Company PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III (the Fund) is a closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to provide current income exempt from federal and California income tax. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets in municipal bonds which pay interest that are exempt from regular federal and California income taxes. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in investments, the interest from which is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal bonds that, at the time of investment, are investment grade quality. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in municipal bonds that are, at the time of investment, rated Ba/BB or B by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch or lower or that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by PIMCO. Pacific Investment Management Company LLC serves as the Fund's investment manager.