UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 1, 2022

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Massachusetts

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


811-21601		20-1619298
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1633 Broadway, New York, NY		10019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(844) 337-4626

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares	PFN	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The Board of Trustees of PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (the “Fund”) has declared a monthly distribution for the Fund’s common shares. The distribution is payable on January 3, 2023 to shareholders of record on December 12, 2022, with an ex-dividend date of December 9, 2022. The news release disclosing this distribution is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)		Exhibit
99.1		PIMCO Closed-End Funds News Release, dated December 1, 2022

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

By:		/s/ Ryan G. Leshaw
Name:		Ryan G. Leshaw
Title:		Chief Legal Officer

Date: December 1, 2022

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II 8-K