UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number |
811-21337 |
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Western Asset Global High Income Inc. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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55 Water Street, New York, NY |
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10041 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
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Robert I. Frenkel, Esq. Legg Mason & Co., LLC 300 First Stamford Place Stamford, CT 06902 |
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(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: |
1-800-451-2010 |
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Date of fiscal year end: |
May 31 |
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Date of reporting period: |
February 29, 2008 |
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WESTERN ASSET
FEBRUARY 29, 2008
ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
February 29, 2008
Face |
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Security |
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Value |
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CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 69.2% |
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Aerospace & Defense 1.2% |
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410,000 |
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Alliant Techsystems Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/1/16 (a) |
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$ |
402,825 |
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1,150,000 |
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DRS Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.875% due 11/1/13 (a) |
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1,132,750 |
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Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co.: |
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1,210,000 |
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8.875% due 4/1/15 (a)(b) |
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1,240,250 |
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905,000 |
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9.750% due 4/1/17 (a) |
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902,737 |
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845,000 |
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L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.625% due 6/15/12 (a) |
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870,350 |
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Total Aerospace & Defense |
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4,548,912 |
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Airlines 0.8% |
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Continental Airlines Inc.: |
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209,843 |
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8.388% due 5/1/22 |
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205,646 |
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Pass-Through Certificates: |
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49,867 |
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6.541% due 9/15/09 |
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49,867 |
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399,507 |
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8.312% due 4/2/11 (a) |
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393,515 |
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290,000 |
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7.339% due 4/19/14 |
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261,000 |
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2,290,000 |
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DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 8/1/15 (a)(c) |
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2,301,450 |
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Total Airlines |
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3,211,478 |
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Auto Components 1.0% |
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900,000 |
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Allison Transmission Inc., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 11/1/15 (a)(b)(c) |
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744,750 |
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1,500,000 |
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Keystone Automotive Operations Inc., Senior
Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due |
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922,500 |
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2,565,000 |
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Visteon Corp., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 8/1/10 (a) |
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2,148,187 |
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Total Auto Components |
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3,815,437 |
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Automobiles 2.3% |
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Ford Motor Co.: |
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Debentures: |
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545,000 |
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8.875% due 1/15/22 (a) |
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418,288 |
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275,000 |
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8.900% due 1/15/32 |
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210,375 |
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7,205,000 |
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Notes, 7.450% due 7/16/31 (a) |
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4,953,437 |
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General Motors Corp.: |
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570,000 |
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Notes, 7.200% due 1/15/11 (a) |
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517,275 |
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Senior Debentures: |
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300,000 |
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8.250% due 7/15/23 |
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228,375 |
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3,570,000 |
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8.375% due 7/15/33 (a) |
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2,748,900 |
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Total Automobiles |
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9,076,650 |
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Beverages 0.6% |
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2,330,000 |
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Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 12/15/14 (a) |
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2,394,075 |
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Building Products 1.5% |
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Associated Materials Inc.: |
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25,000 |
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Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 7.090% due 3/1/14 |
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16,000 |
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1,560,000 |
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Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 4/15/12 (a) |
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1,552,200 |
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GTL Trade Finance Inc.: |
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1,060,000 |
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7.250% due 10/20/17 (a)(c) |
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1,101,123 |
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2,036,000 |
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7.250% due 10/20/17 (a)(c) |
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2,135,613 |
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680,000 |
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Nortek Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.500% due 9/1/14 (a) |
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530,400 |
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1,130,000 |
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NTK Holdings Inc., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 11.542% due 3/1/14 (a) |
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604,550 |
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Total Building Products |
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5,939,886 |
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Capital Markets 1.0% |
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4,094,079 |
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Turanlem Finance BV, 8.000% due 8/7/21 (a)(c) |
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4,103,700 |
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See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
1
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
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Value |
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Chemicals 0.9% |
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Georgia Gulf Corp., Senior Notes: |
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930,000 |
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9.500% due 10/15/14 (a) |
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$ |
706,800 |
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1,220,000 |
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10.750% due 10/15/16 (a) |
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799,100 |
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415,000 |
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Huntsman International LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.875% due 11/15/14 (a) |
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431,600 |
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495,000 |
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Methanex Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 8/15/12 (a) |
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533,363 |
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1,190,000 |
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Montell Finance Co. BV, Debentures, 8.100% due 3/15/27 (a)(c) |
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791,350 |
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220,000 |
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Westlake Chemical Corp., Senior Notes, 6.625% due 1/15/16 |
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195,800 |
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Total Chemicals |
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3,458,013 |
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Commercial Banks 4.4% |
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2,370,000 |
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ATF Capital BV, Senior Notes, 9.250% due 2/21/14 (a)(c) |
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2,405,550 |
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1,050,000 |
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Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Subordinated Bonds, 6.135% due 10/13/16 (a)(c)(d) |
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1,032,116 |
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HSBK Europe BV: |
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1,700,000 |
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7.250% due 5/3/17 (a)(c) |
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1,496,000 |
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730,000 |
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7.250% due 5/3/17 (a)(c) |
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650,576 |
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ICICI Bank Ltd., Subordinated Bonds: |
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1,840,000 |
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6.375% due 4/30/22 (a)(c)(d) |
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1,584,794 |
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454,000 |
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6.375% due 4/30/22 (a)(c)(d) |
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390,179 |
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104,829,000 |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, 9.500% due 2/11/11 (a)(c) |
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4,378,719 |
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Russian Agricultural Bank, Loan Participation Notes: |
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1,692,000 |
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7.175% due 5/16/13 (c) |
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1,732,270 |
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1,529,000 |
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6.299% due 5/15/17 (c) |
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1,429,615 |
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TuranAlem Finance BV, Bonds: |
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1,786,000 |
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8.250% due 1/22/37 (a)(c) |
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1,495,775 |
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880,000 |
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8.250% due 1/22/37 (a)(c) |
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745,800 |
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Total Commercial Banks |
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17,341,394 |
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Commercial Services & Supplies 1.8% |
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775,000 |
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Allied Security Escrow Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 7/15/11 (a) |
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683,937 |
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900,000 |
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Allied Waste North America Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 4/15/14 (a) |
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870,750 |
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1,618,000 |
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DynCorp International LLC/DIV Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 2/15/13 (a) |
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1,678,675 |
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1,100,000 |
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Interface Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 2/1/14 (a) |
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1,138,500 |
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745,000 |
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Rental Services Corp., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 12/1/14 (a) |
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612,763 |
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2,510,000 |
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US Investigations Services Inc., Senior Notes, 10.500% due 11/1/15 (a)(c) |
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2,095,850 |
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Total Commercial Services & Supplies |
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7,080,475 |
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Construction & Engineering 0.4% |
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1,687,000 |
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Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 7.500% due 10/18/17 (a)(c) |
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1,691,218 |
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Consumer Finance 2.4% |
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400,000 |
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AmeriCredit Corp., 8.500% due 7/1/15 |
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310,000 |
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Ford Motor Credit Co.: |
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Notes: |
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50,000 |
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7.875% due 6/15/10 |
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46,102 |
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1,300,000 |
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7.000% due 10/1/13 (a) |
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1,067,905 |
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Senior Notes: |
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1,650,000 |
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10.241% due 6/15/11 (a)(d) |
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1,426,943 |
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115,000 |
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9.875% due 8/10/11 |
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106,527 |
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210,000 |
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7.127% due 1/13/12 (d) |
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165,393 |
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440,000 |
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8.000% due 12/15/16 |
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360,875 |
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General Motors Acceptance Corp.: |
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5,820,000 |
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Bonds, 8.000% due 11/1/31 (a) |
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4,409,616 |
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See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
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Security |
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Value |
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Consumer Finance 2.4% (continued) |
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2,040,000 |
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Notes, 6.875% due 8/28/12 (a) |
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$ |
1,629,817 |
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Total Consumer Finance |
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9,523,178 |
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Containers & Packaging 0.8% |
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705,000 |
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Graham Packaging Co. Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/14 (a) |
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604,538 |
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805,000 |
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Graphic Packaging International Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 8/15/13 (a) |
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762,737 |
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1,575,000 |
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Owens-Illinois Inc., Senior Notes, 7.350% due 5/15/08 (a) |
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1,578,937 |
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390,000 |
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Plastipak Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 8.500% due 12/15/15 (c) |
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365,625 |
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575,000 |
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Radnor Holdings Corp., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 3/15/10 (e) |
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7,188 |
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Total Containers & Packaging |
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3,319,025 |
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Diversified Consumer Services 0.4% |
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Education Management LLC/Education Management Finance Corp.: |
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430,000 |
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Senior Notes, 8.750% due 6/1/14 (a) |
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380,550 |
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595,000 |
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Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.250% due 6/1/16 (a) |
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502,775 |
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Service Corp. International: |
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140,000 |
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Debentures, 7.875% due 2/1/13 |
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140,197 |
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Senior Notes: |
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185,000 |
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7.625% due 10/1/18 |
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191,937 |
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210,000 |
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7.500% due 4/1/27 |
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182,175 |
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Total Diversified Consumer Services |
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1,397,634 |
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Diversified Financial Services 1.7% |
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350,000 |
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AAC Group Holding Corp., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 12.180% due 10/1/12 |
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292,250 |
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420,000 |
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Basell AF SCA, Senior Secured Subordinated Second Priority Notes, 8.375% due 8/15/15 (c) |
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296,100 |
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550,000 |
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CCM Merger Inc., Notes, 8.000% due 8/1/13 (a)(c) |
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484,000 |
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290,000 |
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El Paso Performance-Linked Trust Certificates, Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/11 (c) |
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302,274 |
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Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes: |
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540,000 |
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8.125% due 9/15/15 (a) |
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546,750 |
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340,000 |
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7.125% due 3/15/17 |
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328,950 |
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290,000 |
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Residential Capital LLC, Senior Notes, 8.000% due 2/22/11 |
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155,875 |
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TNK-BP Finance SA: |
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1,750,000 |
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7.500% due 7/18/16 (a)(c) |
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1,682,275 |
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1,490,000 |
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Senior Notes, 7.875% due 3/13/18 (a)(c) |
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1,454,687 |
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890,000 |
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Vanguard Health Holdings Co. I LLC, Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.952% due 10/1/15 (a) |
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656,375 |
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555,000 |
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Vanguard Health Holdings Co. II LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 10/1/14 (a) |
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532,800 |
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Total Diversified Financial Services |
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6,732,336 |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.1% |
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1,996,000 |
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Axtel SAB de CV, 7.625% due 2/1/17 (a)(c) |
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2,035,920 |
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120,000 |
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Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures, 6.300% due 12/1/28 |
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100,200 |
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635,000 |
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Citizens Communications Co., Senior Notes, 7.875% due 1/15/27 (a) |
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568,325 |
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Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc.: |
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340,000 |
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Senior Notes, 9.750% due 5/1/13 |
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283,900 |
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535,000 |
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Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.500% due 5/1/15 (a) |
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414,625 |
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Intelsat Bermuda Ltd.: |
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755,000 |
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9.250% due 6/15/16 (a) |
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758,775 |
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1,505,000 |
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Senior Notes, 11.250% due 6/15/16 (a) |
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1,506,881 |
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25,000 |
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L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.375% due 10/15/15 |
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24,938 |
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See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
3
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
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Security |
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Value |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.1% (continued) |
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Level 3 Financing Inc.: |
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70,000 |
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6.704% due 2/15/15 (d) |
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$ |
49,700 |
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965,000 |
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Senior Notes, 9.250% due 11/1/14 (a) |
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786,475 |
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670,000 |
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Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, Senior Secured Bonds, 8.875% due 5/1/16 (a)(c) |
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663,300 |
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1,520,000 |
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Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 2/15/14 (a) |
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1,485,800 |
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85,000 |
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Qwest Corp., Notes, 8.241% due 6/15/13 (d) |
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82,238 |
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1,255,000 |
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Telcordia Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 3/15/13 (a)(c) |
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941,250 |
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Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes: |
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650,000 |
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8.750% due 4/15/14 (a) |
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559,000 |
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550,000 |
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9.125% due 8/15/16 (a) |
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464,750 |
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155,000 |
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Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Bonds, 10.750% due 12/1/15 (c) |
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157,712 |
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1,225,000 |
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Windstream Corp., Senior Notes, 8.625% due 8/1/16 |
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1,252,562 |
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Total Diversified Telecommunication Services |
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12,136,351 |
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Electric Utilities 1.0% |
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2,050,000 |
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EEB International Ltd., Senior Bonds, 8.750% due 10/31/14 (a)(c) |
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2,160,290 |
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581,000 |
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Enersis SA, Notes, 7.375% due 1/15/14 (a) |
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633,228 |
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550,000 |
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Orion Power Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/10 (a) |
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599,500 |
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550,000 |
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VeraSun Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 9.375% due 6/1/17 (a)(c) |
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409,750 |
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Total Electric Utilities |
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3,802,768 |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments 0.2% |
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NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC: |
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170,000 |
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Senior Notes, 9.500% due 10/15/15 |
|
141,420 |
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530,000 |
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Senior Secured Notes, 7.875% due 10/15/14 (a) |
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484,950 |
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Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments |
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626,370 |
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Energy Equipment & Services 0.4% |
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560,000 |
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Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/16 (a) |
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541,100 |
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750,000 |
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Key Energy Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 12/1/14 (a)(c) |
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755,625 |
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270,000 |
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Pride International Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 7/15/14 |
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282,150 |
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Total Energy Equipment & Services |
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1,578,875 |
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Food & Staples Retailing 0.2% |
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186,630 |
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CVS Caremark Corp., Pass-Through Certificates, 5.298% due 1/11/27 (c) |
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176,187 |
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CVS Lease Pass-Through Trust: |
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104,691 |
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5.880% due 1/10/28 (c) |
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96,315 |
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642,778 |
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6.036% due 12/10/28 (a)(c) |
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621,808 |
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Total Food & Staples Retailing |
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894,310 |
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Food Products 0.2% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Dole Food Co. Inc., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
610,000 |
|
7.250% due 6/15/10 (a) |
|
503,250 |
|
|
432,000 |
|
8.875% due 3/15/11 |
|
365,040 |
|
|
|
|
Total Food Products |
|
868,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas Utilities 0.4% |
|
|
|
|||
1,480,000 |
|
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 6.875% due 12/15/13 (a) |
|
1,443,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.1% |
|
|
|
|||
330,000 |
|
Advanced Medical Optics Inc., 7.500% due 5/1/17 |
|
283,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services 3.4% |
|
|
|
|||
1,180,000 |
|
Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 7/15/15 (a) |
|
1,163,775 |
|
|
1,300,000 |
|
DaVita Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.250% due 3/15/15 (a) |
|
1,293,500 |
|
|
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
4
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services 3.4% (continued) |
|
|
|
||||
|
|
HCA Inc.: |
|
|
|
||
1,360,000 |
|
Notes, 6.375% due 1/15/15 (a) |
|
$ |
1,142,400 |
|
|
|
|
Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
||
400,000 |
|
6.500% due 2/15/16 |
|
340,000 |
|
||
540,000 |
|
9.250% due 11/15/16 (a) |
|
554,850 |
|
||
3,770,000 |
|
Senior Secured Notes, 9.625% due 11/15/16 (a)(b) |
|
3,901,950 |
|
||
1,675,000 |
|
IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.750% due 6/15/14 (a) |
|
1,662,437 |
|
||
|
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
||
430,000 |
|
6.375% due 12/1/11 (a) |
|
387,537 |
|
||
125,000 |
|
7.375% due 2/1/13 |
|
109,063 |
|
||
1,959,000 |
|
9.875% due 7/1/14 (a) |
|
1,839,011 |
|
||
|
|
Universal Hospital Services Inc.: |
|
|
|
||
160,000 |
|
8.288% due 6/1/15 (d) |
|
151,200 |
|
||
135,000 |
|
8.500% due 6/1/15 (b) |
|
135,338 |
|
||
1,080,000 |
|
US Oncology Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 10.759% due 3/15/12 (a)(b)(d) |
|
837,000 |
|
||
|
|
Total Health Care Providers & Services |
|
13,518,061 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.2% |
|
|
|
||||
675,000 |
|
Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/15/14 (a) |
|
560,250 |
|
||
675,000 |
|
Buffets Inc., Senior Notes, 12.500% due 11/1/14 (e) |
|
20,250 |
|
||
539,000 |
|
Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, Senior Notes, 7.250% due 11/15/19 (a)(c) |
|
494,532 |
|
||
875,000 |
|
Dennys Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 10/1/12 (a) |
|
831,250 |
|
||
255,000 |
|
El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Notes, 11.750% due 11/15/13 |
|
238,425 |
|
||
825,000 |
|
Herbst Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/14 |
|
206,250 |
|
||
1,000,000 |
|
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Notes, 12.000% due 11/15/10 (a) |
|
990,000 |
|
||
|
|
MGM MIRAGE Inc.: |
|
|
|
||
560,000 |
|
Notes, 6.750% due 9/1/12 (a) |
|
529,200 |
|
||
|
|
Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
||
675,000 |
|
5.875% due 2/27/14 (a) |
|
597,375 |
|
||
30,000 |
|
6.625% due 7/15/15 |
|
26,963 |
|
||
725,000 |
|
7.625% due 1/15/17 (a) |
|
686,937 |
|
||
|
|
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes: |
|
|
|
||
675,000 |
|
7.125% due 8/15/14 (a) |
|
580,500 |
|
||
625,000 |
|
6.875% due 2/15/15 (a) |
|
529,687 |
|
||
450,000 |
|
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 3/15/12 (a) |
|
429,750 |
|
||
876,000 |
|
Pokagon Gaming Authority, Senior Notes, 10.375% due 6/15/14 (a)(c) |
|
915,420 |
|
||
95,000 |
|
River Rock Entertainment Authority, Senior Notes, 9.750% due 11/1/11 |
|
97,613 |
|
||
830,000 |
|
Sbarro Inc., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 2/1/15 |
|
684,750 |
|
||
1,150,000 |
|
Seneca Gaming Corp., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 5/1/12 (a) |
|
1,109,750 |
|
||
|
|
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes: |
|
|
|
||
150,000 |
|
6.936% due 2/1/14 (c)(d) |
|
130,500 |
|
||
145,000 |
|
9.125% due 2/1/15 (c) |
|
129,775 |
|
||
|
|
Station Casinos Inc.: |
|
|
|
||
|
|
Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
||
110,000 |
|
6.000% due 4/1/12 |
|
93,500 |
|
||
760,000 |
|
7.750% due 8/15/16 (a) |
|
636,500 |
|
||
190,000 |
|
Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.875% due 3/1/16 |
|
120,650 |
|
||
2,000,000 |
|
Turning Stone Casino Resort Enterprise, Senior Notes, 9.125% due 12/15/10 (a)(c) |
|
1,980,000 |
|
||
|
|
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
|
12,619,827 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Household Durables 1.1% |
|
|
|
||||
80,000 |
|
American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 6/1/16 |
|
79,400 |
|
||
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
5
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|
Household Durables 1.1% (continued) |
|
|
|
|||
|
K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
||
780,000 |
|
7.500% due 5/15/16 (a) |
|
$ |
546,000 |
|
130,000 |
|
8.625% due 1/15/17 |
|
104,000 |
|
|
1,205,000 |
|
KB Home, Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.625% due 12/15/08 (a) |
|
1,211,025 |
|
|
2,180,000 |
|
Norcraft Cos. LP/Norcraft Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 11/1/11 (a) |
|
2,147,300 |
|
|
445,000 |
|
Norcraft Holdings LP/Norcraft Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.838% due 9/1/12 (a) |
|
389,375 |
|
|
|
|
Total Household Durables |
|
4,477,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Household Products 0.1% |
|
|
|
|||
490,000 |
|
Visant Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/13 (a) |
|
466,725 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 5.2% |
|
|
|
|||
618,000 |
|
AES China Generating Co., Ltd., 8.250% due 6/26/10 (a) |
|
592,837 |
|
|
|
|
AES Corp.: |
|
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
7.750% due 10/15/15 (a) |
|
1,530,000 |
|
|
|
|
Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
525,000 |
|
9.375% due 9/15/10 (a) |
|
556,500 |
|
|
670,000 |
|
8.875% due 2/15/11 (a) |
|
703,500 |
|
|
1,940,000 |
|
7.750% due 3/1/14 (a) |
|
1,973,950 |
|
|
1,150,000 |
|
Dynegy Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 7.750% due 6/1/19 (a) |
|
1,075,250 |
|
|
|
|
Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
690,000 |
|
7.750% due 6/15/16 (a) |
|
714,150 |
|
|
550,000 |
|
7.200% due 5/15/19 (a) |
|
541,750 |
|
|
765,000 |
|
7.625% due 5/15/27 (a) |
|
724,837 |
|
|
8,080,000 |
|
Energy Future Holdings, Senior Notes, 11.250% due 11/1/17 (a)(b)(c) |
|
7,938,600 |
|
|
845,000 |
|
Mirant North America LLC, Senior Notes, 7.375% due 12/31/13 (a) |
|
852,394 |
|
|
|
|
NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
7.250% due 2/1/14 (a) |
|
440,438 |
|
|
2,850,000 |
|
7.375% due 2/1/16 (a) |
|
2,753,812 |
|
|
|
|
Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders |
|
20,398,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial Conglomerates 0.1% |
|
|
|
|||
523,000 |
|
Koppers Inc., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/13 (a) |
|
555,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IT Services 0.8% |
|
|
|
|||
520,000 |
|
Ceridian Corp., Senior Notes, 12.250% due 11/15/15 (a)(b)(c) |
|
422,500 |
|
|
1,240,000 |
|
First Data Corp., 9.875% due 9/24/15 (a)(c) |
|
1,077,250 |
|
|
|
|
SunGard Data Systems Inc.: |
|
|
|
|
325,000 |
|
Senior Notes, 9.125% due 8/15/13 |
|
329,063 |
|
|
1,415,000 |
|
Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.250% due 8/15/15 (a) |
|
1,415,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total IT Services |
|
3,243,813 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery 0.0% |
|
|
|
|||
190,000 |
|
Terex Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.375% due 1/15/14 |
|
189,525 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media 4.3% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Affinion Group Inc.: |
|
|
|
|
1,105,000 |
|
Senior Notes, 10.125% due 10/15/13 (a) |
|
1,088,425 |
|
|
380,000 |
|
Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.500% due 10/15/15 |
|
351,500 |
|
|
325,000 |
|
CCH I Holdings LLC/CCH I Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes, 12.125% due 1/15/15 |
|
167,375 |
|
|
3,257,000 |
|
CCH I LLC/CCH Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 11.000% due 10/1/15 (a) |
|
2,279,900 |
|
|
|
|
CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
790,000 |
|
10.250% due 9/15/10 (a) |
|
726,800 |
|
|
59,000 |
|
10.250% due 10/1/13 |
|
52,068 |
|
|
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
6
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|
Media 4.3% (continued) |
|
|
|
|||
185,000 |
|
Charter Communications Holdings LLC, Senior Discount Notes, 12.125% due 1/15/12 |
|
$ |
106,375 |
|
285,000 |
|
Charter Communications Holdings LLC/Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes, 11.750% due 5/15/11 |
|
178,125 |
|
|
575,000 |
|
CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875% due 5/15/14 (a) |
|
383,094 |
|
|
|
|
CSC Holdings Inc.: |
|
|
|
|
425,000 |
|
Senior Debentures, 8.125% due 8/15/09 (a) |
|
433,500 |
|
|
|
|
Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
550,000 |
|
8.125% due 7/15/09 (a) |
|
561,000 |
|
|
250,000 |
|
7.625% due 4/1/11 |
|
249,687 |
|
|
575,000 |
|
6.750% due 4/15/12 (a) |
|
557,750 |
|
|
1,367,000 |
|
Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 8/15/13 (a) |
|
1,151,697 |
|
|
|
|
EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
375,000 |
|
7.000% due 10/1/13 |
|
371,250 |
|
|
1,775,000 |
|
6.625% due 10/1/14 (a) |
|
1,712,875 |
|
|
3,715,000 |
|
Idearc Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 11/15/16 (a) |
|
2,210,425 |
|
|
455,000 |
|
Lamar Media Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.625% due 8/15/15 (a) |
|
420,875 |
|
|
|
|
R.H. Donnelley Corp., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
650,000 |
|
8.875% due 1/15/16 (a) |
|
390,000 |
|
|
100,000 |
|
8.875% due 10/15/17 (c) |
|
59,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 |
|
Rogers Cable Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.875% due 5/1/12 (a) |
|
1,197,585 |
|
|
270,000 |
|
Sun Media Corp., 7.625% due 2/15/13 |
|
260,550 |
|
|
1,570,000 |
|
TL Acquisitions Inc., Senior Notes, 10.500% due 1/15/15 (a)(c) |
|
1,405,150 |
|
|
225,000 |
|
Videotron Ltee., Senior Notes, 6.375% due 12/15/15 |
|
209,813 |
|
|
|
|
XM Satellite Radio Inc., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
370,000 |
|
7.739% due 5/1/13 (d) |
|
318,200 |
|
|
205,000 |
|
9.750% due 5/1/14 |
|
188,088 |
|
|
|
|
Total Media |
|
17,031,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metals & Mining 3.9% |
|
|
|
|||
1,050,000 |
|
Corporacion Nacional del Cobre-Codelco, Notes, 5.500% due 10/15/13 (a)(c) |
|
1,105,507 |
|
|
4,210,000 |
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 4/1/17 (a) |
|
4,473,125 |
|
|
2,100,000 |
|
Metals USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 11.125% due 12/1/15 (a) |
|
2,084,250 |
|
|
575,000 |
|
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 10.488% due 11/15/14 (a)(b)(c)(d) |
|
411,125 |
|
|
850,000 |
|
Novelis Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 2/15/15 (a) |
|
769,250 |
|
|
1,530,000 |
|
Ryerson Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 11/1/15 (a)(c) |
|
1,445,850 |
|
|
250,000 |
|
Steel Dynamics Inc., 7.375% due 11/1/12 (c) |
|
254,375 |
|
|
500,000 |
|
Tube City IMS Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 2/1/15 (a) |
|
443,750 |
|
|
|
|
Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes: |
|
|
|
|
1,448,000 |
|
8.250% due 1/17/34 (a) |
|
1,597,571 |
|
|
2,934,000 |
|
6.875% due 11/21/36 (a) |
|
2,850,058 |
|
|
|
|
Total Metals & Mining |
|
15,434,861 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Multiline Retail 0.8% |
|
|
|
|||
1,620,000 |
|
Dollar General Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.875% due 7/15/17 (a)(b)(c) |
|
1,352,700 |
|
|
|
|
Neiman Marcus Group Inc.: |
|
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
7.125% due 6/1/28 (a) |
|
522,000 |
|
|
1,090,000 |
|
Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.375% due 10/15/15 (a) |
|
1,091,363 |
|
|
|
|
Total Multiline Retail |
|
2,966,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 11.4% |
|
|
|
|||
1,395,000 |
|
Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes, 8.750% due 7/15/12 (a) |
|
1,401,975 |
|
|
|
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
1,350,000 |
|
6.375% due 6/15/15 (a) |
|
1,312,875 |
|
|
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
7
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 11.4% (continued) |
|
|
|
|||
270,000 |
|
6.625% due 1/15/16 |
|
$ |
264,263 |
|
160,000 |
|
Colorado Interstate Gas Co., Senior Notes, 6.800% due 11/15/15 |
|
169,282 |
|
|
245,000 |
|
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 5/15/15 |
|
247,450 |
|
|
462,272 |
|
Corral Finans AB, 5.758% due 4/15/10 (b)(c)(d) |
|
353,638 |
|
|
|
|
El Paso Corp.: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Medium-Term Notes: |
|
|
|
|
2,050,000 |
|
7.375% due 12/15/12 (a) |
|
2,141,811 |
|
|
1,330,000 |
|
7.750% due 1/15/32 (a) |
|
1,379,007 |
|
|
125,000 |
|
Notes, 7.875% due 6/15/12 |
|
131,974 |
|
|
70,000 |
|
El Paso Natural Gas Co., Bonds, 8.375% due 6/15/32 |
|
79,613 |
|
|
980,000 |
|
Enterprise Products Operating LP, Junior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 8/1/66 (a)(d) |
|
963,716 |
|
|
1,530,000 |
|
EXCO Resources Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 1/15/11 (a) |
|
1,480,275 |
|
|
|
|
Gazprom: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bonds: |
|
|
|
|
159,710,000 |
RUB |
6.790% due 10/29/09 (a) |
|
6,584,113 |
|
|
53,230,000 |
RUB |
7.000% due 10/27/11 (a) |
|
2,165,614 |
|
|
|
|
Loan Participation Notes: |
|
|
|
|
890,000 |
|
6.212% due 11/22/16 (c) |
|
837,757 |
|
|
1,749,000 |
|
Senior Notes, 6.510% due 3/7/22 (c) |
|
1,620,505 |
|
|
61,340,000 |
RUB |
Gazprom OAO, 6.950% due 8/6/09 (a) |
|
2,546,030 |
|
|
655,000 |
|
International Coal Group Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 7/15/14 (a) |
|
622,250 |
|
|
|
|
LUKOIL International Finance BV: |
|
|
|
|
830,000 |
|
6.356% due 6/7/17 (a)(c) |
|
786,425 |
|
|
946,000 |
|
6.656% due 6/7/22 (a)(c) |
|
858,495 |
|
|
390,000 |
|
Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 4/15/13 |
|
377,325 |
|
|
845,000 |
|
Northwest Pipeline Corp., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 6/15/16 (a) |
|
889,362 |
|
|
|
|
OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes: |
|
|
|
|
690,000 |
|
7.875% due 12/15/14 (a)(c) |
|
674,475 |
|
|
445,000 |
|
8.250% due 12/15/14 (a)(c) |
|
441,663 |
|
|
|
|
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust: |
|
|
|
|
5,640,000 |
|
6.625% due 6/15/35 (a)(c) |
|
5,926,788 |
|
|
1,390,000 |
|
Senior Bonds, 6.625% due 6/15/35 (a) |
|
1,460,680 |
|
|
510,000 |
|
Petrohawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 9.125% due 7/15/13 (a) |
|
522,750 |
|
|
410,000 |
|
Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Note, 7.000% due 5/1/17 (c) |
|
370,025 |
|
|
|
|
Petrozuata Finance Inc.: |
|
|
|
|
1,800,000 |
|
8.220% due 4/1/17 (a)(c) |
|
1,858,500 |
|
|
890,000 |
|
8.220% due 4/1/17 (a)(c) |
|
894,450 |
|
|
1,245,000 |
|
SemGroup LP, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 11/15/15 (a)(c) |
|
1,164,075 |
|
|
660,000 |
|
Stone Energy Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 12/15/11 (a) |
|
660,000 |
|
|
550,000 |
|
TNK-BP Finance SA, 6.625% due 3/20/17 (a)(c) |
|
493,625 |
|
|
355,000 |
|
W&T Offshore Inc., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 6/15/14 (c) |
|
333,700 |
|
|
630,000 |
|
Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 2/1/14 (a) |
|
630,000 |
|
|
|
|
Williams Cos. Inc.: |
|
|
|
|
1,060,000 |
|
Notes, 8.750% due 3/15/32 (a) |
|
1,253,450 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
Senior Notes, 7.625% due 7/15/19 (a) |
|
1,075,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
|
44,972,936 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paper & Forest Products 1.1% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada, Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
190,000 |
|
7.750% due 6/15/11 |
|
105,450 |
|
|
1,300,000 |
|
8.491% due 6/15/11 (a)(d) |
|
682,500 |
|
|
325,000 |
|
8.375% due 4/1/15 |
|
183,625 |
|
|
485,000 |
|
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., Debentures, 7.400% due 4/1/18 |
|
231,587 |
|
|
|
|
Appleton Papers Inc.: |
|
|
|
|
375,000 |
|
Senior Notes, 8.125% due 6/15/11 |
|
365,625 |
|
|
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
8
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|
Paper & Forest Products 1.1% (continued) |
|
|
|
|||
715,000 |
|
Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 6/15/14 (a) |
|
$ |
682,825 |
|
|
|
NewPage Corp.: |
|
|
|
|
1,120,000 |
|
10.000% due 5/1/12 (a)(c) |
|
1,128,400 |
|
|
885,000 |
|
Senior Secured Notes, 9.489% due 5/1/12 (a)(d) |
|
871,725 |
|
|
65,000 |
|
Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/13 |
|
64,350 |
|
|
|
|
Total Paper & Forest Products |
|
4,316,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals 0.1% |
|
|
|
|||
1,270,000 |
|
Leiner Health Products Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 6/1/12 (e) |
|
260,350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.8% |
|
|
|
|||
30,000 |
|
Forest City Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 6/1/15 |
|
28,350 |
|
|
2,275,000 |
|
Host Marriott LP, Senior Notes, 7.125% due 11/1/13 (a) |
|
2,252,250 |
|
|
|
|
Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
6.500% due 6/1/16 |
|
171,500 |
|
|
690,000 |
|
6.750% due 4/1/17 (a) |
|
683,100 |
|
|
|
|
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
|
3,135,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development 0.3% |
|
|
|
|||
325,000 |
|
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 10/1/15 |
|
167,375 |
|
|
1,750,000 |
|
Realogy Corp., 12.375% due 4/15/15 (a) |
|
936,250 |
|
|
|
|
Total Real Estate Management & Development |
|
1,103,625 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Road & Rail 0.9% |
|
|
|
|||
790,000 |
|
Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV, Senior Notes, 9.375% due 5/1/12 (a) |
|
825,550 |
|
|
|
|
Hertz Corp.: |
|
|
|
|
750,000 |
|
Senior Notes, 8.875% due 1/1/14 (a) |
|
718,125 |
|
|
1,860,000 |
|
Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 1/1/16 (a) |
|
1,776,300 |
|
|
160,000 |
|
Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes, 7.625% due 12/1/13 |
|
151,600 |
|
|
190,000 |
|
Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 6/15/09 |
|
192,850 |
|
|
|
|
Total Road & Rail |
|
3,664,425 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.1% |
|
|
|
|||
605,000 |
|
Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 12/15/14 (a) |
|
496,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Software 0.2% |
|
|
|
|||
1,075,000 |
|
Activant Solutions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 5/1/16 (a) |
|
897,625 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialty Retail 0.4% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
AutoNation Inc., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
335,000 |
|
6.258% due 4/15/13 (d) |
|
276,375 |
|
|
85,000 |
|
7.000% due 4/15/14 |
|
77,775 |
|
|
590,000 |
|
Blockbuster Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 9/1/12 (a) |
|
480,850 |
|
|
345,000 |
|
Eye Care Centers of America, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.750% due 2/15/15 |
|
364,838 |
|
|
460,000 |
|
Michaels Stores Inc., 11.375% due 11/1/16 (a) |
|
382,950 |
|
|
|
|
Total Specialty Retail |
|
1,582,788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.2% |
|
|
|
|||
1,375,000 |
|
Simmons Co., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.983% due 12/15/14 (a) |
|
924,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tobacco 0.2% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes: |
|
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
8.500% due 5/15/12 |
|
103,400 |
|
|
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
9
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|
Tobacco 0.2% (continued) |
|
|
|
|||
600,000 |
|
11.000% due 5/15/12 (a) |
|
$ |
612,000 |
|
|
|
Total Tobacco |
|
715,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.7% |
|
|
|
|||
595,000 |
|
Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/16 (a)(c) |
|
493,850 |
|
|
1,370,000 |
|
H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/15/16 (a) |
|
1,143,950 |
|
|
1,415,000 |
|
Penhall International Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 8/1/14 (a)(c) |
|
1,195,675 |
|
|
|
|
Total Trading Companies & Distributors |
|
2,833,475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation Infrastructure 0.2% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Saint Acquisition Corp.: |
|
|
|
|
1,020,000 |
|
Secured Notes, 12.500% due 5/15/17 (a)(c) |
|
459,000 |
|
|
380,000 |
|
Senior Secured Notes, 10.815% due 5/15/15 (c)(d) |
|
165,300 |
|
|
|
|
Total Transportation Infrastructure |
|
624,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.9% |
|
|
|
|||
630,000 |
|
ALLTEL Communications Inc., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 12/1/17 (a)(b)(c) |
|
551,250 |
|
|
1,090,000 |
|
America Movil SAB de CV, 5.625% due 11/15/17 (a) |
|
1,085,328 |
|
|
260,000 |
|
MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Senior Notes, 9.250% due 11/1/14 |
|
230,100 |
|
|
1,105,000 |
|
Nextel Communications Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 8/1/15 (a) |
|
856,974 |
|
|
170,000 |
|
Rogers Wireless Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/12 |
|
178,762 |
|
|
|
|
Rural Cellular Corp.: |
|
|
|
|
260,000 |
|
Senior Notes, 9.875% due 2/1/10 (a) |
|
268,450 |
|
|
440,000 |
|
Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.076% due 6/1/13 (a)(d) |
|
446,600 |
|
|
6,510,000 |
|
True Move Co., Ltd., 10.750% due 12/16/13 (a)(c) |
|
6,151,950 |
|
|
1,708,000 |
|
UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes, 8.250% due 5/23/16 (c) |
|
1,697,410 |
|
|
|
|
Total Wireless Telecommunication Services |
|
11,466,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES |
|
273,161,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 0.0% |
|
|
|
|||
Home Equity 0.0% |
|
|
|
|||
110,125 |
|
Finance America Net Interest Margin Trust, 5.250% due 6/27/34 (c)(f) |
|
110 |
|
|
|
|
Sail Net Interest Margin Notes: |
|
|
|
|
42,974 |
|
7.000% due 7/27/33 (c)(f) |
|
43 |
|
|
14,101 |
|
7.000% due 7/27/33 (c) |
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES |
|
167 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS 1.1% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIP, IO: |
|
|
|
|
8,051,117 |
|
5.500% due 1/1/33 (f) |
|
1,854,681 |
|
|
9,890,582 |
|
5.500% due 6/1/33 (f) |
|
2,288,497 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS |
|
4,143,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS 0.2% |
|
|
|
|||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.2% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ashmore Energy International: |
|
|
|
|
131,105 |
|
Synthetic Revolving Credit Facility, 8.250% due 3/30/14 (d) |
|
114,062 |
|
|
977,519 |
|
Term Loan, 7.830% due 3/30/14 (d) |
|
850,441 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS |
|
964,503 |
|
|
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
10
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 51.3% |
|
|
|
|||
FHLMC 24.9% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC): |
|
|
|
|
2,080,226 |
|
5.914% due 10/1/36 (a)(d) |
|
$ |
2,143,267 |
|
4,170,812 |
|
5.733% due 3/1/37 (a)(d) |
|
4,285,582 |
|
|
3,541,062 |
|
5.888% due 5/1/37 (a)(d) |
|
3,649,377 |
|
|
195,331 |
|
6.116% due 9/1/37 (d) |
|
201,476 |
|
|
4,192,876 |
|
5.829% due 11/1/37 (a)(d) |
|
4,310,917 |
|
|
4,191,566 |
|
5.619% due 12/1/37 (a)(d) |
|
4,301,512 |
|
|
40,000,000 |
|
5.000% due 4/14/38 (g) |
|
39,306,240 |
|
|
|
|
Gold: |
|
|
|
|
38,365,282 |
|
5.500% due 12/1/37 (a) |
|
38,613,935 |
|
|
1,600,000 |
|
5.500% due 3/12/38 (g) |
|
1,609,250 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL FHLMC |
|
98,421,556 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FNMA 20.7% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA): |
|
|
|
|
57,300,000 |
|
5.000% due 3/12/38-3/14/38 (g) |
|
56,346,211 |
|
|
12,450,000 |
|
5.500% due 3/18/23-3/14/38 (g) |
|
12,565,417 |
|
|
500,000 |
|
6.000% due 3/18/23 (g) |
|
516,485 |
|
|
968,745 |
|
6.500% due 7/1/36 (a) |
|
1,004,687 |
|
|
10,918,054 |
|
6.000% due 10/1/37-11/1/37 (a) |
|
11,162,111 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL FNMA |
|
81,594,911 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GNMA 5.7% |
|
|
|
|||
8,700,000 |
|
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), 6.500% due 3/20/38 - 4/21/38 (g) |
|
9,071,358 |
|
|
12,800,000 |
|
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) II, 6.500% due 3/21/38 (g) |
|
13,343,975 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL GNMA |
|
22,415,333 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES |
|
202,431,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SOVEREIGN BONDS 17.3% |
|
|
|
|||
Argentina 0.9% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Republic of Argentina: |
|
|
|
|
1,074,000 |
EUR |
9.000% due 6/20/03 (e) |
|
513,774 |
|
|
1,100,000 |
EUR |
10.250% due 1/26/07 (e) |
|
551,270 |
|
|
1,729,117 |
EUR |
8.000% due 2/26/08 (e) |
|
848,173 |
|
|
1,550,000 |
DEM |
11.750% due 11/13/26 (e) |
|
370,086 |
|
|
1,684,800 |
ARS |
Bonds, 2.000% due 1/3/10 (d) |
|
1,176,967 |
|
|
522,000 |
EUR |
Medium-Term Notes, 10.000% due 2/22/07 (e) |
|
261,602 |
|
|
|
|
Total Argentina |
|
3,721,872 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brazil 4.6% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional: |
|
|
|
|
1,000 |
BRL |
9.762% due 1/1/10 |
|
571 |
|
|
32,108,000 |
BRL |
9.762% due 7/1/10 |
|
18,148,854 |
|
|
|
|
Total Brazil |
|
18,149,425 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colombia 1.0% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Republic of Colombia: |
|
|
|
|
544,000 |
|
11.750% due 2/25/20 |
|
798,320 |
|
|
2,852,000 |
|
7.375% due 9/18/37 |
|
3,044,510 |
|
|
|
|
Total Colombia |
|
3,842,830 |
|
|
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
11
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|
Ecuador 0.7% |
|
|
|
|||
2,765,000 |
|
Republic of Ecuador, 10.000% due 8/15/30 (c) |
|
$ |
2,716,613 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indonesia 1.7% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Republic of Indonesia: |
|
|
|
|
525,000 |
|
8.500% due 10/12/35 (c) |
|
593,906 |
|
|
28,956,000,000 |
IDR |
Series FR40, 11.000% due 9/15/25 |
|
3,216,828 |
|
|
15,399,000,000 |
IDR |
Series FR43, 10.250% due 7/15/22 |
|
1,624,870 |
|
|
11,646,000,000 |
IDR |
Series FR45, 9.750% due 5/15/37 |
|
1,140,215 |
|
|
|
|
Total Indonesia |
|
6,575,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexico 1.2% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
United Mexican States: |
|
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
11.375% due 9/15/16 |
|
432,450 |
|
|
84,000 |
|
Medium-Term Notes, Series A, 5.625% due 1/15/17 |
|
87,570 |
|
|
3,832,000 |
|
Medium-Term Notes, 6.750% due 9/27/34 |
|
4,224,780 |
|
|
|
|
Total Mexico |
|
4,744,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Panama 1.6% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Republic of Panama: |
|
|
|
|
1,275,000 |
|
9.375% due 4/1/29 |
|
1,689,375 |
|
|
4,820,000 |
|
6.700% due 1/26/36 |
|
4,880,250 |
|
|
|
|
Total Panama |
|
6,569,625 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peru 0.6% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Republic of Peru: |
|
|
|
|
278,000 |
|
8.750% due 11/21/33 |
|
361,400 |
|
|
1,774,000 |
|
Bonds, 6.550% due 3/14/37 |
|
1,831,655 |
|
|
50,000 |
|
Global Bonds, 7.350% due 7/21/25 |
|
56,250 |
|
|
|
|
Total Peru |
|
2,249,305 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russia 1.0% |
|
|
|
|||
2,196,000 |
|
Russian Federation, 12.750% due 6/24/28 (c) |
|
3,961,035 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Turkey 0.4% |
|
|
|
|||
1,896,000 |
TRY |
Republic of Turkey, 14.000% due 1/19/11 |
|
1,479,113 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uruguay 0.6% |
|
|
|
|||
2,229,935 |
|
Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Bonds, 7.625% due 3/21/36 |
|
2,297,948 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Venezuela 3.0% |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: |
|
|
|
|
365,000 |
|
8.500% due 10/8/14 |
|
355,875 |
|
|
10,497,000 |
|
5.750% due 2/26/16 |
|
8,660,025 |
|
|
475,000 |
|
7.650% due 4/21/25 |
|
407,313 |
|
|
|
|
Collective Action Securities: |
|
|
|
|
1,608,000 |
|
9.375% due 1/13/34 |
|
1,579,860 |
|
|
875,000 |
|
Notes, 10.750% due 9/19/13 |
|
936,250 |
|
|
|
|
Total Venezuela |
|
11,939,323 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS |
|
68,247,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 0.4% |
|
|
|
|||
U.S. Government Agencies 0.4% |
|
|
|
|||
410,000 |
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Notes, 5.125% due 4/18/11 (a) |
|
439,139 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 5.625% due 11/15/21 (a) |
|
1,052,876 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS |
|
1,492,015 |
|
|
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
12
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|||
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES 3.0% |
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed: |
|
|
|
|||
3,079,973 |
|
2.000% due 1/15/26 (a) |
|
$ |
3,205,100 |
|
||
958,346 |
|
2.375% due 1/15/27 (a) |
|
1,056,876 |
|
|||
3,058,357 |
|
1.750% due 1/15/28 (a) |
|
3,067,199 |
|
|||
|
|
U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed: |
|
|
|
|||
740,887 |
|
2.000% due 1/15/16 (a) |
|
803,226 |
|
|||
1,708,355 |
|
2.375% due 1/15/17 (a) |
|
1,906,818 |
|
|||
1,723,069 |
|
2.625% due 7/15/17 (a) |
|
1,966,454 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES |
|
12,005,673 |
|
|||
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
COMMON STOCK 0.0% |
|
|
|
|||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.0% |
|
|
|
|||||
Household Durables 0.0% |
|
|
|
|||||
2,085,181 |
|
Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. (f)(h)* |
|
2 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
PREFERRED STOCKS 0.2% |
|
|
|
|||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.1% |
|
|
|
|||||
Automobiles 0.1% |
|
|
|
|||||
32,400 |
|
Ford Motor Co., 8.000% |
|
512,545 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
FINANCIALS 0.1% |
|
|
|
|||||
Diversified Financial Services 0.1% |
|
|
|
|||||
2,600 |
|
Preferred Plus, Trust Series FRD-1, 7.400% |
|
41,600 |
|
|||
9,700 |
|
Saturns, Series F 2003-5, 8.125% |
|
161,214 |
|
|||
|
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS |
|
202,814 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
|
715,359 |
|
|||
Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
WARRANT 0.0% |
|
|
|
|||||
2,675 |
|
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations, Expires 4/15/20* (Cost - $82,925) |
|
98,306 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
|
563,260,497 |
|
|||
Face |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 8.9% |
|
|
|
|||||
Sovereign Bonds 3.9% |
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
5,701,000 |
MYR |
Bank Negara Malaysia Monetary Notes, Series 4207, zero coupon bond to yield 3.420% due 4/22/08 |
|
1,776,391 |
|
|||
|
|
Egypt Treasury Bills: |
|
|
|
|||
56,850,000 |
EGP |
Zero coupon bond to yield 7.570% due 10/28/08 |
|
9,951,924 |
|
|||
20,625,000 |
EGP |
Zero coupon bond to yield 6.800% due 11/11/08 |
|
3,600,564 |
|
|||
|
|
Total Sovereign Bonds |
|
15,328,879 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
U.S. Government Agency 1.0% |
|
|
|
|||||
4,050,000 |
|
Federal National Mortgage
Association (FNMA), Discount Notes, 5.203% |
|
4,042,109 |
|
|||
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
13
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
February 29, 2008
Face |
|
Security |
|
Value |
|
|
Repurchase Agreement 4.0% |
|
|
|
|||
15,950,000 |
|
Morgan Stanley tri-party repurchase agreement
dated 2/29/08, 3.000% due 3/3/08; Proceeds at maturity - $15,953,988; (Fully
collateralized by U.S. government agency obligations, 4.250% due 12/17/10;
Market value - $16,408,841) (a) |
|
$ |
15,950,000 |
|
|
|
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
|
35,320,988 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 151.6% (Cost $613,871,042#) |
|
598,581,485 |
|
|
|
|
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (51.6)% |
|
(203,725,764 |
) |
|
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0% |
|
$ |
394,855,721 |
|
* |
Non-income producing security. |
|
Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted. |
(a) |
All or a portion of this security is segregated for open futures contracts, a revolving credit facility, extended settlements, swap contracts, foreign currency contracts, mortgage dollar rolls, and securities traded on a to-be-announced (TBA) basis. |
(b) |
Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal. |
(c) |
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. |
(d) |
Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at February 29, 2008. |
(e) |
Security is currently in default. |
(f) |
Illiquid security. |
(g) |
This security is traded on a TBA basis (See Note 1). |
(h) |
Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1). |
(i) |
Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity. |
(j) |
All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts. |
# |
Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. |
|
|
|
Abbreviations used in this schedule: |
|
ARS - Argentine Peso |
|
BRL - Brazilian Dollar |
|
DEM - German Mark |
|
EGP - Egyptian Pound |
|
EUR - Euro |
|
IDR - Indonesian Rupiah |
|
IO - Interest Only |
|
MYR - Malaysian Ringgit |
|
OJSC - Open Joint Stock Company |
|
RUB - Russian Ruble |
|
STRIP - Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal |
|
TRY - Turkish Lira |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
14
Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) 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 Funds primary objective is high current income. The Funds secondary objective is 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).
(a) Investment Valuation. Debt securities are valued at the mean between the last quoted 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. 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 securities 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 fair 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 all times, 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) 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, equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit). 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 fluctuations in the value of the underlying financial instruments. For foreign denominated futures, variation margins are not settled daily. The Fund recognizes an unrealized gain or loss equal to the fluctuation in the value. 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 financial instruments. In addition, investing in financial futures contracts involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the initial 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.
(d) 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 securities. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund, normally 15 to 45 days after purchase. 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 securities are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
(e) Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract,
the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was closed.
Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
(f) 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 at 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.
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.
The 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.
(h) 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.
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.
(i) Credit Default Swaps. The Fund may enter into credit default swap (CDS) contracts for investment purposes, to manage its credit risk or to add leverage. CDS agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically corporate issuers or sovereign issuers of an emerging country, on a specified obligation. The Fund may use a CDS to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where a Fund has exposure to the sovereign issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuers default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional value of the swap, and in certain instances take delivery of the security. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.
Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the related amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.
(j) Credit and Market Risk. The Fund invests in high yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Funds investment in securities rated below investment grade typically involves risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Funds investment in non-dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.
Investments in securities (such as those issued by Structured Investment Vehicles, or SIVs) which are collateralized by residential real estate mortgages are subject to certain credit and liquidity risks. When market conditions result in an increase in default rates of the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of underlying real estate properties are materially below the outstanding amount of these underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on these investments may be doubtful. Such market conditions may significantly impair the value of these investments resulting in a lack of correlation between their credit ratings and values.
(k) Security Transactions. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.
2. Investments
At February 29, 2008, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation |
|
$ |
13,410,338 |
|
Gross unrealized depreciation |
|
(28,699,895 |
) |
|
Net unrealized depreciation |
|
$ |
(15,289,557 |
) |
At February 29, 2008, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:
|
|
Number of |
|
Expiration |
|
Basis |
|
Market |
|
Unrealized |
|
|||
Contracts to Buy: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Eurodollar |
|
109 |
|
3/08 |
|
$ |
26,051,733 |
|
$ |
26,484,275 |
|
$ |
432,542 |
|
Japanese Yen |
|
48 |
|
3/08 |
|
5,404,440 |
|
5,777,400 |
|
372,960 |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
805,502 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Contracts to Sell: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Australian Dollar |
|
16 |
|
3/08 |
|
$ |
1,392,480 |
|
$ |
1,488,960 |
|
$ |
(96,480 |
) |
Euro |
|
32 |
|
3/08 |
|
5,853,034 |
|
6,074,000 |
|
(220,966 |
) |
|||
U.S. Treasury Bond |
|
51 |
|
6/08 |
|
5,890,550 |
|
6,049,875 |
|
(159,325 |
) |
|||
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note |
|
45 |
|
6/08 |
|
9,590,556 |
|
9,671,484 |
|
(80,928 |
) |
|||
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note |
|
1 |
|
3/08 |
|
113,339 |
|
114,828 |
|
(1,489 |
) |
|||
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note |
|
309 |
|
6/08 |
|
34,701,439 |
|
35,303,250 |
|
(601,811 |
) |
|||
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note |
|
65 |
|
3/08 |
|
7,348,097 |
|
7,714,688 |
|
(366,591 |
) |
|||
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note |
|
363 |
|
6/08 |
|
41,695,685 |
|
42,573,094 |
|
(877,409 |
) |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(2,404,999 |
) |
||
Net Unrealized Loss on Open Futures Contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(1,599,497 |
) |
At February 29, 2008, the Fund had open forward foreign currency contracts as described below:
Foreign Currency |
|
Local |
|
Market |
|
Settlement |
|
Unrealized |
|
||
Contracts to Buy: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Indian Rupee |
|
12,521,500 |
|
313,159 |
|
3/14/08 |
|
(3,841 |
) |
||
Indian Rupee |
|
37,516,950 |
|
938,287 |
|
3/14/08 |
|
(12,713 |
) |
||
Indian Rupee |
|
12,545,100 |
|
313,800 |
|
3/17/08 |
|
(4,200 |
) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20,754 |
) |
||
Contract to Sell: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Pound Sterling |
|
1,683,000 |
|
$ |
3,326,199 |
|
5/7/08 |
|
$ |
(1,769 |
) |
Net Unrealized Loss on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(22,523 |
) |
|
At February 29, 2008, written option transactions for the Fund were as follows:
|
|
Number of |
|
Premiums |
|
|
Options written, outstanding May 31, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options written |
|
82,400,000 |
|
$ |
567,340 |
|
Options closed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options expired |
|
82,400,000 |
|
567,340 |
|
|
Options written, outstanding February 29, 2008 |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
At February 29, 2008, the Fund held TBA securities with a total cost of $131,028,817.
At February 29, 2008, the Fund held the following credit default swap contract:
Swap Counterparty: |
|
Barcalays Capital Inc. |
|
Effective Date: |
|
10/11/2007 |
|
Referenced Entity: |
|
CDX North America Crossover Index |
|
Notional Amount: |
|
148,500,000 |
|
Payments made by the Fund: |
|
Payment only if credit event occurs |
|
Payments received by the Fund: |
|
Fixed rate 3.75% |
|
Termination Date: |
|
12/20/2012 |
|
Unrealized Depreciation |
|
$(19,624,483) |
|
3. Recent accounting pronouncement
In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 161). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Funds derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effect on the Funds financial position, performance and cash flows. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Funds financial statements and related disclosures.
ITEM 2. 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 quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
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April 28, 2008 |
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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.
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/s/ R. Jay Gerken |
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R. Jay Gerken |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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April 28, 2008 |
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/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak |
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Kaprel Ozsolak |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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April 28, 2008 |
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