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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001610520-24-000062
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20240417
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240417
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001296250
ORGANIZATION NAME:
IRS NUMBER: 201619298
FISCAL YEAR END: 0630
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-84418
FILM NUMBER: 24850685
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1633 BROADWAY
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10019
BUSINESS PHONE: 212 739-4000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1633 BROADWAY
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10019
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIMCO Floating Rate Strategy Fund
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040701
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UBS Group AG
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001610520
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
ORGANIZATION NAME: 02 Finance
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: V8
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: BAHNHOFSTRASSE 45
CITY: ZURICH
STATE: V8
ZIP: CH-8001
BUSINESS PHONE: 41-44-234-1111
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: BAHNHOFSTRASSE 45
CITY: ZURICH
STATE: V8
ZIP: CH-8001
SC 13G/A
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13G_PFN.txt
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.9)
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II
(Name of Issuer)
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Auction Preferred Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
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72201J203
72201J302
72201J401
72201J500
72201J609
(CUSIP Number)
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Apr 17th, 2024
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:
/X/ Rule 13d 1(b)
/ / Rule 13d 1(c)
/ / Rule 13d 1(d)
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect
to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The event triggering notification is due to shares tendered
during the tender offer, which expired on
12th Apr, 2024.
CUSIP No. 72201J203,72201J302,72201J401,72201J500,72201J609
1. Names of reporting persons
UBS Group AG, for the benefit and on behalf of UBS Securities LLC
and UBS Financial Services Inc., two-wholly owned subsidiaries
of UBS AG to which UBS AG has delegated portions of its
performance obligations with respect to the Auction Rate
Securities Rights issued by UBS AG to certain clients and pursuant
to which the securities reported herein have been purchased from
such clients.
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2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group
a / /
b / / See Item 8 of attached schedule
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3. SEC use only
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4. Citizenship or place of organization
Switzerland
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Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power 0
Shares Bene- 6. Shared Voting Power 0
ficially 7. Sole Dispositive Power 0
Owned by Each 8. Shared Dispositive Power 0
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
0
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10. Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares
(see instructions)
Shares / /
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11. Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)
0%
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12. Type of reporting person (see instructions)
BK
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These amounts reflect UBS Group AGs combined holdings
in the series of auction preferred stock of the issuer
identified by the CUSIP number(s) set forth on the
cover page of this Schedule 13G.
This calculation reflects a fraction the numerator of which
is the total set forth in Item 9 of this cover page and the
denominator of which is the aggregate amount of auction preferred stock
of all series identified in Item 2(e) of this Schedule 13G,
which latter amount is treated herein as a single class of securities.
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Item 1(a) Name of issuer:
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II
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Item 1(b) Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
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2(a) Name of person filing:
UBS Group AG
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2(b) Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
UBS Group AG
Bahnhofstrasse 45
PO Box CH-8021
Zurich, Switzerland
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2(c) Citizenship:
Switzerland
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2(d) Title of class of securities:
Auction Preferred Stock
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2(e) CUSIP No.:
72201J203
72201J302
72201J401
72201J500
72201J609
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections
240.13d 1(b) or 240.13d 2(b) or (c), check whether the person
filing is a:
(a) / / Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b) /X /Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d) / / Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a 8);
(e / / An investment adviser in accordance with Section
240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with Section 240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) // A parent holding company or control person in
accordance with Section 240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) / / A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b)
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition
of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a 3);
(j) / / A non-U.S. institution in accordance with
Section 240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k) / / Group, in accordance with Section
240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with
Section 240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of
institution: ________________________________
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Item 4. Ownership
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate
number and percentage of the class of securities of the
issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0.
(b) Percent of class: 0%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 0.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0.
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Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement
is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the
reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
5 percent of the class of securities, check the following /X/.
Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.
Item 6. Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
See the final sentence in Item 7 below,
which is incorporated by referenced into this Item 6.
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Item 7.Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
or Control Person.
This statement on Schedule 13G is being filed by UBS Group AG, for
the benefit and on behalf of UBS Securities LLC and UBS Financial
Services Inc., two-wholly owned subsidiaries of UBS AG to which UBS
AG has delegated portions of its performance obligations with respect
to the Auction Rate Securities Rights issued by UBS AG to certain
clients and pursuant to which the securities reported herein have
been purchased from such clients.
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
N/A
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
N/A
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Item 10. Certifications
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired
and are held for the purpose of or with the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are not held
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect other than activities solely
in connection with a nomination under Section 240.Sub Section14a-11.
Signatures
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: 04/17/2024
Signature: /s/
Name: Andrew Johnson
Title: Director
Date: 04/17/2024
Signature: /s/Jignesh Doshi
Name: Jignesh Doshi
Title: Managing Director