UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-21337

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

55 Water Street, New York, NY

 

10041

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-888-777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

May 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

August 31, 2009

 

 



 

ITEM 1.            SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH

INCOME FUND INC.

 

FORM N-Q

AUGUST 31, 2009

 



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 76.9%

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 13.6%

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

1,660,000

 

 

 

Allison Transmission Inc., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 11/1/15 (a)(b)

 

$

1,402,700

 

790,000

 

 

 

Keystone Automotive Operations Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes,
9.750% due 11/1/13

 

211,325

 

 

 

 

 

Visteon Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

154,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 8/1/10 (c)

 

10,010

 

613,000

 

 

 

12.250% due 12/31/16 (a)(c)

 

44,443

 

 

 

 

 

Total Auto Components

 

1,668,478

 

Automobiles — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Corp.:

 

 

 

570,000

 

 

 

Notes, 7.200% due 1/15/11 (c)

 

86,925

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Debentures:

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 7/15/23 (c)

 

45,000

 

3,500,000

 

 

 

8.375% due 7/15/33 (c)

 

555,625

 

 

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

 

687,550

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

1,550,000

 

 

 

Education Management LLC/Education Management Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.250% due 6/1/16

 

1,629,437

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

185,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 10/1/18

 

178,063

 

210,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 4/1/27

 

178,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

1,986,000

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.2%

 

 

 

1,765,000

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/15/14

 

1,546,581

 

1,350,000

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.125% due 5/15/11

 

1,248,750

 

521,000

 

 

 

Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, Senior Notes,
7.250% due 11/15/19 (a)

 

330,835

 

875,000

 

 

 

Denny’s Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 10/1/12

 

881,562

 

 

 

 

 

El Pollo Loco Inc.:

 

 

 

775,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 11.750% due 11/15/13

 

666,500

 

180,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 11.750% due 12/1/12 (a)

 

189,000

 

1,410,000

 

 

 

Harrahs Operating Escrow LLC/Harrahs Escrow Corp.,
Senior Secured Notes, 11.250% due 6/1/17 (a)

 

1,441,725

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Notes,
12.000% due 11/15/10 (c)(d)

 

445,000

 

 

 

 

 

MGM MIRAGE Inc.:

 

 

 

560,000

 

 

 

Notes, 6.750% due 9/1/12

 

449,400

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

475,000

 

 

 

10.375% due 5/15/14 (a)

 

502,313

 

1,135,000

 

 

 

11.125% due 11/15/17 (a)

 

1,234,312

 

 

 

 

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

675,000

 

 

 

7.125% due 8/15/14

 

475,875

 

625,000

 

 

 

6.875% due 2/15/15

 

434,375

 

220,000

 

 

 

Penn National Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.750% due 8/15/19 (a)

 

219,450

 

95,000

 

 

 

River Rock Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes,
9.750% due 11/1/11

 

84,075

 

770,000

 

 

 

Sbarro Inc., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 2/1/15

 

550,550

 

1,150,000

 

 

 

Seneca Gaming Corp., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 5/1/12

 

1,086,750

 

150,000

 

 

 

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes,
4.680% due 2/1/14 (a)(e)

 

74,250

 

 

 

 

 

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

110,000

 

 

 

6.000% due 4/1/12 (c)(d)

 

35,338

 

760,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 8/15/16 (c)(d)

 

240,350

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.2% (continued)

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

Turning Stone Casino Resort Enterprise, Senior Notes,
9.125% due 12/15/10 (a)

 

$

1,950,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

14,086,991

 

Household Durables — 0.8%

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 6/1/16

 

68,800

 

675,000

 

 

 

K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 11.500% due 5/1/13

 

656,437

 

2,180,000

 

 

 

Norcraft Cos. LP/Norcraft Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 11/1/11

 

2,212,700

 

445,000

 

 

 

Norcraft Holdings LP/Norcraft Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes, 9.750% due 9/1/12

 

427,200

 

 

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

 

3,365,137

 

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

EUR

 

Cirsa Capital Luxembourg, 7.875% due 7/15/12 (a)

 

2,625,225

 

255,000

 

 

 

WMG Acquisition Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 9.500% due 6/15/16 (a)

 

265,200

 

 

 

 

 

Total Leisure Equipment & Products

 

2,890,425

 

Media — 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,315,000

 

 

 

10.125% due 10/15/13

 

2,312,106

 

1,785,000

 

 

 

10.125% due 10/15/13 (a)

 

1,782,769

 

380,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.500% due 10/15/15

 

366,700

 

3,257,000

 

 

 

CCH I LLC/CCH I Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes,
11.000% due 10/1/15 (c)(d)

 

472,265

 

849,000

 

 

 

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., Senior Notes,
10.250% due 10/1/13 (c)(d)

 

947,696

 

1,570,000

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Notes,
10.500% due 1/15/15 (a)

 

1,436,550

 

125,000

 

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, Senior Discount Notes, 12.125% due 1/15/12 (c)(d)

 

1,250

 

215,000

 

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC/Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes,
11.750% due 5/15/11 (c)(d)

 

1,344

 

1,150,000

 

 

 

Charter Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
12.875% due 9/15/14 (a)(d)

 

1,253,500

 

46,000

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 4.774% due 5/15/14 (a)(d)(e)(f)

 

19,550

 

1,120,000

 

 

 

Comcast Corp., 5.700% due 5/15/18

 

1,184,709

 

 

 

 

 

CSC Holdings Inc.:

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

Senior Debentures, 7.875% due 2/15/18

 

1,462,500

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 4/1/11

 

254,375

 

575,000

 

 

 

6.750% due 4/15/12

 

580,750

 

 

 

 

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

3,060,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 5/31/15

 

3,014,100

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

7.875% due 9/1/19 (a)

 

3,965,000

 

830,000

 

 

 

Grupo Televisa SA, Senior Notes, 6.625% due 3/18/25

 

834,994

 

3,155,000

 

 

 

Idearc Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 11/15/16 (c)

 

256,344

 

2,000,000

 

EUR

 

ITV PLC, Senior Notes, 10.000% due 6/30/14

 

2,869,099

 

 

 

 

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

650,000

 

 

 

8.875% due 1/15/16 (c)

 

41,438

 

100,000

 

 

 

8.875% due 10/15/17 (c)

 

6,375

 

1,100,000

 

 

 

Rogers Cable Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.875% due 5/1/12

 

1,233,075

 

270,000

 

 

 

Sun Media Corp., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 2/15/13

 

184,275

 

200,000

 

 

 

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 2/14/19

 

246,619

 

160,000

 

 

 

Time Warner Inc., 6.500% due 11/15/36

 

161,637

 

1,810,000

 

 

 

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
12.000% due 7/1/14 (a)

 

1,909,550

 

330,000

 

 

 

UPC Holding BV, Senior Notes, 9.875% due 4/15/18 (a)

 

335,363

 

 

 

 

 

Virgin Media Finance PLC:

 

 

 

955,000

 

 

 

Senior Bonds, 9.500% due 8/15/16

 

986,037

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Media — 6.9% (continued)

 

 

 

2,030,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.125% due 8/15/16

 

$

2,065,525

 

 

 

 

 

Total Media

 

30,185,495

 

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

245,000

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., Senior Notes, 10.625% due 7/15/15

 

273,175

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc.:

 

 

 

1,143,784

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.000% due 10/15/15 (b)

 

857,838

 

1,400,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 7.125% due 6/1/28

 

1,071,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Multiline Retail

 

2,202,013

 

Specialty Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

1,070,000

 

 

 

Blockbuster Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 9/1/12

 

564,425

 

860,000

 

 

 

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 11/1/14

 

825,600

 

 

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

1,390,025

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%

 

 

 

1,115,000

 

 

 

Oxford Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 11.375% due 7/15/15

 

1,165,175

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

59,627,289

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 1.1%

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.4%

 

 

 

785,000

 

 

 

Constellation Brands Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 12/15/14

 

802,662

 

340,000

 

 

 

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc., Senior Notes, 6.820% due 5/1/18

 

379,872

 

390,000

 

 

 

PepsiCo Inc., Senior Notes, 7.900% due 11/1/18

 

492,701

 

 

 

 

 

Total Beverages

 

1,675,235

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%

 

 

 

168,045

 

 

 

CVS Caremark Corp., Pass-Through Certificates, 5.298% due 1/11/27 (a)

 

152,921

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes:

 

 

 

100,340

 

 

 

5.880% due 1/10/28

 

92,783

 

618,277

 

 

 

6.036% due 12/10/28

 

585,168

 

 

 

 

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

 

830,872

 

Food Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dole Food Co., Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

420,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 6/15/10

 

420,000

 

432,000

 

 

 

8.875% due 3/15/11

 

433,080

 

 

 

 

 

Total Food Products

 

853,080

 

Household Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

490,000

 

 

 

Visant Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/13

 

497,350

 

Tobacco — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

550,000

 

 

 

10.000% due 7/15/16 (a)

 

545,875

 

320,000

 

 

 

10.000% due 7/15/16 (a)

 

317,600

 

 

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

 

863,475

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

4,720,012

 

ENERGY — 13.6%

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

260,000

 

 

 

Baker Hughes Inc., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 11/15/18

 

312,227

 

560,000

 

 

 

Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/16

 

483,000

 

750,000

 

 

 

Key Energy Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 12/1/14

 

682,500

 

270,000

 

 

 

Pride International Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 7/15/14

 

274,050

 

390,000

 

 

 

Transocean Inc., Senior Notes, 5.250% due 3/15/13

 

410,968

 

 

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

2,162,745

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 13.1%

 

 

 

800,000

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes, 6.450% due 9/15/36

 

794,409

 

280,000

 

 

 

Apache Corp., Senior Notes, 6.000% due 1/15/37

 

310,075

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 13.1% (continued)

 

 

 

1,405,000

 

 

 

Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes, 8.750% due 7/15/12

 

$

1,264,500

 

670,000

 

 

 

Berry Petroleum Co., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 6/1/14

 

702,663

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,350,000

 

 

 

6.375% due 6/15/15

 

1,236,937

 

270,000

 

 

 

6.625% due 1/15/16

 

246,713

 

2,535,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 12/15/18

 

2,332,200

 

160,000

 

 

 

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., Senior Notes, 6.800% due 11/15/15

 

176,960

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

245,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 5/15/15

 

233,975

 

255,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 5/15/17

 

242,250

 

487,402

 

 

 

Corral Petroleum Holdings AB, Senior Secured Subordinated Bonds, 5.509% due 4/15/10 (a)(b)(e)

 

375,300

 

230,000

 

 

 

Devon Energy Corp., Debentures, 7.950% due 4/15/32

 

286,592

 

1,900,000

 

 

 

Ecopetrol SA, Notes, 7.625% due 7/23/19 (a)

 

2,035,470

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

 

2,050,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 12/15/12

 

2,089,311

 

1,260,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 1/15/32

 

1,128,276

 

125,000

 

 

 

Notes, 7.875% due 6/15/12

 

128,707

 

70,000

 

 

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co., Bonds, 8.375% due 6/15/32

 

84,088

 

480,000

 

 

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP, Senior Notes, 6.700% due 7/1/18

 

510,320

 

 

 

 

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLP:

 

 

 

980,000

 

 

 

Junior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 8/1/66

 

851,209

 

550,000

 

 

 

Senior Bonds, 6.300% due 9/15/17

 

591,733

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

Subordinated Notes, 7.034% due 1/15/68

 

2,463,651

 

1,530,000

 

 

 

EXCO Resources Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 1/15/11

 

1,507,050

 

1,555,000

 

 

 

Forest Oil Corp., Senior Notes, 8.500% due 2/15/14 (a)

 

1,570,550

 

655,000

 

 

 

International Coal Group Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 7/15/14

 

556,750

 

2,990,000

 

 

 

KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub B.V., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/2/13 (a)

 

2,930,200

 

390,000

 

 

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Medium-Term Notes,
6.950% due 1/15/38

 

422,998

 

 

 

 

 

LUKOIL International Finance BV:

 

 

 

946,000

 

 

 

6.656% due 6/7/22 (a)

 

860,860

 

1,850,000

 

 

 

Bonds, 6.356% due 6/7/17 (a)

 

1,748,250

 

830,000

 

 

 

Notes, 6.356% due 6/7/17 (a)

 

784,350

 

2,020,000

 

 

 

Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 4/15/13

 

1,919,000

 

330,000

 

 

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 11/1/13

 

381,702

 

 

 

 

 

OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

690,000

 

 

 

7.875% due 12/15/14

 

445,050

 

445,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 12/15/14

 

291,475

 

5,917,000

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Senior Bonds, 6.625% due 6/15/35

 

5,418,682

 

510,000

 

 

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 9.125% due 7/15/13

 

520,200

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, 8.000% due 5/3/19 (a)

 

2,825,000

 

870,000

 

 

 

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., Senior Notes,
9.750% due 8/14/19 (a)

 

949,387

 

5,560,000

 

 

 

Petronas Capital Ltd., 5.250% due 8/12/19 (a)

 

5,555,118

 

410,000

 

 

 

Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 5/1/17 (a)

 

360,800

 

585,000

 

 

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 3/1/16

 

623,025

 

1,335,000

 

 

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes, 11.750% due 1/1/16

 

1,421,775

 

1,150,000

 

 

 

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III, Senior Secured Bonds, 5.500% due 9/30/14 (a)

 

1,195,767

 

 

 

 

 

SandRidge Energy Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

8.625% due 4/1/15 (b)

 

945,000

 

675,000

 

 

 

9.875% due 5/15/16 (a)

 

678,375

 

1,245,000

 

 

 

SemGroup LP, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 11/15/15 (a)(c)(d)

 

80,925

 

660,000

 

 

 

Stone Energy Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 12/15/11

 

597,300

 

1,140,000

 

 

 

Teekay Corp., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 7/15/11

 

1,140,000

 

355,000

 

 

 

W&T Offshore Inc., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 6/15/14 (a)

 

314,175

 

630,000

 

 

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 2/1/14

 

620,550

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 13.1% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Williams Cos., Inc.:

 

 

 

1,060,000

 

 

 

Notes, 8.750% due 3/15/32

 

$

1,195,580

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.625% due 7/15/19

 

1,086,502

 

440,000

 

 

 

XTO Energy Inc., Senior Notes, 5.500% due 6/15/18

 

454,028

 

 

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

57,485,763

 

 

 

 

 

Total ENERGY

 

59,648,508

 

FINANCIALS — 13.3%

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.6%

 

 

 

1,120,000

 

 

 

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 2/1/18

 

1,279,261

 

330,000

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes, 6.150% due 4/1/18

 

348,923

 

390,000

 

 

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Notes, 6.875% due 4/25/18

 

398,866

 

470,000

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley, Medium-Term Notes, 6.625% due 4/1/18

 

503,039

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

 

2,530,089

 

Commercial Banks — 3.6%

 

 

 

1,050,000

 

 

 

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Subordinated Bonds,
6.135% due 10/13/16 (a)(e)

 

974,915

 

 

 

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Subordinated Bonds:

 

 

 

1,840,000

 

 

 

6.375% due 4/30/22 (a)(e)

 

1,451,968

 

454,000

 

 

 

6.375% due 4/30/22 (a)(e)

 

361,681

 

 

 

 

 

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes:

 

 

 

2,230,000

 

 

 

Notes, 9.000% due 6/11/14 (a)

 

2,380,302

 

 

 

 

 

Secured Notes:

 

 

 

1,232,000

 

 

 

7.175% due 5/16/13 (a)

 

1,235,080

 

4,120,000

 

 

 

7.125% due 1/14/14 (a)

 

4,140,600

 

1,350,000

 

 

 

7.125% due 1/14/14 (a)

 

1,350,810

 

470,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 6.299% due 5/15/17 (a)

 

426,525

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

280,000

 

 

 

7.175% due 5/16/13 (a)

 

281,624

 

1,529,000

 

 

 

6.299% due 5/15/17 (a)

 

1,379,922

 

1,350,000

 

 

 

Wachovia Corp., Senior Notes, 5.750% due 2/1/18

 

1,420,080

 

350,000

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Capital XV, Junior Subordinated Notes,
9.750% due 9/26/13 (e)(g)

 

357,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

15,760,507

 

Consumer Finance — 3.5%

 

 

 

260,000

 

 

 

American Express Co., Notes, 7.000% due 3/19/18

 

273,233

 

2,000,000

 

EUR

 

FMG Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Bonds, 9.750% due 9/1/13 (a)

 

3,055,590

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.:

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

 

Notes, 7.000% due 10/1/13

 

1,160,281

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

115,000

 

 

 

9.875% due 8/10/11

 

113,832

 

380,000

 

 

 

12.000% due 5/15/15

 

396,006

 

1,930,000

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 8/1/12

 

1,777,532

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC LLC:

 

 

 

730,000

 

 

 

Notes, 2.200% due 12/19/12

 

736,229

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

978,000

 

 

 

6.875% due 8/28/12 (a)

 

860,640

 

30,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 12/31/13 (a)

 

24,975

 

3,877,000

 

 

 

8.000% due 11/1/31 (a)

 

3,033,753

 

36,000

 

 

 

Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 12/31/18 (a)

 

26,550

 

4,350,000

 

 

 

SLM Corp., Senior Notes, 0.664% due 7/26/10 (e)

 

3,980,811

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

15,439,432

 

Diversified Financial Services — 4.0%

 

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

AAC Group Holding Corp., Senior Discount Notes,
10.250% due 10/1/12 (a)

 

306,250

 

490,000

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes, 5.650% due 5/1/18

 

474,600

 

550,000

 

 

 

CCM Merger Inc., Notes, 8.000% due 8/1/13 (a)

 

448,250

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services — 4.0% (continued)

 

 

 

840,000

 

 

 

Citigroup Funding Inc., Notes, 2.250% due 12/10/12

 

$

849,034

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Inc.:

 

 

 

290,000

 

 

 

Notes, 6.875% due 3/5/38

 

262,686

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

490,000

 

 

 

6.125% due 11/21/17

 

462,972

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

8.500% due 5/22/19

 

2,189,826

 

290,000

 

 

 

El Paso Performance-Linked Trust Certificates, Senior Notes,
7.750% due 7/15/11 (a)

 

297,794

 

470,000

 

 

 

Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd., Senior Notes,
6.218% due 12/15/10 (a)(e)

 

458,250

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Capital Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,950,000

 

 

 

2.125% due 12/21/12

 

1,962,732

 

650,000

 

 

 

5.625% due 5/1/18

 

648,345

 

2,000,000

 

EUR

 

ISS Financing PLC, Senior Secured Bonds, 11.000% due 6/15/14 (a)

 

2,975,209

 

220,000

 

 

 

John Deere Capital Corp., Senior Notes, 4.900% due 9/9/13

 

233,850

 

 

 

 

 

Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

540,000

 

 

 

8.125% due 9/15/15

 

531,900

 

340,000

 

 

 

7.125% due 3/15/17

 

313,650

 

 

 

 

 

TNK-BP Finance SA:

 

 

 

550,000

 

 

 

6.625% due 3/20/17 (a)

 

490,875

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,220,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 7/18/16 (a)

 

1,152,900

 

170,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 7/18/16 (a)

 

162,350

 

1,490,000

 

 

 

7.875% due 3/13/18 (a)

 

1,408,050

 

890,000

 

 

 

Vanguard Health Holdings Co., I LLC, Senior Discount Notes,
step bond to yield 9.952% due 10/1/15

 

898,900

 

755,000

 

 

 

Vanguard Health Holdings Co., II LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 10/1/14

 

745,562

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

17,273,985

 

Insurance — 0.7%

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 8/15/18

 

3,208,092

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

Forest City Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 6/1/15

 

18,975

 

2,275,000

 

 

 

Host Marriott LP, Senior Notes, 7.125% due 11/1/13

 

2,212,437

 

 

 

 

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

6.500% due 6/1/16

 

163,188

 

690,000

 

 

 

6.750% due 4/1/17

 

652,050

 

 

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

3,046,650

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

 

 

 

169,000

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond to yield 23.322% due 6/30/15 (a)(d)(f)

 

63,375

 

1,750,000

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.375% due 4/15/15

 

717,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

 

780,875

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

58,039,630

 

HEALTH CARE — 5.2%

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.1%

 

 

 

240,000

 

 

 

Cardinal Health Inc., Senior Bonds, 5.850% due 12/15/17

 

253,094

 

620,000

 

 

 

Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 7/15/15

 

625,425

 

1,300,000

 

 

 

DaVita Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.250% due 3/15/15

 

1,261,000

 

 

 

 

 

HCA Inc.:

 

 

 

1,360,000

 

 

 

Notes, 6.375% due 1/15/15

 

1,196,800

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

 

9.250% due 11/15/16

 

2,588,250

 

4,386,000

 

 

 

9.625% due 11/15/16 (b)

 

4,440,825

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

Humana Inc., Senior Notes, 7.200% due 6/15/18

 

1,939,768

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.1% (continued)

 

 

 

2,680,000

 

 

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.750% due 6/15/14

 

$

2,633,100

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,030,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 2/1/13

 

952,750

 

1,015,000

 

 

 

9.000% due 5/1/15 (a)

 

1,045,450

 

215,000

 

 

 

10.000% due 5/1/18 (a)

 

232,738

 

1,968,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 8.875% due 7/1/19 (a)

 

2,027,040

 

 

 

 

 

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

160,000

 

 

 

4.635% due 6/1/15 (e)

 

130,400

 

135,000

 

 

 

8.500% due 6/1/15 (b)

 

130,950

 

3,377,000

 

 

 

US Oncology Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 7.654% due 3/15/12 (b)(e)

 

2,887,335

 

240,000

 

 

 

WellPoint Inc., Notes, 5.875% due 6/15/17

 

249,311

 

 

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

22,594,236

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

 

 

 

1,270,000

 

 

 

Leiner Health Products Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes,
11.000% due 6/1/12 (c)(d)

 

6,350

 

260,000

 

 

 

Wyeth, Notes, 5.950% due 4/1/37

 

284,138

 

 

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

290,488

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

22,884,724

 

INDUSTRIALS — 6.5%

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%

 

 

 

1,897,000

 

 

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 4/1/15 (b)

 

1,090,775

 

 

 

 

 

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

845,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 6/15/12

 

857,675

 

325,000

 

 

 

6.375% due 10/15/15

 

307,938

 

 

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

2,256,388

 

Airlines — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines Inc.:

 

 

 

195,810

 

 

 

8.388% due 5/1/22

 

144,899

 

 

 

 

 

Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

279,117

 

 

 

8.312% due 4/2/11

 

231,667

 

290,000

 

 

 

7.339% due 4/19/14

 

223,300

 

2,290,000

 

 

 

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 8/1/15 (a)

 

1,614,450

 

 

 

 

 

Total Airlines

 

2,214,316

 

Building Products — 0.6%

 

 

 

1,560,000

 

 

 

Associated Materials Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 4/15/12

 

1,404,000

 

 

 

 

 

GTL Trade Finance Inc.:

 

 

 

740,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 10/20/17 (a)

 

797,720

 

376,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.250% due 10/20/17 (a)

 

405,328

 

160,000

 

 

 

Nortek Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.500% due 9/1/14 (d)

 

76,000

 

1,130,000

 

 

 

NTK Holdings Inc., Senior Discount Notes,
step bond to yield 11.542% due 3/1/14 (d)

 

56,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total Building Products

 

2,739,548

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.5%

 

 

 

900,000

 

 

 

Allied Waste North America Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 4/15/14

 

939,062

 

2,510,000

 

 

 

Altegrity Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 11/1/15 (a)

 

2,089,575

 

1,498,000

 

 

 

DynCorp International LLC/DIV Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 2/15/13

 

1,526,087

 

 

 

 

 

RSC Equipment Rental Inc.:

 

 

 

1,295,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.500% due 12/1/14

 

1,165,500

 

735,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 10.000% due 7/15/17 (a)

 

771,750

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

6,491,974

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.6%

 

 

 

7,177,000

 

 

 

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 7.500% due 10/18/17 (a)

 

$

7,230,827

 

Machinery — 0.2%

 

 

 

680,000

 

 

 

Terex Corp., Senior Notes, 10.875% due 6/1/16

 

715,700

 

Road & Rail — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

790,000

 

 

 

9.375% due 5/1/12

 

782,100

 

2,080,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 12/1/13

 

1,892,800

 

615,000

 

 

 

12.500% due 4/1/16 (a)

 

651,900

 

1,130,000

 

 

 

RailAmerica Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.250% due 7/1/17 (a)

 

1,173,788

 

 

 

 

 

Total Road & Rail

 

4,500,588

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%

 

 

 

595,000

 

 

 

Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/16 (a)

 

525,088

 

1,020,000

 

 

 

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/15/16

 

882,300

 

1,415,000

 

 

 

Penhall International Corp., Senior Secured Notes,
12.000% due 8/1/14 (a)(d)

 

573,075

 

 

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

1,980,463

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swift Transportation Co., Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

110,000

 

 

 

8.190% due 5/15/15 (a)(e)

 

56,650

 

890,000

 

 

 

12.500% due 5/15/17 (a)

 

493,950

 

 

 

 

 

Total Transportation Infrastructure

 

550,600

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

28,680,404

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.7%

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

520,000

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., Senior Notes, 12.250% due 11/15/15 (b)

 

413,400

 

1,240,000

 

 

 

First Data Corp., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 9/24/15

 

1,066,400

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

SunGard Data Systems Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes,
10.250% due 8/15/15

 

1,492,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total IT Services

 

2,972,300

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freescale Semiconductor Inc.:

 

 

 

70,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.875% due 12/15/14

 

47,600

 

325,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.125% due 12/15/16

 

182,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

229,600

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

3,201,900

 

MATERIALS — 7.0%

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.1%

 

 

 

210,000

 

 

 

Methanex Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 8/15/12

 

207,900

 

220,000

 

 

 

Westlake Chemical Corp., Senior Notes, 6.625% due 1/15/16

 

210,100

 

 

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

 

418,000

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.7%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

EUR

 

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA, Senior Notes,
9.500% due 6/15/17 (a)

 

2,783,026

 

575,000

 

 

 

Radnor Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 3/15/10 (c)(d)(f)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

 

2,783,026

 

Metals & Mining — 4.6%

 

 

 

1,050,000

 

 

 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre-Codelco, Notes, 5.500% due 10/15/13 (a)

 

1,140,790

 

 

 

 

 

Evraz Group SA, Notes:

 

 

 

2,010,000

 

 

 

8.875% due 4/24/13 (a)

 

1,846,688

 

280,000

 

 

 

8.875% due 4/24/13 (a)

 

258,300

 

2,950,000

 

 

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 4/1/17

 

3,079,676

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

Metals USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 11.125% due 12/1/15

 

1,840,000

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Metals & Mining — 4.6% (continued)

 

 

 

486,893

 

 

 

Noranda Aluminium Acquisition Corp., Senior Notes,
6.163% due 5/15/15 (b)(e)

 

$

299,439

 

950,000

 

 

 

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 2/15/15

 

774,250

 

1,530,000

 

 

 

Ryerson Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 11/1/15

 

1,415,250

 

250,000

 

 

 

Steel Dynamics Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 11/1/12

 

246,875

 

 

 

 

 

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

490,000

 

 

 

9.750% due 5/15/14

 

531,650

 

410,000

 

 

 

10.250% due 5/15/16

 

455,100

 

810,000

 

 

 

10.750% due 5/15/19

 

926,438

 

 

 

 

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes:

 

 

 

1,448,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 1/17/34

 

1,689,079

 

2,704,000

 

 

 

6.875% due 11/21/36

 

2,720,778

 

2,980,000

 

 

 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 1/15/14 (a)

 

2,927,850

 

 

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

 

20,152,163

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.6%

 

 

 

2,110,000

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada, Senior Secured Notes,
13.750% due 4/1/11 (a)(c)

 

2,015,050

 

 

 

 

 

Appleton Papers Inc.:

 

 

 

375,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.125% due 6/15/11 (d)

 

284,062

 

715,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 6/15/14 (d)

 

326,219

 

410,000

 

 

 

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes, 7.250% due 7/29/19 (a)

 

442,706

 

2,095,000

 

 

 

NewPage Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 6.733% due 5/1/12 (e)

 

906,087

 

 

 

 

 

PE Paper Escrow GmbH, Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

EUR

 

11.750% due 8/1/14 (a)

 

2,876,272

 

270,000

 

 

 

12.000% due 8/1/14 (a)

 

277,258

 

 

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

7,127,654

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

30,480,843

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 9.8%

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc.:

 

 

 

630,000

 

 

 

Global Notes, 5.600% due 5/15/18

 

666,554

 

720,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 6.400% due 5/15/38

 

768,499

 

 

 

 

 

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,996,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 2/1/17 (a)

 

1,811,370

 

1,714,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 2/1/17 (a)

 

1,551,170

 

240,000

 

 

 

British Telecommunications PLC, Bonds, 9.625% due 12/15/30

 

302,566

 

120,000

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures, 6.300% due 12/1/28

 

87,000

 

535,000

 

 

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.500% due 5/1/15 (c)(d)

 

669

 

3,505,000

 

 

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 6/15/16

 

3,671,487

 

900,000

 

 

 

Intelsat Intermediate Holding Co., Ltd., Senior Discount Notes,
step bond to yield 11.445% due 2/1/15

 

882,000

 

210,000

 

 

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 6/15/16 (a)

 

216,825

 

350,000

 

 

 

Koninklijke KPN NV, Senior Notes, 8.375% due 10/1/30

 

448,216

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

965,000

 

 

 

12.250% due 3/15/13

 

945,700

 

1,105,000

 

 

 

9.250% due 11/1/14

 

917,150

 

1,895,000

 

 

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, Senior Secured Bonds,
8.875% due 5/1/16 (a)

 

1,932,900

 

1,520,000

 

 

 

Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes,
7.500% due 2/15/14

 

1,474,400

 

85,000

 

 

 

Qwest Corp., Senior Notes, 3.879% due 6/15/13 (e)

 

79,050

 

450,000

 

 

 

Telefonica Emisones SAU, Senior Notes, 6.221% due 7/3/17

 

498,239

 

828,000

 

 

 

UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes, 8.250% due 5/23/16 (a)

 

796,950

 

 

 

 

 

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

510,000

 

 

 

5.500% due 2/15/18

 

536,499

 

560,000

 

 

 

6.400% due 2/15/38

 

607,428

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

9



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.8% (continued)

 

 

 

430,000

 

 

 

Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes,
8.375% due 4/30/13 (a)

 

$

430,516

 

1,535,000

 

 

 

VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes, Secured Notes, 8.375% due 4/30/13 (a)

 

1,545,011

 

 

 

 

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA:

 

 

 

155,000

 

 

 

Senior Bonds, 10.750% due 12/1/15 (a)

 

167,400

 

2,000,000

 

EUR

 

Senior Notes, 11.750% due 7/15/17 (a)

 

2,972,206

 

1,925,000

 

 

 

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes, 8.625% due 8/1/16

 

1,941,844

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

25,251,649

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.0%

 

 

 

630,000

 

 

 

ALLTEL Communications Inc., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 12/1/17 (a)(b)

 

766,588

 

1,090,000

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes, 5.625% due 11/15/17

 

1,098,470

 

2,800,000

 

 

 

Cricket Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
7.750% due 5/15/16 (a)

 

2,730,000

 

170,000

 

 

 

Rogers Wireless Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/12

 

177,013

 

 

 

 

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

320,000

 

 

 

8.375% due 3/15/12

 

322,000

 

7,500,000

 

 

 

8.750% due 3/15/32

 

6,262,500

 

6,510,000

 

 

 

True Move Co., Ltd., Notes, 10.750% due 12/16/13 (a)

 

6,135,675

 

 

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

17,492,246

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

42,743,895

 

UTILITIES — 6.1%

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 2.8%

 

 

 

770,000

 

 

 

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Senior Notes, 6.875% due 7/30/19 (a)

 

816,200

 

2,050,000

 

 

 

EEB International Ltd., Senior Bonds, 8.750% due 10/31/14 (a)

 

2,193,500

 

581,000

 

 

 

Enersis SA, Notes, 7.375% due 1/15/14

 

641,665

 

270,000

 

 

 

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes, 7.375% due 11/15/31

 

298,916

 

550,000

 

 

 

Orion Power Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/10

 

570,625

 

290,000

 

 

 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., First Mortgage Bonds, 6.050% due 3/1/34

 

317,154

 

11,000,000

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Senior Notes,
10.250% due 11/1/15

 

7,342,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

12,180,560

 

Gas Utilities — 0.3%

 

 

 

1,480,000

 

 

 

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.,
Senior Notes, 6.875% due 12/15/13

 

1,443,000

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

525,000

 

 

 

9.375% due 9/15/10

 

543,375

 

670,000

 

 

 

8.875% due 2/15/11

 

693,450

 

2,940,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 3/1/14

 

2,877,525

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 10/15/15

 

1,462,500

 

1,150,000

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 7.750% due 6/1/19

 

822,250

 

 

 

 

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,890,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 6/15/16

 

1,549,800

 

550,000

 

 

 

7.200% due 5/15/19

 

401,500

 

765,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 5/15/27

 

516,375

 

845,000

 

 

 

Mirant North America LLC, Senior Notes, 7.375% due 12/31/13

 

815,425

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,195,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 2/1/14

 

2,140,125

 

605,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 2/1/16

 

580,044

 

 

 

 

 

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

12,402,369

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.2%

 

 

 

820,000

 

 

 

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, Senior Notes, 7.625% due 7/29/19 (a)

 

873,300

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

26,899,229

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost — $356,590,545)

 

336,926,434

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

10



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.0%

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 0.0%

 

 

 

Home Equity — 0.0%

 

 

 

110,125

 

 

 

Finance America Net Interest Margin Trust, 5.250% due 6/27/34 (a)(d)(f)

 

$

55

 

 

 

 

 

Sail Net Interest Margin Notes:

 

 

 

42,974

 

 

 

7.000% due 7/27/33 (a)(d)(f)

 

21

 

14,101

 

 

 

7.000% due 7/27/33 (a)(d)(f)

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost — $166,864)

 

83

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION — 0.3%

 

 

 

7,396,753

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIPS, IO, 5.500% due 6/1/33 (d)(h) (Cost - $2,516,738)

 

1,273,594

 

COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOAN — 0.5%

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.5%

 

 

 

Media — 0.5%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

Newsday LLC, Term Loan, 9.750% due 7/15/13 (Cost - $2,067,500)

 

2,047,500

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 3.7%

 

 

 

FHLMC — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC):

 

 

 

3,864,348

 

 

 

5.721% due 3/1/37 (e)(h)

 

4,061,291

 

2,877,889

 

 

 

5.862% due 5/1/37 (e)(h)

 

3,036,094

 

155,275

 

 

 

6.092% due 9/1/37 (e)(h)

 

164,119

 

5,677,695

 

 

 

Gold, 5.500% due 4/1/38 (h)

 

5,925,762

 

 

 

 

 

Total FHLMC

 

13,187,266

 

FNMA — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA):

 

 

 

2,828,123

 

 

 

5.000% due 6/1/35 (h)

 

2,916,778

 

82,066

 

 

 

5.500% due 6/1/36 (h)

 

85,972

 

 

 

 

 

Total FNMA

 

3,002,750

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost — $15,339,070)

 

16,190,016

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 12.3%

 

 

 

Argentina — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina:

 

 

 

1,074,000

 

EUR

 

9.000% due 6/20/03 (c)

 

362,066

 

1,100,000

 

EUR

 

10.250% due 1/26/07 (c)

 

370,831

 

1,729,117

 

EUR

 

8.000% due 2/26/08 (c)

 

582,918

 

1,550,000

 

DEM

 

11.750% due 11/13/26 (c)

 

267,168

 

522,000

 

EUR

 

Medium-Term Notes, 10.000% due 2/22/07 (c)

 

175,976

 

 

 

 

 

Total Argentina

 

1,758,959

 

Brazil — 1.8%

 

 

 

13,409,000

 

BRL

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, 10.000% due 7/1/10

 

7,202,083

 

800,000

 

 

 

Federative Republic of Brazil, 7.125% due 1/20/37

 

888,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Brazil

 

8,090,083

 

Colombia — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia:

 

 

 

544,000

 

 

 

11.750% due 2/25/20

 

758,880

 

2,852,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 9/18/37

 

2,994,600

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

11



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Colombia — 0.9% (continued)

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.375% due 3/18/19

 

$

109,700

 

 

 

 

 

Total Colombia

 

3,863,180

 

Indonesia — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Indonesia:

 

 

 

15,399,000,000

 

IDR

 

10.250% due 7/15/22

 

1,477,267

 

25,206,000,000

 

IDR

 

11.000% due 9/15/25

 

2,471,711

 

11,646,000,000

 

IDR

 

Bonds, 9.750% due 5/15/37

 

973,885

 

 

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

 

4,922,863

 

Mexico — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States:

 

 

 

148,000

 

 

 

11.375% due 9/15/16

 

199,060

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

5.625% due 1/15/17

 

4,070

 

1,046,000

 

 

 

6.750% due 9/27/34

 

1,090,455

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mexico

 

1,293,585

 

Panama — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama:

 

 

 

621,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 3/15/15

 

691,794

 

1,275,000

 

 

 

9.375% due 4/1/29

 

1,638,375

 

3,080,000

 

 

 

6.700% due 1/26/36

 

3,149,300

 

 

 

 

 

Total Panama

 

5,479,469

 

Peru — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru:

 

 

 

278,000

 

 

 

8.750% due 11/21/33

 

344,025

 

1,774,000

 

 

 

Bonds, 6.550% due 3/14/37

 

1,774,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

Global Bonds, 7.350% due 7/21/25

 

54,750

 

895,000

 

 

 

Global Senior Bonds, 8.375% due 5/3/16

 

1,051,625

 

 

 

 

 

Total Peru

 

3,224,400

 

Russia — 2.6%

 

 

 

10,996,800

 

 

 

Russian Federation, 7.500% due 3/31/30 (a)

 

11,381,688

 

Turkey — 0.7%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 7/14/17

 

3,270,000

 

United Arab Emirates — 0.2%

 

 

 

750,000

 

 

 

MDC-GMTN B.V., Senior Notes, 5.750% due 5/6/14 (a)

 

783,425

 

Venezuela — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:

 

 

 

365,000

 

 

 

8.500% due 10/8/14

 

308,425

 

10,627,000

 

 

 

5.750% due 2/26/16 (a)

 

7,332,630

 

475,000

 

 

 

7.650% due 4/21/25

 

283,812

 

 

 

 

 

Collective Action Securities:

 

 

 

1,608,000

 

 

 

9.375% due 1/13/34

 

1,101,480

 

875,000

 

 

 

Notes, 10.750% due 9/19/13

 

840,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

 

9,866,347

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost — $56,671,425)

 

53,933,999

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 0.7%

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.5%

 

 

 

650,000

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), Global Bonds, 1.625% due 7/27/11

 

656,063

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

12



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.5% (continued)

 

 

 

210,000

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Senior Notes,
3.000% due 7/28/14 (h)

 

$

213,297

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA):

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

5.625% due 11/15/21 (h)

 

1,064,387

 

500,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 5.500% due 9/14/17 (h)

 

500,874

 

 

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies

 

2,434,621

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds:

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

3.500% due 2/15/39

 

53,025

 

220,000

 

 

 

4.250% due 5/15/39

 

222,510

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

1.500% due 7/15/12

 

60,136

 

30,000

 

 

 

2.625% due 6/30/14

 

30,401

 

210,000

 

 

 

2.750% due 2/15/19

 

198,860

 

160,000

 

 

 

3.125% due 5/15/19

 

156,250

 

 

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations

 

721,182

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost — $3,084,134)

 

3,155,803

 

U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed:

 

 

 

3,161,540

 

 

 

2.000% due 1/15/26

 

3,078,550

 

983,728

 

 

 

2.375% due 1/15/27

 

1,009,551

 

2,439,441

 

 

 

1.750% due 1/15/28

 

2,279,353

 

1,416,625

 

 

 

3.875% due 4/15/29

 

1,780,077

 

936,378

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed, 2.625% due 7/15/17

 

997,535

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost — $9,088,696)

 

9,145,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK — 0.0%

 

 

 

MATERIALS — 0.0%

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.0%

 

 

 

1,690

 

 

 

Georgia Gulf Corp.* (Cost - $61,941)

 

50,711

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.5%

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.1%

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.1%

 

 

 

30,500

 

 

 

Corts-Ford Motor Co., 7.400%

 

454,145

 

1,900

 

 

 

Corts-Ford Motor Co., 8.000%

 

29,450

 

 

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

 

483,595

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

10,727

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp., 0.000% (a)(e)(f)*

 

4,559

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

488,154

 

FINANCIALS — 0.2%

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

1,176

 

 

 

Preferred Blocker Inc., 7.000% (a)

 

547,171

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

2,600

 

 

 

Preferred Plus, Trust, Series FRD-1, 7.400%

 

37,726

 

9,700

 

 

 

Saturns, Series F 2003-5, 8.125%

 

154,812

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

192,538

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

739,709

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

13



 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

August 31, 2009

 

Shares

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

MATERIALS — 0.2%

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.2%

 

 

 

37,836

 

 

 

Georgia Gulf Corp.

 

$

1,049,938

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost — $2,498,528)

 

2,277,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

 

 

2,675

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations,
Expires 4/15/20*

 

68,213

 

570

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurant Holdings, Expires 4/28/14(d)(f)*

 

0

 

12,259

 

 

 

CNB Capital Trust, Expires 3/23/19(a)(f)*

 

337

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost — $83,262)

 

68,550

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
(Cost — $448,168,703)

 

425,069,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 3.0%

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement — 3.0%

 

 

 

13,075,000

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley tri-party repurchase agreement dated 8/31/09, 0.170% due 9/1/09; Proceeds at maturity - $13,075,062; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government agency obligation, 1.500% due 1/7/11; Market value - $13,368,696) (Cost - $13,075,000)

 

13,075,000

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost — $461,243,703#)

 

$

438,144,557

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.

(b)

Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.

(c)

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of August 31, 2009.

(d)

Illiquid security.

(e)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at August 31, 2009.

(f)

Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

(g)

Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date.

(h)

On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC) into conservatorship.

#

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

BRL

-

Brazilian Real

 

DEM

-

German Mark

 

EUR

-

Euro

 

GMAC

-

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

 

IDR

-

Indonesian Rupiah

 

IO

-

Interest Only

 

OJSC

-

Open Joint Stock Company

 

STRIPS

-

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

14



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).  The Fund’s primary investment objective is high current income. The Fund’s secondary objective is total return.

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

 

(a) Investment Valuation.  Debt securities are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities.  Publicly traded foreign government debt securities are typically traded internationally in the over-the-counter market, and are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices as of the close of business of that market.  Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade.  When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund may value these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

The Fund has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“FAS 157”).  FAS 157 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value.  The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

·                  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

·                  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·                  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach, depending on the type of the security and the particular circumstance.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Other Significant
Observable
Inputs

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 

 

Description

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$

336,843,509

 

$

82,925

 

$

336,926,434

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

83

 

83

 

Collateralized mortgage obligation

 

 

1,273,594

 

 

1,273,594

 

Collateralized senior loan

 

 

2,047,500

 

 

2,047,500

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

16,190,016

 

 

16,190,016

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

53,933,999

 

 

53,933,999

 

U.S. government & agency obligations

 

 

3,155,803

 

 

3,155,803

 

U.S. treasury inflation protected securities

 

 

9,145,066

 

 

9,145,066

 

Common stock

 

$

50,711

 

 

 

50,711

 

Preferred stocks

 

676,133

 

1,597,109

 

4,559

 

2,277,801

 

Warrants

 

 

68,213

 

337

 

68,550

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

726,844

 

$

424,254,809

 

$

87,904

 

$

425,069,557

 

Short-term investments

 

 

13,075,000

 

 

13,075,000

 

Total investments

 

$

726,844

 

$

437,329,809

 

$

87,904

 

$

438,144,557

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency contracts

 

 

$

(144,883

)

 

$

(144,883

)

Interest rate swaps

 

 

(27,382

)

 

(27,382

)

Credit default swaps on credit indices - sell protection

 

 

(3,180,820

)

 

(3,180,820

)

Total other financial instruments

 

 

$

(3,353,085

)

 

$

(3,353,085

)

Total

 

$

726,844

 

$

433,976,724

 

$

87,904

 

$

434,791,472

 

 

Values include any premiums paid or received with respect to swap contracts

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

CORPORATE

 

ASSET-

 

COMMON
STOCKS

 

PREFERRED
STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

BONDS &
NOTES

 

BACKED
SECURITIES

 

CONSUMER
DISCRETIONARY

 

CONSUMER
DISCRETIONARY

 

WARRANTS

 

TOTAL

 

Balance as of May 31, 2009

 

$

1,206,667

 

 

 

$

4,559

 

$

337

 

$

1,211,563

 

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

9,290

 

 

 

 

 

9,290

 

Realized gain/(loss) 1

 

 

 

$

(694,145

)

 

 

(694,145

)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 2

 

7,758

 

 

695,435

 

 

 

703,193

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

 

(1,290

)

 

 

(1,290

)

Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

(1,140,790

)

$

83

 

 

 

 

(1,140,707

)

Balance as of August 31, 2009

 

$

82,925

 

$

83

 

 

$

4,559

 

$

337

 

$

87,904

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at August 31, 2009 2

 

$

(535,855

)

$

(166,780

)

 

 

 

$

(702,635

)

 

1                   This amount is included in net realized gain (loss) from investment.

2                   Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized.

 

(b) Repurchase Agreements.  When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market daily to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults, and the market value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 

(c) Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction.  A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was closed.

 

16



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

(d) Swap Agreements. The Fund may invest in swaps for the purpose of managing their exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio transactions.

 

Credit default swaps

 

The Fund may enter into credit default swap (“CDS”) contracts for investment purposes, to manage its credit risk or to add leverage. CDS agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically corporate or sovereign issuers, on a specified obligation, or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index. The Fund may use a CDS to provide protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where a Fund has exposure to a sovereign issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a stream of payments throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. These amounts of potential payments will be partially offset by any recovery of values from the respective referenced obligations. As a seller of protection, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

 

Implied spreads are the theoretical prices a lender receives for credit default protection. When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market perceived credit risk falls. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. Credit spreads utilized in determining the period end market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for credit derivatives. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values, particularly in relation to the notional amount of the contract as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/ performance risk.

 

Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.

 

Interest Rate Swaps

The Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts.  Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional principal amount. The net periodic payments received or paid on interest rate swap agreements are recognized as realized gains or losses. Interest rate swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from the market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap is recognized as a realized gain or loss. The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or changes in the present value of the future cash flow streams and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that that amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation/(depreciation). Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. Periodic payments and premiums received or

 

17



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

made by a Fund are recorded as realized gains or losses, respectively. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities held as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments. The risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms, and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements.

 

As disclosed in the Fair Values of Derivatives – Balance Sheet table that follows each Fund’s summary of open swap contracts, the aggregate fair value of credit default swaps in a net liability position as of August 31, 2009 was $(3,180,820). The Fund did not post or receive collateral for swaps at August 31, 2009. If a defined credit event had occurred as of August 31, 2009, the swaps’ credit-risk-related contingent features would have been triggered and the Fund would have been required to pay up to $25,800,000 less the value of the contracts’ related reference obligations.

 

As of August 31, 2009, the Brazil CETIP Interbank Deposit (CDI) rate was 8.62%.

 

(e) Stripped Securities. The Fund invests in “Stripped Securities,” a term used collectively for stripped fixed income securities. Stripped securities can be principal only securities (“PO”), which are debt obligations that have been stripped of unmatured interest coupons or, interest only securities (“IO”), which are unmatured interest coupons that have been stripped from debt obligations. As is the case with all securities, the market value of Stripped Securities will fluctuate in response to changes in economic conditions, interest rates and the market’s perception of the securities. However, fluctuations in response to interest rates may be greater in Stripped Securities than for debt obligations of comparable maturities that pay interest currently. The amount of fluctuation increases with a longer period of maturity.

 

The yield to maturity on IO’s is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying debt obligation and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying debt obligation experiences greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IO’s.

 

(f) Loan Participations.  The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.

 

The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.

 

(g) Inflation-Indexed Bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value or interest rate is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value or interest rate of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount or lower interest rate) will be reduced. Inflation adjustments to the principal amount of inflation-indexed bonds are reflected as an increase or decrease to investment. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

 

(h) Foreign Currency Translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates at the date of valuation.  Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

 

(i) Security Transactions.  Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

18



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

2.  Investments

 

At August 31, 2009, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

16,726,922

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(39,826,068

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(23,099,146

)

 

At August 31, 2009, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Foreign Currency

 

Local
Currency

 

Market
Value

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Gain(Loss)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British Pound

 

1,680,000

 

$

2,737,359

 

11/19/09

 

$

(116,524

)

Euro

 

3,450,000

 

4,949,206

 

11/19/09

 

(18,829

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(135,353

)

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

British Pound

 

1,683,000

 

2,742,247

 

11/19/09

 

110,101

 

Euro

 

1,050,000

 

1,506,280

 

11/19/09

 

(16,851

)

Euro

 

14,100,000

 

20,227,189

 

11/19/09

 

(102,780

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,530

)

Net Unrealized Loss on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

$

(144,883

)

 

At August 31, 2009, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

 

NOTIONAL
AMOUNT 

 

TERMINATION
DATE

 

PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND ‡

 

PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND ‡

 

UPFRONT
PREMIUMS
PAID/
(RECEIVED)

 

UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION

 

Interest Rate Swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.

 

 

4,271,536

 

1/2/12

 

BRL-CDI

 

10.510

%

$

 

$

(18,006

)*

Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.

 

2,653,585

 

1/2/12

 

BRL-CDI

 

10.560

%

 

(9,376

)*

Net unrealized depreciation on open swap contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(27,382

)

 

*Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP ON CREDIT INDICES—SELL PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

 

NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
2

 

TERMINATION
DATE

 

PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND ‡

 

MARKET
VALUE
3

 

UPFRONT
PREMIUMS
PAID/
(RECEIVED)

 

UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION

 

Barclay’s Capital Inc. (CDX North America Crossover Index)

 

 

25,800,000

 

12/20/12

 

3.750% quarterly

 

$

(2,890,570

)

$

290,250

 

$

(3,180,820

)

 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

19



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liabliability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

†  Notional amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

‡  Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at August 31, 2009.

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts

 

Swap
Contracts

 

 

 

Primary Underlying
Risk Disclosure

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Total

 

Interest Rate Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

$

(27,382

)

$

(27,382

)

Foreign Exchange Contracts

 

$

110,101

 

$

(254,984

)

 

 

 

(144,883

)

Credit Contracts

 

 

 

 

(3,180,820

)

 

(3,180,820

)

Total

 

$

110,101

 

$

(254,984

)

 

 

$

(3,208,202

)

$

(3,353,085

)

 

20



 

ITEM 2.                                                   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)                                  The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b)                                 There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3.                                                   EXHIBITS.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 26, 2009

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 26, 2009

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

October 26, 2009