Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Annual Shareholder Meeting Results:
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III (the "Fund") held its annual meeting of shareholders onDecember 17, 2019 , during which shareholders voted on the election and re-election of certain of the Fund's Trustees. The results of the elections were certified onJanuary 2, 2020 . Common/Preferred shareholders voted as indicated below: Election of Trustees by Common and Preferred Shareholders of the Fund, voting together as a single class: Affirmative Affirmative Withheld Withheld Authority (#) (as a % of common Authority (as a percentage of and preferred share (#) common and preferred votes cast) share votes cast) Election of Sarah E. Cogan 27,219,730 95.08% 1,407,773 4.92% Class II to serve until 2022 Election of David N. Fisher† 27,376,197 95.63% 1,251,306 4.37% Class III to serve until 2020 Election of Alan Rappaport 27,333,622 95.48% 1,293,881 4.52% Class II to serve until 2022
Election of Trustees by Preferred Shareholders of the Fund, voting as a separate class:
Affirmative Affirmative Withheld Withheld Authority (#) (as a % of preferred Authority (as a percentage of share votes cast) (#) preferred share votes cast) Election of James A. Jacobson*, ** 20 0.33% 5,135 85.46% Election of Derrick A. Clark* 854 14.21% 0 0.00% Class II to serve until 2022 Certain other members of theBoard of Trustees at the time of the meeting, namely,Ms. DeCotis and Messrs.T. Matthew Buffington *, Hans W. Kertess, John C. Maney† andWilliam B. Ogden , IV, continue to serve as Trustees.Bradford K. Gallagher , who was a member of theBoard of Trustees at the time of the meeting, retired from his position as Trustee of the Fund, effectiveDecember 31, 2019 .
* Preferred Shares Trustee
** Trustee was not elected by shareholders at the annual meeting.
† Interested Trustee
Changes to
At the Fund's annual shareholder meeting held onDecember 17, 2019 , incumbent TrusteeJames A. Jacobson was replaced on the Board byDerrick A. Clark in a contested election for a Trustee position elected by preferred shareholders of the Fund, voting as a separate class.Mr. Clark received the affirmative vote of 14.21% of the preferred share votes cast at the meeting.Mr. Clark was nominated byDryden Capital Fund, LP ,Dryden Capital, LLC , and certain affiliates thereof (collectively, "Dryden"). Dryden is a holder of Auction Rate Preferred Shares of the Fund.
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