Form N-CSRS - Certified Shareholder Report, Semi-Annual
28 Januar 2025 - 2:22PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
Western Asset
Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York,
NY 10018
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marc A. De Oliveira
Franklin Templeton
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code: 1-888-777-0102
Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date of reporting period: November 30, 2024
| ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed
herewith.
Semi-Annual Report
November 30, 2024
WESTERN ASSET
GLOBAL HIGH INCOME
FUND INC. (EHI)
Fund objectives
The Fund’s primary investment objective is high current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is total return.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests in a global portfolio of securities
consisting of below investment grade fixed income securities, emerging market fixed
income securities and investment grade fixed income securities.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Letter from the president
We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Western Asset Global High Income
Fund Inc. for the six-month reporting period ended November 30, 2024. Please read
on for Fund performance information during the Fund’s reporting period.
Special shareholder notice
Effective June 3, 2024, the named portfolio management team responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the Fund became as follows: Michael Buchanan, Ryan Brist, Ian Edmonds,
Walter Kilcullen and Christopher Kilpatrick.
As always, we remain committed to providing you with excellent service and a full
spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support
you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our
website, www.franklintempleton.com. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:
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Fund prices and performance,
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Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and
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A host of educational resources.
We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.
Jane Trust, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
For the six months ended November 30, 2024, Western Asset Global High Income Fund
Inc. returned 4.23% based on its net asset value (NAV)i and 2.70% based on its New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) market price per share. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmarks, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Indexii, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Indexiii, the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Globaliv and the Composite Indexv, returned 4.65%, 6.92%, 6.10% and 5.89%, respectively, over the same time frame.
The Fund has a practice of seeking to maintain a relatively stable level of distributions
to shareholders. This practice has no impact on the Fund’s investment strategy and may reduce the Fund’s NAV. The Fund’s manager believes the practice helps maintain the Fund’s competitiveness and may benefit the Fund’s market price and premium/discount to the Fund’s NAV.
During this six-month period, the Fund made distributions to shareholders totaling
$0.42 per share. As of November 30, 2024, the Fund estimates that 64% of the distributions were
sourced from net investment income and 36% constituted a return of capital.* The performance table shows the Fund’s six-month total return based on its NAV and market price as of November 30, 2024. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Performance Snapshot as of November 30, 2024 (unaudited)
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All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results.
Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not
annualized.
** Total returns are based on changes in NAV or market price, respectively. Returns
reflect the deduction of all Fund expenses, including management fees, operating expenses, and
other Fund expenses. Returns do not reflect the deduction of brokerage commissions or taxes that
investors may pay on distributions or the sale of shares.
† Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at NAV.
‡ Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, in additional shares in accordance with the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
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 online under the symbol
“XEHIX” on most financial websites. Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal’s Monday edition
*
These estimates are not for tax purposes. The Fund will issue a Form 1099 with final
composition of the distributions for tax purposes after year-end. A return of capital is not taxable
and results in a reduction in the tax basis of a shareholder’s investment. For more information about a distribution’s composition, please refer to the Fund’s distribution press release or, if applicable, the Section 19 notice located in the press release section of our website, www.franklintempleton.com.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
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.franklintempleton.com.
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 5:30 p.m. Eastern
Time, for the Fund’s current NAV, market price and other information.
Thank you for your investment in the Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. As always, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on achieving the Fund’s investment goals.
Sincerely,
Jane Trust, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer
RISKS: The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company designed primarily as a long-term investment and not as a trading vehicle. The Fund is not
intended to be a complete investment program and, due to the uncertainty inherent in all investments,
there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Similar to stocks, the Fund’s share price will fluctuate with market conditions and, at the time of sale, may be worth more or less than the
original investment. Shares of closed-end funds often trade at a discount to their net asset
value. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may be more susceptible to economic, political
or regulatory events than a diversified fund. The Fund’s investments are subject to a number of risks, including credit risk, inflation risk, call risk and interest rate risk. An
investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal
amount that you invest. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall, reducing the value of the Fund’s holdings. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, swap agreements and credit
default swaps, 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, social and economic conditions. These risks are magnified in emerging or developing
markets. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that
are less developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. High yield bonds,
also known as “junk bonds”, involve greater credit risk (risk of default) and liquidity risk than investment grade bonds. Leverage may result in greater volatility of NAV and the market
price of common shares and increases a shareholder’s risk of loss. The market values of securities or other assets will fluctuate, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, due to changes in
general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention,
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Performance review (cont’d)
actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions
caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, armed conflicts, economic
sanctions and countermeasures in response to sanctions, major cybersecurity events, investor sentiment,
the global and domestic effects of a pandemic, and other factors that may or may not be
related to the issuer of the security or other asset. The Fund may also invest in money market
funds, including funds affiliated with the Fund’s manager and subadvisers.
All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. Past
performance is no guarantee of future results. All index performance reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
i
Net asset value (NAV) is calculated by subtracting total liabilities, including liabilities
associated with financial leverage (if any), 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 the Fund’s market price as determined by supply of and demand for the Fund’s shares.
ii
The Bloomberg 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.
iii
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated,
non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market.
iv
The J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index 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.
v
The Composite Index reflects the blended rate of return of the following underlying
indices: 33 1/3% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, 33 1/3% Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield—2% Issuer Cap Index and 33 1/3% JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global.
Important data provider notices and terms available at www.franklintempletondatasources.com.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Fund at a glance† (unaudited)
Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments
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The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of November 30, 2024, and May 31, 2024, and does not include derivatives, such as forward foreign currency contracts
and swap contracts. The Fund is actively managed. As a result, the composition of the Fund’s investments is subject to change at any time.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Corporate Bonds & Notes — 87.9%
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Communication Services — 11.8%
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.2%
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Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured
Notes
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Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured
Notes
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Altice France Holding SA, Senior
Secured Notes
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Altice France Holding SA, Senior
Secured Notes
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Altice France SA, Senior Secured
Notes
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Altice France SA, Senior Secured
Notes
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British Telecommunications PLC, Senior
Notes
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British Telecommunications PLC, Senior
Notes
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EchoStar Corp., Senior Secured Notes
(6.750% PIK)
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Optics Bidco SpA, Senior Secured
Notes
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Telecom Argentina SA, Senior Notes
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Telecom Italia Capital SA, Senior Notes
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Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, Senior
Notes
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Total Diversified Telecommunication Services
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Banijay Entertainment SAS, Senior
Secured Notes
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Charter Communications
Operating LLC/Charter
Communications Operating Capital
Corp., Senior Secured Notes
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Charter Communications
Operating LLC/Charter
Communications Operating Capital
Corp., Senior Secured Notes
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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.,
Senior Notes
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Comcast Corp., Senior Notes
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DirecTV Financing LLC/DirecTV
Financing Co-Obligor Inc., Senior
Secured Notes
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DISH Network Corp. (3 mo. Term SOFR
+ 5.750%)
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iHeartCommunications Inc., Senior
Secured Notes
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United Group BV, Senior Secured Notes
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Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior
Notes
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Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes
III DAC, Senior Secured Notes
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.7%
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CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes
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CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes
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Millicom International Cellular SA,
Senior Notes
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Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes
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Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes
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Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, Senior
Secured Notes
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Total Wireless Telecommunication Services
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Total Communication Services
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Consumer Discretionary — 16.6%
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Automobile Components — 2.2%
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Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Senior
Notes
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American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.,
Senior Notes
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Garrett Motion Holdings Inc./Garrett
LX I Sarl, Senior Notes
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JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., Senior Notes
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ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior
Notes
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ZF North America Capital Inc., Senior
Notes
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Total Automobile Components
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes
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Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior
Notes
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General Motors Co., Senior Notes
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Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Senior Notes
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PM General Purchaser LLC, Senior
Secured Notes
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Amazon.com Inc., Senior Notes
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Marks & Spencer PLC, Senior Notes
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MercadoLibre Inc., Senior Notes
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Ritchie Bros Holdings Inc., Senior
Notes
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Diversified Consumer Services — 0.6%
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Carriage Services Inc., Senior Notes
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Service Corp. International, Senior
Notes
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Total Diversified Consumer Services
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 8.4%
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888 Acquisitions Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes
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Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., Senior
Notes
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Carnival PLC, Senior Notes
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Full House Resorts Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
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Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes
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Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., Senior
Notes
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NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Notes
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NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes
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NCL Finance Ltd., Senior Notes
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior
Notes
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior
Notes
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — continued
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Sands China Ltd., Senior Notes
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Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd.,
Senior Secured Notes
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VOC Escrow Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes
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Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes
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Wynn Macau Ltd., Senior Notes
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Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn
Resorts Capital Corp., Senior Notes
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Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn
Resorts Capital Corp., Senior Notes
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Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
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Household Durables — 0.2%
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Newell Brands Inc., Senior Notes
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FirstCash Inc., Senior Notes
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Global Auto Holdings Ltd./AAG FH UK
Ltd., Senior Notes
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Global Auto Holdings Ltd./AAG FH UK
Ltd., Senior Notes
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Michaels Cos. Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
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Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital Inc.,
Senior Notes
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Total Consumer Discretionary
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Central American Bottling Corp./CBC
Bottling Holdco SL/Beliv Holdco SL,
Senior Notes
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FAGE International SA/FAGE USA Dairy
Industry Inc., Senior Notes
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Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%
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Noble Finance II LLC, Senior Notes
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Energy Equipment & Services — continued
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Yinson Boronia Production BV, Senior
Secured Notes
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Total Energy Equipment & Services
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 19.2%
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Apache Corp., Senior Notes
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Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, Senior Notes
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Continental Resources Inc., Senior
Notes
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Continental Resources Inc., Senior
Notes
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Crescent Energy Finance LLC, Senior
Notes
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Crescent Energy Finance LLC, Senior
Notes
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Diamondback Energy Inc., Senior Notes
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Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes
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Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes
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El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, Senior
Notes
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Energy Transfer LP, Junior
Subordinated Notes (6.625% to
2/15/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR +
4.155%)
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EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior
Notes
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EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior
Notes
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EQM Midstream Partners LP, Senior
Notes
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Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.,
Senior Notes
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KazMunayGas National Co. JSC,
Senior Notes
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Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes
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New Generation Gas Gathering LLC,
Senior Secured Notes (3 mo. Term
SOFR + 5.750%)
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NGPL PipeCo LLC, Senior Notes
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued
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Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior
Notes
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Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior
Notes
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Pan American Energy LLC, Senior
Notes
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Permian Resources Operating LLC,
Senior Notes
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Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior
Notes
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Petroleos del Peru SA, Senior Notes
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Petroleos del Peru SA, Senior Notes
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Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes
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Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes
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Puma International Financing SA,
Senior Notes
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Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes
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Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes
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Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Senior
Notes
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Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa
Resources Partners Finance Corp.,
Senior Notes
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC,
Senior Notes
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Venture Global LNG Inc., Junior
Subordinated Notes (9.000% to
9/30/29 then 5 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 5.440%)
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Venture Global LNG Inc., Senior
Secured Notes
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Western Midstream Operating LP,
Senior Notes
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Western Midstream Operating LP,
Senior Notes
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Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes
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Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes
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Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes
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Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
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(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Junior
Subordinated Notes (6.625% to
1/24/32 then 10 year Treasury
Constant Maturity Rate + 5.034%)
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Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior
SNC, Subordinated Notes (2.720% to
8/11/26 then 5 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 2.000%)
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Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated
Notes (6.125% to 6/15/26 then 5 year
Treasury Constant Maturity Rate +
5.867%)
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BBVA Bancomer SA, Subordinated
Notes (5.125% to 1/17/28 then 5 year
Treasury Constant Maturity Rate +
2.650%)
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BNP Paribas SA, Junior Subordinated
Notes (7.750% to 8/16/29 then 5 year
Treasury Constant Maturity Rate +
4.899%)
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Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes (3.785% to
3/17/32 then SOFR + 1.939%)
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Credit Agricole SA, Junior
Subordinated Notes (8.125% to
12/23/25 then USD 5 year ICE Swap
Rate + 6.185%)
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HSBC Holdings PLC, Subordinated
Notes (8.113% to 11/3/32 then SOFR +
4.250%)
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Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated
Notes
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JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Notes
(3.509% to 1/23/28 then 3 mo. Term
SOFR + 1.207%)
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Junior
Subordinated Notes (8.000% to
3/27/30 then 5 year Treasury Constant
Maturity Rate + 3.913%)
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse AG AT1 Claim
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior
Notes (2.650% to 10/21/31 then SOFR
+ 1.264%)
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StoneX Group Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
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UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated
Notes (6.875% to 8/7/25 then USD 5
year ICE Swap Rate + 4.590%)
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UBS Group AG, Junior Subordinated
Notes (9.250% to 11/13/28 then 5 year
Treasury Constant Maturity Rate +
4.745%)
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Navient Corp., Senior Notes
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Financial Services — 3.5%
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AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap
Global Aviation Trust, Senior Notes
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Boost Newco Borrower LLC, Senior
Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Boost Newco Borrower LLC/GTCR W
Dutch Finance Sub BV, Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
GE Capital International Funding Co.
Unlimited Co., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket
Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
VFH Parent LLC/Valor Co-Issuer Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/Vista
Management Holding Inc., Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APH Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH2
Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH3
Somerset Investor 2 LLC, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.5%
|
Starwood Property Trust Inc., Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%
|
Medline Borrower LP, Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%
|
Centene Corp., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
CHS/Community Health Systems Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
CHS/Community Health Systems Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
LifePoint Health Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Sotera Health Holdings LLC, Senior
Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp., Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Total Health Care Providers & Services
|
|
|
Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior
Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Cidron Aida Finco Sarl, Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Endo Finance Holdings Inc., Senior
Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Par Pharmaceutical Inc., Escrow
|
|
|
|
|
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd.,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III BV, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%
|
Bombardier Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
TransDigm Inc., Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Total Aerospace & Defense
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Masterbrand Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Standard Industries Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%
|
CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
CoreCivic Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
GEO Group Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
GEO Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
GFL Environmental Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
|
|
Construction & Engineering — 0.4%
|
Arcosa Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
ATP Tower Holdings LLC/Andean Tower
Partners Colombia SAS/Andean
Telecom Partners Peru S.R.L., Senior
Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Total Construction & Engineering
|
|
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%
|
Alfa SAB de CV, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Titan International Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Passenger Airlines — 4.8%
|
American Airlines Group Inc., Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
American Airlines Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Latam Airlines Group SA, Senior
Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP
Cayman Ltd., Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP
Cayman Ltd., Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.8%
|
H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
United Rentals North America Inc.,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Total Trading Companies & Distributors
|
|
|
|
|
Information Technology — 2.8%
|
Communications Equipment — 1.0%
|
CommScope LLC, Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
CommScope Technologies LLC, Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Connect Finco SARL/Connect US
Finco LLC, Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Viasat Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Total Communications Equipment
|
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%
|
EquipmentShare.com Inc., Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
EquipmentShare.com Inc., Senior
Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
|
|
|
Amentum Holdings Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cloud Software Group Inc., Senior
Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.9%
|
Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Seagate HDD Cayman, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
|
|
|
Total Information Technology
|
|
|
|
Braskem Netherlands Finance BV,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Cerdia Finanz GmbH, Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV, Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sasol Financing USA LLC, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Materials — 0.4%
|
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC,
Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Containers & Packaging — 1.1%
|
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance
USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging
Finance PLC, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh
Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Containers & Packaging
|
|
|
Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Freeport Indonesia PT, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diversified Healthcare Trust, Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.4%
|
Service Properties Trust, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%
|
Add Hero Holdings Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes (7.500% Cash or 8.500% PIK)
|
|
|
|
|
Add Hero Holdings Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes (8.000% Cash or 9.000% PIK)
|
|
|
|
|
Add Hero Holdings Ltd., Senior Secured
Notes (8.800% Cash or 9.800% PIK)
|
|
|
|
|
China Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior
Notes, Step bond (0.000% to 9/30/31
then 1.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development — continued
|
China Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior
Secured Notes (5.500% PIK)
|
|
|
|
|
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.,
Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Cushman & Wakefield US
Borrower LLC, Senior Secured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Total Real Estate Management & Development
|
|
|
Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric Utilities — 1.5%
|
Alpha Generation LLC, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Comision Federal de Electricidad,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Pampa Energia SA, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Suburban Propane Partners LP/
Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%
|
Lightning Power LLC, Senior Secured
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $175,550,800)
|
|
|
|
Angolan Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Angolan Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provincia de Buenos Aires, Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Provincia de Cordoba, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bahamas Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Bahamas Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benin Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional
|
|
|
|
|
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie
F, Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Brazilian Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chile Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colombia Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Colombia Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Colombia Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costa Rica Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Dominican Republic — 1.7%
|
Dominican Republic International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Dominican Republic International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Dominican Republic International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dominican Republic — continued
|
Dominican Republic International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ecuador Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(5.500% to 7/31/25 then 6.900%)
|
|
|
|
|
Ecuador Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(5.000% to 7/31/26 then 5.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Egypt Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ghana Government International Bond,
Senior Notes, Step bond (5.000% to
7/3/28 then 6.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guatemala Government Bond, Senior
Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indonesia Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ivory Coast Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jamaica Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jordan Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Republic of Kenya Government
International Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Republic of Kenya Government
International Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexico Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Mexico Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mozambique International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nigeria Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Nigeria Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oman Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Panama Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peruvian Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Philippine Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Qatar Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saudi Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Saudi Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senegal Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Senegal Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Republic of South Africa Government
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Republic of South Africa Government
International Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
European Bank for Reconstruction &
Development, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Turkiye Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
Turkiye Government International Bond,
Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(0.000% to 2/1/27 then 3.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(0.000% to 2/1/27 then 3.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(1.750% to 8/1/25 then 4.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(0.000% to 2/1/27 then 3.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(1.750% to 8/1/25 then 4.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(0.000% to 2/1/27 then 3.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(1.750% to 8/1/25 then 4.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Arab Emirates — 0.3%
|
Abu Dhabi Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uruguay Government International
Bond, Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zambia Government International
Bond, Senior Notes, Step bond
(5.750% to 6/30/31 then 7.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $48,501,574)
|
|
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations(m) — 9.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
BFLD Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2024-UNIV E (1 mo. Term SOFR +
3.640%)
|
|
|
|
|
BWAY Mortgage Trust, 2013-1515 F
|
|
|
|
|
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2019-
IMC E (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.196%)
|
|
|
|
|
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2024-
KING E (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.688%)
|
|
|
|
|
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2015-GC29 D
|
|
|
|
|
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2015-P1 D
|
|
|
|
|
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2015-P1 E
|
|
|
|
|
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2015-C3 C
|
|
|
|
|
Extended Stay America Trust, 2021-
ESH F (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.814%)
|
|
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit Risk Trust, 2020-DNA1 B2 (30
Day Average SOFR + 5.364%)
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations(m) — continued
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit Risk Trust, 2021-DNA3 B2 (30
Day Average SOFR + 6.250%)
|
|
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit Risk Trust, 2021-DNA7 B2 (30
Day Average SOFR + 7.800%)
|
|
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC) REMIC, Structured Agency
Credit Risk Trust, 2022-DNA2 B2 (30
Day Average SOFR + 8.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk
Trust, 2019-DNA4 B2 (30 Day Average
SOFR + 6.364%)
|
|
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
(FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk
Trust, 2019-HQA3 B2 (30 Day Average
SOFR + 7.614%)
|
|
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) — CAS, 2021-R02 2B2 (30 Day
Average SOFR + 6.200%)
|
|
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association
(FNMA) — CAS, 2024-R01 1B2 (30 Day
Average SOFR + 4.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust,
2024-70P E
|
|
|
|
|
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-
GC30 D
|
|
|
|
|
Hawaii Hotel Trust, 2019-MAUI F (1
mo. Term SOFR + 3.047%)
|
|
|
|
|
HIT Trust, 2022-HI32 J (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 9.122%)
|
|
|
|
|
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, 2015-
UBS8 C
|
|
|
|
|
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, 2016-
BNK2 B
|
|
|
|
|
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust, 2021-
230P B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 1.563%)
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations(m) — continued
|
SMRT, 2022-MINI F (1 mo. Term SOFR
+ 3.350%)
|
|
|
|
|
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2016-4 B5
|
|
|
|
|
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2018-C15 C
|
|
|
|
|
Verus Securitization Trust, 2023-7 B1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost — $19,249,611)
|
|
|
Communication Services — 0.5%
|
|
iHeartCommunications Inc., New Term
Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.114%)
|
|
|
|
|
Ziggo Financing Partnership, Term Loan
I (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.614%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Communication Services
|
|
Consumer Discretionary — 2.0%
|
Automobile Components — 0.8%
|
Autokiniton US Holdings Inc., 2024
Replacement Term Loan B (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 4.114%)
|
|
|
|
|
First Brands Group LLC, 2022
Incremental Term Loan (3 mo. Term
SOFR + 5.262%)
|
|
|
|
|
Total Automobile Components
|
|
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%††
|
WW International Inc., Initial Term
Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.614%)
|
|
|
|
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%
|
Caesars Entertainment Inc.,
Incremental Term Loan B1 (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 2.250%)
|
|
|
|
|
Fertitta Entertainment LLC, Initial Term
Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Scientific Games International Inc.,
Term Loan B2 (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.250%)
|
|
|
|
|
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
|
|
|
Total Consumer Discretionary
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Triton Water Holdings Inc., First Lien
Initial Term Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR +
3.512%)
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.2%
|
Froneri International Ltd., Term Loan
Facility B4 (1 mo. Term SOFR + 2.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%
|
Buckeye Partners LP, Term Loan B2 (1
mo. Term SOFR + 2.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mercury Borrower Inc., First Lien Initial
Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 3.614%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.,
Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR +
5.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Services — 0.7%
|
Boost Newco Borrower LLC, Term Loan
B1 (3 mo. Term SOFR + 2.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Nexus Buyer LLC, Refinancing Term
Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 4.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B10 (1
mo. Term SOFR + 4.100%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5%
|
Medline Borrower LP, Dollar
Incremental Term Loan (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 2.250%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%
|
TransDigm Inc., Term Loan J (3 mo.
Term SOFR + 2.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ACProducts Holdings Inc., Initial Term
Loan (3 mo. Term SOFR + 4.512%)
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%
|
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, USD Term
Loan
|
|
|
|
|
Garda World Security Corp., Tenth
Additional Term Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR
+ 3.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
|
|
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%
|
Tutor Perini Corp., Term Loan (1 mo.
Term SOFR + 4.750%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
TK Elevator Midco GmbH, USD Term
Loan Facility B2 (6 mo. Term SOFR +
3.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Passenger Airlines — 0.6%
|
United Airlines Inc., Term Loan B (3 mo.
Term SOFR + 2.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information Technology — 0.9%
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%
|
Coherent Corp., Term Loan B1 (1 mo.
Term SOFR + 2.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%
|
MKS Instruments Inc., 2024 Dollar
Term Loan B (1 mo. Term SOFR +
2.250%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
DCert Buyer Inc., First Lien Initial Term
Loan (1 mo. Term SOFR + 4.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
Modena Buyer LLC, Initial Term Loan (3
mo. Term SOFR + 4.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Information Technology
|
|
|
Electric Utilities — 0.2%
|
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 2018
Incremental Term Loan (1 mo. Term
SOFR + 2.000%)
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government of the United Republic of
Tanzania, Term Loan A2 (3 mo. Term
SOFR + 5.450%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Senior Loans (Cost — $18,820,896)
|
|
Asset-Backed Securities — 4.7%
|
AGL CLO Ltd., 2021-11A E (3 mo. Term
SOFR + 6.622%)
|
|
|
|
|
AGL CLO Ltd., 2024-35A E (3 mo. Term
SOFR + 5.150%)
|
|
|
|
|
AMMC CLO Ltd., 2021-24A ER (3 mo.
Term SOFR + 6.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Apidos CLO Ltd., 2024-50A E (3 mo.
Term SOFR + 5.100%)
|
|
|
|
|
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., 2020-3A
DRR (3 mo. Term SOFR + 3.100%)
|
|
|
|
|
Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd., 2020-1A
ERR (3 mo. Term SOFR + 7.150%)
|
|
|
|
|
Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd., 2024-2A
E (3 mo. Term SOFR + 5.750%)
|
|
|
|
|
Ballyrock CLO Ltd., 2020-14A DR (3 mo.
Term SOFR + 5.850%)
|
|
|
|
|
Beechwood Park CLO Ltd., 2019-1A ER
(3 mo. Term SOFR + 6.500%)
|
|
|
|
|
Cook Park CLO Ltd., 2018-1A E (3 mo.
Term SOFR + 5.662%)
|
|
|
|
|
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO
Ltd., 2020-7A ERR (3 mo. Term SOFR +
5.250%)
|
|
|
|
|
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO
Ltd., 2020-8A ERR (3 mo. Term SOFR +
5.750%)
|
|
|
|
|
HalseyPoint CLO Ltd., 2019-1A FR (3
mo. Term SOFR + 10.730%)
|
|
|
|
|
Hartwick Park CLO Ltd., 2023-1A ER (3
mo. Term SOFR + 4.850%)
|
|
|
|
|
Magnetite Ltd., 2023-39A E1R (3 mo.
Term SOFR + 4.900%)
|
|
|
|
|
Obra CLO Ltd., 2024-1A E (3 mo. Term
SOFR + 6.750%)
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset-Backed Securities — continued
|
Ocean Trails CLO Ltd., 2024-16A E (3
mo. Term SOFR + 6.690%)
|
|
|
|
|
Sculptor CLO Ltd., 26A E (3 mo. Term
SOFR + 7.512%)
|
|
|
|
|
Whitebox CLO Ltd., 2020-2A E1R2 (3
mo. Term SOFR + 5.750%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $9,808,720)
|
|
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations — 3.1%
|
U.S. Government Obligations — 3.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (Cost — $6,555,150)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.1%
|
AGNC Investment Corp., Non Voting
Shares (6.125% to 4/15/25 then 3 mo.
USD LIBOR + 4.697%)
|
|
|
|
|
Chimera Investment Corp., Non Voting
Shares (7.750% to 9/30/25 then 3 mo.
USD LIBOR + 4.743%)
|
|
|
|
|
MFA Financial Inc., Non Voting Shares
(6.500% to 3/31/25 then 3 mo. USD
LIBOR + 5.345%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost — $4,543,055)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Bonds & Notes — 0.6%
|
Communication Services — 0.6%
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%
|
EchoStar Corp., Senior Secured Notes
(3.875% PIK)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%††
|
China Aoyuan Group Ltd., Senior Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost — $1,292,033)
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%††
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Common Stocks (Cost — $46,908)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passenger Airlines — 0.0%††
|
flyExclusive Inc. (Cost — $12,086)
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $284,380,833)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term Investments — 1.7%
|
Western Asset Premier Institutional
Government Reserves, Premium Shares
(Cost — $3,701,825)
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments — 141.9% (Cost — $288,082,658)
|
|
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (41.9)%
|
|
Total Net Assets — 100.0%
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
|
Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.
|
|
Represents less than 0.1%.
|
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
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.
|
|
All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the loan agreement (Note 5).
|
|
Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment
date of making interest
payments in cash or additional securities.
|
|
Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.
Regulation S applies to
securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve
direct selling efforts in the
United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved
by the Board of Directors.
|
|
All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open
reverse repurchase agreements.
|
|
Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date.
|
|
Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information
available. Certain variable rate
securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined
by the issuer or agent and
are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference
rate and spread in their
description above.
|
|
Security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (Note 1).
|
|
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1).
|
|
|
|
The coupon payment on this security is currently in default as of November 30, 2024.
|
|
The maturity principal is currently in default as of November 30, 2024.
|
|
Collateralized mortgage obligations are secured by an underlying pool of mortgages
or mortgage pass-through
certificates that are structured to direct payments on underlying collateral to different
series or classes of the
obligations. The interest rate may change positively or inversely in relation to one
or more interest rates, financial
indices or other financial indicators and may be subject to an upper and/or lower
limit.
|
|
Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in
interest rates are attributable to
multiple contracts under the same loan.
|
|
Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually
obligated to receive approval
from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.
|
|
All or a portion of this loan has not settled as of November 30, 2024. Interest rates
are not effective until
settlement date. Interest rates shown, if any, are for the settled portion of the
loan.
|
|
Securities traded on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
|
|
Rate shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.
|
|
In this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated Company” represents Fund
ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company
which is under common
ownership or control with the Fund. At November 30, 2024, the total market value of
investments in Affiliated
Companies was $3,701,825 and the cost was $3,701,825 (Note 10).
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut Avenue Securities
|
|
|
Collateralized Loan Obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intercontinental Exchange
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
London Interbank Offered Rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
|
|
|
Secured Overnight Financing Rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At November 30, 2024, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:
|
|
|
|
Face Amount
of Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
|
Asset Class
of Collateral*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds &
Notes
Cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds &
Notes
Cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds &
Notes
Cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds &
Notes
Cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds &
Notes
Cash
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
|
|
|
|
Face Amount
of Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
|
Asset Class
of Collateral*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refer to the Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as collateral
for reverse repurchase
agreements.
|
|
Including accrued interest.
|
|
TBD — To Be Determined; These reverse repurchase agreements have no maturity dates because they are
renewed daily and can be terminated by either the Fund or the counterparty in accordance
with the terms of the
agreements. The rates for these agreements are variable. The rate disclosed is the
rate as of November 30, 2024.
|
At November 30, 2024, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts
|
|
Abbreviation(s) used in this table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At November 30, 2024, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES — SELL PROTECTION1
|
|
|
|
Periodic
Payments
Received by
|
|
Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
|
|
Markit CDX.NA.HY.43 Index
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)
November 30, 2024
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
|
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 either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal
to the notional amount of the
swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising
the referenced index or (ii)
pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional
amount of the swap less the
recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the
referenced index.
|
|
The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit
protection or receive as a
buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of
that particular swap agreement.
|
|
The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on
asset-backed securities and
credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance
risk and represent the
likelihood of an expected loss (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional
amount of the swap agreement
been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values (sell protection)
or increasing market values (buy
protection), when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration
of the referenced
entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under
the terms of the agreement.
|
|
Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.
|
Summary of Investments by Country#
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Summary of Investments by Country# (cont’d)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As a percentage of total investments. Please note that the Fund holdings are as of
November 30, 2024, and are
subject to change.
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)
November 30, 2024
|
|
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost — $284,380,833)
|
|
Investments in affiliated securities, at value (Cost — $3,701,825)
|
|
Foreign currency, at value (Cost — $434,232)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits with brokers for open reverse repurchase agreements
|
|
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
|
|
Deposits with brokers for centrally cleared swap contracts
|
|
Dividends receivable from affiliated investments
|
|
Receivable from brokers — net variation margin on centrally cleared swap contracts
|
|
Security litigation proceeds receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payable for open reverse repurchase agreements (Note 3)
|
|
Payable for securities purchased
|
|
|
|
Interest and commitment fees payable
|
|
Investment management fee payable
|
|
|
|
Accrued foreign capital gains tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Par value ($0.001 par value; 30,299,742 shares issued and outstanding; 100,000,000
shares
authorized)
|
|
Paid-in capital in excess of par value
|
|
Total distributable earnings (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Statement of operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2024
|
|
|
|
Dividends from affiliated investments
|
|
Less: Foreign taxes withheld
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense (Notes 3 and 5)
|
|
Investment management fee (Note 2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock exchange listing fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions (Notes 1, 3 and 4):
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:
|
|
Investment transactions in unaffiliated securities
|
|
|
|
Forward foreign currency contracts
|
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
|
|
|
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:
|
|
Investments in unaffiliated securities
|
|
|
|
Forward foreign currency contracts
|
|
|
|
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
|
Net Gain on Investments, Swap Contracts, Forward Foreign Currency Contracts and
Foreign Currency Transactions
|
|
Increase in Net Assets From Operations
|
|
|
Net of change in accrued foreign capital gains tax of $29.
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Statements of changes in net assets
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2024 (unaudited)
and the Year Ended May 31, 2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
|
Increase in Net Assets From Operations
|
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders From (Note 1):
|
|
|
Total distributable earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from sale of shares from rights offering (7,574,935 and 0
shares issued, respectively)
|
|
|
Reinvestment of distributions (0 and 18,340 shares issued, respectively)
|
|
|
Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net of rights offering costs of $ 242,823 (Note 9).
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Statement of cash flows (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2024
Increase (Decrease) in Cash:
|
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
|
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net
cash
provided (used) by operating activities:
|
|
Purchases of portfolio securities
|
|
Sales of portfolio securities
|
|
Net purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments
|
|
Net amortization of premium (accretion of discount)
|
|
Securities litigation proceeds
|
|
Decrease in receivable for securities sold
|
|
Increase in security litigation proceeds receivable
|
|
Increase in interest receivable
|
|
Increase in receivable from brokers — net variation margin on centrally cleared swap
contracts
|
|
Decrease in prepaid expenses
|
|
Decrease in dividends receivable from affiliated investments
|
|
Decrease in payable for securities purchased
|
|
Increase in investment management fee payable
|
|
Decrease in Directors’ fees payable
|
|
Decrease in interest and commitment fees payable
|
|
Decrease in accrued expenses
|
|
Net realized gain on investments
|
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and forward foreign
currency contracts
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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities*
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
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Distributions paid on common stock (net of distributions payable)
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Increase in payable for open reverse repurchase agreements
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Net proceeds from sale of shares from rights offering
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Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
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Net Decrease in Cash and Restricted Cash
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Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period
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Cash and restricted cash at end of period
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Included in operating expenses is $2,747,267 paid for interest and commitment fees
on borrowings.
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The following table provides a reconciliation of cash (including foreign currency)
and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sums to the total of such amounts
shown on the Statement of
Cash Flows.
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Total cash and restricted cash shown in the Statement of Cash Flows
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Restricted cash consists of cash that has been segregated to cover the Fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts and for reverse repurchase agreements. It is separately
reported on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Deposits with brokers.
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:
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Net asset value, beginning of
period
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Income (loss) from operations:
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Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss)
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Total income (loss) from
operations
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Anti-dilutive impact of repurchase
plan
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Dilutive impact of rights offering
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Anti-dilutive impact of tender offer
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Net asset value, end of period
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Market price, end of period
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Total return, based on NAV7,8
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Total return, based on Market
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Net assets, end of period (millions)
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Ratios to average net assets:
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Loan Outstanding, End of Period
(000s)
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Asset Coverage Ratio for Loan
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Asset Coverage, per $1,000 Principal
Amount of Loan Outstanding16
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Weighted Average Loan (000s)
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Weighted Average Interest Rate on
Loan
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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:
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Net asset value, beginning of period
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Income (loss) from operations:
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
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Total income (loss) from operations
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Anti-dilutive impact of repurchase plan
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Net asset value, end of period
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Market price, end of period
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Total return, based on NAV7,8
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Total return, based on Market Price11
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Net assets, end of period (millions)
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Ratios to average net assets:
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Loan Outstanding, End of Period (000s)
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Asset Coverage Ratio for Loan Outstanding16
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Asset Coverage, per $1,000 Principal Amount
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Weighted Average Loan (000s)
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Weighted Average Interest Rate on Loan
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial highlights (cont’d)
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Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.
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For the six months ended November 30, 2024 (unaudited).
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The actual source of the Fund’s current fiscal year distributions may be from net investment income, return of
capital or a combination thereof. Shareholders will be informed of the tax characteristics
of the distributions after
the close of the fiscal year.
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The repurchase plan was completed at an average repurchase price of $7.50 for 239,229
shares and $1,781,056
for the year ended May 31, 2020, $8.74 for 816,259 shares and $7,135,435 for the year
ended May 31, 2019,
and $9.50 for 319,205 shares and $3,031,002 for the year ended May 31, 2018.
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The rights offering was completed at a price of $6.60 for 7,574,935 shares and $49,994,571
for the period ended
November 30 2024.
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The tender offer was completed at a price of $10.39 for 21,170,180 shares and $219,958,165
for the year ended
May 31, 2021.
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Performance figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or
expense reimbursements.
In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements,
the total
return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Total returns for periods of less
than one year are not annualized.
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The total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested at NAV. Past
performance is no guarantee of
future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
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The total return includes gains from settlement of security litigations. Without these
gains, the total return would
have been -0.27% for the year ended May 31, 2020.
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Included in the expense ratios and total return are certain non-recurring legal and
transfer agent fees that
were incurred by the Fund during the period. Without these fees, the gross and net
expense ratios would have
been 2.49% and 2.47%, respectively, and total return would have been 0.04% for the
year ended May 31, 2020.
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The total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s dividend
reinvestment plan. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns
for periods of less than one
year are not annualized.
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Included in the expense ratios are certain non-recurring reorganization fees that
were incurred by the Fund during
the period. Without these fees, the gross and net expense ratios would not have changed
for the year ended
May 31, 2018, would have been 1.87% and 1.80%, respectively, for the year ended May
31, 2017 and 1.76% and
1.69%, respectively, for the year ended May 31, 2016.
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Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
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The manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management
fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.
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Represents value of net assets plus the loan outstanding at the end of the period
divided by the loan outstanding
at the end of the period.
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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”) 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’s primary investment objective is high current income. The Fund’s secondary objective is total return. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests in a global portfolio of securities
consisting of below investment grade fixed income securities, emerging market fixed
income securities and investment grade fixed income securities.
The Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (“ASC 946”). The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”), including, but not limited to, ASC 946. 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. Subsequent events have been evaluated
through the date the financial statements were issued.
(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized
mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments
are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may
use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and
methodologies. The independent third party pricing services typically use inputs that
are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds,
credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments
in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day
of valuation. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued
at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on
which they trade. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in
a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00
p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices
for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable,
the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more
broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased
and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable
prices are not readily available, 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
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values
these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.
Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the Fund’s manager has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily
valuation process. The Fund’s manager is assisted by the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Fund’s manager and the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee,
among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the
daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.
The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and
appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies
include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar
freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof;
risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis.
The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in
light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited
to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time
of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of
merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public
trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf
registration for restricted securities.
For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted
by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and
next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back
testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors
quarterly.
The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with
the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the
particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information
generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The
income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present
value.
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GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques
used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized
in the three broad levels listed below:
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Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
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Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
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Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication
of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
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Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
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Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
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Other Corporate Bonds &
Notes
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Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations
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U.S. Government & Agency
Obligations
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Convertible Bonds & Notes
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Total Long-Term Investments
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
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Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
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Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
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Other Financial Instruments:
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Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts††
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Centrally Cleared Credit
Default Swaps on Credit
Indices — Sell Protection††
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Total Other Financial
Instruments
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See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.
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Amount represents less than $1.
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Reflects the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instruments.
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The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable
inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
Investments in
Securities
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Balance
as of
May 31, 2024
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Accrued
premiums/
discounts
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Change in
unrealized
appreciation
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Investments in
Securities (cont’d)
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Balance
as of
November 30,
2024
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Net change
in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
investments
in securities
still held at
November 30,
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Amount represents less than $1.
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This amount is included in the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
in the accompanying Statement
of Operations. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal
of previously recorded
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized.
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(b) Forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund enters 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 recognizes 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 is
closed.
Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the
amounts reflected on 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.
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
(c) Swap agreements. The Fund invests in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of
swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with other portfolio transactions.
Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be
entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC Swaps”) or centrally cleared (“Centrally Cleared Swaps”). Unlike Centrally Cleared Swaps, the Fund has credit exposure to the counterparties of OTC Swaps.
In a Centrally Cleared Swap, immediately following execution of the swap, the swap
agreement is submitted to a clearinghouse or central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the ultimate counterparty of the swap agreement. The Fund is required to interface with the CCP through a broker, acting in an agency capacity. All payments
are settled with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a Centrally Cleared Swap,
the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or
securities.
Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized
appreciation (depreciation). The daily change in valuation of Centrally Cleared Swaps,
if any, is recorded as a net receivable or payable for variation margin on the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap
agreement. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required
to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities posted as collateral for swap contracts are identified
in the Schedule of Investments and restricted cash, if any, is identified on the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities. Risks may exceed amounts recorded in the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities. These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments,
failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms, and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements.
OTC Swap payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are
reflected as a premium or deposit, respectively, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
These upfront payments are amortized over the life of the swap and are recognized
as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Net periodic payments received
or paid by the Fund are recognized as a realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund’s maximum exposure in the event of a defined credit event on a credit default swap to sell protection is the notional amount. As of November 30, 2024, the total
notional value of all credit default swaps to sell protection was $2,240,000. This amount would
be offset by the value of the swap’s reference entity, upfront premiums received on the swap and any amounts received from the settlement of a credit default swap where the Fund
bought protection for the same referenced security/entity.
For average notional amounts of swaps held during the six months ended November 30, 2024, see Note 4.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2024 Semi-Annual Report
Credit default swaps
The Fund enters 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 or sovereign issuers,
on a specified obligation, or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest
shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index. The Fund
may use a CDS to provide protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk
where the Fund has exposure to an issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect
to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a stream of payments 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 maximum
potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required
to make under a CDS agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the
agreement. These amounts of potential payments will be partially offset by any recovery
of values from the respective referenced obligations. As a seller of protection, the
Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets,
the Fund is 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.
Implied spreads are the theoretical prices a lender receives for credit default protection.
When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market
perceived credit risk falls. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced
entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to
enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, when compared
to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring
as defined under the terms of the agreement. Credit spreads utilized in determining the
period end market value of CDS agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed
in the Schedule of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for credit derivatives. For
CDS agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices
and resulting values, particularly in relation to the notional amount of the contract
as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/performance risk.
The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the
counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. CDS are considered to have
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection
seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.
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.
(d) Loan participations. The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s 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 related to the loan, or any rights
of offset 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 offset between the lender and
the borrower.
(e) Reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under the terms of a typical reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells
a security subject to an obligation to repurchase the security from the buyer at an
agreed upon time and price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase
agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty, or its trustee
or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. In entering into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund will pledge cash, U.S. government securities
or other liquid debt obligations at least equal in value to its obligations with respect
to reverse repurchase agreements or will take other actions permitted by law to cover
its obligations. If the market value of the collateral declines during the period, the
Fund may be required to post additional collateral to cover its obligation. Cash collateral that
has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under reverse repurchase agreements, if any,
will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged
as collateral are noted in the Schedule of Investments. Interest payments made on reverse
repurchase agreements are recognized as a component of “Interest expense” on the Statement of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, the Fund
may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest
income to the Fund.
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(f) Securities traded on a when-issued and delayed delivery basis. The Fund may trade securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. In when-issued and delayed
delivery transactions, the securities are purchased or sold by the Fund with payment
and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an
advantageous price and yield to the Fund at the time of entering into the transaction.
Purchasing such securities involves risk of loss if the value of the securities declines
prior to settlement. These securities are subject to market fluctuations and their current
value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
(g) 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
Statements of Changes in Net Assets and additional information on cash receipts and cash payments
is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.
(h) 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
fluctuations 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 Fund’s 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 values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on 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.
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(i) 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 Fund’s investments in securities rated below investment grade typically involve 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 Fund’s investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange
rate fluctuations.
(j) Foreign investment risks. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in
foreign currencies, may require settlement in foreign currencies or may pay interest or dividends
in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the
U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign
investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions,
expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of
which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
(k) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market
risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties
as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the
event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to
meet its contractual obligations. The Fund’s subadviser attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring
and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its
assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions.
Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment
of such counterparty risk by the subadviser. In addition, declines in the values of underlying
collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.
With exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives, there is less counterparty
risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments,
guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer
and the seller of the contract; therefore, the credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse.
While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual
right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default
of the clearing broker or clearinghouse.
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The Fund has entered into master agreements, such as an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement, with certain of its derivative counterparties that govern over-the-counter
(“OTC”) derivatives and provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral posting terms, netting provisions in the event of default or termination
and credit related contingent features. The credit related contingent features include, but are
not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets or net asset value per share over a specified period of time. If these credit related contingent features were triggered,
the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require
additional collateral.
Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset
with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. However, absent an
event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the terms of the
ISDA Master Agreements do not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets
and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions
between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. The enforceability of the right to offset
may vary by jurisdiction.
Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements
are set by the broker or exchange clearinghouse for exchange traded derivatives while
collateral terms are contract specific for OTC traded derivatives. Cash collateral
that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any,
will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged
as collateral, if any, for the same purpose are noted in the Schedule of Investments.
As of November 30, 2024, the Fund did not have any open OTC derivative transactions
with credit related contingent features in a net liability position.
(l) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income (including interest income from payment-in-kind
securities) is recorded on the accrual basis. Amortization of premiums and accretion
of discounts on debt securities are recorded to interest income over the lives of the
respective securities, except for premiums on certain callable debt securities, which are amortized
to the earliest call date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities
are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income is recorded on the
ex-dividend date for dividends received in cash and/or securities. Foreign dividend
income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines
the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. The
cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the
extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may
halt any
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additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued
up to the date of default or credit event.
(m) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared quarterly and paid on a monthly basis. The actual source of the Fund’s monthly distributions may be from net investment income, return of capital or a combination
of both. Shareholders will be informed of the tax characteristics of the distributions
after the close of the fiscal year. Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared
at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend
date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(n) Compensating balance arrangements. The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian’s fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash on deposit with the bank.
(o) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute
its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with
timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal or state income tax provision
is required in the Fund’s financial statements.
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of May 31, 2024, no provision for income tax is
required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations
have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments
of revenue.
Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest,
dividends and capital gains at various rates. As of November 30, 2024, there were
$50 of capital gains tax liabilities accrued on unrealized gains.
(p) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified 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
Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC (“FTFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager. Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”), Western Asset Management Company Limited (“Western Asset London”) and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. (“Western Asset Singapore”) are the Fund’s subadvisers. FTFA, Western Asset, Western Asset London and Western Asset Singapore are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”).
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FTFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. The Fund
pays FTFA an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate
of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets. “Managed Assets” means net assets plus the amount of any borrowings and assets attributable to any preferred stock that
may be outstanding.
FTFA delegates to Western Asset the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Western Asset London and Western Asset Singapore provide certain subadvisory services
to the Fund relating to currency transactions and investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated
securities. Western Asset London and Western Asset Singapore do not receive any compensation from the Fund and are compensated by Western Asset for its services to
the Fund. For its services, FTFA pays Western Asset monthly 70% of the net management
fee it receives from the Fund. Western Asset pays Western Asset London and Western Asset
Singapore a monthly subadvisory fee in an amount equal to 100% of the management fee
paid to Western Asset on the assets that Western Asset allocates to each such non-U.S.
subadviser to manage.
During the periods in which the Fund utilizes financial leverage, the fees paid to
FTFA will be higher than if the Fund did not utilize leverage because the fees are calculated
as a percentage of the Fund’s assets, including those investments purchased with leverage.
The manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated
money market fund (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”).
During the six months ended November 30, 2024, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $2,192, all of which was an affiliated money market fund waiver.
All officers and one Director of the Fund are employees of Franklin Resources or its
affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Fund.
During the six months ended November 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) and U.S. Government & Agency Obligations were as follows:
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
At November 30, 2024, the aggregate cost of investments and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes
were substantially as follows:
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Paid (Received)
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Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
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Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
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Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
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Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the six months ended
November 30, 2024 were as follows:
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Interest Rate*
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Maximum Amount
Outstanding
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outstanding.
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Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 5.080% to 6.000% during
the six months ended November 30, 2024. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $508,289.
4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities
Below is a table, grouped by derivative type, that provides information about the
fair value and the location of derivatives within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at
November 30, 2024.
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Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized
appreciation and for
liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized depreciation.
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Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of centrally cleared swap
contracts as reported in the
Schedule of Investments. Only net variation margin is reported within the receivables
and/or payables on the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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The following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging
activities on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended November 30, 2024. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and sources of
gains (losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides additional
information about the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting
from the Fund’s derivatives and hedging activities during the period.
AMOUNT OF NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED
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CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED
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During the six months ended November 30, 2024, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:
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The following table presents the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an ISDA Master Agreement and net of the
related collateral pledged (received) by the Fund as of November 30, 2024.
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Gross Assets
Subject to
Master
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Gross
Liabilities
Subject to
Master
Agreements
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Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to
Master
Agreements
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Pledged
(Received)
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
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Absent an event of default or early termination, derivative assets and liabilities
are presented gross and not
offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event
of default.
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The Fund has a Margin Loan and Security Agreement (the “BofA Credit Agreement”) with the Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”). The BofA Credit Agreement allows the Fund to borrow up to an aggregate amount of $120,000,000 and renews daily for a 179-day term unless
notice to the contrary is given to the Fund. The Fund pays interest on borrowings
calculated based on SOFR plus applicable margin. The Fund pays a commitment fee on the unutilized
portion of the loan commitment amount at an annual rate of 0.20% except that the commitment fee is 0.15% when the aggregate outstanding balance of the loan is equal
to or greater than 50% of the maximum commitment amount. To the extent of the borrowing
outstanding, the Fund is required to maintain collateral in a special custody account
at the Fund’s custodian on behalf of BofA. The BofA Credit Agreement contains customary covenants that, among other things, may limit the Fund’s ability to pay distributions in certain circumstances, incur additional debt, change certain material investment policies
and engage in certain transactions, including mergers and consolidations, and require
asset coverage ratios in addition to those required by the 1940 Act. In addition, the BofA
Credit Agreement may be subject to early termination under certain conditions and may contain
other provisions that could limit the Fund’s ability to utilize borrowing under the agreement. Interest expense related to the BofA Credit Agreement for the six months ended November 30, 2024 was $2,139,589. For the six months ended November 30, 2024, the
Fund incurred commitment fees of $38,124. For the six months ended November 30, 2024,
the average daily loan balance was $70,000,000 and the weighted average interest rate
was 6.01%. At November 30, 2024, the Fund had $70,000,000 of borrowings outstanding
per the Credit Agreement.
6. Distributions subsequent to November 30, 2024
The following distributions have been declared by the Fund’s Board of Directors and are payable subsequent to the period end of this report:
7. Stock repurchase program
On November 16, 2015, the Fund announced that the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) had authorized the Fund to repurchase in the open market up to approximately 10% of
the Fund’s outstanding common stock when the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The Board has directed management of the Fund to repurchase shares of
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common stock at such times and in such amounts as management reasonably believes may
enhance stockholder value. The Fund is under no obligation to purchase shares at any
specific discount levels or in any specific amounts. During the six months ended November 30, 2024, and the year ended May 31, 2024, the Fund did not repurchase any
shares.
Since the commencement of the stock repurchase program through November 30, 2024,
the Fund repurchased 1,374,693 shares or 3.04% of its common shares outstanding for a
total amount of $11,947,493.
The Fund filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
effective March 7, 2024, authorizing the Fund to offer and sell shares of common stock
having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000. Under the equity shelf offering
program, the Fund, subject to market conditions, may raise additional equity capital
from time to time in varying amounts and offering methods at a net price at or above the Fund’s then-current net asset value per common share. Costs incurred by the Fund in connection
the shelf offering are recorded as a prepaid expense. These costs are amortized on
a pro-rata basis as shares are sold and are presented as a reduction to the net proceeds from
the sale of shares on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, if applicable. Any deferred
shares remaining at the end of the life of the shelf offering period will be expensed.
On August 29, 2024, the Fund announced that the Fund’s Board of Directors had approved a transferable rights offering (“Rights”) to common shareholders of record (“Record Date”) as of September 9, 2024, to subscribe for additional shares of common stock for up to
an aggregate offering price of $50,000,000. The Rights offering expired on October 8,
2024 Each Record Date stockholder received one right for each outstanding whole common
share held. The Rights holders were entitled to purchase one additional share of common
stock for every three Rights held (“Primary Subscription”) at the final subscription price (“Subscription Price”) per share. Stockholders who held fewer than three common shares on Record Date were entitled to subscribe for one common share, and fractional shares
were not issued. The Subscription Price was determined based upon a formula equal to 92.5%
of the average of the last reported sales price per share of the Fund’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the expiration date and each of the four preceding trading days (“Formula Price”). If, however, the Formula Price was less than 90% of the net asset value per share of common stock at the close of trading on the NYSE on the expiration date, then the Subscription Price was 90% of the Fund’s net asset value per share of common stock at the close of trading on the NYSE on that day. Record Date
stockholders who fully exercised their Rights in the Primary Subscription were eligible
for an over-subscription privilege entitling those stockholders to subscribe for any additional
shares of common stock not purchased pursuant to the Primary Subscription, subject
to
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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)
certain limitations, allotment and the right of the Board of Directors to have eliminated
the over-subscription privilege. Holders of Rights acquired in the secondary market were
not able to participate in the over-subscription privilege. The Rights offering resulted
in the issuance of 7,574,935 shares of common stock. The gross proceeds from the Rights offering
were $49,994,571. The Fund received the gross proceeds of the Rights offering less
fees and expenses totaling $242,823. The shares of common stock subscribed were issued
on October 16, 2024.
10. Transactions with affiliated company
As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5%
or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership
or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company
for all or some portion of the six months ended November 30, 2024. The following transactions were effected in such company for the six months ended November 30, 2024.
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Affiliate
Value at
May 31,
2024
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Institutional
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Reserves, Premium
Shares
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(Decrease) in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
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Affiliate
Value at
November 30,
2024
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Western Asset Premier
Institutional
Government Reserves,
Premium Shares
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11. Deferred capital losses
As of May 31, 2024, the Fund had deferred capital losses of $142,622,530, which have
no expiration date, that will be available to offset future taxable capital gains.
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Additional shareholder information (unaudited)
Results of annual meeting of shareholders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. was
held on October 18, 2024 for the purpose of considering and voting upon the proposals
presented at the Meeting. The following table provides information concerning the
matters voted upon at the Meeting:
At the Meeting, Mses. Kumar and Trust were each duly elected by the shareholders to
serve as Class II Directors of the Fund until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or
until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their resignation or
are otherwise removed.
At November 30, 2024, in addition to Mses. Kumar and Trust, the other Directors of
the Fund were as follows:
Robert D. Agdern
Carol L. Colman
Daniel P. Cronin
Paolo M. Cucchi
Anthony Grillo (Effective November 15, 2024)
Eileen A. Kamerick
Peter Mason (Effective November 15, 2024)
Hillary A. Sale (Effective November 15, 2024)
Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accountants
To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as independent registered public accountants of the Fund for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025.
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Dividend reinvestment plan (unaudited)
Unless you elect to receive distributions in cash (i.e., opt-out), all dividends,
including any capital gain dividends and return of capital distributions, on your Common Stock will
be automatically reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as agent for the stock-
holders (the “Plan Agent”), in additional shares of Common Stock under the Fund’s 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 Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as dividend paying
agent.
If you participate in the Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock you will receive
will be determined as follows:
(1) If the market price of the Common Stock (plus $0.03 per share commission) on the
payment date (or, if the payment date is not a NYSE trading day, the immediately preceding trading day) is equal to or exceeds the net asset value per share of the
Common Stock at the close of trading on the NYSE on the payment date, the Fund will
issue new Common Stock at a price equal to the greater of (a) the net asset value
per share at the close of trading on the NYSE on the payment date or (b) 95% of the market price per share of the Common Stock on the payment date.
(2) If the net asset value per share of the Common Stock exceeds the market price
of the Common Stock (plus $0.03 per share commission) at the close of trading on the
NYSE on the payment date, the Plan Agent will receive the dividend or distribution
in cash and will buy Common Stock in the open market, on the NYSE or elsewhere, for your account as soon as practicable commencing on the trading day following the payment date and terminating no later than the earlier of (a) 30 days after the dividend or distribution payment date, or (b) the payment date for the next succeeding
dividend or distribution to be made to the stockholders; except when necessary to
comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws. If during this period:
(i) the market price (plus $0.03 per share commission) rises so that it equals or
exceeds the net asset value per share of the Common Stock at the close of trading
on the NYSE on the payment 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 Stock in the open market and the Fund shall issue the remaining Common Stock at a
price per share equal to the greater of (a) the net asset value per share at the close
of trading on the NYSE on the day prior to the issuance of shares for reinvestment or
(b) 95% of the then current market price per share.
Common Stock in your account will be held by the Plan Agent in non-certificated form.
Any proxy you receive will include all shares of Common Stock you have received under
the Plan. You may withdraw from the Plan (i.e., opt-out) by notifying the Plan Agent in
writing at P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3078 or by calling the Plan Agent at 1-888-888-0151.
Such withdrawal will be effective immediately if notice is received by the Plan Agent
not less than ten business days prior to any dividend or distribution record date; otherwise
such
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withdrawal will be effective as soon as practicable after the Plan Agent’s investment of the most recently declared dividend or distribution on the Common Stock.
Plan participants who sell their shares will be charged a service charge (currently
$5.00 per transaction) and the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct brokerage charges actually
incurred from the proceeds (currently $0.05 per share commission). There is no service charge
for reinvestment of your dividends or distributions in Common Stock. 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 dividends and distributions will be automatically
reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock, this allows you to add to your investment
through dollar cost averaging, which may lower the average cost of your Common Stock
over time. Dollar cost averaging is a technique for lowering the average cost per
share over time if the Fund’s net asset value declines. While dollar cost averaging has definite advantages, it cannot assure profit or protect against loss in declining markets.
Automatically reinvesting dividends and distributions does not mean that you do not
have to pay income taxes due upon receiving dividends and distributions. Investors will be
subject to income tax on amounts reinvested under the Plan.
The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan if, in the judgment of
the Board of Directors, the change is warranted. The Plan may be terminated, amended or supplemented by the Fund upon notice in writing mailed to stockholders at least 30
days prior to the record date for the payment of any dividend or distribution by the Fund
for which the termination or amendment is to be effective. Upon any termination, you will be
sent cash for any fractional share of Common Stock in your account. You may elect to notify
the Plan Agent in advance of such termination to have the Plan Agent sell part or all
of your Common Stock on your behalf. Additional information about the Plan and your account
may be obtained from the Plan Agent at P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3078 or by
calling the Plan Agent at 1-888-888-0151.
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Western Asset
Global High Income Fund Inc.
Directors
Jane Trust
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Christopher Berarducci
Treasurer and Principal Financial
Officer
Fred Jensen
Chief Compliance Officer
Marc A. De Oliveira
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Thomas C. Mandia
Senior Vice President
Jeanne M. Kelly
Senior Vice President
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
620 Eighth Avenue
47th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC
Western Asset Management Company, LLC
Western Asset Management Company Limited
Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd.
The Bank of New York Mellon
Computershare Inc.
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Independent registered
public accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, MD
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
900 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
New York Stock
Exchange Symbol
*
Effective November 15, 2024, Ms. Sale and Messrs. Grillo and Mason became Directors
of the Fund.
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Effective November 15, 2024, Ms. Kamerick became Chair of the Board.
Franklin Templeton Funds Privacy and Security Notice
Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information is Very Important to Us
This Privacy and Security Notice (the “Privacy Notice”) addresses the Funds’ privacy and data protection practices with respect to nonpublic personal information the Fund receives.
The Legg Mason Funds include the Western Asset Money Market Funds (Funds) sold by the Funds’ distributor, Franklin Distributors, LLC, as well as Legg Mason-sponsored closed-end
funds. The provisions of this Privacy Notice apply to your information both while you are a shareholder
and after you are no longer invested with the Funds.
The Type of Nonpublic Personal Information the Funds Collect About You
The Funds collect and maintain nonpublic personal information about you in connection
with your shareholder account. Such information may include, but is not limited to:
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Personal information included on applications or other forms;
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Account balances, transactions, and mutual fund holdings and positions;
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Bank account information, legal documents, and identity verification documentation;
and
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Online account access user IDs, passwords, security challenge question responses.
How the Funds Use Nonpublic Personal Information About You
The Funds do not sell or share your nonpublic personal information with third parties
or with affiliates for their marketing purposes, unless you have authorized the Funds to do
so. The Funds do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you except as may be
required to perform transactions or services you have authorized or as permitted or required
by law. The Funds may disclose information about you to:
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Employees, agents, and affiliates on a “need to know” basis to enable the Funds to conduct
ordinary business or to comply with obligations to government regulators;
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Service providers, including the Funds’ affiliates, who assist the Funds as part of the
ordinary course of business (such as printing, mailing services, or processing or
servicing
your account with us) or otherwise perform services on the Funds’ behalf, including
companies that may perform statistical analysis, market research and marketing services
•
Permit access to transfer, whether in the United States or countries outside of the
United States to such Funds’ employees, agents and affiliates and service providers as required to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations
to government regulators;
•
The Funds’ representatives such as legal counsel, accountants and auditors to enable the
Funds to conduct ordinary business, or to comply with obligations to government regulators;
•
Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or
trustee of a
NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
Franklin Templeton Funds Privacy and Security Notice
(cont’d)
Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds’ behalf, including those outside the United States, are contractually obligated to keep nonpublic
personal information the Funds provide to them confidential and to use the information
the Funds share only to provide the services the Funds ask them to perform.
The Funds may disclose nonpublic personal information about you when necessary to
enforce their rights or protect against fraud, or as permitted or required by applicable law,
such as in connection with a law enforcement or regulatory request, subpoena, or similar legal
process. In the event of a corporate action or in the event a Fund service provider changes,
the Funds may be required to disclose your nonpublic personal information to third parties.
While it is the Funds’ practice to obtain protections for disclosed information in these types of transactions, the Funds cannot guarantee their privacy policy will remain unchanged.
Keeping You Informed of the Funds’ Privacy and Security Practices
The Funds will notify you annually of their privacy policy as required by federal
law. While the Funds reserve the right to modify this policy at any time, they will notify you promptly
if this privacy policy changes.
The Funds’ Security Practices
The Funds maintain appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed
to guard your nonpublic personal information. The Funds’ internal data security policies restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to authorized employees, who may use
your nonpublic personal information for Fund business purposes only.
Although the Funds strive to protect your nonpublic personal information, they cannot
ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide or transmit to them, and you
do so at your own risk. In the event of a breach of the confidentiality or security of your
nonpublic personal information, the Funds will attempt to notify you as necessary so you can
take appropriate protective steps. If you have consented to the Funds using electronic
communications or electronic delivery of statements, they may notify you under such
circumstances using the most current email address you have on record with them.
In order for the Funds to provide effective service to you, keeping your account information
accurate is very important. If you believe that your account information is incomplete,
not accurate or not current, if you have questions about the Funds’ privacy practices, or our use of your nonpublic personal information, write the Funds using the contact information
on your account statements, email the Funds by clicking on the Contact Us section of the Funds’ website at www.franklintempleton.com, or contact the Funds at 1-877-721-1926 for the
Western Asset Money Market Funds or 1-888-777-0102 for the Legg Mason-sponsored closed-end funds. For additional information related to certain state privacy rights, please
visit https://www.franklintempleton.com/help/privacy-policy.
NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
620 Eighth Avenue
47th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that from time to time the Fund may purchase, at market prices, shares of its stock.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-PORT, shareholders can call the Fund at 1-888-777-0102.
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 related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-777-0102, (2) at www.franklintempleton.com and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Fund may be found on Franklin Templeton’s website, which can be accessed at www.franklintempleton.com. Any reference to Franklin Templeton’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Fund and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate Franklin Templeton’s website in this report.
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.
Computershare Inc.
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, RI 02940-3078
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. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 8. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 9. | PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 10. | REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 11. | STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements
included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR, as applicable.
| ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 13. | INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 14. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 15. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 16. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
| (a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s 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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940
Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting. |
| ITEM 17. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 18. | RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION. |
(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 99.906CERT
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/ Jane Trust |
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Jane Trust |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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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.
By: |
/s/ Jane Trust |
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Jane Trust |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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By: |
/s/ Christopher Berarducci |
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Christopher Berarducci |
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Principal Financial Officer |
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CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
EX-99.CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Jane Trust certify that:
| 1. | I
have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.; |
| 2. | Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
by this report; |
| 3. | Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations,
changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include
a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report; |
| 4. | The
registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company
Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under
the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c) | Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,
as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation;
and |
| d) | Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and |
| 5. | The
registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant’s
auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s
ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
| | |
| b) | Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: January 24, 2025 |
/s/ Jane Trust |
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Jane Trust |
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Chief Executive Officer |
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Christopher Berarducci, certify that:
| 1. | I
have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.; |
| 2. | Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
by this report; |
| 3. | Based
on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements
on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the
financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant
as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The
registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company
Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under
the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c) | Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,
as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation;
and |
| d) | Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and |
| 5. | The
registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the registrant’s
auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s
ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
| | |
| b) | Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: January 24, 2025 |
/s/ Christopher
Berarducci |
|
Christopher Berarducci |
|
Principal Financial Officer |
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
EX-99.906CERT
CERTIFICATION
Jane Trust, Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher Berarducci,
Principal Financial Officer of Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best
of their knowledge that:
1. The Registrant’s
periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended November 30, 2024 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements
of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information
contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Chief Executive Officer |
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Principal Financial Officer |
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. |
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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. |
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/s/ Jane Trust |
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/s/ Christopher Berarducci |
Jane Trust |
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Christopher Berarducci |
Date: January 24, 2025 |
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Date: January 24, 2025 |
This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.
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