EX-99 cert
FORM N-CSR CERTIFICATION
I, Brian S. Shlissel, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on the Form N-CSR of the PIMCO Municipal
Income Fund II;
2. Based on my knowledge, the report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by the report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in
net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required
to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report:
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant
and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior
to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation;
and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the
registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal control over financial accounting
Dated: March 16, 2004
/s/ Brian S. Shlissel
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Brian S. Shlissel
President and Chief Executive Officer
FORM N-CSR CERTIFICATION
I, Lawrence G. Altadonna, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on the Form N-CSR of the PIMCO Municipal
Income Fund II;
2. Based on my knowledge, the report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by the report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in
net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required
to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report:
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant
and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior
to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation;
and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the
registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and
report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal control over financial accounting
Dated: March 16, 2004
/s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
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Lawrence G. Altadonna
Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer