Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders held on January 31, 2014.

Carol L. Colman, Daniel P. Cronin and Jeswald W. Salacuse were elected as Class I Directors of the Fund by shareholders of the Fund’s common stock to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders in the year 2017 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until they resign or are otherwise removed.

Eileen A. Kamerick and Kenneth D. Fuller were elected as a Class II Directors of the Fund by owners of its common stock to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders in the year 2015 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until they resign or are otherwise removed.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a diversified closed-end management investment company that is advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., and is sub-advised by Western Asset Management Company, an affiliate of the adviser.

Contact the Fund at 1-888-777-0102 for more information or consult the Fund’s web site at www.lmcef.com.

All data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Legg Mason, Inc. and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Fund.