Press Release: Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of December 2024, January and February 2025

Dow Jones2024-11-19

Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of December 2024, January and February 2025

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 19, 2024-- 

Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of December 2024, January and February 2025.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

 
                             Ex-Dividend    Payable 
   Month      Record Date       Date          Date 
  December    12/23/2024     12/23/2024    12/31/2024 
  January      1/24/2025      1/24/2025     2/3/2025 
  February     2/21/2025      2/21/2025     3/3/2025 
 
                                                       Change from 
                                                         Previous 
  Ticker       Fund Name        Month        Amount    Distribution 
----------  ---------------  ------------  ----------  ------------ 
            ClearBridge 
             Energy 
             Midstream 
   EMO       Opportunity       December     $0.33000        - 
            Fund Inc.*         January      $0.33000 
                               February     $0.33000 
----------  ---------------  ------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             Diversified 
   WDI       Income Fund       December     $0.14850        - 
                               January      $0.14850 
                               February     $0.14850 
----------  ---------------  ------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             High Income 
   HIX       Fund II Inc.      December     $0.04900        - 
                               January      $0.04900 
                               February     $0.04900 
----------  ---------------  ------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             High Income 
   HIO       Opportunity       December     $0.03550        - 
            Fund Inc.          January      $0.03550 
                        February            $0.03550 
----------     --------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             High Yield 
             Defined 
   HYI       Opportunity       December     $0.09500        - 
            Fund Inc.          January      $0.09500 
                        February            $0.09500 
----------     --------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             Global High 
             Income Fund 
   EHI       Inc.              December     $0.07000        - 
                        January             $0.07000 
                        February            $0.07000 
----------     --------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             Global 
   GDO       Corporate         December     $0.12200        - 
            Opportunity 
             Fund Inc.         January      $0.12200 
                        February            $0.12200 
----------     --------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             Investment 
   IGI       Grade             December     $0.07100        - 
            Opportunity 
             Trust Inc.        January      $0.07100 
                        February            $0.07100 
----------     --------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             Mortgage 
             Opportunity 
   DMO       Fund Inc.         December     $0.13000        - 
                        January             $0.13000 
                        February            $0.13000 
----------     --------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             Intermediate 
             Muni Fund 
   SBI       Inc.              December     $0.04200        - 
                        January             $0.04200 
                        February            $0.04200 
----------     --------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             Managed 
             Municipals 
   MMU       Fund Inc.         December     $0.05450        - 
                        January             $0.05450 
                        February            $0.05450 
----------     --------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
            Western Asset 
             Municipal High 
   MHF       Income            December     $0.03400        - 
            Fund Inc.          January      $0.03400 
                        February            $0.03400 
----------     --------------------------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 

This press release is not for tax reporting purposes but is being provided to announce the amount of each Fund's distributions that have been declared by the Board of Directors. If it is estimated that the source of a monthly distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders containing the estimated sources of the distribution. These notices can be found on the Fund's website. In early 2025 and early 2026, after definitive information is available, each Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV, if applicable, specifying how the distributions paid by each Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distributions on a shareholder's tax return (e.g., ordinary income, long-term capital gain or return of capital).

* EMO, which is taxed as a regular C-Corporation, pays ordinary income and/or return of capital and does not pay long-term capital gain distributions. Distributions are considered ordinary income to the extent they are paid out of net investment income and realized capital gains.

Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. ("Franklin Resources").

For more information about the Funds, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Funds' website at www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/closed-end-funds. Hard copies of the Funds' complete audited financial statements are available free of charge upon request.

Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Franklin Resources and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Funds.

The Funds' common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Similar to stocks, Fund share price will fluctuate with market conditions and, at the time of sale, may be worth more or less than the original investment. Shares of closed-end funds often trade at a discount to their net asset value, and can increase an investor's risk of loss. All investments are subject to risk, including the risk of loss.

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

Category: Distribution Related

Source: Franklin Resources, Inc.

Source: Legg Mason Closed End Funds

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    CONTACT: 

Investor: Fund Investor Services 1-888-777-0102

 
 

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November 19, 2024 08:00 ET (13:00 GMT)

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