UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-21337
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
125 Broad Street, New York, NY | 10004 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
300 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 451-2010
Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date of reporting period: November 30, 2006
ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 2006
Western Asset
Global High Income
Fund Inc.
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE
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Semi-Annual Report November 30, 2006
Whats
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The Funds primary investment objective is high current income and the secondary investment objective is total return.
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R. JAY GERKEN, CFA
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dear Shareholder,
The U.S. economy took a step backwards and growth slowed during the six-month reporting period. After gross domestic product (GDP)i increased a modest 1.7% in the last three months of 2005, the economy rebounded sharply in the first quarter of 2006. During this time, GDP rose 5.6%, its highest reading since the third quarter of 2003. In the second quarter of 2006, GDP growth was 2.6% according to the U.S. Commerce Department, and the final estimate for the third quarter GDP was 2.0%. Overseas, economic growth in the developed countries was also positive, albeit more modest than in the U.S. In particular, there were positive economic trends in the Eurozone and Japan. Growth rates were much stronger in the emerging market countries. For example, growth in China and India remained exceptionally strong.ii This, in turn, boosted the economies of commodity rich emerging market countries, such as Russia, Brazil and Venezuela.
In terms of interest rates, after increasing the federal funds rateiii to 5.25% in Juneits 17th consecutive rate hikethe Federal Reserve Board (Fed)iv paused from raising rates at its next three meetings during the reporting period, as well as in December. This was largely due to the cooling of the housing market and moderating oil prices tempering inflationary pressures. The Feds next meeting is at the end of January, and we believe any further rate movements will likely be data dependent. Internationally, the European Central Bank increased rates a total of three times during the period and again in December. Elsewhere, signs of more sustained growth caused Japan to institute its first interest rate hike in six years.
After exhibiting weakness in the early part of the year, the global bond markets rebounded and generated solid results. Looking at the six-month reporting period as a whole, the global bond markets, as measured by the JPMorgan Global Government Bond Market Indexv (hedged), gained 4.80%.
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Over the same period, the U.S. bond market, as measured by the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Indexvi, returned 5.93%. The turnaround in the global bond markets was largely triggered by the Feds pauses and positive developments in terms of inflation.
Riskier fixed-income asset classes, such as emerging market debt, generated superior results during the reporting period. Continued improvements in emerging market fundamentals and high commodity prices aided the asset class as a whole. In addition, given relatively low global interest rates, demand for higher yielding emerging market debt was strong throughout much of the period. During the six-month reporting period, the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global)vii returned 9.90%.
Performance Review
For the six months ended November 30, 2006, Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. returned 7.47% based on its net asset value (NAV)viii and 12.28% based on its New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) market price per share. In comparison, the Funds unmanaged benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index, returned 5.93% for the same time frame. The Lipper Global Income Closed-End Funds Category Averageix increased 5.88%. Please note that Lipper performance returns are based on each funds NAV per share.
During the six-month period, the Fund made distributions to shareholders totaling $0.51 per share, (which may have included a return of capital). The performance table shows the Funds six-month total return based on its NAV and market price as of November 30, 2006. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Performance Snapshot as of November 30, 2006 (unaudited) | ||
Price Per Share | Six-Month Total Return | |
$14.61 (NAV) |
7.47% | |
$13.41 (Market Price) |
12.28% | |
All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results.
Total returns are based on changes in NAV or market price, respectively. Total returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, in additional shares. |
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Special Shareholder Notices
Effective August 1, 2006, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (LMPFA) became the investment manager of the Fund. Western Asset Management Company (Western Asset) became subadviser for the Fund, under a new sub-advisory agreement between LMPFA and Western Asset. Western Asset Management Company Limited (Western Asset Limited) also became a subadviser for the Fund, under an additional sub-advisory agreement between Western Asset and Western Asset Limited. LMPFA, Western Asset and Western Asset Limited are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. The portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund remained the same immediately prior to and immediately after the date of these changes. LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. LMPFA has delegated to the subadvisers the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The management fee for the Fund remains unchanged.
Prior to October 9, 2006, the Fund was known as Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.
Information About Your Fund
As you may be aware, several issues in the mutual fund industry (not directly affecting closed-end investment companies, such as this Fund) have come under the scrutiny of federal and state regulators. Affiliates of the Funds manager have, in recent years, received requests for information from various government regulators regarding market timing, late trading, fees, and other mutual fund issues in connection with various investigations. The regulators appear to be examining, among other things, the open-end funds response to market timing and shareholder exchange activity, including compliance with prospectus disclosure related to these subjects. The Fund is not in a position to predict the outcome of these requests and investigations, or whether these may affect the Fund.
Important information with regard to recent regulatory developments that may affect the Fund is contained in the Notes to Financial Statements included in this report.
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Looking for Additional Information?
The Fund is traded under the symbol EHI and its closing market price is available in most newspapers under the NYSE listings. The daily NAV is available on-line under symbol XEHIX on most financial websites. Barrons and The Wall Street Journals Monday edition both carry closed-end fund tables that provide additional information. In addition, the Fund issues a quarterly press release that can be found on most major financial websites as well as www.leggmason.com/InvestorServices.
In a continuing effort to provide information concerning the Fund, shareholders may call 1-888-777-0102 (toll free), Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, for the Funds current NAV, market price and other information.
As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets. We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.
Sincerely,
R. Jay Gerken, CFA
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
December 22, 2006
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The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.
RISKS: An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Investing in foreign securities is subject to certain risks not associated with domestic investing, such as currency fluctuations, and changes in political and economic conditions. These risks are magnified in emerging or developing markets. High yield bonds involve greater credit and liquidity risks than investment grade bonds. Leverage may magnify gains and increase losses in the Funds portfolio. Please see the Funds prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
i | Gross domestic product is a market value of goods and services produced by labor and property in a given country. |
ii | Source: Bloomberg, 12/06. |
iii | The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans. |
iv | The Federal Reserve Board is responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments. |
v | The JPMorgan Global Government Bond Market Index is a daily, market capitalization-weighted, international fixed-income index consisting of 13 countries. |
vi | The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. |
vii | JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (EMBI Global) tracks total returns for U.S. dollar denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds, and local market instruments. Countries covered are Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote dIvoire, Croatia, Ecuador, Greece, Hungary, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela. |
viii | NAV is calculated by subtracting total liabilities from the closing value of all securities held by the Fund (plus all other assets) and dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of the common shares outstanding. The NAV fluctuates with changes in the market prices of securities in which the Fund has invested. However, the price at which an investor may buy or sell shares of the Fund is at the Funds market price as determined by supply of and demand for the Funds shares. |
ix | Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the six-month period ended November 30, 2006, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 12 funds in the Funds Lipper category. |
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report 1
Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited)
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 35.2% | ||||||
Aerospace & Defense 0.3% | ||||||
410,000 | Alliant Techsystems Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/1/16 |
$ | 406,925 | |||
1,150,000 | DRS Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.875% due 11/1/13 |
1,164,375 | ||||
845,000 | L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.625% due 6/15/12 |
879,856 | ||||
Total Aerospace & Defense |
2,451,156 | |||||
Airlines 0.1% | ||||||
Continental Airlines Inc.: |
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130,000 | Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/11 |
131,462 | ||||
Pass-Through Certificates: |
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190,167 | Series 0974C, 6.800% due 7/2/07 |
189,335 | ||||
107,627 | Series 1998-1, Class C, 6.541% due 9/15/08 |
107,828 | ||||
475,000 | Series 2001-2, Class D, 7.568% due 12/1/06 |
475,297 | ||||
Total Airlines |
903,922 | |||||
Auto Components 0.4% | ||||||
750,000 | Keystone Automotive Operations Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, |
742,500 | ||||
347,000 | TRW Automotive Inc., Senior Notes, 9.375% due 2/15/13 |
373,893 | ||||
Visteon Corp., Senior Notes: |
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815,000 | 8.250% due 8/1/10 |
796,662 | ||||
785,000 | 7.000% due 3/10/14 |
690,800 | ||||
Total Auto Components |
2,603,855 | |||||
Automobiles 1.3% | ||||||
Ford Motor Co.: |
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Debentures: |
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545,000 | 8.875% due 1/15/22 |
478,238 | ||||
275,000 | 8.900% due 1/15/32 |
251,625 | ||||
7,205,000 | Notes, 7.450% due 7/16/31 |
5,736,981 | ||||
General Motors Corp.: |
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570,000 | Notes, 7.200% due 1/15/11 |
545,062 | ||||
Senior Debentures: |
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300,000 | 8.250% due 7/15/23 |
274,875 | ||||
2,540,000 | 8.375% due 7/15/33 |
2,327,275 | ||||
135,000 | United Auto Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Bonds, 7.750% due 12/15/16 (b) |
135,000 | ||||
Total Automobiles |
9,749,056 | |||||
Biotechnology 0.0% | ||||||
285,000 | Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc., Senior Notes, 9.110% due 12/1/13 (b)(c) |
285,000 | ||||
Building Products 0.5% | ||||||
Associated Materials Inc.: |
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270,000 | Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 16.177% due 3/1/14 |
174,150 | ||||
1,095,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 4/15/12 |
1,125,112 | ||||
510,000 | Jacuzzi Brands Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.625% due 7/1/10 |
546,975 | ||||
600,000 | Nortek Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.500% due 9/1/14 |
582,000 | ||||
2,080,000 | NTK Holdings Inc., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 11.336% due 3/1/14 |
1,445,600 | ||||
Total Building Products |
3,873,837 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Capital Markets 0.2% | ||||||
815,000 | BCP Crystal U.S. Holdings Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.625% due 6/15/14 |
$ | 898,537 | |||
730,000 | E*TRADE Financial Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 9/15/13 |
753,725 | ||||
Total Capital Markets |
1,652,262 | |||||
Chemicals 0.8% | ||||||
125,000 | Chemtura Corp., Senior Notes, 6.875% due 6/1/16 |
123,438 | ||||
750,000 | Equistar Chemicals LP, Senior Notes, 10.625% due 5/1/11 |
804,375 | ||||
930,000 | Georgia Gulf Corp., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 10/15/14 (b) |
911,400 | ||||
Huntsman International LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes: |
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762,000 | 10.125% due 7/1/09 |
777,240 | ||||
275,000 | 7.875% due 11/15/14 (b) |
277,750 | ||||
175,000 | IMC Global Inc., Senior Notes, 10.875% due 8/1/13 |
200,156 | ||||
Lyondell Chemical Co., Senior Notes: |
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310,000 | 8.000% due 9/15/14 |
321,237 | ||||
260,000 | 8.250% due 9/15/16 |
271,700 | ||||
100,000 | Millennium America Inc., Senior Notes, 9.250% due 6/15/08 |
104,000 | ||||
1,190,000 | Montell Finance Co. BV, Debentures, 8.100% due 3/15/27 (b) |
1,136,450 | ||||
410,000 | Rhodia SA, Senior Notes, 10.250% due 6/1/10 |
468,425 | ||||
260,000 | Westlake Chemical Corp., Senior Notes, 6.625% due 1/15/16 |
254,800 | ||||
Total Chemicals |
5,650,971 | |||||
Commercial Banks 0.5% | ||||||
1,050,000 | Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Bonds, 6.135% due 10/13/16 (b)(c) |
1,069,404 | ||||
2,710,000 | Russian Agricultural Bank, Notes, 7.175% due 5/16/13 (b) |
2,875,987 | ||||
Total Commercial Banks |
3,945,391 | |||||
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.9% | ||||||
225,000 | Allied Security Escrow Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 7/15/11 |
231,750 | ||||
Allied Waste North America Inc., Senior Notes, Series B: |
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1,083,000 | 9.250% due 9/1/12 |
1,161,517 | ||||
900,000 | 7.375% due 4/15/14 |
905,625 | ||||
400,000 | 7.250% due 3/15/15 |
402,000 | ||||
600,000 | Corrections Corporation of America, Senior Subordinated Notes, |
594,000 | ||||
1,118,000 | DynCorp International LLC/DIV Capital Corporation, Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.500% due 2/15/13 |
1,179,490 | ||||
50,000 | Quebecor World Capital Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 3/15/16 (b) |
48,750 | ||||
525,000 | Rental Services Corp., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 12/1/14 (b) |
534,188 | ||||
1,225,000 | Windstream Corp., Senior Notes, 8.625% due 8/1/16 (b) |
1,339,844 | ||||
Total Commercial Services & Supplies |
6,397,164 | |||||
Consumer Finance 1.4% | ||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co.: |
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Notes: |
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50,000 | 7.875% due 6/15/10 |
50,265 | ||||
1,300,000 | 7.000% due 10/1/13 |
1,248,554 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Consumer Finance 1.4% (continued) | ||||||
Senior Notes: |
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1,650,000 | 10.640% due 6/15/11 (b)(c) |
$ | 1,761,947 | |||
115,000 | 9.875% due 8/10/11 |
123,149 | ||||
General Motors Acceptance Corp., Notes: |
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2,040,000 | 6.875% due 8/28/12 |
2,104,756 | ||||
4,820,000 | 8.000% due 11/1/31 |
5,417,979 | ||||
Total Consumer Finance |
10,706,650 | |||||
Containers & Packaging 1.0% | ||||||
505,000 | Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 8.875% due 9/15/14 (b) |
511,944 | ||||
1,100,000 | Graham Packaging Co. Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/14 |
1,094,500 | ||||
Graphic Packaging International Corp.: |
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590,000 | Senior Notes, 8.500% due 8/15/11 |
610,650 | ||||
535,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 8/15/13 |
553,725 | ||||
1,250,000 | JSG Funding PLC, Senior Notes, 9.625% due 10/1/12 |
1,328,125 | ||||
1,575,000 | Owens-Illinois Inc., Senior Notes, 7.350% due 5/15/08 |
1,582,875 | ||||
390,000 | Plastipak Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 8.500% due 12/15/15 (b) |
401,700 | ||||
575,000 | Radnor Holdings Corp., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 3/15/10 (d) |
66,125 | ||||
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes: |
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559,000 | 9.750% due 2/1/11 |
579,264 | ||||
745,000 | 8.375% due 7/1/12 |
724,512 | ||||
Total Containers & Packaging |
7,453,420 | |||||
Diversified Consumer Services 0.5% | ||||||
515,000 | Education Management LLC/Education Management Corp., Senior Notes, |
533,025 | ||||
Hertz Corp.: |
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750,000 | Senior Notes, 8.875% due 1/1/14 (b) |
781,875 | ||||
1,660,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 1/1/16 (b) |
1,817,700 | ||||
Service Corp. International: |
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140,000 | Debentures, 7.875% due 2/1/13 |
146,475 | ||||
185,000 | Senior Notes, 7.625% due 10/1/18 |
194,250 | ||||
Total Diversified Consumer Services |
3,473,325 | |||||
Diversified Financial Services 1.5% | ||||||
755,000 | Basell AF SCA, Senior Secured Subordinated Second Priority Notes, |
776,706 | ||||
550,000 | CCM Merger Inc., Notes, 8.000% due 8/1/13 (b) |
533,500 | ||||
CitiSteel USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes: |
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335,000 | 12.949% due 9/1/10 (c) |
348,400 | ||||
225,000 | 15.000% due 10/1/10 (b)(e) |
247,500 | ||||
2,950,000 | Dow Jones CDX HY, Series 7-T3, 8.000% due 12/29/11 (b) |
3,006,935 | ||||
290,000 | El Paso Performance-Linked Trust Certificates, Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/11 (b) |
301,600 | ||||
487,000 | Global Cash Access LLC/Global Cash Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, |
516,829 | ||||
570,000 | Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, Senior Secured Notes, 9.750% due 11/15/14 (b) |
581,400 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Diversified Financial Services 1.5% (continued) | ||||||
530,000 | Idearc Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 11/15/16 (b) |
$ | 541,263 | |||
150,000 | Milacron Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 11.500% due 5/15/11 |
142,500 | ||||
340,000 | Sally Holdings LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 11/15/16 (b) |
350,625 | ||||
1,750,000 | TNK-BP Finance SA, 7.500% due 7/18/16 (b) |
1,852,359 | ||||
360,000 | UCAR Finance Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 2/15/12 |
381,600 | ||||
430,000 | UGS Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 6/1/12 |
470,850 | ||||
890,000 | Vanguard Health Holdings Co. I LLC, Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield |
680,850 | ||||
555,000 | Vanguard Health Holdings Co. II LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, |
557,775 | ||||
Total Diversified Financial Services |
11,290,692 | |||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.2% | ||||||
Cincinnati Bell Inc.: |
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865,000 | Senior Notes, 7.000% due 2/15/15 |
858,512 | ||||
185,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 1/15/14 |
190,088 | ||||
120,000 | Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures, 6.300% due 12/1/28 |
108,600 | ||||
660,000 | Citizens Communications Co., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/31 |
722,700 | ||||
30,000 | Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Notes, Series B, |
30,150 | ||||
990,000 | Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 12.500% due 5/1/15 |
1,037,025 | ||||
455,000 | Inmarsat Finance PLC, Senior Notes, 7.625% due 6/30/12 |
472,631 | ||||
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., Senior Notes: |
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755,000 | 9.250% due 6/15/16 (b) |
811,625 | ||||
1,505,000 | 11.250% due 6/15/16 (b) |
1,657,381 | ||||
195,000 | Intelsat Ltd., Notes, 7.625% due 4/15/12 |
179,888 | ||||
110,000 | Level 3 Communications Inc., Senior Notes, 11.500% due 3/1/10 |
115,088 | ||||
Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes: |
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225,000 | 11.800% due 3/15/11 (c) |
239,063 | ||||
370,000 | 9.250% due 11/1/14 (b) |
376,012 | ||||
500,000 | Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, Senior Notes, 8.875% due 5/1/16 (b) |
531,250 | ||||
1,200,000 | NTL Cable PLC, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 4/15/14 |
1,260,000 | ||||
Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes: |
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590,000 | 7.500% due 2/15/14 |
610,650 | ||||
1,520,000 | Series B, 7.500% due 2/15/14 |
1,573,200 | ||||
2,155,000 | Qwest Corp., Debentures, 6.875% due 9/15/33 |
2,095,737 | ||||
1,760,000 | Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Debentures, 7.000% due 11/15/27 |
1,809,773 | ||||
1,255,000 | Telcordia Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 3/15/13 (b) |
1,085,575 | ||||
8,000,000MXN | Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV, Senior Notes, 8.799% due 1/31/16 (c) |
738,017 | ||||
155,000 | Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Bond, 10.750% due 12/1/15 (b) |
175,538 | ||||
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services |
16,678,503 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Electric Utilities 0.3% | ||||||
Enersis SA, Notes: |
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962,000 | 7.375% due 1/15/14 |
$ | 1,047,431 | |||
364,000 | 7.400% due 12/1/16 |
404,476 | ||||
550,000 | Orion Power Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/10 |
625,625 | ||||
Total Electric Utilities |
2,077,532 | |||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments 0.1% | ||||||
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC: |
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170,000 | Senior Notes, 9.500% due 10/15/15 (b) |
175,313 | ||||
530,000 | Senior Secured Bond, 7.875% due 10/15/14 (b) |
547,225 | ||||
Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments |
722,538 | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services 0.3% | ||||||
435,000 | Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/16 (b) |
441,525 | ||||
969,000 | Dresser-Rand Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.375% due 11/1/14 |
978,690 | ||||
160,000 | GulfMark Offshore Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/14 |
164,400 | ||||
270,000 | Pride International Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 7/15/14 |
281,475 | ||||
Total Energy Equipment & Services |
1,866,090 | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing 0.1% | ||||||
630,000 | CVS Lease Pass Through Trust, 6.036% due 12/10/28 (b) |
642,848 | ||||
Food Products 0.1% | ||||||
Dole Food Co. Inc., Senior Notes: |
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610,000 | 7.250% due 6/15/10 |
577,213 | ||||
432,000 | 8.875% due 3/15/11 |
420,660 | ||||
Total Food Products |
997,873 | |||||
Gas Utilities 0.1% | ||||||
785,000 | Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 6.875% due 12/15/13 |
765,375 | ||||
Health Care Providers & Services 2.0% | ||||||
1,100,000 | AmeriPath Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 4/1/13 |
1,193,500 | ||||
775,000 | Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, |
749,813 | ||||
1,300,000 | DaVita Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.250% due 3/15/15 |
1,316,250 | ||||
1,075,000 | Genesis HealthCare Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 10/15/13 |
1,126,062 | ||||
HCA Inc.: |
||||||
2,220,000 | Debentures, 7.500% due 11/15/95 |
1,672,006 | ||||
1,360,000 | Notes, 6.375% due 1/15/15 |
1,135,600 | ||||
400,000 | Senior Notes, 6.500% due 2/15/16 |
333,000 | ||||
Senior Secured Notes: |
||||||
540,000 | 9.250% due 11/15/16 (b) |
566,325 | ||||
420,000 | 9.625% due 11/15/16 (b) |
442,050 | ||||
1,675,000 | IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, |
1,675,000 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Health Care Providers & Services 2.0% (continued) | ||||||
667,000 | Psychiatric Solutions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.625% due 6/15/13 |
$ | 735,368 | |||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes: |
||||||
125,000 | 7.375% due 2/1/13 |
114,688 | ||||
2,890,000 | 9.875% due 7/1/14 |
2,911,675 | ||||
1,275,000 | Triad Hospitals Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/13 |
1,284,562 | ||||
Total Health Care Providers & Services |
15,255,899 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.8% | ||||||
675,000 | Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/15/14 |
672,469 | ||||
Caesars Entertainment Inc.: |
||||||
465,000 | Senior Notes, 7.000% due 4/15/13 |
480,996 | ||||
650,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.875% due 9/15/08 |
683,313 | ||||
557,000 | Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, Senior Notes, 7.250% due 11/15/19 (b) |
558,393 | ||||
875,000 | Dennys Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 10/1/12 |
922,031 | ||||
255,000 | El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Notes, 11.750% due 11/15/13 |
272,850 | ||||
1,360,000 | Harrahs Operating Co. Inc., 6.500% due 6/1/16 |
1,216,558 | ||||
825,000 | Herbst Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/14 |
796,125 | ||||
950,000 | Hilton Hotels Corp., Notes, 7.625% due 12/1/12 |
1,007,000 | ||||
1,000,000 | Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Notes, 12.000% due 11/15/10 |
1,070,000 | ||||
1,150,000 | Isle of Capri Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 3/1/14 |
1,131,312 | ||||
975,000 | Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes, 6.375% due 2/15/15 |
944,531 | ||||
MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Notes: |
||||||
1,050,000 | 6.750% due 9/1/12 |
1,042,125 | ||||
675,000 | 5.875% due 2/27/14 |
634,500 | ||||
400,000 | 6.625% due 7/15/15 |
386,500 | ||||
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes: |
||||||
675,000 | 7.125% due 8/15/14 |
683,438 | ||||
625,000 | 6.875% due 2/15/15 |
623,438 | ||||
1,150,000 | Penn National Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 3/1/15 |
1,135,625 | ||||
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes: |
||||||
450,000 | 8.250% due 3/15/12 |
461,250 | ||||
675,000 | 8.750% due 10/1/13 |
717,187 | ||||
940,000 | Pokagon Gaming Authority, Senior Notes, 10.375% due 6/15/14 (b) |
1,024,600 | ||||
95,000 | River Rock Entertainment Authority, Senior Notes, 9.750% due 11/1/11 |
101,413 | ||||
1,150,000 | Seneca Gaming Corp., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 5/1/12 |
1,155,750 | ||||
Station Casinos Inc.: |
||||||
110,000 | Senior Notes, 7.750% due 8/15/16 |
106,150 | ||||
1,015,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.875% due 3/1/16 |
951,562 | ||||
2,000,000 | Turning Stone Casino Resort Enterprise, Senior Notes, 9.125% due 12/15/10 (b) |
2,065,000 | ||||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
20,844,116 | |||||
Household Durables 0.7% | ||||||
80,000 | American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 6/1/16 |
82,200 | ||||
Beazer Homes USA Inc., Senior Notes: |
||||||
75,000 | 6.875% due 7/15/15 |
72,750 | ||||
460,000 | 8.125% due 6/15/16 |
479,550 | ||||
1,100,000 | Interface Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 2/1/14 |
1,149,500 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Household Durables 0.7% (continued) | ||||||
K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes: |
||||||
780,000 | 7.500% due 5/15/16 |
$ | 781,950 | |||
840,000 | 8.625% due 1/15/17 |
886,200 | ||||
1,340,000 | Norcraft Cos. LP/Norcraft Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, |
1,373,500 | ||||
80,000 | Norcraft Holdings LP/Norcraft Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes, |
66,400 | ||||
525,000 | Sealy Mattress Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 6/15/14 |
547,969 | ||||
Total Household Durables |
5,440,019 | |||||
Household Products 0.2% | ||||||
Nutro Products Inc.: |
||||||
115,000 | Senior Notes, 9.400% due 10/15/13 (b)(c) |
119,025 | ||||
320,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.750% due 4/15/14 (b) |
348,800 | ||||
337,000 | Spectrum Brands Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.562% due 2/1/15 |
285,608 | ||||
490,000 | Visant Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/13 |
505,312 | ||||
Total Household Products |
1,258,745 | |||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 1.4% | ||||||
695,000 | AES China Generating Co., Ltd., Class A, 8.250% due 6/26/10 |
695,512 | ||||
AES Corp.: |
||||||
Senior Notes: |
||||||
525,000 | 9.375% due 9/15/10 |
573,563 | ||||
670,000 | 8.875% due 2/15/11 |
726,112 | ||||
1,940,000 | 7.750% due 3/1/14 |
2,066,100 | ||||
190,000 | Senior Secured Notes, 9.000% due 5/15/15 (b) |
204,963 | ||||
625,000 | Calpine Generating Co. LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 14.370% due 4/1/11 (c)(d) |
671,875 | ||||
1,115,000 | Dynegy Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 5/1/16 |
1,165,175 | ||||
Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes: |
||||||
75,000 | 7.500% due 6/15/13 |
78,188 | ||||
690,000 | 7.750% due 6/15/16 |
724,500 | ||||
100,000 | Mirant Americas Generation LLC, Senior Notes, 9.125% due 5/1/31 |
105,250 | ||||
845,000 | Mirant North America LLC, Senior Notes, 7.375% due 12/31/13 |
859,787 | ||||
NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes: |
||||||
450,000 | 7.250% due 2/1/14 |
451,125 | ||||
2,135,000 | 7.375% due 2/1/16 |
2,140,337 | ||||
Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders |
10,462,487 | |||||
Industrial Conglomerates 0.1% | ||||||
523,000 | Koppers Inc., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/13 |
570,070 | ||||
205,000 | Sequa Corp., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/1/09 |
219,094 | ||||
Total Industrial Conglomerates |
789,164 | |||||
Insurance 0.2% | ||||||
1,185,000 | Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 6/15/13 |
1,276,838 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
8 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.1% | ||||||
205,000 | Brookstone Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 10/15/12 |
$ | 199,619 | |||
520,000 | FTD Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 2/15/14 |
523,250 | ||||
Total Internet & Catalog Retail |
722,869 | |||||
IT Services 0.3% | ||||||
Sungard Data Systems Inc.: |
||||||
325,000 | Senior Notes, 9.125% due 8/15/13 |
342,469 | ||||
1,415,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.250% due 8/15/15 |
1,506,975 | ||||
Total IT Services |
1,849,444 | |||||
Leisure Equipment & Products 0.1% | ||||||
620,000 | WMG Acquisition Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.375% due 4/15/14 |
616,900 | ||||
Machinery 0.2% | ||||||
360,000 | Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 7/1/13 |
350,100 | ||||
179,000 | Mueller Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 5/1/12 |
195,557 | ||||
931,000 | Mueller Holdings Inc., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield |
823,935 | ||||
Total Machinery |
1,369,592 | |||||
Media 4.0% | ||||||
Affinion Group Inc.: |
||||||
1,015,000 | Senior Notes, 10.125% due 10/15/13 |
1,078,437 | ||||
120,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.500% due 10/15/15 |
127,200 | ||||
AMC Entertainment Inc.: |
||||||
105,000 | Senior Notes, Series B, 8.625% due 8/15/12 |
108,938 | ||||
1,265,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 2/1/16 |
1,402,569 | ||||
CCH I Holdings LLC/CCH I Holdings Capital Corp.: |
||||||
840,000 | Senior Notes, 11.750% due 5/15/14 |
735,000 | ||||
37,000 | Senior Secured Notes, 11.000% due 10/1/15 (b) |
36,260 | ||||
1,210,000 | CCH I LLC/CCH Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 11.000% due 10/1/15 |
1,191,850 | ||||
CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., Senior Notes: |
||||||
1,050,000 | 10.250% due 9/15/10 |
1,102,500 | ||||
749,000 | 10.250% due 10/1/13 (b) |
786,450 | ||||
185,000 | Charter Communications Holdings LLC, Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 11.750% due 5/15/14 |
169,275 | ||||
Charter Communications Holdings LLC/Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes: |
||||||
55,000 | 9.920% due 4/1/11 (c) |
49,500 | ||||
265,000 | 11.750% due 5/15/11 |
246,450 | ||||
1,650,000 | Charter Communications Operating LLC, Second Lien Senior Notes, |
1,722,187 | ||||
400,000 | Chukchansi Economic Development Authority, Senior Notes, |
415,000 | ||||
475,000 | CMP Susquehanna Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 5/15/14 (b) |
469,062 | ||||
CSC Holdings Inc.: |
||||||
425,000 | Senior Debentures, Series B, 8.125% due 8/15/09 |
441,469 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Media 4.0% (continued) |
||||||
Senior Notes: |
||||||
575,000 | 6.750% due 4/15/12 (b) |
$ | 567,812 | |||
Series B: |
||||||
550,000 | 8.125% due 7/15/09 |
571,312 | ||||
250,000 | 7.625% due 4/1/11 |
255,938 | ||||
1,367,000 | Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.875% due 8/15/13 |
1,496,865 | ||||
1,365,000 | DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc., Senior Notes, |
1,424,719 | ||||
EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes: |
||||||
375,000 | 7.000% due 10/1/13 (b) |
375,938 | ||||
1,775,000 | 6.625% due 10/1/14 |
1,726,187 | ||||
865,000 | 7.125% due 2/1/16 |
862,837 | ||||
1,300,000 | Houghton Mifflin Co., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield |
1,244,750 | ||||
475,000 | Interep National Radio Sales Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, |
410,875 | ||||
160,000 | ION Media Networks Inc., Secured Notes, 11.624% due 1/15/13 (b)(c) |
161,600 | ||||
1,290,000 | Kabel Deutschland GmbH, Senior Notes, 10.625% due 7/1/14 |
1,428,675 | ||||
1,175,000 | Lamar Media Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.625% due 8/15/15 |
1,147,094 | ||||
1,000,000 | LodgeNet Entertainment Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 6/15/13 |
1,075,000 | ||||
700,000 | Primedia Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 5/15/11 |
693,000 | ||||
270,000 | Quebecor Media Inc., Senior Notes, 7.750% due 3/15/16 |
274,725 | ||||
550,000 | R.H. Donnelley Corp., Senior Notes, Series A-3, 8.875% due 1/15/16 |
580,250 | ||||
1,000,000 | R.H. Donnelley Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.875% due 12/15/12 |
1,095,000 | ||||
1,310,000 | Rainbow National Services LLC, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 9/1/12 (b) |
1,382,050 | ||||
Rogers Cable Inc.: |
||||||
1,100,000 | Senior Secured Notes, 7.875% due 5/1/12 |
1,188,000 | ||||
45,000 | Senior Secured Second Priority Notes, 6.250% due 6/15/13 |
45,000 | ||||
560,000 | Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 3/15/12 |
579,600 | ||||
225,000 | Videotron Ltee., Senior Notes, 6.375% due 12/15/15 |
218,813 | ||||
XM Satellite Radio Inc., Senior Notes: |
||||||
230,000 | 9.871% due 5/1/13 (c) |
223,100 | ||||
520,000 | 9.750% due 5/1/14 |
517,400 | ||||
Total Media |
29,628,687 | |||||
Metals & Mining 1.0% |
||||||
80,000 | Chaparral Steel Co., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 7/15/13 |
89,400 | ||||
1,050,000 | Corporacion Nacional del Cobre-Codelco, Notes, 5.500% due 10/15/13 (b) |
1,064,227 | ||||
1,235,000 | Metals USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 11.125% due 12/1/15 |
1,373,937 | ||||
620,000 | RathGibson Inc., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 2/15/14 (b) |
654,100 | ||||
Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes: |
||||||
475,000 | 6.250% due 1/11/16 |
482,589 | ||||
1,448,000 | 8.250% due 1/17/34 |
1,725,505 | ||||
1,920,000 | 6.875% due 11/21/36 |
1,970,171 | ||||
Total Metals & Mining |
7,359,929 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
10 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | |||||
Multiline Retail 0.2% | |||||||
1,410,000 | Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.375% due 10/15/15 |
$ | 1,566,862 | ||||
Office Electronics 0.1% | |||||||
800,000 | Xerox Capital Trust I Exchange Capital Securities, 8.000% due 2/1/27 |
824,000 | |||||
250,000 | Xerox Corp., Senior Notes, 6.750% due 2/1/17 |
267,095 | |||||
Total Office Electronics |
1,091,095 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 6.1% | |||||||
1,135,000 | Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes, 8.750% due 7/15/12 |
1,163,375 | |||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes: | |||||||
1,350,000 | 6.375% due 6/15/15 |
1,319,625 | |||||
980,000 | 6.625% due 1/15/16 |
972,650 | |||||
150,000 | 6.875% due 1/15/16 |
150,938 | |||||
50,000 | 6.500% due 8/15/17 |
48,000 | |||||
812,000 | Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes, 9.600% due 3/15/12 |
857,675 | |||||
160,000 | Colorado Interstate Gas Co., Senior Notes, 6.800% due 11/15/15 |
166,641 | |||||
245,000 | Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 5/15/15 |
246,837 | |||||
El Paso Corp.: |
|||||||
Medium-Term Notes: |
|||||||
2,050,000 | 7.375% due 12/15/12 |
2,116,625 | |||||
1,400,000 | 7.750% due 1/15/32 |
1,491,000 | |||||
125,000 | Notes, 7.875% due 6/15/12 |
131,875 | |||||
540,000 | Enterprise Products Operating LP, Junior Subordinated Notes, |
586,857 | |||||
1,030,000 | EXCO Resources Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 1/15/11 |
1,024,850 | |||||
1,370,000 | Gaz Capital for Gazprom Loan Participation Notes, 6.212% due 11/22/16 (b) |
1,381,987 | |||||
Gazprom: |
|||||||
Bonds: |
|||||||
159,710,000 | RUB | Series A7, 6.790% due 10/29/09 |
6,085,697 | ||||
53,230,000 | RUB | Series A8, 7.000% due 10/27/11 |
2,028,312 | ||||
61,340,000 | RUB | Gazprom OAO, Series A6, 6.950% due 8/6/09 |
2,354,286 | ||||
800,000 | Hanover Equipment Trust, Secured Notes, 8.750% due 9/1/11 |
838,000 | |||||
600,000 | Holly Energy Partners, L.P., Senior Notes, 6.250% due 3/1/15 |
571,500 | |||||
1,400,000 | Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 6.875% due 12/15/14 |
1,365,000 | |||||
655,000 | International Coal Group Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 7/15/14 |
645,175 | |||||
390,000 | Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 4/15/13 |
380,250 | |||||
845,000 | Northwest Pipeline Corp., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 6/15/16 |
890,419 | |||||
115,000 | OMI Corp., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 12/1/13 |
118,019 | |||||
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust: |
|||||||
5,000,000 | 8.625% due 12/1/23 |
6,150,000 | |||||
800,000 | Guaranteed Bonds, 9.500% due 9/15/27 |
1,080,000 | |||||
520,000 | PetroHawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 9.125% due 7/15/13 |
544,050 | |||||
3,000,000 | Petronas Capital Ltd., Notes, 7.875% due 5/22/22 (b) |
3,750,996 | |||||
1,800,000 | Petrozuata Finance Inc., 8.220% due 4/1/17 (b) |
1,755,000 | |||||
610,000 | Pogo Producing Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.875% due 5/1/13 (b) |
628,300 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report 11
Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 6.1% (continued) | ||||||
1,245,000 | SemGroup LP, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 11/15/15 (b) |
$ | 1,263,675 | |||
40,000 | SESI LLC, Senior Notes, 6.875% due 6/1/14 |
40,200 | ||||
430,000 | Stone Energy Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 12/15/11 |
426,775 | ||||
275,000 | Swift Energy Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.375% due 5/1/12 |
291,500 | ||||
630,000 | Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 2/1/14 |
633,150 | ||||
Williams Cos. Inc.: |
||||||
1,060,000 | Notes, 8.750% due 3/15/32 |
1,195,150 | ||||
1,000,000 | Senior Notes, 7.625% due 7/15/19 |
1,065,000 | ||||
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
45,759,389 | |||||
Paper & Forest Products 0.4% | ||||||
Appleton Papers Inc.: |
||||||
375,000 | Senior Notes, 8.125% due 6/15/11 |
378,750 | ||||
715,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.750% due 6/15/14 |
718,575 | ||||
195,000 | Domtar Inc., Notes, 5.375% due 12/1/13 |
171,844 | ||||
NewPage Corp.: |
||||||
Senior Secured Notes: |
||||||
395,000 | 10.000% due 5/1/12 |
417,712 | ||||
205,000 | 11.621% due 5/1/12 (c) |
222,938 | ||||
275,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/13 |
291,500 | ||||
210,000 | P.H. Glatfelter, Senior Notes, 7.125% due 5/1/16 (b) |
211,050 | ||||
Verso Paper Holdings LLC: |
||||||
275,000 | Senior Secured Notes, 9.125% due 8/1/14 (b) |
287,375 | ||||
285,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 8/1/16 (b) |
297,825 | ||||
Total Paper & Forest Products |
2,997,569 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals 0.1% | ||||||
940,000 | Leiner Health Products Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 6/1/12 |
958,800 | ||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.5% | ||||||
30,000 | Forest City Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 6/1/15 |
30,750 | ||||
Host Marriott LP, Senior Notes: |
||||||
2,275,000 | 7.125% due 11/1/13 |
2,334,719 | ||||
390,000 | Series Q, 6.750% due 6/1/16 |
393,412 | ||||
435,000 | Kimball Hill Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 12/15/12 |
394,762 | ||||
Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., Senior Notes: |
||||||
215,000 | 7.125% due 6/1/15 |
224,675 | ||||
175,000 | 6.500% due 6/1/16 |
177,844 | ||||
475,000 | 6.750% due 4/1/17 |
487,469 | ||||
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
4,043,631 | |||||
Real Estate Management & Development 0.0% | ||||||
125,000 | Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 10/1/15 |
108,125 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
12 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Road & Rail 0.2% | ||||||
Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV, Senior Notes: |
||||||
790,000 | 9.375% due 5/1/12 |
$ | 849,250 | |||
50,000 | 12.500% due 6/15/12 |
54,625 | ||||
190,000 | Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 6/15/09 |
192,850 | ||||
Total Road & Rail |
1,096,725 | |||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.1% | ||||||
880,000 | Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 12/15/14 (b) |
886,600 | ||||
Software 0.2% | ||||||
500,000 | Activant Solutions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 5/1/16 (b) |
470,000 | ||||
740,000 | UGS Capital Corp. II, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.380% due 6/1/11 (b)(c)(e) |
784,400 | ||||
Total Software |
1,254,400 | |||||
Specialty Retail 0.2% | ||||||
AutoNation Inc., Senior Notes: |
||||||
335,000 | 7.374% due 4/15/13 (c) |
336,675 | ||||
85,000 | 7.000% due 4/15/14 |
85,425 | ||||
510,000 | Blockbuster Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 9/1/12 |
493,425 | ||||
345,000 | Eye Care Centers of America, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.750% due 2/15/15 |
377,775 | ||||
180,000 | Linens n Things Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 10.999% due 1/15/14 (c) |
176,850 | ||||
Michaels Stores Inc.: |
||||||
160,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 11/1/16 (b) |
164,800 | ||||
170,000 | Subordinated Notes, step bond to yield 13.240% due 11/1/16 (b) |
92,650 | ||||
Total Specialty Retail |
1,727,600 | |||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.4% | ||||||
1,625,000 | Levi Strauss & Co., Senior Notes, 9.750% due 1/15/15 |
1,744,844 | ||||
350,000 | Simmons Bedding Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.875% due 1/15/14 |
350,000 | ||||
1,375,000 | Simmons Co., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.983% due 12/15/14 |
1,051,875 | ||||
Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
3,146,719 | |||||
Tobacco 0.1% | ||||||
480,000 | Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 5/15/12 |
511,200 | ||||
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.3% | ||||||
475,000 | Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/16 (b) |
510,625 | ||||
350,000 | H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/15/16 |
363,125 | ||||
905,000 | Penhall International Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 8/1/14 (b) |
981,925 | ||||
435,000 | Transdigm Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/14 (b) |
450,225 | ||||
Total Trading Companies & Distributors |
2,305,900 | |||||
Transportation Infrastructure 0.0% | ||||||
160,000 | Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes, 7.625% due 12/1/13 (b) |
160,400 | ||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.6% | ||||||
160,000 | MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Senior Notes, 9.250% due 11/1/14 (b) |
163,400 | ||||
1,105,000 | Nextel Communications Inc., Senior Notes, Series D, 7.375% due 8/1/15 |
1,142,029 | ||||
20,000 | Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes, |
21,150 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.6% (continued) | ||||||
Rogers Wireless Inc.: |
||||||
1,125,000 | Secured Notes, 7.500% due 3/15/15 |
$ | 1,210,781 | |||
170,000 | Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/12 |
181,050 | ||||
1,160,000 | Rural Cellular Corp., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 2/1/10 |
1,232,500 | ||||
700,000 | UbiquiTel Operating Co., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 3/1/11 |
759,500 | ||||
Total Wireless Telecommunication Services |
4,710,410 | |||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost $256,546,569) |
263,387,574 | |||||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 0.2% | ||||||
Home Equity 0.2% | ||||||
999 | Ameriquest Finance Net Interest Margin Trust, Series 2004-RN5, Class A, 5.193% due 6/25/34 (b) |
995 | ||||
110,125 | Finance America Net Interest Margin Trust, Series 2004-01, Class A, |
9,871 | ||||
Sail Net Interest Margin Notes: |
||||||
14,101 | Series 2003-6A, Class A, 7.000% due 7/27/33 (b) |
3,959 | ||||
42,974 | Series 2003-7A, Class A, 7.000% due 7/27/33 (b) |
8,587 | ||||
1,500,000 | Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 2003-BC10, Class M2, |
1,504,437 | ||||
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $1,675,294) |
1,527,849 | |||||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(f) 0.6% | ||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIP: |
||||||
9,408,443 | Series 329, Class 2, IO, 5.500% due 1/1/33 |
2,044,869 | ||||
11,501,083 | Series 338, Class 2, IO, 5.500% due 6/1/33 |
2,516,793 | ||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $5,899,423) |
4,561,662 | |||||
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 28.1% | ||||||
FHLMC 6.6% | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC): |
||||||
Gold: |
||||||
40,000,000 | 5.000% due 9/13/36 (g)(h) |
39,100,000 | ||||
10,000,000 | 5.500% due 12/12/36 (g)(h) |
9,968,750 | ||||
410,000 | Notes, 5.125% due 4/18/11 |
416,824 | ||||
TOTAL FHLMC | 49,485,574 | |||||
FNMA 21.5% | ||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA): |
||||||
340,000 | 6.625% due 9/15/09 |
356,626 | ||||
2,700,000 | 5.500% due 12/18/21 (g)(h) |
2,715,188 | ||||
500,000 | 6.000% due 12/18/21 (g)(h) |
509,063 | ||||
42,200,000 | 5.000% due 12/12/36-1/11/37 (g)(h) |
41,237,334 | ||||
5,000,000 | 5.500% due 12/12/36 (g)(h) |
4,982,810 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
14 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
FNMA 21.5% (continued) | ||||||
93,950,000 | 6.000% due 12/12/36-1/11/37 (g)(h) |
$ | 94,967,781 | |||
15,620,000 | 6.500% due 12/12/36-1/11/37 (g)(h) |
15,941,536 | ||||
TOTAL FNMA | 160,710,338 | |||||
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $209,341,910) |
210,195,912 | |||||
SOVEREIGN BONDS 13.7% | ||||||
Argentina 0.6% | ||||||
Republic of Argentina: |
||||||
1,074,000EUR | 9.000% due 6/20/03 (d) |
443,276 | ||||
1,100,000EUR | 10.250% due 1/26/07 (d) |
472,240 | ||||
1,729,117EUR | 8.000% due 2/26/08 (d) |
722,262 | ||||
1,550,000DEM | 11.750% due 11/13/26 (d) |
316,583 | ||||
2,779,919ARS | Bonds, 2.000% due 1/3/10 (c) |
1,847,523 | ||||
522,000EUR | Medium-Term Notes, 10.000% due 2/22/07 (d) |
223,234 | ||||
Total Argentina |
4,025,118 | |||||
Brazil 3.4% | ||||||
Federative Republic of Brazil: |
||||||
15,576,000 | 11.000% due 8/17/40 |
20,719,974 | ||||
Collective Action Securities: |
||||||
2,565,000 | 8.750% due 2/4/25 |
3,148,537 | ||||
1,360,000 | Notes, 8.000% due 1/15/18 |
1,518,100 | ||||
Total Brazil |
25,386,611 | |||||
Colombia 0.9% | ||||||
Republic of Colombia: |
||||||
544,000 | 11.750% due 2/25/20 |
782,000 | ||||
1,150,000 | 8.125% due 5/21/24 |
1,304,388 | ||||
1,237,000 | 10.375% due 1/28/33 |
1,734,892 | ||||
3,060,000 | 7.375% due 9/18/37 |
3,197,700 | ||||
Total Colombia |
7,018,980 | |||||
Ecuador 0.4% | ||||||
2,765,000 | Republic of Ecuador, 10.000% due 8/15/30 (b) |
2,585,275 | ||||
El Salvador 0.3% | ||||||
Republic of El Salvador: |
||||||
1,720,000 | 7.750% due 1/24/23 (b) |
1,986,600 | ||||
330,000 | 8.250% due 4/10/32 (b) |
394,350 | ||||
Total El Salvador |
2,380,950 | |||||
Indonesia 0.1% | ||||||
525,000 | Republic of Indonesia, 8.500% due 10/12/35 (b) |
636,563 | ||||
Mexico 2.2% | ||||||
United Mexican States: |
||||||
300,000 | 11.375% due 9/15/16 |
433,575 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Mexico 2.2% (continued) |
||||||
4,400,000 | Medium-Term Notes, 5.625% due 1/15/17 |
$ | 4,426,400 | |||
Series A: |
||||||
5,098,000 | 6.375% due 1/16/13 |
5,383,488 | ||||
5,115,000 | 8.000% due 9/24/22 |
6,263,318 | ||||
Total Mexico |
16,506,781 | |||||
Panama 0.2% |
||||||
1,275,000 | Republic of Panama, 9.375% due 4/1/29 |
1,708,500 | ||||
Peru 0.8% |
||||||
Republic of Peru: |
||||||
425,000 | 9.875% due 2/6/15 |
534,012 | ||||
378,000 | 8.750% due 11/21/33 |
488,282 | ||||
3,960,000 | FLIRB, 5.000% due 3/7/17 (c) |
3,920,400 | ||||
Global Bonds: |
||||||
305,000 | 8.375% due 5/3/16 |
356,850 | ||||
50,000 | 7.350% due 7/21/25 |
55,313 | ||||
PDI: |
||||||
782,800 | 5.000% due 3/7/17 (c) |
776,929 | ||||
133,760 | 5.000% due 3/7/17 (b)(c) |
133,091 | ||||
Total Peru |
6,264,877 | |||||
Philippines 0.4% |
||||||
2,758,000 | Republic of the Philippines, 7.750% due 1/14/31 |
3,066,551 | ||||
Russia 1.7% |
||||||
Russian Federation: |
||||||
1,088,897 | 8.250% due 3/31/10 (b) |
1,142,798 | ||||
4,236,000 | 12.750% due 6/24/28 (b) |
7,725,405 | ||||
3,170,000 | 5.000% due 3/31/30 (b) |
3,607,856 | ||||
Total Russia |
12,476,059 | |||||
South Africa 0.3% |
||||||
Republic of South Africa: |
||||||
1,350,000 | 9.125% due 5/19/09 |
1,468,800 | ||||
525,000 | 6.500% due 6/2/14 |
558,469 | ||||
Total South Africa |
2,027,269 | |||||
Uruguay 0.3% |
||||||
2,229,935 | Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Bonds, 7.625% due 3/21/36 |
2,391,605 | ||||
Venezuela 2.1% |
||||||
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: |
||||||
3,245,000 | 5.375% due 8/7/10 (b) |
3,171,176 | ||||
9,421,000 | 5.750% due 2/26/16 |
8,822,767 | ||||
475,000 | 7.650% due 4/21/25 |
501,956 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
16 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Face Amount |
Security(a) | Value | ||||
Venezuela 2.1% (continued) | ||||||
Collective Action Securities: |
||||||
1,750,000 | 9.375% due 1/13/34 |
$ | 2,234,750 | |||
875,000 | Notes, 10.750% due 9/19/13 |
1,082,156 | ||||
Total Venezuela |
15,812,805 | |||||
TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost $94,543,605) |
102,287,944 | |||||
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES 0.5% | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed: |
||||||
715,715 | 2.000% due 1/15/16 |
706,237 | ||||
2,975,330 | 2.000% due 1/15/26 |
2,914,663 | ||||
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES (Cost $3,468,963) |
3,620,900 | |||||
Shares | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS 0.0% | ||||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.0% | ||||||
Household Durables 0.0% | ||||||
2,085,181 | Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. (f)(i)* |
20,852 | ||||
MATERIALS 0.0% | ||||||
Chemicals 0.0% | ||||||
30,303 | Applied Extrusion Technologies Inc., Class A Shares* |
181,818 | ||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,798,746) |
202,670 | |||||
PREFERRED STOCKS 0.1% | ||||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1% | ||||||
Automobiles 0.1% | ||||||
1,900 | Ford Motor Co., 7.400% |
37,240 | ||||
30,500 | Ford Motor Co., 8.000% |
518,500 | ||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 555,740 | |||||
ENERGY 0.0% | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.0% | ||||||
1,283 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., Convertible, 6.250% |
361,485 | ||||
FINANCIALS 0.0% | ||||||
Diversified Financial Services 0.0% | ||||||
2,600 | Preferred Plus, Series FRD-1, 7.400% |
44,564 | ||||
9,700 | Saturns, Series F 2003-5, 8.125% |
189,150 | ||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 233,714 | |||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $1,060,770) |
1,150,939 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)
Warrant | Security(a) | Value | ||||
WARRANT 0.0% | ||||||
2,675 | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations, Expires 4/15/20 (Cost $82,925) |
$ | 87,272 | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $574,418,205) |
587,022,722 | |||||
Face Amount |
||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 21.6% | ||||||
Sovereign Bonds 1.6% | ||||||
Egypt Treasury Bills: |
||||||
61,075,000EGP | Zero coupon bond to yield 9.544% due 10/30/07 |
9,812,162 | ||||
11,125,000EGP | Zero coupon bond to yield 9.491% due 11/6/07 |
1,785,083 | ||||
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost $11,576,651) |
11,597,245 | |||||
U.S. Government Agency 0.5% | ||||||
4,050,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Discount Notes, |
3,934,705 | ||||
Repurchase Agreement 19.5% | ||||||
146,058,000 | Nomura Securities International Inc. repurchase agreement dated 11/30/06, 5.280% due 12/1/06; Proceeds at maturity $146,079,422; (Fully collateralized by various U.S government agency and Treasury obligations, 3.375% to 8.125% due 5/15/07 to 8/15/19; Market value $148,980,142) (Cost $146,058,000) |
146,058,000 | ||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $161,568,776) |
161,589,950 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 100.0% (Cost $735,986,981#) |
$ | 748,612,672 | ||||
* | Non-income producing security. |
| Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. |
(a) | All securities are segregated pursuant to a revolving credit facility, mortgage dollar rolls, futures contracts, to-be-announced (TBA) securities and extended settlements. |
(b) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted. |
(c) | Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at November 30, 2006. |
(d) | Security is currently in default. |
(e) | Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal. |
(f) | Illiquid security. |
(g) | This security is traded on a TBA basis (See Note 1). |
(h) | All or a portion of this security was acquired under a mortgage dollar roll agreement (See Notes 1 and 3). |
(i) | Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1). |
(j) | All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts. |
(k) | Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity. |
# | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. |
Abbreviations used in this schedule: | ||
ARS | Argentine Peso | |
DEM | German Mark | |
EGP | Egyptian Pound | |
EUR | Euro | |
FLIRB | Front-Loaded Interest Reduction Bond | |
IO | Interest Only | |
MXN | Mexican Peso | |
PDI | Past Due Interest | |
RUB | Russian Ruble | |
STRIP | Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
18 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (November 30, 2006) (unaudited)
ASSETS: | ||||
Investments, at value (Cost $589,928,981) |
$ | 602,554,672 | ||
Repurchase agreement, at value (Cost $146,058,000) |
146,058,000 | |||
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $317,714) |
324,737 | |||
Cash |
798 | |||
Receivable for securities sold |
71,131,240 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable |
7,507,105 | |||
Prepaid expenses |
10,581 | |||
Total Assets |
827,587,133 | |||
LIABILITIES: | ||||
Payable for securities purchased |
279,962,953 | |||
Loan payable |
100,000,000 | |||
Investment management fee payable |
528,961 | |||
Interest payable |
411,732 | |||
Payable to broker variation margin on open futures contracts |
261,009 | |||
Deferred mortgage dollar roll income |
42,308 | |||
Accrued expenses |
152,992 | |||
Total Liabilities |
381,359,955 | |||
Total Net Assets |
$ | 446,227,178 | ||
NET ASSETS: | ||||
Par value ($0.001 par value; 30,542,075 shares issued and outstanding; |
$ | 30,542 | ||
Paid-in capital in excess of par value |
435,467,876 | |||
Undistributed net investment income |
302,477 | |||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, options written |
(1,799,471 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts and foreign currencies |
12,225,754 | |||
Total Net Assets |
$ | 446,227,178 | ||
Shares Outstanding |
30,542,075 | |||
Net Asset Value |
$14.61 | |||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations (For the six months ended November 30, 2006) (unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||
Interest |
$ | 18,692,890 | ||
Dividends |
59,582 | |||
Total Investment Income |
18,752,472 | |||
EXPENSES: | ||||
Investment management fee (Note 2) |
3,225,856 | |||
Interest expense (Notes 3 and 4) |
2,680,226 | |||
Commitment fees (Note 4) |
298,261 | |||
Shareholder reports |
84,080 | |||
Directors fees |
35,674 | |||
Audit and tax |
31,874 | |||
Stock exchange listing fees |
15,130 | |||
Legal fees |
13,700 | |||
Transfer agent fees |
12,251 | |||
Custody fees |
10,032 | |||
Insurance |
2,396 | |||
Directors retirement expenses |
2,389 | |||
Miscellaneous expenses |
4,984 | |||
Total Expenses |
6,416,853 | |||
Net Investment Income |
12,335,619 | |||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS, OPTIONS WRITTEN AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS (NOTES 1 AND 3): |
||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) From: |
||||
Investment transactions |
(2,998,156 | ) | ||
Futures contracts |
(1,252,410 | ) | ||
Options written |
509,290 | |||
Foreign currency transactions |
508 | |||
Net Realized Loss |
(3,740,768 | ) | ||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation From: |
||||
Investments |
23,948,158 | |||
Futures contracts |
(915,398 | ) | ||
Options written |
(162,518 | ) | ||
Foreign currencies |
7,727 | |||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation |
22,877,969 | |||
Increase From Payment by Affiliate (Note 2) |
5,862 | |||
Net Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written |
19,143,063 | |||
Increase in Net Assets From Operations |
$ | 31,478,682 | ||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
20 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended November 30, 2006 (unaudited) and the year ended May 31, 2006 |
||||||||
November 30 | May 31 | |||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 12,335,619 | $ | 28,869,143 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(3,740,768 | ) | 21,963,338 | |||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
22,877,969 | (21,895,185 | ) | |||||
Increase from payment by affiliate |
5,862 | | ||||||
Increase in Net Assets From Operations |
31,478,682 | 28,937,296 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM (NOTE 1): | ||||||||
Net investment income |
(11,273,080 | ) | (29,625,812 | ) | ||||
Net realized gains |
(4,303,378 | ) | (19,702,692 | ) | ||||
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders |
(15,576,458 | ) | (49,328,504 | ) | ||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
15,902,224 | (20,391,208 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
430,324,954 | 450,716,162 | ||||||
End of period* |
$ | 446,227,178 | $ | 430,324,954 | ||||
* Includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income, of: |
$302,477 | $(760,062) | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows (For the six months ended November 30, 2006) (unaudited)
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||
Interest and dividends received |
$ | 20,365,814 | ||
Operating expenses paid |
(3,776,039 | ) | ||
Net purchases of short-term investments |
(21,073,504 | ) | ||
Realized gain on foreign currency transactions |
508 | |||
Realized gain on options written |
509,290 | |||
Realized loss on futures contracts |
(1,252,410 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures contracts |
(915,398 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currencies |
7,727 | |||
Purchases of long-term investments |
(445,088,292 | ) | ||
Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments |
480,129,165 | |||
Change in deferred mortgage dollar roll income |
(71,378 | ) | ||
Change in payable to broker variation margin |
402,835 | |||
Change in payable on options written |
(367,353 | ) | ||
Interest paid |
(2,689,536 | ) | ||
Net Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities |
26,181,429 | |||
CASH FLOWS USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||
Cash distributions paid on Common Stock |
(18,172,534 | ) | ||
Net disbursement from mortgage dollar roll transactions |
(8,527,416 | ) | ||
Net Cash Flows Used By Financing Activities |
(26,699,950 | ) | ||
Net Decrease in Cash |
(518,521 | ) | ||
Cash, Beginning of period |
844,056 | |||
Cash and foreign currency, End of period |
$ | 325,535 | ||
RECONCILIATION OF INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS TO NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
||||
Increase in Net Assets From Operations |
$ | 31,478,682 | ||
Accretion of discount on investments |
(899,898 | ) | ||
Amortization of premium on investments |
1,807,009 | |||
Increase in investments, at value |
(6,080,610 | ) | ||
Decrease in payable for securities purchased |
(1,063,793 | ) | ||
Decrease in interest and dividends receivable |
706,231 | |||
Decrease in options written payable |
(367,353 | ) | ||
Decrease in receivable for securities sold |
318,426 | |||
Increase in payable to broker variation margin |
402,835 | |||
Decrease in prepaid expenses |
7,113 | |||
Decrease in interest payable |
(9,310 | ) | ||
Decrease in deferred mortgage dollar roll income |
(71,378 | ) | ||
Decrease in accrued expenses |
(46,525 | ) | ||
Total Adjustments |
(5,297,253 | ) | ||
Net Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities |
$ | 26,181,429 | ||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended May 31, unless otherwise noted:
2006(1) | 2006 | 2005(2) | 2004(2)(3) | |||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$14.09 | $14.76 | $14.50 | $14.30 | (4) | |||||||||||
Income From Operations: |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
0.40 | 0.95 | 1.02 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain |
0.63 | 0.00 | (5) | 0.51 | 0.23 | |||||||||||
Total Income From Operations |
1.03 | 0.95 | 1.53 | 1.23 | ||||||||||||
Less Distributions From: |
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
(0.37 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (1.06 | ) | (0.97 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized gains |
(0.14 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||
Return of capital |
| | (0.04 | ) | | |||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.51 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.27 | ) | (1.03 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in Net Asset Value Due to Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions |
| | | 0.00 | (5) | |||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$14.61 | $14.09 | $14.76 | $14.50 | ||||||||||||
Market Price, End of Period |
$13.41 | $12.42 | $12.96 | $13.76 | ||||||||||||
Total Return, Based on Net Asset Value(6) |
7.47 | % | 6.57 | % | 10.92 | % | 8.44 | % | ||||||||
Total Return, Based on Market Price(7) |
12.28 | % | 8.46 | % | 3.15 | % | (1.63 | )% | ||||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (000s) |
$446,227 | $430,325 | $450,716 | $442,892 | ||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses |
2.94 | %(8) | 2.63 | % | 2.14 | % | 1.79 | %(8) | ||||||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense |
1.57 | (8) | 1.58 | 1.55 | 1.45 | (8) | ||||||||||
Net expenses |
2.94 | (8) | 2.62 | (9) | 2.14 | 1.79 | (8) | |||||||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense |
1.57 | (8) | 1.58 | (9) | 1.55 | 1.45 | (8) | |||||||||
Net investment income |
5.65 | (8) | 6.43 | 6.85 | 7.93 | (8) | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate(10) |
74 | % | 111 | % | 88 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||
Supplemental Data: |
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Loans Outstanding, End of Period (000s) |
$ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | ||||||||
Asset Coverage (000s) |
$ | 546,227 | $ | 530,325 | $ | 550,716 | $ | 542,892 | ||||||||
Asset Coverage for Loan Outstanding |
546 | % | 530 | % | 551 | % | 543 | % | ||||||||
Weighted Average Loan (000s) |
$ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 108,367 | ||||||||
Weighted Average Interest Rate on Loans |
5.27 | %(8) | 4.71 | % | 2.70 | % | 1.65 | %(8) | ||||||||
(1) | For the six months ended November 30, 2006 (unaudited). |
(2) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(3) | For the period July 28, 2003 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2004. |
(4) | Initial public offering price of $15.00 per share less offering costs and sales load totaling $0.70 per share. |
(5) | Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. |
(6) | Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
(7) | The total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. |
(8) | Annualized. |
(9) | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
(10) | Excluding mortgage dollar transactions. If the mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 272%, 527%, 437%, and 285% for the six months ended November 30, 2006 and the years ended May 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1. | Organization and Significant Accounting Policies |
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) (formerly known as Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). The Board of Directors authorized 100 million shares of $0.001 par value common stock. The Fund seeks to maintain a high level of current income by investing primarily in a portfolio of high yield fixed income securities issued by corporate issuers, emerging market fixed income securities and investment grade fixed income securities. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks total return.
The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ.
(a) Investment Valuation. Debt securities are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Publicly traded foreign government debt securities are typically traded internationally in the over-the-counter market, and are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices as of the close of business of that market. When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Funds Board of Directors. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
(b) Repurchase Agreements. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Funds policy that its custodian or a third party custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults, and the market value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
(c) Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements in which the Fund sells portfolio securities and agrees to repurchase them from the buyer at a specified date and price. Whenever the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, the Funds custodian delivers liquid assets to the counterparty in an amount at least equal to the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The Fund pays interest on
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
amounts obtained pursuant to reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be borrowings, which may create leverage risk for the Fund.
(d) Financial Futures Contracts. The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts typically to hedge a portion of the portfolio. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or securities as initial margin. Additional securities are also segregated up to the current market value of the financial futures contracts. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the underlying financial instruments. The Fund recognizes an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. When the financial futures contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recognized equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Funds basis in the contracts.
The risks associated with entering into financial futures contracts include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. In addition, investing in financial futures contracts involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit and subsequent payments required for a futures transaction. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
(e) Written Options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the option written. If the option expires, the Fund realizes a gain from investments equal to the amount of the premium received. When a written call option is exercised, the difference between the premium and the amount for effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commission, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium received reduces the cost of the security purchased by the Fund.
A risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund may forego the opportunity of profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund is exposed to the risk of loss if the market price of the underlying security increases. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.
(f) Stripped Securities. The Fund invests in Stripped Securities, a term used collectively for stripped fixed income securities. Stripped securities can be principal only securities (PO), which are debt obligations that have been stripped of unmatured interest coupons or, interest only securities (IO), which are unmatured interest coupons that have been stripped from debt obligations. As is the case with all securities, the market value of Stripped Securities will fluctuate in response to changes in economic conditions, interest rates and the markets perception of the securities. However, fluctuations in response to interest rates may be greater in Stripped Securities than for debt obligations of comparable maturities that pay interest currently. The amount of fluctuation increases with a longer period of maturity.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
The yield to maturity on IOs is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying debt obligation and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying debt obligation experiences greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs.
(g) Mortgage Dollar Rolls. The Fund enters into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities to settle on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by a fee paid by the counterparty, often in the form of a drop in the repurchase price of the securities. Mortgage dollar rolls are accounted for as financing arrangements; the fee is accrued into interest income ratably over the term of the mortgage dollar roll and any gain or loss on the roll is deferred and realized upon disposition of the rolled security.
The risk of entering into a mortgage dollar roll is that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a mortgage dollar roll files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Funds use of proceeds of the mortgage dollar roll may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Funds obligation to repurchase the securities.
(h) Securities Traded on a To-Be-Announced Basis. The Fund may trade securities on a to-be-announced (TBA) basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or selling securities which have not yet been issued by the issuer and for which specific information is not known, such as the face amount and maturity date and the underlying pool of investments in U.S. government agency mortgage pass-through transactions. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund, normally 15 to 45 days later. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid high-grade debt obligations are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
(i) Loan Participations. The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Funds investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.
The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.
26 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
(j) Cash Flow Information. The Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income and net realized gains, which are paid in cash and may be reinvested at the discretion of shareholders. These activities are reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and additional information on cash receipts and cash payments are presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.
(k) Security Transactions and Investment Income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults on an expected interest payment, the Funds policy is generally to halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default.
(l) Foreign Currency Translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, at the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.
(m) Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions from net investment income for the Fund, if any, are declared and paid on a monthly basis. Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(n) Federal and Other Taxes. It is the Funds policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its income and net realized gains on investments, if any, to shareholders each year. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required in the Funds financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
(o) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
2. | Investment Management Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates |
Prior to August 1, 2006, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. (SBAM), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. (Legg Mason), acted as the investment manager of the Fund. Under the investment management agreement, the Fund paid an investment management fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Funds average daily net assets plus the proceeds of any outstanding borrowings. Borrowings for the purpose of the calculation of the management fee include loans from certain financial institutions, the use of mortgage dollar roll transactions and reverse repurchase agreements.
Effective August 1, 2006, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (LMPFA) became the Funds investment manager and Western Asset Management Company (Western Asset) became the Funds subadviser. Also, on August 1, 2006 Western Asset Management Company Limited (Western Asset Limited) became an additional subadviser to the Fund. The portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund remain the same immediately prior to and immediately after the date of these changes. LMPFA, Western Asset and Western Asset Limited are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason.
LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. LMPFA has delegated to Western Asset the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Funds investment management fee remains unchanged. For its services, LMPFA pays Western Asset 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund.
Western Asset Limited provides certain advisory services to the Fund relating to currency transactions and investment in nondollar denominated securities. Western Asset Limited does not receive any compensation from the Fund and is paid by Western Asset for its services to the Fund.
During the periods in which the Fund is utilizing borrowings, the fee which is payable to the investment manager as a percentage of the Funds assets will be higher than if the Fund did not utilize borrowings because the fee is calculated as a percentage of the Funds assets, including those investments purchased with borrowings.
During the six months ended November 30, 2006, the manager reimbursed the Fund in the amount of $5,862 for losses incurred resulting from an investment transaction error.
Certain officers and one Director of the Fund are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Fund.
3. | Investments |
During the six months ended November 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments and U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (excluding short-term investments and mortgage dollar rolls) were as follows:
Investments | U.S. Government & Agency Obligations | |||||
Purchases |
$ | 127,288,516 | $ | 316,735,983 | ||
Sales |
144,510,755 | 335,539,656 | ||||
28 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
At November 30, 2006, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ | 19,309,358 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(6,683,667 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 12,625,691 | ||
Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the six months ended November 30, 2006 were as follows:
Average Daily Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate |
Maximum Amount Outstanding | ||
$1,606,109 |
0.76% | $2,073,747 | ||
Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 0.20% to 1.75% during the six months ended November 30, 2006. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $3,670. At November 30, 2006, the Fund did not have any reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.
At November 30, 2006, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:
Number of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Basis Value |
Market Value |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
||||||||||
Contracts to Buy: |
||||||||||||||
Eurodollar |
211 | 12/06 | $ | 49,741,668 | $ | 49,925,238 | $ | 183,570 | ||||||
Eurodollar |
7 | 3/07 | 1,656,410 | 1,659,175 | 2,765 | |||||||||
Eurodollar |
19 | 9/07 | 4,500,720 | 4,522,713 | 21,993 | |||||||||
Eurodollar |
12 | 3/08 | 2,844,610 | 2,862,600 | 17,990 | |||||||||
Japanese Yen |
50 | 3/07 | 5,375,875 | 5,475,625 | 99,750 | |||||||||
$ | 326,068 | |||||||||||||
Contracts to Sell: |
||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note |
42 | 12/06 | $ | 8,582,227 | $ | 8,591,625 | $ | (9,398 | ) | |||||
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note |
5 | 12/06 | 524,272 | 530,000 | (5,728 | ) | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note |
213 | 3/07 | 22,472,497 | 22,611,281 | (138,784 | ) | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note |
6 | 12/06 | 647,970 | 654,656 | (6,686 | ) | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note |
480 | 3/07 | 51,883,967 | 52,410,000 | (526,033 | ) | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Long Bond |
41 | 3/07 | 4,643,139 | 4,689,375 | (46,236 | ) | ||||||||
$ | (732,865 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Unrealized Loss on Open Futures Contracts |
$ | (406,797 | ) | |||||||||||
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Written option transactions entered into during the six months ended November 30, 2006, were as follows:
Number of Contracts |
Premiums Received |
||||||
Options written, outstanding May 31, 2006 |
1,073 | $ | 529,871 | ||||
Options written |
227 | 94,391 | |||||
Options closed |
(172 | ) | (140,950 | ) | |||
Options expired |
(1,128 | ) | (483,312 | ) | |||
Options written, outstanding November 30, 2006 |
| | |||||
At November 30, 2006, the Fund had outstanding mortgage dollar rolls with a total cost of $208,584,599.
The average monthly balance of dollar rolls outstanding for the Fund during the six months ended November 30, 2006 was approximately $213,033,151.
Counterparties with mortgage dollar rolls outstanding in excess of 10% of total net assets at November 30, 2006 included Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. ($74,293,438) and JPMorgan Chase ($58,747,238).
4. | Loan |
At November 30, 2006, the Fund had a $150,000,000 loan available pursuant to a revolving credit and security agreement of which the Fund had $100,000,000 loan outstanding with Three Pillars Funding Corp. and Citicorp North America Inc. (CNA). In addition, CNA acts as administrative agent. The loan generally bears interest at a variable rate based on the weighted average interest rates of the underlying commercial paper or LIBOR, plus any applicable margin. In addition, the Fund pays a commitment fee on the total amount of the loan available, whether used or unused. Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lenders, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding and any additional expenses. For the six months ended November 30, 2006, the Fund paid interest expense on this loan in the amount of $2,676,556.
Subsequent to November 30, 2006, the above revolving credit and security agreement has been terminated and replaced with a new revolving credit and security agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006 among CIESCO, LLC, Citibank, N.A., as a secondary lender, Citicorp North America Inc., as agent, and the Fund.
5. | Distributions Subsequent to November 30, 2006 |
On November 17, 2006, the Funds Board declared a long-term capital gain distribution in the amount of $0.1165 per share, in lieu of the regular monthly income distribution, payable on December 29, 2006 to shareholders of record on December 22, 2006. In addition, the Funds Board declared income distributions of $0.0850 per share per month payable on January 26, 2007 and February 23, 2007 to shareholders of record on January 19, 2007 and February 16, 2007, respectively.
30 Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
6. | Capital Shares |
On October 22, 2003, the Funds Board authorized the Fund to repurchase from time to time in the open market up to 3,000,000 shares of the Funds common stock. The Board directed the management of the Fund to repurchase shares of the Funds common stock at such times and in such amounts as management believes will enhance shareholder value, subject to review by the Funds Board. Since the inception of the repurchase plan, the Fund has not repurchased any shares.
7. | Regulatory Matters |
On May 31, 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order in connection with the settlement of an administrative proceeding against Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (SBFM) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (CGM) relating to the appointment of an affiliated transfer agent for the Smith Barney family of mutual funds (the Affected Funds).
The SEC order finds that SBFM and CGM willfully violated Section 206(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). Specifically, the order finds that SBFM and CGM knowingly or recklessly failed to disclose to the boards of the Affected Funds in 1999 when proposing a new transfer agent arrangement with an affiliated transfer agent that: First Data Investors Services Group (First Data), the Affected Funds then existing transfer agent, had offered to continue as transfer agent and do the same work for substantially less money than before; and that Citigroup Asset Management (CAM), the Citigroup business unit that, at the time, included the Affected Funds investment manager and other investment advisory companies, had entered into a side letter with First Data under which CAM agreed to recommend the appointment of First Data as sub-transfer agent to the affiliated transfer agent in exchange for, among other things, a guarantee by First Data of specified amounts of asset management and investment banking fees to CAM and CGM. The order also finds that SBFM and CGM willfully violated Section 206(2) of the Advisers Act by virtue of the omissions discussed above and other misrepresentations and omissions in the materials provided to the Affected Funds boards, including the failure to make clear that the affiliated transfer agent would earn a high profit for performing limited functions while First Data continued to perform almost all of the transfer agent functions, and the suggestion that the proposed arrangement was in the Affected Funds best interests and that no viable alternatives existed. SBFM and CGM do not admit or deny any wrongdoing or liability. The settlement does not establish wrongdoing or liability for purposes of any other proceeding.
The SEC censured SBFM and CGM and ordered them to cease and desist from violations of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act. The order requires Citigroup to pay $208.1 million, including $109 million in disgorgement of profits, $19.1 million in interest, and a civil money penalty of $80 million. Approximately $24.4 million has already been paid to the Affected Funds, primarily through fee waivers. The remaining $183.7 million, including the penalty, has been paid to the U.S. Treasury and will be distributed pursuant to a plan submitted for approval by the SEC. At this time, there is no certainty as to how the proceeds of the settlement will be distributed, to whom such distributions will be made, the methodology by which such distributions will be allocated, and when such distributions will be made.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report 31
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
The order also requires that transfer agency fees received from the Affected Funds since December 1, 2004 less certain expenses, be placed in escrow and provides that a portion of such fees may be subsequently distributed in accordance with the terms of the order.
On April 3, 2006, an aggregate amount of approximately $9 million was distributed to the Affected Funds.
The order required SBFM to recommend a new transfer agent contract to the Affected Funds boards within 180 days of the entry of the order; if a Citigroup affiliate submitted a proposal to serve as transfer agent or sub-transfer agent, SBFM and CGM would have been required, at their expense, to engage an independent monitor to oversee a competitive bidding process. On November 21, 2005, and within the specified timeframe, the Funds Board selected a new transfer agent for the Fund. No Citigroup affiliate submitted a proposal to serve as transfer agent. Under the order, SBFM also must comply with an amended version of a vendor policy that Citigroup instituted in August 2004.
Although there can be no assurance, the Funds manager does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Affected Funds.
This Fund is not one of the Affected Funds and therefore did not implement the transfer agent arrangement described above and therefore will not receive any portion of the distributions.
On December 1, 2005, Citigroup completed the sale of substantially all of its global asset management business, including SBFM, to Legg Mason.
8. | Other Matters |
On September 16, 2005, the staff of the SEC informed SBFM and SBAM that the staff is considering recommending that the SEC institute administrative proceedings against SBAM for alleged violations of Sections 19(a) and 34(b) of the 1940 Act (and related Rule 19a-1). The notification is a result of an industry wide inspection undertaken by the SEC and is based upon alleged deficiencies in disclosures regarding dividends and distributions paid to shareholders of certain funds. Section 19(a) and related Rule 19a-1 of the 1940 Act generally require funds that are making dividend and distribution payments to provide shareholders with a written statement disclosing the source of the dividends and distributions, and, in particular, the portion of the payments made from each of net investment income, undistributed net profits and/or paid-in capital. In connection with the contemplated proceedings, the staff may seek a cease and desist order and/or monetary damages from SBFM or SBAM.
Although there can be no assurance, the Funds manager believes that this matter is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund.
9. | Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
During June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation 48 (FIN 48 or the Interpretation), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan interpretation of FASB Statement 109. FIN 48 supplements FASB Statement 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, by defining the confidence level that a tax position must meet in order to be recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a fund should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
financial statements uncertain tax positions that the fund has taken or expects to take on a tax return. FIN 48 requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is more likely than not to be sustained based solely on its technical merits. Management must be able to conclude that the tax law, regulations, case law, and other objective information regarding the technical merits sufficiently support the positions sustainability with a likelihood of more than 50 percent. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2006, which for this Fund will be June 1, 2007. At adoption, the financial statements must be adjusted to reflect only those tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained as of the adoption date. Management of the Fund has determined that adopting FIN 48 will not have a material impact on the Funds financial statements.
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On September 20, 2006, FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.
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Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements (unaudited)
At a meeting held in person on June 26, 2006, the Funds Board, including a majority of the Board members who are not interested persons of the Fund or Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (the Manager) or any sub-investment adviser or proposed sub-investment adviser as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) (the Independent Board Members), approved a new management agreement (the New Management Agreement) between the Fund and the Manager. The Funds Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, also approved one or more new subadvisory agreements between the Manager and each of Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited (each a Subadviser) (each a New Subadvisory Agreement). The New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements replaced the Funds prior management agreement with Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. and the prior subadvisory agreement with Legg Mason International Equities Ltd. and were entered into in connection with an internal reorganization of the Managers, the prior managers and the Subadvisers parent organization, Legg Mason. In approving the New Management Agreement and New Subadvisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the factors discussed below, among other things.
The Board noted that the Manager will provide administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund, and that the Manager will delegate to each of the Subadvisers the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Board members reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the senior personnel that will provide oversight and general management services and the portfolio management team that would be primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Board members noted that the portfolio management team was expected to be the same as then managing the Fund.
The Board members received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided to the Fund by the Manager under the New Management Agreement and by the Subadvisers under the New Subadvisory Agreements. The Board members evaluation of the services expected to be provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers took into account the Board members knowledge and familiarity gained as Fund Board members, including as to the scope and quality of Legg Masons investment management and other capabilities and the quality of its administrative and other services. The Board members considered, among other things, information and assurances provided by Legg Mason as to the operations, facilities and organization of the Manager and the Subadvisers and the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of their senior personnel. The Board members further considered the financial resources available to the Manager, the Subadvisers and Legg Mason. The Board members concluded that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided under the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements were acceptable.
The Board members also received and considered performance information for the Fund as well as comparative information with respect to a peer group of funds (the
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Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
Performance Universe) selected by Lipper, Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Board members were provided with a description of the methodology Lipper used to determine the similarity of the Fund to the funds included in the Performance Universe. The Board members noted that they had received and discussed with management, at periodic intervals, information comparing the Funds performance against, among other things, its benchmark. Based on the Board members review, which included careful consideration of the factors noted above, the Board members concluded that the performance of the Fund, under the circumstances, supported approval of the New Management Agreement and New Subadvisory Agreements.
The Board members reviewed and considered the management fee that would be payable by the Fund to the Manager in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management services expected to be provided by the Manager. Additionally, the Board members received and considered information comparing the Funds management fee and overall expenses with those of comparable funds in both the relevant expense group and a broader group of funds, each selected and provided by Lipper. The Board members also reviewed and considered the subadvisory fee that would be payable by the Manager to the Subadvisers in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management services expected to be provided by the Subadvisers. The Board members noted that the Manager, and not the Fund, will pay the subadvisory fee to each Subadviser. The Board members determined that the Funds management fee and the Funds subadvisory fees were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided to the Fund under the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements.
The Board members received and considered a pro-forma profitability analysis of Legg Mason and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund, including information with respect to the allocation methodologies used in preparing the profitability data. The Board members recognized that Legg Mason may realize economies of scale based on its internal reorganization and synergies of operations. The Board members noted that it was not possible to predict with a high degree of confidence how Legg Masons and its affiliates profitability would be affected by its internal reorganization and by other factors including potential economies of scale, but that based on their review of the pro forma profitability analysis, their most recent prior review of the profitability of the predecessor manager and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund and other factors considered, they determined that the management fee was reasonable. The Board members noted that they expect to receive profitability information on an annual basis.
In their deliberations, the Board members also considered, and placed significant importance on, information that had been received and conclusions that had been reached by the Board in connection with the Boards most recent approval of the Fund's prior management agreement and the prior subadvisory agreement, in addition to information provided in connection with the Boards evaluation of the terms and conditions of the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements.
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Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements (unaudited) (continued)
The Board members considered Legg Masons advice and the advice of its counsel that the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements were being entered into in connection with an internal reorganization within Legg Mason, that did not involve an actual change of control or management. The Board members further noted that the terms and conditions of the New Management Agreement are substantially identical to those of the Funds previous management agreement except for the identity of the Manager, and that the initial term of the New Management Agreement (after which it will continue in effect only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members) was the same as that under the prior management agreement.
In light of all of the foregoing, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements. No single factor reviewed by the Board members was identified as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements. The Independent Board Members were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. The Independent Board Members also discussed the proposed approval of the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements in private sessions with their independent legal counsel at which no representatives of the Manager or Subadvisers were present.
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Additional Shareholder Information (unaudited)
Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on September 18, 2006, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the election of Directors. The following table provides information concerning the matter voted upon at the meeting.
Election of Directors
Nominees | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||
Leslie H. Gelb |
28,572,584 | 499,591 | ||
R. Jay Gerken |
28,584,792 | 487,383 | ||
William R. Hutchinson |
28,588,675 | 483,500 | ||
At November 30, 2006, in addition to Leslie H. Gelb, R. Jay Gerken and William R. Hutchinson, the other Directors of the Fund were as follows:
Carol L. Colman
Daniel P. Cronin
Riordan Roett
Jeswald W. Salacuse
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited)
Unless you elect to receive distributions in cash, all distributions, on your Common Shares will be automatically reinvested by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (AST), as agent for the Common Shareholders (the Plan Agent), in additional Common Shares under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan). You may elect not to participate in the Plan by contacting the Plan Agent. If you do not participate, you will receive all cash distributions paid by check mailed directly to you by AST as distribution paying agent.
If you participate in the Plan, the number of Common Shares you will receive will be determined as follows:
(1) If the market price of the Common Shares on the record date (or, if the record date is not a New York Stock Exchange trading day, the immediately preceding trading day) for determining shareholders eligible to receive the relevant distribution (the determination date) is equal to or exceeds 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares, the Fund will issue new Common Shares at a price equal to the greater of (a) 98% of the net asset value per share at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date or (b) 95% of the market price per share of the Common Shares on the determination date.
(2) If 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares exceeds the market price of the Common Shares on the determination date, the Plan Agent will receive the distribution in cash and will buy Common Shares in the open market, on the Exchange or elsewhere, for your account as soon as practicable commencing on the trading day following the determination date and terminating no later than the earlier of (a) 30 days after the distribution payment date, or (b) the record date for the next succeeding distribution to be made to the Common Shareholders; except when necessary to comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws. If during this period: (i) the market price rises so that it equals or exceeds 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date before the Plan Agent has completed the open market purchases or (ii) if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full amount eligible to be reinvested in open market purchases, the Plan Agent will cease purchasing Common Shares in the open market and the Fund shall issue the remaining Common Shares at a price per share equal to the greater of (a) 98% of the net asset value per share at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date or (b) 95% of the then current market price per share.
The Plan Agent maintains all participants accounts in the Plan and gives written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information you may need for tax records. Common Shares in your account will be held by the Plan Agent in non-certificated form. Any proxy you receive will include all Common Shares you have received under the Plan.
You may withdraw from the Plan by notifying the Plan Agent in writing at 59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038 or by calling the Plan Agent at 1-877-366-6441. Such withdrawal will be effective immediately if notice is received by the Plan Agent not less than ten business days prior to any distribution record date; otherwise such withdrawal will be effective as soon as practicable after the Plan Agents investment of the most
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited) (continued)
recently declared distribution on the Common Shares. The Plan may be terminated by the Fund upon notice in writing mailed to Common Shareholders at least 30 days prior to the record date for the payment of any distribution by the Fund for which the termination is to be effective. Upon any termination, you will be sent a certificate or certificates for the full Common Shares held for you under the Plan and cash for any fractional Common Shares. You may elect to notify the Plan Agent in advance of such termination to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of your shares on your behalf. You will be charged $5.00 plus a $0.05 per Common Share service charge and the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct brokerage charges actually incurred for this transaction from the proceeds.
There is no service charge for reinvestment of your distributions in Common Shares. However, all participants will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred by the Plan Agent when it makes open market purchases. Because all distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares, this allows you to add to your investment through dollar cost averaging, which may lower the average cost of your Common Shares over time.
Automatically reinvesting distributions does not mean that you do not have to pay income taxes due upon receiving distributions.
The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan if, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the change is warranted. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Additional information about the Plan and your account may be obtained from the Plan Agent at 1-877-366-6441.
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
DIRECTORS Carol L. Colman Daniel P. Cronin Leslie H. Gelb R. Jay Gerken, CFA Chairman William R. Hutchinson Riordan Roett Jeswald W. Salacuse
OFFICERS R. Jay Gerken, CFA President and Chief
Frances M. GugginO Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Ted P. Becker Chief Compliance Officer
Robert I. Frenkel Secretary and Chief Legal Officer |
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. 125 Broad Street 10th Floor, MF-2 New York, New York 10004
INVESTMENT MANAGER Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC
SUBADVISERS Western Asset Management Company Western Asset Management Company Limited
CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Company
TRANSFER AGENT American Stock Transfer & Trust Company 59 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM KPMG LLP 345 Park Avenue New York, New York 10154
LEGAL COUNSEL Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017-3909
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL EHI
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This report is transmitted to the shareholders of Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. for their information. This is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane,
New York, New York 10038
WAS04003 11/06 | SR06-227 |
Western Asset
Global High Income Fund Inc.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase at market prices from time to time shares of its common stock in the open market.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the Commissions website at www.sec.gov. The Funds Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commissions Public Reference Room in Washington D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q from the Fund, shareholders can call 1-800-451-2010.
Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio transactions is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-451-2010, (2) on the Funds website at www.leggmason.com/InvestorsServices and (3) on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
Not Applicable.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not Applicable
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not Applicable
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Included herein under Item 1.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Concerning Citigroup Asset Management 1(CAM) Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
The following is a brief overview of the Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the Policies) that CAM has adopted to seek to ensure that CAM votes proxies relating to equity securities in the best interest of clients.
CAM votes proxies for each client account with respect to which it has been authorized to vote proxies. In voting proxies, CAM is guided by general fiduciary principles and seeks to act prudently and solely in the best interest of clients. CAM attempts to consider all factors that could affect the value of the investment and will vote proxies in the manner that it believes will be consistent with efforts to maximize shareholder values. CAM may utilize an external service provider to provide it with information and/or a recommendation with regard to proxy votes. However, the CAM adviser (business unit) continues to retain responsibility for the proxy vote.
In the case of a proxy issue for which there is a stated position in the Policies, CAM generally votes in accordance with such stated position. In the case of a proxy issue for which there is a list of factors set forth in the Policies that CAM considers in voting on
1 | Citigroup Asset Management comprises CAM North America, LLC, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc, Smith Barney Fund Management LLC, and other affiliated investment advisory firms. On December 1, 2005, Citigroup Inc. (Citigroup) sold substantially all of its worldwide asset management business, Citigroup Asset Management, to Legg Mason, Inc. (Legg Mason). As part of this transaction, CAM North America, LLC, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc and Smith Barney Fund Management LLC became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason. Under a licensing agreement between Citigroup and Legg Mason, the names of CAM North America, LLC, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc, Smith Barney Fund Management LLC and their affiliated advisory entities, as well as all logos, trademarks, and service marks related to Citigroup or any of its affiliates (Citi Marks) are licensed for use by Legg Mason. Citi Marks include, but are not limited to, Citigroup Asset Management, Salomon Brothers Asset Management and CAM. All Citi Marks are owned by Citigroup, and are licensed for use until no later than one year after the date of the licensing agreement. Legg Mason and its subsidiaries, including CAM North America, LLC, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc, and Smith Barney Fund Management LLC are not affiliated with Citigroup. |
such issue, CAM votes on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the general principles set forth above and considering such enumerated factors. In the case of a proxy issue for which there is no stated position or list of factors that CAM considers in voting on such issue, CAM votes on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the general principles set forth above. Issues for which there is a stated position set forth in the Policies or for which there is a list of factors set forth in the Policies that CAM considers in voting on such issues fall into a variety of categories, including election of directors, ratification of auditors, proxy and tender offer defenses, capital structure issues, executive and director compensation, mergers and corporate restructurings, and social and environmental issues. The stated position on an issue set forth in the Policies can always be superseded, subject to the duty to act solely in the best interest of the beneficial owners of accounts, by the investment management professionals responsible for the account whose shares are being voted. Issues applicable to a particular industry may cause CAM to abandon a policy that would have otherwise applied to issuers generally. As a result of the independent investment advisory services provided by distinct CAM business units, there may be occasions when different business units or different portfolio managers within the same business unit vote differently on the same issue. A CAM business unit or investment team (e.g. CAMs Social Awareness Investment team) may adopt proxy voting policies that supplement these policies and procedures. In addition, in the case of Taft-Hartley clients, CAM will comply with a client direction to vote proxies in accordance with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) PVS Voting Guidelines, which ISS represents to be fully consistent with AFL-CIO guidelines.
In furtherance of CAMs goal to vote proxies in the best interest of clients, CAM follows procedures designed to identify and address material conflicts that may arise between CAMs interests and those of its clients before voting proxies on behalf of such clients. To seek to identify conflicts of interest, CAM periodically notifies CAM employees in writing that they are under an obligation (i) to be aware of the potential for conflicts of interest on the part of CAM with respect to voting proxies on behalf of client accounts both as a result of their personal relationships and due to special circumstances that may arise during the conduct of CAMs business, and (ii) to bring conflicts of interest of which they become aware to the attention of CAMs compliance personnel. CAM also maintains and considers a list of significant CAM relationships that could present a conflict of interest for CAM in voting proxies. CAM is also sensitive to the fact that a significant, publicized relationship between an issuer and a non-CAM Legg Mason affiliate might appear to the public to influence the manner in which CAM decides to vote a proxy with respect to such issuer. Absent special circumstances or a significant, publicized non-CAM Legg Mason affiliate relationship that CAM for prudential reasons treats as a potential conflict of interest because such relationship might appear to the public to influence the manner in which CAM decides to vote a proxy, CAM generally takes the position that relationships between a non-CAM Legg Mason affiliate and an issuer (e.g. investment management relationship between an issuer and a non-CAM Legg Mason affiliate) do not present a conflict of interest for CAM in voting proxies with respect to such issuer. Such position is
based on the fact that CAM is operated as an independent business unit from other Legg Mason business units as well as on the existence of information barriers between CAM and certain other Legg Mason business units.
CAM maintains a Proxy Voting Committee to review and address conflicts of interest brought to its attention by CAM compliance personnel. A proxy issue that will be voted in accordance with a stated CAM position on such issue or in accordance with the recommendation of an independent third party is not brought to the attention of the Proxy Voting Committee for a conflict of interest review because CAMs position is that to the extent a conflict of interest issue exists, it is resolved by voting in accordance with a pre-determined policy or in accordance with the recommendation of an independent third party. With respect to a conflict of interest brought to its attention, the Proxy Voting Committee first determines whether such conflict of interest is material. A conflict of interest is considered material to the extent that it is determined that such conflict is likely to influence, or appear to influence, CAMs decision-making in voting proxies. If it is determined by the Proxy Voting Committee that a conflict of interest is not material, CAM may vote proxies notwithstanding the existence of the conflict.
If it is determined by the Proxy Voting Committee that a conflict of interest is material, the Proxy Voting Committee is responsible for determining an appropriate method to resolve such conflict of interest before the proxy affected by the conflict of interest is voted. Such determination is based on the particular facts and circumstances, including the importance of the proxy issue and the nature of the conflict of interest.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
None.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrants last fiscal half-year (the registrants second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) (1)Not Applicable
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CERT
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.906.CERT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
By: | /s/ R. Jay Gerken | |
R. Jay Gerken | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. |
Date: February 7, 2007
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ R. Jay Gerken | |
(R. Jay Gerken) | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. |
Date: February 7, 2007
By: | /s/ Frances M. Guggino | |
(Frances M. Guggino) | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. |
Date: February 7, 2007