N-CSR
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21187
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Lawrence G. Altadonna
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-739-3371
Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2008
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2008
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ITEM 1.  REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
 
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III
PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III
 
 
Annual Report
September 30, 2008
 
         
Contents    
 
Letter to Shareholders
    1  
Fund Insights/Performance & Statistics
    2-7  
Schedules of Investments
    8-26  
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
    27  
Statements of Operations
    28  
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
    30-31  
Statements of Cash Flows
    32-34  
Notes to Financial Statements
    35-43  
Financial Highlights
    44-46  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     47  
Tax Information/Annual Shareholder Meeting Results/Appointment of New Trustee     48  
Matters Relating to the Trustees’ Consideration of the Investment Management & Portfolio Management Agreements     49-51  
Privacy Policy/Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures     52  
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
    53  
Board of Trustees
    54-55  
Principal Officers
    56  
 


 

 
PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Letter to Shareholders
November 21, 2008
Dear Shareholder:
 
We are pleased to provide you with the annual report for PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III and PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III (the “Funds”) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.
 
The U.S. bond market weakened during the second half of the reporting period as sub-prime mortgage exposure led to instability among banking institutions and tight credit throughout the economy. In this environment, investors shunned all but the safest of U.S. government securities. The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index returned (1.87)% for the twelve-month period, trailing the broad market return of 3.65% as represented by the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index. The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Department moved aggressively during the period to stave off bank failures and to inject liquidity into the banking system. The central bank reduced the Federal Funds rate six times in the period, reducing the benchmark rate on loans between member banks from 4.75% to 2%.
 
For specific information on the Funds and their performance during the reporting period, please review the following pages. If you have any questions regarding the information provided, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor or call the Funds’ shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710. In addition, a wide range of information and resources is available on our Web site, www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds.
 
Together with Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, the Funds’ investment manager, and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, the Funds’ sub-adviser, we thank you for investing with us.
 
We remain dedicated to serving your investment needs.
 
Sincerely,
 
     
 
Hans W. Kertess   Brian S. Shlissel
Chairman   President & Chief Executive Officer
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Fund Insights
September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
•  For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2008, PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III (“the Fund”) returned (20.92)% on net asset value (“NAV”) and (21.07)% on market price, compared with (12.44)% and (19.30)%, respectively, for the Lipper Analytical General Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) average.
 
•  Municipal bond yields decreased in the shortest maturities inside of five years, while increasing in all other maturities during the 12-month period ended September 30, 2008.
 
•  Duration hedging strategies affected performance negatively in the Fund during the reporting period. Interest rates on Treasuries and London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swaps moved significantly lower for the 12-month period across all maturities due to a dramatic flight to quality twice during the period, leading to municipal underperformance.
 
•  Municipal to Treasury yield ratios moved much higher during the period, ended at ratios never before experienced in the municipal bond market. The 10-year ratio increased to 110% and 30-year ratio increased to 122%.
 
•  Exposure to corporate backed munis affected performance negatively as the corporate sector experienced considerable uncertainty, especially toward the end of the period. Exposure to hospital bonds also hurt performance as this sector underperformed during the period.
 
•  Exposure to pre-refunded bonds was positive for performance as investors moved into this sector as they moved to the higher quality investments. Exposure to General Obligation bonds was slightly positive for performance as they outperformed for the period.
 
•  Tobacco securitization sector holdings detracted from performance due to the flight to quality with investors only choosing to purchase the highest quality munis, especially toward the end of the period.
 
•  Exposure to zero coupon municipals was negative for performance as the Lehman Zero Coupon Index returned (13.76)% for the 12-month period.
 
•  The municipal yield curve steepened significantly during the period. The 15-, 20-, and 30-year maturity AAA General Obligation yields increased by 87, 88, and 84 basis points, respectively, while the two-year yield decreased by 90 basis points. The Fund had significant exposure to the long end of the muni curve which hurt performance as the curve steepened.
 
•  Long municipals dramatically underperformed long Treasuries and the taxable debt sector during the period as we saw two extreme flights to quality in February and September. The Lehman Long Municipal Bond Index returned (9.55)% during the 12-month period while the Long Government/Credit and the Long Lehman Treasury Indices returned (0.37)% and 10.43%, respectively.
 
•  Municipal bond issuance remained at increased levels with April and June both seeing issuance over $50 billion, which has never been experienced before. Auction rate issuers, as well as money market issuers, continue to refinance into longer-term debt due to rising interest costs. However, due to market turmoil towards the latter half of the third quarter, issuance has slowed from the pace set during the first two quarters. During the 12-month period, issuance totaled over $456 billion.
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Performance & Statistics
September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                 
Total Return(1):   Market Price     Net Asset Value (“NAV”)  
   
1 Year
    (21.07 )%     (20.92 )%
 
 
5 Year
    1.55 %     1.09 %
 
 
Commencement of Operations (10/31/02) to 9/30/08
    1.32 %     1.53 %
 
 
 

 
Common Share Market Price/NAV Performance:
Commencement of Operations (10/31/02) to 9/30/08
 

     
Market Price/NAV:
   
 
 
Market Price
  $11.17
 
 
NAV
  $10.81
 
 
Premium to NAV
  3.33%
 
 
Market Price Yield(2)
  7.52%
 
 
 
Moody’s Ratings
(as a % of total investments)
 


 
(1)  Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market share price (as applicable) in the period covered. The calculation assumes that all of the Fund’s income dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested. Total return does not reflect broker commissions or sales charges. Total return for a period of more than one year represents the average annual total return.
 
The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price returns typically reflect investment results over time, during shorter periods returns at market price can also be influenced by factors such as changing views about the Fund, market conditions, supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund distributions.
 
An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the loss of principal. Total return, market price, market yield and net asset value will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. This data is provided for information only and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a one-time public offering and once issued, shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open market through a stock exchange. Net asset value is equal to total assets attributable to common shareholders less total liabilities divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Holdings are subject to change daily.
 
(2)  Market Price Yield is determined by dividing the annualized current monthly per share dividend (comprised from net investment income) payable to common shareholders by the market price per common share at September 30, 2008.
 
 
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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Fund Insights
September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
•  For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2008, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III (“the Fund”) returned (18.96)% on net asset value (“NAV”) and (21.60)% on market price, compared with (10.68)% and (16.14)%, respectively, for the Lipper Analytical California Municipal Debt Funds average.
 
•  Municipal bond yields decreased in the shortest maturities inside of five years, while increasing in all other maturities during the 12-month period ended September 30, 2008.
 
•  Duration hedging strategies affected performance negatively in the Fund during the reporting period. Interest rates on Treasuries and London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swaps moved significantly lower for the 12-month period across all maturities due to a dramatic flight to quality twice during the period, leading to municipal underperformance.
 
•  Municipal to Treasury yield ratios moved much higher during the period, ended at ratios never before experienced in the municipal bond market. The 10-year ratio increased to 110% and 30-year ratio increased to 122%.
 
•  Exposure to hospital related bonds affected performance negatively as this sector underperformed during the period. Exposure to pre-refunded munis was positive for performance as investors moved into the sector seeking the highest quality asset toward the end of the period.
 
•  Tobacco securitization sector holdings detracted from performance due to the flight to quality with investors only choosing to purchase the highest quality munis, especially toward the end of the period.
 
•  Exposure to zero coupon municipals was negative for performance as the Lehman Zero Coupon Index returned (13.76)% for the 12-month period.
 
•  The municipal yield curve steepened significantly during the period. The 15-, 20-, and 30-year maturity AAA General Obligation yields increased by 87, 88, and 84 basis points, respectively, while the two-year yield decreased by 90 basis points.
 
•  Long municipals dramatically underperformed long Treasuries and the taxable debt sector during the period as we saw two extreme flights to quality in February and September. The Lehman Long Municipal Bond Index returned (9.55)% during the 12-month period while the Long Government/Credit and the Long Lehman Treasury Indices returned (0.37)% and 10.43%, respectively.
 
•  Municipal bonds within California underperformed the Lehman Municipal Bond Index during the 12-month period. Year-to-date, California continues to lead all other states in new issue volume. The state’s issuance has decreased by 8.20% from the same period last year to $48.2 billion.
 
•  The shape of the California State AAA insured municipal yield curve steepened significantly during the period in-line with the national market. Two-year maturity credits decreased by 75 basis points, 10-year maturities increased by 60 basis points, and 30-year maturities increased by 104 basis points. The Fund curves positioning affected performance negatively as a significant portion of the holdings were in the longer portion of the curve.
 
 
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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Performance & Statistics
September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                 
Total Return(1):   Market Price     Net Asset Value (“NAV”)  
   
1 Year
    (21.60 )%     (18.96 )%
 
 
5 Year
    1.07 %     2.52 %
 
 
Commencement of Operations (10/31/02) to 9/30/08
    0.20 %     1.94 %
 
 
 

 
Common Share Market Price/NAV Performance:
Commencement of Operations (10/31/02) to 9/30/08
 

     
Market Price/NAV:
   
 
 
Market Price
  $10.54
 
 
NAV
  $11.13
 
 
Discount to NAV
  (5.30)%
 
 
Market Price Yield(2)
  6.83%
 
 
 
Moody’s Ratings
(as a % of total investments)
 


 
(1)  Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market share price (as applicable) in the period covered. The calculation assumes that all of the Fund’s income dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested. Total return does not reflect broker commissions or sales charges. Total return for a period of more than one year represents the average annual total return.
 
The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price returns typically reflect investment results over time, during shorter periods returns at market price can also be influenced by factors such as changing views about the Fund, market conditions, supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund distributions.
 
An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the loss of principal. Total return, market price, market yield and net asset value will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. This data is provided for information only and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a one-time public offering and once issued, shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open market through a stock exchange. Net asset value is equal to total assets attributable to common shareholders less total liabilities divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Holdings are subject to change daily.
 
(2)  Market Price Yield is determined by dividing the annualized current monthly per share dividend (comprised from net investment income) payable to common shareholders by the market price per common share at September 30, 2008.
 
 
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PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III Fund Insights
September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
•  For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2008, PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III (“the Fund”) returned (17.77)% on net asset value (“NAV”) and (22.55)% on market price, compared with (10.26)% and (16.98)%, respectively, for the Lipper Analytical New York Municipal Debt Funds average.
 
•  Municipal bond yields decreased in the shortest maturities inside of five years, while increasing in all other maturities during the 12-month period ended September 30, 2008.
 
•  Duration hedging strategies affected performance negatively in the Fund during the reporting period. Interest rates on Treasuries and London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swaps moved significantly lower for the 12-month period across all maturities due to a dramatic flight to quality twice during the period, leading to municipal underperformance.
 
•  Municipal to Treasury yield ratios moved much higher during the period, ended at ratios never before experienced in the municipal bond market. The 10-year ratio increased to 110% and 30-year ratio increased to 122%.
 
•  Exposure to corporate backed munis affected performance negatively as the corporate sector experienced considerable uncertainty, especially toward the end of the period. Exposure to transportation related bonds also hurt performance as this sector underperformed during the period.
 
•  Exposure to pre-refunded munis was positive for performance as investors moved into the sector seeking the highest quality asset toward the end of the period. Exposure to special tax revenue bonds also helped performance during the period.
 
•  Tobacco securitization sector holdings detracted from performance due to the flight to quality with investors only choosing to purchase the highest quality munis, especially toward the end of the period.
 
•  Exposure to zero coupon municipals was negative for performance as the Lehman Zero Coupon Index returned (13.76)% for the 12-month period.
 
•  Long municipals dramatically underperformed long Treasuries and the taxable debt sector during the period as we saw two extreme flights to quality in February and September. The Lehman Long Municipal Bond Index returned (9.55)% during the 12-month period while the Long Government/Credit and the Long Lehman Treasury Indices returned (0.37)% and 10.43%, respectively.
 
•  Municipal bonds within New York outperformed the Lehman Municipal Bond Index for the 12-month period. Year-to-date, issuers in New York State have issued $32.3 billion in bonds, 52% higher than the same period last year. New York ranks third among states in terms of issuance.
 
•  The shape of the New York Insured AAA municipal yield curve steepened during the period. Two-year maturity AAA credits decreased by 76 basis points, 10-year maturities increased by 52 basis points, and 30-year maturities increased by 94 basis points. The Fund curves positioning affected performance negatively as a significant portion of the holdings were in the longer portion of the curve.
 
•  Municipal bond issuance remained at increased levels with April and June both seeing issuance over $50 billion, which has never been experienced before. Auction rate issuers, as well as money market issuers, continue to refinance into longer term debt due to rising interest costs. However, due to market turmoil towards the latter half of the third quarter, issuance has slowed from the pace set during the first two quarters. During the 12-month period, issuance totaled over $456 billion.
 
 
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PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III Performance & Statistics
September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                 
Total Return(1):   Market Price     Net Asset Value (“NAV”)  
   
1 Year
    (22.55 )%     (17.77 )%
 
 
5 Year
    (0.41 )%     1.55 %
 
 
Commencement of Operations (10/31/02) to 9/30/08
    (0.99 )%     2.00 %
 
 
 

 
Common Share Market Price/NAV Performance:
Commencement of Operations (10/31/02) to 9/30/08
 

     
Market Price/NAV:
   
 
 
Market Price
  $10.00
 
 
NAV
  $11.45
 
 
Discount to NAV
  (12.66)%
 
 
Market Price Yield(2)
  6.30%
 
 
 
Moody’s Ratings
(as a % of total investments)
 


 
(1)  Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value or market share price (as applicable) in the period covered. The calculation assumes that all of the Fund’s income dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested. Total return does not reflect broker commissions or sales charges. Total return for a period of more than one year represents the average annual total return.
 
The Fund’s performance at market price will differ from its results at NAV. Although market price returns typically reflect investment results over time, during shorter periods returns at market price can also be influenced by factors such as changing views about the Fund, market conditions, supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in Fund distributions.
 
An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the loss of principal. Total return, market price, market yield and net asset value will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. This data is provided for information only and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. There is a one-time public offering and once issued, shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open market through a stock exchange. Net asset value is equal to total assets attributable to common shareholders less total liabilities divided by the number of common shares outstanding. Holdings are subject to change daily.
 
(2)  Market Price Yield is determined by dividing the annualized current monthly per share dividend (comprised from net investment income) payable to common shareholders by the market price per common share at September 30, 2008.
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES–97.5%
        Alabama–0.7%            
$ 5,000    
Birmingham Baptist Medical Centers Special Care Facs. Financing
Auth. Rev, 5.00%, 11/15/30, Ser. A
  Baa1/NR   $ 3,927,100  
  1,500    
Colbert Cnty., Northwest Health Care Auth., Health Care Facs.
Rev., 5.75%, 6/1/27
  Baa3/NR     1,355,250  
                     
                  5,282,350  
                     
        Alaska–0.8%            
  3,100     Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev., 5.00%, 6/1/46, Ser. A   Baa3/NR     2,017,480  
        State Housing Finance Corp. Rev.,            
  3,900    
5.00%, 12/1/33, Ser. A
  Aaa/AAA     3,367,845  
  1,000    
5.25%, 6/1/32, Ser. C (MBIA)
  Aa2/AA     917,360  
                     
                  6,302,685  
                     
        Arizona–5.8%            
        Health Facs. Auth. Rev.,            
  2,250    
Beatitudes Project, 5.20%, 10/1/37
  NR/NR     1,643,648  
  2,200    
John C. Lincoln Health Network,
7.00%, 12/1/25, (Pre-refunded @ $102, 12/1/10) (c)
  NR/BBB     2,426,886  
  1,500     Maricopa Cnty. Pollution Control Corp., Pollution Control Rev., 5.05%, 5/1/29 (AMBAC)   Aa3/AA     1,209,270  
  16,000    
Pima Cnty. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev., Correctional Facs.,
5.00%, 9/1/39
  Aa2/AA     14,206,880  
        Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power Dist. Rev., Ser. A (i),            
  5,000    
5.00%, 1/1/35
  Aa1/NR     4,720,700  
  16,000    
5.00%, 1/1/37
  Aa1/AA     15,054,560  
  5,600     Salt Verde Financial Corp. Rev., 5.00%, 12/1/37   Aa3/AA−     3,884,160  
                     
                  43,146,104  
                     
        Arkansas–0.1%            
  7,000     Arkansas Dev. Finance Auth. Rev., zero coupon, 7/1/46 (AMBAC)   Aa3/NR     740,950  
                     
        California–10.1%            
  1,980     Chula Vista Community Facs. Dist., Special Tax, 5.25%, 9/1/30   NR/NR     1,642,608  
        Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev., Ser. A-1,            
  25,735    
6.25%, 6/1/33
  Aaa/AAA     27,675,934  
  21,000    
6.75%, 6/1/39, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 6/1/13) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     23,479,470  
        State, GO,            
  400    
5.00%, 6/1/37
  A1/A+     362,148  
  840    
5.00%, 11/1/37
  A1/A+     760,208  
  14,460    
5.00%, 11/1/37 (i)
  A1/A+     13,086,445  
  5,800    
5.00%, 12/1/37
  A1/A+     5,248,478  
  3,060    
Statewide Community Dev. Auth. Rev., Baptist Univ.,
9.00%, 11/1/17, Ser. B (a)(d)
  NR/NR     2,991,364  
                     
                  75,246,655  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        California (continued)            
        Colorado–2.6%            
$ 1,000     Aurora Single Tree Metropolitan Dist., GO, 5.50%, 11/15/31   NR/NR   $ 829,310  
  9,955     Colorado Springs Rev., 5.00%, 11/15/30, Ser. B (i)   Aa2/NR     9,419,322  
  500     Confluence Metropolitan Dist. Rev., 5.45%, 12/1/34   NR/NR     393,135  
        El Paso Cnty., CP, Ser. B (AMBAC),            
  1,725    
5.00%, 12/1/23
  Aa3/AA     1,578,858  
  1,500    
5.00%, 12/1/27
  Aa3/AA     1,329,135  
  1,000     Health Facs. Auth. Rev., American Baptist Homes, 5.90%, 8/1/37, Ser. A   NR/NR     802,240  
  1,500    
Housing & Finance Auth. Rev., Evergreen Country Day School,
5.875%, 6/1/37 (a)(d)
  NR/BB     1,239,900  
  4,000     Saddle Rock Metropolitan Dist., GO, 5.35%, 12/1/31 (Radian)   NR/BBB+     3,425,960  
  340     State School of Mines Auxiliary Facs. Rev., 5.00%, 12/1/37 (AMBAC)   Aa3/AA     315,418  
                     
                  19,333,278  
                     
        Florida–4.3%            
  3,480     Brevard Cnty. Health Facs. Auth. Rev., 5.00%, 4/1/34   A2/A−     2,829,171  
  8,000    
Highlands Cnty. Health Facs. Auth. Rev., Adventist Health System,
5.25%, 11/15/23, Ser. B, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 11/15/12) (c)
  A1/NR     8,484,800  
  2,500    
Hillsborough Cnty. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev., Tampa General Hospital,
5.25%, 10/1/34, Ser. B
  A3/NR     2,113,800  
  1,485    
Julington Creek Plantation Community Dev. Dist., Special
Assessment, 5.00%, 5/1/29 (MBIA)
  A2/AA     1,299,553  
  1,000    
Orange Cnty. Housing Finance Auth., Multifamily Rev., Palm Grove
Gardens, 5.25%, 1/1/28, Ser. G
  Aaa/NR     900,820  
  3,895     Sarasota Cnty. Health Fac. Auth. Rev., 5.75%, 7/1/45   NR/NR     2,969,509  
  7,500     South Miami Health Facs. Auth., Hospital Rev., Baptist Health,
5.25%, 11/15/33, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 2/1/13) (c)
  Aaa/AA−     8,053,650  
  5,615     Tampa Water & Sewer Rev., 5.00%, 10/1/26, Ser. A   Aa2/AA     5,471,986  
                     
                  32,123,289  
                     
        Georgia–0.7%            
  1,750     Fulton Cnty. Rev., 5.125%, 7/1/42, Ser. A   NR/NR     1,238,615  
  4,000     Griffin Combined Public Utility Rev., 5.00%, 1/1/32 (AMBAC)   Aa3/AA     3,610,040  
  400     Medical Center Hospital Auth. Rev., 5.25%, 7/1/37   NR/NR     296,632  
                     
                  5,145,287  
                     
        Idaho–0.8%            
        State Building Auth., Building Rev., Ser. A (XLCA),            
  1,000    
5.00%, 9/1/33
  NR/AA−     921,790  
  5,750    
5.00%, 9/1/43
  NR/AA−     5,166,720  
                     
                  6,088,510  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        Illinois–6.6%            
        Chicago, GO, Ser. A (MBIA),            
$ 720    
5.00%, 1/1/31
  Aa3/AA   $ 658,541  
  1,530    
5.00%, 1/1/31, (Pre-refunded @ $101, 1/1/11) (c)
  Aa3/AA     1,614,288  
        Chicago, Lake Shore East, Special Assessment,            
  1,600    
6.625%, 12/1/22
  NR/NR     1,546,432  
  3,456    
6.75%, 12/1/32
  NR/NR     3,252,372  
  500    
Chicago Board of Education School Reform, GO, zero coupon,
12/1/28, Ser. A (FGIC)
  A1/AA−     139,485  
  3,000     Chicago Kingsbury Redev. Project, Tax Allocation, 6.57%, 2/15/13, Ser. A   NR/NR     3,002,730  
  7,000     Chicago Motor Fuel Tax Rev., 5.00%, 1/1/33, Ser. A (AMBAC)   Aa3/AA+     6,472,690  
        Educational Facs. Auth. Rev., Univ. of Chicago,            
  4,780    
5.00%, 7/1/33
  Aa1/AA     4,483,066  
  165    
5.25%, 7/1/41
  Aa1/AA     158,755  
  65    
5.25%, 7/1/41, (Pre-refunded @ $101, 7/1/11) (c)
  Aa1/AA     69,546  
        Finance Auth. Rev.,            
  2,000    
Christian Homes, Inc., 5.75%, 5/15/31, Ser. A
  NR/NR     1,612,200  
  1,500    
Franciscan Communities, Inc., 5.50%, 5/15/37
  NR/NR     1,181,985  
       
Leafs Hockey Club, Ser. A,
           
  1,000    
5.875%, 3/1/27
  NR/NR     785,620  
  625    
6.00%, 3/1/37
  NR/NR     472,881  
  12,795    
Peoples Gas Light & Coke, 5.00%, 2/1/33 (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AA     11,671,599  
  1,500    
Sedgebrook, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/37, Ser. A
  NR/NR     1,256,475  
  1,050    
Three Crowns Park Plaza, 5.875%, 2/15/38
  NR/NR     860,192  
  1,175     Health Facs. Auth. Rev., Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, 5.50%, 1/1/22   Baa1/NR     1,130,009  
        Hillside, Tax Allocation, Mannheim Redev. Project,            
  2,400    
6.55%, 1/1/20
  NR/NR     2,282,568  
  1,600    
7.00%, 1/1/28
  NR/NR     1,480,736  
  4,283     Round Lake, Special Tax, 6.70%, 3/1/33, (Pre-refunded @ $102, 3/1/13) (c)   NR/NR     4,807,411  
  600     Southwestern Dev. Auth. Rev., Comprehensive Mental Health Center, 6.625%, 6/1/37   NR/NR     514,788  
                     
                  49,454,369  
                     
        Indiana–2.9%            
  1,375     Fort Wayne Pollution Control Rev., 6.20%, 10/15/25   Caa2/B−     783,489  
  7,535     Indiana Bond Bank Rev., 5.00%, 2/1/33, Ser. A (FSA) (i)   Aaa/AAA     7,006,872  
  5,000    
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Board, Tax Allocation,
5.00%, 2/1/29, Ser. G (MBIA)
  A2/AA     4,689,900  
        Michigan City Area Wide School Building Corp., Rev. (FGIC),            
  2,500    
zero coupon, 1/15/21
  NR/AA+     1,221,000  
  1,000    
zero coupon, 7/15/21
  NR/AA+     472,600  
  1,000    
zero coupon, 1/15/22
  NR/AA+     451,900  
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        Indiana (continued)            
$ 1,000    
Plainfield Parks Facs. Corp. Lease Rent Rev.,
5.00%, 1/15/22 (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AA   $ 973,430  
        Portage Industrial Economic Dev. Rev., Tax Allocation,            
  1,000    
5.00%, 7/15/23
  NR/BBB+     881,310  
  775    
5.00%, 1/15/27
  NR/BBB+     657,789  
  3,500    
State Dev. Finance Auth., Pollution Control Rev.,
5.00%, 3/1/30 (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AAA     3,208,485  
  2,000     Vigo Cnty. Hospital Auth. Rev., 5.70%, 9/1/37 (a)(d)   NR/NR     1,594,620  
                     
                  21,941,395  
                     
        Iowa–1.9%            
  1,000     Coralville, CP, 5.25%, 6/1/26, Ser. D   A2/NR     904,110  
        Finance Auth. Rev.,            
  575    
5.50%, 11/15/37
  NR/NR     384,646  
  120    
Deerfield Retirement Community, 5.50%, 11/15/27, Ser. A
  NR/NR     86,616  
  3,715    
Wedum Walnut Ridge LLC, 5.625%, 12/1/45, Ser. A
  NR/NR     2,809,543  
        Tobacco Settlement Auth. of Iowa Rev., Ser. B,            
  11,010    
5.60%, 6/1/34
  Baa3/BBB     8,916,229  
  1,000    
5.60%, 6/1/35, (Pre-refunded @ $101, 6/1/11) (c)
  NR/AAA     1,070,430  
                     
                  14,171,574  
                     
        Kentucky–0.1%            
  1,000    
Economic Dev. Finance Auth. Rev., Hospital Facs. Rev.,
Catholic Healthcare Partners, 5.25%, 10/1/30
  A1/AA−     901,280  
                     
        Louisiana–1.1%            
        Public Facs. Auth. Rev., Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Ser. B,            
  5,000    
5.50%, 5/15/32, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 5/15/26) (c)
  Aaa/NR     5,159,700  
  1,700    
5.50%, 5/15/47
  A3/NR     1,422,883  
  1,595     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev., 5.875%, 5/15/39, Ser. 2001-B   Baa3/BBB     1,369,706  
                     
                  7,952,289  
                     
        Maryland–0.2%            
  1,500    
Health & Higher Educational Facs. Auth. Rev., Calvert Health Systems,
5.50%, 7/1/36
  A2/NR     1,378,290  
                     
        Massachusetts–0.8%            
        Dev. Finance Agcy. Rev.,            
  1,000    
5.75%, 7/1/33, (Pre-refunded @ $101, 7/1/13) Ser. C (c)
  A3/A−     1,103,690  
  750    
Linden Ponds, 5.75%, 11/15/35, Ser. A
  NR/NR     585,870  
  4,910     State Housing Finance Agcy., Housing Rev., 5.125%, 6/1/43, Ser. H   Aa3/AA−     4,427,003  
                     
                  6,116,563  
                     
        Michigan–13.3%            
  500     Conner Creek Academy East Rev., 5.25%, 11/1/36   NR/BB+     379,750  
  33,040     Detroit Sewer Disposal System Rev., 5.00%, 7/1/32, Ser. A (FSA) (i)   Aaa/AAA     29,236,435  
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        Michigan (continued)            
        Detroit Water Supply System Rev. (MBIA),            
$ 35,000    
5.00%, 7/1/34, Ser. A
  A2/AA   $ 30,519,300  
  7,555    
5.00%, 7/1/34, Ser. B
  A2/AA     6,374,984  
  500     Star International Academy, CP, 6.125%, 3/1/37   NR/BB+     415,075  
        State Hospital Finance Auth. Rev.,            
  175    
Detroit Medical Center, 5.25%, 8/15/23
  Ba3/BB-     144,706  
       
Oakwood Group, Ser. A,
           
  5,405    
5.75%, 4/1/32
  A2/A     4,869,527  
  575    
6.00%, 4/1/22
  A2/A     576,340  
  20,000    
Trinity Health Credit, 5.375%, 12/1/30
  Aa2/AA     18,012,600  
  110     State Public Educational Facs. Auth. Rev., 7.00%, 10/1/36 (a)(b)   NR/NR     103,478  
  1,000     State Technological Univ. Rev., 5.00%, 10/1/33 (XLCA)   A1/BBB−     894,650  
  10,000     Tobacco Settlement Finance Auth. Rev., 6.00%, 6/1/48, Ser. A   NR/BBB     7,578,100  
                     
                  99,104,945  
                     
        Minnesota–0.3%            
  2,400     Upsala Independent School Dist. No. 487, GO, 5.00%, 2/1/28 (FGIC)   NR/AAA     2,529,480  
                     
        Mississippi–0.5%            
        Business Finance Corp., Pollution Control Rev.,            
  3,000    
5.875%, 4/1/22
  Ba1/BBB     2,764,890  
  1,250    
5.90%, 5/1/22
  Ba1/BBB     1,154,337  
                     
                  3,919,227  
                     
        Missouri–1.7%            
  1,350    
St. Louis Cnty. Industrial Dev. Auth., Housing Dev. Rev.,
5.20%, 1/20/36 (GNMA)
  NR/AAA     1,200,177  
        St. Louis Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (GNMA),            
  1,500    
5.125%, 12/20/29
  NR/AAA     1,313,670  
  1,500    
5.125%, 12/20/30
  NR/AAA     1,303,485  
  7,500     State Health & Educational Facs. Auth., Health Facs. Rev.,            
       
St. Anthony’s Medical Center, 6.25%, 12/1/30,
(Pre-refunded @ $101, 12/1/10) (c)
  A2/NR     8,143,950  
  250     Township of Jennings Rev., 5.00%, 11/1/23   NR/NR     215,365  
  500    
Univ. Place Transportation Dev. Dist., Special Assessment,
5.00%, 3/1/32
  NR/NR     407,820  
                     
                  12,584,467  
                     
        Montana–1.3%            
  11,250    
Forsyth Pollution Control Rev., Puget Sound Energy,
5.00%, 3/1/31 (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AA     9,651,037  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        New Hampshire–0.6%            
        Manchester Water Works Rev. (FGIC),            
$ 1,500    
5.00%, 12/1/28
  Aa3/AA   $ 1,409,190  
  3,250    
5.00%, 12/1/34
  Aa3/AA     2,987,823  
                     
                  4,397,013  
                     
        New Jersey–5.8%            
  1,000     Camden Cnty., Improvement Auth. Rev., 5.00%, 2/15/35, Ser. A   Baa3/BBB     775,580  
        Economic Dev. Auth. Rev.,            
  4,500    
Kapkowski Road Landfill, Special Assessment, 6.50%, 4/1/28
  Baa3/NR     4,440,690  
  300    
Newark Airport, 7.00%, 10/1/14
  Ba1/NR     300,930  
  450    
Seashore Gardens, 5.375%, 11/1/36
  NR/NR     339,444  
        Financing Auth. Rev.,            
  2,500    
Middlesex Cnty. Pollution Control Auth. Rev., 5.75%, 9/15/32
  Baa2/BBB−     2,313,650  
  2,000    
South Port Corp., 5.10%, 1/1/33
  NR/A     1,865,540  
        Health Care Facs. Financing Auth. Rev.,            
  1,159    
Pascack Valley Hospital, 6.625%, 7/1/36 (e)(k)
  NR/D     149,999  
  2,000    
Somerset Medical Center, 5.50%, 7/1/33
  Ba2/NR     1,571,280  
  1,000    
St. Peters Univ. Hospital, 5.75%, 7/1/37
  Baa2/BBB−     879,420  
  1,150    
Trinitas Hospital, 5.25%, 7/1/30, Ser. A
  Baa3/BBB−     894,850  
  1,500    
State Educational Facs. Auth. Rev., Fairfield Dickinson Univ.,
6.00%, 7/1/25, Ser. D
  NR/NR     1,466,715  
        Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev.,            
  22,645    
5.00%, 6/1/41, Ser. 1A
  Baa3/BBB     14,374,367  
  525    
6.00%, 6/1/37, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 6/1/12) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     575,001  
  950    
6.125%, 6/1/24
  Aaa/AAA     995,923  
  230    
6.125%, 6/1/42, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 6/1/12) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     252,890  
  350    
6.25%, 6/1/43, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 6/1/13) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     391,842  
  10,750    
6.75%, 6/1/39, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 6/1/13) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     12,116,755  
                     
                  43,704,876  
                     
        New Mexico–0.1%            
  1,000     Farmington Pollution Control Rev., 5.80%, 4/1/22   Baa3/BB+     884,350  
                     
        New York–1.5%            
  1,150     Nassau Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., Amsterdam at Harborside, 6.70%, 1/1/43, Ser. A   NR/NR     1,088,038  
        New York City Municipal Water Finance Auth., Water & Sewer System Rev.,            
  8,180    
5.00%, 6/15/37, Ser. D (i)
  Aa2/AAA     7,637,011  
  500    
5.00%, 6/15/39, Ser. A
  Aa2/AAA     465,895  
  2,000     State Environmental Facs. Corp. Rev., 5.00%, 6/15/28   Aaa/AAA     1,941,300  
                     
                  11,132,244  
                     
 
 
9.30.08   PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report 13


 

 
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        North Carolina–1.4%            
        Eastern Municipal Power Agcy., Power System Rev.,            
$ 2,000    
5.125%, 1/1/23, Ser. D
  Baa1/BBB+   $ 1,794,280  
  2,000    
5.125%, 1/1/26, Ser. D
  Baa1/BBB+     1,755,480  
  3,795    
5.375%, 1/1/17, Ser. C
  Baa1/BBB+     3,818,225  
        Medical Care Commission Rev.,            
  1,500    
Carolina Villiage, 6.00%, 4/1/38
  NR/NR     1,269,840  
  1,500    
Cleveland Cnty., 5.00%, 7/1/35 (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AA     1,310,175  
  1,000    
Village at Brookwood, 5.25%, 1/1/32
  NR/NR     760,300  
                     
                  10,708,300  
                     
        Ohio–1.4%            
  5,000    
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Auth. Rev.,
5.875%, 6/1/47, Ser. A-2
  Baa3/BBB     3,786,450  
  2,500     Lorain Cnty. Hospital Rev., Catholic Healthcare, 5.375%, 10/1/30   A1/AA−     2,291,450  
  5,000    
Ohio Air Quality Dev. Auth. Rev., Dayton Power & Light Co.,
4.80%, 1/1/34, Ser. B (FGIC) (i)
  Aaa/NR     4,195,000  
                     
                  10,272,900  
                     
        Pennsylvania–4.6%            
        Allegheny Cnty. Hospital Dev. Auth. Rev.,            
  11,300    
5.375%, 11/15/40, Ser. A
  Ba3/BB     7,794,175  
  4,350    
9.25%, 11/15/30, Ser. B, (Pre-refunded @ $102, 11/15/10) (c)
  Ba3/AAA     5,010,417  
        Cumberland Cnty. Auth., Retirement Community Rev.,            
       
Messiah Village, Ser A,
           
  750    
5.625%, 7/1/28
  NR/BBB−     651,262  
  670    
6.00%, 7/1/35
  NR/BBB−     591,597  
  1,500    
Wesley Affiliated Services, 7.25%, 1/1/35, Ser. A, (Pre-refunded @ $101, 1/1/13) (c)
  NR/NR     1,739,355  
  3,250     Delaware River JT Toll Bridge, Commission Bridge Rev., 5.00%, 7/1/28   A2/A−     3,010,670  
  1,250     Harrisburg Auth. Rev., 6.00%, 9/1/36   NR/NR     1,107,913  
  3,000     Lehigh Cnty. General Purpose Auth. Rev., St. Luke’s Bethlehem Hospital, 5.375%, 8/15/33, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 8/15/13) (c)   Baa1/AAA     3,263,580  
  6,200    
Philadelphia Hospitals & Higher Education Facs. Auth. Hospital Rev., Temple Univ. Hospital, 6.625%, 11/15/23, Ser. A
  Baa3/BBB     5,459,224  
  5,000    
Philadelphia School Dist., GO, 5.125%, 6/1/34, Ser. D, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 6/1/14) (FGIC) (c)
  A1/A+     5,408,400  
                     
                  34,036,593  
                     
        Puerto Rico–0.1%            
  460     Electric Power Auth. Power Rev., 5.125%, 7/1/29, Ser. NN,            
       
(Pre-refunded @ $100, 7/1/13) (c)
  A3/BBB+     494,472  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        South Carolina–1.8%            
$ 7,500    
Florence Cnty. Rev., McLeod Regional Medical Center,
5.00%, 11/1/31, Ser. A (FSA)
  Aaa/AAA   $ 6,567,300  
        Jobs-Economic Dev. Auth. Rev., Bon Secours,            
  5,305    
5.625%, 11/15/30
  A3/A−     4,839,858  
  1,395    
5.625%, 11/15/30, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 11/15/12) (c)
  A3/A−     1,521,638  
  750     Woodlands at Furman, 6.00%, 11/15/37, Ser. A   NR/NR     615,247  
                     
                  13,544,043  
                     
        South Dakota–0.2%            
  1,705     Minnehaha Cnty. Health Facs. Rev., Bethany Lutheran, 5.375%, 12/1/27   NR/NR     1,393,241  
                     
        Tennessee–0.2%            
  1,250    
Knox Cnty. Health Educational & Housing Facs. Board Rev., Catholic Healthcare Partners, 5.25%, 10/1/30
  A1/AA−     1,126,600  
                     
        Texas–13.0%            
  1,300    
Comal Cnty. Health Facs. Dev. Rev., McKenna Memorial Hospital Project, 6.25%, 2/1/32, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 2/1/13) (c)
  NR/AAA     1,447,862  
  6,810    
Crowley Independent School Dist., GO, 4.75%, 8/1/35 (PSF-GTD) (i)
  Aaa/AAA     5,942,338  
        Denton Independent School Dist., GO (PSF-GTD),            
  5,745    
zero coupon, 8/15/26, (Pre-refunded @ $44.73, 8/15/12) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     2,234,345  
  255    
zero coupon, 8/15/26
  Aaa/AAA     91,815  
  5,745    
zero coupon, 8/15/27, (Pre-refunded @ $42.17, 8/15/12) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     2,106,462  
  255    
zero coupon, 8/15/27
  Aaa/AAA     86,465  
  4,785    
zero coupon, 8/15/28, (Pre-refunded @ $39.75, 8/15/12) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     1,653,792  
  215    
zero coupon, 8/15/28
  Aaa/AAA     68,639  
  5,745    
zero coupon, 8/15/29, (Pre-refunded @ $37.46, 8/15/12) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     1,871,204  
  255    
zero coupon, 8/15/29
  Aaa/AAA     76,635  
  1,915    
zero coupon, 8/15/30, (Pre-refunded @ $35.30, 8/15/12) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     587,694  
  85    
zero coupon, 8/15/30
  Aaa/AAA     24,042  
  7,660    
zero coupon, 8/15/31, (Pre-refunded @ $33.25, 8/15/12) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     2,214,582  
  340    
zero coupon, 8/15/31
  Aaa/AAA     90,559  
  10,115    
5.00%, 8/15/33 (i)
  Aaa/NR     9,498,491  
  12,855     El Paso, GO, 4.75%, 8/15/33 (FSA)(i)   Aaa/AAA     11,512,810  
  5,000    
Houston Water & Sewer System Rev., 5.00%, 12/1/30, Ser. A,
(Pre-refunded @ $100, 12/1/12) (FSA) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     5,317,750  
  465     Judson Independent School Dist., GO, 5.00%, 2/1/30 (PSF-GTD)   Aaa/NR     441,011  
  11,950     Mansfield Independent Sch. Dist., GO, 5.00%, 2/15/28, (PSF-GTD) (i)   Aaa/AAA     11,434,716  
        Mesquite Independent School Dist. No. 1, GO, Ser. A (PSF-GTD),            
  1,365    
zero coupon, 8/15/16
  NR/AAA     947,870  
  1,000    
zero coupon, 8/15/18
  NR/AAA     614,300  
  1,000    
zero coupon, 8/15/19
  NR/AAA     567,610  
  1,000    
zero coupon, 8/15/20
  NR/AAA     515,900  
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        Texas (continued)            
        North Harris Cnty. Regional Water Auth. Rev.,            
$ 5,500    
5.25%, 12/15/33
  A3/A+   $ 4,878,115  
  5,500    
5.50%, 12/15/38
  A3/A+     4,997,630  
  11,800     North Texas Tollway Auth. Rev., 5.625%, 1/1/33, Ser. A   A2/A−     10,756,172  
  2,105    
Northwest Harris Cnty. Municipal Utility Dist. No. 16, GO,
5.30%, 10/1/29 (Radian)
  NR/BBB+     2,124,787  
  2,000     Sabine River Auth. Rev., 5.20%, 5/1/28   Caa1/CCC     1,384,260  
  11,115     Univ. Rev., 5.00%, 8/15/33, Ser. B, (Pre-refunded @ $100,            
       
8/15/13) (c)(i)
  Aaa/AAA     11,651,743  
  2,500     Willacy Cnty. Rev., 6.875%, 9/1/28, Ser. A-1   NR/NR     2,236,725  
                     
                  97,376,324  
                     
        Utah–0.4%            
  1,750     Cnty. of Weber, IHC Health Services Rev., 5.00%, 8/15/30   NR/NR     1,494,868  
  750     Spanish Fork City Rev., 5.70%, 11/15/36   NR/NR     614,295  
  720    
Utah Cnty. Lincoln Academy Charter School Rev., GO,
5.875%, 6/15/37, Ser. A (a)(d)
  NR/NR     604,814  
                     
                  2,713,977  
                     
        Virginia–0.1%            
  1,000     James City Cnty. Economic Dev. Auth. Rev., 5.50%, 7/1/37, Ser. A   NR/NR     742,180  
                     
        Washington–9.6%            
  6,375     Chelan Cnty. Public Utility Dist. Rev., 5.125%, 7/1/33, Ser. C (AMBAC)   Aa2/AA     6,103,106  
  15,000     King Cnty. Sewer Rev., 5.00%, 1/1/35, Ser. A (FSA)(i)   Aaa/AAA     14,162,100  
  17,375    
Port Tacoma GO, 5.00%, 12/1/33,
(Pre-refunded @ $100, 12/1/13) (AMBAC) (c)
  Aa3/AA     18,680,037  
  10,000     Seattle Drain & Wastewater Rev., 5.00%, 7/1/32 (FGIC)   Aa2/AA+     9,055,000  
  3,400     State Housing Finance Commission Rev., Skyline at First Hill,            
       
5.625%, 1/1/38, Ser. A
  NR/NR     2,658,120  
  21,505     Tobacco Settlement Auth., Tobacco Settlement Rev., 6.50%, 6/1/26   Baa3/BBB     20,744,368  
                     
                  71,402,731  
                     
        Wisconsin–0.1%            
  560     Badger Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp. Rev., 6.00%, 6/1/17   Baa3/BBB     552,154  
  700     Milwaukee Redev. Auth. Rev., 5.65%, 8/1/37, Ser. A   NR/NR     565,264  
                     
                  1,117,418  
                     
        Total Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost–$786,547,445)         728,161,286  
                     
VARIABLE RATE NOTES (g)–2.2%
        Florida–0.6%            
  6,385     State Turnpike Auth. Rev., 1.71%, 7/1/31, Ser. 1450 (a)(d)(f)   Aa2/NR     4,554,548  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        New York–1.3%            
$ 11,650     Liberty Dev. Corp. Rev., 3.00%, 10/1/35, Ser. 1451 (a)(d)(f)   Aa3/NR   $ 1,561,100  
  10,000    
State Dormitory Auth. Rev., Univ. & College Improvement.,
1.43%, 3/15/35, Ser. 1216 (a)(d)(f)
  NR/AAA     7,867,600  
                     
                  9,428,700  
                     
        Ohio–0.3%            
  3,460     State Air Quality Dev. Auth. Rev., 2.971%, 1/1/34 (FGIC) (a)(d)(f)   A2/NR     1,801,414  
                     
        Pennsylvania–0.0%            
  350     Washington Cnty. Redev. Auth., Tax Allocation, 5.45%, 7/1/35, Ser. A   NR/NR     280,014  
                     
        Total Variable Rate Notes (cost–$34,855,956)         16,064,676  
                     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–0.3%
Municipal Bonds & Notes–0.1%
           
        California–0.1%            
  1,000     Alameda Public Financing Auth. Rev., 7.00%, 6/1/09   NR/NR     791,480  
                     
U.S. Treasury Bills (j)–0.2%
  1,750    
0.62%-1.00%, 10/16/08-12/11/08
        1,748,666  
                     
        Total Short-Term Investments (cost–$2,747,056)         2,540,146  
                     
        Total Investments (cost–$824,150,457)–100.0%       $ 746,766,108  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008

 
                     
 Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES–92.6%
       
Assoc. of Bay Area Gov’t Finance Auth. Rev., Odd Fellows Home
(CA Mtg. Ins.),
           
$ 3,200    
5.20%, 11/15/22
  NR/A+   $ 3,137,152  
  11,725    
5.35%, 11/15/32
  NR/A+     11,249,199  
       
Burbank Public Finance Auth., Tax Allocation, San Fernando
Redev. Project,
           
  1,135    
5.50%, 12/1/28
  NR/BBB     1,018,322  
  1,000    
5.50%, 12/1/33
  NR/BBB     890,540  
  2,000    
Butte-Glenn Community College Dist., GO, Ser. A (MBIA),
5.00%, 8/1/26
  A1/NR     1,887,200  
  2,000    
Capistrano Unified School Dist., Community Fac. Dist., Special Tax, 6.00%, 9/1/32, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 9/1/13) (c)
  NR/NR     2,238,100  
  500    
Carson Public Financing Auth., Special Assessment,
5.00%, 9/2/31, Ser. B
  NR/NR     392,825  
  1,000    
Cathedral City Public Financing Auth., Tax Allocation,
5.00%, 8/1/33, Ser. A (MBIA)
  A2/AA     894,800  
  1,150     Ceres Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation, 5.00%, 11/1/33 (MBIA)   A2/AA     1,021,131  
        Ceres Unified School Dist., GO (FGIC),            
  2,825    
zero coupon, 8/1/28
  NR/A     800,831  
  2,940    
zero coupon, 8/1/29
  NR/A     777,365  
       
Chula Vista Community Facs. Dist., Special Tax,
Eastlake Woods,
           
  675    
6.15%, 9/1/26
  NR/NR     630,524  
  1,620    
6.20%, 9/1/33
  NR/NR     1,486,107  
       
Otay Ranch Village,
           
  1,920    
5.125%, 9/1/36
  NR/NR     1,508,179  
  1,600    
5.75%, 9/1/33
  NR/NR     1,387,536  
  1,000     City of Carlsbad, Special Assessment, 6.00%, 9/2/34   NR/NR     917,080  
        Contra Costa Cnty. Public Financing Auth., Tax Allocation, Ser. A,            
  1,415    
5.625%, 8/1/33
  NR/BBB     1,324,327  
  1,585    
5.625%, 8/1/33, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 8/1/13) (c)
  NR/BBB     1,744,419  
  3,775     Cucamonga School Dist., CP, 5.20%, 6/1/27   NR/A-     3,417,054  
        Educational Facs. Auth. Rev.,            
  2,455    
Loyola Marymount Univ., zero coupon, 10/1/34, Ser. A (MBIA)
  A2/NR     483,414  
  5,000    
Pepperdine Univ., 5.00%, 9/1/33, Ser. A (FGIC)
  Aa3/NR     4,574,150  
        Fremont Community Dist., Special Tax,            
  1,250    
5.30%, 9/1/30
  NR/NR     1,094,438  
  5,000    
6.30%, 9/1/31
  NR/NR     4,607,200  
  9,500     Fresno School Unified Dist., GO, 6.00%, 8/1/26, Ser. A (MBIA)   A2/AA     9,564,980  
  4,380     Glendale Electric Works Rev., 5.00%, 2/1/27 (MBIA)   Aa3/AA     4,246,760  
        Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev.,            
  10,000    
5.00%, 6/1/33, Ser. A-1
  Baa3/BBB     6,965,200  
  10,000    
5.00%, 6/1/35, Ser. A (FGIC)
  A2/A     8,437,600  
 
 
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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
 Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
$ 10,000    
5.00%, 6/1/35, Ser. A (FGIC) (i)
  A2/A   $ 8,437,600  
  4,000    
5.00%, 6/1/45, Ser. A (FGIC-TCRS) (i)
  A2/AAA     3,202,480  
  9,000    
5.00%, 6/1/45 (AMBAC-TCRS) (i)
  Aa3/AAA     7,119,630  
  16,795    
6.25%, 6/1/33, Ser. A-1
  Aaa/AAA     18,061,679  
  38,490    
6.75%, 6/1/39, Ser. A-1, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 6/1/13) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     43,034,514  
        Health Facs. Finance Auth. Rev.,            
  6,000    
Cottage Health System, 5.00%, 11/1/33, Ser. B (MBIA)
  A2/AA     5,447,040  
       
Paradise VY Estates (CA Mtg. Ins.),
           
  2,000    
5.125%, 1/1/22
  NR/A+     1,939,080  
  1,550    
5.25%, 1/1/26
  NR/A+     1,485,396  
  7,750    
Infrastructure & Economic Dev. Bank Rev.,
Bay Area Toll Bridges, 5.00%, 7/1/36,
(Pre-refunded @ $100, 1/1/28) (AMBAC) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     7,525,560  
       
Kaiser Assistance Corp.,
           
  3,000    
5.50%, 8/1/31, Ser. B
  A2/A     2,752,380  
  8,000    
5.55%, 8/1/31, Ser. A
  NR/A+     7,388,240  
  20     Lancaster Financing Auth., Tax Allocation, 4.75%, 2/1/34 (MBIA)   A2/AA     16,537  
  825    
Lee Lake Water Dist. Community Facs. Dist. No. 2, Montecito Ranch, Special Tax, 6.125%, 9/1/32
  NR/NR     768,784  
        Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Rev. (i),            
  6,000    
4.75%, 7/1/30, Ser. A-2 (FSA)
  Aa1/NR     5,206,260  
  10,000    
5.00%, 7/1/30, Ser. A
  Aa3/AA−     9,293,500  
  20,000    
5.00%, 7/1/35, Ser. A (FSA)
  Aaa/AAA     18,342,600  
  5,280     Modesto Irrigation Dist., CP, 5.00%, 7/1/33, Ser. A (MBIA)   A2/AA     4,831,094  
  4,585    
Moreno Valley Unified School Dist. Community Facs. Dist., Special Tax, 5.20%, 9/1/36
  NR/NR     3,528,249  
  5,000     Oakland, GO, 5.00%, 1/15/33, Ser. A (MBIA)   A1/AA     4,445,300  
  1,545    
Oakland Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation, 5.25%, 9/1/33, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 3/1/13) (c)
  NR/A     1,674,286  
  5,000    
Orange Cnty. Community Facs. Dist., Ladera Ranch, Special Tax,
5.55%, 8/15/33, Ser. A
  NR/NR     4,445,800  
  5,000     Orange Cnty. Unified School Dist., CP, 4.75%, 6/1/29 (MBIA)   A1/AA     4,326,300  
        Orange Cnty. Water Dist. Rev., CP, Ser. B (MBIA),            
  1,000    
5.00%, 8/15/28
  Aa2/AA+     933,130  
  5,525    
5.00%, 8/15/34
  Aa2/AA+     5,083,556  
  2,000     Palm Desert Financing Auth., Tax Allocation, 5.00%, 4/1/25 (MBIA)   A2/AA     1,876,740  
  1,410     Pomona Public Financing Auth. Rev., 5.00%, 12/1/37, Ser. AF (MBIA)   A2/AA     1,231,522  
       
Poway Unified School Dist. Community Facs. Dist. No. 6,
Special Tax,
           
  1,950    
5.125%, 9/1/28
  NR/BBB     1,701,960  
       
Area A,
           
  1,285    
6.05%, 9/1/25
  NR/NR     1,259,634  
  2,100    
6.125%, 9/1/33
  NR/NR     2,025,870  
  1,700    
Area B, 5.125%, 9/1/28
  NR/NR     1,430,873  
 
 
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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
 Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
$ 5,000     Riverside, CP, 5.00%, 9/1/33 (AMBAC)   Aa3/AA   $ 4,506,700  
  500    
Rocklin Unified School Dist. Community Facs., Special Tax,
5.00%, 9/1/29 (MBIA)
  A2/AA     460,985  
  1,315    
Sacramento City Financing Auth. Rev., North Natomas Community
Facs. Dist. No. 2, 6.25%, 9/1/23, Ser. A
  NR/NR     1,209,208  
  7,520    
Sacramento Cnty. Water Financing Auth. Rev., 5.00%, 6/1/34, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 6/1/13) (AMBAC) (c)
  Aa3/AA     8,101,522  
  8,000     Sacramento Muni Utility Dist. Rev., 5.00%, 8/15/33, Ser. R (MBIA)   A1/AA     7,211,040  
  12,075     San Diego Community College Dist., GO,            
       
5.00%, 5/1/28, Ser. A (FSA) (i)
  Aaa/AAA     11,780,008  
        San Diego Community Facs. Dist. No. 3, Special Tax, Ser. A (a),            
  890    
5.60%, 9/1/21
  NR/NR     839,199  
  580    
5.70%, 9/1/26
  NR/NR     509,559  
  1,700    
5.75%, 9/1/36
  NR/NR     1,437,163  
        San Diego Unified School Dist., GO, Ser. E (FSA),            
  11,000    
5.00%, 7/1/26
  Aaa/AAA     11,587,070  
  8,425    
5.00%, 7/1/28
  Aaa/AAA     8,874,642  
  1,500    
San Diego Univ. Foundation Auxiliary Organization, Rev.,
5.00%, 3/1/27, Ser. A (MBIA)
  A2/AA     1,347,435  
  3,000     San Jose, Libraries & Parks, GO, 5.125%, 9/1/31   Aa1/AAA     3,013,140  
  15,700    
San Marcos Public Facs. Auth., Tax Allocation, 5.00%, 8/1/33,
Ser. A (FGIC)
  A3/A−     13,450,190  
        Santa Ana Unified School Dist., GO, Ser. B (FGIC),            
  2,515    
zero coupon, 8/1/26
  NR/A+     839,582  
  3,520    
zero coupon, 8/1/28
  NR/A+     1,036,922  
  2,500    
zero coupon, 8/1/30
  NR/A+     642,825  
  3,780    
zero coupon, 8/1/31
  NR/A+     921,451  
  3,770    
zero coupon, 8/1/32
  NR/A+     863,896  
        Santa Margarita Water Dist., Special Tax,            
  1,820    
6.25%, 9/1/29
  NR/NR     1,847,901  
  4,090    
6.25%, 9/1/29, (Pre-refunded @ $102, 9/1/09) (c)
  NR/NR     4,305,257  
  3,550    
Santa Monica Community College Dist., GO,
zero coupon, 8/1/27, Ser. C (MBIA)
  Aa2/AA     1,078,668  
  4,425     South Tahoe JT Powers Financing Auth. Rev., 5.45%, 10/1/33   NR/BBB     3,900,726  
  12,310    
Southern CA Public Power Auth., Power Project Rev., Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/33, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 7/1/13) (AMBAC) (a)(c)(i)
  Aa3/AA     13,249,499  
  4,095    
State Department Veteran Affairs Home Purchase Rev.,
5.35%, 12/1/27, Ser. A (AMBAC)
  Aa2/AA     3,928,866  
  500     State Muni Finance Auth. Rev., 7.00%, 10/1/39, Ser. A   NR/NR     468,365  
        State Public Works Board Lease Rev.,            
  1,105    
Patton, 5.375%, 4/1/28
  A2/A     1,048,115  
  4,600    
Univ. CA M.I.N.D. Inst., 5.00%, 4/1/28, Ser. A
  Aa2/AA−     4,342,768  
        State, GO,            
  265    
5.00%, 6/1/37
  A1/A+     239,923  
  10,300    
5.00%, 11/1/37(i)
  A1/A+     9,321,603  
 
 
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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
 Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
$ 4,000    
5.00%, 12/1/37
  A1/A+   $ 3,619,640  
        Statewide Community Dev. Auth. Rev.,            
  1,150    
Baptist Univ., 5.50%, 11/1/38, Ser. A
  NR/NR     945,680  
  2,500    
Berkeley Montessori School, 7.25%, 10/1/33
  NR/NR     2,427,150  
       
Catholic Healthcare West,
           
  1,200    
5.50%, 7/1/31, Ser. D
  A2/A     1,091,976  
  1,200    
5.50%, 7/1/31, Ser. E
  A2/A     1,091,964  
  15,000    
Health Facs., Memorial Health Services, 5.50%, 10/1/33, Ser. A
  NR/A+     13,339,800  
  1,250    
Huntington Park Chapter School, 5.25%, 7/1/42, Ser. A
  NR/NR     952,525  
  3,505    
Internext Group, CP, 5.375%, 4/1/30
  NR/BBB     2,906,767  
  7,300    
Jewish Home, 5.50%, 11/15/33 (CA St. Mtg.)
  NR/A+     7,124,800  
  10,000    
Sutter Health, 5.50%, 8/15/34, Ser. B
  Aa3/AA−     9,471,900  
  2,500    
Valleycare Health, 5.125%, 7/15/31, Ser. A
  NR/NR     1,929,925  
  975    
Windrush School, 5.50%, 7/1/37
  NR/NR     766,048  
  2,000     Tamalpais Union High School Dist., GO, 5.00%, 8/1/26 (MBIA)   A2/AA+     1,946,940  
  2,000    
Temecula Public Financing Auth. Community Facs. Dist., Crowne Hill, Special Tax, 6.00%, 9/1/33, Ser. A
  NR/NR     1,842,680  
       
Tobacco Securitization Agcy. Rev.,
Alameda Cnty.,
           
  8,100    
5.875%, 6/1/35
  Baa3/NR     6,732,072  
  7,000    
6.00%, 6/1/42
  Baa3/NR     5,756,380  
  4,860    
Gold Cnty., zero coupon, 6/1/33
  NR/BBB     646,088  
  2,000    
Kern Cnty., 6.125%, 6/1/43, Ser. A
  NR/BBB     1,674,740  
  5,000    
Tobacco Securitization Auth. of Southern California Rev.,
5.00%, 6/1/37, Ser. A-1
  Baa3/BBB     3,548,450  
  2,950     Torrance Medical Center Rev., 5.50%, 6/1/31, Ser. A   A1/A+     2,757,926  
  5,500     Univ. Rev., 4.75%, 5/15/35, Ser. 1119 (FSA)(i)   NR/AAA     4,838,130  
  1,000    
West Basin Municipal Water Dist. Rev., CP,
5.00%, 8/1/30, Ser. A (MBIA)
  Aa3/AA     923,560  
  2,500    
William S. Hart Union High School Dist., Special Tax,
6.00%, 9/1/33
  NR/NR     2,233,225  
  2,750     Woodland Finance Auth., Lease Rev., 5.00%, 3/1/32 (XLCA)   A3/BBB−     2,386,641  
                     
        Total California Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost–$489,281,132)         458,831,262  
                     
OTHER MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES–4.4%
        Florida–0.8%            
  4,720     Sarasota Cnty. Health Fac. Auth. Rev., 5.625%, 7/1/27   NR/NR     3,893,811  
                     
        Indiana–0.8%            
  5,000     Vigo Cnty. Hospital Auth. Rev., 5.70%, 9/1/37 (a)(d)   NR/NR     3,986,550  
                     
        Pennsylvania–0.7%            
        Allegheny Cnty. Hospital Dev. Auth. Rev., Ser. A,            
  1,000    
5.00%, 11/15/28
  Ba3/BB     706,170  
  4,000    
5.375%, 11/15/40
  Ba3/BB     2,759,000  
                     
                  3,465,170  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
 Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
        Puerto Rico–1.8%            
$ 315    
Electric Power Auth. Power Rev., 5.125%, 7/1/29, Ser. NN,
(Pre-refunded @ $100, 7/1/13) (c)
  A3/BBB+   $ 338,606  
        Public Building Auth. Rev., Gov’t Facs.,            
  4,420    
5.00%, 7/1/36, Ser. I (GTD)
  Baa3/BBB−     3,814,018  
  290    
5.25%, 7/1/36, Ser. D
  Baa3/BBB−     260,388  
        Sales Tax Financing Corp. Rev., Ser. A,            
  23,200    
zero coupon, 8/1/47 (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AA     2,017,472  
  29,200    
zero coupon, 8/1/54 (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AA     1,536,504  
  26,300    
zero coupon, 8/1/56
  A1/A+     1,183,500  
                     
                  9,150,488  
                     
        South Dakota–0.3%            
  2,000    
Minnehaha Cnty. Health Facs. Rev., Bethany Lutheran,
5.50%, 12/1/35
  NR/NR     1,561,460  
                     
        Total Other Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost–$29,174,164)         22,057,479  
                     
CALIFORNIA VARIABLE RATE NOTE (a)(d)(f)(g)–0.1%
  1,745    
Los Angeles Unified School Dist., GO, 24.429%, 1/1/23 (MBIA) (cost–$1,694,479)
  NR/AA     645,877  
                     
OTHER VARIABLE RATE NOTES (g)–1.0%
        New York–0.2%            
  1,090    
New York City Municipal Water Finance Auth., Water & Sewer
System Rev., 2.11%, 6/15/37, Ser. 1226 (a)(d)(f)
  Aa2/NR     873,017  
                     
        Puerto Rico–0.8%            
  3,800     Public Finance Corp. Rev., 5.75%, 8/1/27, Ser. A   Ba1/BBB−     3,841,990  
                     
        Total Other Variable Rate Notes (cost–$5,037,756)         4,715,007  
                     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–1.9%
Municipal Bonds & Notes–0.2%
           
        California–0.2%            
  1,000     Alameda Public Financing Auth. Rev., 7.00%, 6/1/09   NR/NR     791,480  
                     
California Variable Rate Demand Note (a)(g)(h)–1.6%
  7,835    
Los Angeles Unified School District, GO, zero coupon,
10/2/08 (MBIA)
  NR/A-1     7,835,000  
                     
U.S. Treasury Bill (j)–0.1%
  750    
1.00%, 10/16/08
        749,688  
                     
        Total Short-Term Investments (cost–$9,583,077)         9,376,168  
                     
        Total Investments (cost–$534,770,608)–100.0%       $ 495,625,793  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES–86.6%
$ 790     Dutchess Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., 5.25%, 1/1/37   NR/NR   $ 593,653  
        East Rochester Housing Auth. Rev.,            
  2,800    
St. Mary’s Residence Project, 5.375%, 12/20/22 (GNMA)
  NR/AAA     2,784,628  
  1,400    
Woodland Project, 5.50%, 8/1/33
  NR/NR     1,120,938  
  1,300     Erie Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy., Orchard Park Rev., 6.00%, 11/15/36   NR/NR     1,063,634  
        Liberty Dev. Corp. Rev., Goldman Sachs Headquarters,            
  1,060    
5.25%, 10/1/35
  Aa3/AA−     876,408  
  2,990    
5.25%, 10/1/35 (i)
  Aa3/AA−     2,472,132  
  900    
5.50%, 10/1/37
  Aa3/AA−     769,941  
  1,000     Long Island Power Auth., Electric System Rev., 5.00%, 9/1/27, Ser. C   A3/A−     908,630  
        Metropolitan Transportation Auth. Rev.,            
  1,200    
5.00%, 11/15/26, Ser. B
  A2/A     1,102,236  
  6,220    
5.00%, 11/15/32, Ser. A (FGIC) (i)
  A2/A     5,629,287  
  100    
Monroe Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp. Rev.,
6.375%, 6/1/35, (Pre-refunded @ $101, 6/1/10) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     107,273  
  2,750     Mortgage Agcy. Rev., 4.75%, 10/1/27, Ser. 128   Aa1/NR     2,428,855  
  1,300    
Nassau Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., Amsterdam at Harborside, 6.70%, 1/1/43, Ser. A
  NR/NR     1,229,956  
  2,000    
Nassau Cnty. Tobacco Settlement Corp., Rev.,
6.60%, 7/15/39, (Pre-refunded @ $101, 7/15/09) (c)
  Aaa/AAA     2,085,940  
        New York City, GO Ser. I,            
  7,195    
5.00%, 3/1/33
  Aa3/AA     6,588,174  
  235    
5.375%, 3/1/27
  Aa3/AAA     230,281  
        New York City Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev.,            
  800    
Liberty Interactive Corp., 5.00%, 9/1/35
  Ba2/BB+     617,552  
       
Yankee Stadium,
           
  2,000    
5.00%, 3/1/31 (FGIC)
  Baa3/BBB−     1,771,660  
  200    
5.00%, 3/1/36 (MBIA)
  A2/AA     174,076  
  3,000    
New York City Municipal Water Finance Auth., Water & Sewer System Rev., 5.00%, 6/15/32, Ser. A
  Aa2/AAA     2,832,750  
  5,000     New York City Trust for Cultural Res. Rev., 5.00%, 2/1/34 (FGIC) (i)   Aa3/AA−     4,670,550  
  2,995     New York Cntys. Tobacco Trust II Rev., 5.625%, 6/1/35   Ba1/BBB     2,717,364  
  1,000    
Niagara Falls Public Water Auth., Water & Sewer System Rev., 5.00%, 7/15/34, Ser. A (MBIA)
  A2/AA     900,330  
  1,855    
Sachem Central School Dist. of Holbrook, GO,
5.00%, 6/15/30 (MBIA)
  A1/AA+     1,995,349  
        State Dormitory Auth. Rev.,            
  1,400    
Catholic Health of Long Island, 5.10%, 7/1/34
  Baa1/BBB     1,168,580  
  2,250    
Jewish Board Family & Children, 5.00%, 7/1/33 (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AA     2,136,555  
  2,000    
Kaleida Health Hospital, 5.05%, 2/15/25 (FHA)
  NR/AAA     1,824,440  
  3,250    
Lenox Hill Hospital, 5.50%, 7/1/30
  Ba1/NR     2,951,195  
 
 
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PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
       
Long Island Univ., Ser. A (Radian),
           
$ 2,040    
5.00%, 9/1/23
  A3/BBB+   $ 1,836,306  
$ 4,000    
5.00%, 9/1/32
  A3/BBB+     3,434,920  
  3,000    
Lutheran Medical Hospital, 5.00%, 8/1/31 (FHA-MBIA)
  A2/AA     2,843,400  
       
Mount St. Mary College (Radian),
           
  2,000    
5.00%, 7/1/27
  NR/BBB+     1,807,240  
  2,000    
5.00%, 7/1/32
  NR/BBB+     1,769,700  
  1,000    
New York Univ., 5.00%, 7/1/31, Ser. 2 (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AA     959,260  
  1,000    
New York Univ. Hospital, 5.625%, 7/1/37, Ser. B
  Ba2/BB     900,530  
  6,150    
North General Hospital, 5.00%, 2/15/25
  NR/AA−     5,884,504  
  1,000    
North Shore L.I. Jewish Group, 5.50%, 5/1/33, (Pre-refunded @
$100, 5/1/13) (c)
  Aaa/NR     1,094,960  
  7,000    
Rockefeller Univ., 5.00%, 7/1/32 (i)
  Aaa/AAA     6,690,320  
  1,000    
School Dist. Financing, 5.00%, 10/1/30, Ser. D (MBIA)
  A2/AA     926,930  
  1,250    
Skidmore College, 5.00%, 7/1/28 (FGIC)
  A1/NR     1,179,238  
  3,740    
St. Barnabas Hospital, 5.00%, 2/1/31, Ser. A (AMBAC-FHA)
  Aa3/AA     3,348,123  
  1,400    
State Personal Income Tax, 5.00%, 3/15/32, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 3/15/13) (c)
  Aa3/AAA     1,497,734  
  1,250    
Student Housing Corp., 5.125%, 7/1/34, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 7/1/14) (FGIC) (c)
  NR/NR     1,345,375  
  1,500    
Teachers College, 5.00%, 7/1/32 (MBIA)
  A1/NR     1,447,350  
  2,500    
Winthrop-Nassau Univ., 5.75%, 7/1/28
  Baa1/NR     2,330,775  
  620    
Winthrop Univ. Hospital Assoc., 5.50%, 7/1/32, Ser. A
  Baa1/NR     543,405  
  2,000    
Yeshiva Univ., 5.125%, 7/1/34 (AMBAC)
  Aa2/NR     1,953,720  
        State Environmental Facs Corp. Rev., (i)            
  5,575    
4.75%, 7/15/28
  Aaa/AAA     5,149,460  
  8,855    
4.75%, 7/15/33
  Aaa/AAA     8,005,717  
  1,900    
State Urban Dev. Corp. Rev., Personal Income Tax, 5.00%, 3/15/33, Ser. C-1, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 3/15/13) (c)
  Aa3/AAA     2,028,573  
        Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth. Rev.,            
  4,000    
5.00%, 11/15/32 (MBIA) (i)
  Aa3/AA     3,749,600  
  1,000    
5.00%, 11/15/37, Ser. A
  Aa2/AA−     934,620  
  960     Ulster Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., 6.00%, 9/15/37, Ser. A   NR/NR     828,864  
  2,000    
Warren & Washington Cntys. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Rev., Glens Falls Hospital, 5.00%, 12/1/35, Ser. A (FSA)
  Aaa/AAA     1,862,340  
  1,250    
Westchester Cnty. Industrial Dev. Agcy. Continuing Care Retirement Rev., Kendal on Hudson, 6.50%, 1/1/34, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 1/1/13) (c)
  NR/NR     1,404,500  
                     
        Total New York Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost–$127,299,712)         119,509,831  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008 (continued)

 
                     
Principal
               
Amount
        Credit Rating
     
(000)         (Moody’s/S&P)*   Value  
   
OTHER MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES–11.4%
        California–2.9%            
$ 3,560    
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev.,
6.75%, 6/1/39, Ser. A-1, (Pre-refunded @ $100, 6/1/13) (c)
  Aaa/AAA   $ 3,980,329  
                     
        District of Columbia–0.1%            
  175     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev., 6.50%, 5/15/33   Baa3/BBB     156,641  
                     
        Indiana–1.7%            
        Vigo Cnty. Hospital Auth. Rev. (a)(d),            
  1,000    
5.70%, 9/1/37
  NR/NR     797,310  
  2,000    
5.75%, 9/1/42
  NR/NR     1,573,620  
                     
                  2,370,930  
                     
        Puerto Rico–6.0%            
  2,400     Aqueduct & Sewer Auth. Rev., 6.00%, 7/1/38, Ser. A   Baa3/BBB-     2,315,976  
        Children’s Trust Fund Tobacco Settlement Rev.,            
  1,700    
5.50%, 5/15/39
  Baa3/BBB     1,481,448  
  580    
5.625%, 5/15/43
  Baa3/BBB     504,386  
  210    
Electric Power Auth. Power Rev., 5.125%, 7/1/29, Ser. NN,
(Pre-refunded @ $100, 7/1/13) (c)
  A3/BBB+     225,737  
  4,000     Public Building Auth. Rev., Gov’t Facs., 5.00%, 7/1/36, Ser. I (GTD)   Baa3/BBB−     3,451,600  
  5,000    
Sales Tax Financing Corp. Rev., zero coupon, 8/1/54,
Ser. A (AMBAC)
  Aa3/AA     263,100  
                     
                  8,242,247  
                     
        Rhode Island–0.3%            
  500     Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev., 6.125%, 6/1/32, Ser. A   Baa3/BBB     444,455  
                     
        South Carolina–0.3%            
  370    
Tobacco Settlement Rev. Management Auth. Rev.,
6.375%, 5/15/30, Ser. B
  Baa3/BBB     390,298  
                     
        Washington–0.1%            
  135     Tobacco Settlement Auth. Rev., 6.625%, 6/1/32   Baa3/BBB     127,684  
                     
        Total Other Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost–$16,119,995)         15,712,584  
                     
NEW YORK VARIABLE RATE NOTE (a)(d)(g)–0.3%
  700     State Urban Dev. Corp. Rev., 1.967%, 3/15/35 (cost–$757,713)   NR/AAA     451,220  
                     
                     
NEW YORK VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTES (g)(h)–1.7%
        City of New York NY, GO,            
  1,465    
2.80%, 11/3/08 (FSA)
  VMIG1/A-1+     1,465,000  
  900    
3.50%, 11/3/08
  VMIG1/A-1+     900,000  
                     
        Total New York Variable Rate Demand Notes (cost–$2,365,000)         2,365,000  
                     
        Total Investments (cost–$146,542,420)–100.0%       $ 138,038,635  
                     
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Schedules of Investments
September 30, 2008

 
 
Unaudited
(a) Private Placement – Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Securities with an aggregate value of $22,318,838, representing 2.99% of total investments in Municipal III; securities with an aggregate value of $29,375,864, representing 5.93% of total investments in California Municipal III; securities with an aggregate value of $2,822,150, representing 2.04% of total investments in New York Municipal III.
(b) Illiquid security.
(c) Pre-refunded bonds are collateralized by U.S. Government or other eligible securities which are held in escrow and used to pay principal and interest and retire the bonds at the earliest refunding date (payment date) and/or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate).
(d) 144A Security – Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.
(e) Fair Valued Security – security with an aggregate value of $149,999, representing 0.02% of total investments in Municipal III.
(f) Inverse Floater – The interest rate shown bears an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on September 30, 2008.
(g) Variable Rate Notes – Instruments whose interest rates change on specified date (such as a coupon date or interest payment date) and/or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on September 30, 2008.
(h) Maturity date shown is date of next put.
(i) Residual Interest Bonds held in Trust – Securities represent underlying bonds transferred to a separate securitization trust established in a tender option bond transaction in which the Funds acquired the residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction.
(j) All or partial amount segregated as collateral for swap contracts.
(k) Security in default.
 
Glossary:
AMBAC – insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
CA Mtg. Ins. – insured by California Mortgage Insurance
CA St. Mtg. – insured by California State Mortgage
CP – Certificates of Participation
FGIC – insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
FHA – insured by Federal Housing Administration
FSA – insured by Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
GNMA – insured by Government National Mortgage Association
GO – General Obligation Bond
GTD – Guaranteed
MBIA – insured by Municipal Bond Investors Assurance
NR – Not Rated
PSF – Public School Fund
Radian – insured by Radian Guaranty, Inc.
TCRS – Temporary Custodian Receipts
XLCA – insured by XL Capital Assurance
 
 
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Statements of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2008

 
                             
        California 
    New York 
        Municipal III        Municipal III          Municipal III 
Assets:
                           
Investments, at value (cost–$824,150,457, $534,770,608 and $146,542,420, respectively)
    $746,766,108         $495,625,793         $138,038,635  
                             
Cash
    4,067,565         2,010,856         163,800  
                             
Interest receivable
    12,617,682         7,534,594         1,835,608  
                             
Premium for swaps purchased
    5,764,508         3,895,748         1,116,218  
                             
Deposits with brokers for futures contracts collateral
    1,905,000         1,420,000         450,000  
                             
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts
    1,785,000         1,208,594         345,312  
                             
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    133,330         739,618         40,365  
                             
Total Assets
    773,039,193         512,435,203         141,989,938  
                             
                             
Liabilities:
                           
Payable for floating rate notes
    122,778,152         72,874,411         29,010,325  
                             
Payable for investments purchased
    20,878,652         1,906,688         3,461  
                             
Proceeds payable from retirement of floating rate notes
    7,019,500         5,640,000         802,000  
                             
Dividends payable to common and preferred shareholders
    2,589,551         1,667,221         300,620  
                             
Interest payable
    508,114         592,145         184,971  
                             
Investment management fees payable
    299,845         204,298         53,366  
                             
Unrealized depreciation of swaps
    5,896,675         3,985,072         1,141,808  
                             
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    143,132         129,469         342,056  
                             
Total Liabilities
    160,113,621         86,999,304         31,838,607  
                             
Preferred shares ($0.00001 par value and $25,000 net asset and liquidation value per share applicable to an aggregate of 10,800, 7,400 and 1,880 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)
    270,000,000         185,000,000         47,000,000  
                             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders
    $342,925,572         $240,435,899         $63,151,331  
                             
                             
Composition of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:
                           
Common Stock:
                           
Par value ($0.00001 per share)
    $317         $216         $55  
                             
Paid-in-capital in excess of par
    450,706,272         306,191,464         78,189,823  
                             
Undistributed net investment income
    4,009,960         1,707,824         669,514  
                             
Accumulated net realized loss
    (29,029,315 )       (24,350,716       (6,900,302
                             
Net unrealized depreciation of investments, futures contracts and swaps
    (82,761,662       (43,112,889 )       (8,807,759 )
                             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders
    $342,925,572         $240,435,899         $63,151,331  
                             
Common Shares Outstanding
    31,729,114         21,595,180         5,517,633  
                             
Net Asset Value Per Common Share
    $10.81         $11.13         $11.45  
                             
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   9.30.08   PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report 27


 

PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Statements of Operations
Year ended September 30, 2008

 
                           
        California 
    New York 
        Municipal III        Municipal III          Municipal III 
Investment Income:
                         
Interest
    $51,272,697       $32,828,798         $8,418,371  
                           
                           
Expenses:
                         
Interest expense
    5,420,965       4,497,771         1,275,870  
                           
Investment management fees
    4,564,331       3,094,546         800,957  
                           
Auction agent fees and commissions
    703,325       474,640         123,900  
                           
Custodian and accounting agent fees
    456,558       191,330         67,171  
                           
Audit and tax services
    75,107       61,048         40,688  
                           
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    64,247       48,554         24,369  
                           
Shareholder communications
    56,509       40,601         11,539  
                           
Transfer agent fees
    34,420       35,033         33,571  
                           
Legal fees
    28,492       22,381         14,973  
                           
New York Stock Exchange listing fees
    25,188       21,163         20,962  
                           
Insurance expense
    11,059       7,835         2,406  
                           
Miscellaneous
    12,997       11,998         11,268  
                           
Total expenses
    11,453,198       8,506,900         2,427,674  
                           
Less: investment management fees waived
    (733,062     (497,163       (128,631
                           
   custody credits earned on cash balances
    (35,182     (23,109       (7,636
                           
Net expenses
    10,684,954       7,986,628         2,291,407  
                           
                           
Net Investment Income
    40,587,743       24,842,170         6,126,964  
                           
                           
Realized and Change In Unrealized Gain (Loss)
                         
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                         
Investments
    9,737,988       4,133,822         377,209  
                           
Futures contracts
    (16,930,807 )     (11,183,508 )       (2,997,797 )
                           
Options written
    1,336,920       918,253         235,823  
                           
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:
                         
Investments
    (111,322,831 )     (65,631,188 )       (14,861,172 )
                           
Futures contracts
    589,304       468,678         103,097  
                           
Swaps
    (5,896,675 )     (3,985,072 )       (1,141,808 )
                           
Net realized and change in unrealized loss on investments, futures contracts, options written and swaps
    (122,486,101 )     (75,279,015 )       (18,284,648 )
                           
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations
    (81,898,358 )     (50,436,845 )       (12,157,684 )
                           
Dividends on Preferred Shares from Net Investment Income
    (9,396,018 )     (6,269,965 )       (1,631,983 )
                           
Net Decrease in Net Assets Applicable to Shareholders Resulting from Investment Operations
    $(91,294,376 )     $(56,706,810 )       $(13,789,667 )
                           
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shareholders

 
                 
    Municipal III
    Year ended 
  Year ended  
        September 30, 
  September 30,  
    2008    2007  
Investment Operations:
               
Net investment income
    $40,587,743       $36,929,364  
                 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and options written
    (5,855,899     4,167,656  
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures contracts, options written and swaps
    (116,630,202 )     (16,790,726
                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from investment operations
    (81,898,358 )     24,306,294  
                 
                 
Dividends on Preferred Shares from Net Investment Income
    (9,396,018 )     (9,548,808 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from investment operations
    (91,294,376 )     14,757,486  
                 
                 
Dividends to Common Shareholders from Net Investment Income
    (26,568,968 )     (26,397,297 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Reinvestment of dividends
    2,874,798       3,042,593  
                 
Total decrease in net assets applicable to common shareholders
    (114,988,546 )     (8,597,218 )
                 
                 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:
               
Beginning of year
    457,914,118       466,511,336  
                 
End of year (including undistributed (dividends in excess of) net investment income of $4,009,960 and $(612,794); $1,707,824 and $(1,366,248); $669,514 and $(318,262), respectively)
    $342,925,572       $457,914,118  
                 
                 
Common Shares Issued in Reinvestment of Dividends
    206,774       202,633  
                 
 
 
30 PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report   9.30.08   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Applicable to Common Shareholders
(continued)

 
                             
California Municipal III   New York Municipal III
Year ended 
  Year ended 
  Year ended 
  Year ended 
September 30, 
  September 30, 
  September 30, 
  September 30, 
2008    2007    2008    2007 
  $24,842,170       $23,096,778       $6,126,964       $5,690,778  
                             
  (6,131,433     1,814,644       (2,384,765     1,013,886  
                             
 
(69,147,582
)     (7,584,274     (15,899,883     (3,634,317
                             
  (50,436,845 )     17,327,148       (12,157,684 )     3,070,347  
                             
                             
  (6,269,965 )     (6,244,266 )     (1,631,983 )     (1,607,055 )
                             
 
(56,706,810
)     11,082,882       (13,789,667 )     1,463,292  
                             
                             
  (15,524,827 )     (18,727,275 )     (3,476,109 )     (4,316,067 )
                             
                             
  709,712       1,365,933             433,794  
                             
  (71,521,925 )     (6,278,460 )     (17,265,776 )     (2,418,981 )
                             
                             
                             
  311,957,824       318,236,284       80,417,107       82,836,088  
                             
 

$240,435,899
      $311,957,824       $63,151,331       $80,417,107  
                             
                             
  53,487       86,683             28,231  
                             
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   9.30.08   PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report 31


 

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended September 30, 2008

 
         
                      
Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities:
       
Purchases of long-term investments
    $(116,947,731
         
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments
    204,698,831  
         
Increase in deposits with brokers for futures collateral
    (1,905,000 )
         
Interest received
    40,035,935  
         
Net cash used for swap transactions
    (5,764,508 )
         
Operating expenses paid
    (5,507,648 )
         
Net cash used for futures transactions
    (18,126,503 )
         
Net cash provided by options written
    1,336,920  
         
Net decrease in short-term investments
    6,078,283  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    103,898,579  
         
         
Cash Flows used for Financing Activities:
       
Cash dividends paid (excluding reinvestment of $2,874,798)
    (32,844,420 )
         
Payments to retire floating rate notes
    (104,242,945 )
         
Cash receipts on issuance of floating rate notes
    34,624,666  
         
Net cash used for financing activities*
    (102,462,699 )
         
         
Net increase in cash
    1,435,880  
         
Cash at beginning of year
    2,631,685  
         
Cash at end of year
    4,067,565  
         
         
Reconciliation of Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
       
Net decrease in net assets resulting from investment operations
    (81,898,358 )
         
Increase in deposits with brokers for futures contracts collateral
    (1,905,000 )
         
Decrease in receivable for investments sold
    60,000  
         
Increase in payable for investments purchased
    19,703,510  
         
Increase in proceeds payable from retirement of floating rate notes
    7,019,500  
         
Increase in interest receivable
    (1,173,869 )
         
Increase in premium for swaps purchased
    (5,764,508 )
         
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
    6,883  
         
Increase in investment management fees payable
    1,783  
         
Increase in net unrealized depreciation of swaps
    5,896,675  
         
Increase in net receivable for variation margin on futures contracts
    (1,785,000 )
         
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (252,325 )
         
Net decrease in investments
    163,989,288  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    $103,898,579  
         
 
Supplemental Disclosure
 
Non-cash financing activity not included consists of interest expense on floating rate notes issued of $5,420,965.
 
 
32 PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report   9.30.08   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended September 30, 2008

 
         
                      
Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities:
       
Purchases of long-term investments
    $(41,514,446
         
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments
    128,716,303  
         
Increase in deposits with brokers for futures collateral
    (1,420,000 )
         
Interest received
    26,731,997  
         
Net cash used for swap transactions
    (3,895,748 )
         
Operating expenses paid
    (3,625,762 )
         
Net cash provided by options written
    918,253  
         
Net cash used for futures transactions
    (11,923,424 )
         
Net increase in short-term investments
    (1,960,552 )
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    92,026,621  
         
         
Cash Flows used for Financing Activities:
       
Cash dividends paid (excluding reinvestment of $709,712)
    (20,784,107 )
         
Payments to retire floating rate notes
    (86,589,476 )
         
Cash receipts on issuance of floating rate notes
    15,225,000  
         
Net cash used for financing activities*
    (92,148,583 )
         
         
Net decrease in cash
    (121,962 )
         
Cash at beginning of year
    2,132,818  
         
Cash at end of year
    2,010,856  
         
         
Reconciliation of Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
       
Net decrease in net assets resulting from investment operations
    (50,436,845 )
         
Increase in deposits with brokers for futures contracts collateral
    (1,420,000 )
         
Increase in payable for investments purchased
    1,906,688  
         
Increase in proceeds payable from retirement of floating rate notes
    5,640,000  
         
Increase in interest receivable
    (136,693 )
         
Increase in premium for swaps purchased
    (3,895,748 )
         
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
    4,799  
         
Increase in investment management fees payable
    1,015  
         
Increase in net unrealized depreciation of swaps
    3,985,072  
         
Increase in net receivable for variation margin on futures contracts
    (1,208,594 )
         
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (142,719 )
         
Net decrease in investments
    137,729,646  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    $92,026,621  
         
 
Supplemental Disclosure
 
Non-cash financing activity not included consists of interest expense on floating rate notes issued of $4,497,771.
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   9.30.08   PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report 33


 

PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended September 30, 2008

 
         
                      
Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities:
       
Purchases of long-term investments
    $(10,747,957
         
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments
    20,322,793  
         
Increase in deposits with brokers for futures collateral
    (450,000 )
         
Interest received
    6,673,143  
         
Net cash used for swap transactions
    (1,116,218 )
         
Operating expenses paid
    (1,050,798 )
         
Net cash used for futures transactions
    (3,240,012 )
         
Net cash provided by options written
    235,823  
         
Net decrease in short-term investments
    3,131,762  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    13,758,536  
         
         
Cash Flows used for Financing Activities:
       
Cash dividends paid
    (5,125,734 )
         
Payments to retire floating rate notes
    (20,037,667 )
         
Cash receipts on issuance of floating rate notes
    10,225,000  
         
Net cash used for financing activities*
    (14,938,401 )
         
         
Net decrease in cash
    (1,179,865 )
         
Cash at beginning of year
    1,343,665  
         
Cash at end of year
    163,800  
         
         
Reconciliation of Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Investment Operations to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
       
Net decrease in net assets resulting from investment operations
    (12,157,684 )
         
Increase in deposits with brokers for futures contracts collateral
    (450,000 )
         
Decrease in receivable for investments sold
    60,000  
         
Increase in payable for investments purchased
    3,461  
         
Increase in proceeds payable from retirement of floating rate notes
    802,000  
         
Increase in interest receivable
    (229,104 )
         
Increase in premium for swaps purchased
    (1,116,218 )
         
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
    886  
         
Increase in investment management fees payable
    1,314  
         
Increase in net unrealized depreciation on swaps
    1,141,808  
         
Increase in net receivable for variation margin on futures contracts
    (345,312 )
         
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (37,461 )
         
Net decrease in investments
    26,084,846  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    $13,758,536  
         
 
Supplemental Disclosure
 
Non-cash financing activity not included consists of interest expense on floating rate notes issued of $1,275,870.
 
 
34 PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report   9.30.08   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2008

 
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III (“Municipal III”), PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III (“California Municipal III”) and PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III (“New York Municipal III”), collectively referred to as the “Funds” or “PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III”, were organized as Massachusetts business trusts on August 20, 2002. Prior to commencing operations on October 31, 2002, the Funds had no operations other than matters relating to their organization and registration as non-diversified, closed-end management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended. Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (the “Investment Manager”) serves as the investment manager and is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. (“Allianz Global”). Allianz Global is an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of Allianz SE, a publicly traded European insurance and financial services company. Each Fund has an unlimited amount of $0.00001 par value common stock authorized.
 
Under normal market conditions, Municipal III invests substantially all of its assets in a portfolio of municipal bonds, the interest from which is exempt from federal income taxes. Under normal market conditions, California Municipal III invests substantially all of its assets in municipal bonds which pay interest that is exempt from federal and California state income taxes. Under normal market conditions, New York Municipal III invests substantially all of its assets in municipal bonds which pay interest that is exempt from federal, New York State and New York City income taxes. The Funds will generally seek to avoid bonds generating interest income which could potentially subject individuals to alternative minimum tax. The issuers’ abilities to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments in a specific state or region.
 
The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet been asserted. However, the Funds expect the risk of any loss to be remote.
 
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (the “Interpretation”). The Interpretation establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. The Funds’ management has determined that its evaluation of the Interpretation has resulted in no material impact to the Funds’ financial statements at September 30, 2008. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
In September 2006, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, which clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, the Funds are in the process of reviewing SFAS 157 against their current valuation policies to determine the effect the adoption of this standard will have on the Funds.
 
In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about a fund’s derivative and hedging activities. The Funds’ management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.
 
In September 2008, FASB issued a FASB Staff Position No. 133-1 and FIN 45-4 “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161” (“FSP”). FSP requires enhanced transparency of the effect of credit derivatives and guarantees on an issuer’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. FSP is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2008. FSP applies to certain credit derivatives, hybrid instruments that have embedded credit
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2008

 
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
derivatives (for example, credit-linked notes), and certain guarantees and it requires additional disclosures regarding credit derivatives with sold protection. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this new requirement.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds:
 
(a) Valuation of Investments
Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are readily available are stated at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, or pricing services.
 
Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are not readily available or if a development/event occurs that may significantly impact the value of a security, are fair-valued, in good faith, pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees, or persons acting at their discretion pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Funds’ investments are valued daily using prices supplied by an independent pricing service or dealer quotations, or by using the last sale price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities, or the last quoted mean price for those securities for which the over-the-counter market is the primary market or for listed securities in which there were no sales. Prices obtained from independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Exchange traded options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if their original term to maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if the original term to maturity exceeded 60 days.
 
The prices used by the Funds to value securities may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold and these differences could be material to the financial statements. Each Fund’s net asset value is normally determined daily as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on each day the NYSE is open for business.
 
(b) Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Securities purchased and sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled a month or more after the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts or premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted or amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method.
 
(c) Federal Income Taxes
The Funds intend to distribute all of their taxable income and to comply with the other requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required.
 
(d) Dividends and Distributions — Common Stock
The Funds declare dividends from net investment income monthly to common shareholders. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. The Funds record dividends and distributions to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These “book-tax” differences are considered either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal income tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and/or distributions exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes; they are reported as dividends and/or distributions of paid-in-capital in excess of par.
 
(e) Futures Contracts
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into such a contract, the Funds are required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash or securities, equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange. Pursuant to the contracts, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash or securities equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2008

 
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
contracts. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contracts are closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contracts at the time they were opened and the value at the time they were closed. Any unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded is simultaneously reversed. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying hedged assets, and the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
 
(f) Option Transactions
The Funds may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on securities for hedging purposes, risk management purposes or as part of their investment strategies. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Funds pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Funds bear the risk of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by the premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.
 
When an option is written, the premium received is recorded as an asset with an equal liability which is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as options written in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums received from writing options which expire unexercised are recorded on the expiration date as a realized gain. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchased transactions, as a realized loss. If a call option written by the Funds is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether there has been a realized gain or loss. If a put option written by the Funds is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security. In writing an option, the Funds bear the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing a security at a price different from the current market value.
 
(g) Interest Rate Swaps
The Funds may enter into interest rate swap contracts (“swaps”) for investment purposes, to manage their interest rate risk or to add leverage.
 
Interest rate swap agreements involve the exchange by the Funds with a counterparty of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments with respect to a notional amount of principal. Net periodic payments received (paid) by the Funds are included as part of realized gain (loss) and net periodic payments accrued, but not yet received (paid) are included in change in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the Statements of Operations.
 
Swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from brokers or market makers and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Funds’ Statements of Operations.
 
Entering into swaps involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.
 
(h) Inverse Floating Rate Transactions — Residual Interest Municipal Bonds (“RIBs”) / Residual Interest Tax Exempt Bonds (“RITEs”)
The Funds invest in RIBs and RITEs collectively, (“Inverse Floaters”) whose interest rates bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. In inverse floating rate transactions, the Funds sell a fixed rate municipal bond (“Fixed Rate Bond”) to a broker who places the Fixed Rate Bond in a special purpose trust (“Trust”) from which floating rate bonds (“Floating Rate Notes”) and Inverse Floaters are issued. The Funds simultaneously or within a short period of time purchase the Inverse Floaters from the broker. The Inverse Floaters held by the Funds provide the Funds with the right to: (1) cause the holders of the Floating Rate Notes to tender their notes at par, and (2) cause the broker to transfer the Fixed Rate Bond held by the Trust to the Funds, thereby collapsing the Trust. Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140 (“FASB Statement No. 140”), the Funds account for the transaction described
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2008

 
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
above as a secured borrowing by including the Fixed Rate Bond in their Schedules of Investments, and account for the Floating Rate Notes as a liability under the caption “Payable for floating rate notes” in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Floating Rate Notes have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes to the broker for redemption at par at each reset date.
 
The Funds may also invest in Inverse Floaters without transferring a Fixed Rate Bond into a Trust, which are not accounted for as secured borrowings.
 
Inverse Floaters are created by dividing the income stream provided by the underlying bonds to create two securities, one short-term and one long-term. The interest rate on the short-term component is reset typically every 7 to 35 days by an index or auction process. After income is paid on the short-term securities at current rates, the residual income from the underlying bond(s) goes to the long-term securities. Therefore, rising short-term rates result in lower income for the long-term component and vice versa. The longer-term bonds may be more volatile and less liquid than other municipal bonds of comparable maturity. Investments in Inverse Floaters typically will involve greater risk than an investment in Fixed Rate Bonds. The Funds may also invest in Inverse Floaters for the purpose of increasing leverage.
 
The Funds’ restrictions on borrowings do not apply to the secured borrowings deemed to have occurred for accounting purposes pursuant to FASB Statement No. 140. Inverse Floaters held by the Funds are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
(i) Interest Expense
Interest expense relates to the Funds’ liability in connection with floating rate notes held by third parties in conjunction with Inverse Floater transactions. Interest expense is recorded as incurred.
 
(j) Custody Credits Earned on Cash Balances
The Funds benefit from an expense offset arrangement with their custodian bank whereby uninvested cash balances earn credits which reduce monthly custodian and accounting agent expenses. Had these cash balances been invested in income producing securities, they would have generated income for the Funds.
 
2. Investment Manager/Sub-Adviser
The Funds have Investment Management Agreements (collectively the “Agreements”) with the Investment Manager. Subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, the Investment Manager is responsible for managing, either directly or through others selected by it, the Funds’ investment activities, business affairs and administrative matters. Pursuant to the Agreements, the Funds pay the Investment Manager an annual fee, payable on a monthly basis, at an annual rate of 0.65% of each Funds’ average daily net assets, inclusive of net assets attributable to any preferred shares that may be outstanding. In order to reduce each Funds’ expenses, the Investment Manager has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment management fees for each Fund at the annual rate of 0.15% of each Funds’ average daily net assets, including net assets attributable to any preferred shares that may be outstanding through October 31, 2007. On November 1, 2007, the contractual fee waiver was reduced to 0.10% of each Funds’ average daily net assets inclusive of net assets attributable to any preferred shares that may be outstanding through October 31, 2008, and for a declining amount thereafter through October 31, 2009. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, each Fund paid investment management fees at an annualized effective rate of 0.55% of each Fund’s average daily net assets inclusive of net assets attributable to any preferred shares that may be outstanding.
 
The Investment Manager has retained its affiliate, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), to manage the Funds’ investments. Subject to the supervision of the Investment Manager, the Sub-Adviser is responsible for making all of the Funds’ investment decisions. The Investment Manager, not the Funds, pays a portion of the fees it receives to the Sub-Adviser in return for its services.
 
3. Investments in Securities
For the year ended September 30, 2008, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, were:
 
             
        California
  New York
    Municipal III   Municipal III   Municipal III
 
 
Purchases
  $143,670,741   $49,061,134   $11,553,418
Sales
  205,002,131   129,310,824   20,562,043
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2008

 
3. Investments in Securities (continued)
 
(a) Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2008:
 
                         
            Market
       
            Value
  Expiration
  Unrealized
Fund   Type   Contracts   (000)   Date   Appreciation
 
 
Municipal III:
  Short: U.S. Treasury Bond Futures   (672)   $(78,740)   12/19/08     $509,265  
                         
                         
California Municipal III:
  Short: U.S. Treasury Bond Futures   (455)   $(53,313)   12/19/08     $344,810  
                         
                         
New York Municipal III:
  Short: U.S. Treasury Bond Futures   (130)   $(15,232)   12/19/08     $98,511  
                         
 
Municipal III, California Municipal III and New York Municipal III pledged $1,905,000, $1,420,000 and $450,000, respectively, in cash as collateral for futures contracts.
 
(b) Transactions in options written for the year ended September 30, 2008:
 
             
    Contracts     Premiums
 
 
Municipal III:
           
Options outstanding, September 30, 2007
        $—
Options written
    1,873     1,336,920
Options expired
    (1,873 )   (1,336,920)
             
Options outstanding, September 30, 2008
        $—
             
             
California Municipal III:
           
Options outstanding, September 30, 2007
        $—
Options written
    1,285     918,253
Options expired
    (1,285 )   (918,253)
             
Options outstanding, September 30, 2008
        $—
             
New York Municipal III:
           
Options outstanding, September 30, 2007
        $—
Options written
    330     235,823
Options expired
    (330 )   (235,823)
             
Options outstanding, September 30, 2008
        $—
             
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2008

 
3. Investments in Securities (continued)
 
(c) Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at September 30, 2008:
 
                         
            Rate Type    
    Notional
      Payments
  Payments
   
    Amount
  Termination
  Made by
  Received by
  Unrealized
Swap Counterparty   (000)   Date   Fund   Fund   Depreciation
 
 
Municipal III:
                       
Morgan Stanley
  $115,600   12/18/2033   5.00%   3-Month USD-LIBOR     $(4,337,177 )
Royal Bank of Scotland
  44,500   12/18/2033   5.00%   3-Month USD-LIBOR     (1,559,498 )
                         
                      (5,896,675 )
                         
California Municipal III:
                       
Morgan Stanley
  $78,100   12/18/2033   5.00%   3-Month USD-LIBOR     $(2,930,221 )
Royal Bank of Scotland
  30,100   12/18/2033   5.00%   3-Month USD-LIBOR     (1,054,851 )
                         
                      (3,985,072 )
                         
New York Municipal III:
                       
Morgan Stanley
  $22,400   12/18/2033   5.00%   3-Month USD-LIBOR     $(840,422 )
Royal Bank of Scotland
  8,600   12/18/2033   5.00%   3-Month USD-LIBOR     (301,386 )
                         
                      $(1,141,808 )
                         
 
 
LIBOR – London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
 
Municipal III, California Municipal III and New York Municipal III received $1,600,000, $1,500,000 and $100,000 principal value, respectively, in U.S. Treasury Bills as collateral for swaps.
 
4. Income Tax Information
 
Municipal III:
 
The tax character of dividends paid were:
 
                 
    Year ended
  Year ended
    September 30, 2008   September 30, 2007
 
Ordinary Income
    $1,385,853       $1,486,090  
Tax Exempt Income
    $34,579,133       $34,460,015  
 
At September 30, 2008, the tax character of distributable earnings of $4,009,960 was comprised entirely of tax-exempt income.
 
In accordance with U.S. Treasury regulations, Municipal III elected to defer realized capital losses of $2,005,016 arising after October 31, 2007. Such losses are treated for tax purposes as arising on October 1, 2008.
 
At September 30, 2008, Municipal III had a capital loss carryforward of $26,396,480 ($14,905,572 of which will expire in 2013, $9,012,699 of which will expire in 2014 and $2,478,209 of which will expire in 2016), available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of any future net realized capital gains. To the extent that these losses are used to offset future realized capital gains, such gains will not be distributed.
 
For the year ended September 30, 2008, permanent “book-tax” differences were primarily attributable to the differing treatment of inverse floater transactions. These adjustments were to decrease undistributed net investment income and decrease accumulated net realized loss by $3.
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2008

 
4. Income Tax Information (continued)
 
California Municipal III:
 
The tax character of dividends paid were:
 
                 
    Year ended
  Year ended
    September 30, 2008   September 30, 2007
 
Ordinary Income
    $900,179       $1,020,966  
Tax Exempt Income
    $20,894,613       $23,950,575  
 
At September 30, 2008, the tax character of distributable earnings of $1,707,824 was comprised entirely of tax-exempt income.
 
In accordance with U.S. Treasury regulations, California Municipal III elected to defer realized capital losses of $1,361,711 arising after October 31, 2007. Such losses are treated for tax purposes as arising on October 1, 2008.
 
At September 30, 2008, California Municipal III had a capital loss carryforward of $21,624,581 ($522,414 of which will expire in 2012, $11,508,959 of which will expire in 2013, $8,216,646 of which will expire in 2014 and $1,376,562 of which will expire in 2016), available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of any future net realized capital gains. To the extent that these losses are used to offset future realized capital gains, such gains will not be distributed.
 
For the year ended September 30, 2008, permanent “book-tax” differences were primarily attributable to the differing treatment of inverse floater transactions. These adjustments were to increase undistributed net investment income and increase accumulated net realized loss by $26,694.
 
New York Municipal III:
 
The tax character of dividends paid were:
 
                 
    Year ended
  Year ended
    September 30, 2008   September 30, 2007
 
Ordinary Income
    $142,888       $154,375  
Tax Exempt Income
    $4,965,204       $5,768,747  
 
At September 30, 2008, the tax character of distributable earnings of $669,514 was comprised entirely of tax-exempt income.
 
In accordance with U.S. Treasury regulations, New York Municipal III elected to defer realized capital losses of $1,937,791 arising after October 31, 2007. Such losses are treated for tax purposes as arising on October 1, 2008.
 
At September 30, 2008, New York Municipal III had a capital loss carryforward of $4,215,121 ($2,183,511 of which will expire in 2013, $1,605,360 of which will expire in 2014 and $426,250 of which will expire in 2016), available as a reduction, to the extent provided in the regulations, of any future net realized capital gains. To the extent that these losses are used to offset future realized capital gains, such gains will not be distributed.
 
For the year ended September 30, 2008, permanent “book-tax” differences were primarily attributable to the differing treatment of inverse floater transactions. These adjustments were to decrease undistributed net investment income and decrease accumulated net realized loss by $31,096.
 
The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments for the Funds at September 30, 2008 were:
 
                 
        Gross
  Gross
  Net
    Cost of
  Unrealized
  Unrealized
  Unrealized
    Investments   Appreciation   Depreciation   Depreciation
 
 
Municipal III
  $701,570,602   $13,972,628   $(91,465,433)   $(77,492,805)
California Municipal III
  463,947,635   10,580,074   (51,072,314)   (40,492,240)
New York Municipal III
  117,188,822   1,713,770   (10,127,112)   (8,413,342)
 
The difference between book and tax depreciation is primarily attributable to inverse floater transactions.
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2008

 
4. Income Tax Information (continued)
 
5. Auction-Rate Preferred Shares
Municipal III has issued 2,160 shares of Preferred Shares Series A, 2,160 shares of Preferred Shares Series B, 2,160 shares of Preferred Shares Series C, 2,160 shares of Preferred Shares Series D and 2,160 shares of Preferred Shares Series E, each with a net asset and liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus accrued dividends.
 
California Municipal III has issued 3,700 shares of Preferred Shares Series A and 3,700 shares of Preferred Shares Series B, each with a net asset and liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus accrued dividends.
 
New York Municipal III has issued 1,880 shares of Preferred Shares Series A with a net asset and liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus accrued dividends.
 
Dividends are accumulated daily at an annual rate (typically re-set every seven days) through auction procedures. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are paid annually.
 
For the year ended September 30, 2008, the annualized dividend rates ranged from:
 
             
    High   Low   At September 30, 2008
 
 
Municipal III:
           
Series A
  11.347%   2.400%   8.499%
Series B
  12.565%   2.000%   12.565%
Series C
  12.261%   1.000%   12.261%
Series D
  11.728%   2.000%   11.728%
Series E
  10.205%   2.483%   10.205%
California Municipal III:
           
Series A
  12.565%   2.350%   12.565%
Series B
  11.728%   2.459%   11.728%
New York Municipal III:
           
Series A
  11.347%   2.448%   8.499%
 
The Funds are subject to certain limitations and restrictions while preferred shares are outstanding. Failure to comply with these limitations and restrictions could preclude the Funds from declaring any dividends or distributions to common shareholders or repurchasing common shares and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of preferred shares at their liquidation value.
 
Preferred shares, which are entitled to one vote per share, generally vote with the common shareholders but vote separately as a class to elect two Trustees and on any matters affecting the rights of the preferred shares.
 
Since mid-February 2008, holders of auction-rate preferred shares (“ARPS”) issued by the Funds has been directly impacted by an unprecedented lack of liquidity, which has similarly affected ARPS holders in many of the nation’s closed-end funds. Since then, regularly scheduled auctions for ARPS issued by the Funds has consistently “failed” because of insufficient demand (bids to buy shares) to meet the supply (shares offered for sale) at each auction. In a failed auction, ARPS holders cannot sell all, and may not be able to sell any, of their shares tendered for sale. While repeated auction failures have affected the liquidity for ARPS, they do not constitute a default or alter the credit quality of the ARPS, and ARPS holders have continued to receive dividends at the defined “maximum rate” as the higher of the 30-day “AA” Composite Commercial Paper Rate multiplied by 110% or the Taxable Equivalent of the Short-Term Municipal Obligations Rate-defined as 90% of the quotient of (A) the per annum rate expressed on an interest equivalent basis equal to the Kenny S&P 30-day High Grade Index divided by (B) 1.00 minus the Marginal Tax Rate (expressed as a decimal) multiplied by 110% (which is a function of short-term interest rates and typically higher than the rate that would have otherwise been set through a successful auction).
 
These developments with respect to ARPS have not affected the management or investment policies of the Funds, and the Funds’ outstanding common shares continue to trade on the NYSE. If the Funds’ ARPS auctions continue to fail and the “maximum rate” payable on the ARPS rises as a result of changes in short-term interest rates, returns for the Funds’ common shareholders could be adversely affected.
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2008

 
5. Auction-Rate Preferred Shares (continued)
 
6. Subsequent Common Dividend Declarations
On October 1, 2008, the following dividends were declared to common shareholders payable November 3, 2008 to shareholders of record on October 11, 2008:
 
     
Municipal III
  $0.070 per common share
California Municipal III
  $0.060 per common share
New York Municipal III
  $0.0525 per common share
 
On November 3, 2008, the following dividends were declared to common shareholders payable December 1, 2008 to shareholders of record on November 13, 2008:
 
     
Municipal III
  $0.070 per common share
California Municipal III
  $0.060 per common share
New York Municipal III
  $0.0525 per common share
 
7. Legal Proceedings
In June and September 2004, the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates (including PEA Capital LLC (“PEA”), Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC and Allianz Global Investors of America, L.P.), agreed to settle, without admitting or denying the allegations, claims brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘Commission‘) and the New Jersey Attorney General alleging violations of federal and state securities laws with respect to certain open-end funds for which the Investment Manager serves as investment adviser. The settlements related to an alleged “market timing” arrangement in certain open-end funds formerly sub-advised by PEA. The Investment Manager and its affiliates agreed to pay a total of $68 million to settle the claims. In addition to monetary payments, the settling parties agreed to undertake certain corporate governance, compliance and disclosure reforms related to market timing and consented to cease and desist orders and censures. Subsequent to these events, PEA deregistered as an investment adviser and dissolved. None of the settlements allege that any inappropriate activity took place with respect to the Funds.
 
Since February 2004, the Investment Manager, the Sub-Adviser and certain of its affiliates and their employees have been named as defendants in a number of pending lawsuits concerning “market timing”, which allege the same or similar conduct underlying the regulatory settlements discussed above. The market timing lawsuits have been consolidated in a multi-district litigation proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Any potential resolution of these matters may include, but not be limited to judgments or settlements for damages against the Investment Manager or its affiliates or related injunctions.
 
The Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser believe that these matters are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or on their ability to perform their respective investment advisory activities relating to the Funds.
 
The foregoing speaks only as of the date hereof.
 
 
9.30.08   PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report 43


 

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III Financial Highlights
For a share of common stock outstanding throughout each year:

 
                                                 
    Year ended September 30,
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004 
Net asset value, beginning of year
    $14.53         $14.90         $14.68         $14.36         $14.05  
                                                 
Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    1.29         1.17         1.12         1.14         1.18  
                                                 
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written and swaps
    (3.87 )       (0.40 )       0.26         0.36         0.22  
                                                 
Total from investment operations
    (2.58 )       0.77         1.38         1.50         1.40  
                                                 
Dividends on Preferred Shares
from Net Investment Income
    (0.30 )       (0.30 )       (0.27 )       (0.18 )       (0.09 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from investment operations
    (2.88 )       0.47         1.11         1.32         1.31  
                                                 
Dividends to Common Shareholders from Net Investment Income
    (0.84 )       (0.84 )       (0.89 )       (1.00 )       (1.00 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of year
    $10.81         $14.53         $14.90         $14.68         $14.36  
                                                 
Market price, end of year
    $11.17         $15.05         $15.70         $15.49         $14.30  
                                                 
Total Investment Return (1)
    (21.07 )%       1.38 %       7.69 %       15.95 %       8.10 %
                                                 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                               
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)
      $342,926           $457,914           $466,511           $457,487           $445,679  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, including interest expense (2)(3)(4)(5)
    2.48 %       2.73 %       2.71 %       1.97 %       1.54 %
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding interest expense (2)(3)(5)
    1.23 %       1.10 %       1.06 %       1.03 %       1.05 %
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (2)(5)
    9.39 %       7.90 %       7.71 %       7.74 %       8.25 %
                                                 
Preferred shares asset coverage per share
    $56,709         $67,378         $68,179         $67,352         $66,261  
                                                 
Portfolio turnover
    17 %       10 %       15 %       3 %       13 %
                                                 
(1) Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share of common stock at the current market price on the first day of each year and a sale of a share of common stock at the current market price on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales charges.
 
(2) Calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of common shareholders.
 
(3) Inclusive of expenses offset by custody credits earned on cash balances at the custodian bank. (See Note 1(j) in Notes to Financial Statements).
 
(4) Interest expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in connection with inverse floater transactions.
 
(5) During the fiscal years indicated above, the Investment Manager waived a portion of its investment management fee. (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements). The effect of such waiver relative to the average net assets of common shareholders was 0.17%, 0.24%, 0.24%, 0.24% and 0.24% for the years ended September 30, 2008, September 30, 2007, September 30, 2006, September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, respectively.
 
 
44 PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report   9.30.08   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III Financial Highlights
For a share of common stock outstanding throughout each year:

 
                                                 
    Year ended September 30,
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004 
Net asset value, beginning of year
    $14.48         $14.83         $14.80         $14.12         $13.43  
                                                 
Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    1.15         1.07         1.11         1.14         1.23  
                                                 
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written and swaps
    (3.49 )       (0.26 )       0.13         0.65         0.51  
                                                 
Total from investment operations
    (2.34 )       0.81         1.24         1.79         1.74  
                                                 
Dividends on Preferred Shares
from Net Investment Income
    (0.29 )       (0.29 )       (0.25 )       (0.15 )       (0.09 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from investment operations
    (2.63 )       0.52         0.99         1.64         1.65  
                                                 
Dividends to Common Shareholders
from Net Investment Income
    (0.72 )       (0.87 )       (0.96 )       (0.96 )       (0.96 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of year
    $11.13         $14.48         $14.83         $14.80         $14.12  
                                                 
Market price, end of year
    $10.54         $14.20         $16.94         $15.11         $13.74  
                                                 
Total Investment Return (1)
    (21.60 )%       (11.38 )%       19.43 %       17.48 %       8.22 %
                                                 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                               
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)
      $240,436           $311,958           $318,236           $315,963         $300,860  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, including interest expense (2)(3)(4)(5)
    2.75 %       2.94 %       2.69 %       1.94 %       1.55 %
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding interest expense (2)(3)(5)
    1.21 %       1.16 %       1.06 %       1.05 %       1.08 %
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (2)(5)
    8.53 %       7.26 %       7.56 %       7.82 %       8.79 %
                                                 
Preferred shares asset coverage per share
    $57,426         $67,140         $67,993         $67,692           $65,650  
                                                 
Portfolio turnover
    8 %       7 %       7 %       5 %       33 %
                                                 
(1) Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share of common stock at the current market price on the first day of each year and a sale of a share of common stock at the current market price on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales charges.
 
(2) Calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of common shareholders.
 
(3) Inclusive of expenses offset by custody credits earned on cash balances at the custodian bank. (See Note 1(j) in Notes to Financial Statements).
 
(4) Interest expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in connection with inverse floater transactions.
 
(5) During the fiscal years indicated above, the Investment Manager waived a portion of its investment management fee. (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements). The effect of such waiver relative to the average net assets of common shareholders was 0.17%, 0.24%, 0.24%, 0.24% and 0.24% for the years ended September 30, 2008, September 30, 2007, September 30, 2006, September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, respectively.
 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   9.30.08   PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report 45


 

PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III Financial Highlights
For a share of common stock outstanding throughout each year:

 
                                                 
    Year ended September 30,
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004 
Net asset value, beginning of year
    $14.57         $15.09         $15.03         $14.41         $14.14  
                                                 
Investment Operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    1.11         1.03         1.07         1.13         1.19  
                                                 
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written and swaps
    (3.30 )       (0.48 )       0.13         0.61         0.12  
                                                 
Total from investment operations
    (2.19 )       0.55         1.20         1.74         1.31  
                                                 
Dividends on Preferred Shares
from Net Investment Income
    (0.30 )       (0.29 )       (0.26 )       (0.16 )       (0.08 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from investment operations
    (2.49 )       0.26         0.94         1.58         1.23  
                                                 
Dividends to Common Shareholders
from Net Investment Income
    (0.63 )       (0.78 )       (0.88 )       (0.96 )       (0.96 )
                                                 
Net asset value, end of year
    $11.45         $14.57         $15.09         $15.03         $14.41  
                                                 
Market price, end of year
    $10.00         $13.57         $16.45         $16.04         $14.30  
                                                 
Total Investment Return (1)
    (22.55 )%       (13.12 )%       8.73 %       19.65 %       11.93 %
                                                 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
                                               
Net assets applicable to common
shareholders, end of year (000)
    $63,151         $80,417         $82,836         $82,043         $78,465  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, including interest expense (2)(3)(4)(5)
    3.02 %       3.18 %       2.89 %       2.36 %       1.73 %
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding interest expense (2)(3)(5)
    1.34 %       1.31 %       1.16 %       1.24 %       1.19 %
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (2)(5)
    8.04 %       6.89 %       7.23 %       7.54 %       8.23 %
                                                 
Preferred shares asset coverage per share
      $58,583           $67,749           $69,042           $68,627           $66,732  
                                                 
Portfolio turnover
    7 %       12 %       8 %       4 %       12 %
                                                 
(1) Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share of common stock at the current market price on the first day of each year and a sale of a share of common stock at the current market price on the last day of each year reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions or sales charges.
 
(2) Calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of common shareholders.
 
(3) Inclusive of expenses offset by custody credits earned on cash balances at the custodian bank. (See Note 1(j) in Notes to Financial Statements).
 
(4) Interest expense relates to the liability for floating rate notes issued in connection with inverse floater transactions.
 
(5) During the fiscal years indicated above, the Investment Manager waived a portion of its investment management fee. (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements). The effect of such waiver relative to the average net assets of common shareholders was 0.17%, 0.24%, 0.24%, 0.24% and 0.24% for the years ended September 30, 2008, September 30, 2007, September 30, 2006, September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, respectively.
 
 
46 PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report   9.30.08   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

 
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of:
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III,
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III and
PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III
 
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets applicable to common shareholders and of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III and PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III (collectively hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at September 30, 2008, the results of each of their operations and of cash flows for the year then ended, changes in each of their net assets applicable to common shareholders for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at September 30, 2008 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
November 28, 2008
 
 
9.30.08   PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report 47


 

PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III
Tax Information/Annual Shareholder Meeting Results/Appointment of New Trustee
(unaudited)

Tax Information:
 
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, requires the Funds to advise shareholders within 60 days of the Funds’ tax year ended (September 30, 2008) as to the federal tax status of dividends and distributions received by shareholders during such tax year. Accordingly, please note that substantially all dividends paid from net investment income from the Funds during the tax period ended September 30, 2008 were federally exempt interest dividends. However, the Funds invested in municipal bonds containing market discount, whose accretion is taxable. Accordingly, the percentages of dividends paid from net investment income during the tax period which are taxable were:
 
         
Municipal Income III
    3.85 %
California Municipal Income III
    4.13 %
New York Municipal Income III
    2.80 %
 
Since the Funds’ tax year is not the calendar year, another notification will be sent with respect to calendar year 2008. In January 2009, shareholders will be advised on IRS Form 1099 DIV as to the federal tax status of the dividends and distributions received during calendar 2008. The amount that will be reported will be the amount to use on your 2008 federal income tax return and may differ from the amount which must be reported in connection with the Funds’ tax year ended September 30, 2008. Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisers as to the federal, state and local tax status of the dividend income received from the Funds. In January 2009, for Municipal Income III, an allocation of interest income by state will be provided which may be of value in reducing a shareholder’s state and local tax liability, if any.
 
 
Annual Shareholder Meeting Results:
 
The Funds held their annual meeting of shareholders on December 18, 2007. Common/Preferred shareholders voted as indicated below:
 
         
        Withheld
    Affirmative   Authority
 
 
Municipal III
       
Election of John J. Dalessandro II* – Class II to serve until 2010
  9,491   56
Election of John C. Maney – Class III to serve until 2008
  28,807,559   394,092
Election of R. Peter Sullivan III – Class II to serve until 2010
  28,764,653   436,998
         
California Municipal III
       
Election of John J. Dalessandro II* – Class II to serve until 2010
  5,924  
Election of John C. Maney – Class III to serve until 2008
  19,076,481   261,757
Election of R. Peter Sullivan III – Class II to serve until 2010
  19,076,076   261,162
         
New York Municipal III
       
Election of John J. Dalessandro II* – Class II to serve until 2010
  1,759  
Election of John C. Maney – Class III to serve until 2008
  4,818,599   117,873
Election of R. Peter Sullivan III – Class II to serve until 2010
  4,832,532   103,940
 
Messrs. Hans W. Kertess, Paul Belica, Robert E. Connor* and William B. Ogden, IV continue to serve as Trustees of the Funds.
 
 
* Preferred Shares Trustee. Mr. Dalessandro served as a Class II Trustee of the Funds until his death on September 14, 2008.
 
 
Appointment of New Trustee:
 
In May 2008, the Funds’ Board of Trustees appointed Diana L. Taylor as a Trustee.
 
 
48 PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Annual Report   9.30.08


 

PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Matters Relating to the Trustees’
Consideration of the Investment Management
and Portfolio Management Agreements
(unaudited)

 
The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that both the full Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) and a majority of the non-interested (“Independent”) Trustees, voting separately, approve the Funds’ Investment Management Agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”) with the Investment Manager and Portfolio Management Agreements (the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”, and together with the Advisory Agreements, the “Agreements”) between the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser. The Trustees met on June 10-11, 2008 (the “contract review meeting”) for the specific purpose of considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from Fund management during the contract review meeting.
 
Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described below, the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the continuation of the Funds’ Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements should be approved for a one-year period commencing July 1, 2008.
 
In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality, and extent of the various investment management, administrative and other services performed by the Investment Manager or the Sub-Adviser under the applicable Agreements.
 
In connection with their contract review meeting, the Trustees received and relied upon materials provided by the Investment Manager which included, among other items: (i) information provided by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”) on the total return investment performance (based on net assets) of the Funds for various time periods and the investment performance of a group of funds with substantially similar investment classifications/objectives as the Funds identified by Lipper and the performance of applicable benchmark indices, (ii) information provided by Lipper on the Funds’ management fees and other expenses and the management fees and other expenses of comparable funds identified by Lipper, (iii) information regarding the investment performance and management fees of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Sub-Advisers, including institutional separate accounts and other clients, (iv) the profitability to the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser from their relationship with the Funds for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008, (v) descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser for the Funds, such as portfolio management, compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and (vi) information regarding the overall organization of the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel providing investment management, administrative and other services to the Funds.
 
The Trustees’ conclusions as to the continuation of the Agreements were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations (described below), although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors.
 
As part of their review, the Trustees examined the Investment Manager’s and the Sub-Adviser’s ability to provide high quality investment management and other services to the Funds. The Trustees considered the investment philosophy and research and decision-making processes of the Sub-Adviser; the experience of key advisory personnel of the Sub-Adviser responsible for portfolio management of the Funds; the ability of the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain capable personnel; the capability and integrity of the senior management and staff of the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser; and the level of skill required to manage the Funds. In addition, the Trustees reviewed the quality of the Investment Manager’s and the Sub-Adviser’s services with respect to regulatory compliance and compliance with the investment policies of the Funds; the nature and quality of certain administrative services the Investment Manager is responsible for providing to the Funds; and conditions that might affect the Investment Manager’s or the Sub-Adviser’s ability to provide high quality services to the Funds in the future under the Agreements, including each organization’s respective business reputation, financial condition and operational stability. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the Sub-Adviser’s investment process, research capabilities and philosophy were well suited to the Funds given their investment objectives and policies, and that the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser would be able to continue to meet any reasonably foreseeable obligations under the Agreements.
 
Based on information provided by Lipper, the Trustees also reviewed each Fund’s total return investment performance as well as the performance of comparable funds identified by Lipper. In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account information provided by the Investment Manager in connection with the contract review meeting, as well as
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Matters Relating to the Trustees’
Consideration of the Investment Management
and Portfolio Management Agreements
(unaudited)

 
during investment review meetings conducted with portfolio management personnel during the course of the year regarding each Fund’s performance.
 
In assessing the reasonableness of each Fund’s fees under the Agreements, the Trustees considered, among other information, each Fund’s management fee and the total expense ratio as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shares and the management fee and total expense ratios of comparable funds identified by Lipper.
 
For each of the Funds, the Trustees specifically took note of how each Fund compared to its Lipper peers as to performance, management fee expenses and total expenses. The Trustees noted that the Investment Manager had provided a memorandum containing comparative information on the performance and expenses information of the Funds compared to the their Lipper peer categories. The Trustees noted that while the Funds are not charged a separate administration fee, it was not clear whether the peer funds in the Lipper categories were charged such a fee by their investment managers.
 
Municipal III:
 
The Trustees noted that Municipal III had outperformed its peer group’s low returns but had underperformed its peer group’s median and high returns for the one-year and three-year periods ended Mach 31, 2008. The Trustees also noted that Municipal III had outperformed its peer group’s median and low returns but had underperformed its peer group’s high returns for the five-year period ended March 31, 2008. The Trustees also noted that Municipal III’s expense ratio (after taking into account waivers) was below the high for its peer group but above the median and the low for its peer group.
 
California Municipal III:
 
The Trustees noted that California Municipal III had outperformed its peer group’s low returns but had underperformed its peer group’s median and high returns for the one-year and three-year periods ended March 31, 2008. The Trustees noted that California Municipal III had outperformed its peer group’s median and low returns but had underperformed its peer group’s high returns for the five-year period ended March 31, 2008. The Trustees also noted the California Municipal III’s expense ratio (after taking into account waivers) was above the median and low for its peer group and was in line with its peer high group.
 
New York Municipal III:
 
The Trustees noted that New York Municipal III had outperformed its peer group’s low returns but had underperformed its peer group’s median and high returns for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended March 31, 2008. The Trustees also noted that New York Municipal III’s expense ratio (after taking into account waivers) was in line with the high for its peer group but above the median and the low for its peer high group.
 
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that they were satisfied with the Investment Manager’s and the Sub-Adviser’s responses and efforts relating to investment performance and the comparative positioning of each Fund with respect to the management fee paid to the Investment Manager.
 
The Trustees also considered the management fees charged by the Sub-Adviser to other clients. Regarding the institutional separate accounts, they noted that the management fees paid by the Funds are generally higher than the fees paid by these clients of the Sub-Adviser, but were advised that the administrative burden for the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Funds are also relatively higher, due in part to the more extensive regulatory regime to which the Funds are subject in comparison to institutional separate accounts. The Trustees noted that the management fees paid by the Funds are generally higher than the fees paid by the open-end funds offered for comparison but were advised that there are additional portfolio management challenges in managing the Funds, such as the use of leverage and meeting a regular dividend.
 
The Trustees also took into account that the Funds have preferred shares outstanding, which increases the amount of fees received by the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser under the Agreements (because the fees are calculated based on either the Fund’s net assets or total managed assets, including assets attributable to preferred shares and other forms of leverage outstanding but not deducting any liabilities connected to the leverage). In this regard, the Trustees took into account that the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser have a financial incentive for the Funds to continue
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Matters Relating to the Trustees’
Consideration of the Investment Management
and Portfolio Management Agreements
(unaudited)

 
to have preferred shares outstanding, which may create a conflict of interest between the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser, on one hand, and the Fund’s common shareholders, on the other. In this regard, the Trustees considered information provided by the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser indicating that each Fund’s use of leverage through preferred shares continues to be appropriate and in the interests of the respective Fund’s common shareholders.
 
Based on a profitability analysis provided by the Investment Manager, the Trustees also considered the profitability of the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser from their relationship with each Fund and determined that such profitability was not excessive.
 
The Trustees also took into account that, as closed-end investment companies, the Funds do not currently intend to raise additional assets, so the assets of the Funds will grow (if at all) only through the investment performance of each Fund. Therefore, the Trustees did not consider potential economies of scale as a principal factor in assessing the fee rates payable under the Agreements.
 
Additionally, the Trustees considered so-called “fall-out benefits” to the Investment Manager and the Sub-Adviser, such as reputational value derived from serving as Investment Manager and Sub-Adviser to the Funds.
 
After reviewing these and other factors described herein, the Trustees concluded with respect to each Fund, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the fees payable under the Agreements represent reasonable compensation in light of the nature and quality of the services being provided by the Investment Manager and Sub-Adviser to the Funds.
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Privacy Policy/Proxy Voting Policies &
Procedures
(unaudited)

 
Privacy Policy:
 
Our Commitment to You
 
We consider customer privacy to be a fundamental aspect of our relationship with clients. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and security of our current, prospective and former clients’ personal information. To ensure clients’ privacy, we have developed policies designed to protect this confidentiality, while allowing client needs to be served.
 
Obtaining Personal Information
 
In the course of providing you with products and services, we and certain service providers to the Funds, such as the Funds’ investment adviser, may obtain non-public personal information about you. This information may come from sources such as account applications and other forms, from other written, electronic or verbal correspondence, from your transactions, from your brokerage or financial advisory firm, financial adviser or consultant, and/or from information captured on our internet web sites.
 
Respecting Your Privacy
 
As a matter of policy, we do not disclose any personal or account information provided by you or gathered by us to non-affiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law or as necessary for third parties to perform their agreements with respect to the Funds. As is common in the industry, non-affiliated companies may from time to time be used to provide certain services, such as preparing and mailing prospectuses, reports, account statements and other information, conducting research on client satisfaction, and gathering shareholder proxies. We may also retain non-affiliated companies to market our products and enter in joint marketing agreements with other companies. These companies may have access to your personal and account information, but are permitted to use the information solely to provide the specific service or as otherwise permitted by law. In most cases you will be clients of the third party, but we may also provide your personal and account information to your brokerage or financial advisory firm and/or to your financial adviser or consultant.
 
Sharing Information with Third Parties
 
We do reserve the right to disclose or report personal information to non-affiliated third parties in limited circumstances where we believe in good faith that disclosure is required under law, to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement authorities, to protect our rights or property, or upon reasonable request by any mutual fund in which you have chosen to invest. In addition, we may disclose information about a shareholder’s accounts to a non-affiliated third party with the consent or upon the request of the shareholder.
 
Sharing Information with Affiliates
 
We may share client information with our affiliates in connection with servicing your account or to provide you with information about products and services that we or our affiliates believe may be of interest to you. The information we share may include, for example, your participation in our mutual funds or other investment programs sponsored by us or our affiliates, your ownership of certain types of accounts (such as IRAs), or other data about your accounts. Our affiliates, in turn, are not permitted to share your information with non-affiliated entities, except as required or permitted by law.
 
Procedures to Safeguard Private Information
 
We take seriously the obligation to safeguard shareholder non-public personal information. In addition to this policy, we have also implemented procedures that are designed to restrict access to your non-public personal information only to internal personnel who need to know that information in order to provide products or services to you. In order to guard your non-public personal information, physical, electronic and procedural safeguards are in place.
 
 
Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures:
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds have adopted to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 is or will be available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds’ shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710; (ii) on the Funds’ website at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited)

 
Pursuant to the Funds’ Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), all Common Shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names will have all dividends, including any capital gain dividends, reinvested automatically in additional Common Shares by PNC Global Investment Servicing, as agent for the Common Shareholders (the “Plan Agent”), unless the shareholder elects to receive cash. An election to receive cash may be revoked or reinstated at the option of the shareholder. In the case of record shareholders such as banks, brokers or other nominees that hold Common Shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of Common Shares certified from time to time by the record shareholder as representing the total amount registered in such shareholder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who are to participate in the Plan. Shareholders whose shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or nominee should contact the bank, broker or nominee for details. All distributions to investors who elect not to participate in the Plan (or whose broker or nominee elects not to participate on the investor’s behalf), will be paid cash by check mailed, in the case of direct shareholder, to the record holder by PNC Global Investment Servicing, as the Funds’ dividend disbursement agent.
 
Unless you elect (or your broker or nominee elects) not to participate in the Plan, the number of Common Shares you will receive will be determined as follows:
 
(1)   If on the payment date the net asset value of the Common Shares is equal to or less than the market price per Common Share plus estimated brokerage commissions that would be incurred upon the purchase of Common Shares on the open market, the Funds will issue new shares at the greater of (i) the net asset value per Common Share on the payment date or (ii) 95% of the market price per Common Share on the payment date; or
 
(2)   If on the payment date the net asset value of the Common Shares is greater than the market price per Common Share plus estimated brokerage commissions that would be incurred upon the purchase of Common Shares on the open market, the Plan Agent will receive the dividend or distribution in cash and will purchase Common Shares in the open market, on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the participants’ accounts. It is possible that the market price for the Common Shares may increase before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases. Therefore, the average purchase price per share paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the market price on the payment date, resulting in the purchase of fewer shares than if the dividend or distribution had been paid in Common Shares issued by the Funds. The Plan Agent will use all dividends and distributions received in cash to purchase Common Shares in the open market on or shortly after the payment date, but in no event later than the ex-dividend date for the next distribution. Interest will not be paid on any uninvested cash payments.
 
You may withdraw from the Plan at any time by giving notice to the Plan Agent. If you withdraw or the Plan is terminated, you will receive a certificate for each whole share in your account under the Plan and you will receive a cash payment for any fraction of a share in your account. If you wish, the Plan Agent will sell your shares and send you the proceeds, minus brokerage commissions.
 
The Plan Agent maintains all shareholders’ accounts in the Plan and gives written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information you may need for tax records. The Plan Agent will also furnish each person who buys Common Shares with written instructions detailing the procedures for electing not to participate in the Plan and to instead receive distributions in cash. Common Shares in your account will be held by the Plan Agent in non-certificated form. Any proxy you receive will include all Common Shares you have received under the Plan.
 
There is no brokerage charge for reinvestment of your dividends or distributions in Common Shares. However, all participants will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred by the Plan Agent when it makes open market purchases.
 
Automatically reinvested dividends and distributions are taxed in the same manner as cash dividends and distributions.
 
The Funds and the Plan Agent reserve the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Funds reserve the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Additional information about the Plan may be obtained from the Funds’ shareholder servicing agent, PNC Global Investment Servicing., P.O. Box 43027, Providence, RI 02940-3027, telephone number (800) 331-1710.
 
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Board of Trustees (unaudited)

 
     
Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held with
   
Funds, Length of Service, Other Trusteeships/
   
Directorships Held by Trustee; Number of
   
Portfolios in Fund Complex/Outside Fund
   
Complexes Currently Overseen by Trustee   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years:
 
The address of each trustee is
1345 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10105
   
     
     
Hans W. Kertess
Date of Birth: 7/12/39
Chairman of the Board of Trustees since: 2007
Trustee since: 2003
Term of office: Expected to stand for
  re-election at 2009 annual meeting of shareholders.
Trustee/Director of 35 Funds in Fund Complex;
Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund Complex
  President, H. Kertess & Co., a financial advisory company; Formerly, Managing Director, Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets.
     
     
Paul Belica
Date of Birth: 9/27/21
Trustee since: 2002
Term of office: Expected to stand for
  re-election at 2008 annual meeting of shareholders.
Trustee/Director of 35 funds in Fund Complex
Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund Complex
  Retired. Formerly Director, Student Loan Finance Corp., Education Loans, Inc., Goal Funding, Inc., Goal Funding II, Inc. and Surety Loan Fund, Inc.; formerly, Manager of Stratigos Fund LLC, Whistler Fund LLC, Xanthus Fund LLC & Wynstone Fund LLC.
     
     
Robert E. Connor
Date of Birth: 9/17/34
Trustee since: 2002
Term of office: Expected to stand for
  re-election at 2009 annual meeting of shareholders.
Trustee/Director of 35 funds in Fund Complex
Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund Complex
  Retired. Formerly, Senior Vice President, Corporate Office, Smith Barney Inc.
     
     
John J. Dalessandro II*
Date of Birth: 7/26/37
Trustee since: 2007
Trustee/Director of 35 funds in Fund Complex
Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund Complex
  Retired. Formerly, President and Director, J.J. Dalessandro II Ltd., registered broker-dealer and member of the New York Stock Exchange.
     
     
William B. Ogden, IV
Date of Birth: 1/11/45
Trustee since: 2006
Term of office: Expected to stand for re-election
  at 2009 annual meeting of shareholders.
Trustee/Director of 35 Funds in Fund Complex;
Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund Complex
  Asset Management Industry Consultant; Formerly, Managing Director, Investment Banking Division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
     
     
R. Peter Sullivan III
Date of Birth: 9/4/41
Trustee since: 2004
Term of office: Expected to stand for
  re-election at 2010 annual meeting of shareholders.
Trustee/Director of 35 funds in Fund Complex
Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund Complex
  Retired. Formerly, Managing Partner, Bear Wagner Specialists LLC, specialist firm on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
 
* Mr. John J. Dalessandro II served as a Class II Trustee of the Funds until his death on September 14, 2008.
 
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Board of Trustees (unaudited)

 
     
Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held with
   
Funds, Length of Service, Other Trusteeships/
   
Directorships Held by Trustee; Number of
   
Portfolios in Fund Complex/Outside Fund
   
Complexes Currently Overseen by Trustee   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years:
 
Diana L. Taylor
Date of Birth: 2/16/55
Trustee since 2008
Term of office: Expected to stand for election
  at 2008 annual meeting of shareholders.
Trustee/Director of 31 Funds in Fund Complex
Trustee/Director of Brookfield Properties Corporation And Sotheby’s
  Managing Director, Wolfensohn & Co., 2007-Present; Superintendent of Banks, State of New York, 2003-2007.
     
     
John C. Maney†
Date of Birth: 8/3/59
Trustee since 2006
Term of office: Expected to stand for
  re-election at 2008 annual meeting of shareholders.
Trustee/Director of 71 Funds in Fund Complex
Trustee/Director of No Funds outside the Fund Complex
  Management Board of Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC; Management Board and Managing Director of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. since January 2005 and Chief Operating Officer of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. since November 2006; Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (1998-2001)
 
 
Mr. Maney is an “interested person” of the Fund due to his affiliation with Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. In addition to Mr. Maney’s positions set forth in the table above, he holds the following positions with affiliated persons: Management Board, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P.; Member — Board of Directors, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Global Investors of America Holdings Inc. and Oppenheimer Group, Inc.; Management Board, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Global Investors of America LLC; Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Global Investors NY Holdings LLC and Allianz Global Investors U.S. Equities LLC; Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Hedge Fund Partners Holding L.P., Allianz-Pac Life Partners LLC and Allianz Global Investors U.S. Retail LLC; Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Global Investors Advertising Agency Inc., Allianz Global Investors Managed Accounts LLC, Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC, Alpha Vision LLC, Alpha Vision Capital Management LLC, NFJ Investment Group L.P., Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC, Nicholas-Applegate Securities LLC, Oppenheimer Capital LLC, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, PIMCO Australia Pty Ltd, PIMCO Canada Holding LLC, PIMCO Canada Management Inc., PIMCO Canada Corp., PIMCO Europe Limited, PIMCO Global Advisors LLC, StocksPLUS Management, Inc. and Vision Holdings LLC; Management Board and Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, Nicholas-Applegate Holdings LLC and OpCap Advisors LLC; Member — Board of Directors and Chief Financial Officer of NFJ Management Inc. and PIMCO Global Advisors (Resources) Limited; and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PIMCO Japan Ltd.
 
Further information about certain of the Funds’ Trustees is available in the Funds’ Statements of Additional Information, dated October 28, 2002, which can be obtained upon request, without charge, by calling the Funds’ shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710.
 
 
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PIMCO Municipal Income Funds III Principle Officers (unaudited)

 
     
Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held with Funds.   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years:
 
 
Brian S. Shlissel
Date of Birth: 11/14/64
President & Chief Executive Officer since: 2002
  Executive Vice President, Director of Fund Administration, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC; Director of 6 funds in the Fund Complex; President and Chief Executive Officer of 35 funds in the Fund Complex; Treasurer; Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of 39 funds in the Fund Complex and The Korea Fund, Inc.
     
     
Lawrence G. Altadonna
Date of Birth: 3/10/66
Treasurer, Principal/Financial and Accounting Officer since: 2002
  Senior Vice President, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC; Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting officer of 35 funds in the Fund Complex; Assistant Treasurer of 39 funds in the Fund Complex and The Korea Fund, Inc.
     
     
Thomas J. Fuccillo
Date of Birth: 3/22/68
Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer since: 2004
  Executive Vice President, Senior Counsel, Allianz Global Investors of America L.P., Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer of 74 funds in the Fund Complex and The Korea Fund, Inc;. Formerly, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Neuberger Berman LLC.
     
     
Scott Whisten
Date of Birth: 3/13/71
Assistant Treasurer since: 2007
  Vice President, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC; Assistant Treasurer of 74 funds in the Fund Complex. Formerly Accounting Manager Prudential Investments (2002-2005).
     
     
Richard J. Cochran
Date of Birth: 1/23/61
Assistant Treasurer since: 2008
  Vice President, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC; Assistant Treasurer of 74 funds in the Fund Complex. Formerly Tax Manager, Teacher Insurance Annuity Association/College Retirement Equity Fund (2002-2008).
     
     
Youse E. Guia
Date of Birth: 9/3/72
Chief Compliance Officer since: 2004
  Senior Vice President, Group Compliance Manager, Allianz Global Investors of America L.P., Chief Compliance Officer of 74 funds in the Fund Complex and The Korea Fund, Inc. Formerly, Vice President, Group Compliance Manager, Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. (2002-2004), Audit Manager, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (1996-2002).
     
     
William V. Healy
Date of Birth: 7/28/53
Assistant Secretary since: 2006
  Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer-US Retail, Allianz Global Investors of America L.P.; Assistant Secretary of 74 funds in the Fund Complex. Formerly, Vice President, Group Compliance Manager, Allianz Global Investors of America L.P.
     
     
Richard H. Kirk
Date of Birth: 4/6/61
Assistant Secretary since: 2006
  Senior Vice President, Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. (since 2004). Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC. Assistant Secretary of 74 funds in the Fund Complex; formerly, Vice President, Counsel, The Prudential Insurance Company of America/American Skandia (2002-2004).
     
     
Kathleen A. Chapman
Date of Birth: 11/11/54
Assistant Secretary since: 2006
  Assistant Secretary of 74 funds in the Fund Complex; Manager IIG Advisory Law, Morgan Stanley (2004-2005); The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Assistant Corporate Secretary of affiliated American Skandia companies (1996-2004).
     
     
Lagan Srivastava
Date of Birth: 9/20/77
Assistant Secretary since: 2006
  Assistant Secretary of 74 funds in the Fund Complex and The Korea Fund, Inc.; formerly Research Assistant, Dechert LLP (2004-2005); Research Assistant, Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman LLP (2002-2004).
 
Officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board and until their successors are appointed and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.
 
 
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Trustees and Principal Officers
 
     
Hans W. Kertess
  Trustee, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Paul Belica
  Trustee
Robert E. Connor
  Trustee
John C. Maney
  Trustee
William B. Ogden, IV
  Trustee
R. Peter Sullivan III
  Trustee
Diana L. Taylor
  Trustee
  
  Brian S. Shlissel
  President & Chief Executive Officer
Lawrence G. Altadonna
  Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Thomas J. Fuccillo
  Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
Scott Whisten
  Assistant Treasurer
Richard J. Cochran
  Assistant Treasurer
Youse E. Guia
  Chief Compliance Officer
William V. Healy
  Assistant Secretary
Richard H. Kirk
  Assistant Secretary
Kathleen A. Chapman
  Assistant Secretary
Lagan Srivastava
  Assistant Secretary
Investment Manager
 
Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
 
Sub-Adviser
 
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
840 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
 
Custodian & Accounting Agent
 
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
 
Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent and Registrar
 
PNC Global Investment Servicing
P.O. Box 43027
Providence, RI 02940-3027
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
300 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
 
Legal Counsel
 
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
 
This report, including the financial information herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III and PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III for their information. It is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Funds or any securities mentioned in this report.
 
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that from time to time the Funds may purchase shares of their common stock in the open market.
 
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of their fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Qs are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is also available on the Funds’ website at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds.
 
On December 26, 2007, the Funds submitted CEO annual certifications to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on which the Funds’ principal executive officer certified that he was not aware, as of the date, of any violation by the Funds of the NYSE’s Corporate Governance listing standards. In addition, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, each Fund’s principal executive and principal financial officer made quarterly certifications, included in filings with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q relating to, among other things, the Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, as applicable.
 
Information on the Funds is available at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds or by calling the Funds’ shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710.


 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS
(a)   As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies — Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers”) that applies to the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of such code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-331-1710. The code of ethics are included as an Exhibit 99.CODE ETH hereto.
 
(b)   During the period covered by this report, there were not any amendments to a provision of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.
 
(c)   During the period covered by this report, there were not any waivers or implicit waivers to a provision of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
The registrant’s Board has determined that Mr. Paul Belica, a member of the Board’s Audit Oversight Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and that he is “independent,” for purposes of this Item.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
a)   Audit fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $46,209 in 2007 and $49,863 in 2008.
 
b)   Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (e) of this Item were $10,899 in 2007 and $10,840 in 2008. These services consist of accounting consultations, agreed upon procedure reports (inclusive of annual review of basic maintenance testing associated with the Preferred Shares), attestation reports and comfort letters.
 
c)   Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax service and tax planning (“Tax Services”) were $9,667 in 2007 and $10,000 in 2008. These services consisted of review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns and calculation of excise tax distributions.
 
d)   All Other Fees. There were no other fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor to the Registrant.
 
e)   1. Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant’s Audit Committee has established policies and procedures for pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit services by the Auditor for the Registrant, as well as the Auditor’s engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The Registrant’s policy is stated below.

 


 

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III (the “Fund”)
AUDIT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE POLICY FOR PRE-APPROVAL OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Fund’s Audit Oversight Committee (“Committee”) is charged with the oversight of the Fund’s financial reporting policies and practices and their internal controls. As part of this responsibility, the Committee must pre-approve any independent accounting firm’s engagement to render audit and/or permissible non-audit services, as required by law. In evaluating a proposed engagement by the independent accountants, the Committee will assess the effect that the engagement might reasonably be expected to have on the accountant’s independence. The Committee’s evaluation will be based on:
a review of the nature of the professional services expected to provided,
the fees to be charged in connection with the services expected to be provided,
a review of the safeguards put into place by the accounting firm to safeguard independence, and
periodic meetings with the accounting firm.
POLICY FOR AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE FUND
On an annual basis, the Fund’s Committee will review and pre-approve the scope of the audit of the Fund and proposed audit fees and permitted non-audit (including audit-related) services that may be performed by the Fund’s independent accountants. At least annually, the Committee will receive a report of all audit and non-audit services that were rendered in the previous calendar year pursuant to this Policy. In addition to the Committee’s pre-approval of services pursuant to this Policy, the engagement of the independent accounting firm for any permitted non-audit service provided to the Fund will also require the separate written pre-approval of the President of the Fund, who will confirm, independently, that the accounting firm’s engagement will not adversely affect the firm’s independence. All non-audit services performed by the independent accounting firm will be disclosed, as required, in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
AUDIT SERVICES
The categories of audit services and related fees to be reviewed and pre-approved annually by the Committee are:
Annual Fund financial statement audits
Seed audits (related to new product filings, as required)
SEC and regulatory filings and consents
Semiannual financial statement reviews
AUDIT-RELATED SERVICES
The following categories of audit-related services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants and services falling under one of these categories will be pre-approved by the Committee on an annual basis if the Committee deems those services to be consistent with the accounting firm’s independence:

 


 

Accounting consultations
Fund merger support services
Agreed upon procedure reports (inclusive of quarterly review of Basic Maintenance testing
associated with issuance of Preferred Shares and semiannual report review)
Other attestation reports
Comfort letters
Other internal control reports
Individual audit-related services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process described above, may be pre-approved, if deemed consistent with the accounting firm’s independence, by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company Act to whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $250,000. Any such pre-approval shall be reported to the full Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
TAX SERVICES
The following categories of tax services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants and services falling under one of these categories will be pre-approved by the Committee on an annual basis if the Committee deems those services to be consistent with the accounting firm’s independence:
Tax compliance services related to the filing or amendment of the following:
Federal, state and local income tax compliance; and, sales and use tax compliance
Timely RIC qualification reviews
Tax distribution analysis and planning
Tax authority examination services
Tax appeals support services
Accounting methods studies
Fund merger support service
Other tax consulting services and related projects
Individual tax services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process described above, may be pre-approved, if deemed consistent with the accounting firm’s independence, by the Committee Chairman (or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company Act to whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $250,000. Any such pre-approval shall be reported to the full Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
PROSCRIBED SERVICES
The Fund’s independent accountants will not render services in the following categories of non-audit services:
Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund
Financial information systems design and implementation
Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports
Actuarial services
Internal audit outsourcing services
Management functions or human resources
Broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services
Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit

 


 

Any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible
PRE-APPROVAL OF NON-AUDIT SERVICES PROVIDED TO OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THE FUND COMPLEX
The Committee will pre-approve annually any permitted non-audit services to be provided to Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (Formerly, PA Fund Management LLC) or any other investment manager to the Funds (but not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted by the investment manager) (the “Investment Manager”) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Investment Manager that provides ongoing services to the Fund (including affiliated sub-advisers to the Fund), provided, in each case, that the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund (such entities, including the Investment Manager, shall be referred to herein as the “Accounting Affiliates”). Individual projects that are not presented to the Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process, may be pre-approved, if deemed consistent with the accounting firm’s independence, by the Committee Chairman (or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company Act to whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $250,000. Any such pre-approval shall be reported to the full Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Although the Committee will not pre-approve all services provided to the Investment Manager and its affiliates, the Committee will receive an annual report from the Fund’s independent accounting firm showing the aggregate fees for all services provided to the Investment Manager and its affiliates.
DE MINIMUS EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT OF PRE-APPROVAL OF NON-AUDIT SERVICES
With respect to the provision of permitted non-audit services to a Fund or Accounting Affiliates, the pre-approval requirement is waived if:
  (1)   The aggregate amount of all such permitted non-audit services provided constitutes no more than (i) with respect to such services provided to the Fund, five percent (5%) of the total amount of revenues paid by the Fund to its independent accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided, and (ii) with respect to such services provided to Accounting Affiliates, five percent (5%) of the total amount of revenues paid to the Fund’s independent accountant by the Fund and the Accounting Affiliates during the fiscal year in which the services are provided;
 
  (2)   Such services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement for such services to be non-audit services; and
 
  (3)   Such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Committee or by the Committee Chairman (or any other Committee member who is a disinterested trustee under the Investment Company Act to whom this Committee Chairman or other delegate shall be reported to the full Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
  e)   2. No services were approved pursuant to the procedures contained in paragraph (C) (7) (i) (C) of Rule 2-01 of Registration S-X.
 
  f)   Not applicable
 
  g)   Non-audit fees. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Adviser, for the 2007 Reporting Period was $2,789,890 and the 2008 Reporting Period was $870,083.

 


 

  h)   Auditor Independence. The Registrant’s Audit Oversight Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Adviser which were not pre- approved is compatible with maintaining the Auditor’s independence.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANT
The Fund has a separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The audit committee of the Fund is comprised of Robert E. Connor, Paul Belica, Hans W. Kertess, R. Peter Sullivan III, William B. Ogden, IV and Diana L. Taylor.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III
PIMCO CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III
PIMCO NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III
(each a “TRUST”)
PROXY VOTING POLICY
1.   It is the policy of each Trust that proxies should be voted in the interest of its shareholders, as determined by those who are in the best position to make this determination. Each Trust believes that the firms and/or persons purchasing and selling securities for the Trust and analyzing the performance of the Trust’s securities are in the best position and have the information necessary to vote proxies in the best interests of the Trust and its shareholders, including in situations where conflicts of interest may arise between the interests of shareholders, on one hand, and the interests of the investment adviser, a sub-adviser and/or any other affiliated person of the Trust, on the other. Accordingly, each Trust’s policy shall be to delegate proxy voting responsibility to those entities with portfolio management responsibility for the Trust.
 
2.   Each Trust delegates the responsibility for voting proxies to Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (“AGIFM”), which will in turn delegate such responsibility to the sub-adviser of the particular Trust. AGIFM’s Proxy Voting Policy Summary is attached as Appendix A hereto. Summary of the detailed proxy voting policies of the Trust’s current sub-adviser is set forth in Appendix B attached hereto. Such summaries may be revised from time to time to reflect changes to the sub-advisers’ detailed proxy voting policies.
 
3.   The party voting the proxies (i.e., the sub-adviser or portfolio manager) shall vote such proxies in accordance with such party’s proxy voting policies and, to the extent consistent with such policies, may rely on information and/or recommendations supplied by others.
 
4.   AGIFM and the sub-adviser of a Trust with proxy voting authority shall deliver a copy of its respective proxy voting policies and any material amendments thereto to the applicable Board of the Trust promptly after the adoption or amendment of any such policies.
 
5.   The party voting the proxy shall: (i) maintain such records and provide such voting information as is required for the Trusts’ regulatory filings including, without limitation, Form N-PX and the required disclosure of policy called for by Item 18 of Form N-2 and Item 7 of Form N-CSR; and (ii) shall provide such additional

 


 

    information as may be requested, from time to time, by the Board or the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer.
 
6.   This Proxy Voting Policy Statement (including Appendix B), the Proxy Voting Policy Summary of AGIFM and summary of the detailed proxy voting policy of the sub-adviser of a Trust with proxy voting authority, shall be made available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-426-0107 and (ii) on the Trusts’ website at www.allianzinvestors.com. In addition, to the extent required by applicable law or determined by the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer or Board of Trustees, the Proxy Voting Policy Summary of AGIFM and summaries of the detailed proxy voting policies of each sub-adviser with proxy voting authority shall also be included in the Trusts’ Registration Statements or Form N-CSR filings.

 


 

Appendix A
ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC (“AGIFM”)
1.   It is the policy of AGIFM that proxies should be voted in the interest of the shareholders of the applicable fund, as determined by those who are in the best position to make this determination. AGIFM believes that the firms and/or persons purchasing and selling securities for the funds and analyzing the performance of the funds’ securities are in the best position and have the information necessary to vote proxies in the best interests of the funds and their shareholders, including in situations where conflicts of interest may arise between the interests of shareholders, on one hand, and the interests of the investment adviser, a sub-adviser and/or any other affiliated person of the fund, on the other. Accordingly, AGIFM’s policy shall be to delegate proxy voting responsibility to those entities with portfolio management responsibility for the funds.
 
2.   AGIFM, for each fund which it acts as an investment adviser, delegates the responsibility for voting proxies to the sub-adviser for the respective fund, subject to the terms hereof.
 
3.   The party voting the proxies (e.g., the sub-adviser) shall vote such proxies in accordance with such party’s proxy voting policies and, to the extent consistent with such policies, may rely on information and/or recommendations supplied by others.
 
4.   AGIFM and each sub-adviser of a fund shall deliver a copy of its respective proxy voting policies and any material amendments thereto to the board of the relevant fund promptly after the adoption or amendment of any such policies.
 
5.   The party voting the proxy shall: (i) maintain such records and provide such voting information as is required for such funds’ regulatory filings including, without limitation, Form N-PX and the required disclosure of policy called for by Item 18 of Form N-2 and Item 7 of Form N-CSR; and (ii) shall provide such additional information as may be requested, from time to time, by such funds’ respective boards or chief compliance officers.
 
6.   This Proxy Voting Policy Summary and summaries of the proxy voting policies for each sub-adviser of a fund advised by AGIFM shall be available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-426-0107 and (ii) at www.allianzinvestors.com. In addition, to the extent required by applicable law or determined by the relevant fund’s board of directors/trustees or chief compliance officer, this Proxy Voting Policy Summary and summaries of the detailed proxy voting policies of each sub-adviser and each other entity with proxy voting authority for a fund advised by AGIFM shall also be included in the Registration Statement or Form N-CSR filings for the relevant fund.

 


 

Appendix B
PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
     Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”) has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“Proxy Policy”) as required by Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. PIMCO has implemented the Proxy Policy for each of its clients as required under applicable law, unless expressly directed by a client in writing to refrain from voting that client’s proxies. Recognizing that proxy voting is a rare event in the realm of fixed income investing and is typically limited to solicitation of consent to changes in features of debt securities, the Proxy Policy also applies to any voting rights and/or consent rights of PIMCO, on behalf of its clients, with respect to debt securities, including but not limited to, plans of reorganization, and waivers and consents under applicable indentures.
     The Proxy Policy is designed and implemented in a manner reasonably expected to ensure that voting and consent rights are exercised in the best interests of PIMCO’s clients. Each proxy is voted on a case-bycase basis taking into consideration any relevant contractual obligations as well as other relevant facts and circumstances at the time of the vote. In general, PIMCO reviews and considers corporate governance issues related to proxy matters and generally supports proposals that foster good corporate governance practices. PIMCO may vote proxies as recommended by management on routine matters related to the operation of the issuer and on matters not expected to have a significant economic impact on the issuer and/or its shareholders.
     PIMCO will supervise and periodically review its proxy voting activities and implementation of the Proxy Policy. PIMCO will review each proxy to determine whether there may be a material conflict between PIMCO and its client. If no conflict exists, the proxy will be forwarded to the appropriate portfolio manager for consideration. If a conflict does exist, PIMCO will seek to resolve any such conflict in accordance with the Proxy Policy. PIMCO seeks to resolve any material conflicts of interest by voting in good faith in the best interest of its clients. If a material conflict of interest should arise, PIMCO will seek to resolve such conflict in the client’s best interest by pursuing any one of the following courses of action: (i) convening a committee to assess and resolve the conflict; (ii) voting in accordance with the instructions of the client; (iii) voting in accordance with the recommendation of an independent third-party service provider; (iv) suggesting that the client engage another party to determine how the proxy should be voted; (v) delegating the vote to a third-party service provider; or (vi) voting in accordance with the factors discussed in the Proxy Policy.
     Clients may obtain a copy of PIMCO’s written Proxy Policy and the factors that PIMCO may consider in determining how to vote a client’s proxy. Except as required by law, PIMCO will not disclose to third parties how it voted on behalf of a client. However, upon request from an appropriately authorized individual, PIMCO will disclose to its clients or the entity delegating the voting authority to PIMCO for such clients, how PIMCO voted such client’s proxy. In addition, a client may obtain copies of PIMCO’s Proxy Policy and information as to how its proxies have been voted by contacting PIMCO.

 


 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(a)(1)
     As of December 9, 2008, the following individual has primary responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of the PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III (PMX), PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III (PZC) and PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund (PYN) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):
Mark V. McCray
Mr. McCray has been the portfolio manager for each of the Funds since inception (October 2002). Mr. McCray is a managing director in the Newport Beach office, a portfolio manager and a senior member of PIMCO’s investment strategy group. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2000, he worked for Goldman Sachs in New York, where he was vice president and co-head of municipal bond trading with the primary responsibility of handling the firm’s proprietary municipal trading. He has 20 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He received undergraduate degrees from Temple University.
(a)(2)
     The following summarizes information regarding each of the accounts, excluding the respective Fund managed by the Portfolio Manager as of September 30, 2008, including accounts managed by a team, committee, or other group that includes the Portfolio Manager. Unless mentioned otherwise, the advisory fee charged for managing each of the accounts listed below is not based on performance.
                                                         
            Registered Investment   Other Pooled Investment    
            Companies   Vehicles   Other Accounts
PM   Fund   #   AUM($million)   #   AUM($million)   #   AUM($million)
Mark V. McCray
  PMX     14       4,927.97       4       891.81       16       1,504.36  
 
  PZC     14       5,114.78       4       891.81       16       1,504.36  
 
  PYN     14       5,428.06       4       891.81       16       1,504.36  
From time to time, potential conflicts of interest may arise between a portfolio manager’s management of the investments of a fund, on the one hand, and the management of other accounts, on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives or strategies as the funds, track the same index a fund tracks or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the funds. The other accounts might also have different investment objectives or strategies than the funds.
Knowledge and Timing of Fund Trades. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s day-to-day management of a fund. Because of their positions with the funds, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of a fund’s trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of a fund.
Investment Opportunities. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s management of a number of accounts with varying investment guidelines. Often, an investment opportunity may be suitable for both a fund and other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the fund and the other accounts to participate fully. Similarly,

 


 

there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by a fund and another account. PIMCO has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.
Under PIMCO’s allocation procedures, investment opportunities are allocated among various investment strategies based on individual account investment guidelines and PIMCO’s investment outlook. PIMCO has also adopted additional procedures to complement the general trade allocation policy that are designed to address potential conflicts of interest due to the side-by-side management of the funds and certain pooled investment vehicles, including investment opportunity allocation issues.
Performance Fees. A portfolio manager may advise certain accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based entirely or partially on performance. Performance fee arrangements may create a conflict of interest for the portfolio manager in that the portfolio manager may have an incentive to allocate the investment opportunities that he or she believes might be the most profitable to such other accounts instead of allocating them to a fund. PIMCO has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities between the funds and such other accounts on a fair and equitable basis over time.
(a) (3)
     As of September 30, 2008, the following explains the compensation structure of the individual that shares primary responsibility for day-to-day portfolio management of the Funds:
     PIMCO has adopted a “Total Compensation Plan” for its professional level employees, including its portfolio managers, that is designed to pay competitive compensation and reward performance, integrity and teamwork consistent with the firm’s mission statement. The Total Compensation Plan includes a significant incentive component that rewards high performance standards, work ethic and consistent individual and team contributions to the firm. The compensation of portfolio managers consists of a base salary, a bonus, and may include a retention bonus. Portfolio managers who are Managing Directors of PIMCO also receive compensation from PIMCO’s profits. Certain employees of PIMCO, including portfolio managers, may elect to defer compensation through PIMCO’s deferred compensation plan. PIMCO also offers its employees a non-contributory defined contribution plan through which PIMCO makes a contribution based on the employee’s compensation. PIMCO’s contribution rate increases at a specified compensation level, which is a level that would include portfolio managers.
Salary and Bonus. Base salaries are determined by considering an individual portfolio manager’s experience and expertise and may be reviewed for adjustment annually. Portfolio managers are entitled to receive bonuses, which may be significantly more than their base salary, upon attaining certain performance objectives based on predetermined measures of group or department success. These goals are specific to individual portfolio managers and are mutually agreed upon annually by each portfolio manager and his or her manager. Achievement of these goals is an important, but not exclusive, element of the bonus decision process.
In addition, the following non-exclusive list of qualitative criteria (collectively, the “Bonus Factors”) may be considered when determining the bonus for portfolio managers:
    3-year, 2-year and 1-year dollar-weighted and account-weighted, pre-tax investment performance as judged against the applicable benchmarks for each account managed by a portfolio manager (including the funds) and relative to applicable industry peer groups;
 
    Appropriate risk positioning that is consistent with PIMCO’s investment philosophy and the Investment Committee/CIO approach to the generation of alpha;
 
    Amount and nature of assets managed by the portfolio manager;
 
    Consistency of investment performance across portfolios of similar mandate and guidelines (reward low dispersion);
 
    Generation and contribution of investment ideas in the context of PIMCO’s secular and cyclical forums, portfolio strategy meetings, Investment Committee meetings, and on a day-to-day basis;

 


 

    Absence of defaults and price defaults for issues in the portfolios managed by the portfolio manager;
 
    Contributions to asset retention, gathering and client satisfaction;
 
    Contributions to mentoring, coaching and/or supervising; and
 
    Personal growth and skills added.
A portfolio manager’s compensation is not based directly on the performance of any fund or any other account managed by that portfolio manager. Final bonus award amounts are determined by the PIMCO Compensation Committee.
Investment professionals, including portfolio managers, are eligible to participate in a Long Term Cash Bonus Plan (“Cash Bonus Plan”), which provides cash awards that appreciate or depreciate based upon the performance of PIMCO’s parent company, Allianz Global Investors, and PIMCO over a three-year period. The aggregate amount available for distribution to participants is based upon Allianz Global Investors’ profit growth and PIMCO’s profit growth. Participation in the Cash Bonus Plan is based upon the Bonus Factors, and the payment of benefits from the Cash Bonus Plan, is contingent upon continued employment at PIMCO.
Key employees of PIMCO, including certain Managing Directors, Executive Vice Presidents, and Senior Vice Presidents, are eligible to participate in the PIMCO Class M Unit Equity Participation Plan, a long-term equity plan. The Class M Unit Equity Participation Plan grants options on PIMCO equity that vest in years three, four and five. Upon vesting, the options will convert into PIMCO M Units, which are non-voting common equity of PIMCO. M Units pay out quarterly distributions equal to a pro-rata share of PIMCO’s net profits. There is no assured liquidity and they may remain outstanding perpetually.
Profit Sharing Plan. Instead of a bonus, portfolio managers who are Managing Directors of PIMCO receive compensation from a non-qualified profit sharing plan consisting of a portion of PIMCO’s net profits. Portfolio managers who are Managing Directors receive an amount determined by the Partner Compensation Committee, based upon an individual’s overall contribution to the firm and the Bonus Factors.
Allianz Transaction Related Compensation. In May 2000, a majority interest in the predecessor holding company of PIMCO was acquired by a subsidiary of Allianz AG (currently known as Allianz SE) (“Allianz”). In connection with the transaction, Mr. Gross received a grant of restricted stock of Allianz, the last of which vested on May 5, 2005.
Portfolio managers who are Managing Directors also have long-term employment contracts, which guarantee severance payments in the event of involuntary termination of a Managing Director’s employment with PIMCO.
(a)(4)
     The following summarizes the dollar range of securities the portfolio manager for the Funds beneficially owned of the Funds that he managed as of 9/30/08.
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III
PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III
     
Portfolio Manager   Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund
Mark V. McCray
  None

 


 

ITEM 9. PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
None
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Trustees since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) The registrant’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), as amended are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.
(b) There were no significant changes over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS
(a) (1) Exhibit 99.CODE ETH — Code of Ethics
(a) (2) Exhibit 99 Cert. — Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(b) Exhibit 99.906 Cert. — Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 


 

Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
     
(Registrant) PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III
   
 
   
By /s/ Brian S. Shlissel
 
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
 
   
Dated: December 9, 2008
   
 
   
By /s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
 
   
Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
   
 
   
Dated: December 9, 2008
   
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
     
By /s/ Brian S. Shlissel
 
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
 
   
Dated: December 9, 2008
   
 
   
By /s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
 
   
Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
   
 
   
Dated: December 9, 2008