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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III [PMX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 420 MONTGOMERY STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/18/2018 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94163 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Auction-Rate Preferred Shares 09/18/2018   J(1)(7)   238 D (1) 0 I By Subsidiary (7) (8) Auction-Rate Preferred Shares 09/18/2018   J(2)(7)   133 D (2) 0 I By Subsidiary (7) (8) Auction-Rate Preferred Shares 09/18/2018   J(3)(7)   138 D (3) 0 I By Subsidiary (7) (8) Auction-Rate Preferred Shares 09/18/2018   J(4)(7)   149 D (4) 0 I By Subsidiary (7) (8) Auction-Rate Preferred Shares 09/18/2018   J(5)(7)   423 D (5) 0 I By Subsidiary (7) (8) Variable Rate MuniFund Term Preferred Shares 09/18/2018   J(6)(7)   343 A (6) 343 I By Subsidiary (7) (8)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 420 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94163		X
WFC HOLDINGS CORP 420 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104		X

Signatures

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, by: Lori Ward, /s/ Lori Ward		09/20/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
WFC HOLDINGS, LLC, by: George Wick, /s/ George Wick		09/20/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The 238 auction-rate preferred shares reported as disposed of in Table I (the "ARP Shares") represent ARP Shares that were beneficially owned by WFC Holdings, LLC ("WFC Holdings"). The ARP Shares were sold to the Issuer as a result of a tender offer made by the Issuer for a tender price of $21,250.00 per share (which included a payment equal to $21,250 per share (representing 85% percent of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share) and accrued dividends of $0.00 per share).
(2)	The 133 ARP Shares reported as disposed of in Table I represent ARP Shares that were beneficially owned by WFC Holdings. The ARP Shares were sold to the Issuer as a result of a tender offer made by the Issuer for a tender price of $21,253.36 per share (which included a payment equal to $21,250 per share (representing 85% percent of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share) and accrued dividends of $3.36 per share).
(3)	The 138 ARP Shares reported as disposed of in Table I represent ARP Shares that were beneficially owned by WFC Holdings. The ARP Shares were sold to the Issuer as a result of a tender offer made by the Issuer for a tender price of $21,255.06 per share (which included a payment equal to $21,250 per share (representing 85% percent of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share) and accrued dividends of $5.06 per share).
(4)	The 149 ARP Shares reported as disposed of in Table I represent ARP Shares that were beneficially owned by WFC Holdings. The ARP Shares were sold to the Issuer as a result of a tender offer made by the Issuer for a tender price of $21,259.97 per share (which included a payment equal to $21,250 per share (representing 85% percent of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share) and accrued dividends of $9.97 per share).
(5)	The 423 ARP Shares reported as disposed of in Table I represent ARP Shares that were beneficially owned by WFC Holdings and EVEREN Capital Corporation ("EVEREN"). The ARP Shares were sold to the Issuer as a result of a tender offer made by the Issuer for a tender price of $21,261.30 per share (which included a payment equal to $21,250 per share (representing 85% percent of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share) and accrued dividends of $11.30 per share).
(6)	The 343 variable rate munifund term preferred shares reported as acquired in Table I (the "VMTP Shares") represent VMTP Shares of which 72 VMTP Shares are beneficially owned by Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC ("Capital Strategies"), 270 VMTP Shares are beneficially owned by WFC Holdings, and 1 VMTP Share is beneficially owned by EVEREN. The VMTP Shares were acquired from the Issuer at a price of $100,000 per share. Following the tender of ARP Shares and the acquisition of the VMTP Shares, none of the reporting persons hold 10% or more of the preferred shares of the Issuer. Capital Strategies, WFC Holdings, and EVEREN are each a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo").
(7)	This statement is jointly filed by Wells Fargo and WFC Holdings. Wells Fargo holds an indirect interest in the securities listed in Table I (the "Securities") by virtue of its indirect ownership of its subsidiaries Capital Strategies and EVEREN, and its direct ownership of its subsidiary WFC Holdings.
(8)	Each reporting person declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other purpose, (i) acting (or has agreed or is agreeing to act together with any other person) as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of the Issuer or otherwise with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer or (ii) a member of any group with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer.
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