SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(D)(1) or 13(E)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
Western Asset Premier Bond Fund
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
Western Asset Premier Bond Fund
(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))
Taxable Auction Market Preferred Shares, Series M and Series W, Without Par
(Title of Class of Securities)
957664204
957664303
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
100 First Stamford Place,
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
With a Copy to:
Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704
Telephone: (212) 596-9000
Calculation of Filing Fee
| Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee* | |
| Not Applicable | Not Applicable | |
| * | No filing fee is required because this filing includes only preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
| ¨ | Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
| Amount Previously Paid: Not Applicable | Filing Party: Not Applicable | |
| Form or Registration No.: Not Applicable | Date Filed: Not Applicable |
| x | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
| ¨ | third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
| x | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
| ¨ | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
| ¨ | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. ¨
ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11.
Not applicable.
| ITEM 12. | EXHIBITS. |
| Exhibit No. |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Definitive proxy statement of the Issuer dated April 9, 2014. | |
ITEM 13.
Not applicable.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Definitive proxy statement of the Issuer dated April 9, 2014. | |
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