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

811-6506

 

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY

 

10018

(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:

November 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

August 31, 2012

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                                                  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 



 

WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MUNI FUND INC.

 

FORM N-Q

AUGUST 31, 2012

 


 

WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MUNI FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

August 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 131.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anchorage, AK, GO, Refunding, FGIC

 

6.000%

 

10/1/14

 

$

500,000

 

$

552,270

 

Arizona — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinal County, AZ, Electric District No. 3

 

4.000%

 

7/1/23

 

1,000,000

 

1,051,580

 

Pinal County, AZ, Electric District No. 3

 

5.000%

 

7/1/24

 

1,760,000

 

1,980,088

 

Pinal County, AZ, Electric District No. 3

 

5.000%

 

7/1/25

 

1,280,000

 

1,431,770

 

Total Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,463,438

 

California — 10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California Statewide CDA Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lodi Memorial Hospital, CMI

 

5.000%

 

12/1/22

 

2,000,000

 

2,175,200

 

Proposition 1A Receivables Program

 

5.000%

 

6/15/13

 

2,000,000

 

2,072,060

 

Los Angeles, CA, COP, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, INDLC

 

9.625%

 

7/1/13

 

185,000

 

199,010

(a)

M-S-R Energy Authority, CA, Gas Revenue

 

6.125%

 

11/1/29

 

3,000,000

 

3,558,240

 

Modesto, CA, Irrigation District Electric Revenue

 

5.000%

 

7/1/24

 

4,130,000

 

4,870,880

 

Modesto, CA, Irrigation District Electric Revenue

 

5.000%

 

7/1/25

 

2,000,000

 

2,341,660

 

San Francisco, CA, Airport Improvement Corp., Lease Revenue, United Airlines Inc.

 

8.000%

 

7/1/13

 

60,000

 

63,773

(a)

Total California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,280,823

 

Colorado — 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Revenue Charter School:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bromley School Project, XLCA

 

5.125%

 

9/15/20

 

1,155,000

 

1,212,819

 

Refunding & Improvement, University Lab School, XLCA

 

5.250%

 

6/1/24

 

1,350,000

 

1,379,768

 

E-470 Public Highway Authority Revenue, CO

 

5.250%

 

9/1/25

 

2,000,000

 

2,201,020

 

Public Authority for Colorado Energy, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue

 

6.125%

 

11/15/23

 

2,000,000

 

2,333,040

 

SBC Metropolitan District, CO, GO, ACA

 

5.000%

 

12/1/25

 

750,000

 

764,520

 

Total Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,891,167

 

Connecticut — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut State HEFA Revenue, Bristol Hospital

 

5.500%

 

7/1/21

 

1,845,000

 

1,865,000

 

Connecticut State, Development Authority PCR, Connecticut Light & Power Co. Project

 

4.375%

 

9/1/28

 

2,500,000

 

2,707,500

 

Total Connecticut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,572,500

 

Florida — 8.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., FL

 

5.000%

 

6/1/16

 

5,000,000

 

5,610,150

 

Jacksonville, FL, Sales Tax Revenue, Better Jacksonville

 

5.000%

 

10/1/30

 

1,500,000

 

1,716,930

 

Miami-Dade County, FL, School Board, COP

 

5.000%

 

2/1/24

 

2,000,000

 

2,258,720

 

Old Palm Community Development District, FL, Palm Beach Gardens

 

5.375%

 

5/1/14

 

890,000

 

879,489

 

Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Hospital Adventist Health Systems

 

6.250%

 

11/15/24

 

1,500,000

 

1,517,175

(b)

Total Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,982,464

 

Georgia — 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Athens, GA, Housing Authority Student Housing Lease Revenue, University of Georgia East Campus, AMBAC

 

5.250%

 

12/1/23

 

970,000

 

981,620

(b)

Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Revenue

 

6.000%

 

11/1/23

 

2,000,000

 

2,520,000

 

DeKalb Private Hospital Authority Revenue, GA, Anticipation CTFS, Children’s Health Care of Atlanta Inc.

 

5.000%

 

11/15/29

 

2,000,000

 

2,214,640

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MUNI FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Georgia — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DeKalb, Newton & Gwinnett Counties, GA, Joint Development Authority Revenue, GGC Foundation LLC Project

 

6.000%

 

7/1/29

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,171,610

 

Georgia Municipal Electric Authority, Power Revenue, Refunding, AGM

 

5.000%

 

1/1/18

 

3,000,000

 

3,043,980

 

Griffin, GA, Combined Public Utilities Revenue, Refunding & Improvement, AMBAC

 

5.000%

 

1/1/21

 

1,000,000

 

1,027,360

 

Total Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,959,210

 

Illinois — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Revenue, Refunding Bonds, Lien A-2, AGM

 

5.750%

 

1/1/19

 

1,500,000

 

1,580,910

(c)

Glendale Heights, IL, Hospital Revenue, Refunding Glendale Heights Project

 

7.100%

 

12/1/15

 

555,000

 

620,046

(a)

Illinois Development Finance Authority, Chicago Charter School Foundation Project A

 

5.250%

 

12/1/12

 

80,000

 

80,949

(a)

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, Memorial Health System

 

5.250%

 

4/1/29

 

1,670,000

 

1,839,121

 

Total Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,121,026

 

Indiana — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana State Finance Authority, Environmental Revenue, U.S. Steel Corp.

 

6.000%

 

12/1/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,071,910

 

Indianapolis, IN, Thermal Energy System, Multi-Mode

 

5.000%

 

10/1/23

 

4,000,000

 

4,504,640

(d)

Total Indiana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,576,550

 

Iowa — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muscatine, IA, Electric Revenue

 

9.700%

 

1/1/13

 

165,000

 

169,970

(a)

Kansas — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burlington, KS, Environmental Improvement Revenue, Kansas City Power & Light

 

5.250%

 

4/1/13

 

2,500,000

 

2,548,900

(e)

Maryland — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland State Health & Higher EFA Revenue, Refunding Mercy Medical Center, AGM

 

6.500%

 

7/1/13

 

195,000

 

202,890

 

Massachusetts — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts State DFA Revenue, Curry College, ACA

 

6.000%

 

3/1/20

 

395,000

 

395,739

 

Michigan — 12.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Revenue, Senior Lien

 

5.250%

 

7/1/26

 

5,000,000

 

5,429,400

 

Michigan State Housing Development Authority Rental Housing Revenue

 

5.250%

 

10/1/24

 

2,640,000

 

2,806,109

 

Michigan State, Hospital Finance Authority Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oakwood Obligated Group

 

5.500%

 

11/1/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,060,630

(b)

Refunding, Hospital Sparrow Obligated

 

5.000%

 

11/15/12

 

500,000

 

504,205

 

Refunding, Hospital Sparrow Obligated

 

5.000%

 

11/15/14

 

1,190,000

 

1,295,636

 

Walled Lake, MI, Consolidated School District, NATL

 

5.000%

 

5/1/22

 

1,000,000

 

1,065,080

 

Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Revenue, Detroit Metropolitan Airport

 

5.000%

 

12/1/16

 

5,000,000

 

5,546,050

(c)

Total Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,707,110

 

Missouri — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority, KC Power & Light Co. Project

 

4.900%

 

7/1/13

 

2,500,000

 

2,562,700

(c)(e)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MUNI FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Nevada — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humboldt County, NV, PCR, Idaho Power Co. Project

 

5.150%

 

12/1/24

 

$

4,000,000

 

$

4,438,120

 

New Hampshire — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Hampshire HEFA Revenue, Healthcare Systems Covenant Health

 

5.000%

 

7/1/28

 

6,400,000

 

6,876,736

 

New Jersey — 10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey State EDA Revenue, Continental Airlines Inc. Project

 

4.875%

 

9/15/19

 

2,000,000

 

2,036,280

(c)

New Jersey State EFA Revenue, University of Medicine & Dentistry

 

7.125%

 

12/1/23

 

2,000,000

 

2,496,900

 

New Jersey State Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue

 

5.375%

 

6/1/24

 

4,000,000

 

4,523,240

 

New Jersey State Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue, AGC

 

5.875%

 

6/1/21

 

1,220,000

 

1,385,615

(c)

New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue

 

5.250%

 

6/15/23

 

4,000,000

 

4,833,720

 

Ringwood Borough, NJ, Sewer Authority Special Obligation

 

9.875%

 

7/1/13

 

25,000

 

26,962

(a)

Total New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,302,717

 

New Mexico — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bernalillo County, NM, Gross Receipts Tax Revenue, AMBAC

 

5.250%

 

10/1/18

 

1,100,000

 

1,349,898

 

New Mexico Finance Authority Revenue, Subordinated Lien, Public Project Revolving Fund, NATL

 

5.000%

 

6/15/19

 

1,415,000

 

1,607,794

 

Total New Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,957,692

 

New York — 7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York State Dormitory Authority, New York & Presbyterian Hospital, AGM

 

5.250%

 

2/15/24

 

2,975,000

 

3,161,146

 

New York State Thruway Authority Highway & Bridge Trust Fund Revenue, AMBAC

 

5.000%

 

4/1/21

 

2,000,000

 

2,256,780

(f)

New York, NY, GO

 

5.000%

 

8/1/21

 

5,000,000

 

6,208,400

 

Total New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,626,326

 

North Carolina — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Power Systems Revenue

 

5.000%

 

1/1/26

 

1,750,000

 

1,983,432

 

Ohio — 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Municipal Power-Ohio Inc., Electricity Purchase Revenue

 

5.000%

 

2/1/13

 

2,000,000

 

2,030,820

 

Kettering, OH, City School District, School Improvement, AGM

 

5.000%

 

12/1/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,067,070

 

Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority Revenue, FirstEnergy Generation Corp.

 

5.625%

 

6/1/18

 

1,000,000

 

1,151,560

 

Ohio State Water Development Authority, Pollution Control Facilities Revenue, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp.

 

3.375%

 

7/1/15

 

5,000,000

 

5,194,450

(e)

Total Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,443,900

 

Oklahoma — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand River Dam Authority, OK, Revenue

 

5.000%

 

6/1/30

 

2,500,000

 

2,887,600

 

Oregon — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portland, OR, River District Urban Renewal & Redevelopment

 

5.000%

 

6/15/28

 

570,000

 

653,967

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MUNI FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Pennsylvania — 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montgomery County, PA, IDA Revenue, New Regional Medical Center Project, FHA

 

5.000%

 

8/1/24

 

$

2,000,000

 

$

2,309,940

 

Northampton County, PA, IDA Revenue, Mortgage Moravian Hall Square Project, Radian

 

5.500%

 

7/1/19

 

1,365,000

 

1,378,595

 

Pennsylvania State Public School Building Authority Lease Revenue, Philadelphia School District Project, AGM

 

5.000%

 

6/1/27

 

2,000,000

 

2,322,920

 

Philadelphia, PA, Gas Works Revenue, 7th General Ordinance, AMBAC

 

5.000%

 

10/1/17

 

1,000,000

 

1,155,410

 

Philadelphia, PA, Water & Wastewater, FGIC

 

5.250%

 

11/1/14

 

2,000,000

 

2,013,540

 

Pittsburgh, PA, School District GO, AGM

 

5.375%

 

9/1/16

 

1,350,000

 

1,569,308

 

Total Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,749,713

 

Puerto Rico — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Government Development Bank, NATL

 

4.750%

 

12/1/15

 

2,000,000

 

2,037,700

 

Puerto Rico Commonwealth, GO, Public Improvement

 

5.500%

 

7/1/26

 

5,000,000

 

5,476,150

 

Total Puerto Rico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,513,850

 

Rhode Island — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Falls, RI, GO, Radian

 

5.875%

 

5/15/15

 

1,000,000

 

909,250

 

South Carolina — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greenville County, SC, School District Installment Purchase, Revenue, Refunding, Building Equity

 

6.000%

 

12/1/21

 

1,100,000

 

1,126,125

(b)

Tennessee — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Revenue

 

5.250%

 

9/1/20

 

2,030,000

 

2,275,630

 

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Revenue

 

5.250%

 

9/1/23

 

4,940,000

 

5,466,060

 

Total Tennessee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,741,690

 

Texas — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Revenue, Refunding, AGM

 

5.500%

 

11/1/20

 

1,000,000

 

1,073,140

(c)

El Paso County, TX, Housing Finance Corp., La Plaza Apartments, Subordinated

 

8.000%

 

7/1/30

 

235,000

 

235,012

 

El Paso County, TX, Housing Finance Corp., MFH Revenue, American Village Communities

 

6.250%

 

12/1/24

 

360,000

 

360,871

 

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue, NATL

 

5.125%

 

1/1/28

 

2,000,000

 

2,240,860

 

Sabine River Authority, Texas PCR, Southwestern Electric Power Co., NATL

 

4.950%

 

3/1/18

 

3,000,000

 

3,387,750

 

Southwest Higher Education Authority Inc., Southern Methodist University Project, AMBAC

 

5.500%

 

10/1/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,003,700

(b)

Texas State Department Housing Community Affairs Home Mortgage Revenue, RIBS, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC-Collateralized

 

13.303%

 

7/2/24

 

125,000

 

137,232

(c)(d)

Total Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,438,565

 

Virginia — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pittsylvania County, VA, GO

 

5.500%

 

2/1/22

 

540,000

 

643,739

 

Pittsylvania County, VA, GO

 

5.500%

 

2/1/23

 

1,030,000

 

1,221,127

 

Pittsylvania County, VA, GO

 

5.600%

 

2/1/24

 

2,490,000

 

2,950,501

 

Virginia State Small Business Financing Authority Revenue, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project

 

5.000%

 

1/1/27

 

2,000,000

 

2,169,440

(c)

Total Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,984,807

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MUNI FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2012

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Washington — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue, Multicare Health System

 

5.750%

 

8/15/29

 

$

1,000,000

 

$

1,178,700

 

Wisconsin — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

La Crosse, WI, Resource Recovery Revenue, Refunding Bonds, Northern States Power Co. Project

 

6.000%

 

11/1/21

 

2,000,000

 

2,418,220

(c)

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $176,760,081)

 

192,218,167

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, NC, Health Care System Revenue, AGM, SPA-Dexia Credit Local

 

0.220%

 

1/15/43

 

100,000

 

100,000

(g)(h)

Texas — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rockwall, TX, ISD, GO, School Building, PSFG, SPA-Dexia Credit Local

 

0.220%

 

8/1/37

 

1,790,000

 

1,790,000

(g)(h)

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $1,890,000)

 

 

 

1,890,000

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 132.5% (Cost — $178,650,081#)

 

 

 

194,108,167

 

Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, at Liquidation Value — (34.1)%

 

 

 

(50,000,000)

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,397,703

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

146,505,870

 

 

(a)

Bonds are escrowed to maturity by government securities and/or U.S. government agency securities and are considered by the manager to be triple-A rated even if issuer has not applied for new ratings.

(b)

Pre-Refunded bonds are escrowed with U.S. government obligations and/or U.S. government agency securities and are considered by the manager to be triple-A rated even if issuer has not applied for new ratings.

(c)

Income from this issue is considered a preference item for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”).

(d)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available.

(e)

Maturity date shown represents the mandatory tender date.

(f)

All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts.

(g)

Variable rate demand obligations have a demand feature under which the Fund can tender them back to the issuer or liquidity provider on no more than 7 days notice.

(h)

Maturity date shown is the final maturity date. The security may be sold back to the issuer before final maturity.

#

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

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ACA

- American Capital Assurance - Insured Bonds

 

AGC

- Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Bonds

 

AGM

- Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation - Insured Bonds

 

AMBAC

- American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation - Insured Bonds

 

CDA

- Communities Development Authority

 

CMI

- California Mortgage Insurance Program - Insured Bonds

 

COP

- Certificates of Participation

 

CTFS

- Certificates

 

DFA

- Development Finance Agency

 

EDA

- Economic Development Authority

 

EFA

- Educational Facilities Authority

 

FGIC

- Financial Guaranty Insurance Company - Insured Bonds

 

FHA

- Federal Housing Administration

 

FHLMC

- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

FNMA

- Federal National Mortgage Association

 

GNMA

- Government National Mortgage Association

 

GO

- General Obligation

 

HEFA

- Health & Educational Facilities Authority

 

IDA

- Industrial Development Authority

 

INDLC

- Industrial Indemnity Company - Insured Bonds

 

ISD

- Independent School District

 

MFH

- Multi-Family Housing

 

NATL

- National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation - Insured Bonds

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MUNI FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

August 31, 2012

 

 

PCR

- Pollution Control Revenue

 

PSFG

- Permanent School Fund Guaranty

 

Radian

- Radian Asset Assurance - Insured Bonds

 

RIBS

- Residual Interest Bonds

 

SPA

- Standby Bond Purchase Agreement - Insured Bonds

 

XLCA

- XL Capital Assurance Inc. - Insured Bonds

 

Summary of Investments by Industry †

 

Industrial Revenue

 

18.7

%

Power

 

17.9

 

Health Care

 

12.9

 

Transportation

 

10.2

 

Local General Obligation

 

9.1

 

Special Tax Obligation

 

5.3

 

Education

 

5.2

 

Water & Sewer

 

5.1

 

Leasing

 

3.7

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity

 

3.5

 

State General Obligation

 

2.8

 

Housing

 

1.8

 

Other

 

1.5

 

Solid Waste/Resource Recovery

 

1.3

 

Short-Term Investments

 

1.0

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

† As a percentage of total investments. Please note that Fund holdings are as of August 31, 2012 and are subject to change.

 

Ratings Table*

Standard & Poor’s/Moody’s/Fitch**

 

AAA/Aaa

 

1.1

%

AA/Aa

 

29.9

 

A

 

49.1

 

BBB/Baa

 

13.4

 

BB/Ba

 

0.5

 

B

 

1.1

 

CCC/Caa

 

0.5

 

A-1/VMIG 1

 

1.0

 

NR

 

3.4

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

* As a percentage of total investments.

** The ratings shown are based on each portfolio security’s rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch, each a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”).  These ratings are the opinions of the NRSRO and are not measures of quality or guarantees of performance.  Securities may be rated by other NRSROs, and these ratings may be higher or lower. In the event that a security is rated by multiple NRSROs and receives different ratings, the Fund will treat the security as being rated in the highest rating category received from a NRSRO.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

 

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on December 19, 1991 and is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Board of Directors authorized 100 million shares of $0.001 par value common stock.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide common shareholders a high level of current income exempt from regular federal income taxes consistent with prudent investing.

 

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. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value.  Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, 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 values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

 

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances.  Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

 

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations.  The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors quarterly.

 

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

 

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

·                  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 methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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

 

ASSETS

 

 

QUOTED PRICES

 

OTHER

SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

SIGNIFICANT

UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Municipal bonds†

 

 

$

192,218,167

 

 

$

192,218,167

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

1,890,000

 

 

1,890,000

 

Total investments

 

 

$

194,108,167

 

 

$

194,108,167

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

QUOTED PRICES

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

13,393

 

 

 

$

13,393

 

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

(b) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes.  A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

 

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or cash equivalents with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the ‘‘initial margin’’ and subsequent payments (‘‘variation margin’’) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract.

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

 

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

 

2.  Investments

 

At August 31, 2012, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

15,615,310

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(157,224

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

15,458,086

 

 

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Notes to schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At August 31, 2012, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

BASIS
VALUE

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

UNREALIZED
LOSS

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds

 

56

 

9/12

 

$

8,414,607

 

$

8,428,000

 

$

(13,393

)

 

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 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, 2012.

 

Primary Underlying
Risk Disclosure

 

Futures Contracts
Unrealized Depreciation

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

$

(13,393

)

 

During the period ended August 31, 2012, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average market value

 

Futures contracts (to sell)

 

$

5,136,944

 

 

4. Recent accounting pronouncement

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (“ASU No. 2011-04”).  ASU No. 2011-04 establishes common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated ASU No. 2011-04 and concluded that it does not materially impact the financial statement amounts; however, as required, additional disclosure has been included about fair value measurement.

 

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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 Intermediate Muni Fund Inc.

 

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:  October 26, 2012

 

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, 2012

 

By

/s/ Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Richard F. Sennett

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

 

Date:  October 26, 2012