Company: PTY
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-052894
Chunk: 12

Company: PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 12
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 annual meeting shall hold office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. |

| ** | Each of Ms. Cantrill and Mr. Flattum is an Interested Trustee/Nominee. |

Under this classified Board structure, generally only those Trustees in a single Class may be replaced in any one year, and it would require a minimum of two years to change a majority of the Board under normal circumstances. This structure may make it more difficult for a Fund’s Shareholders to change the majority of Trustees of a Fund and, thus, promotes the continuity of management and limits the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of a Fund by delaying the replacement of a majority of the Board. Unless authority is withheld, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy for a Fund to vote each proxy for the persons listed above for that Fund. Each of the nominees has indicated he or she will serve if elected or re-elected,as applicable, but if he or she should be unable to serve for a Fund, the proxy holders may vote in favor of such substitute nominee as the Board may designate (or, alternatively, the Board may determine to save a vacancy). 14 Trustees and Officers The business of each Fund is managed under the direction of each Fund’s Board. Subject to the provisions of each Fund’s Declaration or Articles, its Bylaws and applicable state law, the Trustees have all powers necessary and convenient to carry out their responsibilities, including the election and removal of the Fund’s officers. Board Leadership Structure— The Board of each Fund consists of seven Trustees, five of whom are not “interested persons” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of the Fund or of the Manager (the “Independent Trustees”), which represents approximately 71% of the Trustees that are Independent Trustees. An Independent Trustee serves as Chair of the Board and is selected by a vote of the majority of the Independent Trustees. The Chair of the Board presides at meetings of the Board, acts as a liaison with service providers, officers, attorneys and other Trustees generally between meetings, and performs such other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time. The Board of each Fund meets regularly four times each year to discuss and consider matters concerning the Funds, and also holds special meetings to address matters arising between regular meetings.