Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of December 2019, January and February 2020.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

Month

Record Date

Ex-Dividend Date

Payable Date

December

12/20/2019

12/19/2019

12/31/2019

January

1/24/2020

1/23/2020

2/3/2020

February

2/21/2020

2/20/2020

3/2/2020

Ticker

Fund Name

Month

Amount

 

TYPE

Change
from
Previous
Distribution

PAI

Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.

December

$0.05500

Income

(0.0025)

 

 

January

$0.05500

 

Income

 

February

$0.05500

Income

WEA

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

December

$0.06600

Income

-

 

 

January

$0.06600

 

Income

 

February

$0.06600

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 2020 and early 2021, 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.