SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
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PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities
Fund (“NRGX”)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (“RCS”)
PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund
(“PGP”)
PIMCO High Income Fund (“PHK”)
PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (“PDI”)
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (“PFL”)
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (“PFN”)
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NOTICE OF JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
PIMCO ENERGY AND TACTICAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES
FUND (“NRGX”)
PIMCO STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC. (“RCS”)
PIMCO GLOBAL STOCKSPLUS & INCOME FUND
(“PGP”)
PIMCO HIGH INCOME FUND (“PHK”)
PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME FUND (“PDI”)
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND (“PFL”)
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND II (“PFN”)
650 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660
To the Shareholders of NRGX, RCS, PGP, PHK, PDI, PFL and PFN (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
Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at 8:00 A.M., Pacific Time, for the
following purposes, which are more fully described in the
accompanying Proxy Statement:1
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To elect Trustees/Directors2 of each Fund, each to
hold office for the term indicated and until his or her successor
shall have been elected and qualified; and
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The principal executive offices of the Funds are
located at 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019.
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Hereinafter, the terms “Trustee” or “Trustees” shall
refer to a Director or Directors of RCS, as well as a Trustee or
Trustees of NRGX, PGP, PFL, PFN, PHK and PDI, as applicable.
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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 Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the
"SEC") 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 you plan to
attend.
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To transact such other business as may properly come
before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s)
thereof.
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If you are planning to attend the Meeting in-person, please call 1-866-796-7180 in
advance.
The Board of Trustees of each Fund has fixed the close of business
on April 29, 2022 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.
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By order of the Board of Trustees of each
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Wu-Kwan
Kit |
Vice President, Senior Counsel and Secretary |
Newport Beach, California
May 18, 2022
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.
PIMCO ENERGY AND TACTICAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES
FUND (“NRGX”)
PIMCO STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC. (“RCS”)
PIMCO GLOBAL STOCKSPLUS & INCOME FUND
(“PGP”)
PIMCO HIGH INCOME FUND (“PHK”)
PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME FUND (“PDI”)
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND (“PFL”)
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND II (“PFN”)
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 JUNE 28, 2022
This Proxy Statement and the Annual Reports to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 for NRGX, RCS, PGP and PDI and
for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 for PHK, PFL and PFN
are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.3
PROXY STATEMENT
May 18, 2022
FOR THE JOINT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
INTRODUCTION
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the
solicitation by the Boards of Trustees/Directors4 (each, a “Board”) of
the shareholders of each of NRGX, RCS, PGP, PHK, PDI, PFL and PFN
(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
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Effective April 1, 2022, the end of the fiscal
year of each of PHK, PFL and PFN changed from July 31 to June
30.
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Hereinafter, the terms “Trustee” or “Trustees” shall
refer to a Director or Directors of RCS, as well as a Trustee or
Trustees of NRGX, PGP, PFL, PFN, PHK and PDI, as applicable.
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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 Tuesday,
June 28, 2022, at 8:00 A.M., Pacific Time. The principal
executive offices of the Funds are located at 1633 Broadway,
between West 50th and West 51st Streets, 42nd Floor, New York, New
York 10019.
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 May 24, 2022.
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 PFL, PFN and PHK (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
April 29, 2022 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:
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Outstanding
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NRGX
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44,706,954 |
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N/A |
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RCS
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44,780,122 |
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N/A |
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PGP
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11,176,589 |
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N/A |
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PFL
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35,384,167 |
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1,808 |
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PFN
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78,677,120 |
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3,497 |
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PHK
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134,947,446 |
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2,322 |
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PDI
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224,605,867 |
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N/A |
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The classes of Shares listed for each Fund in the table above are
the only classes of Shares currently issued by that Fund.
The following table sets forth the number of record holders of each
class of shares of the Funds on the Record Date:
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Common Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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79 |
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RCS |
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Common Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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390 |
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PGP |
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Common Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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81 |
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PFL |
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Common Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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90 |
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Preferred Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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PFN |
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Common Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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107 |
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Preferred Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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12 |
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PHK |
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Common Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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195 |
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Preferred Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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Common Shares, par value $0.00001 |
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On each proposal to be brought before the Meeting (including the
election of the nominees other than the Preferred Shares Trustees
(as defined below) by all Shareholders), the Preferred
Shareholders, if any, will have equal voting rights (i.e.,
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 re-election
of Deborah A. DeCotis of PFL, Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr. of PFN and
Alan Rappaport of PHK will be voted on exclusively by the Preferred
Shareholders of the applicable Fund voting as a separate class (the
“Preferred Shares Trustee”). As summarized in the table below:
NRGX:
The Common Shareholders of NRGX, voting as a single class, have the
right to vote on the election of E. Grace Vandecruze and
re-election of Joseph B.
Kittredge, Jr. and Alan Rappaport as Trustees of NRGX.
RCS:
The Common Shareholders of RCS, voting as a single class, have the
right to vote on the election of E. Grace Vandecruze and
re-election of Sarah E.
Cogan, John C. Maney and William B. Ogden, IV as Directors of
RCS.
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PGP:
The Common Shareholders of PGP, voting as a single class, have the
right to vote on the election of E. Grace Vandecruze and
re-election of Joseph B.
Kittredge, Jr. and John C. Maney as Trustees of PGP.
PFL:
The Common and Preferred Shareholders of PFL, voting together as a
single class, have the right to vote on the election of E.
Grace Vandecruze and re-election of David Fisher and Joseph
B. Kittredge, Jr. as Trustees of PFL; and the Preferred
Shareholders of PFL, voting as a separate class, have the right to
vote on the re-election of
Deborah A. DeCotis as a Trustee of PFL.
PFN:
The Common and Preferred Shareholders of PFN, voting together as a
single class, have the right to vote on the election of E. Grace
Vandecruze and re-election
of Sarah E. Cogan and Deborah A. DeCotis as Trustees of PFN; and
the Preferred Shareholders of PFN, voting as a separate class, have
the right to vote on the re-election of Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
as a Trustee of PFN.
PHK:
The Common and Preferred Shareholders of PHK, voting together as a
single class, have the right to vote on the election of E. Grace
Vandecruze and re-election
of John C. Maney and William B. Ogden, IV as Trustees of PHK; and
the Preferred Shareholders of PHK, voting as a separate class, have
the right to vote on the re-election of Alan Rappaport as a
Trustee of PHK.
PDI:
The Common Shareholders of PDI, voting as a single class, have the
right to vote on the election of E. Grace Vandecruze and
re-election of John C.
Maney, William B. Ogden, IV and Alan Rappaport as Trustees of
PDI.
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Summary
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Re-election of Joseph B.
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Re-election of Alan
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Election of E. Grace Vandecruze
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Interested Trustee/Nominee
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Re-election of John C.
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PGP
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PFN
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PHK
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Interested Trustee/Nominee
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PDI
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Independent Trustees/Nominees*
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Re-election of William B.
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Interested Trustee/Nominee
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Re-election of John C.
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“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.
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Messrs. Fisher and Maney are interested persons of
each Fund, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act
(“Interested Trustee”), due to their affiliation with PIMCO and its
affiliates. They do not receive compensation from the Fund for
their services as Trustees.
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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 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, 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
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 in-person is required to comply with
any health regulations adopted by federal, state and local
governments and 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,
e-mail and personal
interviews. Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in connection with the solicitation will be borne by PIMCO.
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 1-866-796-7180 on any
business day.
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:
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Beneficial Owner*
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AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SERVICES INC.
2723 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474
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PIMCO Income Strategy
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8.75% |
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CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
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PIMCO Income Strategy
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13.28% |
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MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL
CLEARING CORP.
222 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10038
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
5.39% |
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
19.80% |
7
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial Owner*
|
|
Fund |
|
Percentage of
Ownership of
Class
|
|
|
|
PERSHING LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-000
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
6.57% |
|
|
|
TD AMERITRADE INC
PO BOX 2226
OMAHA NE 68103-2226 |
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
11.30% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. |
|
15.08% |
|
|
|
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY
HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311
|
|
PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. |
|
6.94% |
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Strategic
Income Fund, Inc. |
|
17.83% |
|
|
|
PERSHING LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-000
|
|
PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. |
|
8.10% |
|
|
|
TD AMERITRADE INC
PO BOX 2226
OMAHA NE 68103-2226
|
|
PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. |
|
11.99% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
7.74% |
|
|
|
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL
CLEARING CORP.
222 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10038
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
11.48% |
|
|
|
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY
HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
13.50% |
8
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial Owner*
|
|
Fund |
|
Percentage of
Ownership of
Class
|
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
18.77% |
|
|
|
UBS FINANCIAL
499 WASHINGTON BLVD 9TH F
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310-2055
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
10.24% |
|
|
|
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC
1 NORTH JEFFERSON AVE
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103-2523
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
8.41% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund II |
|
13.16% |
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Income
Strategy Fund II |
|
21.34% |
|
|
|
PERSHING LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-000
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund II |
|
5.57% |
|
|
|
TD AMERITRADE INC
PO BOX 2226
OMAHA NE 68103-2226
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund II |
|
11.90% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO Global
StocksPLUS & Income
Fund |
|
13.69% |
|
|
|
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL
CLEARING CORP.
222 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10038
|
|
PIMCO Global
StocksPLUS & Income
Fund |
|
6.70% |
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Global
StocksPLUS & Income
Fund |
|
25.30% |
9
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial Owner*
|
|
Fund |
|
Percentage of
Ownership of
Class
|
|
|
|
TD AMERITRADE INC
PO BOX 2226
OMAHA NE 68103-2226
|
|
PIMCO Global
StocksPLUS & Income
Fund |
|
15.59% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO Dynamic Income
Fund |
|
12.40% |
|
|
|
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL
CLEARING CORP.
222 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10038
|
|
PIMCO Dynamic Income
Fund |
|
7.45% |
|
|
|
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY
HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311
|
|
PIMCO Dynamic Income
Fund |
|
12.24% |
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Dynamic Income
Fund |
|
18.28% |
|
|
|
PERSHING LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-000
|
|
PIMCO Dynamic Income
Fund |
|
5.59% |
|
|
|
TD AMERITRADE INC
PO BOX 2226
OMAHA NE 68103-2226
|
|
PIMCO Dynamic Income
Fund |
|
9.17% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO High Income
Fund |
|
14.59% |
|
|
|
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL
CLEARING CORP.
222 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10038
|
|
PIMCO High Income
Fund |
|
5.04% |
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO High Income
Fund |
|
22.35% |
10
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial Owner*
|
|
Fund |
|
Percentage of
Ownership of
Class
|
|
|
|
PERSHING LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-000
|
|
PIMCO High Income
Fund |
|
5.62% |
|
|
|
TD AMERITRADE INC
PO BOX 2226
OMAHA NE 68103-2226
|
|
PIMCO High Income
Fund |
|
14.82% |
|
|
|
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SERVICES INC.
2723 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
8.75% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
13.28% |
|
|
|
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL
CLEARING CORP.
222 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10038
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
5.39% |
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
19.80% |
|
|
|
PERSHING LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-000
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
6.57% |
|
|
|
TD AMERITRADE INC
PO BOX 2226
OMAHA NE 68103-2226
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund |
|
11.30% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. |
|
15.08% |
|
|
|
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY
HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311
|
|
PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. |
|
6.94% |
11
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial Owner*
|
|
Fund |
|
Percentage of
Ownership of
Class
|
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. |
|
17.83% |
|
|
|
PERSHING LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-000
|
|
PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. |
|
8.10% |
|
|
|
TD AMERITRADE INC
PO BOX 2226
OMAHA NE 68103-2226
|
|
PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. |
|
11.99% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
7.74% |
|
|
|
MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL
CLEARING CORP.
222 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10038
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
11.48% |
|
|
|
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY
HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA 2
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07311
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
13.50% |
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
18.77% |
|
|
|
UBS FINANCIAL
499 WASHINGTON BLVD 9TH F
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310-2055
|
|
PIMCO Energy and
Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
10.24% |
|
|
|
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC
1 NORTH JEFFERSON AVE
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103-2523
|
|
PIMCO Energy
and Tactical Credit
Opportunities Fund |
|
8.41% |
|
|
|
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
101 MONTGOMERY ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-4151
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund II |
|
13.16% |
12
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial Owner*
|
|
Fund |
|
Percentage of
Ownership of
Class
|
|
|
|
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
200 LIBERTY ST, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
NEW YORK NY 10281-1003
|
|
PIMCO Income
Strategy Fund II |
|
21.34% |
|
|
|
PERSHING LLC
1 PERSHING PLZ
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-000
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund II |
|
5.57% |
|
|
|
UBS SECURITIES LLC
677 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, STAMFORD, CT 6912
|
|
PIMCO High Income
Fund — Preferred |
|
70.50% |
|
|
|
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
ONE WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10286
|
|
PIMCO High Income
Fund — Preferred |
|
26.70% |
|
|
|
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
ONE WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10286
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund — Preferred |
|
78.80% |
|
|
|
UBS SECURITIES LLC
677 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, STAMFORD, CT 6912
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund — Preferred |
|
19.91% |
|
|
|
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
ONE WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10286
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund II — Preferred |
|
55.22% |
|
|
|
UBS SECURITIES LLC
677 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, STAMFORD, CT 6912
|
|
PIMCO Income Strategy
Fund II — Preferred |
|
40.66% |
|
|
|
UBS SECURITIES LLC
677 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, STAMFORD, CT 6912
|
|
PIMCO High Income
Fund — Preferred |
|
70.50% |
|
|
|
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
ONE WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10286
|
|
PIMCO High Income
Fund — Preferred |
|
26.70% |
* |
A control person is a person who owns, either directly
or indirectly, beneficially more than 25% of the voting securities
of a Fund. As of the Record Date, the Funds did not know of any
person or entity who “controlled” the Funds.
|
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PROPOSAL: ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
In accordance with NRGX’s, PGP’s, PHK’s, PDI’s, PFL’s and PFN’s
Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (each, a
“Declaration”) and RCS’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.
NRGX. With respect to NRGX, the term of office of the
Class III Trustees will expire at the Meeting; the term of
office of the Class I Trustees will expire at the annual
meeting of Shareholders held during the 2022-2023 fiscal year
(i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023); and the
term of office of the Class II Trustees will expire at the
annual meeting of Shareholders held during the 2023-2024 fiscal
year (i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024).
Currently, Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr., Alan Rappaport and E. Grace
Vandecruze are Class III Trustees. The Governance and
Nominating Committee has recommended to the Board that
Ms. Vandecruze be nominated for election and Messrs. Kittredge
and Rappaport be nominated for re-election by the Common Shareholders
as Class III Trustees at the Meeting. 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,
Ms. Vandecruze and Messrs. Kittredge and Rappaport will
serve terms consistent with the Class III Trustees, which will
expire at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the
2024-2025 fiscal year (i.e., the annual meeting held during
the fiscal year running from July 1, 2024 through
June 30, 2025).
RCS. With respect to RCS, the term of office of the
Class I Directors will expire at the Meeting; the term of
office of the Class II Directors will expire at the annual
meeting of Shareholders held during the 2022-2023 fiscal year
(i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023); and the
term of office of the Class III Directors will expire at the
annual meeting of Shareholders held during the 2023-2024 fiscal
year (i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024).
Currently, Sarah E. Cogan, John C. Maney and William B. Ogden, IV
are Class I Directors and E. Grace Vandecruze is a
Class II Director. The Governance and Nominating Committee has
recommended to the Board that
14
Ms. Vandecruze be nominated for election as a Class II
Director at the Meeting and Ms. Cogan and Messrs. Maney and
Ogden be nominated for re-election by the Common Shareholders
as Class I Directors at the Meeting. 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 or
re-elected at the Meeting,
Ms. Vandecruze will serve a term consistent with the
Class II Directors, which will expire at the Fund’s annual
meeting of Shareholders for the 2022-2023 fiscal year (i.e., the
annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from
July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023), and Ms. Cogan
and Messrs. Maney and Ogden will serve terms 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., the annual meeting held during the
fiscal year running from July 1, 2024 through June 30,
2025).
PGP. With respect to PGP, the term of office of the
Class II Trustees will expire at the Meeting; the term of
office of the Class III Trustees will expire at the annual
meeting of Shareholders held during the 2022-2023 fiscal year
(i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023); and the
term of office of the Class I Trustees will expire at the
annual meeting of Shareholders held during the 2023-2024 fiscal
year (i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024).
Currently, Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr., John C. Maney and E. Grace
Vandecruze are Class II Trustees. The Governance and
Nominating Committee has recommended to the Board that
Ms. Vandecruze be nominated for election as a Class II
Trustee at the Meeting and Messrs. Kittredge and Maney be nominated
for re-election by the
Common Shareholders as Class II Trustees at the Meeting.
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,
Ms. Vandecruze and Messrs. Kittredge and Maney will serve
terms consistent with the Class II Trustees, which will expire
at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the 2024-2025
fiscal year (i.e., the annual meeting held
during the fiscal year running from July 1, 2024 through
June 30, 2025).
PFL.5 With respect to
PFL, the term of office of the Class III Trustees will expire
at the Meeting; the term of office of the Class I Trustees
will expire at the annual meeting of Shareholders held during the
2022-2023 fiscal year (i.e., the annual meeting held during
the fiscal year running from July 1, 2022 through
June 30, 2023); and the term of office of the Class II
Trustees will expire at the annual meeting of Shareholders held
during the 2023-2024 fiscal year (i.e., the
5 |
Effective April 1, 2022, the end of the fiscal
year of each of PHK, PFL and PFN changed from July 31 to June
30.
|
15
annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from
July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024). Currently, Deborah
A. DeCotis, David Fisher and Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr. are
Class III Trustees and E. Grace Vandecruze is a Class II
Trustee. The Governance and Nominating Committee has recommended to
the Board that Ms. Vandecruze be nominated for election as a
Class II Trustee by the Common Shareholders and Preferred
Shareholders voting as a single class, Messrs. Fisher and Kittredge
be nominated for re-election as Class III Trustees
by the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders, voting as a
single class, and that Ms. DeCotis be nominated for
re-election as a
Class III Trustee by the Preferred Shareholders, voting as a
separate class, at the Meeting. 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,
Ms. DeCotis and Messrs. Fisher and Kittredge will serve terms
consistent with the Class III Trustees, which will expire at
the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the 2024-2025 fiscal
year (i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025), and
Ms. Vandecruze will serve a term consistent with the
Class II Trustees, which will expire at the Fund’s annual
meeting of Shareholders for the 2023-2024 fiscal year (i.e., the
annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from
July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024).
PFN.5 With respect
to PFN, the term of office of the Class II Trustees will
expire at the Meeting; the term of office of the Class III
Trustees will expire at the annual meeting of Shareholders held
during the 2022-2023 fiscal year (i.e., the annual meeting
held during the fiscal year running from July 1, 2022 through
June 30, 2023); and the term of office of the Class I
Trustees will expire at the annual meeting of Shareholders held
during the 2023-2024 fiscal year (i.e., the annual meeting
held during the fiscal year running from July 1, 2023 through
June 30, 2024). Currently, Sarah E. Cogan, Deborah A. DeCotis
and Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr. are Class II Trustees and E.
Grace Vandecruze is a Class III Trustee. The Governance and
Nominating Committee has recommended to the Board that that
Ms. Vandecruze be nominated for election as a Class III
Trustee by the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders
voting as a single class, Mses. Cogan and DeCotis be nominated for
re-election as
Class II Trustees by the Common Shareholders and Preferred
Shareholders, voting as a single class, and that Mr. Kittredge
be nominated for re-election as a Class II Trustee
by the Preferred Shareholders, voting as a separate class, at the
Meeting. 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, Mses. Cogan and DeCotis and Mr. Kittredge will serve
terms consistent with the Class II Trustees, which will expire
at the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the
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2024-2025 fiscal year
(i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025), and
Ms. Vandecruze will serve a term consistent with the
Class III Trustees, which will expire at the Fund’s annual
meeting of Shareholders for the 2022-2023 fiscal year (i.e., the
annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from
July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
PHK.5 With respect
to PHK, the term of office of the Class I Trustees will expire
at the Meeting; the term of office of the Class II Trustees
will expire at the annual meeting of Shareholders held during the
2022-2023 fiscal year (i.e., the annual meeting held during
the fiscal year running from July 1, 2022 through
June 30, 2023); and the term of office of the Class III
Trustees will expire at the annual meeting of Shareholders held
during the 2023-2024 fiscal year (i.e., the annual meeting
held during the fiscal year running from July 1, 2023 through
June 30, 2024). Currently, John C. Maney, William B. Ogden, IV
and Alan Rappaport are Class I Trustees and E. Grace
Vandecruze is a Class II Trustee. The Governance and
Nominating Committee has recommended to the Board that
Ms. Vandecruze be nominated for election as a Class II
Trustee by the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders,
voting as a single class, Messrs. Maney and Ogden be nominated for
re-election as Class I
Trustees by the Common Shareholders and Preferred Shareholders,
voting as a single class, at the Meeting, and that
Mr. Rappaport be nominated for re-election as a Class I Trustee
by the Preferred Shareholders, voting as a separate class, at the
Meeting. 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, Messrs. Maney, Ogden and Rappaport will serve terms
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., the
annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from
July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025), and
Ms. Vandecruze will serve a term consistent with the
Class II Trustees, which will expire at the Fund’s annual
meeting of Shareholders for the 2022-2023 fiscal year (i.e., the
annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from
July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023).
PDI. With respect to PDI, the term of office of the
Class I Trustees will expire at the Meeting; the term of
office of the Class II Trustees will expire at the annual
meeting of Shareholders held during the 2022-2023 fiscal year
(i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023); and the
term of office of the Class III Trustees will expire at the
annual meeting of Shareholders held during the 2023-2024 fiscal
year (i.e., the annual meeting held during the fiscal year
running from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024).
Currently, Ms. Vandecruze is a Class II Trustee and John
C. Maney, William B. Ogden, IV and Alan Rappaport are Class I
Trustees. The
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Governance and Nominating Committee has recommended to the Board
that Ms. Vandecruze be nominated for election as a
Class II Trustee and Messrs. Maney, Ogden and Rappaport
be nominated for re-election as Class I Trustees by
the Common Shareholders at the Meeting. 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,
Messrs. Maney, Ogden and Rappaport will serve terms 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.,
the annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from
July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025), and
Ms. Vandecruze will serve a term consistent with the
Class II Trustees, which will expire at the Fund’s annual
meeting of Shareholders for the 2022-2023 fiscal year (i.e., the
annual meeting held during the fiscal year running from
July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023).
All members of the Board of each of NRGX, PGP, PFL, PFN, PHK and
PDI are and will remain, if elected or re-elected, as applicable, “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 by at least a majority of the Continuing Trustees then
members of the Board.
All members of the Board of RCS are and will remain, if elected or
re-elected, as applicable,
“Continuing Directors,” as such term is defined in the Articles,
having either served as Director for a period of at least twelve
months or having been a successor to a Continuing Director and been
recommended to succeed a Continuing Director by a majority of the
Continuing Directors then members of the Board.
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.
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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*
|
NRGX
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
|
|
|
Class III |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
Alan Rappaport
|
|
|
Class III |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
E. Grace Vandecruze
|
|
|
Class III |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
RCS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sarah E. Cogan
|
|
|
Class I |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
John C. Maney**
|
|
|
Class I |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
William B. Ogden, IV
|
|
|
Class I |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
E. Grace Vandecruze
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2022-2023
fiscal year
|
PGP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
John C. Maney**
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
E. Grace Vandecruze
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
PFL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deborah A. DeCotis
|
|
|
Class III |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
David Fisher**
|
|
|
Class III |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
|
|
|
Class III |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
E. Grace Vandecruze
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2023-2024
fiscal year
|
PFN
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sarah E. Cogan
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
Deborah A. DeCotis
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trustee/Director/Nominee
|
|
Class |
|
|
Expiration of Term if Elected/Re-Elected*
|
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
E. Grace Vandecruze
|
|
|
Class III |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2022-2023 fiscal year
|
PHK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John C. Maney**
|
|
|
Class I |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
William B. Ogden, IV
|
|
|
Class I |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
Alan Rappaport
|
|
|
Class I |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
E. Grace Vandecruze
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2022-2023 fiscal year
|
PDI
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John C. Maney**
|
|
|
Class I |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
William B. Ogden, IV
|
|
|
Class I |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
Alan Rappaport
|
|
|
Class I |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2024-2025
fiscal year
|
E. Grace Vandecruze
|
|
|
Class II |
|
|
Annual Meeting held during the 2022-2023 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.
|
** |
Each of Mr. Fisher and Mr. Maney 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 the Fund and, thus, promotes the continuity of
management and limits the ability of other entities or persons to
acquire control of the 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).
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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 — Currently, 75% of the
Trustees of each Fund (six of eight Trustees) are Independent
Trustees. 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 regularly meets 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 “Board Committees and
Meetings.” The membership of each Committee (other than the
Performance Committee) consists of only the Independent Trustees.
The Performance Committee consists of all of 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 day-to-day 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
overseen by members, the variety of asset classes those funds
include, the assets of each Fund and the other funds in the fund
complex
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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.
Risk Oversight — Each of the Funds has retained the
Manager to provide investment advisory services and administrative
services. Accordingly, the Manager is immediately responsible for
the management of risks that may arise from Fund investments and
operations. Some employees of the Manager serve as 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 the importance of the
Manager 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
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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 in the fund complex
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 May 1, 2022.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name,
Address,
Year of Birth
and Class*
|
|
Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds |
|
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served** |
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
|
|
Number
of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex*****
Overseen
by
Trustee/
Nominee |
|
|
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years
|
Independent Trustees/Nominees
|
Deborah A.
DeCotis
1952
RCS-
Class III
PGP-
Class III
PHK-
Class III
PDI-
Class III
PFL-
Class III, currently nominated for re-election
PFN-
Class II, currently nominated for re-election
NRGX-
Class II
|
|
Chair of
the
Trustees,
Trustee,
Nominee |
|
RCS-Since
2011
PGP-Since
2011
PHK-Since
2011
PDI-Since
2012
PFL-Since
2011
PFN-Since
2011
NRGX-
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); and Director, Watford Re (since 2017). 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).
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
Trustee, Allianz Funds (2011-2021); Trustee,
Virtus Funds (2021-Present). |
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name,
Address,
Year of Birth
and Class*
|
|
Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds |
|
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served** |
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
|
|
Number
of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex*****
Overseen
by
Trustee/
Nominee |
|
|
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years
|
Sarah E.
Cogan
1956
RCS-
Class I, currently nominated for re-election
PGP-
Class III
PHK-
Class II
PDI- Class III
PFL-
Class I
PFN-
Class II, currently nominated for re-election
NRGX-Class I
|
|
Trustee,
Nominee |
|
Since
2019 |
|
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). |
|
|
29 |
|
|
Trustee, Allianz Funds (2019-2021); Trustee,
Virtus Funds (2021-Present). |
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name,
Address,
Year of Birth
and Class*
|
|
Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds |
|
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served** |
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
|
|
Number
of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex*****
Overseen
by
Trustee/
Nominee |
|
|
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years
|
E. Grace Vandecruze***
1963
RCS-
Class II, currently nominated for election
PGP-
Class II, currently nominated for election
PHK-
Class II, currently nominated for election
PDI-
Class II, currently nominated for election
PFL-
Class II, currently nominated for election
PFN-
Class III, currently nominated for election
NRGX-Class III, currently nominated for election
|
|
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); Chief Financial Officer, Athena
Technology Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company
(since 2021); 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); and Director, Wharton Graduate Executive Board.
Formerly, Director, Resolution Holdings (2015-2019). Formerly,
Director and Member of the Audit Committee and the Wealth Solutions
Advisory Committee, M Financial Group, a life insurance
company (2015-2021); Director, SBLI USA, a life insurance company
(2015-2018). |
|
|
29 |
|
|
None. |
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name,
Address,
Year of Birth
and Class*
|
|
Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds |
|
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served** |
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
|
|
Number
of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex*****
Overseen
by
Trustee/
Nominee |
|
|
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
1954
RCS-
Class II
PGP-
Class II, currently nominated for re-election
PHK-
Class III
PDI-
Class II
PFL-
Class III, currently nominated for re-election
PFN-
Class II, currently nominated for re-election
NRGX-
Class III, currently nominated for re-election
|
|
Trustee,
Nominee |
|
Since
2020 |
|
Trustee (since 2019) and Governance Committee
(since 2020), Vermont Law School; Director and Treasurer, Center
for Reproductive Rights (since 2015); Formerly, 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); President and Chief Executive Officer, GMO
Series Trust (platform based mutual funds) (2011-2013). |
|
|
29 |
|
|
Trustee, GMO Trust (2010-2018); Chairman of the
Board of Trustees, GMO Series Trust (2011-2018). |
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name,
Address,
Year of Birth
and Class*
|
|
Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds |
|
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served** |
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
|
|
Number
of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex*****
Overseen
by
Trustee/
Nominee |
|
|
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William B.
Ogden, IV
1945
RCS-
Class I, currently nominated for re-election
PGP-
Class I
PHK-
Class I, currently nominated for re-election
PDI-
Class I, currently nominated for re-election
PFL-
Class I
PFN-
Class I
NRGX-Class I
|
|
Trustee,
Nominee |
|
RCS-Since
2008
PGP-Since
2006
PHK-Since
2006
PDI-Since
2012
PFL-Since
2006
PFN-Since
2006
NRGX-
Since 2019
|
|
Retired. Formerly, Asset Management Industry
Consultant; and Managing Director, Investment Banking Division of
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
|
|
29 |
|
|
Trustee, Allianz Funds (2006-2021); Trustee,
Virtus AllianzGI Closed-End
Funds (2021-Present). |
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name,
Address,
Year of Birth
and Class*
|
|
Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds |
|
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served** |
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
|
|
Number
of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex*****
Overseen
by
Trustee/
Nominee |
|
|
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alan
Rappaport
1953
RCS-
Class III
PGP-
Class III
PHK-
Class I, currently nominated for re-election
PDI-.
Class I, currently nominated for re-election
PFL-
Class II
PFN-
Class I
NRGX-
Class III, currently nominated for re-election
|
|
Trustee,
Nominee |
|
RCS-Since
2010
PGP-Since
2010
PHK-Since
2010
PDI-Since
2012
PFL-Since
2014
PFN-Since
2012
NRGX-
Since 2019
|
|
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). |
|
|
29 |
|
|
Trustee, Allianz Funds (2010-2021); Trustee,
Virtus AllianzGI Closed-End
Funds (2021-Present). |
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name,
Address,
Year of Birth
and Class*
|
|
Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds |
|
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served** |
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
|
|
Number
of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex*****
Overseen
by
Trustee/
Nominee |
|
|
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years
|
|
Interested Trustees/Nominees
|
David N.
Fisher****
1968
650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
RCS-
Class III
PGP-
Class I
PHK-
Class II
PDI-
Class II
PFL-
Class III, currently nominated for re-election
PFN-
Class I
NRGX- Class II
|
|
Trustee,
Nominee |
|
Since
2019 |
|
Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Global Wealth
Management Strategic Accounts, PIMCO (since 2021); Managing
Director and Head of Traditional Product Strategies, PIMCO
(2015-2021); and Director, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
of Orange County, a non-profit organization (since 2015).
Formerly, Global Bond Strategist, PIMCO (2008-2015); and Managing
Director and Head of Global Fixed Income, HSBC Global Asset
Management (2005-2008). |
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None |
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Name,
Address,
Year of Birth
and Class*
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Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds |
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Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served** |
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Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
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Number
of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex*****
Overseen
by
Trustee/
Nominee |
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Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years
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John C.
Maney****
1959
650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
RCS-
Class I, currently nominated for re-election
PGP-
Class II, currently nominated for re-election
PHK-
Class I, currently nominated for re-election
PDI-
Class I, currently nominated for re-election
PFL-
Class II
PFN-
Class III
NRGX- Class I
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Trustee,
Nominee |
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RCS-Since
2008
PGP-Since
2006
PHK-Since
2006
PDI-Since
2012
PFL-Since
2006
PFN-Since
2006
NRGX-
Since 2019
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Senior Advisor to PIMCO (since June 2021);
Non-Executive Director and
a member of the Compensation Committee of PIMCO Europe Ltd (since
December 2017). Formerly, Consultant to PIMCO (January 2020-June
2021); Managing Director of Allianz Asset Management of America
L.P. (2005-2019); member of the Management Board and Chief
Operating Officer of Allianz Asset Management of America L.P
(2006-2019); Member of the Management Board of Allianz Global
Investors Fund Management LLC (2007-2014) and Managing Director of
Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (2011-2014). |
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None |
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* |
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.
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** |
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 a Fund’s Declaration or Articles, as applicable,
the Common and/or Preferred Shareholders of the Fund, as
applicable, elect Trustees to fill the vacancies of Trustees whose
terms expire at each annual meeting of the Fund’s shareholders.
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*** |
Ms. Vandecruze was appointed as a Trustee of each
Fund on June 29, 2021.
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**** |
Each of Messrs. Fisher and Maney is an Interested
Trustee of each Fund due to his affiliation with PIMCO and its
affiliates.
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***** |
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. Prior
to February 1, 2021, the Fund Complex would have included a
number of open- and closed-end funds advised by Allianz
Global Investors U.S. LLC (“AllianzGI”), an affiliate of PIMCO.
Effective February 1, 2021 (and February 26, 2021 with
respect to Virtus AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence &
Technology Opportunities Fund), however, Virtus Investment
Advisers, Inc. (“Virtus”) became the primary investment adviser of
those funds (such Virtus-advised funds, the “Former Allianz-Managed
Funds”), and therefore they are no longer included within the
definition of Fund Complex as used herein. As of the date of this
proxy statement, AllianzGI serves as sub-adviser to most of the remaining
Former Allianz-Managed Funds.
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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.
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Name of Trustee/
Nominee
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Dollar Range of
Equity
Securities in the Funds* |
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Aggregate Dollar Range
of Equity Securities in
All Registered
Investment Companies
Overseen by Trustee/
Nominee in the Family
of Investment
Companies* |
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Independent Trustees/Nominees
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Deborah A. DeCotis
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PDI: Over $100,000 |
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Over $100,000 |
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Sarah E. Cogan
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PDI: $10,001 - $50,000
PFN: $10,001 - $50,000
PHK: $10,001 - $50,000
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Over $100,000 |
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Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
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None |
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Over $100,000 |
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William B. Ogden, IV
|
|
None |
|
|
Over $100,000 |
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Alan Rappaport
|
|
PFL: $10,001 - $50,000
NRGX: $10,001 - $50,000
|
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Over $100,000 |
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E. Grace Vandecruze**
|
|
None |
|
|
None |
|
|
|
Interested Trustees/Nominees
|
|
|
|
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David N. Fisher
|
|
PDI: Over $100,000
NRGX: Over $100,000
|
|
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Over $100,000 |
|
John C. Maney
|
|
PDI: Over $100,000 |
|
|
Over $100,000 |
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* |
Securities are valued as of the Record Date.
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** |
Ms. Vandecruze was appointed as a Trustee of each
Fund on June 29, 2021.
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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.
Mr. Ogden owns a less than 1% limited liability company
interest in PIMCO Global Credit Opportunity Onshore Fund LLC, a
PIMCO-sponsored private investment vehicle.
Compensation. Each of the Independent Trustees
serves as a trustee of PIMCO Municipal Income Fund, PIMCO
California Municipal Income Fund, PIMCO New York Municipal Income
Fund, PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II,
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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II, PIMCO New York Municipal
Income Fund II, PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO California
Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund
III, PIMCO Access Income Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income
Strategy Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund,
PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund, PIMCO High Income Fund, PIMCO Income
Strategy Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II, PIMCO Global
StocksPLUS®& Income Fund, PIMCO
Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund, PCM Fund, Inc.,
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. and PIMCO Dynamic Income
Opportunities Fund, 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 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 (Mr. Fisher and Mr. Maney) are compensated by
the Manager or its affiliates, as applicable.
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The Trustees do not currently receive any pension or retirement
benefits from the Funds or the Fund Complex (see below).
The following table provides information concerning the
compensation paid to the Trustees and nominees for the fiscal years
ended July 31, 2021 for PFL, PFN and PHK and the fiscal years
ended June 30, 2021 for NRGX, RCS, PGP and PDI.6 For the calendar year
ended December 31, 2021, the 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.
Compensation Table
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name of Trustee/ Nominees
|
|
Aggregate
Compensation
from NRGX for
the Fiscal
Year Ended
June 30,
2021 |
|
|
Aggregate
Compensation
from RCS for
the Fiscal
Year Ended
June 30,
2021 |
|
|
Aggregate
Compensation
from PGP for
the Fiscal
Year Ended
June 30,
2021 |
|
|
Aggregate
Compensation
from PFL for
the Fiscal
Year Ended
July 31,
2021 |
|
Independent Trustee/Nominee
|
|
Sarah E. Cogan
|
|
$ |
5,384 |
|
|
$ |
3,347 |
|
|
$ |
1,163 |
|
|
$ |
4,433 |
|
Deborah A. DeCotis
|
|
$ |
7,179 |
|
|
$ |
4,462 |
|
|
$ |
1,551 |
|
|
$ |
5,911 |
|
Hans W. Kertess(1)
|
|
$ |
5,384 |
|
|
$ |
3,347 |
|
|
$ |
1,163 |
|
|
$ |
4,433 |
|
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
|
|
$ |
5,994 |
|
|
$ |
3,687 |
|
|
$ |
1,290 |
|
|
$ |
4,899 |
|
James A. Jacobson(2)
|
|
$ |
3,225 |
|
|
$ |
2,217 |
|
|
$ |
724 |
|
|
$ |
2,854 |
|
William B. Ogden, IV
|
|
$ |
5,384 |
|
|
$ |
3,347 |
|
|
$ |
1,163 |
|
|
$ |
4,433 |
|
Alan Rappaport
|
|
$ |
5,384 |
|
|
$ |
3,347 |
|
|
$ |
1,163 |
|
|
$ |
4,433 |
|
E. Grace Vandecruze(3)
|
|
$ |
1,437 |
|
|
$ |
747 |
|
|
$ |
285 |
|
|
$ |
1,038 |
|
Interested Trustee/Nominee
|
|
David N. Fisher(4)
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
John C. Maney(4)
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
6 |
Effective April 1, 2022, the end of the fiscal
year of each of PHK, PFL and PFN changed from July 31 to June
30.
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name of Trustee/ Nominees
|
|
Aggregate
Compensation
from PFN for
the Fiscal
Year Ended
July 31,
2021 |
|
|
Aggregate
Compensation
from PHK for
the Fiscal
Year Ended
July 31,
2021 |
|
|
Aggregate
Compensation
from PDI for
the Fiscal
Year Ended
June 30,
2021 |
|
|
Total Compensation
from the Funds and
Fund Complex Paid
to Trustees/Nominees
for the Calendar Year
Ended December 31,
2021 |
|
Independent Trustee/Nominee
|
|
Sarah E. Cogan
|
|
$ |
8,888 |
|
|
$ |
9,342 |
|
|
$ |
18,755 |
|
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
Deborah A. DeCotis
|
|
$ |
11,850 |
|
|
$ |
12,455 |
|
|
$ |
25,007 |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
Hans W. Kertess(1)
|
|
$ |
8,888 |
|
|
$ |
9,342 |
|
|
$ |
18,755 |
|
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
|
|
$ |
9,811 |
|
|
$ |
10,317 |
|
|
$ |
20,743 |
|
|
$ |
275,000 |
|
James A. Jacobson(2)
|
|
$ |
5,785 |
|
|
$ |
6,054 |
|
|
$ |
11,987 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
William B. Ogden, IV
|
|
$ |
8,888 |
|
|
$ |
9,342 |
|
|
$ |
18,755 |
|
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
Alan Rappaport
|
|
$ |
8,888 |
|
|
$ |
9,342 |
|
|
$ |
18,755 |
|
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
E. Grace Vandecruze(3)
|
|
$ |
2,049 |
|
|
$ |
2,158 |
|
|
$ |
4,412 |
|
|
$ |
168,750 |
|
Interested Trustee/Nominee
|
|
David N. Fisher(4)
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
John C. Maney(4)
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
(1) |
Mr. Kertess retired from the Board of each Fund
as of December 31, 2021.
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(2) |
Mr. Jacobson retired from the Board of each Fund
as of December 31, 2020.
|
(3) |
Effective June 29, 2021, Ms. Vandecruze
became a Trustee of the Funds.
|
(4) |
Messrs. Fisher and Maney are interested persons of the
Fund and do not receive compensation from the Fund for their
services as Trustees.
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Trustee Qualifications — The Board has determined that
each Trustee is qualified to serve as such based on several factors
(none of which alone is decisive). Each Trustee is knowledgeable
about the Funds’ business and service provider arrangements in part
because he or she serves as trustee or director to a number of
other investment companies advised by PIMCO and/or its affiliates
with similar arrangements to that of the Funds or has had
significant experience in the investment management and/or
financial services industries. Among the factors the Board
considers when concluding that an individual is qualified to serve
on the Board were the following: (i) the individual’s business
and professional experience and accomplishments; (ii) the
individual’s ability to work effectively with other members of the
Board; (iii) the individual’s prior experience, if any,
serving on the boards of public companies (including, where
relevant, other investment companies) and other complex enterprises
and organizations; and (iv) how the individual’s skills,
experiences and attributes would contribute to an appropriate mix
of relevant skills and experience on the Board.
In respect of each current Trustee, the individual’s substantial
professional accomplishments and prior experience, including, in
some cases, in fields related
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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 (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 Trustees 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.
Deborah A. DeCotis — Ms. DeCotis has substantial
senior executive experience in the investment banking industry,
having served as a Managing Director for Morgan Stanley. She has
extensive board experience and experience in oversight of
investment management functions through her experience as a former
Director of the Helena Rubenstein Foundation, Stanford Graduate
School of Business and Armor Holdings.
Sarah E. Cogan — Ms. Cogan has substantial legal
experience in the investment management industry, having served as
a partner at a large international law firm in the corporate
department for over 25 years and as former head of the registered
funds practice. She has extensive experience in oversight of
investment company boards through her experience as counsel to the
Independent Trustees of certain PIMCO-Managed Funds and as counsel
to other independent trustees, investment companies and asset
management firms.
E. Grace Vandecruze — Ms. Vandecruze has substantial
senior executive experience in the financial services industry. She
is Founder and Managing Director of Grace Global Capital LLC, a
strategic advisory firm to the insurance industry (since 2006). She
has extensive board experience and experience in oversight of
investment management and insurance company functions through her
experience as a Director and Member of the Audit Committee and the
Wealth Solutions Advisory Committee, M Financial Group, a life
insurance company (2015-2021), a Director of The Doctors Company, a
medical malpractice insurance company (since 2020) and a Director
and Member of the Investment & Risk Committee, Resolution
Life Group Holdings, a global life insurance group (since
2021).
David N. Fisher — Mr. Fisher has substantial
executive experience in the investment management industry.
Mr. Fisher is a Managing Director and 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
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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. — Mr. Kittredge has
substantial experience in the investment management industry,
having served for thirteen years as General Counsel to Grantham,
Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, the adviser to the GMO
mutual fund complex, and as a Trustee and senior officer for Funds
in the GMO complex. Previously, he was a partner at a large
international law firm. Mr. Kittredge has extensive experience
in asset management regulation and has provided legal advice to
investment company boards, registered funds and their sponsors with
respect to a broad range of financial, legal, tax, regulatory and
other issues. He also serves as the Audit Oversight Committee’s
Chair and has been determined by the Board to be an “audit
committee financial expert.”
John C. Maney — Mr. Maney has substantial
executive and board experience in the investment management
industry. Prior to January 2020, he served in a variety of
senior-level positions with investment advisory firms affiliated
with the Manager, including Allianz Asset Management of America
L.P. (the Manager’s U.S. parent company). In addition,
Mr. Maney currently provides various services to the Manager
as a senior advisor. Because of his familiarity with the Manager
and affiliated entities, he serves as an important information
resource for the Independent Trustees and as a facilitator of
communication with the Manager and its affiliates.
William B. Ogden, IV — Mr. Ogden has substantial
senior executive experience in the investment banking industry. He
served as Managing Director at Citigroup, where he established and
led the firm’s efforts to raise capital for, and provide mergers
and acquisition advisory services to, asset managers and investment
advisers. He also has significant experience with fund products
through his senior-level responsibility for originating and
underwriting a broad variety of such products.
Alan Rappaport — Mr. Rappaport has substantial
senior executive experience in the financial services industry. He
formerly served as Chairman and President of the Private Bank of
Bank of America and as Vice Chairman of U.S. Trust and as an
Advisory Director of an investment firm.
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Board Committees and Meetings.
Audit Oversight Committee. The Board of each Fund has
established an Audit Oversight Committee in accordance with
Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”). Each Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee
currently consists of Mses. Cogan, DeCotis and Vandecruze and
Messrs. Kittredge, Ogden and Rappaport, each of whom is an
Independent Trustee. Mr. Kittredge is the current Chair of
each Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee.
Each Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee provides oversight with
respect to the internal and external accounting and auditing
procedures of each Fund and, among other things, determines the
selection of the independent registered public accounting firm for
each Fund and considers the scope of the audit, approves all audit
and permitted 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 each 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 “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 NRGX, RCS, PGP and PDI, dated August 23, 2021, is
attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit C-1. A report of the Audit
Oversight Committee of PFL, PFN and PHK, dated September 9,
2021, is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit
C-2.
Governance and Nominating Committee. The Board of each
Fund has established a Governance and Nominating Committee composed
solely of Independent Trustees, currently consisting of Messrs.
Kittredge, Ogden, Rappaport and Mses. Cogan, DeCotis and
Vandecruze. Ms. DeCotis is the current Chair of each Fund’s
Governance and Nominating Committee. The primary purposes and
responsibilities of each Fund’s Governance and Nominating 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 Trustees.
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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
each Fund to the Independent Trustees for their services on the
Board and any committees on the Board.7
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.
Qualifications, Evaluation and Identification of
Trustees/Nominees. The Governance and Nominating Committee
of each Fund requires that Trustee candidates have a college degree
or equivalent business experience. When evaluating candidates, each
Fund’s Governance and Nominating Committee may take into account a
wide variety of factors 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 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
7 |
Prior to January 1, 2020, Trustee compensation
was reviewed by a separate Compensation Committee established by
the Board of each Fund. Each Fund’s Compensation Committee was
dissolved, effective January 1, 2020.
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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. The Governance and Nominating Committee of
each Fund will review and consider nominees recommended by
Shareholders to serve as Trustees, provided that the recommending
Shareholder follows the “Procedures for Shareholders to Submit
Nominee Candidates for the PIMCO Sponsored 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.
Diversity. The Governance and Nominating Committee
takes diversity of a particular nominee and overall diversity of
the Board into account when considering and evaluating nominees for
Trustee. The Board has adopted a diversity policy and, when
considering a nominee’s and the Board’s diversity, the Committee
generally considers the manner in which each nominee’s professional
experience, education, expertise in matters that are relevant to
the oversight of the Funds (e.g., investment management,
distribution, accounting, trading, compliance, legal), general
leadership experience and life experience are complementary and, as
a whole, contribute to the ability of the Board to oversee the
Funds.
Valuation Oversight Committee. The Board of each Fund
has established a Valuation Oversight Committee currently
consisting of Messrs. Kittredge, Ogden and Rappaport and Mses.
Cogan, DeCotis and Vandecruze. Mr. Ogden is the current Chair
of each Fund’s Valuation Oversight Committee. The Valuation
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Oversight Committee has been delegated responsibility by the Board
for overseeing determination of the fair value of each Fund’s
portfolio securities and other assets on behalf of the Board in
accordance with the Funds’ valuation procedures. The Valuation
Oversight Committee of each Fund reviews and approves procedures
for the fair valuation of the Fund’s portfolio securities and
periodically reviews information from the Manager regarding fair
value determinations made pursuant to Board-approved procedures and
makes related recommendations to the full Board and assists the
full Board in resolving particular fair valuation and other
valuation matters. In certain circumstances as specified in the
Funds’ valuation policies, the Valuation Oversight Committee may
also determine the fair value of portfolio holdings after
consideration of all relevant factors, which determinations shall
be reported to the full Board.
Contracts Committee. The Board of each Fund has
established a Contracts Committee currently consisting of Messrs.
Kittredge, Ogden, Rappaport and Mses. Cogan, DeCotis and
Vandecruze. Ms. Cogan is the current Chair of each Fund’s
Contracts Committee. The Contracts Committee meets as the Board
deems necessary to review the performance of, and the
reasonableness of the fees paid to, as applicable, the Funds’
investment adviser(s) and any 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.
Performance Committee. The Board has established a
Performance Committee, currently consisting of Messrs. Kittredge,
Ogden, Rappaport, Maney and Fisher and Mses. Cogan, DeCotis and
Vandecruze. Mr. Rappaport is the current Chair of each Fund’s
Performance Committee. The Performance Committee’s responsibilities
include reviewing the performance of the Funds and any changes in
investment philosophy, approach and personnel of the Manager.
Meetings. With respect to NRGX, during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2021, the Board held four regular meetings and
one special meeting. The Audit Oversight Committee met in separate
session six times, the Governance and Nominating Committee met in
separate session three times, the Valuation Oversight Committee met
in separate session four 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 NRGX that were held during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2021.
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With respect to RCS, during the fiscal year ended June 30,
2021, the Board held four regular meetings. The Audit Oversight
Committee met in separate session six times, the Governance and
Nominating Committee met in separate session three times, the
Valuation Oversight Committee met in separate session four times,
the Contracts Committee met in separate session three times and the
Performance Committee met in separate session four times. Each
Director 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 Director served for RCS that were held during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
With respect to PGP, during the fiscal year ended June 30,
2021, the Board held four regular meetings. The Audit Oversight
Committee met in separate session six times, the Governance and
Nominating Committee met in separate session three times, the
Valuation Oversight Committee met in separate session four 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 PGP that were held during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
With respect to PFL, during the fiscal year ended July 31,
2021, the Board held four regular meetings. The Audit Oversight
Committee met in separate session six times, the Governance and
Nominating Committee met in separate session three times, the
Valuation Oversight Committee met in separate session four 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 PFL that were held during
the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021.
With respect to PFN, during the fiscal year ended July 31,
2021, the Board held four regular meetings. The Audit Oversight
Committee met in separate session six times, the Governance and
Nominating Committee met in separate session three times, the
Valuation Oversight Committee met in separate session four 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 PFN that were held during
the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021.
With respect to PHK, during the fiscal year ended July 31,
2021, the Board held four regular meetings. The Audit Oversight
Committee met in separate session six times, the Governance and
Nominating Committee met in separate
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session three times, the Valuation Oversight Committee met in
separate session four 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 PHK that were held during the fiscal year ended
July 31, 2021.
With respect to PDI, during the fiscal year ended June 30,
2021, the Board held four regular meetings and one special meeting.
The Audit Oversight Committee met in separate session six times,
the Governance and Nominating Committee met in separate session
three times, the Valuation Oversight Committee met in separate
session four 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 PDI that
were held during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
The Trustees generally do not attend the annual shareholder
meetings.
Shareholder Communications with the Board of
Trustees. The Board of Trustees of each Fund has adopted
procedures by which Shareholders may send communications to the
Board. Shareholders may mail written communications to the Board to
the attention of the Board of Trustees, [name of Fund], c/o Fund
Administration, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019. Shareholder
communications must (i) be in writing and be signed by the
Shareholder and (ii) identify the class and number of Shares
held by the Shareholder. The Secretary of each Fund or her designee
is responsible for reviewing properly submitted shareholder
communications. The Secretary shall either (i) provide a copy
of each properly submitted shareholder communication to the Board
at its next regularly scheduled Board meeting or (ii) if the
Secretary determines that the communication requires more immediate
attention, forward the communication to the Trustees promptly after
receipt. The Secretary may, in good faith, determine that a
shareholder communication should not be provided to the Board
because it does not reasonably relate to a Fund or its operations,
management, activities, policies, service providers, Board,
officers, shareholders or other matters relating to an investment
in a Fund or is otherwise routine or ministerial in nature. These
procedures do not apply to (i) any communication from an
officer or Trustee of a Fund or (ii) any communication from an
employee or agent of a Fund, unless such communication is made
solely in such employee’s 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
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attend the Fund’s annual shareholder meetings or to otherwise make
themselves available to shareholders for communications, other than
by the aforementioned procedures.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports. Each
Fund’s Trustees and certain officers, investment adviser, certain
affiliated persons of the investment adviser and persons who
beneficially own more than 10% of any class of outstanding
securities of a Fund (i.e., a Fund’s Common Shares or
Preferred Shares) are required to file forms reporting their
affiliation with the Fund and reports of ownership and changes in
ownership of the Fund’s securities with the SEC and the NYSE. Based
solely on a review of these forms filed electronically with the SEC
and any written representation from reporting persons during the
most recently concluded fiscal year, each Fund believes that each
of the Trustees and officers, investment adviser and relevant
affiliated persons of the investment adviser and the persons who
beneficially own more than 10% of any class of outstanding
securities of the Fund has complied with all applicable filing
requirements during each Fund’s respective fiscal year, except as
noted below.
In connection with the reorganization of PIMCO Dynamic Credit and
Mortgage Fund (“PCI”) and PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund (“PKO”)
into PDI (the “Reorganization”), and due to administrative errors,
each of the following Section 16 reporting persons filed one
Form 4, reflecting the exempt acquisition of shares of PDI in the
Reorganization in exchange for shares of PCI and PKO, as
applicable, one day late: Sarah E. Cogan, Craig A. Dawson, Deborah
A. DeCotis, David N. Fisher, Daniel J. Ivascyn, John C. Maney,
Alfred T. Murata, Jason J. Nagler, Alan Rappaport, Emmanuel
Roman, Jerome M. Schneider, Marc P. Seidner and Christian
Stracke.
Required Vote. The election of Ms. Vandecruze and
re-election of
Messrs. Kittredge and Rappaport to the Board of Trustees of
NRGX will require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes
of the Common Shareholders of the Fund cast in the election of
Trustees at the Meeting, in person or by proxy. The election of
Ms. Vandecruze and re-election of Ms. Cogan and
Messrs. Maney and Ogden to the Board of Directors of RCS will
require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of the
Common Shareholders of the Fund cast in the election of Directors
at the Meeting, in person or by proxy. The election of
Ms. Vandecruze and re-election of Messrs. Kittredge and
Maney to the Board of Trustees of PGP will require the affirmative
vote of a plurality of the votes of the Common Shareholders of the
Fund cast in the election of Trustees at the Meeting, in person or
by proxy. The election of Ms. Vandecruze and re-election of Messrs. Fisher and
Kittredge to the Board of Trustees of PFL will require the
affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of Common Shareholders
and Preferred Shareholders of the Fund (voting together as a single
class) cast in the
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election of Trustees at the Meeting, in person or by proxy. The
re-election of
Ms. DeCotis to Board of Trustees of PFL will require the
affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of Preferred
Shareholders of the Fund (voting as a separate class) cast in the
election of the Preferred Shares Trustee at the Meeting, in person
or by proxy. The election of Ms. Vandecruze and re-election Mses. Cogan and DeCotis to
the Board of Trustees of PFN will require the affirmative vote of a
plurality of the votes of Common Shareholders and Preferred
Shareholders of the Fund (voting together as a single class) cast
in the election of Trustees at the Meeting, in person or by proxy.
The re-election of
Mr. Kittredge to Board of Trustees of PFN will require the
affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of Preferred
Shareholders of the Fund (voting as a separate class) cast in the
election of the Preferred Shares Trustee at the Meeting, in person
or by proxy. The election of Ms. Vandecruze and re-election of Messrs. Maney and Ogden
to the Board of Trustees of PHK will require the affirmative vote
of a plurality of the votes of Common Shareholders and Preferred
Shareholders of the Fund (voting together as a single class) cast
in the election of Trustees at the Meeting, in person or by proxy.
The re-election of
Mr. Rappaport to Board of Trustees of PHK will require the
affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of Preferred
Shareholders of the Fund (voting as a separate class) cast in the
election of the Preferred Shares Trustee at the Meeting, in person
or by proxy. The election of Ms. Vandecruze and re-election of Messrs. Maney, Ogden and
Rappaport to Board of Trustees of PDI will require the affirmative
vote of a plurality of the votes of the Common Shareholders of the
Fund cast in the 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 FOR EACH
FUND.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Executive and Other Officers of the Funds. The table
below provides certain information concerning the executive
officers of the Funds and certain other officers who perform
similar duties. Officers of NRGX, PGP, PFL, PFN, PHK and PDI hold
office at the pleasure of the relevant Board and until their
successors are chosen and qualified, or in each case until he or
she sooner dies, resigns, is removed with or without cause or
becomes disqualified. Officers of RCS shall be elected or appointed
by the Board of Directors each year at its first meeting held after
the annual meeting of Shareholders, or at any other time. Officers
serve at the pleasure of the Board. Each such officer shall hold
office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected or
appointed and qualified, or until his or her death, or until he or
she shall have resigned or have been
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removed. Officers and employees of the Funds who are principals,
officers, members or employees of the Manager are not compensated
by the Funds.
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Name,
Address
and Year of Birth
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Position(s)
Held
with Funds |
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Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
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Eric D. Johnson1
1970
|
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President |
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Since 2019 |
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Executive Vice President and Head of Funds
Business Group Americas, PIMCO. President, PIMCO-Managed Funds,
PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO
Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT. |
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Keisha Audain-Pressley2
1975
|
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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 and PIMCO Equity Series VIT. |
|
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|
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Ryan G. Leshaw1
1980
|
|
Chief Legal
Officer |
|
Since 2019 |
|
Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel,
PIMCO. Chief Legal Officer, PIMCO-Managed Funds. 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. |
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Joshua D. Ratner2
1976
|
|
Senior Vice
President |
|
Since 2019 |
|
Executive Vice President and Head of Americas
Operations, PIMCO. Senior Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds,
PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO
Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT. |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name,
Address
and Year of Birth
|
|
Position(s)
Held
with Funds |
|
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
|
Peter G. Strelow1
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 and
PIMCO Equity Series VIT. Formerly, Chief Administrative Officer,
PIMCO. |
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|
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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.
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. |
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Jeffrey A. Byer1
1976
|
|
Vice
President |
|
Since 2020 |
|
Executive 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. |
|
|
|
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Brian J. Pittluck1
1977
|
|
Vice
President |
|
Since 2020 |
|
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. |
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Elizabeth A. Duggan1
1964
|
|
Vice
President |
|
Since March 2021 |
|
Executive 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. |
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|
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|
|
|
|
Name,
Address
and Year of Birth
|
|
Position(s)
Held
with Funds |
|
Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
|
|
Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
|
Mark A. Jelic1
1981
|
|
Vice
President |
|
Since September 2021 |
|
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. |
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|
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Bijal Parikh1
1978
|
|
Treasurer |
|
Since January 2021 |
|
Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Treasurer,
PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust,
PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series
VIT. |
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Brandon T. Evans1
1982
|
|
Deputy
Treasurer |
|
Since March 2022 |
|
Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Deputy Treasurer,
PIMCO-Managed Funds. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO
Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and
PIMCO Equity Series VIT. |
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Erik C. Brown3
1967
|
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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 and PIMCO
Equity Series VIT. |
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Jason J. Nagler3
1982
|
|
Assistant
Treasurer |
|
Since 2015 |
|
Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer,
PIMCO-Managed Funds. Deputy Treasurer, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable
Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO
Equity Series VIT. |
(1) |
The address of these officers is Pacific Investment
Management Company LLC, 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach,
California 92660
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(2) |
The address of these officers is Pacific Investment
Management Company LLC, 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019
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(3) |
The address of these officers is Pacific Investment
Management Company LLC, 401 Congress Ave., Austin, Texas 78701
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Each of the Fund’s executive officers is an “interested person” of
the 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.
Investment Manager. The Manager serves as the
investment manager of each of the Funds. Subject to the supervision
of the Board of each Fund, the Manager is responsible for managing
the investment activities of the Funds and the Funds’ business
affairs and other administrative matters. The Manager is located at
650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660. The Manager is a
majority-owned indirect subsidiary of Allianz SE, a publicly traded
European insurance and financial services company.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.8 The Audit
Oversight Committee of each Fund’s Board and the full Board of each
Fund unanimously selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years
ending June 30, 2022 for NRGX, RCS, PGP and PDI and
July 31, 2022 for PFL, PFN and PHK. PwC served as the
independent registered public accounting firm of each Fund for the
fiscal years ended June 30, 2021 for NRGX, RCS, PGP and PDI
and July 31, 2021 for PFL, PFN and PHK and also serves as the
independent registered public accounting firm of various other
investment companies for which the Manager serves as investment
adviser. PwC is located at 300 Madison Avenue, New York,
New York 10017. None of the Funds know of any direct financial
or material indirect financial interest of PwC in the Funds. A
representative of PwC, if requested by any Shareholder, will be
present at the Meeting via telephone to respond to appropriate
questions from Shareholders and will have an opportunity to make a
statement if he or she chooses to do so.
Pre-approval Policies
and Procedures. Each Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee has
adopted written policies relating to the 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
8 |
Effective April 1, 2022, the end of the fiscal
year of each of PHK, PFL and PFN changed from July 31 to June
30.
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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.
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. Audit Fees are fees related to the audit
and review of the financial statements included in annual reports
and registration statements, and other services that are normally
provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or
engagements. For each Fund’s last two fiscal years as reflected
below, the Audit Fees billed by PwC to the Fund or to PIMCO with
respect to the Fund are shown in the table below:
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Fund
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|
Audit Fees |
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NRGX
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
67,431 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
77,660 |
|
RCS
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
57,122 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
54,754 |
|
PGP
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
48,672 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
54,739 |
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PFL
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
71,692 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
80,067 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|
Audit Fees |
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PFN
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
83,993 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
89,766 |
|
PHK
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
84,900 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
59,116 |
|
PDI
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
89,585 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
119,798 |
|
Audit-Related Fees. Audit-Related Fees are fees related
to assurance and related services that are reasonably related to
the performance of the audit or review of financial statements, but
not reported under “Audit Fees” above, and that include accounting
consultations, attestation reports, comfort letters, and
agreed-upon procedure reports (inclusive of annual review of basic
maintenance testing associated with the Preferred Shares for the
Funds), if applicable. The table below shows, for each Fund’s last
two fiscal years as reflected below, the Audit-Related Fees billed
by PwC to the Fund or to PIMCO with respect to the 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 |
|
NRGX
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
RCS
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
PGP
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
PFL
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
54,000 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
124,000 |
|
PFN
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
54,000 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
124,000 |
|
PHK
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
19,000 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
19,000 |
|
PDI
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
130,000 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
56,000 |
|
Tax Fees. Tax Fees are fees associated with tax
compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including services
relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local
income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification
reviews, and tax distribution and analysis reviews. The table below
shows, for each Fund’s last two fiscal years as reflected below,
the aggregate Tax Fees billed by PwC to the Fund or to PIMCO with
respect to the Fund. During those fiscal years, there were no Tax
Fees billed by PwC to the Funds’ Service
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Affiliates for tax-related
services related directly to the operation and financial reporting
of the Funds.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|
Tax Fees |
|
NRGX
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
RCS
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
41,000 |
|
PGP
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
PFL
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
PFN
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
PHK
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
PDI
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
All Other Fees. All Other Fees are fees related to
services other than those reported above under “Audit Fees,”
“Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees.” For each Fund’s last two
fiscal years, no such fees were billed by PwC to the Fund or the
Fund’s Service Affiliates.
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. The aggregate 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† |
|
NRGX
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
18,863,643 |
|
|
$ |
18,863,643 |
|
RCS
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
41,000 |
|
|
$ |
18,863,643 |
|
|
$ |
18,904,643 |
|
PGP
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
18,863,643 |
|
|
$ |
18,863,643 |
|
PFL
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
54,000 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
$ |
15,541,493 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
124,000 |
|
|
$ |
18,863,643 |
|
|
$ |
18,987,643 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
Fiscal Year Ended |
|
|
Aggregate Non-Audit
Fees for Fund |
|
|
Non-Audit Fees for
Service Affiliates |
|
|
Aggregate
Non-Audit Fees† |
|
PFN
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
54,000 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
$ |
15,541,493 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
124,000 |
|
|
$ |
18,863,643 |
|
|
$ |
18,987,643 |
|
PHK
|
|
|
July 31, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
19,000 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
$ |
15,506,493 |
|
|
|
|
July 31, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
19,000 |
|
|
$ |
18,863,643 |
|
|
$ |
18,882,643 |
|
PDI
|
|
|
June 30, 2021 |
|
|
$ |
130,000 |
|
|
$ |
15,487,493 |
|
|
$ |
15,617,493 |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2020 |
|
|
$ |
56,000 |
|
|
$ |
18,863,643 |
|
|
$ |
18,919,643 |
|
† |
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NRGX
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
June 30,
2021) |
|
|
RCS
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
June 30,
2021) |
|
|
PGP
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
June 30,
2021) |
|
|
PFL
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
July 31,
2021) |
|
|
PFN
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
July 31,
2021) |
|
|
PHK
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
July 31,
2021) |
|
|
PDI
(Fiscal
Year
Ended
June 30,
2021) |
|
Audit Fees
|
|
$ |
67,431 |
|
|
$ |
57,122 |
|
|
$ |
48,672 |
|
|
$ |
71,692 |
|
|
$ |
83,993 |
|
|
$ |
84,900 |
|
|
$ |
89,585 |
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
54,000 |
|
|
$ |
54,000 |
|
|
$ |
19,000 |
|
|
$ |
130,000 |
|
Tax Compliance/Tax Return Preparation Fees
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
All Other Fees
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
Percentage of Total Fees attributable to All Other Fees
|
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
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. As of the date of this Proxy Statement,
each Fund’s officers and the Manager know of no business to come
before the Meeting other than as set forth in the Notice. If any
other business is properly brought before the Meeting, the persons
named as proxies will vote in their sole discretion.
Quorum, Adjournments, Meeting Logistics and Methods of
Tabulation. A quorum for each of PGP, PFL, PFN, PHK and PDI at
the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of
thirty percent (30%) of the total Shares of the Fund entitled
to vote at such Meeting, except that, where any Preferred
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Shares or Common Shares will vote as separate classes, then 30% of
the shares of each class entitled to vote will be necessary to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that class.
A quorum for NRGX at the Meeting will consist of the presence in
person or by proxy of thirty percent and one-third (331⁄3%) of the total Shares of the Fund
entitled to vote at such Meeting. For RCS, 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 NRGX, PGP, PFL, PFN, PHK and PDI, the affirmative vote of a
majority of the votes cast upon the question for the relevant Fund,
and, with respect to RCS, the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Shares of RCS entitled to vote thereon and present in person or
represented by proxy at the session of the Meeting to be adjourned.
However, where any 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. 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 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 NRGX, PGP, PFL, PFN, PHK and PDI as tellers
and by RCS 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 non-votes”
(i.e., 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 will
55
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.
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 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 PIMCO.
Reports to Shareholders. The Annual Reports to
Shareholders for the most recently completed fiscal year of each
Fund were mailed:
|
|
|
|
|
Fund
|
|
Mail Date for Annual Report to Shareholders
for the Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year |
|
NRGX
|
|
|
September 3, 2021 |
|
RCS
|
|
|
September 13, 2021 |
|
PGP
|
|
|
September 13, 2021 |
|
PFL
|
|
|
October 6, 2021 |
|
PFN
|
|
|
October 6, 2021 |
|
PHK
|
|
|
October 6, 2021 |
|
PDI
|
|
|
September 13, 2021 |
|
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 2022-2023 Fiscal Year. It is currently
anticipated that each Fund’s next annual
56
meeting of Shareholders after the Meeting addressed in this Proxy
Statement will be held in June 2023. Proposals of Shareholders
intended to be presented at that annual meeting of each Fund must
be received by each Fund no later than January 24, 2023 for
inclusion in each Fund’s proxy statement and proxy cards relating
to that meeting. The submission by a Shareholder of a proposal for
inclusion in the proxy materials does not guarantee that it will be
included. Shareholder proposals are subject to certain requirements
under the federal securities laws and must be submitted in
accordance with the applicable Fund’s Bylaws. Shareholders
submitting any other proposals (including proposals to elect
Trustee nominees) for each Fund intended to be presented at the
annual meeting held during the 2022-2023 fiscal year (i.e.,
other than those to be included in the Fund’s proxy materials) must
ensure that such proposals are received by each Fund, in good order
and complying with all applicable legal requirements and
requirements set forth in each Fund’s Bylaws. Each Fund’s Bylaws
provide that any such proposal must be received in writing by each
Fund not less than 45 days nor more than 60 days prior to the
first anniversary date of the date on which each Fund first mailed
its proxy materials for the prior year’s shareholder meeting;
provided that, if, in accordance with applicable law, the upcoming
shareholder meeting is set for a date that is not within 30 days
from the anniversary of each Fund’s prior shareholder meeting, such
proposal must be received by the later of the close of business on
(i) the date 45 days prior to such upcoming shareholder
meeting date or (ii) the 10th 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 June 28
anniversary of this year’s meeting, such proposals must be received
no earlier than March 25, 2023 and no later than April 9,
2023 for each Fund. 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.
May 18, 2022
57
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.
A-1
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 for 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.
A-2
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 other professional inquiry or investigation
performed within the preceding
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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 (i.e., a case-by-case review is not required)
and need not discuss in advance each such release of
information.
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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 Funds 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 December 10, 2021)
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 CREDIT AND MORTGAGE INCOME FUND
(PCI)
PIMCO ENERGY AND TACTICAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
(NRGX)
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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
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any relationships delineated in the 1940 Act or other types of
relationships, (e.g., business, financial or family
relationships) with the investment adviser(s) or other principal
service providers, which might impair independence.
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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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 candidate called for with respect to director
nominees by paragraphs (a), (d),
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(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
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.
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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.
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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 of record by the recommending
shareholder; and (v) a description of all
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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-1 to Proxy Statement
Report of Audit Oversight Committees
of the Boards of Trustees/Directors of
PCM Fund, Inc. (PCM)
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
(PCI)
PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (PDI)
PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund (PDO)
PIMCO Flexible Credit Income Fund (PFLEX)
PIMCO Global StocksPLUS® & Income Fund
(PGP)
PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund (PKO)
PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (RCS)
PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund
(NRGX)
(each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”)
Dated August 23, 2021
The Audit Oversight Committees (the “Committee”) oversee the Funds’
financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of
Trustees/Directors of each Fund (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, 2021 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, 2021. 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 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.
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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 each 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, 2021 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, 2022.
Submitted by the Audit Oversight Committee of the Board of
Trustees:
Sarah E. Cogan
Deborah A. DeCotis,
Hans W. Kertess,
J.B. Kittredge,
William B. Ogden, IV,
Alan Rappaport and
E. Grace Vandecruze
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Exhibit C-2 to Proxy Statement
Report of Audit Oversight Committees
of the Boards of Trustees of
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund
(PCN)
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
(PTY)
PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK)
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (PFL)
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN)
(each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”)
Dated September 9, 2021
The Audit Oversight Committees (collectively, the “Committee”)
oversee the Funds’ financial reporting process on behalf of the
Board of Trustees 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 July 31, 2021 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 July 31, 2021. 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 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
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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 each 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
July 31, 2021 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 the New York
Stock Exchange, and (3) PwC be reappointed as the Funds’
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending July 31, 2022.
Submitted by the Audit Oversight Committee of the Board of
Trustees:
Sarah E. Cogan
Deborah A. DeCotis,
Hans W. Kertess,
Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.,
William B. Ogden, IV,
Alan Rappaport and
E. Grace Vandecruze
C-2-2
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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 STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC. – COMMON SHARES

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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO
Strategic Income Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”),
hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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, at 650 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on June 28, 2022
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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 for PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. are also available at
pimco.com/closedendfunds.
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP
HERE]
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PIMCO STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC. – COMMON SHARES
YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE
COUNTED.
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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(AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) |
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SIGNATURE
(IF HELD JOINTLY) |
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TO VOTE, MARK ONE CIRCLE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK.
Example: ●
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PROPOSAL
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Election
of Directors — The Board of Directors urges you to vote FOR
the election of the Nominees. |
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(01) E. Grace Vandecruze
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(02) Sarah E. Cogan
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(03) John C. Maney
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(04) William B. Ogden, IV
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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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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
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP
HERE]
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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 GLOBAL STOCKSPLUS & INCOME FUND – COMMON
SHARES

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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO
Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund, a Massachusetts business
trust (the “Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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 , at 650 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on June 28, 2022
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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 for PIMCO Global
StocksPLUS & Income Fund are also available at
pimco.com/closedendfunds.
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP
HERE]
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PIMCO GLOBAL STOCKSPLUS & INCOME FUND – COMMON
SHARES
YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE
COUNTED.
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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SIGNATURE
(AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) |
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DATE |
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SIGNATURE
(IF HELD JOINTLY) |
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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. |
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Election
of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR
the election of the Nominees. |
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1. |
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Nominees: |
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(01) E. Grace Vandecruze
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(02) Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
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(03) John C. Maney
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2.
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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. |
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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
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP
HERE]
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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 HIGH INCOME FUND – COMMON SHARES

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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO
High Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”),
hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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, at 650 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on June 28, 2022
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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The Proxy
Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year
ended July 31, 2021 for PIMCO High Income Fund are also
available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP
HERE]
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PIMCO HIGH INCOME FUND – COMMON SHARES
YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE
COUNTED.
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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SIGNATURE (AND TITLE IF
APPLICABLE) |
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DATE |
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SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) |
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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. |
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Election
of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR
the election of the Nominees. |
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1. |
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Nominees: |
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(01) E. Grace Vandecruze
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O |
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(02) John C. Maney
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(03) William B. Ogden, IV
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2.
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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. |
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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
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP
HERE]
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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!


PIMCO HIGH INCOME FUND – PREFERRED SHARES

PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of preferred shares of PIMCO
High Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”),
hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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, at 650 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on June 28, 2022
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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 for PIMCO High Income Fund are
also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE] |
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[CUSIP
HERE] |
PIMCO HIGH INCOME FUND – PREFERRED SHARES

YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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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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) E. Grace Vandecruze
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O |
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O |
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(02) John C. Maney
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O |
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O |
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(03) William B. Ogden, IV
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O |
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O |
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(04) Alan Rappaport
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O |
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O |
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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
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|
|
|
[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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|
[BAR CODE HERE] |
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[CUSIP
HERE] |
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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 FUND – COMMON
SHARES

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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO
Dynamic Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”),
hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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, at 650 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on June 28, 2022
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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 for PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund
are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP HERE]
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PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME FUND – COMMON SHARES
YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE
COUNTED.
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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SIGNATURE
(AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) |
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DATE |
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SIGNATURE
(IF HELD JOINTLY) |
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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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Election
of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR
the election of the Nominees. |
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1. |
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Nominees: |
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(01) E. Grace Vandecruze
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O |
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O |
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(02) John C. Maney
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O |
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O |
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(03) William B. Ogden, IV
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O |
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O |
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(04) Alan Rappaport
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O |
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O |
2.
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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. |
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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
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP HERE]
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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 INCOME STRATEGY FUND – COMMON SHARES

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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO
Income Strategy Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”),
hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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, at 650 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on June 28, 2022
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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 for PIMCO Income Strategy Fund
are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP
HERE]
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PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND – COMMON SHARES
YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE
COUNTED.
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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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. |
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Election
of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR
the election of the Nominees. |
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1. |
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Nominees: |
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(01) E. Grace Vandecruze
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O |
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O |
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(02) David Fisher
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O |
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O |
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(03) Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
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O |
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O |
2.
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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. |
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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
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE]
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[CUSIP
HERE]
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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 INCOME STRATEGY FUND – PREFERRED SHARES

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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of preferred shares of PIMCO
Income Strategy Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”),
hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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 , at 650 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on June 28, 2022
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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 for PIMCO Income Strategy Fund
are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
|
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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|
[BAR CODE HERE]
|
|
[CUSIP
HERE]
|
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND – PREFERRED SHARES
YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE
COUNTED.
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 |
|
|
SIGNATURE
(IF HELD JOINTLY) |
|
DATE |
TO VOTE, MARK ONE CIRCLE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK.
Example: ●
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOR |
|
WITHHOLD |
|
PROPOSAL
|
|
|
|
|
A. |
|
Election
of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR
the election of the Nominees. |
|
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|
|
|
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|
1. |
|
Nominees: |
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(01) E. Grace Vandecruze
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O |
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O |
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(02) David Fisher
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O |
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O |
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(03) Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
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O |
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O |
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(04) Deborah A. DeCotis
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O |
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O |
2.
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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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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
B. |
|
Non-Voting Items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change of Address – Please print new address below.
|
|
|
|
Comments – Please print your comments below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
|
|
[BAR CODE HERE]
|
|
[CUSIP
HERE]
|
|
|
|
|
|

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 INCOME STRATEGY FUND II – COMMON SHARES

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PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO
Income Strategy Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the
“Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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, at 650 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on June 28, 2022
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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 for PIMCO Income Strategy Fund
II are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
|
|
|
|
|
[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
|
|
[BAR CODE HERE]
|
|
[CUSIP
HERE]
|
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND II – COMMON SHARES
YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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 |
|
|
SIGNATURE
(IF HELD JOINTLY) |
|
DATE |
TO VOTE, MARK ONE CIRCLE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK.
Example: ●
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FOR |
|
WITHHOLD |
|
PROPOSAL
|
|
|
|
|
A. |
|
Election
of Trustees — The Board of Trustees urges you to vote FOR
the election of the Nominees. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
|
Nominees: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(01) E. Grace Vandecruze
|
|
O |
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O |
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|
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|
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(02) Sarah E. Cogan
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|
O |
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O |
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|
|
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|
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(03) Deborah A. DeCotis
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O |
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O |
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).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B. |
|
Non-Voting Items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change of Address – Please print new address below.
|
|
|
|
Comments – Please print your comments below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
|
|
[BAR CODE HERE]
|
|
[CUSIP
HERE]
|
|
|
|
|
|

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!

|
|
|
|

PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND II – PREFERRED SHARES

|
PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of preferred shares of PIMCO
Income Strategy Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the
“Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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, at 650 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on June 28, 2022
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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 for PIMCO Income Strategy Fund
II are also available at pimco.com/closedendfunds.
|
|
|
|
|
[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
|
|
[BAR CODE HERE]
|
|
[CUSIP
HERE]
|
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND II – PREFERRED SHARES
YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE
COUNTED.
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 |
|
|
SIGNATURE
(IF HELD JOINTLY) |
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(02) Sarah E. Cogan
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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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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
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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!


PIMCO ENERGY AND TACTICAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND – COMMON
SHARES

PROXY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 28, 2022
The undersigned holder of common shares of PIMCO
Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund, a Massachusetts
business trust (the “Fund”), hereby appoints Ryan Leshaw and
Wu-Kwan Kit, or any 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, at 650
Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660, on
June 28, 2022 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 May 18, 2022. 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 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 JUNE 28, 2022. The
Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 for PIMCO Strategic Income
Fund, Inc. are also available at
pimco.com/closedendfunds.
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PIMCO ENERGY AND TACTICAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND – COMMON
SHARES
YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED.
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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Example: ●
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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) E. Grace Vandecruze
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(02) Joseph B. Kittredge, Jr.
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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
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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
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[PROXY ID NUMBER HERE]
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[BAR CODE HERE] |
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[CUSIP
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