Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EMD,” announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders held September 27, 2013.

Carol L. Colman, Daniel P. Cronin and William R. Hutchinson were elected as Class III Directors of the Fund by owners of its common stock to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders in the year 2016 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until they resign or are otherwise removed.

Kenneth D. Fuller and Eileen A. Kamerick were elected as Class II Directors of the Fund by owners of its common stock to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders in the year 2014 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until she resigns or is otherwise removed.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company that is managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”), and subadvised by Western Asset Management Company (“WAM”). LMPFA and WAM are wholly owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”).

For more information, please contact the Fund at 1-888-777-0102 or visit the Fund’s web site at www.lmcef.com.

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 Fund.