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) June 16, 2023

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Massachusetts

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


811-21188		16-1624050
(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	PZC	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.

Effective immediately, David Hammer and Kyle Christine are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III.

Mr. Hammer is a Managing Director and municipal bond portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. He rejoined PIMCO in 2015 from Morgan Stanley, where he was managing director and head of municipal trading, risk management and research. Previously at PIMCO, he was a senior vice president and municipal bond portfolio manager, and prior to joining PIMCO in 2012, he was an executive director and head of the high yield and distressed municipal bond trading group at Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Christine is a Senior Vice President and municipal bond portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. Mr. Christine has previously served as a rotating member of PIMCO’s Americas portfolio committee. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2017, he was an institutional high yield and taxable municipal bond trader at Morgan Stanley. He has 10 years of investment and financial services experience and holds an undergraduate degree from Union College (NY).

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 California Municipal Income Fund III

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

Date: June 16, 2023

PIMCO CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III 8-K