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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-09-07</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001214935</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NICHOLAS APPLEGATE CONVERTIBLE &amp; INCOME FUND</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NCV</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001357754</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Turner Ethan</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>600 WEST BROADWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>32ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN DIEGO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>92101</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Operations Generalist II</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <remarks>Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC (NACM) is the investment adviser of the Issuer.  Mr. Turner is no longer employed with NACM.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Lagan Srivastava, Attorney in fact for Ethan Turner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-09-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
