NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Board of Trustees of Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE:NCZ), a diversified closed-end management investment company which seeks to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and high current income, announced today that it has declared the following distributions on the Fund's common shares:
Special Income $0.12000 per common share Short-term Capital Gain $0.02322 per common share Long-term Capital Gain $0.24078 per common share
The distributions will be payable on January 13, 2006 to shareholders of record on December 30, 2005, with an ex-dividend date of December 28, 2005.
Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P., serves as the Fund's investment manager and is a member of Munich-based Allianz Group (NYSE:AZ). Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC, an Allianz Global Investors Fund Management affiliate, serves as the Fund's sub-adviser.
The Fund's daily New York Stock Exchange closing price, net asset value per share as well as other information, including updated portfolio statistics and performance is available at www.allianzinvestors.com or by calling the Fund's transfer agent at 800-331-1710.
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 a decline in the securities markets or a decline in a Fund's 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 its operating strategy and/or acquisition strategy, and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.