Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of December 2014, January and February 2015.
The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:
| Month | Record Date | Ex-Dividend Date | Payable Date | ||||||
| December | 12/19/2014 | 12/17/2014 | 12/26/2014 | ||||||
| January | 1/23/2015 | 1/21/2015 | 1/30/2015 | ||||||
| February | 2/20/2015 | 2/18/2015 | 2/27/2015 | ||||||
| Ticker | Fund Name | Month | Amount | Type | Change | |||||||||
PAI | Western Asset Income Fund | Dec | $0.0575 | Income | - | |||||||||
| Jan | $0.0575 | Income | - | |||||||||||
| Feb | $0.0575 | Income | - | |||||||||||
| WEA | Western Asset Premier Bond Fund | Dec | $0.0900 | Income | - | |||||||||
| Jan | $0.0900 | Income | - | |||||||||||
| Feb | $0.0900 | Income | - | |||||||||||
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. In early 2015 and early 2016, 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).
For more information about the Funds, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Funds’ web site at www.lmcef.com. 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. Legg Mason and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Funds.
Contacts:
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC
Maria Rosati,
212-805-6036
mrosati@leggmason.com
