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A presentation on PIMCO’s views on Dividend investing:

February 2013

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PIMCO Dividend team

Austin Graff Vice President

Generalist

Equity analyst

Cliff Remily Executive Vice

President Co-portfolio

manager Generalist Equity analyst

Eve Tournier* Executive Vice


manager Fixed income PM

Brad Kinkelaar Executive Vice


manager Generalist equity analyst

Matt Burdett Senior Vice President Generalist

Equity analyst

PIMCO global investment resources EQUITY PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

EQUITY TRADING PIMCO’S INVESTMENT PLATFORM DIVIDEND TEAM PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

Pathfinder™ equity investment team

New York desk Secular and cyclical forums

Investment committee

Raji Manasseh, SVP Product manager Newport Beach

Emerging markets equity investment team

London desk Equity portfolio committee

Commodity research

Steve Jones, SVP Product manager Newport Beach

Long/short equity investment team

Singapore desk

Currency management

Fixed income research

Laura Schlockman Product manager Newport Beach

Jane Miles Product associate Newport Beach

As of 31 December 2012 * Eve is a fixed income portfolio manager on the Dividend and Income Builder strategy only.

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Portfolio management/research analysts Adam Muller

Generalist Equity analyst


PIMCO Dividend strategies

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Emerging Franchise Companies with potential to be significantly larger over time.

Basic Value Traditional value companies such as cyclicals, turnarounds, and companies with low valuations.

Consistent Earner Blue-chip industry leaders that consistently create value year after year.

BY INVESTING IN 3 BUSINESS TYPES PURSUING 3 GOALS

Attractive yield today

Long-term capital

appreciation

Growing stream of

income over time


Refer to Appendix for additional investment strategy information.


Overview of dividend investing

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In a secular, low-rate, deleveraging environment, attractive dividend paying equities may be a long-term income solution

As of 31 December 2012 SOURCE: Bloomberg, Robert Shiller * Large-cap stock dividend yield represented by S&P 90 from 1926 through 1956 and S&P 500 from 1957 through present Refer to Appendix for additional index and risk information.

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Dividends have historically been important to total return

As of 31 December 2010 SOURCE: Bloomberg, Jack W. Wilson and Charles P. Jones Data through 1990 derived from report: An Analysis of the S&P 500 Index and Cowles’s Extensions: Price Indexes and Stock Returns, 1870-1999 Journal of Business 2002, vol. 75 no 3. Data

after 1990 is from Bloomberg. Refer to Appendix for additional index information.

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A significant portion of equity returns is explained by dividend income

Without the dividends, equities would have had four decades of negative returns, including 2001–2010

The lower standard deviation of dividend income reduces volatility

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Chasing the highest dividend yield is not always an optimal strategy

As of 31 December 2012 SOURCE: Credit Suisse Deciles were rebalanced monthly, so as to include the point-in-time S&P 500 constituents and dividend yields.

Refer to the Appendix for additional chart and index information.

As many studies have shown, high dividend stocks have tended to outperform over time

However, history suggests simply chasing the highest yields is not an optimal strategy

In this study, S&P 500 stocks were grouped monthly into deciles according to dividend yield. Performance was calculated monthly over 32 years.

During this period, the highest yielding stocks did not directly translate into the best performers

We believe that dividend growth is a key component that must also be considered when seeking the best total return opportunities

Dividend yield by decile Lowest yielding Highest yielding

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Companies with high dividend yields and high dividend growth have outperformed

As of 31 December 2012 SOURCE: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Quantitative Strategy High Div yield + High Div Growth, High Div yield, High Div yield + Low Div Growth data represents sub-sets of the MSCI AC World Index Refer to Appendix for additional index information.

While high yield stocks as a group have outperformed the market (yellow line), the level of dividend growth has been the key driver of returns:

Stocks with high yields AND high dividend growth have significantly outperformed… (blue line)

…while high yield stocks with low dividend growth have been market performers at best (green line)

Our forward-looking research focuses on identifying companies with the ability and willingness to grow dividends over time

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Why do higher dividends outperform over time?

1 SOURCE: Robert D. Arnott and Clifford S. Asness, “Surprise! Higher Dividends=Higher Earnings Growth” Financial Analysts Journal, Jan/Feb 2003. The study covers periods ranging from 1871 – 2001 and for the purposes of this chart the focus is on equity data from 1946 –2001.

S&P 500 PAYOUT RATIOS AND SUBSEQUENT 10-YEAR REAL EARNINGS GROWTH QUARTILE COMPARISONS 1946-20011

Starting Payout Quartile Worst Average Best

First Quartile (Lowest Payout) (3.4%) (0.4%) 3.2%

Second Quartile (2.4%) 1.3% 5.7%

Third Quartile (1.1%) 2.7% 6.6%

Fourth Quartile (Highest Payout) 0.6% 4.2% 11.0%

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Higher dividends have historically translated to higher earnings growth

Companies with higher dividend payout ratios have generated higher real earnings growth over subsequent ten-year periods

On average, the earnings of companies with lower payout ratios actually declined over the next ten years

The study was robust and consistent for all 46 rolling 10 year periods starting from 1946 to 1991

Similar studies have been conducted around the world with similar results: Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, U.K., Netherlands, and Switzerland2

1 SOURCE: Robert D. Arnott and Clifford S. Asness, “Surprise! Higher Dividends=Higher Earnings Growth” Financial Analysts Journal, Jan/Feb 2003. The study covers periods ranging from 1871 – 2001 and for the purposes of this chart the focus is on equity data from 1946 –2001.

2 SOURCE: K.C. Parker “Do Higher Dividends Lead to Higher Earnings Growth?” Simon Fraser University 2005. Owain ap Gwilym, James Seaton, Karina Suddason, and Stephen Thomas, “International Evidence on the Pyout Ratio, Earnings, Dividend, and Returns” Financial Analysts Journal, Jan/Feb 2006.

Refer to Appendix for additional index and risk information.

We believe the capital allocation decision is one of the critical driving forces of company success and stock price performance

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Capital allocation matters

Discipline enforced on management by shareholders


Chart is provided for illustrative purposes only. This illustration is not indicative of the past or future performance of any PIMCO product and does not reflect the impact of fees or expenses.

Refer to Appendix for additional chart, index and hypothetical example information.

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The power of growing dividends over time: Hypothetical yield on cost (YOC) from a bond vs. stocks with growing dividends


As of 31 December 2012 SOURCE: Bloomberg. Data is for S&P 500. Yield on cost is current income dividend by initial cost with no reinvestment of dividends This illustration is not indicative of the past or future performance of any PIMCO product and does not reflect the impact of fees or expenses. Refer to Appendix for additional chart, index and hypothetical example information.

A growing dividend stream may be a powerful hedge against inflation

One unit of the S&P 500 would have paid a $31.97 dividend in 2012. This is equal to 35% of $92.06, the S&P 500’s price at the end of 1969

S&P 500 dividends have had a compound annual growth rate of 6% while the average annual CPI was 4%

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The power of growing dividends over time: Historical dividends per share from one unit of the S&P 500

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Dividend payout ratios have declined in the U.S.

As of 31 December 2011 SOURCE: Robert Shiller Dividend payout ratio is the percentage of earnings paid in dividends. Refer to Appendix for additional index and risk information.

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The timing of buybacks is typically disastrous

As of 31 December 2011 SOURCE: SG Cross Asset Research, FactSet, S&P Refer to Appendix for additional index and risk information.

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Select companies have considerable potential to increase dividend payments

As of 31 December 2012 SOURCE: Bloomberg Refer to Appendix for additional index and risk information.

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Today’s dividend landscape

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Sectors commonly targeted by investment managers for yield currently exceed their historical valuations

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As dividend investing has become more popular, some have begun to question whether dividend stocks are overvalued in general.

In fact, U.S. sectors typically targeted for dividend yield – REITs, telecomm, utilities, and MLPs – do currently exceed their historical valuations.

We believe a global,

unconstrained approach to dividend investing is the best way to find attractively priced stocks across sectors and geographies.

As of 31 December 2012 SOURCE: FactSet, PIMCO Sectors and industries above are defined according to MSCI GICS, except for U.S. MLPs which is proxied by the Alerian MLP Index. 1 Represents price to earnings ratio divided by that of the MSCI World. Price to earnings ratios were calculated using 1 year forward consensus earnings estimates. Data from 31 December

1995 – 31 December 2012. 2 The PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund was incepted in 2011 and because of this, no average is illustrated. Refer to Appendix for additional hypothetical example, index, investment strategy and risk information.

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund2

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Historically, high-yielding European telecoms have been target-rich for dividend investors, as favorable growth prospects combined with high payout ratios.

Over the past three years dividend cuts among European telecoms have proliferated at a faster rate than global peers.

Going forward, against a backdrop of slow economic growth, further dividend cuts are possible and we believe forward-looking stock selection and a global perspective is required.

European telecoms, commonly targeted for their yield, may disappoint going forward – global options are required

Company 2010 2011 2012Belgacom BT Group Cable & Wireless WorldwideDeutsche Telekom Elisa OyjFrance TelecomHellenic TelecommunicationsKoninklijkeMillicomMobistarPortugal TelecomSwisscomTDCTele2Telecom ItaliaTelefonicaTelekom AustriaTelenetTelenorTeliaSoneraVivendiVodafone

% European telecom dividend cuts 18% 27% 55%% Global ex-Europe telecom divdiend cuts 29% 30% 37%

Maintained dividendCut or elimated dividend

Chart provided for illustrative purposes and is not indicative of the past or future performance of any PIMCO product.

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The highest yielding quintile of stocks is still attractively valued outside the U.S.

As of 31 December 2012 SOURCE: FactSet Data for each region is represented by the respective MSCI Index Refer to Appendix for additional index information.

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Investing outside the U.S. offers potentially higher income opportunities across more sectors, increasing portfolio diversification

As of 31 December 2012 SOURCE: FactSet Data for each region is represented by the respective MSCI index Refer to Appendix for additional index information.

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MSCI USA (%)

MSCI Europe Ex-UK (%)

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MSCI China (%)

MSCI EM LATAM (%)

MSCI Nordic Countries (%)

MSCI Australia (%)

Index average 2.3 3.7 3.8 2.9 3.2 3.6 4.6

Telecommunication services 4.7 8.3 5.8 3.3 2.7 6.2 6.4

Utilities 4.3 7.1 5.3 1.5 5.3 7.1 5.1

Consumer staples 2.9 2.6 3.4 1.5 1.8 2.5 4.4

Industrials 2.4 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.0 3.1 3.6

Materials 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.4 4.7 3.5 2.9

Health care 2.2 3.0 5.0 1.2 0.5 1.6 2.1

Energy 2.2 4.8 4.2 3.2 3.4 4.6 3.4

Financials 2.1 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.6 5.8

Information technology 1.7 2.2 1.2 0.7 3.6 4.3 3.1

Consumer discretionary 1.5 2.7 3.0 1.6 1.3 4.1 5.0

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Emerging Franchise Companies with potential to be significantly larger over time.

Basic Value Traditional value companies such as cyclicals, turnarounds, and companies with low valuations.

Consistent Earner Blue-chip industry leaders that consistently create value year after year.

BY INVESTING IN 3 BUSINESS TYPES PURSUING 3 GOALS

Attractive yield today

Long-term capital

appreciation

Growing stream of

income over time


Refer to Appendix for additional investment strategy information.


PIMCO’s Dividend team: Portfolio management

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Brad Kinkelaar

Mr. Kinkelaar is an executive vice president and global equity portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, he was managing director and global equity portfolio manager at Thornburg Investment Management. As one of the first three investment professionals on Thornburg’s equity team, Mr. Kinkelaar helped build the business from its infancy during more than nine years with the company. He was a co-portfolio manager of the Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund from its inception in December 2002 until January 2009, as well as associate portfolio

manager of the Thornburg International Value Fund and Thornburg Value Fund from 1999 until December 2002. Mr. Kinkelaar began his investment career in the equity investment management department for State Farm Insurance Companies. He has 16 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University.

Cliff Remily, CFA

Mr. Remily is an executive vice president and global equity portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, he was at Thornburg Investment Management for five years, most recently as a managing director. Mr. Remily was portfolio manager and co-portfolio manager for the firm's global equity income strategy and also served as co-portfolio manager for the Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund and the Eagle Growth and Income Trust. He was previously an equity analyst with Brandes Investment Partners and Zacks Investment Research. He has 12 years of investment

and financial services experience and holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Eve Tournier

Ms. Tournier is an executive vice president in the Newport Beach office and a portfolio manager focusing on corporate bonds and loans. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2008, she was a managing director and European head of high yield credit trading with Deutsche Bank in London. Previously, she worked in credit derivatives trading at Deutsche Bank and at JPMorgan in New York. She has 14 years of investment experience and holds a master’s degree in operations research and financial engineering from Cornell University and an undergraduate degree from Ecole Centrale de Lyon.

Matt Burdett

Mr. Burdett is a senior vice president and equity analyst in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, he was with Thornburg Investment Management as a global equity analyst dedicated to dividend income strategies. Previously, Mr. Burdett was director of healthcare investment banking at Oppenheimer. Earlier in his career, he conducted pharmaceutical research at Sunesis Pharmaceuticals. He has seven years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

Austin Graff, CFA

Mr. Graff is a vice president and equity analyst in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2012, he was a vice president in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. He has five years of investment and financial services experience and holds an MBA and undergraduate degree from Purdue University.

Adam Muller

Mr. Muller is an equity analyst in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2012, he ran a value-oriented long/short investment fund. Previously, Mr. Muller was a vice president in investment banking at Goldman Sachs where he covered healthcare and industrial clients for seven years. He has nine years of investment and financial services experience and holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a master’s degree in economics from Tufts University, and a bachelor’s degree from Colby College.


PIMCO’s Dividend team: Product/business management

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Raji O. Manasseh, CFA

Mr. Manasseh is a senior vice president and dividend strategies product manager in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2012, he was a vice president and client portfolio manager on the growth equity team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He has 12 years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree from Wheaton College in Illinois. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

Laura A. Schlockman

Ms. Schlockman is a vice president and product manager in the Newport Beach office, focusing on PIMCO’s active equity strategies. Previously, she was a fundamental equity product manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. She has six years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She received an undergraduate degree from the American University.

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Kimberley Stafford, CFA

Ms. Stafford is an executive vice president in the Newport Beach office and a member of PIMCO's executive office, contributing to firm-wide strategic, financial and operational initiatives. She joined PIMCO in 2000 and previously served as an account manager in the consultant relations group and analyst in PIMCO’s trade compliance group. She has 12 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Redlands.


Appendix

PERFORMANCE AND FEE Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. The performance figures presented reflect the total return performance for Institutional Class shares (after fees) and reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions. All periods longer than one year are annualized CHART Performance results for certain charts and graphs may be limited by date ranges specified on those charts and graphs; different time periods may produce different results. HOLDINGS Holdings are subject to change. The Fund's Top Ten Holdings solely reflect long positions. Securities sold short, derivatives, cash and cash equivalents are not taken into consideration. Long positions for debt (excluding cash equivalents, which generally mean investment grade debt instruments with durations of one year or less) and equity are calculated separately, and in each case, total equity holdings or total debt holdings of an issuer may be aggregated into separate line items. Other than the Fund's initial Top Ten Holdings report, newly initiated holdings will be withheld for the first 60 days unless the issuer has been previously disclosed in an annual-, semi-annual report or reported to the SEC on Form N-Q. Top Ten Holdings generally are shown as of the last day of each month (with a 10 business day delay) but may be delayed provided it is in the best interest of the Fund. HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE Hypothetical and simulated examples have many inherent limitations and are generally prepared with the benefit of hindsight. There are frequently sharp differences between simulated results and the actual results. There are numerous factors related to the markets in general or the implementation of any specific investment strategy, which cannot be fully accounted for in the preparation of simulated results and all of which can adversely affect actual results. No guarantee is being made that the stated results will be achieved. INVESTMENT STRATEGY There is no guarantee that these investment strategies will work under all market conditions or are suitable for all investors and each investor should evaluate their ability to invest long-term, especially during periods of downturn in the market. No representation is being made that any account, product, or strategy will or is likely to achieve profits, losses, or results similar to those shown. OUTLOOK Statements concerning financial market trends are based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate. There is no guarantee that these investment strategies will work under all market conditions, and each investor should evaluate their ability to invest for the long-term, especially during periods of downturn in the market. Outlook and strategies are subject to change without notice. PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE Portfolio structure is subject to change without notice and may not be representative of current or future allocations. RISK Equities may decline in value due to both real and perceived general market, economic, and industry conditions. Dividends are not guaranteed and may be subject to change and/or elimination. Investing in securities of smaller companies tends to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of larger companies. Investing in foreign denominated and/or domiciled securities may involve heightened risk due to currency fluctuations, and economic and political risks, which may be enhanced in emerging markets. High-yield, lower-rated, securities involve greater risk than higher-rated securities; portfolios that invest in them may be subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk than portfolios that do not. Derivatives may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, management and the risk that a position could not be closed when most advantageous. Investing in derivatives could lose more than the amount invested. This material contains the current opinions of the manager and such opinions are subject to change without notice. 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. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but not guaranteed. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form, or referred to in any other publication, without express written permission. YOUR GLOBAL INVESTMENT AUTHORITY are trademarks or registered trademarks of Allianz Asset Management of America L.P. and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, respectively, in the United States and throughout the world. ©2013, PIMCO. PIMCO Investments LLC, distributor, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY, 10019 is a company of PIMCO.

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Appendix

INDEX DESCRIPTIONS The Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World ex-U.S. Index (“MSCI ACWI ex-US”) is a market capitalization weighted index composed of approximately 2000 companies, and is representative of the market structure of 21 developed countries in North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim, excluding securities of United States’ issuers. The index is calculated separately; without dividends, with gross dividends reinvested and estimated tax withheld, and with gross dividends reinvested, in both U.S. Dollars and local currency. The Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index (“MSCI ACWI”) is a market capitalization weighted index composed of over 2000 companies, and is representative of the market structure of 22 developed countries in North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The index is calculated separately; without dividends, with gross dividends reinvested and estimated tax withheld, and with gross dividends reinvested, in both U.S. Dollars and local currency. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) U.S. Index is a market capitalization weighted index composed of approximately 325 issues, and is generally representative of the market structure of the United States. The index is calculated separately; without dividends, with gross dividends reinvested and estimated tax withheld, and with gross dividends reinvested, in both U.S. Dollars and local currency. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged market index generally considered representative of the stock market as a whole. The index focuses on the Large-Cap segment of the U.S. equities market. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

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