Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of March, April and May 2020

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of March, April and May 2020.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

Month	Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Payable Date
March	3/24/2020	3/23/2020	4/1/2020
April	4/23/2020	4/22/2020	5/1/2020
May	5/21/2020	5/20/2020	6/1/2020

Ticker	Fund Name	Month	Amount		Type	Change from Previous Distribution
TLI	Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund Inc.	March	$0.06600		Income	0.0030
		April	$0.06600		Income
		May	$0.06600		Income
HIX	Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.	March	$0.04900		Income	0.0005
		April	$0.04900		Income
		May	$0.04900		Income
HIO	Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.	March	$0.03250		Income	0.0005
		April	$0.03250		Income
		May	$0.03250		Income
HYI	Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.	March	$0.09450		Income	0.0005
		April	$0.09450		Income
		May	$0.09450		Income
EHI	Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.	March	$0.06700		Income	0.0010
		April	$0.06700		Income
		May	$0.06700		Income
GDO	Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.	March	$0.10100		Income	-
		April	$0.10100		Income
		May	$0.10100		Income
GFY	Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc.	March	$0.07750		Income	-
		April	$0.07750		Income
		May	$0.07750		Income
IGI	Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.	March	$0.07100		Income	(0.0055)
		April	$0.07100		Income
		May	$0.07100		Income
DMO	Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc.	March	$0.14000		Income	(0.0100)
		April	$0.14000		Income
		May	$0.14000		Income
SBI	Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc.	March	$0.02350	^(a)	Income	-
		April	$0.02350		Income
		May	$0.02350		Income
MMU	Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.	March	$0.04500		Income	-
		April	$0.04500		Income
		May	$0.04500		Income
MHF	Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.	March	$0.02430		Income	-
		April	$0.02430		Income
		May	$0.02430		Income
MNP	Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.	March	$0.04750		^(b)	-
		April	$0.04750		Income
		May	$0.04750		Income
MTT	Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc.	March	$0.05900	^(c)	Income	-
		April	$0.05900		Income
		May	$0.05900		Income

^(a) Included in the March distribution is approximately $0.00010 of taxable ordinary income.
^(b) Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc.’s (“MNP”) March distribution of $0.04750 per share is composed of $0.03950 per share from Income and $0.00800 per share from Long Term Capital Gain. Also, included in the March income distribution is approximately $0.00010 of taxable ordinary income.
^(c) Included in the March distribution is approximately $0.00800 of taxable ordinary 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 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.