PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2008
| 4. Income Tax Information | | | | | |
| The tax character of dividends and distributions paid were: | | | |
| |
| | | Year Ended | | Year Ended | |
| | | March 31, 2008 | | March 31, 2007 | |
| Ordinary Income | | $24,535,220 | | $20,980,451 | |
| Long-Term Capital Gains | | 3,827,817 | | 1,851,256 | |
At March 31, 2008, the tax character of distributable earnings was comprised of $367,479 of ordinary income and $19,465,502 of long-term capital gains.
In accordance with U.S. Treasury regulations, the Fund elected to defer realized foreign currency losses of $655,130 and losses of $40,861 from investments in Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs), arising after October 31, 2007. Such losses are treated as arising on April 1, 2008.
For the year ended March 31, 2008, permanent “book-tax” differences were primarily attributable to the differing treatment of swap payments, foreign currency transactions and paydowns. These adjustments were to decrease dividends in excess of net investment income and decrease accumulated net realized gains by $11,236,191.
Net investment income and net realized gains differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to the treatment of amounts received under swap agreements. For year ended March 31, 2008, the Fund received $11,531,633 from swap agreements which are treated as net realized gain for financial statement purposes and as net income for federal income tax purposes.
The cost basis of portfolio securities for federal income tax purposes is $347,176,105. Aggregated gross unrealized appreciation for securities in which there is an excess value over tax cost is $5,128,816; aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over value is $12,480,214; net unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes is $7,351,398. The difference between book and tax appreciation/depreciation is primarily attributable to mark-to-market on option contracts, passive foreign investment companies and wash sales.
During the year ended March 31, 2008, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $3,883,474 from the previous fiscal period.
5. Subsequent Dividend Declarations
On April 1, 2008, a dividend of $0.18335 per share was declared to shareholders payable May 1, 2008 to shareholders of record on April 11, 2008.
On May 1, 2008, a dividend of $0.18335 per share was declared to shareholders payable June 2, 2008 to shareholders of record on May 12, 2008.
6. 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 SEC 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 and dissolved. None of the settlements alleged that any inappropriate activity took place with respect to the Fund.
Since February 2004, the Investment Manager 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 Fund or on their ability to perform their respective investment advisory activities relating to the Fund.
The foregoing speaks only as of the date hereof.
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PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund Financial Highlights
For a share of stock outstanding throughout each period:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | For the period |
| | | | | | | | | | May 31, 2005* |
| | Year ended March 31, | | through |
| | | 2008 | | | | 2007 | | | March 31, 2006 |
| Net asset value, beginning of period | | $27.56 | | | | $26.04 | | | | $23.88 | ** |
| Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | 1.22 | | | | 1.04 | | | | 0.80 | |
| Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on | | | | | | | | | | | |
| investments, futures contracts, options written, | | | | | | | | | | | |
| swaps, unfunded loan commitments and foreign | | | | | | | | | | | |
| currency transactions | | (2.88 | ) | | | 2.92 | | | | 3.52 | |
| Total from investment operations | | (1.66 | ) | | | 3.96 | | | | 4.32 | |
| Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net investment income | | (2.61 | ) | | | (2.24 | ) | | | (2.11 | ) |
| Net realized gains | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | — | |
| Total dividends and distributions to shareholders | | (3.02 | ) | | | (2.44 | ) | | | (2.11 | ) |
| Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Offering costs charged to paid-in capital in excess of par | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) |
| Net asset value, end of period | | $22.88 | | | | $27.56 | | | | $26.04 | |
| Market price, end of period | | $22.20 | | | | $27.36 | | | | $24.49 | |
| Total Investment Return (1) | | (8.02 | )% | | | 22.51 | % | | | 6.80 | % |
| RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net assets end of period (000) | | $214,858 | | | | $258,779 | | | | $242,981 | |
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets, | | | | | | | | | | | |
| including interest expense (2) | | 3.14 | % | | | 2.66 | % | | | 1.99 | %(3) |
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets, | | | | | | | | | | | |
| excluding interest expense (2) | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.31 | %(3) |
| Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 4.62 | % | | | 3.91 | % | | | 3.82 | %(3) |
| Portfolio turnover | | 156 | % | | | 86 | % | | | 105 | % |
| * | Commencement of operations. |
| ** | Initial public offering price of $25.00 per share less underwriting discount of $1.125 per share. |
| (1) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share of stock at the current market price on the first day of each period and a sale of a share of stock at the current market price on the last day of each period 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. Total investment return for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (2) | Inclusive of expenses offset by custody credits earned on cash balances at the custodian bank. (See note 1(o) in Notes to Financial Statements). |
| (3) | Annualized. |
| |
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| PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund | Report of Independent Registered |
| | Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund (the “Fund”) at March 31, 2008, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, 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 Fund’s 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 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 March 31, 2008 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and agent banks, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 29, 2008
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| PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund | Tax Information/Annual Shareholder |
| | Meeting Results (unaudited) |
Tax Information:
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, requires the Fund to advise shareholders within 60 days of the Fund’s tax year-end (March 31, 2008) as to the federal tax status of dividends and distributions received by shareholders during such tax year. Per share dividends for the tax year ended March 31, 2008 were as follows:
| | Dividends from ordinary income | | $2.6126 |
| | Distributions from net long-term capital gains | | $0.4076 |
Since the Fund’s 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 Fund’s tax year ended March 31, 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 Fund.
Annual Shareholder Meeting Results:
The Fund held its annual meeting of shareholders on July 25, 2007. Shareholders voted to re-elect John J. Dalessandro II and R. Peter Sullivan III and elect John C. Maney and William B. Ogden, IV as Trustees as indicated below:
| | | | | Withheld | |
| | | Affirmative | | Authority | |
| Re-election of John J. Dalessandro II – Class II to serve until 2010 | | 8,550,055 | | 84,013 | |
| Election of John C. Maney – Class III to serve until 2008 | | 8,558,976 | | 75,092 | |
| Election of William B. Ogden, IV – Class I to serve until 2009 | | 8,558,822 | | 75,246 | |
| Re-election of R. Peter Sullivan III – Class II to serve until 2010 | | 8,554,178 | | 79,890 | |
Messrs. Paul Belica, Robert E. Connor and Hans W. Kertess continue to serve as Trustees.
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| PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund | 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 Fund, such as the Fund’s 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 such third parties to perform their agreements with respect to the Fund. 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 a third party, but we may also provide your personal and account information to your respective 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 Fund has adopted to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the twelve month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710; (ii) on the Fund’s 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 Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund | Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
| | (unaudited) |
Pursuant to the Fund’s 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 PFPC Inc., 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 PFPC Inc., as the Fund’s 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 Fund 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 Fund. 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 Fund 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 Fund reserves 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 Fund’s shareholder servicing agent, PFPC Inc., P.O. Box 43027, Providence, RI 02940-3027, telephone number (800) 331-1710.
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PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund Board of Trustees (unaudited)
| Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held with | |
| Fund, 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 | President, H. Kertess & Co., a financial advisory company; |
| Date of Birth: 7/12/39 | Formerly, Managing Director, Royal Bank of Canada Capital |
| Chairman of the Board of Trustees since: 2007 | Markets. |
| Trustee since: 2005 | |
| Term of office: Expected to stand for re-election | |
| at 2010 annual meeting of shareholders. | |
| Trustee/Director of 32 funds in Fund Complex; | |
| Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund | |
| Complex | |
| |
| Paul Belica | Retired. Formerly Director, Student Loan Finance Corp., |
| Date of Birth: 9/27/21 | Education Loans, Inc., Goal Funding, Inc., Goal Funding II, Inc. |
| Trustee since: 2005 | and Surety Loan Fund, Inc.; Formerly, Manager of Stratigos Fund |
| Term of office: Expected to stand for re-election | LLC, Whistler Fund LLC, Xanthus Fund LLC & Wynstone Fund |
| at 2009 annual meeting of shareholders. | LLC. |
| Trustee/Director of 32 funds in Fund Complex | |
| Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund | |
| Complex | |
| |
| Robert E. Connor | Retired. Formerly, Senior Vice President, Corporate Office, |
| Date of Birth: 9/17/34 | Smith Barney Inc. |
| Trustee since: 2005 | |
| Term of office: Expected to stand for re-election | |
| at 2008 annual meeting of shareholders. | |
| Trustee/Director of 32 funds in Fund Complex | |
| Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund | |
| Complex | |
| |
| John J. Dalessandro II | Retired. Formerly, President and Director, J.J. Dalessandro II |
| Date of Birth: 7/26/37 | Ltd., registered broker-dealer and member of the New York |
| Trustee since: 2005 | Stock Exchange. |
| Term of office: Expected to stand for re-election | |
| at 2010 annual meeting of shareholders. | |
| Trustee/Director of 32 funds in Fund Complex | |
| Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund | |
| complex | |
| |
| William B. Ogden, IV | Asset Management Industry Consultant; Formerly, Managing |
| Date of Birth: 1/11/45 | Director, Investment Banking Division of Citigroup Global |
| Trustee since: 2006 | Markets Inc. |
| Term of office: Expected to stand for election | |
| at 2009 annual meeting of shareholders. | |
| Trustee/Director of 32 funds in Fund Complex; | |
| Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund | |
| Complex | |
| |
| R. Peter Sullivan III | Retired. Formerly, Managing Partner, Bear Wagner Specialists |
| Date of Birth: 9/4/41 | LLC, specialist firm on the New York Stock Exchange. |
| Trustee since: 2006 | |
| Term of office: Expected to stand for re-election | |
| at 2010 annual meeting of shareholders. | |
| Trustee/Director of 32 funds in Fund Complex | |
| Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund | |
| Complex | |
| |
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PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund Board of Trustees (unaudited)
| Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held with | |
| Fund, 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: |
| |
| John C. Maney† | Management Board of Allianz Global Investors Fund |
| Date of Birth: 8/3/59 | Management LLC; Management Board and Managing Director |
| Trustee since 2006 | of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. since January 2005 |
| Term of office: Expected to stand for | and also Chief Operating Officer of Allianz Global Investors of |
| election at 2008 annual meeting | America L.P. since November 2006; Formerly, Executive Vice |
| of shareholders | President and Chief Financial Officer of Apria Healthcare Group, |
| Trustee/Director of 69 funds in Fund Complex | Inc. (1998-2001) |
| Trustee/Director of no funds outside of Fund | |
| Complex | |
| † | 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., Allianz Global Investors of America LLC and Allianz-Pac Life Partners LLC; Member – Board of Directors and Chief Operating Officer of Allianz Global Investors of America Holdings Inc. and Oppenheimer Group, Inc.; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Allianz Global Investors NY Holdings LLC and Allianz Global Investors U.S. Equities LLC; Management Board and Managing Director of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holding LLC; Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Hedge Fund Partners Holding L.P.; Managing Director of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Retail LLC; Member – Board of Directors and Managing Director of Allianz Global Investors Advertising Agency Inc.; Compensation Committee of NFJ Investment Group L.P.; Management Board of Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, Nicholas-Applegate Holdings LLC and OpCap Advisors LLC; Member – Board of Directors of NFJ Management Inc. and PIMCO Global Advisors (Resources) Limited; and Executive Vice President of PIMCO Japan Ltd. |
Further information about Fund’s Trustees is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, dated May 25, 2005, which can be obtained upon request, without charge, by calling the Fund's shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710.
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PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund Principal Officers (unaudited)
| Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held | |
| with Fund | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: |
| |
| Brian S. Shlissel | Executive Vice President, Director of Fund Administration, |
| Date of Birth: 11/14/64 | Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC; Director of |
| President & Chief Executive Officer since: 2005 | 6 funds in the Fund Complex; President and Chief Executive |
| | Officer of 36 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 | Senior Vice President, Allianz Global Investors Fund |
| Date of Birth: 3/10/66 | Management LLC; Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting |
| Treasurer, Principal/Financial | officer of 36 funds in the Fund Complex; Assistant Treasurer of |
| and Accounting Officer since: 2005 | 39 funds in the Fund Complex and The Korea Fund, Inc. |
| |
| Thomas J. Fuccillo | Senior Vice President, Senior Counsel, Allianz Global Investors |
| Date of Birth: 3/22/68 | of America L.P., Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer |
| Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer | of 75 funds in the Fund Complex. Secretary & Chief Legal Officer |
since: 2005 | of The Korea Fund, Inc. Formerly, Vice President and Associate |
| | General Counsel, Neuberger Berman LLC (1991-2004). |
| |
| Scott Whisten | Vice President, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC; |
| Date of Birth: 3/13/71 | Assistant Treasurer of 75 funds in the Fund Complex. Formerly, |
| Assistant Treasurer since: 2007 | Accounting Manager, Prudential Investments (2002-2005). |
| |
| Youse E. Guia | Senior Vice President, Group Compliance Manager, Allianz |
| Date of Birth: 9/3/72 | Global Investors of America L.P., Chief Compliance Officer of 75 |
| Chief Compliance Officer since: 2005 | 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). |
| |
| William V. Healey | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer- U.S. Retail, Allianz |
| Date of Birth: 7/28/53 | Global Investors of America L.P., Executive Vice President, Chief |
| Assistant Secretary since: 2006 | Legal Officer and Secretary, Allianz Global Investors Fund |
| | Management LLC, Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC, |
| | Allianz Global Investors Advertising Agency Inc., and Allianz |
| | Global Investors Managed Accounts LLC. Assistant Secretary of |
| | 75 funds in the Fund Complex; formerly, Vice President and |
| | Associate General Counsel The Prudential Insurance Company of |
| | America; Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, The |
| | Prudential Investments (1998-2005). |
| |
| Richard H. Kirk | Senior Vice President, Allianz Global Investors of America L.P. |
| Date of Birth: 4/6/61 | (since 2004). Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, |
| Assistant Secretary since: 2006 | Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC. Assistant Secretary of |
| | 75 funds in the Fund Complex; formerly, Vice President, Counsel, |
| | The Prudential Insurance Company of America/American |
| | Skandia (2002-2004). |
| |
| Kathleen A. Chapman | Assistant Secretary of 75 funds in the Fund Complex; Manager |
| Date of Birth: 11/11/54 | IIG Advisory Law, Morgan Stanley (2004-2005); The Prudential |
| Assistant Secretary since: 2006 | Insurance Company of America and Assistant Corporate |
| | Secretary of affiliated American Skandia companies (1996- |
| | 2004). |
| |
| Lagan Srivastava | Assistant Secretary of 75 funds in the Fund Complex and The |
| Date of Birth: 9/20/77 | Korea Fund, Inc. formerly Research Assistant, Dechert LLP |
| Assistant Secretary since: 2006 | (2004-2005); Research Assistant, Swidler Berlin Shereff |
| | Friedman LLP (2002-2004). |
| |
| Richard J. Cochran | Vice President, Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC; |
| Date of Birth: 1/23/61 | Assistant Treasurer of 32 funds in the Fund Complex. Formerly, |
| Assistant Treasurer since: 2008 | Tax Manager, Teacher Insurance Annuity Association/College |
| | Retirement Equity Fund (2002-2008). |
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 J. Dalessandro II
Trustee
John C. Maney
Trustee
William B. Ogden, IV
Trustee
R. Peter Sullivan III
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
Youse E. Guia
Chief Compliance Officer
William V. Healey
Assistant Secretary
Richard H. Kirk
Assistant Secretary
Kathleen A. Chapman
Assistant Secretary
Lagan Srivastava
Assistant Secretary
Richard J. Cochran
Assistant Treasurer
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.
801 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64105-1307
Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent and Registrar
PFPC Inc.
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 Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund for their information. It is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund 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 Fund may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market.
The Fund files its complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarter of its fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is 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, DC. 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 Fund’s website at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds.
On August 15, 2007, the Fund submitted a CEO annual certification to the New York Stock Exchange (‘‘NYSE’’) on which the Fund’s principal executive officer certified that he was not aware, as of that date, of any violation by the Fund 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, the 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 Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, as applicable.
Information on the Fund is available at www.allianzinvestors.com/closedendfunds or by calling the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent at (800) 331-1710.
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. |
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| | (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. |
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| | (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 $80,000 in 2007 and $83,000 in 2008. |
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| | 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 $0 in 2007 and $0 in 2008. |
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| | 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 $12,500 in 2007 and $13,500 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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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 audits 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 Funds will also require the separate written pre-approval of the President of the Funds, 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 Funds (including affiliated sub-advisers to the Funds), provided, in each case, that the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds (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 Funds’ 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 |
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| | | 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; |
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| | (2) | Such services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement for such services to be non-audit services; and |
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| | (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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | f) | Not applicable |
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| | 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 $2,291,704 and the 2008 Reporting Period was $3,378,473. |
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| | 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, John J. Dalessandro II, Hans W. Kertess, R. Peter Sullivan III and William B. Ogden, IV.
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 Global StockPLUS & Income Fund
(the “Trust”)
PROXY VOTING POLICY
| 1. | It is the policy of the 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. TheTrust 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, the Trust’s policy shall be to delegate proxy voting responsibility to those entities with portfolio management responsibility for the Trust. |
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| 2. | The 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 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 4. | AGIFM and the sub-adviser of the 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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 June 9, 2008, the following individual has primary responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of the PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund (PGP) (the “Fund”):
Daniel J. Ivascyn
Mr. Ivascyn is a Managing Director, portfolio manager and a member of PIMCO’s mortgage and ABS team and has been the portfolio manager of the Fund since inception (May 2005). He joined PIMCO in 1998, previously having been associated with Bear Stearns in the asset backed securities group as well as T. Rowe Price and Fidelity Investments. Mr. Ivascyn has sixteen years of investment experience and holds a degree in economics from Occidental College and an MBA in analytic finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
(a)(2)
The following summarizes information regarding each of the accounts, excluding the Fund that were managed by the Portfolio Manager as of March 31, 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 | | Other Accounts |
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| PM | | Fund | | # | | AUM($million) | | # | | AUM($million) | | # | | AUM($million) |
| Daniel J. | | PGP | | 6 | | 5,654.46 | | 8* | | 1,933.6*8 | | 9 | | 30,606.64 |
| Ivascyn | | | | | | | |
* Of these other pooled investment vehicles, three accounts totaling $541.31 million in assets pay an advisory fee that is based in part on the performance of the account.
From time to time, potential conflicts of interest may arise between the portfolio manager’s management of the investments of the 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 Fund, 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 Fund. The other accounts might also have different investment objectives or strategies than the Fund.
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 has positions with the Fund, the portfolio manager know the size, timing and possible market impact of a Fund’s trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio manager could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the 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 the 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 the 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. The 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 the 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 March 31, 2008, the following explains the compensation structure of the individual that has primary responsibility for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund:
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.
Retention Bonuses. Certain portfolio managers may receive a discretionary, fixed amount retention bonus, based upon the Bonus Factors and continued employment with PIMCO. Each portfolio manager who is a Senior Vice President or Executive Vice President of PIMCO receives a variable amount retention bonus, based upon the Bonus Factors and continued employment with PIMCO.
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.
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 Managing Director Compensation Committee, based upon an individual’s overall contribution to the firm and the Bonus Factors.
From time to time, under the PIMCO Class B Unit Purchase Plan, Managing Directors and certain executive management (including Executive Vice Presidents) of PIMCO may become eligible to purchase Class B Units of PIMCO. Upon their purchase, the Class B Units are immediately exchanged for Class A Units of PIMCO Partners, LLC, a California limited liability company that holds a minority interest in PIMCO and is owned by the Managing Directors and certain executive management of PIMCO. The Class A Units of PIMCO Partners, LLC entitle their holders to distributions of a portion of the profits of PIMCO. The PIMCO Compensation Committee determines which Managing Directors and executive management may purchase Class B Units and the number of Class B Units that each may purchase. The Class B Units are purchased pursuant to full recourse notes issued to the holder. The base compensation of each Class B Unit holder is increased in an amount equal to the principal amortization applicable to the notes given by the Managing Director or member of executive management.
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 Fund beneficially owned of the Fund that he managed as of 3/31/08.
| PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund |
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| Portfolio Manager | | Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds |
| Daniel J. Ivascyn | | None | |
ITEM 9. PURCHASES 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 Principal Financial 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 Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund
By /s/ Brian S. Shlissel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date June 9, 2008
By /s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Date June 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
Date June 9, 2008
By /s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Date June 9, 2008
