provision by PwC of
non-audit
services to the Fund’s Service Affiliates that were not pre-approved
by the Committee was compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC as the Fund’s principal auditors. Other Business.
Quorum, Adjournments, Meeting Logistics and Methods of Tabulation.
one-third
percent (33 1/3%) of the total Shares of the Fund entitled to vote at such Meeting, except that, where holders of any class or series of Shares shall vote as an individual class or series, then 33 1/3% of the shares of each class entitled to vote will be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that class or series. For PCM, the presence at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, of Shareholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum. If the quorum required for a Proposal has not been met, the persons named as proxies may propose adjournment of the Meeting with respect to such Proposal and, if adjournment is proposed, will vote all Shares that they are entitled to vote in favor of such adjournment. Any adjournments with respect to the Proposal for a Fund will require, with respect to PAXS, PCN, PDO and PTY, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast upon the question for the relevant Fund, and, with respect to PCM, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Shares of PCM entitled to vote thereon and present in person or represented by proxy at the session of the Meeting to be adjourned. However, where the Preferred Shares or Common Shares will vote as separate classes, the affirmative vote of a plurality of shares of the applicable class present in person or by proxy at the session of the Meeting to be adjourned will be necessary to adjourn the Meeting with respect to that class. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to PCM, any officer present entitled to preside or act as Secretary of the Meeting may adjourn the Meeting with respect to a proposal. The costs of any additional solicitation and of any adjourned session will be borne by PIMCO under its investment management agreement with the Funds. Any proposal properly brought before the Meeting for which sufficient favorable votes have been received by the time of the Meeting 50
will be acted upon and such action will be final regardless of whether the Meeting is adjourned to permit additional solicitation with respect to any other proposal with respect to which a quorum has not been reached. In certain circumstances in which a Fund has received sufficient votes to approve a matter being recommended for approval by the Fund’s Board, the Fund may request that brokers and nominee entities, in their discretion, withhold or withdraw submission of broker
non-votes
in order to avoid the need for solicitation of additional votes in favor of the proposal. Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting will be counted by persons appointed by PAXS, PCN, PDO and PTY as tellers and by PCM as inspectors (collectively, the “Tellers/Inspectors”) for the Meeting. For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for each Fund, the Tellers/Inspectors will include the total number of Shares present at the Meeting in person or by proxy, including Shares represented by proxies that reflect abstentions and “broker , shares held by brokers or nominees as to which instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or the persons entitled to vote and the broker or nominee does not have the discretionary voting power on a particular matter). For a proposal requiring approval of a plurality of votes cast, such as the election of Trustees, abstentions and broker
non-votes”
(i.e.
non-votes
will not be counted towards the achievement of a plurality of votes cast for a nominee and will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal. In the case of a contested election, abstentions and non-votes
may require a nominee to receive a higher percentage of the votes cast in order to achieve a plurality of the votes cast but will not be counted as votes against such nominee’s election. PIMCO is sensitive to the health and travel concerns of the Funds’ shareholders and the evolving recommendations from public health officials. Due to the difficulties arising from the coronavirus known as
COVID-19,
the date, time, location or means of conducting the Meeting may change. In the event of such a change, the Funds will issue a press release announcing the change and file the announcement on the SEC’s EDGAR system, among other steps, but may not deliver additional soliciting materials to shareholders or otherwise amend the Funds’ proxy materials. The Funds may consider imposing additional procedures or limitations on Meeting attendees or conducting the Meeting as a “virtual” shareholder meeting through the internet or other electronic means in lieu of an in-person
meeting, subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable law. If the Meeting will be held virtually in whole or in part, a Fund will notify its shareholders of such plans in a timely manner and disclose clear directions as to the logistical details of the “virtual” meeting, including how shareholders can remotely access, participate in and vote at such meeting. The Funds plan to announce these changes, if any, at pimco.com/closedendfunds, and encourage you to check this website prior to the Meeting if 51
you plan to attend. Please note that any shareholder wishing to attend the Meeting
in-person
is required to comply with any health regulations adopted by federal, state and local governments and/or by PIMCO. Reports to Shareholders.
Fund |
Mail Date for Annual Report to Shareholders for the Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year |
|||
PCM/PAXS/PDO |
September 11, 2023 | |||
PTY/PCN |
September 12, 2023 | |||
Additional copies of the Funds’ Annual Reports and Semi-Annual Reports may be obtained without charge from the Funds by
calling 1-(844)-337-4626, by
visiting the Funds’ website at pimco.com/closedendfunds or by writing to the Funds at 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. Shareholder Proposals for the Annual Meeting held during the
2024-2025 Fiscal Year.
i.e
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business day following the date such upcoming shareholder 52
meeting date is first publicly announced or disclosed. PCM’s Bylaws provide that any such proposal must be received in writing by the Fund not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the prior year; provided that, if, in accordance with applicable law, the annual meeting is not set for a date that is within 30 days from the anniversary of the Fund’s prior shareholder meeting, such proposals must be received by the later of the close of business on (i) the date 60 days prior to such upcoming shareholder meeting date or (ii) the 14
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business day following the date such upcoming shareholder meeting date is first publicly announced or disclosed. Assuming the next annual meeting is ultimately scheduled to be within 30 days of the April 26 anniversary of this year’s meeting, such proposals must be received no earlier than January 21, 2025 and no later than February 5, 2025 for PAXS, PCN, PDO and PTY and no earlier than December 22, 2024 and no later than January 21, 2025 for PCM. If a Shareholder who wishes to present a proposal fails to notify the Fund within these dates described above, the proxies solicited for the meeting will be voted on the Shareholder’s proposal, if it is properly brought before the meeting, in accordance with the judgment of the persons named in the enclosed proxy card(s). If a Shareholder makes a timely notification, the proxies may still exercise discretionary voting authority under circumstances consistent with the SEC’s proxy rules. Shareholder proposals should be addressed to the attention of the Secretary of the applicable Fund, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Fund, with a copy to David C. Sullivan, Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-3600. PLEASE EXECUTE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARDS PROMPTLY TO ENSURE THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AT THE APPLICABLE ANNUAL MEETING. A SELF-ADDRESSED, POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
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Exhibit A to Proxy Statement
PIMCO Sponsored
Closed-End
Funds Audit Oversight Committee Charter
(Adopted as of January 14, 2004,
as amended through January 1, 2022)
The Board of Trustees (each a “Board”) of each of the registered investment companies listed in
Appendix A
hereto (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), as the same may be periodically updated, has adopted this Charter to govern the activities of the Audit Oversight Committee (the “Committee”) of the particular Board with respect to its oversight of the Fund. This Charter applies separately to each Fund and its particular Board and Committee, and shall be interpreted accordingly. This Charter supersedes and replaces any audit committee charter previously adopted by the Board or a committee of the Board. Statement of Purpose and Functions
The Committee’s general purpose is to oversee the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices and its internal controls, including by assisting with the Board’s oversight of the integrity of the Fund’s financial statements, the Fund’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements relevant to financial reporting matters, the qualifications and independence of the Fund’s independent auditors, and the performance of the Fund’s internal control systems and independent auditors. The Committee’s purpose is also to prepare reports required by Securities and Exchange Commission rules to be included in the Fund’s annual proxy statements, if any.
The Committee’s function is oversight. While the Committee has the responsibilities set forth in this Charter, it is not the responsibility of the Committee to plan or conduct audits, to prepare or determine that the Fund’s financial statements are complete and accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or to assure compliance with laws, regulations or any internal rules or policies of the Fund. Fund management is responsible for Fund accounting and the implementation and maintenance of the Fund’s internal control systems, and the independent auditors are responsible for conducting a proper audit of the Fund’s financial statements. Members of the Committee are not employees of the Funds and, in serving on this Committee, are not, and do not hold themselves out to be, acting as accountants or auditors. As such, it is not the duty or responsibility of the Committee or its members to conduct “field work” or other types of auditing or accounting reviews or procedures.
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Each member of the Committee shall be entitled to rely on (i) the integrity of those persons and organizations within management and outside the Fund from which the Committee receives information and (ii) the accuracy of financial and other information provided to the Committee by such persons or organizations absent actual knowledge to the contrary.
Membership
The Committee shall be comprised of as many trustees as the Board shall determine, but in any event not less than three (3) Trustees. Each member of the Committee must be a member of the Board. The Board may remove or replace any member of the Committee at any time in its sole discretion.
Each member of the Committee may not be an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and must otherwise satisfy the standards for independence of an audit committee member of an investment company issuer as set forth in Rule
10A-3(b)
(taking into account any exceptions to those requirements set forth in such rule) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and under applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). Each member of the Committee must be “financially literate” (or must become so within a reasonable time after his or her appointment to the Committee) and at least one member of the Committee must have “accounting or related financial management expertise,” in each case as the Board interprets such qualification in its business judgment under NYSE listing standards. Unless the Board otherwise determines, at least one member of the Committee shall be determined by the Board to be an “audit committee financial expert” (as defined for purposes of Form
N-CSR).
One or more members of the Committee may be designated by the Board as the Committee’s chair or vice chair, as the case may be, and shall serve for such term or terms as the Board may determine. The Committee Chair shall: (1) schedule meetings to take place at such times and frequency as he or she deems appropriate; (2) provide input to management regarding its establishment of an agenda for each Committee meeting, with assistance from other Committee members as the Chair deems appropriate; (3) serve as chair of each Committee meeting; (4) serve as the primary Committee member who shall interface with management regarding Committee-related matters; and (5) perform such other duties as the Board or the Committee deems appropriate. The Chair can delegate to one or more other Committee members one or more of such duties as he or she deems appropriate.
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Responsibilities and Duties
The Committee’s policies and procedures shall remain flexible to facilitate the Committee’s ability to react to changing conditions and to generally discharge its functions. The following describe areas of attention in broad terms. The Committee shall:
1. Determine the selection, retention or termination of the Fund’s independent auditors based on an evaluation of their independence and the nature and performance of the audit and any permitted
non-audit
services. Decisions by the Committee concerning the selection, retention or termination of the independent auditors shall be submitted to the Board for ratification in accordance with the requirements of Section 32(a) of the Investment Company Act. The Fund’s independent auditors must report directly to the Committee, which shall be responsible for resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditors relating to financial reporting. 2. To consider the independence of the Fund’s independent auditors at least annually, and in connection therewith receive on a periodic basis formal written disclosures and letters from the independent auditors as required by the applicable rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”).
3. To the extent required by applicable regulations,
pre-approve
(i) all audit and permitted non-audit
services rendered by the independent auditors to the Fund and (ii) all non-audit
services rendered by the independent auditors to the Fund’s investment advisers (including sub-advisers)
and to certain of the investment advisers’ affiliates. The Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee. 4. Review and approve the fees charged by the independent auditors to the Fund, the investment advisers and certain affiliates of the investment advisers for audit, audit- related and permitted
non-audit
services. 5. If and to the extent that the Fund intends to have employees, set clear policies for the hiring by the Fund of employees or former employees of the Fund’s independent auditors.
6. Obtain and review at least annually a report from the independent auditors describing (i) the accounting firm’s internal quality-control procedures and (ii) any material issues raised (a) by the accounting firm’s most recent internal quality-control review or peer review or (b) by any governmental or
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other professional inquiry or investigation performed within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm, and any steps taken to address any such issues.
7. Review with the Fund’s independent auditors arrangements for and the scope of the annual audit and any special audits, including the form of any opinion proposed to be rendered to the Board and shareholders of the Fund.
8. Meet with management and the independent auditors to review and
discuss the Fund’s annual audited financial statements, including a review of any specific disclosures of management’s discussion of the Fund’s investment performance; and, with respect to the Fund’s audited financial statements, discuss with the independent auditors matters required by the applicable rules of the PCAOB and any other matters required to be reported to the Committee under applicable law; and provide a statement whether, based on its review of the Fund’s audited financial statements, the Committee recommends to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in the Fund’s Annual Report.
Meet with management to review and discuss the Fund’s unaudited financial statements included in the
semi-annual
report, including, if any, a review of any specific disclosure of management’s discussion of the Fund’s investment performance. 9. Discuss with management and the independent auditors the Fund’s unaudited financial statements.
10. Review with the independent auditors any audit problems or difficulties encountered in the course of their audit work and management’s responses thereto.
11. Review with management and, as applicable, with the independent auditors the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting policies, practices and internal controls, management’s guidelines and policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including the effect on the Fund of any recommendation of changes in accounting principles or practices by management or the independent auditors.
12. Discuss with management any press releases discussing the Fund’s investment performance and other financial information about the Fund, as well as any financial information provided by management to analysts or rating agencies. The Committee may discharge this responsibility by discussing the general types of information to be disclosed by the Fund and the form of presentation (, a review is not required) and need not discuss in advance each such release of information.
i.e.
case-by-case
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13. Establish procedures for (i) the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Fund regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and (ii) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Fund, the Fund’s investment advisers, administrator, principal underwriter (if any) or any other provider of accounting-related services for the investment advisers of concerns regarding accounting or auditing matters.
14. Investigate or initiate the investigation of any fraud, improprieties or suspected improprieties in the Fund’s accounting operations or financial reporting.
15. Review with counsel legal and regulatory matters that have a material impact on the Fund’s financial and accounting reporting policies and practices or its internal controls.
16. Report to the Board on a regular basis (at least annually) on the Committee’s activities.
17. Perform such other functions consistent with this Charter, the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, Articles of Incorporation and/or Bylaws applicable to the Fund, and applicable law or regulation, as the Committee or the Board deems necessary or appropriate.
The Committee may delegate any portion of its authority and responsibilities as set forth in this Charter to a subcommittee of one or more members of the Committee.
Scope of Responsibility
This Charter shall not be read to impose on the Committee or any member thereof any responsibility to take any action or supervise any activity of the Fund not otherwise specifically imposed by this Charter or applicable law on the Committee (acting as a body) or any member of the Committee (acting individually). The Committee and members thereof shall be held to the same standard of care, as applicable, generally applied to the Board or a Trustee under applicable law, and service on the Committee shall not cause any member thereof to be held to a standard of care different from that applicable to his or her service on the Board generally. The designation of a Committee member as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties or responsibilities that are greater than the duties and responsibilities imposed on such person as a member of the Committee and the Board. The designation of an audit committee financial expert also does not affect the duties or responsibilities of any other member of the Committee or the Board.
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Meetings
At least annually, the Committee shall meet separately with the independent auditors and separately with the representatives of Fund management responsible for the financial and accounting operations of the Fund. The Committee shall hold other regular or special meetings as and when it deems necessary or appropriate.
Outside Resources and Assistance from Management
The appropriate officers of the Fund shall provide or arrange to provide such information, data and services as the Committee may request. The Committee shall have the authority to engage at the Fund’s expense independent counsel and other experts and consultants whose expertise the Committee considers necessary to carry out its responsibilities. The Fund shall provide for, or arrange for the provision of, appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for the payment of: (i) compensation of the Fund’s independent auditors for the issuance of an audit report relating to the Fund’s financial statements or the performance of other audit, review or attest services for the Fund; (ii) compensation of independent legal counsel or other advisers retained by the Committee; and (iii) ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in fulfilling its purposes or carrying out its responsibilities under this Charter.
Annual Evaluations
The Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter at least annually and recommend any changes to the Board. In addition, the performance of the Committee shall be reviewed at least annually.
Adoption and Amendments
The Board shall adopt and approve this Charter and may amend the Charter at any time on the Board’s own motion.
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Appendix A
Funds Subject to this Charter
(As of November 29, 2023)
PCM FUND, INC. (PCM)
PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND (PMF)
PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME II FUND (PML)
PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME III FUND (PMX)
PIMCO CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND (PCQ)
PIMCO CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME II FUND (PCK)
PIMCO CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME III FUND (PZC)
PIMCO NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND (PNF)
PIMCO NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME II FUND (PNI)
PIMCO NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME III FUND (PYN)
PIMCO CORPORATE AND INCOME STRATEGY FUND (PCN)
PIMCO CORPORATE AND INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND (PTY)
PIMCO HIGH INCOME FUND (PHK)
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND (PFL)
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY II FUND (PFN)
PIMCO INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND (PKO)
PIMCO GLOBAL STOCKSPLUS & INCOME FUND (PGP)
PIMCO STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC. FUND (RCS)
PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME FUND (PDI)
PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND (PDO)
PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME STRATEGY FUND (PDX)
PIMCO ACCESS INCOME FUND (PAXS)
PIMCO MUNICIPAL CREDIT INCOME FUND (PMC)
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Exhibit B to Proxy Statement
Governance and Nominating Committee Charter
PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust and
PIMCO Sponsored Closed-End Funds
PIMCO Sponsored Interval Funds
The Boards of Directors/Trustees (the “Boards”) of each Trust and respective series thereof (each Trust or series, a “Fund”) have adopted this Charter to govern the activities of the Governance and Nominating Committee (the “Committee”) of each Board.
Statement of Purpose and Responsibility
The primary purpose and responsibility of each Committee are (i) advising and making recommendations to the Board on matters concerning Board governance and related Trustee practices, and (ii) the screening and nomination of candidates for election to the Board as Independent Directors/Trustees, as defined below.
Organization
1. Each Committee shall be comprised of as many Directors/Trustees as the Board shall determine, but in any event not fewer than two (2) Directors/Trustees. Each Committee must consist entirely of Board members who are not “interested persons” of the relevant Funds (“Independent Trustees”), as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Each Board may remove or replace any member of the Committee at any time in its sole discretion.
2. One or more members of a Committee may be designated by the Board as the Committee’s chair or vice chair, as the case may be, and shall serve for such term or terms as the Board may determine. The Committee Chair shall: (1) schedule meetings to take place at such times and frequency as he or she deems appropriate; (2) provide input to management regarding its establishment of an agenda for each Committee meeting, with assistance from other Committee members as the Chair deems appropriate; (3) serve as chair of each Committee meeting; (4) serve as the primary Committee member who shall interface with management regarding Committee-related matters; and (5) perform such other duties as the Board or the Committee deems appropriate. The Chair can delegate to one or more other Committee members one or more of such duties as he or she deems appropriate.
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3. The Committee will have at least one regularly scheduled meeting per year to consider the compensation of Independent Trustees and other matters the Committee deems appropriate. Additional Committee meetings shall be held as and when the Committee or the Board determines necessary or appropriate in accordance with each Fund’s Bylaws.
Duties and Responsibilities for Governance Matters
1.
Overview of Responsibilities
. The responsibilities of the Committee of each Fund include considering and making recommendations to the Board regarding: (1) governance, retirement and other policies, procedures and practices relating to the Board and the Trustees; (2) in consultation with the Chair of the Trustees, matters concerning the functions and duties of the Trustees and committees of the Board; (3) the size of the Board and, in consultation with the Chair of the Trustees, the Board’s committees and their composition; and (4) Board and committee meeting procedures, including the appropriateness and adequacy of the information supplied to the Trustees in connection with such meetings. 2.
Trustee Compensation
. The Committee will periodically review and recommend for approval by the Board the structure and levels of compensation and any related benefits to be paid or provided by each Fund to the Independent Trustees for their services on the Board and any committees of the Board. 3.
Board Governance Policies
. The Committee shall review the Board Governance Policies designed to enhance the independence and effectiveness of the Independent Trustees in serving the interests of the Funds and their shareholders. The Committee shall review these Policies no less than every two years and shall recommend any changes to the Board for its approval. 4. The Committee shall discharge any other duties or responsibilities delegated to the Committee by the Board from time to time.
Trustee Nominations
1.
Qualifications for Director
/Trustee Nominees.
A Director/Trustee candidate must have a college degree or equivalent business experience. The Committee may take into account a wide variety of factors in considering Director/Trustee candidates, including (but not limited to): (i) availability and commitment of a candidate to attend meetings and perform his or her responsibilities on the Board, (ii) relevant industry and related experience, (iii) educational background, (iv) ability, judgment and expertise and (v) overall diversity of the Board’s composition. The Committee shall consider the effect of B-2
any relationships delineated in the 1940 Act or other types of relationships, (., business, financial or family relationships) with the investment adviser(s) or other principal service providers, which might impair independence.
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2.
Identification of Nominees
. In identifying potential nominees for a Board, the Committee may consider candidates recommended by the following sources: (i) the Fund’s current Directors/Trustees; (ii) the Fund’s officers; (iii) the Fund’s investment adviser or sub-
advisers; (iv) shareholders of the Fund (see below); and (v) any other source the Committee deems to be appropriate. The Committee may, but is not required to, retain a third party search firm at the Fund’s expense to identify potential candidates. With respect to annual nominations for the Closed-End
Funds, absent circumstances warranting different action, the Board expects that such nominations will be made in a manner designed to maintain common Board membership with the other Funds. 3.
Consideration of Candidates Recommended By Shareholders
. The Committee will consider and evaluate nominee candidates properly submitted by shareholders on the same basis as it considers and evaluates candidates recommended by other sources. Appendix A
(for PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust and PIMCO Sponsored Interval Funds) and Appendix B
(for the PIMCO Sponsored Closed-End Funds) to this Charter, as they may be amended from time to time by a Committee, set forth procedures that must be followed by shareholders to submit properly a nominee candidate to the Committee (recommendations not properly submitted in accordance with Appendix A
or Appendix B
(as applicable) will not be considered by the Committee). 4.
Recommendation of Candidates to the Board
. The Committee will recommend to the Board the Directors/Trustees candidates that it deems qualified to serve as Independent Trustees on the Board. To the extent practicable, the Committee will rank such potential nominees for the Board in order of preference. The Committee may also consider and recommend to the Board Trustee candidates who would not qualify as Independent Trustees. Operating Guidelines
1. The appropriate officers of the Fund shall provide or arrange to provide such information, data and services as the Committee may request. The Committee shall have the resources and authority necessary or appropriate for purposes of discharging its responsibilities under this Charter, including the authority to engage such legal counsel and other experts and consultants at the Fund’s expense as the Committee, in its discretion, deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its responsibilities.
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2. Absent actual knowledge to the contrary, each Committee member is entitled to rely upon (1) the integrity and competence of those persons and organizations that render services to the Trust and from whom the Committee receives information or reports and (2) the accuracy and completeness (both at the time of presentation and on a continuing basis, as appropriate) of the information and reports provided to the Committee by such persons or organizations. Nothing in this Charter is intended to impose, or should be interpreted as imposing, on any member of the Committee any additional duties or responsibilities over and above those placed on the member in his or her capacity as a Trustee of a Fund, under federal and state law.
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Appendix A
Procedures for Shareholders to Submit Nominee Candidates for PIMCO
Managed Accounts Trust and PIMCO Sponsored Interval Funds
A shareholder of a Fund must follow the following procedures in order to submit properly a nominee recommendation for the Committee’s consideration.
| 1. | The shareholder must submit any such recommendation (a “Shareholder Recommendation”) in writing to a Fund, to the attention of the Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Fund. Once each quarter, if any Shareholder Recommendations have been received by the Secretary during the quarter, the Secretary will inform the Committee of the new Shareholder Recommendations. Because the Fund does not hold annual or other regular meetings of shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees, the Committee will accept Shareholder Recommendations on a continuous basis. |
| 2. | All Shareholder Recommendations properly submitted to a Fund will be held by the Secretary until such time as (i) the Committee convenes to consider candidates to fill Board vacancies or newly created Board positions (a “Trustee Consideration Meeting”) or (ii) the Committee instructs the Secretary to discard a Shareholder Recommendation following a Trustee Consideration Meeting or an Interim Evaluation (as defined below). |
| 3. | At a Trustee Consideration Meeting, the Committee will consider each Shareholder Recommendation then held by the Secretary. Following a Trustee Consideration Meeting, the Committee may instruct the Secretary to discard any or all of the Shareholder Recommendations currently held by the Secretary. |
| 4. | A Committee may, in its discretion and at any time, convene to conduct an evaluation of validly submitted Shareholder Recommendations (each such meeting, an “Interim Evaluation”) for the purpose of determining which Shareholder Recommendations will be considered at the next Trustee Consideration Meeting. Following an Interim Evaluation, the Committee may instruct the Secretary to discard any or all of the Shareholder Recommendations currently held by the Secretary. |
| 5. | The Shareholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person recommended by the shareholder (the “candidate”); (B) the number of shares of (and class, if any) of the Fund(s) owned of record or beneficially by the candidate, as reported to such shareholder by the candidate; (C) any other information regarding the |
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| candidate called for with respect to director nominees by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation or rule subsequently adopted by the SEC or any successor agency applicable to the Trust); (D) any other information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed if the candidate were a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the election of Trustees or directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (E) whether the recommending shareholder believes that the candidate is or will be an “interested person” of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and, if not an “interested person,” information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Trustee if elected; (iii) the recommending shareholder’s name as it appears on the Fund’s books; (iv) the number of shares of (and class, if any) of the Fund(s) owned beneficially and of record by the recommending shareholder; and (v) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the recommending shareholder and the candidate and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the recommending shareholder. In addition, the Committee may require the candidate to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such candidate to serve on the Board or to satisfy applicable law. |
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Appendix B
Procedures for Shareholders to Submit Nominee Candidates for
the PIMCO Sponsored Closed-End Funds
A Fund shareholder must follow the following procedures in order to properly submit a nominee recommendation for the Committee’s consideration.
| 1. | The shareholder/stockholder must submit any such recommendation (a “Shareholder Recommendation”) in writing to a Fund, to the attention of the Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Fund. |
| 2. | The Shareholder Recommendation must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of a Fund not less than forty-five (45) calendar days nor more than seventy-five (75) calendar days prior to the date of the Board or shareholder meeting at which the nominee would be elected. |
| 3. | The Shareholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, age, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person recommended by the shareholder (the “candidate”); (B) the class and number of all shares of the Fund owned of record or beneficially by the candidate, as reported to such shareholder by the candidate; (C) any other information regarding the candidate called for with respect to director nominees by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation or rule subsequently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency applicable to the Fund); (D) any other information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed if the candidate were a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitation of proxies for election of Directors/Trustees or directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (E) whether the recommending shareholder believes that the candidate is or will be an “interested person” of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and, if not an “interested person,” information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Director/Trustee if elected; (iii) the recommending shareholder’s name as it appears on the Fund’s books; (iv) the class and number of all shares of the Fund owned beneficially and |
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| of record by the recommending shareholder; and (v) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the recommending shareholder and the candidate and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the recommending shareholder. In addition, the Committee may require the candidate to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such candidate to serve on the Board. |
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Exhibit C to Proxy Statement
Report of Audit Oversight Committees
of the Boards of Trustees/Directors of
PCM Fund, Inc. (PCM)
PIMCO Access Income Fund (PAXS)
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY)
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (PCN)
PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (PDI)
PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund (PDO)
PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund (NRGX)
PIMCO Flexible Credit Income Fund (PFLEX)
PIMCO Flexible Emerging Markets Income Fund (EMFLX)
PIMCO Global StocksPLUS
®
& Income Fund (PGP) PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK)
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (PFL)
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (RCS)
(each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”)
Dated August 16, 2023
The Audit Oversight Committees (collectively, the “Committee”) oversee the Funds’ financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Trustees/Directors of each Fund (collectively, the “Board”) and operate under a written Charter adopted by the Board. The Committee meets with each Fund’s management (“Management”) and independent registered public accounting firm and reports the results of its activities to the Board. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal controls. In connection with the Committee’s and independent accountant’s responsibilities, Management has advised that the Funds’ financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 were prepared in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles.
The Committee has reviewed and discussed with Management and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The Committee has discussed with PwC the matters required to be discussed by Statements on Auditing Standard No. 61 (SAS 61). SAS 61 requires the independent registered public accounting firm to communicate to the Committee matters including, if applicable: 1) methods used to account for significant unusual transactions; 2) the effect of significant accounting policies in controversial or emerging areas for which there is a lack of authoritative
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guidance or consensus; 3) the process used by Management in formulating particularly sensitive accounting estimates and the basis for the auditor’s conclusions regarding the reasonableness of those estimates; and 4) disagreements with Management over the application of accounting principles and certain other matters.
With respect to each Fund, the Committee has received the written disclosure and the letter from PwC required by Rule 3526 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (requiring registered public accounting firms to make written disclosure to and discuss with the Committee various matters relating to the auditor’s independence), and has discussed with PwC their independence. The Committee has also reviewed the aggregate fees billed by PwC for professional services rendered to each Fund and, to the extent applicable with respect to each Fund’s reporting period, for
non-audit
services provided to Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), the Funds’ investment manager, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with PIMCO that provided services to a Fund during its reporting period. As part of this review, the Committee considered, in addition to other practices and requirements relating to selection of the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, whether the provision of such non-audit
services was compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC. Based on the foregoing review and discussions, the Committee presents this Report to the Board and recommends that (1) the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 be included in the Funds’ Annual Report to shareholders for such fiscal year, (2) such Annual Report be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and, if applicable, the New York Stock Exchange and (3) PwC be reappointed as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
Submitted by the Audit Oversight Committee of the Board of Trustees:
Sarah E. Cogan
Deborah A. DeCotis,
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.,
Kathleen McCartney,
Alan Rappaport and
E. Grace Vandecruze
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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. THE MATTERS WE ARE SUBMITTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE FUND AND TO YOU AS A FUND SHAREHOLDER. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND CAST YOUR PROXY VOTE TODAY!
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PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund – Common Shares
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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan G. Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as the proxy or proxies for the undersigned to: (i) attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the offices of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on April 26, 2024 beginning at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof; and (ii) cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Annual Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned with all powers possessed by the undersigned as if personally present at such Annual Meeting. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement dated March 13, 2024. The undersigned hereby revokes any prior proxy given with respect to the Annual Meeting, and ratifies and confirms all that the proxies, or any one of them, may lawfully do.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND, WHICH UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.
IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, AND THEY WILL BE VOTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDER(S) ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT(S) OR POSTPONEMENT(S) THEREOF. IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED BUT NO DIRECTION IS MADE AS REGARDS TO A PROPOSAL INCLUDED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, SUCH VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST “FOR” SUCH PROPOSAL.
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposal.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF AND RETURN THE SIGNED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON April 26, 2024. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 for PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund – Common Shares
| PROXY CARD | ||
| YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the proxy card. Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, the signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title. |
SIGNATURE (AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) DATE | |||
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SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) DATE | ||||
TO VOTE, MARK ONE CIRCLE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. Example: ●
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FOR
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WITHHOLD
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| PROPOSAL |
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| A. Election of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR the election of the Nominees. |
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| 1. Nominees: |
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| (01) Libby D. Cantrill |
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| (02) Alan Rappaport |
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| 2. To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, in the discretion of the proxy holder(s). |
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| B. Non-Voting Items |
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| Change of Address – Please print new address below.
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Comments – Please print your comments below.
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You can vote on the internet, by telephone or by mail. Please see the reverse side for instructions.
PLEASE VOTE ALL YOUR BALLOTS IF YOU RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE BALLOT DUE TO MULTIPLE INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND. REMEMBER TO SIGN AND DATE ABOVE BEFORE MAILING IN YOUR VOTE. THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
THANK YOU FOR VOTING
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. THE MATTERS WE ARE SUBMITTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE FUND AND TO YOU AS A FUND SHAREHOLDER. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND CAST YOUR PROXY VOTE TODAY!
| PROXY CARD | ||
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PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund – Common Shares
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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan G. Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as the proxy or proxies for the undersigned to: (i) attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the offices of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on April 26, 2024 beginning at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof; and (ii) cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Annual Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned with all powers possessed by the undersigned as if personally present at such Annual Meeting. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement dated March 13, 2024. The undersigned hereby revokes any prior proxy given with respect to the Annual Meeting, and ratifies and confirms all that the proxies, or any one of them, may lawfully do.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND, WHICH UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.
IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, AND THEY WILL BE VOTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDER(S) ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT(S) OR POSTPONEMENT(S) THEREOF. IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED BUT NO DIRECTION IS MADE AS REGARDS TO A PROPOSAL INCLUDED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, SUCH VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST “FOR” SUCH PROPOSAL.
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposal.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF AND RETURN THE SIGNED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON April 26, 2024. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 for PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund – Common Shares
| PROXY CARD | ||
| YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the proxy card. Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, the signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title. |
SIGNATURE (AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) DATE | |||
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SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) DATE | ||||
TO VOTE, MARK ONE CIRCLE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. Example: ●
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FOR
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WITHHOLD
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| PROPOSAL |
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| A. Election of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR the election of the Nominees. |
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| 1. Nominees: |
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| (01) Libby D. Cantrill |
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| (02) Kathleen McCartney |
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| 2. To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, in the discretion of the proxy holder(s). |
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| B. Non-Voting Items |
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| Change of Address – Please print new address below.
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Comments – Please print your comments below.
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You can vote on the internet, by telephone or by mail. Please see the reverse side for instructions.
PLEASE VOTE ALL YOUR BALLOTS IF YOU RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE BALLOT DUE TO MULTIPLE INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND. REMEMBER TO SIGN AND DATE ABOVE BEFORE MAILING IN YOUR VOTE. THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
THANK YOU FOR VOTING
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. THE MATTERS WE ARE SUBMITTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE FUND AND TO YOU AS A FUND SHAREHOLDER. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND CAST YOUR PROXY VOTE TODAY!
| PROXY CARD | ||
| PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund – Preferred Shares
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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
The undersigned holder of preferred shares of PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan G. Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as the proxy or proxies for the undersigned to: (i) attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the offices of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on April 26, 2024 beginning at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof; and (ii) cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Annual Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned with all powers possessed by the undersigned as if personally present at such Annual Meeting. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement dated March 13, 2024. The undersigned hereby revokes any prior proxy given with respect to the Annual Meeting, and ratifies and confirms all that the proxies, or any one of them, may lawfully do.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND, WHICH UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.
IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, AND THEY WILL BE VOTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDER(S) ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT(S) OR POSTPONEMENT(S) THEREOF. IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED BUT NO DIRECTION IS MADE AS REGARDS TO A PROPOSAL INCLUDED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, SUCH VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST “FOR” SUCH PROPOSAL.
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposal.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF AND RETURN THE SIGNED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON April 26, 2024. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 for PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund – Preferred Shares
| PROXY CARD | ||
| YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the proxy card. Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, the signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title. |
SIGNATURE (AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) DATE | |||
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SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) DATE | ||||
TO VOTE, MARK ONE CIRCLE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. Example: ●
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FOR
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WITHHOLD
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| PROPOSAL |
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| A. Election of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR the election of the Nominees. |
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| 1. Nominees: |
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| (01) Libby D. Cantrill |
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| (02) Kathleen McCartney |
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| (03) E. Grace Vandecruze |
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| 2. To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, in the discretion of the proxy holder(s). |
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| B. Non-Voting Items |
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| Change of Address – Please print new address below.
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Comments – Please print your comments below.
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You can vote on the internet, by telephone or by mail. Please see the reverse side for instructions.
PLEASE VOTE ALL YOUR BALLOTS IF YOU RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE BALLOT DUE TO MULTIPLE INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND. REMEMBER TO SIGN AND DATE ABOVE BEFORE MAILING IN YOUR VOTE. THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
THANK YOU FOR VOTING
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. THE MATTERS WE ARE SUBMITTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE FUND AND TO YOU AS A FUND SHAREHOLDER. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND CAST YOUR PROXY VOTE TODAY!
| PROXY CARD | ||
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PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund – Common Shares
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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan G. Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as the proxy or proxies for the undersigned to: (i) attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the offices of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on April 26, 2024 beginning at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof; and (ii) cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Annual Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned with all powers possessed by the undersigned as if personally present at such Annual Meeting. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement dated March 13, 2024. The undersigned hereby revokes any prior proxy given with respect to the Annual Meeting, and ratifies and confirms all that the proxies, or any one of them, may lawfully do.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND, WHICH UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.
IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, AND THEY WILL BE VOTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDER(S) ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT(S) OR POSTPONEMENT(S) THEREOF. IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED BUT NO DIRECTION IS MADE AS REGARDS TO A PROPOSAL INCLUDED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, SUCH VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST “FOR” SUCH PROPOSAL.
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposal.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF AND RETURN THE SIGNED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON April 26, 2024. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 for PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund – Common Shares
| PROXY CARD | ||
| YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the proxy card. Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, the signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title. |
SIGNATURE (AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) DATE | |||
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SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) DATE | ||||
TO VOTE, MARK ONE CIRCLE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. Example: ●
| FOR
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WITHHOLD
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| PROPOSAL |
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| A. Election of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR the election of the Nominees. |
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| 1. Nominees: |
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| (01) Libby D. Cantrill |
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| (02) Deborah A. DeCotis |
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| (03) Kathleen McCartney |
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| 2. To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, in the discretion of the proxy holder(s). |
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| B. Non-Voting Items |
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| Change of Address – Please print new address below.
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Comments – Please print your comments below.
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You can vote on the internet, by telephone or by mail. Please see the reverse side for instructions.
PLEASE VOTE ALL YOUR BALLOTS IF YOU RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE BALLOT DUE TO MULTIPLE INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND. REMEMBER TO SIGN AND DATE ABOVE BEFORE MAILING IN YOUR VOTE. THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
THANK YOU FOR VOTING
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. THE MATTERS WE ARE SUBMITTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE FUND AND TO YOU AS A FUND SHAREHOLDER. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND CAST YOUR PROXY VOTE TODAY!
| PROXY CARD | ||
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PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund – Preferred Shares
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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
The undersigned holder of preferred shares of PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan G. Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as the proxy or proxies for the undersigned to: (i) attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the offices of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on April 26, 2024 beginning at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof; and (ii) cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Annual Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned with all powers possessed by the undersigned as if personally present at such Annual Meeting. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement dated March 13, 2024. The undersigned hereby revokes any prior proxy given with respect to the Annual Meeting, and ratifies and confirms all that the proxies, or any one of them, may lawfully do.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND, WHICH UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.
IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, AND THEY WILL BE VOTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDER(S) ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT(S) OR POSTPONEMENT(S) THEREOF. IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED BUT NO DIRECTION IS MADE AS REGARDS TO A PROPOSAL INCLUDED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, SUCH VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST “FOR” SUCH PROPOSAL.
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposal.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF AND RETURN THE SIGNED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON April 26, 2024. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 for PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund – Preferred Shares
| PROXY CARD | ||
| YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the proxy card. Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, the signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title. |
SIGNATURE (AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) DATE | |||
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SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) DATE | ||||
TO VOTE, MARK ONE CIRCLE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. Example: ●
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FOR
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WITHHOLD
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| PROPOSAL |
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| A. Election of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR the election of the Nominees. |
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| 1. Nominees: |
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| (01) Libby D. Cantrill |
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| (02) Deborah A. DeCotis |
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| (03) Kathleen McCartney |
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| 2. To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, in the discretion of the proxy holder(s). |
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| B. Non-Voting Items |
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| Change of Address – Please print new address below.
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Comments – Please print your comments below.
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You can vote on the internet, by telephone or by mail. Please see the reverse side for instructions.
PLEASE VOTE ALL YOUR BALLOTS IF YOU RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE BALLOT DUE TO MULTIPLE INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND. REMEMBER TO SIGN AND DATE ABOVE BEFORE MAILING IN YOUR VOTE. THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
THANK YOU FOR VOTING
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. THE MATTERS WE ARE SUBMITTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE FUND AND TO YOU AS A FUND SHAREHOLDER. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND CAST YOUR PROXY VOTE TODAY!
| PROXY CARD | ||
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PCM Fund, Inc. – Common Shares
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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
The undersigned holder of common shares of PCM Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan G. Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as the proxy or proxies for the undersigned to: (i) attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the offices of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on April 26, 2024 beginning at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof; and (ii) cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Annual Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned with all powers possessed by the undersigned as if personally present at such Annual Meeting. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement dated March 13, 2024. The undersigned hereby revokes any prior proxy given with respect to the Annual Meeting, and ratifies and confirms all that the proxies, or any one of them, may lawfully do.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FUND, WHICH UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.
IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, AND THEY WILL BE VOTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDER(S) ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT(S) OR POSTPONEMENT(S) THEREOF. IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED BUT NO DIRECTION IS MADE AS REGARDS TO A PROPOSAL INCLUDED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, SUCH VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST “FOR” SUCH PROPOSAL.
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposal.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF AND RETURN THE SIGNED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON April 26, 2024. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 for PCM Fund, Inc. are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
PCM Fund, Inc. – Common Shares
| PROXY CARD | ||
| YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the proxy card. Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, the signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title. |
SIGNATURE (AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) DATE | |||
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SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) DATE | ||||
TO VOTE, MARK ONE CIRCLE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK. Example: ●
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FOR
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WITHHOLD
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| PROPOSAL |
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| A. Election of Directors — The Board of Directors urges you to vote FOR the election of the Nominees. |
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| 1. Nominees: |
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| (01) Libby D. Cantrill |
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| (02) Deborah A. DeCotis |
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| (03) Alan Rappaport |
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| 2. To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, in the discretion of the proxy holder(s). |
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| B. Non-Voting Items |
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| Change of Address – Please print new address below.
|
Comments – Please print your comments below.
|
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You can vote on the internet, by telephone or by mail. Please see the reverse side for instructions.
PLEASE VOTE ALL YOUR BALLOTS IF YOU RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE BALLOT DUE TO MULTIPLE INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND. REMEMBER TO SIGN AND DATE ABOVE BEFORE MAILING IN YOUR VOTE. THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
THANK YOU FOR VOTING
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. THE MATTERS WE ARE SUBMITTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE FUND AND TO YOU AS A FUND SHAREHOLDER. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND CAST YOUR PROXY VOTE TODAY!
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PIMCO Access Income Fund – Common Shares
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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 26, 2024
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO Access Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan G. Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as the proxy or proxies for the undersigned to: (i) attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at the offices of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on April 26, 2024 beginning at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time, and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof; and (ii) cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to cast at the Annual Meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned with all powers possessed by the undersigned as if personally present at such Annual Meeting. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement dated March 13, 2024. The undersigned hereby revokes any prior proxy given with respect to the Annual Meeting, and ratifies and confirms all that the proxies, or any one of them, may lawfully do.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND, WHICH UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.
IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, AND THEY WILL BE VOTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDER(S) ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT(S) OR POSTPONEMENT(S) THEREOF. IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED BUT NO DIRECTION IS MADE AS REGARDS TO A PROPOSAL INCLUDED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, SUCH VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST “FOR” SUCH PROPOSAL.
Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Proposal.
PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF AND RETURN THE SIGNED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON April 26, 2024. The Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 for PIMCO Access Income Fund are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
PIMCO Access Income Fund – Common Shares
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| YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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| Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the proxy card. Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, the signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title. |
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| A. Election of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR the election of the Nominees. |
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| (01) Libby D. Cantrill |
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| (02) Alan Rappaport |
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| 2. To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, in the discretion of the proxy holder(s). |
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| B. Non-Voting Items |
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| Change of Address – Please print new address below.
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Comments – Please print your comments below.
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You can vote on the internet, by telephone or by mail. Please see the reverse side for instructions.
PLEASE VOTE ALL YOUR BALLOTS IF YOU RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE BALLOT DUE TO MULTIPLE INVESTMENTS IN THE FUND. REMEMBER TO SIGN AND DATE ABOVE BEFORE MAILING IN YOUR VOTE. THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.
THANK YOU FOR VOTING