WEA Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of June, July, August and September 2018.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

  Month       Record Date       Ex-Dividend Date       Payable Date June       6/22/2018       6/21/2018       7/02/2018 July       7/20/2018       7/19/2018       8/01/2018 August       8/24/2018       8/23/2018       9/04/2018 September       9/21/2018       9/20/2018       10/01/2018   Ticker       Fund Name       Month       Amount       Type      

Change from Previous Distribution

PAI       Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc1       Jun       $0.0575       Income       - Jul $0.0575 Income

 

Aug $0.0575 Income

 

                Sep       $0.0575       Income      

 

WEA

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Jun $0.0650 Income - Jul $0.0650 Income Aug $0.0650 Income                 Sep       $0.0650       Income        

1 Prior to March 29, 2018, Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. was known as Western Asset Income Fund.

 

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 2019, 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.

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