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, 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:

(888) 777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

May 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

November 30, 2011

 

 



 

ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.

 



 

November 30, 2011

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
(EHI)

 

 

 

   INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED · NO BANK GUARANTEE · MAY LOSE VALUE

 

 


 

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   Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

 

Fund objectives

 

The Fund’s primary investment objective is high current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is total return.

 

What’s inside

 

Letter from the chairman

II

 

 

Investment commentary

III

 

 

Fund at a glance

1

 

 

Spread duration

2

 

 

Effective duration

3

 

 

Schedule of investments

4

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

27

 

 

Statement of operations

28

 

 

Statements of changes in net assets

29

 

 

Statement of cash flows

30

 

 

Financial highlights

31

 

 

Notes to financial statements

32

 

 

Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements

50

 

 

Additional shareholder information

57

 

 

Dividend reinvestment plan

58

 

Letter from the chairman

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

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, 2011. Please read on for Fund performance information and a detailed look at prevailing economic and market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period.

 

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.leggmason.com/cef. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:

 

·  Fund prices and performance,

 

·  Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and

 

·  A host of educational resources.

 

We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

December 30, 2011

 


 

 

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Investment commentary

 

Economic review

 

Although the U.S. economy continued to grow over the six months ended November 30, 2011, the pace of the expansion was generally disappointing. U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”)i growth, as reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, has been less robust than during most other periods exiting a severe recession. Looking back, the Commerce Department reported that first and second quarter 2011 GDP growth were 0.4% and 1.3%, respectively. For comparison purposes, GDP growth was 3.0% for calendar 2010 as a whole. This moderation in growth during the first half of the calendar year was due to a variety of factors, including less robust export activity and a deceleration in consumer spending given higher oil and food prices. Third quarter GDP growth then rose to 1.8%. Improving growth was attributed, in part, to higher consumer spending, which grew 1.7% in the third quarter, versus a modest 0.7% gain in the second quarter.

 

Two factors holding back the economy have been the weak job market and continued strains in the housing market. While there was some improvement late in the reporting period, unemployment remained elevated. As reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment was 9.2% in June 2011, its highest reading since December 2010. Unemployment stayed at or above 9.0% over the next four months, before falling to 8.6% in November, its lowest rate since March 2009.

 

The housing market continued to experience challenges. Looking back, existing-home sales moved somewhat higher toward the end of 2010 and in January 2011, according to the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”). Existing-home sales then declined during five of the next ten months. Existing-home prices were weak versus a year ago, with the NAR reporting that the median existing-home price for all housing types was $164,200 in November 2011, down 3.5% from November 2010.

 

While the manufacturing sector continued to expand, it experienced a soft patch during a portion of the reporting period. Based on the Institute for Supply Management’s PMI (“PMI”)ii, in June 2011 it had a reading of 55.3 (a reading below 50 indicates a contraction, whereas a reading above 50 indicates an expansion). The PMI then declined over the next two months and was 50.6 in August 2011, its lowest reading in two years. However, the manufacturing sector gained some momentum late in the period and ended November at 52.7.

 

Disappointing economic news was not limited to the U.S. In September 2011, the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) lowered its growth projections for the global economy. Citing “a much slower recovery in advanced economies since the beginning of the year” and an “increase in fiscal and financial uncertainty,” the IMF pared its estimate for 2011 global growth to 4.0%, versus 4.3% in June. The IMF now anticipates 2011 growth will be 1.6% in the Eurozone and -0.5% in Japan. While growth in emerging market countries is expected to remain higher than in their developed country counterparts, the IMF reduced its projection for the former from 6.6% to 6.4% in 2011.

 


 

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   Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

 

Investment commentary (cont’d)

 

Market review

 

Q. Did Treasury yields trend higher or lower during the six months ended November 30, 2011?

 

A. Both short- and long-term Treasury yields fluctuated but, overall, moved lower. When the period began, two- and ten-year Treasury yields were 0.45% and 3.05%, respectively. Yields initially moved higher, as two-year Treasury yields peaked at 0.50% and ten-year Treasuries peaked at 3.22% on July 1, 2011. Yields then generally declined due to disappointing economic data and increased risk aversion. During the height of the flight to quality in September 2011, two-year Treasuries hit their low for the reporting period of 0.16% and ten-year Treasuries reached their reporting period trough of 1.72%. With risk appetite increasing, yields generally moved higher in October. Two-year Treasury yields again moved higher in November, whereas ten-year Treasury yields declined during the month. When the reporting period ended on November 30, 2011, two-year Treasury yields were 0.25% and ten-year Treasury yields were 2.08%.

 

Q. How did the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)iii respond to the economic environment?

 

A. The Fed took a number of actions as it sought to meet its dual mandate of fostering maximum employment and price stability. As has been the case since December 2008, the Fed kept the federal funds rateiv at a historically low range between zero and 0.25%. In addition, in August 2011, the Fed declared its intention to keep the federal funds rate on hold until mid-2013. In September 2011, the Fed announced its intention to purchase $400 billion of longer-term Treasury securities and to sell an equal amount of shorter-term Treasury securities by June 2012 (often referred to as “Operation Twist”). Finally, at its meeting in December (after the reporting period ended), the Fed potentially opened the door to another round of quantitative easing in 2012, saying it is “prepared to employ its tools to promote a stronger economic recovery in a context of price stability.”

 

Q. What actions did international central banks take during the reporting period?

 

A: Given the economic challenges in the Eurozone, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) lowered interest rates from 1.50% to 1.25% in November 2011. In December (after the reporting period ended), the ECB lowered interest rates to 1.00%, equaling its all-time low. In other developed countries, the Bank of England kept rates on hold at 0.50% during the reporting period, as did Japan at a range of zero to 0.10%, the lowest level since 2006. Elsewhere, a number of emerging market countries, including China and India, raised interest rates during the reporting period in an effort to ward off inflation.

 

Q. What factors impacted the spread sectors (non-Treasuries) during the reporting period?

 

A. The spread sectors experienced periods of heightened volatility during the period. Risk aversion was often elevated during the first four months of the period given a host of disappointing economic data, a further escalation of the European sovereign debt crisis and the downgrading of U.S. government securities by Standard & Poor’s. Risk appetite returned in October due to some better-than-expected economic data and signs of progress in Europe. However, risk aversion increased again in November, given renewed fears regarding the European sovereign debt crisis. While most U.S. spread sectors posted positive results during the six-month reporting

 


 

 

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period, they produced mixed results versus equal-durationv Treasuries. For the six months ended November 30, 2011, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Indexvi returned 3.54%. In comparison, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index (Hedged)vii returned 2.11% over the same time frame.

 

Q. How did the high-yield market perform over the six months ended November 30, 2011?

 

A. The U.S. high-yield bond market produced poor results during the reporting period. The asset class largely treaded water during the first two months of the period. While high-yield fundamentals remained solid overall, this was offset by concerns regarding the economy and the European sovereign debt crisis. With risk aversion increasing, the high-yield market, measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Indexviii, then fell 4.02% and 3.29% in August and September, respectively. The market then rallied sharply in October, rising 6.00%, as risk appetite returned. However, the high-yield market again weakened in November given the escalating European sovereign debt crisis. All told, the high-yield market returned -3.56% for the six months ended November 30, 2011.

 

Q. How did the emerging market debt asset class perform over the reporting period?

 

A: Despite periods of volatility, the asset class generated a positive return for the six-month reporting period. In general, emerging market debt was supported by robust growth in developing countries and overall solid demand. These factors more than offset periods of weakness triggered by concerns regarding interest rate hikes in China, geopolitical issues and decelerating growth in many developed countries. Overall, the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”)ix returned 3.15% over the six months ended November 30, 2011.

 

Performance review

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2011, Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. returned -6.46% based on its net asset value (“NAV”)x and -4.16% based on its New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) market price per share. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmarks, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. High Yield – 2% Issuer Cap Index and the EMBI Global, returned 3.54%, -3.56% and 3.15%, respectively, over the same time frame. The Lipper High Current Yield (Leveraged) Closed-End Funds Category Averagexi returned -5.22% for the same period. Please note that Lipper performance returns are based on each fund’s NAV.

 

During this six-month period, the Fund made distributions to shareholders totaling $0.58 per share, which may have included 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, 2011. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 


 

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   Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

 

Investment commentary (cont’d)

 

Performance Snapshot

as of November 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

Price Per Share

 

6-Month
Total Return*

$12.18 (NAV)

 

-6.46%†

$12.24 (Market Price)

 

-4.16%‡

 

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.

 

†  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 on-line under the symbol “XEHIX” on most financial websites. Barron’s and the Wall Street Journal’s Monday edition both carry closed-end fund tables that provide additional information. In addition, the Fund issues a quarterly press release that can be found on most major financial websites as well as www.leggmason.com/cef.

 

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.

 

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.

 

Sincerely,

 

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

December 30, 2011

 

RISKS: 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 and economic conditions. These risks are magnified in emerging or developing markets. High-yield bonds involve greater credit and liquidity risks than investment grade bonds. Leverage may magnify gains and increase losses in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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.

 

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole. Forecasts and predictions are inherently limited and should not be relied upon as an indication of actual or future performance.

 


 

 

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i

Gross domestic product (“GDP”) is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

ii

The Institute for Supply Management’s PMI is based on a survey of purchasing executives who buy the raw materials for manufacturing at more than 350 companies. It offers an early reading on the health of the manufacturing sector.

iii

The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) is responsible for the formulation of policies designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

iv

The federal funds rate is the rate charged by one depository institution on an overnight sale of immediately available funds (balances at the Federal Reserve) to another depository institution; the rate may vary from depository institution to depository institution and from day to day.

v

Duration is the measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to an interest rate change of 100 basis points. Calculation is based on the weighted average of the present values for all cash flows.

vi

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.

vii

The Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index (Hedged) is an index comprised of several other Barclays Capital indices that measure fixed-income performance of regions around the world.

viii

The Barclays Capital U.S. High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market.

ix

The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”) tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds and local market instruments.

x

Net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated by subtracting total liabilities and outstanding preferred stock (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.

xi

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended November 30, 2011, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 41 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category.

 


 

 

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Fund at a glance (unaudited)

 

Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments

 

 

†  The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of November 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011 and does not include derivatives such as futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, written options 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.

 


 

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Spread duration (unaudited)

 

Economic Exposure November 30, 2011

 

 

Spread duration measures the sensitivity to changes in spreads. The spread over Treasuries is the annual risk-premium demanded by investors to hold non-Treasury securities. Spread duration is quantified as the % change in price resulting from a 100 basis points change in spreads. For a security with positive spread duration, an increase in spreads would result in a price decline and a decline in spreads would result in a price increase. This chart highlights the market sector exposure of the Fund’s sectors relative to the selected benchmark sectors as of the end of the reporting period.

 


ABS

— 

Asset Backed Securities

EHI

— 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

EM

— 

Emerging Markets

HY

— 

High Yield

IG Credit

— 

Investment Grade Credit

MBS

— 

Mortgage Backed Securities

Benchmark

— 

1/3 Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, 1/3 JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global and 1/3 Barclays U.S. High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index

 


 

 

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Effective duration (unaudited)

 

Interest Rate Exposure November 30, 2011

 

 

Effective duration measures the sensitivity to changes in relevant interest rates. Effective duration is quantified as the % change in price resulting from a 100 basis points change in interest rates. For a security with positive effective duration, an increase in interest rates would result in a price decline and a decline in interest rates would result in a price increase. This chart highlights the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s sectors relative to the selected benchmark sectors as of the end of the reporting period.

 


EHI

— 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

EM

— 

Emerging Markets

HY

— 

High Yield

IG Credit

— 

Investment Grade Credit

MBS

— 

Mortgage Backed Securities

Benchmark

— 

1/3 Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, 1/3 JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global and 1/3 Barclays U.S. High Yield — 2% Issuer Cap Index

 


 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 76.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 14.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europcar Groupe SA, Senior Notes

 

9.375

%

4/15/18

 

1,075,000

EUR

$

780,018

(a)

Automobiles — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escrow GCB General Motors

 

8.250

%

7/15/23

 

300,000

 

4,875

(b)

Escrow GCB General Motors

 

8.375

%

7/15/33

 

3,500,000

 

56,875

(b)

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

8/1/12

 

1,930,000

 

2,000,306

(c)

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Jaguar Merger Sub Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

12/1/19

 

290,000

 

292,900

(a)

Total Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,354,956

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odeon & UCI Finco PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000

%

8/1/18

 

1,060,000

GBP

1,538,307

(a)

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

10/1/18

 

185,000

 

203,962

(c)

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

4/1/27

 

520,000

 

500,500

(c)

Sotheby’s, Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

6/15/15

 

910,000

 

955,500

(c)

Stonemor Operating LLC/Cornerstone Family Services of WV/Osiris Holding, Senior Notes

 

10.250

%

12/1/17

 

210,000

 

203,963

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,402,232

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

12/1/18

 

160,000

 

147,200

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.750

%

2/1/16

 

1,380,000

 

883,200

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000

%

12/15/15

 

420,000

 

351,750

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250

%

6/1/17

 

1,280,000

 

1,337,600

(c)

Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

11/15/19

 

503,000

 

324,435

(a)

CityCenter Holdings LLC/CityCenter Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.750

%

1/15/17

 

1,287,811

 

1,225,432

(a)(d)

Downstream Development Quapaw, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500

%

7/1/19

 

700,000

 

665,000

(a)(c)

El Pollo Loco Inc., Secured Notes

 

17.000

%

1/1/18

 

1,400,000

 

1,204,000

(a)

Enterprise Inns PLC, Senior Secured Bonds

 

6.500

%

12/6/18

 

1,095,000

GBP

1,198,267

 

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Secured Notes

 

8.875

%

8/15/16

 

390,000

 

384,150

(a)(c)

Hoa Restaurant Group LLC/Hoa Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250

%

4/1/17

 

610,000

 

561,200

(a)(c)

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750

%

11/30/20

 

519,000

 

500,835

(a)

Landry’s Acquisition Co., Secured Notes

 

11.625

%

12/1/15

 

130,000

 

133,250

(a)

Landry’s Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500

%

6/1/14

 

800,000

 

776,000

(a)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landry’s Restaurants Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625

%

12/1/15

 

565,000

 

$

591,838

(c)

Landry’s Restaurants Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625

%

12/1/15

 

190,000

 

199,025

(a)(c)

MGM Resorts International, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.375

%

5/15/14

 

475,000

 

534,375

 

MGM Resorts International, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.125

%

11/15/17

 

1,135,000

 

1,275,456

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.000

%

4/1/12

 

1,510,000

 

989,050

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.125

%

8/15/14

 

675,000

 

344,250

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.875

%

2/15/15

 

625,000

 

303,125

 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

11/15/18

 

1,770,000

 

1,876,200

(e)

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750

%

11/15/16

 

730,000

 

846,800

(c)

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.500

%

6/15/15

 

190,000

 

185,250

 

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.750

%

5/15/20

 

140,000

 

136,500

 

Seven Seas Cruises S de RL LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125

%

5/15/19

 

800,000

 

821,000

(a)

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

4.179

%

2/1/14

 

150,000

 

135,750

(a)(f)

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/ Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., Secured Notes

 

8.625

%

4/15/16

 

750,000

 

774,375

(a)(c)

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,705,313

 

Household Durables — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DFS Furniture Holdings PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.750

%

7/15/17

 

676,000

GBP

906,793

(a)

Standard Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

1/15/21

 

610,000

 

565,775

(c)

Total Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,472,568

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

11/15/17

 

780,000

 

787,800

(c)

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.375

%

10/15/20

 

480,000

 

512,400

(a)

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,300,200

 

Media — 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

13.500

%

11/30/16

 

611,752

 

708,103

(c)

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

4/30/18

 

870,000

 

905,888

(c)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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   Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Media — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.125

%

4/30/20

 

3,440,000

 

$

3,646,400

(c)

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

6/1/20

 

810,000

 

810,000

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.500

%

1/15/15

 

3,020,000

 

2,204,600

(a)

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

13.250

%

7/15/15

 

190,000

 

127,300

(a)

Charter Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.500

%

4/30/21

 

760,000

 

736,250

(c)

CSC Holdings Inc., Senior Debentures

 

7.875

%

2/15/18

 

1,500,000

 

1,642,500

(c)

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

9/1/19

 

1,080,000

 

1,150,200

(c)

Entercom Radio LLC, Senior Notes

 

10.500

%

12/1/19

 

750,000

 

735,000

(a)

Good Sam Enterprises LLC, Secured Notes

 

11.500

%

12/1/16

 

800,000

 

776,000

 

Grupo Televisa SA, Senior Bonds

 

6.625

%

1/15/40

 

1,300,000

 

1,414,793

(c)

ITV PLC, Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

6/30/14

 

2,000,000

EUR

2,942,971

 

Kabel BW Musketeer GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500

%

3/15/21

 

400,000

EUR

522,699

(a)

LBI Media Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250

%

4/15/19

 

760,000

 

676,400

(a)(c)

Musketeer GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500

%

3/15/21

 

1,250,000

EUR

1,633,435

(a)

Nara Cable Funding Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875

%

12/1/18

 

1,500,000

EUR

1,728,334

(a)

NET Servicos de Comunicacao SA, Bonds

 

7.500

%

1/27/20

 

480,000

 

549,600

(c)

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

11.500

%

5/1/16

 

60,000

 

68,700

(c)

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

10/15/18

 

240,000

 

255,000

(c)

Ono Finance II PLC, Senior Bonds

 

11.125

%

7/15/19

 

890,000

EUR

947,745

(a)

Polish Television Holding BV, Senior Secured Bonds, step bond

 

11.250

%

5/15/17

 

675,000

EUR

938,742

(a)(e)

Seat Pagine Gialle SpA, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500

%

1/31/17

 

366,000

EUR

290,158

(a)

Time Warner Inc.

 

6.500

%

11/15/36

 

160,000

 

180,226

(c)

TVN Finance Corp. III AB, Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

11/15/18

 

225,000

EUR

288,727

(a)

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

5/15/21

 

250,000

 

207,500

(a)

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.875

%

5/15/19

 

840,000

 

783,300

(a)(c)

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875

%

11/1/20

 

660,000

 

627,000

(a)(c)

UPC Holding BV, Senior Notes

 

9.875

%

4/15/18

 

330,000

 

341,550

(a)(c)

UPCB Finance II Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.375

%

7/1/20

 

1,250,000

EUR

1,536,856

(a)

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

5/15/18

 

1,450,000

EUR

1,899,655

(a)

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,275,632

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Multiline Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125

%

6/1/28

 

1,060,000

 

$

975,200

(c)

Specialty Retail — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

6/1/16

 

120,000

 

125,376

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

12/1/21

 

990,000

 

1,006,087

(c)

Edcon Proprietary Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500

%

3/1/18

 

1,825,000

EUR

1,918,887

(a)

Gymboree Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

12/1/18

 

1,030,000

 

854,900

 

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

13.000

%

11/1/16

 

2,490,000

 

2,651,850

 

Spencer Spirit Holdings Inc./Spencer Gifts LLC/Spirit Halloween Superstores, Senior Notes

 

11.000

%

5/1/17

 

490,000

 

474,075

(a)(c)

Total Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,031,175

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empire Today LLC/Empire Today Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375

%

2/1/17

 

350,000

 

325,500

(a)(c)

Oxford Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375

%

7/15/15

 

1,115,000

 

1,226,500

(c)

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,552,000

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,849,294

 

Consumer Staples — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

12/15/14

 

785,000

 

875,275

(c)

Food Products — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Merger Sub Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

2/15/19

 

1,398,000

 

1,258,200

(a)

Boparan Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.875

%

4/30/18

 

900,000

GBP

1,158,731

(a)

Foodcorp Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750

%

3/1/18

 

650,000

EUR

733,660

(a)

Foodcorp Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750

%

3/1/18

 

500,000

EUR

564,354

(a)

Harmony Foods Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000

%

5/1/16

 

340,000

 

328,100

(a)(c)

Simmons Foods Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500

%

11/1/17

 

1,180,000

 

926,300

(a)

Total Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,969,345

 

Household Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow Inc./Reynolds Group Escrow LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750

%

10/15/16

 

100,000

 

103,750

(a)(c)

Personal Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hypermarcas SA, Notes

 

6.500

%

4/20/21

 

480,000

 

422,400

(a)(c)

Tobacco — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

7/15/16

 

460,000

 

408,250

(c)

Total Consumer Staples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,779,020

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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   Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Energy — 13.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

12/15/16

 

560,000

 

$

585,200

(c)

Hercules Offshore LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500

%

10/15/17

 

995,000

 

960,175

(a)

Parker Drilling Co., Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

4/1/18

 

720,000

 

756,000

(c)

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

12/15/18

 

370,000

 

370,000

(a)

Pioneer Drilling Co., Senior Notes

 

9.875

%

3/15/18

 

480,000

 

497,400

(a)(c)

SESI LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.125

%

12/15/21

 

1,170,000

 

1,193,400

(a)

Transocean Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.250

%

3/15/13

 

390,000

 

400,906

(c)

Vantage Drilling Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500

%

8/1/15

 

2,110,000

 

2,273,525

(c)

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,036,606

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 11.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.450

%

9/15/36

 

50,000

 

55,891

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.000

%

1/15/37

 

280,000

 

346,832

(c)

Berry Petroleum Co., Senior Notes

 

10.250

%

6/1/14

 

670,000

 

760,450

(c)

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.375

%

5/1/19

 

580,000

 

559,700

(a)(c)

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.375

%

5/1/19

 

210,000

 

200,550

(a)(c)

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

12/15/18

 

1,100,000

 

1,199,000

(c)

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

6.800

%

11/15/15

 

160,000

 

185,160

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

5/15/16

 

230,000

 

247,250

(c)

CONSOL Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

4/1/20

 

790,000

 

853,200

(c)

Corral Petroleum Holdings AB, Senior Notes

 

15.000

%

12/31/17

 

429,910

 

343,928

(a)(d)(e)

Devon Energy Corp., Debentures

 

7.950

%

4/15/32

 

230,000

 

315,412

(c)

Dolphin Energy Ltd., Senior Secured Bonds

 

5.888

%

6/15/19

 

1,157,516

 

1,253,069

(a)

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

7/23/19

 

1,900,000

 

2,308,500

(c)

El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

7.375

%

12/15/12

 

1,059,000

 

1,108,137

(c)

El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

7.750

%

1/15/32

 

1,260,000

 

1,452,150

(c)

El Paso Natural Gas Co., Bonds

 

8.375

%

6/15/32

 

70,000

 

87,495

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.375

%

8/1/66

 

980,000

 

1,034,893

(c)(f)

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, Senior Bonds

 

6.300

%

9/15/17

 

550,000

 

639,920

(c)

EXCO Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

9/15/18

 

1,230,000

 

1,143,900

(c)

KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub BV, Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

7/2/13

 

2,640,000

 

2,798,400

(a)(c)

Kerr-McGee Corp., Notes

 

6.950

%

7/1/24

 

920,000

 

1,091,128

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.950

%

1/15/38

 

330,000

 

365,590

(c)

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.125

%

12/1/19

 

690,000

 

701,212

(a)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

   Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report   

9

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

 

6.356

%

6/7/17

 

1,542,000

 

$

1,619,100

(a)(c)

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

 

6.656

%

6/7/22

 

946,000

 

981,475

(a)

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

11/1/20

 

490,000

 

506,538

(c)

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.500

%

8/15/21

 

220,000

 

225,500

(c)

Milagro Oil & Gas Inc., Secured Notes

 

10.500

%

5/15/16

 

900,000

 

643,500

(a)

Novatek Finance Ltd., Notes

 

6.604

%

2/3/21

 

820,000

 

846,650

(a)

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125

%

3/30/18

 

1,680,000

 

1,201,200

(c)

Pan American Energy LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

5/7/21

 

850,000

 

854,250

(a)

Pan American Energy LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

5/7/21

 

462,000

 

464,310

(a)

Peabody Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

11/1/26

 

1,040,000

 

1,118,000

(c)

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Senior Bonds

 

6.625

%

6/15/35

 

3,387,000

 

3,759,570

(g)

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

1/20/40

 

1,620,000

 

1,805,756

(c)

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

1/27/41

 

710,000

 

776,824

(c)

Petroleos Mexicanos, Notes

 

8.000

%

5/3/19

 

2,150,000

 

2,655,250

(g)

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

 

5.500

%

1/21/21

 

970,000

 

1,035,475

(c)

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.750

%

8/14/19

 

870,000

 

1,030,950

(a)(c)

Petronas Capital Ltd.

 

5.250

%

8/12/19

 

2,385,000

 

2,658,979

(a)(c)

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

 

5.250

%

8/12/19

 

560,000

 

624,331

(a)(c)

Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

5/1/14

 

690,000

 

486,450

(a)(c)

Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000

%

5/1/17

 

410,000

 

248,050

(a)(c)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

3/1/16

 

585,000

 

663,975

(c)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

8.625

%

10/15/19

 

515,000

 

563,925

(c)

PT Pertamina Persero, Notes

 

5.250

%

5/23/21

 

1,040,000

 

1,042,600

(a)(c)

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750

%

1/1/16

 

2,005,000

 

2,265,650

(c)

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

8/15/19

 

270,000

 

284,513

(c)

Range Resources Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.000

%

5/15/19

 

460,000

 

512,900

(c)

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III, Senior Secured Bonds

 

6.750

%

9/30/19

 

1,007,000

 

1,207,141

(a)

Reliance Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.500

%

10/19/20

 

970,000

 

883,754

(a)(c)

SandRidge Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

3/15/21

 

270,000

 

248,400

 

Saratoga Resources Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.500

%

7/1/16

 

700,000

 

700,000

 

Teekay Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

1/15/20

 

930,000

 

890,475

(c)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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   Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TNK-BP Finance SA

 

6.625

%

3/20/17

 

550,000

 

$

577,500

(a)

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

7/18/16

 

240,000

 

258,840

(a)

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

3/13/18

 

1,490,000

 

1,655,762

(a)(c)

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

3/15/32

 

785,000

 

1,062,724

 

Xinergy Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250

%

5/15/19

 

790,000

 

681,375

(a)

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,093,459

 

Total Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,130,065

 

Financials — 8.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.150

%

4/1/18

 

330,000

 

330,050

(c)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

2/15/19

 

1,430,000

 

1,528,280

(c)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

6.750

%

10/1/37

 

2,500,000

 

2,230,702

(c)

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Notes

 

6.875

%

4/25/18

 

390,000

 

369,546

(c)

Morgan Stanley, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.625

%

4/1/18

 

470,000

 

442,889

(c)

Total Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,901,467

 

Commercial Banks — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BankAmerica Institutional Capital B, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.700

%

12/31/26

 

900,000

 

821,250

(a)(c)

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000

%

5/1/16

 

349,046

 

345,818

(c)

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

 

8.375

%

10/13/19

 

490,000

 

357,700

(a)(c)(f)(h)

Matalan Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.625

%

3/31/17

 

84,000

GBP

62,599

(a)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.648

%

9/30/31

 

460,000

 

305,900

(c)(f)(h)

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,893,267

 

Consumer Finance — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Bonds

 

0.000

%

12/1/12

 

1,330,000

 

1,243,550

(c)

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

11/1/31

 

1,957,000

 

1,868,935

(c)

American Express Co., Notes

 

7.000

%

3/19/18

 

260,000

 

304,785

(c)

Fiat Finance & Trade Ltd. SA, Senior Notes

 

6.125

%

7/8/14

 

730,000

EUR

895,072

 

GMAC International Finance BV, Senior Bonds

 

7.500

%

4/21/15

 

910,000

EUR

1,155,514

 

HSBC Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.676

%

1/15/21

 

970,000

 

958,927

(c)

SLM Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

8.000

%

3/25/20

 

280,000

 

274,400

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,701,183

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.650

%

5/1/18

 

490,000

 

431,876

(c)

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

6/1/19

 

1,480,000

 

1,445,512

(c)

Bankrate Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750

%

7/15/15

 

676,000

 

768,105

(c)

Boats Investments (Netherlands) BV, Secured Notes

 

9.031

%

12/15/15

 

1,329,444

EUR

1,089,688

(d)(f)

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

5/22/19

 

2,000,000

 

2,317,426

(c)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.625

%

5/1/18

 

650,000

 

$

711,253

(c)

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

4.625

%

1/7/21

 

2,090,000

 

2,079,195

(c)

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.750

%

5/15/16

 

500,000

 

453,048

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

3/15/17

 

1,620,000

 

1,636,200

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

12/15/20

 

2,530,000

 

2,523,675

 

ISS Financing PLC, Senior Secured Bonds

 

11.000

%

6/15/14

 

2,000,000

EUR

2,815,050

(a)

Telenet Finance III Luxembourg S.C.A., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.625

%

2/15/21

 

1,100,000

EUR

1,396,776

(a)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,667,804

 

Insurance — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

8/15/18

 

4,000,000

 

4,287,196

(c)

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Subordinated Notes

 

7.250

%

7/25/21

 

360,000

 

362,700

(a)(c)(f)(h)

ING Capital Funding Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

3.846

%

3/31/12

 

240,000

 

172,324

(f)(h)

Total Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,822,220

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Aust Pty. Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

9/2/19

 

1,360,000

 

1,495,071

(a)(c)

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Holdings, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000

%

5/8/18

 

740,000

GBP

1,102,937

(a)

Total Financials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,583,949

 

Health Care — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

10/15/17

 

370,000

 

400,525

(c)

Biomet Inc., Senior Toggle Notes

 

10.375

%

10/15/17

 

500,000

 

538,750

(c)(d)

Ontex, Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

4/15/19

 

640,000

EUR

608,427

(a)

Ontex IV SA, Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

4/15/19

 

400,000

EUR

380,267

(a)

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,927,969

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acadia Healthcare, Senior Notes

 

12.875

%

11/1/18

 

430,000

 

425,700

(a)

American Renal Associates Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.750

%

3/1/16

 

862,332

 

842,391

 

American Renal Holdings, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.375

%

5/15/18

 

670,000

 

693,450

(c)

AMERIGROUP Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

11/15/19

 

530,000

 

545,900

(c)

Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875

%

7/15/15

 

620,000

 

638,600

(c)

Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

11/15/19

 

550,000

 

534,875

(a)(c)

CRC Health Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.750

%

2/1/16

 

2,560,000

 

2,451,200

 

Crown Newco 3 PLC, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.875

%

2/15/19

 

250,000

GBP

307,897

(a)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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   Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face Amount†

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ExamWorks Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

7/15/19

 

500,000

 

$

448,750

(a)

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

7/15/17

 

1,220,000

 

1,299,300

(c)

Fresenius U.S. Finance II Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

7/15/15

 

110,000

 

122,925

(a)(c)

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.500

%

4/15/19

 

1,450,000

 

1,573,250

(c)

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.200

%

6/15/18

 

2,000,000

 

2,333,848

(c)

INC Research LLC, Senior Notes

 

11.500

%

7/15/19

 

380,000

 

343,900

(a)

InVentiv Health Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

8/15/18

 

780,000

 

742,950

(a)

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

11/15/31

 

10,000

 

7,875

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000

%

5/1/18

 

215,000

 

242,950

(c)

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875

%

7/1/19

 

962,000

 

1,053,390

(c)

US Oncology Inc.

 

9.125

%

8/15/17

 

150,000

 

2,250

(i)

Vanguard Health Holdings Co., II LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

2/1/18

 

600,000

 

573,000

(c)

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,184,401

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, Senior Notes

 

10.875

%

12/15/18

 

1,460,000

EUR

1,726,385

(a)

Giant Funding Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.250

%

2/1/18

 

410,000

 

424,350

(a)(c)

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,150,735

 

Total Health Care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,263,105

 

Industrials — 9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ducommun Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.750

%

7/15/18

 

510,000

 

527,850

(a)(c)

FGI Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250

%

8/1/15

 

860,000

 

903,000

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

3/15/18

 

510,000

 

502,350

(a)

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.125

%

3/15/21

 

370,000

 

364,450

(a)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

6/1/17

 

110,000

 

111,375

(a)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000

%

6/1/17

 

1,200,000

 

1,215,000

(c)

Triumph Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.625

%

7/15/18

 

460,000

 

503,700

 

Wyle Services Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.500

%

4/1/18

 

1,550,000

 

1,499,625

(a)

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,627,350

 

Airlines — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

 

7.000

%

1/31/18

 

417,227

 

321,265

(a)

BAA SH PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125

%

3/1/17

 

900,000

GBP

1,332,010

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.373

%

12/15/15

 

143,599

 

140,182

(c)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report   

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Airlines — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Subordinated Secured Notes

 

7.339

%

4/19/14

 

623,625

 

$

608,035

(c)

Continental Airlines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.750

%

9/15/15

 

10,000

 

9,775

(a)(c)

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.250

%

8/1/15

 

890,000

 

930,050

(a)

Delta Air Lines, Secured Notes

 

6.375

%

1/2/16

 

260,000

 

236,600

(c)

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

8.954

%

8/10/14

 

70,155

 

68,752

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

 

8.021

%

8/10/22

 

439,548

 

419,768

(c)

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500

%

9/15/14

 

287,000

 

294,175

(a)(c)

United Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875

%

8/1/13

 

1,062,000

 

1,091,205

(a)(c)

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,451,817

 

Building Products — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond

 

0.000

%

6/30/15

 

169,000

 

116,610

(a)(i)

Building Materials Corp. of America, Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

5/1/21

 

1,240,000

 

1,236,900

(a)(c)

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

10/20/17

 

460,000

 

500,710

(a)

Rearden G Holdings EINS GmbH, Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

3/30/20

 

360,000

 

363,600

(a)(c)

Shea Homes LP, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.625

%

5/15/19

 

520,000

 

477,100

(a)(c)

Total Building Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,694,920

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altegrity Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.500

%

11/1/15

 

1,900,000

 

1,776,500

(a)

Altegrity Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

11.750

%

5/1/16

 

1,700,000

 

1,589,500

(a)

American Reprographics Co., Senior Notes

 

10.500

%

12/15/16

 

880,000

 

796,400

(c)

JM Huber Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.875

%

11/1/19

 

460,000

 

464,600

(a)(c)

RSC Equipment Rental Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

2/1/21

 

430,000

 

410,650

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,037,650

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa Finance SAU, Senior Notes

 

8.875

%

11/1/17

 

770,000

 

739,200

(a)

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000

%

4/21/20

 

600,000

 

643,500

(a)

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.000

%

4/5/23

 

2,310,000

 

2,321,550

(a)

Total Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,704,250

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NES Rentals Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.250

%

4/15/15

 

1,960,000

 

1,685,600

(a)

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.125

%

9/15/15

 

540,000

 

572,400

(c)

Sinochem Overseas Capital Co., Ltd., Senior Notes

 

4.500

%

11/12/20

 

780,000

 

754,956

(a)(c)

Total Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,327,356

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Machinery — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dematic SA, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750

%

5/1/16

 

1,200,000

 

$

1,170,000

(a)(c)

Lonking Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

6/3/16

 

990,000

 

891,000

(a)(c)

Total Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,061,000

 

Marine — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.000

%

10/15/16

 

520,000

 

491,400

(a)

Horizon Lines LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

13.000

%

10/15/16

 

680,000

 

642,600

(a)(d)(e)

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.625

%

11/1/17

 

1,580,000

 

1,208,700

(c)

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II U.S. Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125

%

2/15/19

 

430,000

 

333,250

(c)

Total Marine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,675,950

 

Road & Rail — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE Escrow Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.750

%

3/15/20

 

530,000

 

532,650

(a)(c)

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.625

%

3/15/18

 

240,000

 

243,000

(c)

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.500

%

8/1/17

 

1,975,437

 

1,579,733

(d)

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.125

%

2/1/17

 

100,000

 

100,125

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

12.500

%

4/1/16

 

760,000

 

885,400

(c)

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

2/1/18

 

245,000

 

269,500

(c)

Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

6/1/15

 

185,000

 

197,719

(c)

Quality Distribution LLC/QD Capital Corp., Secured Notes

 

9.875

%

11/1/18

 

1,090,000

 

1,098,175

(c)

RailAmerica Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250

%

7/1/17

 

1,014,000

 

1,110,330

(c)

Total Road & Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,016,632

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes

 

9.000

%

8/15/16

 

595,000

 

615,825

(a)(c)

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

7/15/16

 

1,590,000

 

1,621,800

(c)

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,237,625

 

Transportation — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMA CGM, Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

4/15/17

 

1,000,000

 

355,000

(a)(c)

CMA CGM, Senior Notes

 

8.875

%

4/15/19

 

1,500,000

EUR

705,442

(a)

Hapag-Lloyd AG, Senior Notes

 

9.750

%

10/15/17

 

1,550,000

 

1,015,250

(a)(c)

Syncreon Global Ireland Ltd./Syncreon Global Finance US Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

5/1/18

 

1,830,000

 

1,695,038

(a)(c)

Total Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,770,730

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aguila 3 SA, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875

%

1/31/18

 

160,000

 

152,800

(a)

Total Industrials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,443,680

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

15

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Information Technology — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.550

%

9/24/15

 

617,229

 

$

553,673

(d)

First Data Corp., Senior Notes

 

12.625

%

1/15/21

 

800,000

 

664,000

(a)

First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.375

%

6/15/19

 

70,000

 

66,150

(a)(c)

Sterling Merger Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.000

%

10/1/19

 

160,000

 

154,800

(a)

Total IT Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,438,623

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.000

%

10/12/15

 

420,000

 

422,100

 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.500

%

10/12/15

 

350,000

 

351,750

(d)

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250

%

4/15/18

 

1,010,000

 

1,057,975

(a)

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.125

%

12/15/16

 

1,740,000

 

1,818,300

 

STATS ChipPAC Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

8/12/15

 

530,000

 

548,550

(a)

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,198,675

 

Total Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,637,298

 

Materials — 10.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Braskem Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000

%

5/7/20

 

890,000

 

938,950

(a)

Ineos Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000

%

5/15/15

 

670,000

 

678,375

(a)

Kerling PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625

%

2/1/17

 

792,000

EUR

931,184

(a)

Lyondell Chemical Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.000

%

11/1/17

 

268,110

EUR

385,477

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.000

%

11/1/17

 

225,000

 

245,250

(c)

Styrolution GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.625

%

5/15/16

 

1,000,000

EUR

906,997

(a)

Total Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,086,233

 

Construction Materials — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HeidelbergCement AG, Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

10/31/19

 

720,000

EUR

943,277

 

Containers & Packaging — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, Senior Notes

 

9.250

%

10/15/20

 

1,700,000

EUR

2,018,741

(a)

Berry Plastics Corp., Secured Notes

 

9.750

%

1/15/21

 

1,200,000

 

1,152,000

 

Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.000

%

6/1/16

 

660,000

 

666,600

(a)(c)

Pretium Packaging LLC/Pretium Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500

%

4/1/16

 

1,210,000

 

1,203,950

(a)(c)

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

6/15/17

 

2,000,000

EUR

2,055,860

(a)

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

2/15/21

 

1,180,000

 

1,008,900

(a)

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125

%

4/15/19

 

200,000

 

196,500

(a)

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

6.875

%

2/15/21

 

800,000

 

768,000

(a)(c)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

16

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Containers & Packaging — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suzano Trading Ltd., Senior Notes

 

5.875

%

1/23/21

 

1,100,000

 

$

1,001,000

(a)(c)

Viskase Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875

%

1/15/18

 

1,330,000

 

1,333,325

(a)(c)

Total Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,404,876

 

Metals & Mining — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.

 

7.000

%

11/17/17

 

1,060,000

 

810,900

(a)

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

 

3.875

%

11/3/21

 

1,000,000

 

999,682

(a)(c)

CSN Resources SA, Senior Bonds

 

6.500

%

7/21/20

 

452,000

 

475,730

(a)

CSN Resources SA, Senior Bonds

 

6.500

%

7/21/20

 

450,000

 

473,625

(a)

Evraz Group SA, Notes

 

8.250

%

11/10/15

 

230,000

 

235,175

(a)

Evraz Group SA, Notes

 

6.750

%

4/27/18

 

2,440,000

 

2,202,100

(a)(c)

Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

4/24/18

 

940,000

 

976,425

(a)

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000

%

11/1/15

 

200,000

 

194,500

(a)(c)

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

11/1/19

 

1,470,000

 

1,449,787

(a)(c)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

4/1/17

 

800,000

 

851,913

(c)

Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500

%

2/15/18

 

1,990,000

 

1,442,750

(a)(c)

Mirabela Nickel Ltd., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

4/15/18

 

700,000

 

626,500

(a)(c)

New World Resources NV, Senior Bonds

 

7.375

%

5/15/15

 

710,000

EUR

877,705

(a)

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

12/15/20

 

1,210,000

 

1,282,600

 

Optima Specialty Steel Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.500

%

12/15/16

 

850,000

 

816,000

(a)

Ryerson Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000

%

11/1/15

 

1,713,000

 

1,725,847

 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.375

%

4/16/20

 

360,000

 

372,218

 

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

4/16/40

 

410,000

 

414,467

(c)

Tempel Steel Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000

%

8/15/16

 

500,000

 

472,500

(a)(c)

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

8.250

%

1/17/34

 

2,983,000

 

3,767,669

(c)(g)

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

6.875

%

11/21/36

 

819,000

 

899,215

(c)

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

1/15/14

 

1,690,000

 

1,639,300

(a)(c)

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

6/7/16

 

830,000

 

709,650

(a)(c)

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

7/18/18

 

160,000

 

144,000

(a)

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,860,258

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appleton Papers Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250

%

12/15/15

 

914,000

 

827,170

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

7/29/19

 

462,000

 

545,082

(c)

China Forestry Holdings Co., Ltd., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.750

%

11/17/15

 

952,000

 

614,040

(a)(i)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

17

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Paper & Forest Products — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empresas CMPC SA, Notes

 

4.750

%

1/19/18

 

460,000

 

$

478,223

(a)(c)

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

5/4/20

 

440,000

 

433,400

(a)

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

3/3/21

 

280,000

 

263,900

(a)(c)

PE Paper Escrow GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750

%

8/1/14

 

2,000,000

EUR

2,821,769

(a)

PE Paper Escrow GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000

%

8/1/14

 

270,000

 

288,900

(a)(c)

Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750

%

2/1/19

 

1,820,000

 

1,192,100

(c)

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,464,584

 

Total Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,759,228

 

Telecommunication Services — 9.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.400

%

5/15/38

 

220,000

 

259,222

(c)

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

2/1/17

 

2,886,000

 

2,178,930

(a)

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

2/1/17

 

944,000

 

712,720

(a)

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

9/22/19

 

637,000

 

480,935

(a)

British Telecommunications PLC, Bonds

 

9.625

%

12/15/30

 

240,000

 

333,893

(c)

Cincinnati Bell Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

10/15/17

 

1,945,000

 

1,896,375

(c)

Cogent Communications Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.375

%

2/15/18

 

900,000

 

920,250

(a)(c)

Inmarsat Finance PLC, Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

12/1/17

 

1,310,000

 

1,346,025

(a)(c)

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

11.250

%

6/15/16

 

1,385,000

 

1,443,862

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

11/1/19

 

1,920,000

 

1,963,200

(c)

Intelsat Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

 

11.250

%

2/4/17

 

1,700,000

 

1,568,250

 

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

10/1/30

 

190,000

 

240,036

(c)

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250

%

11/1/14

 

713,000

 

729,934

 

Primus Telecommunications Holding Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

4/15/17

 

135,870

 

131,794

(a)(c)

Qtel International Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

4.750

%

2/16/21

 

400,000

 

400,000

(a)(c)

Satmex Escrow SA de CV, Secured Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

5/15/17

 

580,000

 

591,600

 

Sunrise Communications Holdings SA, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.500

%

12/31/18

 

344,000

EUR

452,988

(a)

Sunrise Communications International SA, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.000

%

12/31/17

 

290,000

EUR

399,415

(a)

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

 

5.134

%

4/27/20

 

3,000,000

 

2,649,789

(c)

Telemar Norte Leste SA, Senior Notes

 

5.500

%

10/23/20

 

690,000

 

679,650

(a)(c)

TW Telecom Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

3/1/18

 

500,000

 

527,500

(c)

UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes

 

8.250

%

5/23/16

 

828,000

 

830,070

(a)

Unitymedia GmbH, Senior Secured Bonds

 

8.125

%

12/1/17

 

1,000,000

EUR

1,384,011

(a)

Unitymedia GmbH, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

9.625

%

12/1/19

 

913,000

EUR

1,260,535

(a)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes

 

8.375

%

4/30/13

 

430,000

 

$

451,500

(a)(c)

Vimpel Communications, Notes

 

6.493

%

2/2/16

 

200,000

 

189,500

(a)

VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes, Secured Notes

 

8.375

%

4/30/13

 

1,535,000

 

1,611,750

(a)

West Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.625

%

10/1/18

 

900,000

 

902,250

(c)

West Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

1/15/19

 

1,100,000

 

1,105,500

(c)

West Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

11.000

%

10/15/16

 

670,000

 

709,362

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.250

%

2/15/18

 

460,000

 

402,500

(a)(c)

Wind Acquisition Holdings Finance SpA, Senior Notes

 

12.250

%

7/15/17

 

2,413,461

EUR

2,399,795

(a)(d)

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

4/1/23

 

2,170,000

 

2,050,650

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,203,791

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

5.625

%

11/15/17

 

504,000

 

576,056

(c)

Indosat Palapa Co. BV, Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

7/29/20

 

900,000

 

976,500

(a)(c)

MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

9/1/18

 

640,000

 

620,800

(c)

MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.625

%

11/15/20

 

1,010,000

 

883,750

(c)

Phones4u Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500

%

4/1/18

 

1,080,000

GBP

1,330,114

(a)

Phones4u Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500

%

4/1/18

 

150,000

GBP

184,738

(a)

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

11/15/28

 

1,000,000

 

702,500

(c)

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

3/15/32

 

3,690,000

 

2,887,425

(c)

Sprint Nextel Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

11/15/18

 

1,400,000

 

1,414,000

(a)(c)

Syniverse Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

1/15/19

 

1,015,000

 

1,045,450

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,621,333

 

Total Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,825,124

 

Utilities — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Ironwood LLC, Secured Notes

 

8.857

%

11/30/25

 

503,337

 

510,887

(c)

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

7/30/19

 

380,000

 

433,200

(a)

EEB International Ltd., Senior Bonds

 

8.750

%

10/31/14

 

1,770,000

 

1,851,951

(a)

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

7.375

%

11/15/31

 

270,000

 

317,483

 

Majapahit Holding BV, Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

1/20/20

 

370,000

 

425,500

(a)

Midwest Generation LLC, Pass-Through Certificates

 

8.560

%

1/2/16

 

468,861

 

470,032

 

Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.681

%

7/2/26

 

2,040,000

 

1,999,200

(c)

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/ TCEH Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500

%

10/1/20

 

1,070,000

 

893,450

(a)

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,901,703

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

19

 

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

7/1/21

 

470,000

 

$

492,325

(a)(c)

AES Gener SA, Notes

 

5.250

%

8/15/21

 

450,000

 

457,875

(a)(c)

Atlantic Power Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

11/15/18

 

640,000

 

635,200

(a)

Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875

%

7/31/20

 

470,000

 

489,975

(a)(c)

Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.500

%

2/15/21

 

260,000

 

266,500

(a)(c)

Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875

%

1/15/23

 

1,450,000

 

1,504,375

(a)(c)

Colbun SA, Senior Notes

 

6.000

%

1/21/20

 

750,000

 

784,485

(a)

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.875

%

11/1/17

 

9,000,000

 

7,267,500

 

First Wind Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250

%

6/1/18

 

640,000

 

611,200

(a)(c)

Foresight Energy LLC/Foresight Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.625

%

8/15/17

 

1,240,000

 

1,240,000

(a)

Mirant Americas Generation LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

5/1/31

 

2,320,000

 

2,076,400

(c)

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC, Pass-Through Certificates

 

10.060

%

12/30/28

 

185,116

 

193,909

(c)

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,019,744

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

7/29/19

 

410,000

 

481,176

(a)

Total Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,402,623

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $369,480,927)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

359,673,386

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance America Net Interest Margin Trust, 2004-1 A

 

5.250

%

6/27/34

 

110,125

 

1

(a)(b)(i)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-2 A2

 

3.086

%

3/18/29

 

425,000

 

331,903

(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-3 2A2

 

3.745

%

6/19/29

 

200,000

 

155,491

(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-4 A2

 

3.745

%

2/20/30

 

200,000

 

156,321

(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2000-6 A3

 

2.245

%

11/22/31

 

325,000

 

270,333

(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2001-2 IA2

 

3.748

%

2/20/32

 

350,000

 

265,639

(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2001-2 IIA2

 

3.748

%

3/13/32

 

475,000

 

358,738

(f)

Sail Net Interest Margin Notes, 2003-6A A

 

7.000

%

7/27/33

 

14,101

 

0

(a)(b)(i)(j)

Sail Net Interest Margin Notes, 2003-7A A

 

7.000

%

7/27/33

 

42,974

 

0

(a)(b)(i)(j)

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost — $1,819,829)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,538,426

 

Collateralized Senior Loans — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., Term Loan

 

13.500

%

10/15/17

 

2,000,000

 

1,967,500

(k)

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Pollo Loco Inc., First Lien Term Loan

 

9.250

%

7/14/17

 

259,350

 

233,415

(k)

Media — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newsday LLC, Term Loan B

 

10.500

%

8/1/13

 

2,000,000

 

2,067,500

(k)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

20

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2011 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Specialty Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCBG Maxazria International, Term Loan B

 

9.870

%

5/19/15

 

788,025

 

$

735,326

(k)

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,003,741

 

Industrials — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trico Shipping AS, Term Loan A

 

10.000

%

5/12/14

 

211,725

 

212,783

(i)(k)

Trico Shipping AS, Term Loan B

 

0.000

%

5/12/14

 

211,725

 

212,783

(i)(k)(l)

Total Industrials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

425,566

 

Information Technology — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., Term Loan B

 

4.257

%

3/23/18

 

636,236

 

533,166

(k)

First Data Corp., Term Loan B2

 

3.007

%

9/24/14

 

771,653

 

685,325

(k)

SRA International Inc., Term Loan B

 

6.500

%

7/20/18

 

579,886

 

544,126

(k)

Total Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,762,617

 

Materials — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kerling PLC, Term Loan

 

10.000

%

6/30/16

 

400,000

EUR

470,295

(k)

Telecommunication Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2 Inc., Term Loan A

 

6.875

%

8/11/15

 

1,733,928

 

1,733,928

(k)

Total Collateralized Senior Loans (Cost — $9,661,276)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,396,147

 

Convertible Bonds & Notes — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., Senior Subordinated Bonds

 

11.000

%

4/15/18

 

1,310,000

 

772,900

(a)

Industrials — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines Inc., Secured Senior Notes

 

6.000

%

4/15/17

 

1,366,059

 

957,217

(e)

Materials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hercules Inc.

 

6.500

%

6/30/29

 

240,000

 

190,800

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost — $2,650,702)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,920,917

 

Sovereign Bonds — 19.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina

 

7.820

%

12/31/33

 

2,354,871

EUR

1,882,722

(f)

Republic of Argentina, GDP Linked Securities

 

0.000

%

12/15/35

 

5,548,107

EUR

745,499

(m)

Republic of Argentina, Senior Bonds

 

2.260

%

12/31/38

 

162,096

EUR

59,571

 

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

6/2/17

 

591,998

 

526,878

 

Total Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,214,670

 

Brazil — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000

%

1/1/14

 

1,164,000

BRL

642,431

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000

%

1/1/17

 

12,918,000

BRL

6,887,848

 

Federative Republic of Brazil

 

7.125

%

1/20/37

 

2,450,500

 

3,289,796

(g)

Total Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,820,075

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Chile — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Senior Notes

 

3.750

%

11/4/20

 

360,000

 

$

361,791

(a)(c)

Republic of Chile, Senior Notes

 

3.875

%

8/5/20

 

765,000

 

816,637

 

Republic of Chile, Senior Notes

 

5.500

%

8/5/20

 

409,500,000

CLP

831,865

 

Total Chile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,010,293

 

Colombia — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia

 

11.750

%

2/25/20

 

544,000

 

848,640

 

Republic of Colombia

 

7.375

%

9/18/37

 

2,392,000

 

3,265,080

(g)

Republic of Colombia, Senior Bonds

 

6.125

%

1/18/41

 

330,000

 

393,525

 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

3/18/19

 

498,000

 

626,235

 

Total Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,133,480

 

India — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

6.375

%

4/30/22

 

454,000

 

408,600

(a)(c)(f)

ICICI Bank Ltd., Subordinated Bonds

 

6.375

%

4/30/22

 

1,840,000

 

1,656,000

(a)(f)

Total India

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,064,600

 

Indonesia — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

6.875

%

1/17/18

 

165,000

 

193,463

(a)

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

10.250

%

7/15/22

 

15,399,000,000

IDR

2,119,519

 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

11.000

%

9/15/25

 

25,206,000,000

IDR

3,712,819

 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

6.625

%

2/17/37

 

170,000

 

205,700

(a)

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

9.750

%

5/15/37

 

11,646,000,000

IDR

1,544,799

 

Total Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,776,300

 

Malaysia — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government of Malaysia, Senior Bonds

 

3.835

%

8/12/15

 

9,755,000

MYR

3,133,152

 

Government of Malaysia, Senior Bonds

 

4.262

%

9/15/16

 

250,000

MYR

81,821

 

Total Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,214,973

 

Mexico — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

 

8.000

%

6/11/20

 

76,757,800

MXN

6,355,061

 

United Mexican States, Bonds

 

10.000

%

12/5/24

 

8,750,000

MXN

837,728

 

United Mexican States, Medium-Term Notes

 

5.625

%

1/15/17

 

4,000

 

4,546

(c)

United Mexican States, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.750

%

9/27/34

 

266,000

 

340,480

(c)

United Mexican States, Medium-Term Notes

 

6.050

%

1/11/40

 

124,000

 

147,560

(c)

Total Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,685,375

 

Panama — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama

 

7.250

%

3/15/15

 

621,000

 

719,739

 

Republic of Panama

 

9.375

%

4/1/29

 

975,000

 

1,537,575

 

Republic of Panama

 

6.700

%

1/26/36

 

340,000

 

442,000

 

Total Panama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,314

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Peru — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru

 

8.750

%

11/21/33

 

2,644,000

 

$

3,906,510

 

Republic of Peru, Bonds

 

7.840

%

8/12/20

 

5,713,000

PEN

2,422,286

 

Republic of Peru, Bonds

 

6.550

%

3/14/37

 

703,000

 

861,175

 

Republic of Peru, Global Senior Bonds

 

7.350

%

7/21/25

 

50,000

 

65,000

 

Total Peru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,254,971

 

Poland — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Poland, Bonds

 

5.500

%

4/25/15

 

7,915,000

PLN

2,391,203

 

Republic of Poland, Senior Notes

 

6.375

%

7/15/19

 

1,660,000

 

1,801,100

(c)

Republic of Poland, Senior Notes

 

5.125

%

4/21/21

 

890,000

 

883,325

(c)

Republic of Poland, Senior Notes

 

5.000

%

3/23/22

 

2,082,000

 

2,027,347

(c)

Total Poland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,102,975

 

Russia — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Notes

 

6.299

%

5/15/17

 

470,000

 

474,700

(a)

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Bonds

 

6.299

%

5/15/17

 

409,000

 

413,090

(a)

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000

%

6/11/14

 

340,000

 

368,900

(a)

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond, Senior Bonds

 

7.500

%

3/31/30

 

6,875,808

 

8,079,074

(a)(f)(g)

Total Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,335,764

 

Sri Lanka — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, Senior Notes

 

6.250

%

7/27/21

 

700,000

 

708,011

(a)

Turkey — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey, Notes

 

6.750

%

5/30/40

 

2,322,000

 

2,455,515

 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

 

5.625

%

3/30/21

 

500,000

 

510,000

 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

7/14/17

 

3,000,000

 

3,390,000

 

Total Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,355,515

 

Venezuela — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

5.750

%

2/26/16

 

14,261,000

 

10,945,317

(a)(c)

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

7.650

%

4/21/25

 

475,000

 

292,125

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities, Global Senior Bonds

 

9.375

%

1/13/34

 

1,608,000

 

1,069,320

(c)

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities, Notes

 

10.750

%

9/19/13

 

875,000

 

881,563

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Global Senior Bonds

 

8.500

%

10/8/14

 

365,000

 

337,625

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Bonds

 

9.250

%

9/15/27

 

240,000

 

169,800

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

10/13/19

 

2,700,000

 

1,876,500

(a)

Total Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,572,250

 

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $88,731,961)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,948,566

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Common Stocks — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co.

 

629

 

$

13,391

*(c)

Media — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Inc., Class A Shares

 

15,345

 

811,290

*(c)

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

824,681

 

Energy — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

SemGroup Corp., Class A Shares

 

2,125

 

59,819

*(c)

Industrials — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, Class B Membership

 

52

 

43,680

(e)(i)

Nortek Inc.

 

4,010

 

88,220

*(c)

Total Building Products

 

 

 

131,900

 

Marine — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

DeepOcean Group Holding AS

 

56,705

 

992,338

(e)

Horizon Lines Inc., Class A

 

243,939

 

58,545

*

Total Marine

 

 

 

1,050,883

 

Total Industrials

 

 

 

1,182,783

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost — $2,212,765)

 

 

 

2,067,283

 

 

 

 

Rate

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Inc. (Cost — $2,168,539)

 

7.500

%

18,300

 

1,541,775

 

Preferred Stocks — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corts-Ford Motor Co.

 

7.400

%

16,000

 

400,000

 

Financials — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I

 

8.125

%

90,029

 

1,710,551

(f)

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XIII

 

7.875

%

5,950

 

152,736

(f)

Total Financials

 

 

 

 

 

1,863,287

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost — $2,595,086)

 

 

 

 

 

2,263,287

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount

 

Value

 

Purchased Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaption with BNP Paribas to buy protection on Markit CDX.NA.HY.17 Index, Put @ $87.00 (Cost — $226,500)

 

12/21/11

 

$15,100,000

 

$

45,847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

 

Warrants — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations

 

4/15/20

 

2,675

 

73,897

*

Buffets Restaurant Holdings

 

4/28/14

 

570

 

6

*(e)(i)

Charter Communications Inc.

 

11/30/14

 

752

 

8,768

*(e)

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Co.

 

3/23/19

 

12,259

 

57,617

*(a)(e)(i)

General Motors Co.

 

7/10/16

 

14,046

 

177,682

*(c)

General Motors Co.

 

7/10/19

 

14,046

 

122,762

*

Nortek Inc.

 

12/7/14

 

1,301

 

3,513

*(e)(i)

SemGroup Corp.

 

11/30/14

 

3,390

 

24,645

*(i)

Total Warrants (Cost — $1,749,210)

 

 

 

 

 

468,890

 

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments
(Cost — $481,296,795)

 

 

 

 

 

469,864,524

 

 

 

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC);
(Cost — $299,967)

 

0.100

%

1/10/12

 

300,000

 

299,967

(n)(o)

Total Investments — 100.0% (Cost — $481,596,762#)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$470,164,491

 

 

Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.

(b)

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of November 30, 2011.

(c)

All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the loan agreement (See Note 5).

(d)

Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.

(e)

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

(f)

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

(g)

All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

(h)

Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

(i)

Illiquid security.

(j)

Value is less than $1.

(k)

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on collateralized senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

(l)

All or a portion of this loan is unfunded as of November 30, 2011. The interest rate for fully unfunded term loans is to be determined.

(m)

The security’s interest income payments are contingent upon the performance of Argentina’s GDP. There are no principal payments over the life of the security or upon the expiration of the security.

(n)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

(o)

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

#

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

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

BRL

— Brazilian Real

 

CLP

— Chilean Peso

 

EUR

— Euro

 

GBP

— British Pound

 

GDP

— Gross Domestic Product

 

IDR

— Indonesian Rupiah

 

MXN

— Mexican Peso

 

MYR

— Malaysian Ringgit

 

OJSC

— Open Joint Stock Company

 

PEN

— Peruvian Nuevo Sol

 

PLN

— Polish Zloty

 

Schedule of Written Options

 

Security

 

Expiration
Date

 

Strike
Price

 

Notional
Par

 

Value

 

Credit default swaption with BNP Paribas to buy protection on Markit CDX.NA.HY.17 Index, Call (Premiums received — $184,220)

 

12/21/11

 

$91.50

 

$15,100,000

 

$272,277

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

November 30, 2011

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Summary of Investments by Country†

 

United States

 

46.6

%

Brazil

 

5.4

 

Mexico

 

4.9

 

Russia

 

4.1

 

United Kingdom

 

3.8

 

Venezuela

 

3.3

 

Luxembourg

 

2.8

 

Indonesia

 

2.2

 

Colombia

 

2.1

 

Cayman Islands

 

1.9

 

Netherlands

 

1.7

 

Germany

 

1.6

 

Peru

 

1.5

 

Poland

 

1.5

 

Malaysia

 

1.4

 

Turkey

 

1.3

 

India

 

1.2

 

Chile

 

1.1

 

Bermuda

 

1.1

 

Ireland

 

1.0

 

Argentina

 

1.0

 

Australia

 

0.8

 

Panama

 

0.7

 

Spain

 

0.7

 

South Africa

 

0.7

 

Austria

 

0.7

 

Kazakhstan

 

0.6

 

Italy

 

0.6

 

Canada

 

0.6

 

France

 

0.5

 

Norway

 

0.4

 

Qatar

 

0.3

 

Marshall Islands

 

0.3

 

United Arab Emirates

 

0.3

 

Trinidad and Tobago

 

0.2

 

Belgium

 

0.2

 

Mongolia

 

0.2

 

China

 

0.2

 

Sri Lanka

 

0.1

 

Sweden

 

0.1

 

Singapore

 

0.1

 

Japan

 

0.1

 

Short-term investments

 

0.1

 

 

 

100.0

%

†  As a percentage of total investments. Please note that Fund holdings are as of November, 30, 2011 and are subject to change.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)

November 30, 2011

 

Assets:

 

 

 

Investments, at value (Cost — $481,596,762)

 

$470,164,491

 

Foreign currency, at value (Cost — $3,216,988)

 

3,178,371

 

Cash

 

8,089,131

 

Interest receivable

 

10,223,523

 

Receivable for securities sold

 

3,544,675

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

 

1,899,347

 

Swaps, at value (net premiums paid — $0)

 

25,180

 

Receivable from broker — variation margin on open futures contracts

 

11,856

 

Principal paydown receivable

 

7,005

 

Prepaid expenses

 

15,592

 

Other receivables

 

1,618

 

Total Assets

 

497,160,789

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Loan payable (Note 5)

 

100,000,000

 

Payable for open reverse repurchase agreement

 

17,680,342

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

4,135,716

 

Investment management fee payable

 

328,496

 

Written options, at value (premiums received $184,220)

 

272,277

 

Deferred foreign capital gains tax

 

109,372

 

Interest payable

 

108,459

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

 

89,289

 

Directors’ fees payable

 

6,380

 

Accrued expenses

 

274,030

 

Total Liabilities

 

123,004,361

 

Total Net Assets

 

$374,156,428

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

Par value ($0.001 par value; 30,720,503 shares issued and outstanding; 100,000,000 shares authorized) (Note 7)

 

$         30,721

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

 

437,661,766

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

6,381,812

 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, written options and foreign currency transactions

 

(59,980,181)

 

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, futures contracts, written options, swap contracts and foreign currencies

 

(9,937,690)

 

Total Net Assets

 

$374,156,428

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding

 

30,720,503

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

 

$12.18

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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Statement of operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2011

 

Investment Income:

 

 

 

Interest

 

$  20,950,864

 

Dividends

 

303,118

 

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

 

(31,196)

 

Total Investment Income

 

21,222,786

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

Investment management fee (Note 2)

 

2,163,418

 

Interest expense (Notes 3 and 5)

 

552,439

 

Excise tax (Note 1)

 

139,467

 

Custody fees

 

45,386

 

Legal fees

 

39,242

 

Audit and tax

 

37,392

 

Directors’ fees

 

32,501

 

Shareholder reports

 

27,961

 

Transfer agent fees

 

20,388

 

Stock exchange listing fees

 

11,887

 

Insurance

 

4,693

 

Miscellaneous expenses

 

3,397

 

Total Expenses

 

3,078,171

 

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Note 2)

 

(127,260)

 

Net Expenses

 

2,950,911

 

Net Investment Income

 

18,271,875

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options, Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions (Notes 1, 3 and 4):

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

 

 

 

Investment transactions

 

(5,149,187)

 

Futures contracts

 

(757,950)

 

Written options

 

2,511,526

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

3,172,067

 

Net Realized Loss

 

(223,544)

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From:

 

 

 

Investments

 

(45,035,527)

 

Futures contracts

 

109,727

 

Written options

 

(33,892)

 

Swap contracts

 

15,935

 

Foreign currencies

 

407,731

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

(44,536,026)

 

Net Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Written Options, Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions

 

(44,759,570)

 

Decrease in Net Assets From Operations

 

$(26,487,695)

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2011 (unaudited)
and the Year Ended May 31, 2011

 

November 30

 

May 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$  18,271,875

 

$  36,327,507

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(223,544)

 

3,286,858

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(44,536,026)

 

41,778,643

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations

 

(26,487,695)

 

81,393,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions To Shareholders From (Note 1):

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(17,715,008)

 

(34,223,001)

 

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

 

(17,715,008)

 

(34,223,001)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions (62,796 and 49,326 shares issued, respectively)

 

786,596

 

651,413

 

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

 

786,596

 

651,413

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

(43,416,107)

 

47,821,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

417,572,535

 

369,751,115

 

End of period*

 

$374,156,428

 

$417,572,535

 

* Includes undistributed net investment income of:

 

$6,381,812

 

$5,824,945

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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Statement of cash flows (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2011

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash:

Cash Provided from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

 

$(26,487,695)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Purchases of portfolio securities

 

(70,274,880)

 

Proceeds from sales of portfolio securities

 

59,073,872

 

Net amortization (accretion) of discount and premium

 

(442,500)

 

Cash paid for purchased put options

 

(226,500)

 

Increase in receivable for investments sold

 

(1,545,319)

 

Increase in principal paydown receivable

 

(7,005)

 

Decrease in interest receivable

 

187,868

 

Decrease in prepaid expenses

 

6,626

 

Increase in receivable for open swap contracts

 

(15,935)

 

Decrease in cash collateral with brokers for swap contracts

 

1,440,000

 

Increase in payable for securities purchased

 

869,506

 

Decrease in investment management fee payable

 

(25,127)

 

Decrease in Directors’ fee payable

 

(1,782)

 

Increase in interest payable

 

57,801

 

Increase in deferred foreign capital gains tax

 

14,191

 

Decrease in accrued expenses

 

36,883

 

Premiums paid from written options, net

 

(113,480)

 

Change in payable to broker — variation margin on open futures contracts

 

(29,816)

 

Net realized loss on investments and written options

 

2,637,661

 

Change in unrealized depreciation of investments, written options and forward foreign currency contracts

 

44,409,374

 

Net Cash Provided Operating Activities*

 

9,563,743

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Used from Financing Activities

 

 

 

Distribution paid on common stock

 

(16,928,412)

 

Net proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements

 

15,732,529

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

(1,195,883)

 

Net Increase in Cash

 

8,367,860

 

Cash Beginning of Year

 

2,899,642

 

Cash End of Year

 

$  11,267,502

 

*  Included in operating expenses is cash paid for interest on borrowings of $494,638.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Financial highlights

 

For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended May 31, unless otherwise noted:

 

 

 

20111

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$13.62

 

$12.08

 

$10.23

 

$13.36

 

$14.67

 

$14.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

0.60

 

1.19

 

1.06

 

0.87

 

0.89

 

0.83

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(1.46)

 

1.47

 

1.83

 

(2.98)

 

(1.18)

 

0.80

 

Total income (loss) from operations

 

(0.86)

 

2.66

 

2.89

 

(2.11)

 

(0.29)

 

1.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(0.58)

 

(1.12)

 

(1.04)

 

(1.02)

 

(1.02)

 

(0.79)

 

Net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.26)

 

Total distributions

 

(0.58)

 

(1.12)

 

(1.04)

 

(1.02)

 

(1.02)

 

(1.05)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in net asset value due to shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$12.18

 

$13.62

 

$12.08

 

$10.23

 

$13.36

 

$14.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

 

$12.24

 

$13.38

 

$10.73

 

$8.83

 

$12.12

 

$14.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return, based on NAV3,4

 

(6.46)

%

22.75

%

28.83

%

(15.05)

%

(1.84)

%

11.96

%5

Total return, based on Market Price6

 

(4.16)

%

36.14

%

33.89

%

(17.37)

%

(6.91)

%

23.25

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

 

$374,156

 

$417,573

 

$369,751

 

$313,209

 

$408,985

 

$449,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross expenses

 

1.56

%7

1.59

%

1.74

%

3.14

%

2.80

%

2.86

%

Net expenses8,9

 

1.50

7,10

1.53

10

1.72

10

3.14

 

2.80

10

2.86

10

Net investment income

 

9.28

7

9.03

 

8.96

 

8.56

 

6.50

 

5.77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

12

%

75

%

85

%11

35

%11

63

%11

201

%11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans Outstanding, End of Period (000s)

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

Asset Coverage (000s)

 

$474,156

 

$517,572

 

$469,751

 

$413,209

 

$508,985

 

$549,123

 

Asset Coverage for Loan Outstanding

 

474

%

518

%

470

%

413

%

509

%

549

%

Weighted Average Loan (000s)

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

$100,000

 

Weighted Average Interest Rate on Loans

 

1.01

%

1.36

%

1.36

%

2.85

%

4.87

%

5.67

%

 

1

For the six months ended November 30, 2011 (unaudited).

2

Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

3

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.

4

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.

5

The prior investment manager fully reimbursed the Fund for losses incurred resulting from an investment transaction error. Without this reimbursement, the total return would not have changed.

6

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.

7

Annualized.

8

Ratio includes commitment fees incurred on the line of credit, if any.

9

The impact of compensating balance arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

10

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

11

Excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions. If mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 172%, 341%, 483% and 533% for the years ended May 31, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) 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.

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued.

 

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income 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 fair valuation techniques and methodologies. 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. 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. 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. 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). 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 Directors.

 

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 820 (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires

 


 

 

 

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additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized 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 methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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.

 

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

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$358,686,858

 

$   986,528

 

$359,673,386

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

1,538,426

 

 

1,538,426

 

Collateralized senior loans

 

 

9,396,147

 

 

9,396,147

 

Convertible bonds & notes

 

 

963,700

 

957,217

 

1,920,917

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

90,948,566

 

 

90,948,566

 

Common stocks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials

 

$  146,765

 

 

1,036,018

 

1,182,783

 

Other common stocks

 

884,500

 

 

 

884,500

 

Convertible preferred stocks

 

1,541,775

 

 

 

1,541,775

 

Preferred stocks

 

2,263,287

 

 

 

2,263,287

 

Purchased options

 

 

45,847

 

 

45,847

 

Warrants

 

300,444

 

156,159

 

12,287

 

468,890

 

Total long-term investments

 

$5,136,771

 

$461,735,703

 

$2,992,050

 

$469,864,524

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

299,967

 

 

299,967

 

Total investments

 

$5,136,771

 

$462,035,670

 

$2,992,050

 

$470,164,491

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$     14,327

 

 

 

$         14,327

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

$    1,899,347

 

 

1,899,347

 

Interest rate swaps

 

 

25,180

 

 

25,180

 

Total other financial instruments

 

$     14,327

 

$    1,924,527

 

 

$    1,938,854

 

Total

 

$5,151,098

 

$463,960,197

 

$2,992,050

 

$472,103,345

 

 


 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

LIABILITIES

 

Description

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written options

 

 

$272,277

 

 

$272,277

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

89,289

 

 

89,289

 

Total

 

 

$361,566

 

 

$361,566

 

 

†  See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Investments In Securities

 

Corporate
Bonds & Notes

 

Collateralized
Senior Loans

 

Convertible
Bonds & Notes

 

Common
Stocks

 

Warrants

 

Total

 

Balance as of May 31, 2011

 

$  869,279

 

$ 423,449

 

 

$    23,403

 

$  22,889

 

$1,339,020

 

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

6,972

 

 

$       3,708

 

 

 

10,680

 

Realized gain (loss)1

 

(2,411

)

 

(1

)

 

 

(2,412

)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2

 

(302,103

)

 

(442,671

)

20,277

 

59,380

 

(665,117

)

Purchases

 

1,117,676

 

 

1,396,181

 

 

 

2,513,857

 

Sales

 

(412,727

)

(423,449

)

 

 

 

(836,176

)

Transfers into Level 33

 

 

 

 

992,338

 

12,281

 

1,004,619

 

Transfers out of Level 34

 

(290,158

)

 

 

 

(82,263

)

(372,421

)

Balance as of November 30, 2011

 

$  986,528

 

 

$   957,217

 

$1,036,018

 

$  12,287

 

$2,992,050

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at November 30, 20112

 

$  (313,520

)

 

$  (442,671

)

$     20,277

 

 

$ (735,914

)

 

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period.

 

1

This amount is included in net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions in the accompanying Statement of Operations.

2

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.

3

Transferred into Level 3 as a result of the unavailability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.

4

Transferred out of Level 3 as a result of the availability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment or the availability of other significant observable inputs.

 

(b) Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the

 


 

 

 

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Fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market and measured against the value of the agreement in an effort to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 

(c) Reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. 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 maintain 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.

 

(d) 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. 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. For certain futures, including foreign denominated futures, variation margin is not settled daily, but is recorded as a net variation margin payable or receivable. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations and the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. In addition, there is the risk

 


 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

 

(e) 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.

 

(f) Foreign currency translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates 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

 


 

 

 

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levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

 

(g) 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 ordinary portfolio transactions.

 

Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). 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.

 

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, 2011, the Fund did not hold any credit default swaps to sell protection.

 

For average notional amounts of swaps held during the six months ended November 30, 2011, see Note 4.

 

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

 


 

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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 credit default swap 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 credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed in the Notes to Financial Statements 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 credit default swap 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. Credit default swaps are considered to have 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.

 


 

 

 

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Interest rate swaps

 

The Fund enters into interest rate swap contracts to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional principal amount. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. When a swap contract is terminated early, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the original cost and the settlement amount of the closing transaction.

 

The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or changes in the present value of the future cash flow streams and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that that amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

(h) Written options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the option written. If the option expires, the premium received is recorded as a realized gain. When a written call option is exercised, the difference between the premium received plus the option exercise price and the Fund’s basis in the underlying security (in the case of a covered written call option), or the cost to purchase the underlying security (in the case of an uncovered written call option), including brokerage commission, is recognized as a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium received is subtracted from the cost of the security purchased by the Fund from the exercise of the written put option to form the Fund’s basis in the underlying security purchased. The writer or buyer of an option traded on an exchange can liquidate the position before the exercise of the option by entering into a closing transaction. The cost of a closing transaction is deducted from the original premium received resulting in a realized gain or loss to the Fund.

 

The risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund may forego the opportunity of profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing an uncovered call option is that the Fund is exposed to the risk of loss if the market price of the underlying security increases. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

 


 

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(i) Swaptions. The Fund purchases and writes swaption contracts to manage exposure to an underlying instrument. The Fund may also purchase or write options to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates or to enhance yield. Swaption contracts written by the Fund represent an option that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a previously agreed upon swap contract at a future date. Swaption contracts purchased by the Fund represent an option that gives the Fund the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a previously agreed upon swap contract at a future date.

 

When the Fund writes a swaption, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the swaption written. If the swaption expires, the Fund realizes a gain equal to the amount of the premium received.

 

When the Fund purchases a swaption, an amount equal to the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an investment on the statement of assets and liabilities, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the swaption purchased. If the swaption expires, the Fund realizes a loss equal to the amount of the premium paid.

 

Swaptions are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers. Changes in the value of the swaption are reported as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations.

 

(j) 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 off-set 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 off-set between the lender and the borrower.

 

(k) Cash flow information. The Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income and net realized gains, which are paid in cash and may be reinvested at the discretion of shareholders. These activities are reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and additional information on cash receipts and cash payments are presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.

 

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currencies or 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.

 

(m) 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 investment manager 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 investment manager. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.

 

The Fund has entered into master agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, events 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 NAV 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.

 

As of November 30, 2011, the Fund held written options and forward foreign currency contracts with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $361,566. If a contingent feature in the master agreements would have been triggered, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount to its derivatives counterparties.

 

(n) Security transactions and investment income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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 additional

 


 

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interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.

 

(o) 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.

 

(p) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income for the Fund, if any, are declared quarterly and paid on a monthly basis. 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.

 

(q) 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. However, due to the timing of when distributions are made, the Fund may be subject to an excise tax of 4% of the amount by which 98% of the Fund’s annual taxable income exceeds the distributions from such taxable income for the year.

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of November 30, 2011, 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 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. Realized gains upon disposition of Indonesian securities held by the Fund are subject to capital gains tax in that country. As of November 30, 2011, there were $109,372 of deferred capital gains tax liabilities accrued on unrealized gains.

 

(r) 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

 

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager. Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”), Western Asset Management Company Limited (“Western Asset Limited”) and

 


 

 

 

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Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. (“Western Singapore”) are the Fund’s subadvisers. LMPFA, Western Asset, Western Asset Limited and Western Singapore are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”).

 

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. The Fund pays LMPFA an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets plus the proceeds of any outstanding borrowings. LMPFA implemented a voluntary investment management fee waiver of 0.05% beginning on March 1, 2010 and then continuing through December 31, 2012, which reduced the annual rate of that fee to 0.80%.

 

LMPFA delegates to Western Asset the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Western Asset Limited and Western Singapore provide certain advisory services to the Fund relating to currency transactions and investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. Western Asset Limited and Western Singapore do not do not receive any compensation from the Fund and are compensated by Western Asset for its services to the Fund. For its services, LMPFA pays Western Asset 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund. In turn, Western Asset pays Western Asset Limited and Western Singapore a subadvisory fee of 0.30% on assets managed by each subadviser.

 

During the periods in which the Fund is utilizing borrowings, the fee which is payable to the investment manager as a percentage of the Fund’s assets will be higher than if the Fund did not utilize borrowings because the fee is calculated as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets, including those investments purchased with borrowings. Borrowings for the purpose of the calculation of the management fee include loans from certain financial institutions, the use of mortgage dollar roll transactions and reverse repurchase agreements, if any.

 

During the six months ended November 30, 2011, fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed amounted to $127,260.

 

All officers and one Director of the Fund are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Fund.

 

3. Investments

 

During the six months ended November 30, 2011, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) and U.S Government & Agency Obligations were as follows:

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

U.S. Government &
Agency Obligations

 

Purchases

 

$70,242,321

 

 

$32,559

 

 

Sales

 

59,040,904

 

 

32,968

 

 

 


 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

At November 30, 2011, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$  23,360,057

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(34,792,328

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$(11,432,271

)

 

Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the six months ended November 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Average Daily
Balance*

 

Weighted Average
Interest Rate*

 

Maximum Amount
Outstanding

 

$15,579,512

 

0.63%

 

$17,680,342

 

 

*

Averages based on the number of days that Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.

 

Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 0.60% to 0.75% during the six months ended November 30, 2011. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $49,187.

 

At November 30, 2011, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Counterparty

 

Rate

 

Effective Date

 

Maturity Date

 

 

Face Amount
of Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

0.75%

 

12/31/2010

 

TBD*

 

$  1,526,825

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

0.75%

 

3/22/2011

 

TBD*

 

420,988

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

0.65%

 

6/27/2011

 

TBD*

 

2,725,684

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

0.60%

 

6/27/2011

 

TBD*

 

3,112,653

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

0.60%

 

6/27/2011

 

TBD*

 

2,359,625

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

0.60%

 

6/27/2011

 

TBD*

 

7,534,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$17,680,342

 

 

*

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.

 

On November 30, 2011, the total market value of underlying collateral (refer to the Schedule of Investments for positions held at the counterparty as colleterial for reverse repurchase agreements) for open reverse repurchase agreements was $19,543,658.

 


 

 

 

 

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During the six months ended November 30, 2011, written option transactions for the Fund were as follows:

 

 

 

Number of Contracts

 

Premiums

 

Written options, outstanding as of May 31, 2011

 

166,460,000

 

 

$ 2,809,226

 

Options written

 

15,100,000

 

 

184,220

 

Options closed

 

(19,900,000

)

 

(592,160

)

Options expired

 

(146,560,000

)

 

(2,217,066

)

Written options, outstanding as of November 30, 2011

 

15,100,000

 

 

$   184,220

 

 

At November 30, 2011, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Expiration

Date

 

Basis
Value

 

Market
Value

 

Unrealized
Gain

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

 

135

 

3/12

 

$16,570,811

 

$16,556,484

 

$14,327

 

 

At November 30, 2011, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Foreign Currency

 

Counterparty

 

Local
Currency

 

 

Market
Value

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

Citibank N.A.

 

200,000

 

$   268,940

 

2/16/12

 

$        1,822

 

Euro

 

Credit Suisse

 

700,000

 

941,288

 

2/16/12

 

(6,092

)

Euro

 

Credit Suisse

 

200,000

 

268,940

 

2/16/12

 

(4,844

)

Mexican Peso

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.

 

50,397,085

 

3,673,998

 

2/16/12

 

(63,272

)

Swiss Franc

 

Citibank N.A.

 

396,100

 

434,467

 

2/16/12

 

(15,081

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(87,467

)

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Real

 

JPMorgan Chase

 

3,974,000

 

2,191,184

 

12/15/11

 

68,695

 

British Pound

 

Citibank N.A.

 

1,194,419

 

1,872,632

 

2/16/12

 

39,143

 

British Pound

 

Credit Suisse

 

1,883,000

 

2,952,202

 

2/16/12

 

48,547

 

British Pound

 

UBS AG

 

3,308,971

 

5,187,867

 

2/16/12

 

103,030

 

Euro

 

Citibank N.A.

 

16,841,018

 

22,646,073

 

2/16/12

 

641,265

 

Euro

 

Credit Suisse

 

5,160,753

 

6,939,651

 

2/16/12

 

152,772

 

Euro

 

JPMorgan Chase

 

3,982,560

 

5,352,060

 

12/15/11

 

127,346

 

Euro

 

UBS AG

 

18,782,855

 

25,257,257

 

2/16/12

 

684,308

 

Polish Zloty

 

Citibank N.A.

 

1,742,895

 

516,041

 

2/16/12

 

32,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,897,525

 

Net unrealized gain on open forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

$1,810,058

 

 


 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

At November 30, 2011, the Fund held the following open swap contracts:

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Counterparty

 

 

Notional
Amount

 

Termination
Date

 

Payments
Made
by the
Fund

 

Payments
Received
by the
Fund

 

Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.

 

2,653,585

BRL

1/2/12

 

BRL-CDI*

 

10.560%

 

 

$ 11,130

**

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.

 

4,271,536

BRL

1/2/12

 

BRL-CDI*

 

10.510%

 

 

14,050

**

 

Total

 

6,925,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$25,180

 

 

 

Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

*

Based on the Overnight Brazilian Interbank Deposit Rate as of November 30, 2011, the Brazilian CFTIP Interbank Deposit (CDI) rate was 11.36%.

**

Swap contract is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (see Note 1).

 

4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative 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, 2011.

 

ASSET DERIVATIVES1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Contracts Risk

 

Foreign Exchange
Contracts Risk

 

Credit
Contracts Risk

 

 

Total

 

Purchased options2

 

 

 

 

 

$45,847

 

 

$      45,847

 

Futures contracts3

 

$14,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,327

 

Swap contracts4

 

25,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,180

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

$1,899,347

 

 

 

 

1,899,347

 

Total

 

$39,507

 

 

$1,899,347

 

 

$45,847

 

 

$1,984,701

 

 

LIABILITY DERIVATIVES1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange
Contracts Risk

 

Credit
Contracts Risk

 

 

Total

 

Written options

 

 

 

$272,277

 

 

$272,277

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

$89,289

 

 

 

 

89,289

 

Total

 

$89,289

 

 

$272,277

 

 

$361,566

 

 

1

Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and for liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

2

Market value of purchased options is reported in Investments at value in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

3

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes. Only variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

4

Values include premiums paid (received) on swap contracts which are shown separately in 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, 2011. 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 unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from the Fund’s derivatives and hedging activities during the period.

 

AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts Risk

 

Foreign Exchange
Contracts Risk

 

Credit
Contracts Risk

 

 

Total

 

Purchased options

 

 

 

 

 

$  (863,226

)

 

$  (863,226

)

Written options

 

 

 

 

 

2,511,526

 

 

2,511,526

 

Futures contracts

 

$(757,950

)

 

 

 

 

 

(757,950

)

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

$3,178,119

 

 

 

 

3,178,119

 

Total

 

$(757,950

)

 

$3,178,119

 

 

$1,648,300

 

 

$4,068,469

 

 

CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts Risk

 

Foreign Exchange
Contracts Risk

 

Credit
Contracts Risk

 

 

Total

 

Purchased options

 

 

 

 

 

$(95,042

)

 

$ (95,042

)

Written options

 

$ (88,057

)

 

 

 

54,165

 

 

(33,892

)

Futures contracts

 

109,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,727

 

Swap contracts

 

15,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,935

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

$660,045

 

 

 

 

660,045

 

Total

 

$  37,605

 

 

$660,045

 

 

$(40,877

)

 

$656,773

 

 

During the six months ended November 30, 2011, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average
Market Value

 

Purchased options

 

$     258,096

 

 

Written options

 

1,111,102

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts (to buy)

 

8,543,237

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts (to sell)

 

75,309,647

 

 

Futures contracts (to sell)

 

16,394,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average
Notional Balance

 

Interest rate swap contracts

 

6,925,121

BRL

 

 

5. Loan

 

At November 30, 2011, the Fund had a 364-day revolving credit agreement with a financial institution, which allows the Fund to borrow up to an aggregate amount of $100,000,000.

 


 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

Unless renewed, this agreement terminates on May 17, 2012. The Fund pays a commitment fee at an annual rate of 0.10%, on the unutilized portion of the loan. The interest on the loan is calculated at a variable rate based on the LIBOR, Fed Funds or Prime Rates plus any applicable margin. Interest expense related to the loan for the six months ended November 30, 2011 was $503,252. For the six months ended November 30, 2011, the Fund did not incur a commitment fee. At November 30, 2011, the Fund had $100,000,000 of borrowings outstanding per this credit agreement. Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lenders, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding and any additional expenses. For the six months ended November 30, 2011, based on the number of days during the reporting period that the Fund had a loan balance outstanding, the average daily loan balance was $100,000,000 and the weighted average interest rate was 1.01%.

 

6. Distributions subsequent to November 30, 2011

 

On November 10, 2011, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared three dividends, each in the amount of $0.09625 per share, payable on December 23, 2011, January 27, 2012 and February 24, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 16, 2011, January 20, 2012 and February 17, 2012, respectively.

 

7. Capital shares

 

On October 22, 2003, the Board authorized the Fund to repurchase from time to time in the open market up to 3,000,000 shares of the Fund’s common stock. The Board directed the management of the Fund to repurchase shares of the Fund’s common stock at such times and in such amounts as management believes will enhance shareholder value, subject to review by the Board. Since the inception of the repurchase plan, the Fund has not repurchased any shares.

 

8. Capital loss carryforward

 

As of May 31, 2011, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of approximately $58,931,135 which expires in 2018. This amount will be available to offset any future taxable capital gains.

 

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

 


 

 

 

 

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9. Other tax information

 

On December 22, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”). The Act updates certain tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”). The various provisions of the Act will generally be effective for RICs with taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. Additional information regarding the impact of the Act on the Fund, if any, will be contained within the relevant sections of the notes to the financial statements for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2012.

 

10. Recent accounting pronouncement

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (“ASU No. 2011-04”). ASU No. 2011-04 establishes common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 will have on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.

 


 

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Board approval of management and sub-advisory agreements (unaudited)

 

Background

 

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), including a majority of its members that are not considered to be “interested persons” under the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”) voting separately, approve on an annual basis the continuation of the investment management contract (the “Management Agreement”) with the Fund’s manager, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (the “Manager”), and the sub-advisory agreements (individually, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement” and, collectively, the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”) with the Manager’s affiliates, Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”), Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (“Western Asset Singapore”) and Western Asset Management Company Limited in London (“Western Asset London”). Western Asset, Western Asset Singapore and Western Asset London collectively are hereinafter referred to as the “Sub-Advisers,” and Western Asset Singapore and Western Asset London together are hereinafter referred to as the “Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers.” At a meeting (the “Contract Renewal Meeting”) held in-person on November 9 and 10, 2011, the Board, including the Independent Directors, considered and approved the continuation of each of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements for an additional one-year term. To assist in its consideration of the renewals of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Board received and considered a variety of information (together with the information provided at the Contract Renewal Meeting, the “Contract Renewal Information”) about the Manager and Sub-Advisers, as well as the management and sub-advisory arrangements for the Fund and the other closed-end funds in the same complex under the Board’s supervision (collectively, the “Legg Mason Closed-end Funds”), certain portions of which are discussed below. A presentation made by the Manager and Western Asset to the Board at the Contract Renewal Meeting in connection with its evaluations of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements encompassed the Fund and other Legg Mason Closed-end Funds. In addition to the Contract Renewal Information, the Board received performance and other information throughout the year related to the respective services rendered by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers to the Fund. The Board’s evaluation took into account the information received throughout the year and also reflected the knowledge and familiarity gained as members of the Board of the Fund and other Legg Mason Closed-end Funds with respect to the services provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers.

 

The Manager provides the Fund with investment advisory and administrative services pursuant to the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisers provide, or in the case of the Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers help to provide, the Fund with certain investment sub-advisory services pursuant to the Sub-Advisory

 


 

 

 

 

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Agreements. The discussion below covers both the advisory and administrative functions being rendered by the Manager, each such function being encompassed by the Management Agreement, and the investment sub-advisory functions being rendered by the Sub-Advisers.

 

Board approval of management agreement and sub-advisory agreements

 

In its deliberations regarding renewal of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors, considered the factors below.

 

Nature, extent and quality of the services under the management agreement and sub-advisory agreements

 

The Board received and considered Contract Renewal Information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively, during the past year. The Board also reviewed Contract Renewal Information regarding the Fund’s compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to the 1940 Act.

 

The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Fund’s senior personnel and the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Board also considered, based on its knowledge of the Manager and its affiliates, the Contract Renewal Information and the Board’s discussions with the Manager and Western Asset at the Contract Renewal Meeting, the general reputation and investment performance records of the Manager, Western Asset and their affiliates and the financial resources available to the corporate parent of the Manager and the Sub-Advisers, Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”), to support their activities in respect of the Fund and the other Legg Mason Closed-end Funds.

 

The Board considered the responsibilities of the Manager and the Sub-Advisers under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively, including the Manager’s coordination and oversight of the services provided to the Fund by the Sub-Advisers and others and Western Asset’s coordination and oversight of services provided to the Fund by the Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers. The Management Agreement permits the Manager to delegate certain of its responsibilities, including its investment advisory duties thereunder, provided that the Manager, in each case, will supervise the activities of the delegee. Pursuant to this provision of the Management Agreement, the Manager does not provide day-to-day portfolio management services to the Fund. Rather, portfolio management services for the Fund are provided by Western Asset pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Western Asset Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Western Asset. The Western Asset Sub-Advisory Agreement

 


 

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permits Western Asset to delegate certain of its responsibilities, including its sub-advisory duties thereunder, provided that Western Asset, in each case, will supervise the activities of the delegee. Each Non-U.S. Sub-Adviser helps to provide certain sub-advisory services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Sub-Advisory Agreement with Western Asset.

 

In reaching its determinations regarding continuation of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Board took into account that Fund shareholders, in pursuing their investment goals and objectives, likely purchased their shares based upon the reputation and the investment style, philosophy and strategy of the Manager and Western Asset, as well as the resources available to the Manager and the Sub-Advisers.

 

The Board concluded that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of management and other services provided to the Fund under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements have been satisfactory under the circumstances.

 

Fund performance

 

The Board received and considered performance information and analyses (the “Lipper Performance Information”) for the Fund, as well as for a group of funds (the “Performance Universe”) selected by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology Lipper used to determine the similarity of the Fund with the funds included in the Performance Universe. The Performance Universe consisted of the Fund and all leveraged high current yield closed-end funds, regardless of asset size. The Board noted that it had received and discussed with the Manager and Western Asset information throughout the year at periodic intervals comparing the Fund’s performance against its benchmarks and its peer funds as selected by Lipper.

 

The Lipper Performance Information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of the Performance Universe showed, among other things, that the Fund’s performance was ranked in the third quintile among the funds in the Performance Universe for the 1-year period ended June 30, 2011 and was worse than the Performance Universe median. The Fund’s performance also was ranked in the third quintile among funds in the Performance Universe for the 3- and 5-year periods ended June 30, 2011 but, in each case, was better than the Performance Universe median. In these rankings, the first quintile represents funds with the best performance among the funds in the Performance Universe and the fifth quintile represents funds with poorest performance among funds in the Performance Universe. The Fund’s performance relative to its benchmarks and in absolute terms was considered by the Board, as well as the volatile market conditions during 2008.

 

Based on its review of the Fund’s performance, which included consideration of all of the factors noted above, the Board concluded that, under the

 


 

 

 

 

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circumstances, the Fund’s performance supported continuation of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements for an additional period not to exceed one year.

 

Management fees and expense ratios

 

The Board reviewed and considered the management fee (the “Management Fee”) payable by the Fund to the Manager under the Management Agreement and the sub-advisory fees (the “Sub-Advisory Fees”) payable to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements in light of the nature, extent and overall quality of the management, investment advisory and other services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers. At the Contract Renewal Meeting, the Manager, at the request of the Board, agreed to extend a voluntary Management Fee waiver initially implemented in 2010 through December 31, 2012. The Board also noted that the Sub-Advisory Fees payable to Western Asset under the Western Asset Sub-Advisory Agreement are paid by the Manager, not the Fund, and, accordingly, that the retention of Western Asset does not increase the fees or expenses otherwise incurred by the Fund’s shareholders. Similarly, the Board noted that the Sub-Advisory Fees payable to each of the Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers under its Sub-Advisory Agreement with Western Asset are paid by Western Asset, not the Fund, and, accordingly, that the retention of such Non-U.S. Sub-Adviser does not increase the fees or expenses otherwise incurred by the Fund’s shareholders.

 

Additionally, the Board received and considered information and analyses prepared by Lipper (the “Lipper Expense Information”) comparing the Management Fee and the Fund’s overall expenses with those of funds in an expense group (the “Expense Group”) selected and provided by Lipper. The comparison was based upon the constituent funds’ latest fiscal years. The Expense Group consisted of the Fund and ten other funds classified by Lipper as leveraged high current yield closed-end funds. The Expense Group funds had assets allocable to their common shares (“common share assets”) ranging from $135.6 million to $697.6 million. Two of the Expense Group funds were larger than the Fund and eight were smaller.

 

The Lipper Expense Information, comparing the contractual Management Fee as well as the Fund’s actual total expenses to the Fund’s Expense Group, showed, among other things, that the Fund’s contractual Management Fee and actual Management Fee (i.e., giving effect to any voluntary fee waivers implemented by the Manager with respect to the Fund and by the managers of the other Expense Group funds), compared both on the basis of common share assets only and on the basis of both common share and leveraged assets, were ranked sixth among the funds in the Expense Group and were at the Expense Group median. The Lipper Expense Information also showed that the Fund’s actual total expenses were ranked fourth among the funds in the Expense Group on the basis of common share assets only and were ranked third among the Expense Group funds on the basis of both common

 


 

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share and leveraged assets. In both cases, the Fund’s actual total expenses were better than the Expense Group median. The Board noted that the small size of the Expense Group made meaningful comparisons difficult.

 

The Board also reviewed Contract Renewal Information regarding fees charged by the Manager to other U.S. clients investing primarily in an asset class similar to that of the Fund, including, where applicable, institutional and separate accounts. The Board was advised that the fees paid by such institutional, separate account and other clients generally are lower, and may be significantly lower, than the Management Fee. The Contract Renewal Information discussed the significant differences in scope of services provided to the Fund and to these other clients, noting that the Fund is provided with administrative services, office facilities, Fund officers (including the Fund’s chief executive, chief financial and chief compliance officers), and that the Manager coordinates and oversees the provision of services to the Fund by other fund service providers. The Contract Renewal Information included information regarding management fees paid by open-end mutual funds in the same complex (the “Legg Mason Open-end Funds”) and such information indicated that the management fees paid by the Legg Mason Closed-end Funds generally were higher than those paid by the Legg Mason Open-end Funds. The Manager, in response to an inquiry by the Board as to the reasons for the fee differential, provided information as to differences between the services provided to the Fund and the other Legg Mason Closed-end Funds and services provided to the Legg Mason Open-end Funds. The Board considered the fee comparisons in light of the different services provided in managing these other types of clients and funds.

 

Taking all of the above, including the changes in the Fund’s portfolio management team, into consideration and subject to concerns discussed below regarding the profitability to the Manager in providing services to the Fund, the Board determined that, under the Fund’s circumstances, the Management Fee and the Sub-Advisory Fees reflected the nature, extent and overall quality of the management, investment advisory and other services provided to the Fund under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements.

 

Manager profitability

 

The Board, as part of the Contract Renewal Information, received an analysis of the profitability to the Manager and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund for the Manager’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010. The Board also received profitability information with respect to the Legg Mason fund complex as a whole. In addition, the Board received Contract Renewal Information with respect to the Manager’s revenue and cost allocation methodologies used in preparing such profitability data. In 2007, the Board received a report from an outside consultant that had reviewed the Manager’s methodologies and the Board was assured by the

 


 

 

 

 

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Manager at the Contract Renewal Meeting that there had been no significant changes in those methodologies since the report was rendered. The profitability to each of the Sub-Advisers was not considered to be a material factor in the Board’s considerations since Western Asset’s Sub-Advisory Fees are paid by the Manager and the Sub-Advisory Fees for the Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers, in each case, are paid by Western Asset. The profitability analysis presented to the Board as part of the Contract Renewal Information indicated that profitability to the Manager in providing services to the Fund had decreased by 6 percent during the period covered by the analysis. The Board did not regard the level of profitability reported in the profitability analysis as excessive in light of the nature, extent and overall quality of investment advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Sub-Advisors. The Board noted, among other things, that the voluntary Management Fee waiver initially implemented during 2010 would remain in effect until December 31, 2012.

 

Economies of scale

 

The Board received and discussed Contract Renewal Information concerning whether the Manager realizes economies of scale if the Fund’s assets grow. The Board noted that because the Fund is a closed-end fund with no current plans to seek additional assets beyond maintaining its dividend reinvestment plan, any significant growth in its assets generally will occur through appreciation in the value of the Fund’s investment portfolio, rather than sales of additional shares in the Fund. The Board determined that the Management Fee structure was appropriate under present circumstances.

 

Other benefits to the manager and the sub-advisers

 

The Board considered other benefits received by the Manager, the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund and did not regard such benefits as excessive.

 

* * * * * *

 

In light of all of the foregoing and other relevant factors, the Board determined that, under the circumstances, continuation of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements would be consistent with the interests of the Fund and its shareholders and unanimously voted to continue each Agreement for a period of one additional year.

 

No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve continuation of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, and each Board member attributed different weights to the various factors. The Independent Directors were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. Prior to the Contract Renewal Meeting, the Board received a memorandum prepared by the Manager discussing its responsibilities in

 


 

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connection with the proposed continuation of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements as part of the Contract Renewal Information and the Independent Directors separately received a memorandum discussing such responsibilities from their independent counsel. Prior to voting, the Independent Directors also discussed the proposed continuation of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements in private sessions with their independent legal counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present.

 


 

 

 

 

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Additional shareholder information (unaudited)

 

Results of annual meeting of shareholders

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund was held on September 23, 2011, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the election of Directors. The following table provides information concerning the matter voted upon at the meeting:

 

Election of directors

 

Nominees

 

Voted for

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Carol L. Colman

 

28,275,921

 

 

413,925

 

Daniel P. Cronin

 

28,304,931

 

 

384,915

 

Paolo M. Cucchi

 

28,160,941

 

 

528,905

 

 

At November 30, 2011, in addition to Carol L. Colman, Daniel P. Cronin and Paolo M. Cucchi, the other Directors of the Fund were as follows:

 

Leslie H. Gelb

William R. Hutchinson

R. Jay Gerken

Riordan Roett

Jeswald W. Salacuse

 


 

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Dividend reinvestment plan (unaudited)

 

Unless you elect to receive distributions in cash, all distributions, on your Common Shares will be automatically reinvested by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“AST”), as agent for the Common Shareholders (the “Plan Agent”), in additional Common Shares under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). You may elect not to participate in the Plan by contacting the Plan Agent. If you do not participate, you will receive all cash distributions paid by check mailed directly to you by AST as distribution paying agent.

 

If you participate in the Plan, the number of Common Shares you will receive will be determined as follows:

 

(1) If the market price of the Common Shares on the record date (or, if the record date is not a New York Stock Exchange trading day, the immediately preceding trading day) for determining shareholders eligible to receive the relevant distribution (the “determination date”) is equal to or exceeds 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares, the Fund will issue new Common Shares at a price equal to the greater of (a) 98% of the net asset value per share at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date or (b) 95% of the market price per share of the Common Shares on the determination date.

 

(2) If 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares exceeds the market price of the Common Shares on the determination date, the Plan Agent will receive the distribution in cash and will buy Common Shares in the open market, on the Exchange or elsewhere, for your account as soon as practicable commencing on the trading day following the determination date and terminating no later than the earlier of (a) 30 days after the distribution payment date, or (b) the record date for the next succeeding distribution to be made to the Common Shareholders; except when necessary to comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws. If during this period: (i) the market price rises so that it equals or exceeds 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date before the Plan Agent has completed the open market purchases or (ii) if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full amount eligible to be reinvested in open market purchases, the Plan Agent will cease purchasing Common Shares in the open market and the Fund shall issue the remaining Common Shares at a price per share equal to the greater of (a) 98% of the net asset value per share at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date or (b) 95% of the then current market price per share.

 

The Plan Agent maintains all participants’ accounts in the Plan and gives written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information you may need for tax records. Common Shares in your account will be

 


 

 

 

 

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held by the Plan Agent in non-certificated form. Any proxy you receive will include all Common Shares you have received under the Plan.

 

You may withdraw from the Plan by notifying the Plan Agent in writing at 59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038 or by calling the Plan Agent at 1-888-888-0151. Such withdrawal will be effective immediately if notice is received by the Plan Agent not less than ten business days prior to any distribution record date; otherwise such withdrawal will be effective as soon as practicable after the Plan Agent’s investment of the most recently declared distribution on the Common Shares. The Plan may be terminated by the Fund upon notice in writing mailed to Common Shareholders at least 30 days prior to the record date for the payment of any distribution by the Fund for which the termination is to be effective. Upon any termination, you will be sent a certificate or certificates for the full Common Shares held for you under the Plan and cash for any fractional Common Shares. You may elect to notify the Plan Agent in advance of such termination to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of your shares on your behalf. You will be charged $5.00 plus a $0.05 per Common Share service charge and the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct brokerage charges actually incurred for this transaction from the proceeds.

 

There is no service charge for reinvestment of your distributions in Common Shares. However, all participants will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred by the Plan Agent when it makes open market purchases. Because all distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares, this allows you to add to your investment through dollar cost averaging, which may lower the average cost of your Common Shares over time.

 

Automatically reinvesting distributions does not mean that you do not have to pay income taxes due upon receiving distributions.

 

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan if, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the change is warranted. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Additional information about the Plan and your account may be obtained from the Plan Agent at 1-888-888-0151.

 


 

Western Asset

Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Directors

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

Carol L. Colman

 

620 Eighth Avenue

 

KPMG LLP

Daniel P. Cronin

 

49th Floor

 

345 Park Avenue

Paolo M. Cucchi

 

New York, NY 10018

 

New York, NY 10154

Leslie H. Gelb

 

 

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

Investment manager

 

Legal counsel

Chairman

 

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

William R. Hutchinson

 

 

 

425 Lexington Avenue

Riordan Roett

 

Subadvisers

 

New York, NY 10017-3909

Jeswald W. Salacuse

 

Western Asset Management Company

 

 

 

 

Western Asset Management Company Limited

 

New York Stock Exchange Symbol

Officers

 

Wester Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd.

 

EHI

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Custodian

 

 

Richard F. Sennett

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

1 Lincoln Street

 

 

Ted P. Becker

 

Boston, MA 02111

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

 

Vanessa A. Williams

 

Transfer agent

 

 

Identity Theft Prevention Officer

 

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

 

 

Robert I. Frenkel

 

59 Maiden Lane

 

 

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

 

New York, NY 10038

 

 

Thomas C. Mandia

 

 

 

 

Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

Steven Frank

 

 

 

 

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Jeanne M. Kelly

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 


 

Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice

 

Your Privacy and the Security of Your Personal Information is Very Important to the Legg Mason Funds

 

This Privacy and Security Notice (the “Privacy Notice”) addresses the Legg Mason Funds’ privacy and data protection practices with respect to nonpublic personal information the Funds receive. The Legg Mason Funds include any funds sold by the Funds’ distributor, Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC, as well as Legg Mason-sponsored closed-end funds and certain other closed-end funds managed or sub-advised by Legg Mason or its affiliates. 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:

 

·

Personal information included on applications or other forms;

·

Account balances, transactions, and mutual fund holdings and positions;

·

Online account access user IDs, passwords, security challenge question responses; and

·

Information received from consumer reporting agencies regarding credit history and creditworthiness (such as the amount of an individual’s total debt, payment history, etc.).

 

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, or with other financial institutions or affiliates for joint 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:

 

·

Employees, agents, and affiliates on a “need to know” basis to enable the Funds to conduct ordinary business or comply with obligations to government regulators;

·

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 marketing services solely for the Funds;

·

The Funds’ representatives such as legal counsel, accountants and auditors; and

·

Fiduciaries or representatives acting on your behalf, such as an IRA custodian or trustee of a grantor trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Legg Mason Funds Privacy and Security Notice (cont’d)

 

Except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, companies acting on the Funds’ behalf 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, or if you have questions about the Funds’ privacy practices, 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.leggmason.com, or contact the Fund at 1-888-777-0102.

 

Revised April 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.
620 Eighth Avenue
49th 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 Common Stock in the open market.

 

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 on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q from the Fund, shareholders can call 1-888-777-0102.

 

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 relating to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-777-0102, (2) on the Fund’s website at www.leggmason.com/cef and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This report is transmitted to the shareholders of Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. for their information. This is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.

 

American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane,
New York, NY 10038

 

WASX010654 1/12 SR11-1551

 


 

ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

 

 

Included herein under Item 1.

 

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOITNG POLIIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 11.

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 second fiscal quarter of 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 12.

EXHIBITS.

 

 

 

(a) (1)      Not applicable.

 

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

 

 

 

(a) (2)      Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

 

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

 

 

(b)  Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

 

Exhibit 99.906CERT

 



 

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/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

(R. Jay Gerken)

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

January 25, 2012

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

(R. Jay Gerken)

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: January 25, 2012

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard F. Sennett

 

 

(Richard F. Sennett)

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

January 25, 2012