Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC Announces Novations of Sub-Advisory Arrangements & Changes to Fund Names for Nic...
June 09 2010 - 4:39PM
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Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (“AGIFM”),
investment manager to Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income
Fund (NYSE:NCV), Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund
II (NYSE:NCZ), Nicholas-Applegate International & Premium
Strategy Fund (NYSE:NAI), Nicholas-Applegate Equity &
Convertible Income Fund (NYSE:NIE) and Nicholas-Applegate Global
Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NYSE:NGZ) (each a “Fund” and,
collectively, the “Funds”) announced that, effective on or about
August 25, 2010, the Portfolio Management Agreements between
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC (“NACM”), the current
investment sub-adviser to each Fund, and AGIFM, will be novated
from NACM to Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC (“AGIC”), the
indirect parent of NACM and an affiliate of AGIFM.
As a result of the novations, AGIC, an investment adviser
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will
replace NACM to become the investment sub-adviser for each Fund and
will be responsible for day-to-day portfolio management. The
novations will coincide with a larger corporate reorganization that
will transfer the advisory businesses of NACM and its affiliate,
Oppenheimer Capital LLC (“OpCap”), to AGIC. Since 2009, AGIC has
assumed a number of non-advisory functions from both NACM and
OpCap, and the transactions planned for August 2010 mark the last
step in the full integration of these businesses under a single
name.
The novations of the Portfolio Management Agreements will not
result in any change in the investment objective or strategies,
portfolio management personnel or responsibilities or fees and
expenses of each Fund. In connection with the novations and the
substitution of AGIC as sub-adviser for the Funds, the name of each
Fund will change, effective on or about August 25, 2010, as
indicated in the following list. The New York Stock Exchange ticker
symbols for each Fund will remain the same.
Current Name Ticker New Fund
Name Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund
NCV AGIC Convertible & Income Fund Nicholas-Applegate
Convertible & Income Fund II NCZ AGIC Convertible
& Income Fund II Nicholas-Applegate International & Premium
Strategy Fund NAI AGIC International & Premium
Strategy Fund Nicholas-Applegate Equity & Convertible Income
Fund NIE AGIC Equity & Convertible Income Fund
Nicholas-Applegate Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund
NGZ AGIC Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund
The investment objective of NCV and NCZ is to seek total return
through a combination of capital appreciation and high current
income. NAI seeks total return comprised of current income, current
gains and long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective
of NIE and NGZ is to seek total return comprised of capital
appreciation, current income and gains. There can be no assurance
that the Funds will meet their objectives.
AGIFM, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz Global
Investors of America L.P., serves as the Funds' investment manager
and is a member of Munich-based Allianz Group. The Funds' New York
Stock Exchange closing prices, net asset values per share, as well
as other information, including updated portfolio statistics and
performance, is available at http://www.allianzinvestors.com or by
calling the Funds' shareholder servicing agent at (800)
254-5197.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time
involve risks and uncertainties and are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation,
the adverse effect from further declines in the securities markets
and in the Funds’ performance, a general downturn in the economy,
competition from other companies, changes in government policy or
regulation, inability to attract or retain key employees, inability
to implement their operating strategy and/or acquisition strategy,
and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings
or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory
organizations. Each Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common
shareholders is subject to the restrictions in its registration
statement and other governing documents as well as the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
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