SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                                                       
                     Massachusetts                                                    01-6200496
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  (State of Incorporation or Organization)                                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o PIMCO Funds Advisors LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York                                                               10105
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        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                               (Zip Code)

If this form relates to the registration of a class of                     If this form relates to the registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act                   securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act
and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c),                    and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A. (d),
please check the following box: |X|                                        please check the following box: |_|

Securities Act registration statement file number pursuant to which this form relates:    333-86282
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                                                                                       (if applicable)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class to be so Registered:                                   Name of Each Exchange on Which Each
                                                                           Class is to be Registered:
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest With Par Value
$0.00001                                                                   New York Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None





INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1.  DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

         Reference is hereby made to the section entitled "Description of
Shares" in the Registration Statement on Form N-2 of PIMCO Municipal Income Fund
II, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
April 15, 2002 (Securities Act File No. 333-86282 and Investment Company Act
File No. 811-21076) (the "Original Registration Statement").

Item 2.   EXHIBITS.

         Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits, no Exhibits are filed
herewith or incorporated herein by reference.

                                    SIGNATURE

         A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of PIMCO Municipal
Income Fund II is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on
behalf of the Trust by an officer or Trustee of the Trust in his or her capacity
as an officer or Trustee of the Trust and not individually and that the
obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the
Trustees, officers, or shareholders individually but binding only upon the
assets and property of the Trust.

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                       PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II



                                       By:  /s/Stephen J. Treadway
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                                            Name:  Stephen J. Treadway
                                            Title:  President


Date:  June 19, 2002