UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 1, 2019
Western Asset Premier Bond Fund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Massachusetts | ||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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| 811-10603 | 36-3768815 | |||
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||
| 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD | 21202 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(888) 777-0102
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 1, 2019, Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (the “Fund”) issued a press release, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the appointment of Peter J. Taylor as a trustee of the Fund, effective March 1, 2019.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Fund under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Fund, dated March 1, 2019. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Western Asset Premier Bond Fund | ||||||
| Date: March 1, 2019 | By: | /s/ Thomas C. Mandia | ||||
| Name: | Thomas C. Mandia | |||||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary |