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

811-10603

 

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

(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:

(888) 777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2010

 

 



 

ITEM 1.          SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

FORM N-Q

MARCH 31, 2010

 



 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 64.6%

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 9.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., Notes

 

8.500%

 

1/18/31

 

 

1,000,000

 

$

1,220,855

 

DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., Notes

 

7.300%

 

1/15/12

 

1,000,000

 

1,088,891

 

Total Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,309,746

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

 

7.625 %

 

10/1/18

 

5,000

 

5,063

 

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

 

7.500 %

 

4/1/27

 

60,000

 

54,900

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,963

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/13

 

395,000

 

351,550

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.750%

 

2/1/16

 

300,000

 

249,750

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

11/15/10

 

530,000

 

254,400

(a)(b)

Landry’s Restaurants Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625%

 

12/1/15

 

110,000

 

118,250

(c)

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority,
Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

11/1/17

 

170,000

 

181,050

(c)

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/16

 

170,000

 

184,875

(c)

Sbarro Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.375%

 

2/1/15

 

90,000

 

75,600

 

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority,
Senior Secured Notes

 

4.136%

 

2/1/14

 

110,000

 

80,300

(c)(d)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

8/15/16

 

205,000

 

14,862

(a)(b)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.625%

 

3/15/18

 

100,000

 

125

(a)(b)

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,510,762

 

Household Durables — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

6/1/16

 

20,000

 

19,950

 

Norcraft Holdings LP/Norcraft Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes

 

9.750%

 

9/1/12

 

71,000

 

67,450

(b)

Total Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87,400

 

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastman Kodak Co., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

11/15/13

 

760,000

 

723,900

 

Media — 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.125%

 

10/15/13

 

110,000

 

112,750

 

Affinion Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

11.500%

 

10/15/15

 

225,000

 

230,625

 

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

13.500%

 

11/30/16

 

108,083

 

128,889

(c)

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.500%

 

1/15/15

 

270,000

 

259,200

(c)

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,
Senior Secured Notes

 

10.875%

 

9/15/14

 

280,000

 

313,250

(c)

CMP Susquehanna Corp.

 

3.531%

 

5/15/14

 

14,000

 

4,185

(b)(c)(d)(e)

Comcast Corp.

 

5.900%

 

3/15/16

 

400,000

 

436,955

 

Comcast Corp., Notes

 

7.050%

 

3/15/33

 

1,000,000

 

1,075,426

 

CSC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

4/15/12

 

250,000

 

261,563

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

10/1/13

 

600,000

 

624,000

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

5/31/15

 

120,000

 

125,400

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/19

 

385,000

 

400,400

 

News America Holdings Inc.

 

8.875%

 

4/26/23

 

400,000

 

503,181

 

Sun Media Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

2/15/13

 

55,000

 

53,969

 

Time Warner Inc., Senior Debentures

 

7.700%

 

5/1/32

 

1,150,000

 

1,327,298

 

Time Warner Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.875%

 

5/1/12

 

1,400,000

 

1,539,937

 

Univision Communications Inc.,
Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

7/1/14

 

420,000

 

459,900

(c)

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Bonds

 

9.500%

 

8/15/16

 

100,000

 

109,250

 

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

8/15/16

 

335,000

 

355,937

 

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,322,115

 

Multiline Retail — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

10/15/15

 

279,478

 

285,068

(f)

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125%

 

6/1/28

 

330,000

 

293,700

 

Total Multiline Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

578,768

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

Specialty Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blockbuster Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

10/1/14

 

 

259,000

 

$

191,012

(c)

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

11/1/14

 

80,000

 

84,400

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

275,412

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

7/15/15

 

255,000

 

284,325

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,152,391

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Corp.

 

9.350%

 

1/10/23

 

700,000

 

682,087

(b)(c)

CVS Corp.

 

5.789%

 

1/10/26

 

828,429

 

815,506

(c)

CVS Pass-Through Trust

 

7.507%

 

1/10/32

 

1,995,820

 

2,219,391

(c)

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

 

5.880%

 

1/10/28

 

931,677

 

909,457

 

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

 

6.036%

 

12/10/28

 

921,415

 

911,307

 

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

 

6.943%

 

1/10/30

 

1,910,431

 

2,025,687

 

Delhaize America Inc., Debentures

 

9.000%

 

4/15/31

 

166,000

 

211,170

 

Safeway Inc., Notes

 

5.800%

 

8/15/12

 

500,000

 

545,285

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,319,890

 

Tobacco — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/16

 

160,000

 

167,200

(c)

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,487,090

 

ENERGY — 9.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

12/15/16

 

150,000

 

148,500

 

GulfMark Offshore Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.750%

 

7/15/14

 

270,000

 

267,975

 

Hercules Offshore LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

10/15/17

 

155,000

 

154,612

(c)

Pride International Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

7/15/14

 

240,000

 

247,200

 

Sonat Inc., Notes

 

7.625%

 

7/15/11

 

500,000

 

522,114

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,340,401

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

5/1/31

 

1,000,000

 

1,123,724

 

Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes

 

8.750%

 

7/15/12

 

750,000

 

701,250

 

Berry Petroleum Co., Senior Notes

 

10.250%

 

6/1/14

 

160,000

 

176,400

 

Burlington Resources Finance Co.

 

7.400%

 

12/1/31

 

450,000

 

525,150

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

6/15/15

 

480,000

 

471,600

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

1/15/16

 

30,000

 

29,400

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

12/15/18

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

6.800%

 

11/15/15

 

150,000

 

167,474

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA,
Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

5/15/15

 

210,000

 

210,525

 

CONSOL Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

4/1/20

 

440,000

 

452,100

(c)

DCP Midstream LP

 

7.875%

 

8/16/10

 

750,000

 

769,290

 

Devon Energy Corp., Debentures

 

7.950%

 

4/15/32

 

310,000

 

389,571

 

Devon Financing Corp. ULC, Notes

 

6.875%

 

9/30/11

 

1,000,000

 

1,079,012

 

El Paso Corp.

 

7.750%

 

6/15/10

 

1,496,000

 

1,510,734

 

El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

7.800%

 

8/1/31

 

190,000

 

186,737

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

7.875%

 

10/1/29

 

1,640,000

 

1,964,984

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

7.300%

 

8/15/31

 

60,000

 

68,369

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

7.125%

 

3/15/12

 

500,000

 

547,446

 

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

4/15/20

 

170,000

 

170,213

(c)

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Notes

 

6.356%

 

6/7/17

 

340,000

 

349,350

(c)

OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875%

 

12/15/14

 

45,000

 

42,075

 

OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.250%

 

12/15/14

 

190,000

 

178,600

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

7/15/13

 

145,000

 

151,344

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co.,
Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

3/1/16

 

140,000

 

154,700

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co.,
Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

10/15/19

 

125,000

 

132,500

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

1/1/16

 

185,000

 

211,825

 

Teekay Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

1/15/20

 

310,000

 

323,950

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Debentures

 

7.500%

 

1/15/31

 

668,000

 

733,987

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

2


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

 

63,000

 

$

76,755

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,199,065

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,539,466

 

FINANCIALS — 10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

 

6.600%

 

1/15/12

 

900,000

 

976,542

 

Morgan Stanley, Notes

 

6.600%

 

4/1/12

 

1,000,000

 

1,084,969

 

Total Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,061,511

 

Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Subordinated Bonds

 

6.375%

 

4/30/22

 

184,000

 

173,242

(c)(d)

Consumer Finance — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

12/15/16

 

680,000

 

716,464

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

8/1/12

 

70,000

 

72,484

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

5/15/15

 

1,030,000

 

1,230,537

 

GMAC Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

8/28/12

 

94,000

 

95,292

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

 

4.750%

 

7/15/13

 

1,670,000

 

1,753,923

 

SLM Corp., Senior Notes

 

0.409%

 

7/26/10

 

1,020,000

 

1,006,188

(d)

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,874,888

 

Diversified Financial Services — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAC Group Holding Corp., Senior Discount Notes

 

10.250%

 

10/1/12

 

440,000

 

439,450

(c)

Air 2 US, Notes

 

8.027%

 

10/1/19

 

420,153

 

372,361

(c)

CCM Merger Inc., Notes

 

8.000%

 

8/1/13

 

140,000

 

121,800

(c)

Citigroup Inc.

 

6.625%

 

6/15/32

 

1,000,000

 

934,478

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/17

 

1,380,000

 

1,411,786

(c)

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

 

5.125%

 

9/15/14

 

1,300,000

 

1,373,320

 

Liberty Media LLC

 

3.750%

 

2/15/30

 

1,860,000

 

976,500

 

New Communications Holdings Inc.,
Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

4/15/22

 

171,000

 

171,000

(c)

Smurfit Kappa Funding PLC,
Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.750%

 

4/1/15

 

150,000

 

147,000

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

3/13/18

 

220,000

 

241,175

(c)

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC

 

6.750%

 

7/15/13

 

500,000

 

560,508

 

UPC Germany GmbH, Senior Secured Bonds

 

8.125%

 

12/1/17

 

100,000

 

103,125

(c)

Vanguard Health Holdings Co., II LLC,
Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

2/1/18

 

215,000

 

209,087

(c)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,061,590

 

Insurance — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XL Capital Ltd.

 

5.250%

 

9/15/14

 

1,000,000

 

1,033,740

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.,
Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

4/1/17

 

260,000

 

266,941

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond

 

0.000%

 

6/30/15

 

65,000

 

29,250

(b)(c)

Realogy Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.500%

 

4/15/14

 

170,000

 

146,625

 

Realogy Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

12.375%

 

4/15/15

 

165,000

 

120,038

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

295,913

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,767,825

 

HEALTH CARE — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

11/15/16

 

90,000

 

90,450

(c)

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

7/15/15

 

200,000

 

207,000

 

HCA Inc., Debentures

 

7.500%

 

11/15/95

 

185,000

 

145,225

 

HCA Inc., Notes

 

6.375%

 

1/15/15

 

430,000

 

408,500

 

HCA Inc., Notes

 

7.690%

 

6/15/25

 

90,000

 

83,250

 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

2/15/13

 

85,000

 

84,363

 

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250%

 

11/15/16

 

195,000

 

207,309

 

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.625%

 

11/15/16

 

399,000

 

427,429

(f)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

3

 


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

Health Care Providers & Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Oncology Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.643%

 

3/15/12

 

 

283,000

 

$

268,142

(d)(f)

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,831,218

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,921,668

 

INDUSTRIALS — 12.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co., Notes

 

6.125%

 

2/15/33

 

600,000

 

630,726

 

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.375%

 

10/15/15

 

535,000

 

549,044

 

Northrop Grumman Corp., Debentures

 

7.750%

 

2/15/31

 

1,000,000

 

1,225,518

 

Systems 2001 Asset Trust

 

6.664%

 

9/15/13

 

158,117

 

167,010

(c)

TransDigm Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.750%

 

7/15/14

 

405,000

 

415,125

(c)

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,987,423

 

Airlines — 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America West Airlines Inc., Ambac Assurance Corp.

 

8.057%

 

7/2/20

 

2,557,991

 

2,455,671

 

Continental Airlines Inc.

 

7.160%

 

9/24/14

 

529,126

 

523,835

 

Continental Airlines Inc.

 

6.820%

 

5/1/18

 

913,728

 

896,595

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.900%

 

1/2/18

 

908,880

 

915,697

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.545%

 

2/2/19

 

1,139,517

 

1,162,307

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.703%

 

6/15/21

 

749,748

 

689,768

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, 2000-1 A-1

 

8.048%

 

11/1/20

 

620,188

 

629,491

 

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

8/1/15

 

460,000

 

430,100

(c)

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.619%

 

3/18/11

 

51,313

 

51,184

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Secured Notes

 

8.021%

 

8/10/22

 

194,672

 

179,099

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500%

 

9/15/14

 

75,000

 

78,844

(c)

Northwest Airlines Corp., Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.575%

 

9/1/20

 

536,770

 

504,563

 

Northwest Airlines Inc.

 

0.758%

 

2/6/15

 

2,848,209

 

2,520,665

(d)

US Airways Pass-Through Trust

 

6.850%

 

1/30/18

 

2,552,475

 

2,182,366

 

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,220,185

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625%

 

3/15/15

 

220,000

 

240,350

(c)

Altegrity Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.500%

 

11/1/15

 

310,000

 

291,400

(c)

DynCorp International LLC/DIV Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

9.500%

 

2/15/13

 

307,000

 

310,837

 

RSC Equipment Rental Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

12/1/14

 

300,000

 

297,000

 

RSC Equipment Rental Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/17

 

170,000

 

180,200

(c)

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,319,787

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyco International Ltd./Tyco International Finance SA, Senior Bonds

 

6.875%

 

1/15/21

 

405,000

 

462,793

 

Marine — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trico Shipping AS, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.875%

 

11/1/14

 

200,000

 

191,000

(c)

Road & Rail — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

9.375%

 

5/1/12

 

116,000

 

118,900

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

12.500%

 

4/1/16

 

170,000

 

201,025

 

RailAmerica Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250%

 

7/1/17

 

234,000

 

249,503

 

Total Road & Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

569,428

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes

 

9.000%

 

8/15/16

 

129,000

 

130,613

(c)

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

7/15/16

 

245,000

 

237,037

 

Penhall International Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

8/1/14

 

100,000

 

75,250

(b)(c)

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

442,900

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,193,516

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., Senior Notes

 

12.250%

 

11/15/15

 

138,450

 

132,912

(f)

Electronic Data Systems Corp., Notes

 

7.450%

 

10/15/29

 

500,000

 

599,604

 

Total IT Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

732,516

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

12/15/17

 

 

50,000

 

$

51,500

(c)

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

12/15/14

 

25,000

 

23,875

 

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.125%

 

12/15/16

 

80,000

 

70,800

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

146,175

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

878,691

 

MATERIALS — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Chemical Co.

 

6.000%

 

10/1/12

 

1,000,000

 

1,088,574

 

Westlake Chemical Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

1/15/16

 

70,000

 

68,250

 

Total Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,156,824

 

Construction Materials — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headwaters Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

11/1/14

 

90,000

 

93,938

(c)

Metals & Mining — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcoa Inc.

 

5.375%

 

1/15/13

 

750,000

 

785,680

 

CII Carbon LLC

 

11.125%

 

11/15/15

 

580,000

 

585,800

(c)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.,
Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

4/1/17

 

730,000

 

812,125

 

Metals USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.125%

 

12/1/15

 

445,000

 

467,250

 

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

2/15/15

 

115,000

 

110,975

 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

1/15/14

 

130,000

 

142,675

(c)

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,904,505

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada, Senior Secured Notes

 

13.750%

 

4/1/11

 

192,795

 

202,675

(a)(c)

Appleton Papers Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250%

 

12/15/15

 

235,000

 

216,200

(c)

NewPage Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

12/31/14

 

595,000

 

592,025

 

PE Paper Escrow GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

8/1/14

 

100,000

 

113,000

(c)

Weyerhaeuser Co., Debentures

 

7.375%

 

3/15/32

 

1,000,000

 

963,763

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,087,663

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,242,930

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures

 

6.300%

 

12/1/28

 

25,000

 

19,750

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

 

5.250%

 

7/22/13

 

600,000

 

643,405

 

France Telecom SA, Notes

 

8.500%

 

3/1/31

 

600,000

 

795,867

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

12.500%

 

5/1/15

 

135,000

 

14

(a)(b)

Intelsat Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.250%

 

8/15/14

 

140,000

 

143,500

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

6/15/16

 

35,000

 

37,275

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

6/15/16

 

340,000

 

368,050

 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250%

 

11/1/14

 

660,000

 

643,500

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings,
Senior Secured Bonds

 

8.875%

 

5/1/16

 

285,000

 

305,662

(c)

Qwest Communications International Inc.,
Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

2/15/14

 

140,000

 

142,450

 

Qwest Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/11

 

390,000

 

413,400

 

Qwest Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

10/1/14

 

150,000

 

163,875

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Bonds

 

12.000%

 

12/1/15

 

500,000

 

540,000

(c)

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

8/1/16

 

635,000

 

649,287

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,866,035

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cingular Wireless LLC

 

6.500%

 

12/15/11

 

250,000

 

270,910

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

3/15/12

 

1,450,000

 

1,508,000

 

True Move Co., Ltd.

 

10.750%

 

12/16/13

 

590,000

 

615,813

(c)

True Move Co., Ltd., Notes

 

10.750%

 

12/16/13

 

200,000

 

208,750

(c)

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,603,473

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

7,469,508

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

UTILITIES — 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Energy Corp., Notes

 

6.250%

 

1/15/12

 

 

250,000

 

$

271,297

 

EEB International Ltd., Senior Bonds

 

8.750%

 

10/31/14

 

820,000

 

910,200

(c)

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

6.450%

 

11/15/11

 

27,000

 

28,638

 

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

7.375%

 

11/15/31

 

3,040,000

 

3,146,047

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Senior Notes

 

5.875%

 

10/1/12

 

250,000

 

272,909

 

Orion Power Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

5/1/10

 

150,000

 

150,562

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,779,653

 

Gas Utilities — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/1/32

 

20,000

 

22,546

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

4/15/16

 

360,000

 

389,700

(c)

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

10/15/17

 

525,000

 

532,875

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

6/1/20

 

100,000

 

99,625

 

Dynegy Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/1/19

 

360,000

 

271,800

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/15/16

 

180,000

 

131,400

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

5/15/27

 

179,000

 

114,560

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

11/1/17

 

1,775,288

 

1,207,196

(f)

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

2/1/16

 

815,000

 

808,888

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

1/15/17

 

225,000

 

222,750

 

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

 

 

3,778,794

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.700%

 

9/17/12

 

770,000

 

834,355

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,415,348

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $96,257,120)

 

98,068,433

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 27.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 27.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,
2007-CM A3B

 

0.258%

 

5/7/12

 

730,498

 

729,190

(d)

Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Franchise Trust, 1998-1 A2

 

6.659%

 

10/10/11

 

737,380

 

626,773

(c)

Green Tree Recreational Equiptment & Consumer Trust, 1996-C CTFS

 

7.650%

 

10/15/17

 

190,700

 

166,528

 

PAMCO CLO, 1997-1A B

 

7.910%

 

8/6/10

 

877,453

 

131,618

(a)

Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization, 2000-1 A2

 

8.370%

 

3/25/30

 

1,600,000

 

544,000

(c)(e)

Settlement Fee Finance LLC, 2004-1A A

 

9.100%

 

7/25/34

 

1,076,327

 

968,694

(c)(e)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,437,613

 

Home Equity — 18.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABFS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2002-3 M1

 

5.902%

 

9/15/33

 

1,130,000

 

820,895

 

ACE Securities Corp., 2005-SD1 A1

 

0.646%

 

11/25/50

 

47,618

 

46,529

(d)

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, 2007-B 2A1

 

0.547%

 

8/28/47

 

1,336,642

 

1,227,255

(d)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2004-SSRA A1

 

0.846%

 

12/25/39

 

453,343

 

324,140

(c)(d)(e)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A A

 

0.696%

 

3/25/37

 

2,474,164

 

1,484,499

(c)(d)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A M3

 

1.396%

 

3/25/37

 

617,139

 

253,027

(c)(d)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A M4

 

1.746%

 

3/25/37

 

168,311

 

38,817

(c)(d)(e)

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust,
2006-SD3 1P0, STRIPS

 

0.000%

 

8/25/36

 

1,445,411

 

895,287

 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust,
2007-SD1 1A3A

 

6.500%

 

10/25/36

 

1,391,866

 

721,916

 

Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, 2003-B AF4

 

3.735%

 

2/25/32

 

349,152

 

288,901

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc.,
2006-SHL1 A1

 

0.446%

 

11/25/45

 

268,002

 

201,102

(c)(d)

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc.,
2007-SHL1 A

 

0.646%

 

11/25/46

 

1,217,476

 

567,248

(c)(d)

Contimortgage Home Equity Trust, 1997-4 B1F

 

7.330%

 

10/15/28

 

495,873

 

420,823

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,
2007-13 2A1

 

1.146%

 

10/25/47

 

1,276,751

 

852,658

(d)

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,
2007-SEA2 1A1

 

1.246%

 

8/25/47

 

70,741

 

39,137

(c)(d)

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust,
2006-HW 2A1B

 

0.380%

 

11/15/36

 

710,510

 

515,337

(d)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

Home Equity — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, 2007-B A

 

0.380%

 

2/15/37

 

 

870,898

 

$

698,162

(d)

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust,
2007-GW A

 

0.980%

 

8/15/37

 

2,515,210

 

1,852,388

(d)

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, 2004-CB2 M1

 

0.766%

 

7/25/33

 

2,209,205

 

1,600,569

(d)

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, 2005-RP1 M1

 

0.866%

 

1/25/35

 

780,000

 

669,662

(c)(d)

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
2004-CF2 2A1

 

0.716%

 

5/25/44

 

94,025

 

81,228

(c)(d)

Ellington Loan Acquisition Trust, 2007-1 A2A1

 

1.246%

 

5/26/37

 

313,916

 

274,233

(c)(d)

EMC Mortgage Loan Trust, 2003-B A1

 

0.796%

 

11/25/41

 

130,921

 

114,649

(c)(d)

First Horizon ABS Trust, 2007-HE1 A

 

0.376%

 

9/25/29

 

1,000,775

 

698,941

(d)

Fremont Home Loan Trust, 2006-2 2A2

 

0.424%

 

2/25/36

 

594,415

 

587,220

(d)

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, 2004-VF1 A1

 

0.996%

 

2/25/31

 

630,965

 

454,247

(c)(d)

Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust,
1996-D HIB2

 

8.000%

 

9/15/27

 

72,116

 

48,674

 

GSAA Home Equity Trust, 2006-19 A3A

 

0.486%

 

12/25/36

 

1,000,000

 

437,176

(d)

GSAMP Trust, 2003-SEA2 A1

 

4.422%

 

7/25/33

 

2,200,494

 

1,741,330

 

IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust, 2005-HE3 A4

 

0.616%

 

12/25/35

 

3,847

 

3,841

(d)

Lehman XS Trust, 2006-GP4 3A1A

 

0.316%

 

8/25/46

 

153,612

 

148,880

(d)

Lehman XS Trust, 2007-1 WF1

 

7.000%

 

1/25/37

 

1,049,701

 

499,825

 

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, 2003-SD1 A1

 

0.746%

 

3/25/33

 

25,114

 

18,958

(d)

MSDWCC Heloc Trust, 2003-2 A

 

0.506%

 

4/25/16

 

202,887

 

151,274

(d)

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, 2004-2 A2

 

0.616%

 

8/25/34

 

475,320

 

323,782

(d)

Park Place Securities Inc., 2004-WCW1 M2

 

0.926%

 

9/25/34

 

1,900,000

 

1,537,273

(d)

Park Place Securities Inc., 2004-WHQ2 M2

 

0.876%

 

2/25/35

 

750,000

 

612,142

(d)

RAAC Series, 2007-RP1 M1

 

0.796%

 

5/25/46

 

210,000

 

7,313

(c)(d)

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2004-2 AF4

 

5.392%

 

7/25/34

 

718,782

 

645,384

 

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2005-3 AV3

 

0.626%

 

11/25/35

 

800,000

 

643,947

(d)

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc.,
2004-RZ1 AII

 

0.726%

 

3/25/34

 

409,329

 

252,269

(d)

Residential Asset Securities Corp., 2001-KS3 AII

 

0.706%

 

9/25/31

 

303,628

 

213,279

(d)

Residential Asset Securities Corp., 2002-KS2 AI6

 

6.228%

 

4/25/32

 

807,287

 

732,944

(d)

Residential Asset Securities Corp., 2003-KS8 AI6

 

4.830%

 

10/25/33

 

1,095,460

 

1,015,883

(d)

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII,
2002-CIT1

 

0.846%

 

3/25/32

 

146,436

 

144,658

(d)

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, 2000-2 MF1

 

8.870%

 

7/25/30

 

80,386

 

79,210

(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2002-AL1 A3

 

3.450%

 

2/25/32

 

955,449

 

803,974

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2003-AL1 A

 

3.357%

 

4/25/31

 

135,880

 

120,663

(c)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-4XS 2A1A

 

1.979%

 

3/25/35

 

665,817

 

497,315

(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2007-BC1 A2

 

0.296%

 

2/25/37

 

797,443

 

754,430

(d)

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc., 2002-HE1

 

0.616%

 

9/27/32

 

214,115

 

154,441

(d)

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc., 2002-HE2

 

0.676%

 

12/25/32

 

78,838

 

53,590

(d)

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc., 2003-HE1

 

0.536%

 

3/25/33

 

29,520

 

18,507

(d)

Total Home Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,389,832

 

Manufactured Housing — 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass Through Certificates, 1997-CLB2

 

8.900%

 

6/15/28

 

3,063,819

 

2,810,748

(e)

Bank of America Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, 1997-2M

 

6.900%

 

4/10/28

 

100,000

 

136,632

(d)

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp., 2002-1 A

 

6.681%

 

12/1/33

 

433,350

 

428,633

(d)

Firstfed Corp. Manufactured Housing Contract, 1996-1 B

 

8.060%

 

10/15/22

 

2,100,000

 

2,058,000

(c)(e)

Green Tree Financial Corp., 1992-2 B

 

9.150%

 

1/15/18

 

204,669

 

132,988

 

Green Tree Financial Corp., 1993-1 B

 

8.450%

 

4/15/18

 

271,884

 

233,234

 

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-5 A5

 

7.820%

 

12/15/29

 

706,000

 

679,254

(d)

Indymac Manufactured Housing Contract,
1997-1 A5

 

6.970%

 

2/25/28

 

278,378

 

198,757

 

Merit Securities Corp., 13 A4

 

7.954%

 

12/28/33

 

3,288,701

 

3,290,267

(d)

Oakwood Mortgage Investors Inc., 2002-B A3

 

6.060%

 

3/15/25

 

296,331

 

245,258

(d)

Oakwood Mortgage Investors Inc.,
2002-C AIO, STRIPS

 

6.000%

 

8/15/10

 

474,640

 

15,685

(b)(e)

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, 1997-B 1B2

 

8.155%

 

10/7/26

 

445,098

 

374,075

 

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, 1997-C 1B2

 

7.830%

 

8/7/27

 

120,283

 

111,853

(d)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7

 


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

Manufactured Housing — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, 2000-B IB2

 

9.250%

 

7/7/30

 

 

863,282

 

$

678,996

(d)

Total Manufactured Housing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,394,380

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost — $40,259,494)

 

 

 

41,951,015

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 37.2%

 

 

 

 

 

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2007-A 4A

 

0.696%

 

7/25/46

 

877,709

 

417,453

(c)(d)

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, 2005-3A A2

 

0.646%

 

11/25/35

 

769,100

 

465,152

(c)(d)

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, 2005-4A A1

 

0.546%

 

1/25/36

 

441,376

 

318,244

(c)(d)

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, 2007-5A A1

 

0.896%

 

10/25/37

 

108,018

 

107,567

(c)(d)

BCAP LLC Trust, 2009-RR12 2A2

 

0.589%

 

3/26/35

 

1,844,014

 

553,204

(c)(d)(e)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2004-3 A1

 

0.886%

 

4/25/34

 

545,880

 

413,315

(d)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2004-8 1A

 

0.596%

 

9/25/34

 

298,074

 

243,883

(d)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2005-10 21A1

 

3.716%

 

1/25/36

 

1,330,713

 

744,319

(d)

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust,
2002-AC1 B4

 

7.000%

 

1/25/32

 

961,642

 

177,589

(c)

Bella Vista Mortgage Trust, 2004-2 A1

 

0.616%

 

2/25/35

 

2,339,820

 

1,473,332

(d)

BlackRock Capital Finance LP, 1997-R2 B5

 

6.188%

 

12/25/35

 

472,820

 

8,865

(c)(d)

CBA Commercial Small Balance Commercial Trust, 2005-1A

 

0.566%

 

7/25/35

 

1,826,846

 

913,423

(c)(d)

Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp.,
2004-3A A1

 

0.496%

 

8/25/35

 

1,697,326

 

1,056,689

(c)(d)

Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp.,
2004-4A A1

 

0.476%

 

10/25/35

 

2,439,128

 

1,422,404

(c)(d)

Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp.,
2005-4A A1

 

0.446%

 

10/25/36

 

2,194,204

 

1,075,171

(c)(d)

CNL Funding, 1998-1 C2

 

0.986%

 

9/18/11

 

3,360,000

 

974,400

(c)(d)(e)

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 2005-J12

 

0.516%

 

8/25/35

 

295,025

 

168,025

(d)

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2004-HYB5 7A1

 

2.312%

 

4/20/35

 

3,839,157

 

3,064,707

(d)

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-9 1A1

 

0.546%

 

5/25/35

 

1,837,617

 

1,088,929

(d)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2004-R1 1AF

 

0.646%

 

11/25/34

 

2,088,602

 

1,673,858

(c)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2004-R2 1AF1

 

0.666%

 

11/25/34

 

633,608

 

511,885

(c)(d)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2005-7 1A1

 

0.516%

 

3/25/35

 

1,568,718

 

1,181,391

(d)

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
2007-C3 A4

 

5.723%

 

6/15/39

 

242,000

 

217,992

(d)

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., 1998-C2 F

 

6.500%

 

5/15/35

 

1,000,000

 

1,044,471

 

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust,
2005-AR5 2A2

 

0.516%

 

11/25/46

 

3,317,223

 

771,845

(d)

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust,
2005-AR5 3A2

 

0.516%

 

11/25/46

 

2,020,857

 

574,174

(d)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2001-2 A

 

7.500%

 

6/19/32

 

1,734,620

 

1,427,761

(c)(d)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-RP1 1AF

 

0.596%

 

1/25/35

 

304,911

 

252,419

(c)(d)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-RP1 2A1

 

4.789%

 

1/25/35

 

1,737,513

 

1,418,773

(c)(d)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-RP3 1AF

 

0.596%

 

9/25/35

 

1,415,678

 

1,127,156

(c)(d)

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-10 4A

 

2.953%

 

1/19/35

 

501,080

 

444,441

(d)

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-8 3A2

 

0.637%

 

11/19/34

 

203,896

 

111,315

(d)

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-9 B10

 

1.990%

 

6/20/35

 

1,136,666

 

101,912

(d)

Impac CMB Trust, 2004-9 1A1

 

1.006%

 

1/25/35

 

62,281

 

44,156

(d)

Impac CMB Trust, 2A-10

 

0.886%

 

3/25/35

 

521,731

 

239,326

(d)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-AR14 BX, STRIPS

 

2.400%

 

7/25/35

 

3,231,880

 

64,638

(b)(e)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust,
2007-AR15 2A1

 

5.552%

 

8/25/37

 

5,855,529

 

2,859,095

(d)

Jefferies & Co., 2009-B 9A

 

0.559%

 

11/21/35

 

220,916

 

310,585

(c)(d)(e)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2007-A2 4A2

 

5.992%

 

4/25/37

 

300,000

 

229,011

(d)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2001-C3 X, STRIPS

 

0.912%

 

6/15/36

 

2,464,699

 

21,723

(b)(c)(d)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

Luminent Mortgage Trust, 2006-6 A1

 

0.446%

 

10/25/46

 

 

1,257,234

 

$

705,967

(d)

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, PAC,
2003-7 7A1

 

0.646%

 

11/25/33

 

406,104

 

388,045

(d)

MASTR ARM Trust, 2004-13 3A7

 

3.096%

 

11/21/34

 

2,000,000

 

1,764,050

(d)

MASTR ARM Trust, 2004-7 6M1

 

0.896%

 

8/25/34

 

800,000

 

586,437

(d)

Merit Securities Corp., 11PA B3

 

2.497%

 

9/28/32

 

850,000

 

230,646

(c)(d)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc., 2005-A2

 

2.801%

 

2/25/35

 

430,522

 

393,405

(d)

Metropolitan Asset Funding Inc., 1998-BI B1

 

8.000%

 

11/20/24

 

911,728

 

402,824

(d)

Morgan Stanley Capital I, 1999-LIFE E

 

7.035%

 

4/15/33

 

2,939,322

 

2,924,948

(d)

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., 2004-AR4 1A1

 

2.692%

 

12/25/34

 

549,402

 

482,844

(d)

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2005-2 2XB, STRIPS

 

1.740%

 

10/25/32

 

3,689,065

 

111,779

(d)

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2005-5 1X, STRIPS

 

0.920%

 

7/25/34

 

9,088,514

 

218,510

(d)

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2005-5 1XB, STRIPS

 

1.430%

 

7/25/34

 

3,146,718

 

56,956

(d)

Regal Trust IV 1999-1

 

3.594%

 

9/29/31

 

125,031

 

112,528

(c)(d)(e)

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc.,
2004-SL4 A5

 

7.500%

 

7/25/32

 

1,523,522

 

1,477,817

 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.,
2005-SL2 AP0, STRIPS

 

0.000%

 

2/25/32

 

368,762

 

261,397

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust,
2003-A1 A2

 

0.746%

 

3/25/33

 

500,254

 

456,808

(d)

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2003-2 A2

 

0.931%

 

6/20/33

 

58,017

 

49,628

(d)

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2004-10 A1A

 

0.550%

 

11/20/34

 

31,037

 

28,015

(d)

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2004-11 A1

 

0.540%

 

12/20/34

 

47,499

 

39,466

(d)

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2004-12 A1

 

0.510%

 

1/20/35

 

388,625

 

323,624

(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 1998-RF2 A

 

8.183%

 

7/15/27

 

524,759

 

512,480

(c)(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2002-9 A2

 

0.546%

 

10/25/27

 

1,139,743

 

926,175

(d)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2004-NP1 A

 

0.646%

 

9/25/33

 

280,507

 

237,028

(b)(c)(d)(e)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-4XS 3A4

 

4.790%

 

3/25/35

 

890,000

 

819,691

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-RF3 2A

 

4.829%

 

6/25/35

 

2,324,138

 

1,919,612

(c)(d)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2003-4 A1

 

0.566%

 

9/25/43

 

1,079,607

 

941,130

(d)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2004-03 A

 

0.616%

 

9/25/44

 

1,082,164

 

937,631

(d)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 2A1

 

6.198%

 

9/25/37

 

883,018

 

786,446

(d)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 3A1

 

6.201%

 

9/25/37

 

901,525

 

770,202

(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
2004-AR13 A2A

 

0.620%

 

11/25/34

 

2,220,031

 

1,527,396

(d)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
2007-HY7 2A3

 

5.790%

 

7/25/37

 

2,000,000

 

1,289,139

(d)

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-5 3A3

 

6.221%

 

7/25/36

 

896,185

 

476,400

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-7 A2A

 

5.667%

 

9/25/36

 

1,519,910

 

677,500

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-7 A3

 

6.081%

 

9/25/36

 

185,000

 

85,538

 

Washington Mutual Inc., 2004-AR11

 

2.890%

 

10/25/34

 

98,334

 

90,071

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc., 2004-AR12 A2A

 

0.640%

 

10/25/44

 

214,768

 

145,090

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc., 2005-AR06 2A1A

 

0.476%

 

4/25/45

 

466,432

 

372,095

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc., 2005-AR8 2A1A

 

0.536%

 

7/25/45

 

515,127

 

397,682

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-AR13 A1A

 

0.610%

 

11/25/34

 

1,578,601

 

1,292,029

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR19 A1A1

 

0.516%

 

12/25/45

 

856,069

 

652,372

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR08 1A1A

 

0.516%

 

7/25/45

 

35,925

 

28,318

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR13 A1A1

 

0.536%

 

10/25/45

 

415,452

 

320,187

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR9 A1A

 

0.566%

 

7/25/45

 

252,781

 

187,942

(d)

Washington Mutual Inc., MSC Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-RA1 2A

 

7.000%

 

3/25/34

 

62,764

 

64,633

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

9


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

VALUE

 

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-AR5 3A

 

1.403%

 

7/25/46

 

 

1,464,005

 

$

669,705

(d)

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost — $59,524,660)

 

56,456,784

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITY — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Whole Loan (Cost - $651,744)

 

6.500%

 

8/25/44

 

631,937

 

692,761

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional

 

6.000%

 

5/15/45

 

4,700,000

BRL

4,955,436

 

Honduras — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Honduras

 

0.235%

 

10/1/11

 

67,525

 

67,563

(d)

Venezuela — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities

 

9.375%

 

1/13/34

 

2,000

 

1,465

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost — $5,002,458)

 

 

 

5,024,464

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

4.500%

 

8/15/39

 

600,000

 

579,375

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.625%

 

8/15/19

 

570,000

 

563,053

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.375%

 

11/15/19

 

930,000

 

897,377

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.625%

 

2/15/20

 

190,000

 

186,764

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost — $2,308,762)

 

2,226,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Inc., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

4,936

 

170,292

*

Dex One Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

1,048

 

29,260

*

SuperMedia Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

568

 

23,237

*

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

222,789

 

ENERGY — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SemGroup Corp., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

789

 

22,768

*

INDUSTRIALS — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

1,208

 

48,311

*

MATERIALS — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Gulf Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

8,950

 

165,486

*

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost — $1,344,572)

 

 

 

459,354

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motors Liquidation Co., Senior Debentures, Series B

 

5.250%

 

3/6/32

 

225,000

 

1,919,250

*

FINANCIALS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Inc.

 

7.500%

 

12/15/12

 

2,200

 

268,136

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

 

5.375%

 

 

 

15

 

45,000

*

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

313,136

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $5,263,000)

 

 

 

2,232,386

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

10


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corts-Ford Motor Co.

 

8.000%

 

 

 

155,100

 

$

3,672,768

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.

 

0.000

%

 

 

3,171

 

3

*(b)(c)(e)

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,672,771

 

FINANCIALS — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corp-Backed Trust Certificates

 

8.000

%

 

 

15,600

 

362,544

 

Corporate-Backed Trust Certificates, Series 2001-8, Class A-1

 

7.375

%

 

 

33,900

 

267,810

*(a)

Preferred Plus, Series FMC1 Trust

 

8.250

%

 

 

5,100

 

120,870

 

SATURNS-F, 2003-5

 

8.125

%

 

 

104,100

 

2,457,801

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,209,025

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

 

5.000

%

 

 

200

 

310

*

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

 

5.160

%

 

 

100

 

144

*

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

 

8.375

%

 

 

20,500

 

26,035

*(d)

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,489

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,235,514

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $5,559,688)

 

 

 

 

 

6,908,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

WARRANTS

 

 

 

WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurant Holdings

 

 

 

4/28/14

 

224

 

2

*(b)(e)

Charter Communications Inc.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

265

 

1,060

*

CNB Capital Trust

 

 

 

3/23/19

 

3,624

 

4

*(b)(c)(e)

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

12/7/14

 

576

 

1,440

*(e)

SemGroup Corp.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

831

 

6,230

*(b)

TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost — $7,974)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,736

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $216,179,472)

 

214,028,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT†

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost - $2,799,662)

 

0.155%

 

4/29/10

 

 

2,800,000

 

2,799,662

(g)

Repurchase Agreement — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley repurchase agreement dated 3/31/10; Proceeds at maturity - $4,120,001; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government agency obligation, 2.100% due 10/5/12; Market value - $4,202,532) (Cost - $4,120,000)

 

0.010%

 

4/1/10

 

4,120,000

 

4,120,000

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $6,919,662)

 

 

 

6,919,662

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 145.6% (Cost — $223,099,134#)

 

 

 

220,948,449

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.9%

 

 

 

2,845,793

 

Liquidation value of Preferred Shares — (47.4)%

 

 

 

(72,000,000)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

$

151,794,242

 

 

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

*

 

Non-income producing security.

(a)

 

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of March 31, 2010.

(b)

 

Illiquid security.

(c)

 

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 Trustees, unless otherwise noted.

(d)

 

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at March 31, 2010.

(e)

 

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

(f)

 

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

(g)

 

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

#

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

 

ARM

- Adjustable Rate Mortgage

 

 

BRL

- Brazilian Real

 

 

CMB

- Cash Management Bill

 

 

GSAMP

- Goldman Sachs Alternative Mortgage Products

 

 

MASTR

- Mortgage Asset Securitization Transactions Inc.

 

 

PAC

- Planned Amortization Class

 

 

STRIPS

- Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced investment operations on March 28, 2002.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade bonds. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities. The ability of the issuers of the securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations might be affected by, among other things, economic developments in a specific state, industry or region.

 

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 last quoted bid price 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 bid price as of the close of business of that market. Equity securities for which market quotations are readily 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 values these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. 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.

 

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 820 (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 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 and/or income approach, depending on the type of the 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 convert future amounts of cash flow to a single present amount.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

DESCRIPTION

 

QUOTED
PRICES
(LEVEL 1)

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$

98,064,248

 

$

4,185

 

$

98,068,433

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

38,132,756

 

3,818,259

 

41,951,015

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

55,489,386

 

967,398

 

56,456,784

 

Mortgage-backed security

 

 

692,761

 

 

692,761

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

5,024,464

 

 

5,024,464

 

U.S. government & agency obligations

 

 

2,226,569

 

 

2,226,569

 

Common stocks

 

$

459,354

 

 

 

459,354

 

Convertible preferred stocks

 

268,136

 

1,964,250

 

 

2,232,386

 

Preferred stocks

 

6,908,282

 

 

3

 

6,908,285

 

Warrants

 

 

7,290

 

1,446

 

8,736

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

7,635,772

 

$

201,601,724

 

$

4,791,291

 

$

214,028,787

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

6,919,662

 

 

6,919,662

 

Total investments

 

$

7,635,772

 

$

208,521,386

 

$

4,791,291

 

$

220,948,449

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on corporate issues — buy protection‡

 

 

(237,172

)

 

(237,172

)

Credit default swaps on credit indices — sell protection‡

 

 

199,182

 

 

199,182

 

Total other financial instruments

 

 

(37,990

)

 

(37,990

)

Total

 

$

7,635,772

 

$

208,483,396

 

$

4,791,291

 

$

220,910,459

 

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

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

 

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

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

CORPORATE
BONDS &
NOTES

 

ASSET-
BACKED
SECURITIES

 

COLLATERALIZED
MORTGAGE
OBLIGATIONS

 

COMMON
STOCKS

 

PREFERRED
STOCKS

 

WARRANTS

 

TOTAL

 

Balance as of December 31, 2009

 

 

$

3,926,578

 

 

$

18,940

 

$

3

 

$

7,348

 

$

3,952,869

 

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

 

25,151

 

$

120

 

 

 

 

25,271

 

Realized gain/(loss)(1)

 

 

(50,856

)

691

 

 

 

 

(50,165

)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(2)

 

 

(54,647

)

(1,146

)

3,828

 

 

328

 

(51,637

)

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

(27,967

)

237,364

 

 

 

 

209,397

 

Transfers into Level 3

 

$

4,185

 

 

730,369

 

 

 

 

734,554

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

(22,768

)

 

(6,230

)

(28,998

)

Balance as of March 31, 2010

 

$

4,185

 

$

3,818,259

 

$

967,398

 

 

$

3

 

$

1,446

 

$

4,791,291

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at March 31, 2010(2)

 

 

$

(54,647

)

$

(1,146

)

 

 

$

(5,902

)

$

(61,695

)

 

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

 

(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. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during a fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, 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 maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked to market and measured against the value of the agreement to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights 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) 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 on the date of valuation. 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

 

(d) Swap agreements. The Fund may invest in swaps for the purpose of managing its 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.

 

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. 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.

 

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 the 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 is 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 the 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.

 

The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. Credit default swaps are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.

 

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.

 

(e) Credit and Market Risk. Investments in securities that are collateralized by residential real estate mortgages are subject to certain credit and liquidity risks. When market conditions result in an increase in default rates of the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of underlying real estate properties are materially below the outstanding amount of these underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

these investments may be doubtful. Such market conditions may significantly impair the value and liquidity of these investments and may result in a lack of correlation between their credit ratings and values.

 

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

 

2.  Investments

 

At March 31, 2010, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

20,237,660

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(22,388,345

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(2,150,685

)

 

At March 31, 2010, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERIODIC

 

 

 

UPFRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

 

 

PREMIUMS

 

UNREALIZED

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

 

NOTIONAL

 

TERMINATION

 

MADE BY THE

 

MARKET

 

PAID/

 

APPRECIATION/

 

(REFERENCE ENTITY)

 

AMOUNT(1)

 

DATE

 

FUND

 

VALUE

 

(RECEIVED)

 

(DEPRECIATION)

 

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Buy Protection(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.48023%, due 11/15/2013)

 

$

100,000

 

3/20/11

 

5% Quarterly

 

$

(1,762

)

$

(1,006

)

$

(756

)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.48023%, due 11/15/2013)

 

120,000

 

3/20/11

 

5% Quarterly

 

(2,115

)

(1,090

)

(1,025

)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.48023%, due 11/15/2013)

 

70,000

 

3/20/13

 

5% Quarterly

 

(2,254

)

(459

)

(1,795

)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.48023%, due 11/15/2013)

 

80,000

 

3/20/13

 

5% Quarterly

 

(2,576

)

(314

)

(2,262

)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.48023%, due 11/15/2013)

 

100,000

 

3/20/15

 

5% Quarterly

 

(1,566

)

970

 

(2,536

)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.48023%, due 11/15/2013)

 

120,000

 

3/20/15

 

5% Quarterly

 

(1,879)

 

1,624

 

(3,503

)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.48023%, due 11/15/2013)

 

130,000

 

3/20/20

 

5% Quarterly

 

(2,142

)

3,415

 

(5,557

)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.48023%, due 11/15/2013)

 

50,000

 

3/20/20

 

5% Quarterly

 

(824

)

1,592

 

(2,416

)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Citigroup Inc., 6.5%, due 1/18/11)

 

1,700,000

 

3/20/14

 

4.7% Quarterly

 

(208,138

)

 

(208,138

)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (CVS Corporation, 4.875%, due 9/15/2014)

 

2,000,000

 

12/20/14

 

0.68% Quarterly

 

(13,916

)

(29,664

)

15,748

 

Total

 

$

4,470,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

(237,172

)

$

(24,932

)

$

(212,240

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERIODIC

 

 

 

UPFRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

 

 

PREMIUMS

 

UNREALIZED

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

 

NOTIONAL

 

TERMINATION

 

RECEIVED BY

 

MARKET

 

PAID/

 

APPRECIATION/

 

(REFERENCE ENTITY)

 

AMOUNT(1)

 

DATE

 

THE FUND

 

VALUE(3)

 

(RECEIVED)

 

(DEPRECIATION)

 

Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices  - Sell Protection(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (CDX HY 8)

 

$

21,666,202

 

6/20/12

 

0.86% Quarterly

 

$

199,182

 

 

$

199,182

 

 

(1)

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.

(2)

If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive 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 underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(3)

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 liability (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.

(4)

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.

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 (“ASC 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 March 31, 2010.

 

Primary Underlying Risk Disclosure

 

Swap Contracts, at value

 

Total

 

Credit Contracts

 

$

(37,990

)

$

(37,990

)

Other Contracts

 

 

 

Total

 

$

(37,990

)

$

(37,990

)

 

During the period ended March 31, 2010, the Fund had average notional balances of $4,478,600 and $21,666,202 in credit default swap contracts (to buy protection) and credit default swap contracts (to sell protection), respectively.

 

The Fund has several credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund.  Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets and or percentage decrease in the Fund’s Net Asset Value or NAV. The contingent features are established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements which govern positions in swaps, over-the-counter options, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty.

 

As of March 31, 2010, the total value of swap positions with credit related contingent features in a net liability position was $237,172. If a contingent feature would have been triggered as of March 31, 2010, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties. The aggregate fair value of all assets posted as collateral for all swaps was $300,000.

 

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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 Premier Bond Fund

 

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Trustee and President

 

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

 

 

 

Date: May 27, 2010

 

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

 

 

Trustee and President

 

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

Date: May 27, 2010

 

 

By

/s/ Frances M. Guggino

 

 

Frances M. Guggino

 

 

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

 

 

 

Date: May 27, 2010