UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-04254

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 49 th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-877-721-1926

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2014

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

WESTERN ASSET OREGON MUNICIPALS FUND

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2014


WESTERN ASSET OREGON MUNICIPALS FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 95.4%           

Education - 21.5%

          

Oregon Health & Sciences University Revenue

     5.750     7/1/39       $ 4,900,000       $ 5,285,777   

Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue:

          

Linfield College Project

     5.000     10/1/25         500,000         506,945   

Refunding, Willamette University Project

     5.000     10/1/16         510,000         544,175   

Senior College in Student Housing Project A, SCA

     5.250     7/1/25         1,210,000         1,213,835   

University Portland Projects

     5.000     4/1/32         3,545,000         3,507,246   

Willamette University Project

     5.000     10/1/27         3,700,000         3,852,588   

Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Ana G. Mendez University System Project

     5.125     4/1/32         1,000,000         720,240   
          

 

 

 

Total Education

             15,630,806   
          

 

 

 

Health Care - 21.4%

          

Deschutes County, OR, Hospital Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue, Cascade Healthcare, AMBAC

     5.375     1/1/35         4,300,000         4,530,738   

Hillsboro Hospital Facility Authority Revenue, Tuality Healthcare Project, Radian

     5.375     10/1/31         1,000,000         1,000,220   

Multnomah County, OR, Hospital Facilities Authority Revenue, Adventist Health

     5.125     9/1/40         2,500,000         2,584,875   

Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue, Peacehealth

     5.000     11/1/39         5,000,000         5,150,350   

Umatilla County, OR, Hospital Facility Authority Revenue:

          

Catholic Health Initiatives

     5.500     3/1/22         175,000         175,676   

Catholic Health Initiatives

     5.000     5/1/22         1,000,000         1,008,750   

Catholic Health Initiatives

     5.000     5/1/32         1,065,000         1,069,824   
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care

             15,520,433   
          

 

 

 

Housing - 2.0%

          

Oregon State Housing & Community Services Department, Mortgage Revenue:

          

Single-Family Mortgage Program

     5.050     7/1/26         995,000         1,017,149 (a)  

Single-Family Mortgage Program

     5.400     7/1/27         450,000         463,239 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Housing

             1,480,388   
          

 

 

 

Industrial Revenue - 8.2%

          

Port Morrow, OR, PCR, Portland General Electric Co.

     5.000     5/1/33         2,500,000         2,629,000 (b)  

Portland, OR, Economic Development Revenue, Broadway Housing LLC Project

     6.500     4/1/35         3,000,000         3,346,320   
          

 

 

 

Total Industrial Revenue

             5,975,320   
          

 

 

 

Leasing - 1.9%

          

Oregon State Department of Administrative Services, COP

     5.000     5/1/29         1,300,000         1,405,456 (c)  
          

 

 

 

Local General Obligation - 0.5%

          

Rogue, OR, Community College District, GO

     5.000     6/15/25         350,000         370,055   
          

 

 

 

Other - 2.9%

          

Portland, OR, River District Urban Renewal & Redevelopment

     5.000     6/15/29         1,000,000         1,074,100   

Portland, OR, Urban Renewal & Redevelopment, AMBAC

     5.000     6/15/18         1,000,000         1,061,540   
          

 

 

 

Total Other

             2,135,640   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET OREGON MUNICIPALS FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Power - 1.9%

          

Eugene, OR, Electric Utility Revenue

     5.000     8/1/38       $ 1,250,000       $ 1,338,287   
          

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity - 6.9%

          

Multnomah County, OR, Hospital Facilities Authority Revenue, Providence Health Systems

     5.250     10/1/24         500,000         516,530 (d)  

Oregon State Department of Administrative Services, AGM

     5.000     5/1/30         1,000,000         1,059,100 (d)  

Oregon State Department of Administrative Services Lottery Revenue, AGM

     5.000     4/1/19         500,000         503,810 (d)  

Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue, NATL/FGIC

     5.000     10/1/34         1,240,000         1,278,973 (d)  

Rogue, OR, Community College District, GO

     5.000     6/15/25         650,000         691,834 (d)  

Umatilla County, OR, Hospital Facility Authority Revenue, Catholic Health Initiatives

     5.000     5/1/32         935,000         945,706 (d)  
          

 

 

 

Total Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity

             4,995,953   
          

 

 

 

Special Tax Obligation - 9.3%

          

Keizer, OR

     5.200     6/1/31         1,620,000         1,639,861   

Oregon State Department of Administrative Services:

          

Lottery Revenue

     5.000     4/1/28         1,000,000         1,114,560   

Lottery Revenue

     5.000     4/1/29         1,750,000         1,942,448 (c)  

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue, Matching Fund Loan Note

     5.000     10/1/29         2,000,000         2,016,760   
          

 

 

 

Total Special Tax Obligation

             6,713,629   
          

 

 

 

State General Obligation - 4.5%

          

Oregon State, GO, State Property

     5.000     5/1/36         3,000,000         3,263,400   
          

 

 

 

Transportation - 2.2%

          

Oregon State Department of Transportation, Highway User Tax Revenue, Refunding Senior Lien

     5.000     11/15/19         1,400,000         1,590,330   
          

 

 

 

Water & Sewer - 12.2%

          

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Revenue, Assured Guaranty

     5.125     7/1/47         3,250,000         2,647,190   

Lane County, OR, Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Revenue:

          

NATL/FGIC

     5.000     11/1/24         275,000         291,654   

NATL/FGIC

     5.000     11/1/25         1,940,000         2,050,114   

Port of Umatilla, OR, GO, Water Revenue, LOC-Bank of America N.A.

     6.650     8/1/22         125,000         125,958 (a)  

Portland, OR, Sewer Systems Revenue

     5.000     6/15/33         3,500,000         3,704,680   
          

 

 

 

Total Water & Sewer

             8,819,596   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $66,807,163)

             69,239,293   
          

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.7%           

Finance - 2.6%

          

New York City, NY, TFA Revenue, New York City Recovery Project Revenue, Subordinated, LIQ-Dexia Credit Local

     0.300     11/1/22         1,900,000         1,900,000 (e)(f)  
          

 

 

 

General Obligation - 0.4%

          

New York City, NY, GO:

          

LIQ-Dexia Credit Local

     0.310     4/1/35         100,000         100,000 (e)(f)  

Subordinated, LOC-Dexia Credit Local

     0.300     3/1/34         200,000         200,000 (e)(f)  
          

 

 

 

Total General Obligation

             300,000   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET OREGON MUNICIPALS FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2014

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Industrial Revenue - 0.1%

          

Liberty County, FL, IDR, Georgia Pacific Corp. Project

     0.300     10/1/28       $ 100,000       $ 100,000 (a)(e)(f)  
          

 

 

 

Water & Sewer - 0.6%

          

New York City, NY, Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer System Revenue, SPA-Dexia Credit Local

     0.300     6/15/32         400,000         400,000 (e)(f)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $2,700,000)

             2,700,000   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.1%
(Cost - $69,507,163#)

             71,939,293   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.9%

             667,225   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 72,606,518   
          

 

 

 

 

(a) Income from this issue is considered a preference item for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”).

 

(b) Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available.

 

(c) All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(d) Pre-Refunded bonds are escrowed with U.S. government obligations and/or U.S. government agency securities and are considered by the manager to be triple-A rated even if issuer has not applied for new ratings.

 

(e) Variable rate demand obligations have a demand feature under which the Fund can tender them back to the issuer or liquidity provider on no more than 7 days notice.

 

(f) Maturity date shown is the final maturity date. The security may be sold back to the issuer before final maturity.

 

# Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

AGM    — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation - Insured Bonds
AMBAC    — American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation - Insured Bonds
COP    — Certificates of Participation
FGIC    — Financial Guaranty Insurance Company - Insured Bonds
GO    — General Obligation
IDR    — Industrial Development Revenue
LIQ    — Liquidity Facility
LOC    — Letter of Credit
NATL    — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation - Insured Bonds
PCR    — Pollution Control Revenue
Radian    — Radian Asset Assurance - Insured Bonds
SCA    — Syncora Capital Assurance Inc. - Insured Bonds
SPA    — Standby Bond Purchase Agreement - Insured Bonds
TFA    — Transitional Finance Authority

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET OREGON MUNICIPALS FUND

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2014

 

Ratings Table*

 
Standard & Poor’s/Moody’s/Fitch**   

AAA/Aaa

     7.2

AA/Aa

     34.8   

A

     40.5   

BBB/Baa

     10.8   

A-1/VMIG 1

     3.7   

NR

     3.0   

 

 
     100.0

 

 

 

* As a percentage of total investments.

 

** The ratings shown are based on each portfolio security’s rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch, each a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”). These ratings are the opinions of the NRSRO and are not measures of quality or guarantees of performance. Securities may be rated by other NRSROs, and these ratings may be higher or lower. In the event that a security is rated by multiple NRSROs and receives different ratings, the Fund will treat the security as being rated in the highest rating category received from a NRSRO.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Oregon Municipals Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate non-diversified investment series of Legg Mason Partners Income Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment valuation. 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 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. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. 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 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 Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees. 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 Trustees, 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 Trustees 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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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

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 and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Municipal bonds†

     —         $ 69,239,293         —         $ 69,239,293   

Short-term investments†

     —           2,700,000         —           2,700,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

     —         $ 71,939,293         —         $ 71,939,293   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 72,391         —           —         $ 72,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(b) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes. During the period ended January 31, 2014, the Fund employed short U.S. Treasury futures to manage duration and in expectation of underperformance by Treasuries. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or cash equivalents with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the “initial margin” and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract.

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

(c) Fund concentration. Since the Fund invests primarily in obligations of issuers within Oregon, it is subject to possible risks associated with economic, political, credit or legal developments or industrial or regional matters specifically affecting Oregon.

 

(d) Security transactions. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

2. Investments

At January 31, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 3,329,126   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (896,996
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,432,130   
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At January 31, 2014, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Basis
Value
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Loss
 
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds

     24         3/14       $ 3,133,859       $ 3,206,250       $ (72,391

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

GAAP requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at January 31, 2014.

 

     Futures Contracts  

Primary Underlying Risk

   Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Interest Rate Risk

   $ (72,391

During the period ended January 31, 2014, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

     Average Market value  

Futures contracts (to sell)

   $ 1,658,288   

 

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ITEM 2. 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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.


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, thereunto duly authorized.

Legg Mason Partners Income Trust

 

By

  / S /    K ENNETH D. F ULLER        
  Kenneth D. Fuller
  Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 21, 2014

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 /    K ENNETH D. F ULLER        
  Kenneth D. Fuller
  Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 21, 2014

 

By

  / S /    R ICHARD F. S ENNETT        
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date: March 21, 2014

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