SCHEDULE 13D/A 0000072971 XXXXXXXX LIVE 6 Remarketable Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred Shares 08/01/2025 false 0001181504 72201C505 PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III

1633 Broadway New York NY 10019

Vera Gurova, Senior Counsel, (704) 339-2335 Wells Fargo& Company 401 S. Tryon Street, 26th Floor Charlotte NC 28202 0000072971 N Wells Fargo & Company b WC Y DE 0 0 0 0 0 N 0 HC 0001585457 N Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC b WC Y DE 0 0 0 0 0 N 0 OO Remarketable Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred Shares PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III 1633 Broadway New York NY 10019 This Amendment No. 6 (this "Amendment") amends, as set forth below, the statement on Schedule 13D, dated April 5, 2010 and filed with the SEC on September 12, 2018 (the "Original Schedule 13D"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated September 18, 2018 and filed with the SEC on September 20, 2018 ("Amendment No. 1"), as amended by Amendment No. 2 dated December 6, 2018 and filed with the SEC on December 10, 2018 ("Amendment No. 2"), as amended by Amendment No. 3 dated July 14, 2021 and filed with the SEC on July 16, 2021 ("Amendment No. 3"), as amended by Amendment No. 4 dated September 20, 2023 and filed with the SEC on September 22, 2023 ("Amendment No. 4"), and as amended by Amendment No. 5 dated June 12, 2024 and filed with the SEC on June 14, 2024 ("Amendment No. 5"), for Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo") and Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC ("Capital Strategies") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") with respect to certain remarketable variable rate munifund term preferred shares ( "RVMTP Shares") of PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III (the "Issuer"). This Amendment is being filed as a result of the reorganization of the Issuer into PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund ("PCQ") on August 1, 2025 (the "Reorganization") pursuant to which Capital Strategies exchanged its 105 RVMTP Shares of the Issuer (CUSIP No. 72201C505) for an equal number of RVMTP Shares of PCQ (CUSIP No. 72200N601). Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule I and Schedule II referenced therein and replacing them with Schedule I and Schedule II included with this Amendment and attached as an Exhibit hereto. Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule I and Schedule II referenced therein and replacing them with Schedule I and Schedule II included with this Amendment and attached as an Exhibit hereto. Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule I and Schedule II referenced therein and replacing them with Schedule I and Schedule II included with this Amendment and attached as an Exhibit hereto. Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule I and Schedule II referenced therein and replacing them with Schedule I and Schedule II included with this Amendment and attached as an Exhibit hereto. Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof: "In connection with the Reorganization of the Issuer into PCQ, Capital Strategies exchanged its 105 RVMTP Shares of the Issuer (CUSIP No. 72201C505) for an equal number of RVMTP Shares of PCQ (CUSIP No. 72200N601). As a result of the Reorganization, the Reporting Persons no longer own any RVMTP Shares of the Issuer." Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof: "As a result of the Reorganization, the Reporting Persons no longer own any RVMTP Shares of the Issuer." Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (d) therein and replacing it in its entirety with the following: "(d) Not Applicable." Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (e) therein and replacing it in its entirety with the following: "(e) On August 1, 2025, as a result of the Reorganization, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities." Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: "The responses of the Reporting Persons in Item 3 and Item 4 hereof are incorporated herein by reference. All voting arrangements and financing arrangements relating to the RVMTP Shares have been terminated as a result of the redemption of the RVMTP Shares." Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 thereto and inserting the following exhibits in their place: "Exhibit Description of Exhibit 99.1 Joint Filing Agreement 99.2 Limited Power of Attorney" Wells Fargo & Company /s/ Patricia Arce 08/05/2025 Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC /s/ Daniel Frizsell 08/05/2025 Please note that Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule I and Schedule II referenced therein and replacing them with the amended and restated Schedule I and Schedule II attached to this Amendment.