EX-99.77C VOTES 2 votingresultsnie.htm NIE SHAREHOLDER VOTING RESULTS

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Nicholas-Applegate Equity & Convertible Income Fund                                                                                                                       Annual Shareholder Meeting Results

January 31, 2010 (unaudited)                                                                                                           

The Fund held its annual meeting of shareholders on July 14, 2009.

Shareholders of Nicholas-Applegate Equity & Convertible Income voted to re-elect Paul Belica, John C. Maney and to elect Diana L. Taylor as Trustees as indicated below.

	Affirmative	Withheld Authority
Election of Paul Belica – Class III to serve until 2010	20,387,674	429,724
Election of John C. Maney  Class II to serve until 2012	20,388,136	429,262
Election of Diana L. Taylor*  Class II to serve until 2012	20,339,002	478,396

Robert E. Connor, Hans W. Kertess, William B. Ogden IV and R. Peter Sullivan III, continue to serve as Trustees.

* Diane Taylor resigned as Trustee of the Funds on September 10, 2009.