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) August 20, 2024
PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Massachusetts
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 811-10555 | 000810435 | |
| (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 | PCN | 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.
On August 15, 2024, the Board approved the removal of the Fund’s non-fundamental investment guideline for the Fund to invest at least 25% of the Fund’s total assets in corporate debt obligations and other corporate income-producing securities and approved the addition of a non-fundamental investment guideline for the Fund to invest at least 50% of the Fund’s total assets in corporate debt obligations and other corporate securities, effective September 20, 2024. The supplement to the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information disclosing this change is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 |
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 Corporate & Income Strategy Fund | ||
| By: | /s/ Ryan G. Leshaw | |
| Name: | Ryan G. Leshaw | |
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |
Date: August 20, 2024