UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-08399
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
840 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Brent R. Harris
840 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copies to:
Brendan Fox
Dechert LLP
1775 I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 746-2606
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust (the “Registrant”) is an open-end management investment company currently consisting of 16 separate portfolios (“Portfolios”) for the period ending June 30, 2009. The following provides the proxy voting record for certain Portfolios. Such Portfolios held portfolio securities for which certain matters relating to such portfolio securities were considered at a shareholder meeting held during the period ending June 30, 2009 with respect to which the Registrant was entitled to vote on behalf of the Portfolios. The remaining Portfolios did not hold portfolio securities for which any matters relating to such portfolio securities were considered at a shareholder meeting held during the period ending June 30, 2009 with respect to which the Registrant was entitled to vote on behalf of the Portfolios.
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Fund Name | | Security Issuer
Name | | Exchange
Ticker
Symbol | | CUSIP or
ISIN | | Security
Holder
Meeting
Date | | Agenda Item Description | | Proposal
by
Issuer
or
Security
Holder | | Vote
Cast(Y/N?) | | PIMCO
Election | | Vote Cast
“For” or
“Against”
Management
or “Abstain” |
| PIMCO Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar Hedged) | | HBOS PLC 144A YANKEE | | N/A | | 42205MAA4 | | 12/12/2008 | | If Bank of New York Mellon as depositary is sole holder of HBOS 5.92% preference shares A 5:00 PM on December 9, 2008, it will consent to approval of preference scheme at HBOS 5.92% preference court meeting in place of voting at the HBOS 5.92% preference court meeting provided that votes received, all as more fully described in the proxy statement. | | Issuer | | Yes | | For | | For |
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| PIMCO Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar Hedged) | | HBOS PLC 144A YANKEE | | N/A | | 42205MAA4 | | 12/12/2008 | | Approval of preference share scheme; creation and allotment of new preference shares; amendment of articles; reclassification of preference shares. | | Issuer | | Yes | | For | | For |
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| PIMCO Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar Hedged) | | HBOS PLC 144A YANKEE | | N/A | | 42205MAA4 | | 12/12/2008 | | Reduction of share capital by cancellation of 5.92% preference shares. | | Issuer | | Yes | | For | | For |
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| PIMCO Global Bond Portfolio (Unhedged) | | HBOS PLC 144A YANKEE | | N/A | | 42205MAA4 | | 12/12/2008 | | If Bank of New York Mellon as depositary is sole holder of HBOS 5.92% preference shares A 5:00 PM on December 9, 2008, it will consent to approval of preference scheme at HBOS 5.92% preference court meeting in place of voting at the HBOS 5.92% preference court meeting provided that votes received, all as more fully described in the proxy statement. | | Issuer | | Yes | | For | | For |
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| PIMCO Global Bond Portfolio (Unhedged) | | HBOS PLC 144A YANKEE | | N/A | | 42205MAA4 | | 12/12/2008 | | Approval of preference share scheme; creation and allotment of new preference shares; amendment of articles; reclassification of preference shares. | | Issuer | | Yes | | For | | For |
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| PIMCO Global Bond Portfolio (Unhedged) | | HBOS PLC 144A YANKEE | | N/A | | 42205MAA4 | | 12/12/2008 | | Reduction of share capital by cancellation of 5.92% preference shares. | | Issuer | | Yes | | For | | For |
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| PIMCO Total Return Portfolio | | HBOS PLC 144A YANKEE | | N/A | | 42205MAA4 | | 12/12/2008 | | If Bank of New York Mellon as depositary is sole holder of HBOS 5.92% preference shares A 5:00 PM on December 9, 2008, it will consent to approval of preference scheme at HBOS 5.92% preference court meeting in place of voting at the HBOS 5.92% preference court meeting provided that votes received, all as more fully described in the proxy statement. | | Issuer | | Yes | | For | | For |
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| PIMCO Total Return Portfolio | | HBOS PLC 144A YANKEE | | N/A | | 42205MAA4 | | 12/12/2008 | | Approval of preference share scheme; creation and allotment of new preference shares; amendment of articles; reclassification of preference shares. | | Issuer | | Yes | | For | | For |
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| PIMCO Total Return Portfolio | | HBOS PLC 144A YANKEE | | N/A | | 42205MAA4 | | 12/12/2008 | | Reduction of share capital by cancellation of 5.92% preference shares. | | Issuer | | Yes | | For | | For |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of 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.
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| PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST |
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By: | | /s/ Brent R. Harris |
| | Brent R. Harris, President and Chairman of the Board, Principal Executive Officer |
Date: August 20, 2009
