As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2023
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))
Auction-Rate Preferred Shares, Series M, Series T, Series W, Series TH, and Series F, Par Value $0.00001
(Title of Class of Securities)
72201B200
72201B309
72201B408
72201B507
72201B606
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Ryan Leshaw
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (949) 720-6980
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
With a Copy to:
David C. Sullivan
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
Telephone: (617) 951-7362
Calculation of Filing Fee
| Transaction Valuation* | Amount Of Filing Fee* | |
| Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| * | No filing fee is required because this filing includes only preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
| ¨ | Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
| Amount Previously Paid: Not Applicable | Applicable | |
| Form or Registration No.: Not Applicable | Date Filed: Not Applicable |
| ¨ | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
| ¨ | third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
| x | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
| ¨ | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
| ¨ | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. ¨
ITEMS 1-11.
Not applicable.
| ITEM 12. | EXHIBITS. |
| Exhibit |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued on August 14, 2023. | |
ITEM 13.
Not applicable.
August 14, 2023
For information on the Tender Offers:
Financial Advisors: (800) 628-1237
Shareholders: (844) 337-4626 or (844) 33-PIMCO
PIMCO Media Relations: (212) 597-1054
PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND, PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME STRATEGY FUND, PIMCO HIGH INCOME FUND, PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND, PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND II, PIMCO CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, PIMCO CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II, PIMCO CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III, PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II, PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III, PIMCO NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, PIMCO NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II, AND PIMCO NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III ANNOUNCE TENDER OFFERS FOR AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES
NEW YORK, NY, August 14, 2023 – PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE: PTY), PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (NYSE: PCN), PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE: PHK), PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (NYSE: PFL), PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (NYSE: PFN), PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: PCQ), PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE: PCK), PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III (NYSE: PZC), PIMCO Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: PMF), PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE: PML), PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III (NYSE: PMX), PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: PNF), PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE: PNI) and PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III (NYSE: PYN) (each, a “Fund” and, together, the “Funds”) today announced that each Fund has commenced a voluntary tender offer August 14, 2023 (each, a “Tender Offer” and, together, the “Tender Offers”) for up to 100% of its outstanding auction rate preferred shares (“ARPS”) at a price equal to 96%, with respect to PTY, 93.25%, with respect to PCN and PHK, 94.25%, with respect to PFL and PFN, and 94.5% with respect to PCQ, PCK, PZC, PMF, PML, PMX, PNF, PNI and PYN, of the ARPS’ per share liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (or $24,000 per share for PTY, $23,312.50 per share for PCN and PHK, $23,562.50 per share of PFL and PFN, and $23,625 per share for PCQ, PCK, PZC, PMF, PML, PMX, PNF, PNI, and PYN) and any unpaid dividends accrued through the expiration date of the Tender Offer. Each Fund’s Tender Offer will expire at 5:00 P.M., New York City Time, on September 18, 2023, unless the Tender Offer is extended.
This announcement is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell ARPS of the Funds. The Funds have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a tender offer statement on Schedule TO and related exhibits, including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other related documents (the “Tender Offer Documents”). Each Fund’s Tender Offer is conditioned on certain conditions as set forth in the Tender Offer Documents. The Tender Offer Documents will be sent electronically to holders of the ARPS. ARPS holders of a Fund may obtain additional copies of the Tender Offer Documents for such Fund, without charge, by contacting the Information Agent for the Tender Offers, Equiniti Fund Solutions, Inc., at (877) 478-5044. ARPS holders can also obtain the Tender Offer Documents free of charge on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. ARPS holders should read these documents and related exhibits for the applicable Fund as the documents contain important information about each Fund’s Tender Offer.
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Any questions regarding the Tender Offers can be directed to the Funds’ Information Agent, Equiniti Fund Solutions, Inc., at (877) 478-5044. Each Fund’s daily New York Stock Exchange closing market price for its common shares, net asset value per common share, as well as other information, including updated portfolio statistics and performance, are available at www.pimco.com/closedendfunds.
Each Fund may determine to replace all or a portion of the leverage currently obtained through tendered ARPS with other forms of leverage in accordance with the Fund’s investment policies and related public disclosures. There is no guarantee that a Fund will be able to replace all or a portion of the leverage currently obtained through tendered ARPS with leverage at comparable costs and other terms, or will elect to do so, and any replacement leverage may be at a higher interest rate and/or may result in higher costs to the Fund’s common shareholders.
The information on or accessible through www.pimco.com/closedendfunds is not incorporated by reference herein.
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Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking statements. These statements may involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of PIMCO’s sponsored investment products and separately managed accounts, general economic conditions, future acquisitions, competitive conditions and government regulations, including changes in tax laws. Readers should carefully consider such factors. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only on the date at which such statements are made. PIMCO undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statement.
This material has been distributed for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Neither the Funds, nor the Funds’ Boards of Trustees, nor PIMCO, makes any recommendation as to whether to tender or not to tender any ARPS in the Tender Offers. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form, or referred to in any other publication, without express written permission. PIMCO is a trademark of Allianz Asset Management of America LLC. in the United States and throughout the world. PIMCO Investments LLC, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, is a company of PIMCO. ©2023, PIMCO