Western Asset Global High Income Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21337

 

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

125 Broad Street, New York, NY   10004
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

300 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 451-2010

 

Date of fiscal year end: May 31

 

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2006


ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

 

LOGO

Western Asset

Global High Income

Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED Ÿ NO BANK GUARANTEE Ÿ MAY LOSE VALUE

 


Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

Semi-Annual Report  •  November 30, 2006

What’s

Inside

The Fund’s primary investment objective is high current income and the secondary investment objective is total return.

 

Letter from the Chairman

  I

Fund at a Glance

  1

Schedule of Investments

  2

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  19

Statement of Operations

  20

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  21

Statement of Cash Flows

  22

Financial Highlights

  23

Notes to Financial Statements

  24

Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements

  34

Additional Shareholder Information

  37

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

  38

 


Letter from the Chairman

LOGO

R. JAY GERKEN, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dear Shareholder,

The U.S. economy took a step backwards and growth slowed during the six-month reporting period. After gross domestic product (“GDP”)i increased a modest 1.7% in the last three months of 2005, the economy rebounded sharply in the first quarter of 2006. During this time, GDP rose 5.6%, its highest reading since the third quarter of 2003. In the second quarter of 2006, GDP growth was 2.6% according to the U.S. Commerce Department, and the final estimate for the third quarter GDP was 2.0%. Overseas, economic growth in the developed countries was also positive, albeit more modest than in the U.S. In particular, there were positive economic trends in the Eurozone and Japan. Growth rates were much stronger in the emerging market countries. For example, growth in China and India remained exceptionally strong.ii This, in turn, boosted the economies of commodity rich emerging market countries, such as Russia, Brazil and Venezuela.

In terms of interest rates, after increasing the federal funds rateiii to 5.25% in June—its 17th consecutive rate hike—the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)iv paused from raising rates at its next three meetings during the reporting period, as well as in December. This was largely due to the cooling of the housing market and moderating oil prices tempering inflationary pressures. The Fed’s next meeting is at the end of January, and we believe any further rate movements will likely be data dependent. Internationally, the European Central Bank increased rates a total of three times during the period and again in December. Elsewhere, signs of more sustained growth caused Japan to institute its first interest rate hike in six years.

After exhibiting weakness in the early part of the year, the global bond markets rebounded and generated solid results. Looking at the six-month reporting period as a whole, the global bond markets, as measured by the JPMorgan Global Government Bond Market Indexv (hedged), gained 4.80%.

 

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Over the same period, the U.S. bond market, as measured by the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Indexvi, returned 5.93%. The turnaround in the global bond markets was largely triggered by the Fed’s pauses and positive developments in terms of inflation.

Riskier fixed-income asset classes, such as emerging market debt, generated superior results during the reporting period. Continued improvements in emerging market fundamentals and high commodity prices aided the asset class as a whole. In addition, given relatively low global interest rates, demand for higher yielding emerging market debt was strong throughout much of the period. During the six-month reporting period, the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”)vii returned 9.90%.

Performance Review

For the six months ended November 30, 2006, Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. returned 7.47% based on its net asset value (“NAV”)viii and 12.28% based on its New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) market price per share. In comparison, the Fund’s unmanaged benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index, returned 5.93% for the same time frame. The Lipper Global Income Closed-End Funds Category Averageix increased 5.88%. Please note that Lipper performance returns are based on each fund’s NAV per share.

During the six-month period, the Fund made distributions to shareholders totaling $0.51 per share, (which may have included a return of capital). The performance table shows the Fund’s six-month total return based on its NAV and market price as of November 30, 2006. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Performance Snapshot as of November 30, 2006 (unaudited)
Price Per Share    Six-Month
Total Return
  

$14.61 (NAV)

   7.47%
 

$13.41 (Market Price)

   12.28%
 

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results.

 

Total returns are based on changes in NAV or market price, respectively. Total returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, in additional shares.

 

II         Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.


 

Special Shareholder Notices

Effective August 1, 2006, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) became the investment manager of the Fund. Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”) became subadviser for the Fund, under a new sub-advisory agreement between LMPFA and Western Asset. Western Asset Management Company Limited (“Western Asset Limited”) also became a subadviser for the Fund, under an additional sub-advisory agreement between Western Asset and Western Asset Limited. LMPFA, Western Asset and Western Asset Limited are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. The portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund remained the same immediately prior to and immediately after the date of these changes. LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. LMPFA has delegated to the subadvisers the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The management fee for the Fund remains unchanged.

Prior to October 9, 2006, the Fund was known as Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.

Information About Your Fund

As you may be aware, several issues in the mutual fund industry (not directly affecting closed-end investment companies, such as this Fund) have come under the scrutiny of federal and state regulators. Affiliates of the Fund’s manager have, in recent years, received requests for information from various government regulators regarding market timing, late trading, fees, and other mutual fund issues in connection with various investigations. The regulators appear to be examining, among other things, the open-end funds’ response to market timing and shareholder exchange activity, including compliance with prospectus disclosure related to these subjects. The Fund is not in a position to predict the outcome of these requests and investigations, or whether these may affect the Fund.

Important information with regard to recent regulatory developments that may affect the Fund is contained in the Notes to Financial Statements included in this report.

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.         III


 

Looking for Additional Information?

The Fund is traded under the symbol “EHI” and its closing market price is available in most newspapers under the NYSE listings. The daily NAV is available on-line under symbol “XEHIX” on most financial websites. Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal’s Monday edition both carry closed-end fund tables that provide additional information. In addition, the Fund issues a quarterly press release that can be found on most major financial websites as well as www.leggmason.com/InvestorServices.

In a continuing effort to provide information concerning the Fund, shareholders may call 1-888-777-0102 (toll free), Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, for the Fund’s current NAV, market price and other information.

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets. We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

Sincerely,

LOGO

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

December 22, 2006

 

IV         Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.


 

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.

RISKS: An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Investing in foreign securities is subject to certain risks not associated with domestic investing, such as currency fluctuations, and changes in political and economic conditions. These risks are magnified in emerging or developing markets. High yield bonds involve greater credit and liquidity risks than investment grade bonds. Leverage may magnify gains and increase losses in the Fund’s portfolio. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.

All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

i   Gross domestic product is a market value of goods and services produced by labor and property in a given country.

 

ii   Source: Bloomberg, 12/06.
iii   The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans.
iv   The Federal Reserve Board is responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.
v   The JPMorgan Global Government Bond Market Index is a daily, market capitalization-weighted, international fixed-income index consisting of 13 countries.
vi   The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.
vii   JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”) tracks total returns for U.S. dollar denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds, and local market instruments. Countries covered are Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Ecuador, Greece, Hungary, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela.
viii   NAV is calculated by subtracting total liabilities from the closing value of all securities held by the Fund (plus all other assets) and dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of the common shares outstanding. The NAV fluctuates with changes in the market prices of securities in which the Fund has invested. However, the price at which an investor may buy or sell shares of the Fund is at the Fund’s market price as determined by supply of and demand for the Fund’s shares.

 

ix   Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the six-month period ended November 30, 2006, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 12 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category.

 

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Fund at a Glance (unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited)

 

WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.


Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 35.2%   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%   
410,000   

Alliant Techsystems Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/1/16

   $ 406,925  
1,150,000   

DRS Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.875% due 11/1/13

     1,164,375  
845,000   

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.625% due 6/15/12

     879,856  
   
  

Total Aerospace & Defense

     2,451,156  
   
Airlines — 0.1%   
  

Continental Airlines Inc.:

  
130,000   

Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/11

     131,462  
  

Pass-Through Certificates:

  
190,167   

Series 0974C, 6.800% due 7/2/07

     189,335  
107,627   

Series 1998-1, Class C, 6.541% due 9/15/08

     107,828  
475,000   

Series 2001-2, Class D, 7.568% due 12/1/06

     475,297  
   
  

Total Airlines

     903,922  
   
Auto Components — 0.4%   
750,000   

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

     742,500  
347,000   

TRW Automotive Inc., Senior Notes, 9.375% due 2/15/13

     373,893  
  

Visteon Corp., Senior Notes:

  
815,000   

8.250% due 8/1/10

     796,662  
785,000   

7.000% due 3/10/14

     690,800  
   
  

Total Auto Components

     2,603,855  
   
Automobiles — 1.3%   
  

Ford Motor Co.:

  
  

Debentures:

  
545,000   

8.875% due 1/15/22

     478,238  
275,000   

8.900% due 1/15/32

     251,625  
7,205,000   

Notes, 7.450% due 7/16/31

     5,736,981  
  

General Motors Corp.:

  
570,000   

Notes, 7.200% due 1/15/11

     545,062  
  

Senior Debentures:

  
300,000   

8.250% due 7/15/23

     274,875  
2,540,000   

8.375% due 7/15/33

     2,327,275  
135,000   

United Auto Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Bonds, 7.750% due 12/15/16 (b)

     135,000  
   
  

Total Automobiles

     9,749,056  
   
Biotechnology — 0.0%   
285,000   

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc., Senior Notes, 9.110% due 12/1/13 (b)(c)

     285,000  
   
Building Products — 0.5%   
  

Associated Materials Inc.:

  
270,000   

Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 16.177% due 3/1/14

     174,150  
1,095,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 4/15/12

     1,125,112  
510,000   

Jacuzzi Brands Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.625% due 7/1/10

     546,975  
600,000   

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

     582,000  
2,080,000   

NTK Holdings Inc., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 11.336% due 3/1/14

     1,445,600  
   
  

Total Building Products

     3,873,837  
   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Capital Markets — 0.2%   
815,000   

BCP Crystal U.S. Holdings Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.625% due 6/15/14

   $ 898,537  
730,000   

E*TRADE Financial Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 9/15/13

     753,725  
   
  

Total Capital Markets

     1,652,262  
   
Chemicals — 0.8%   
125,000   

Chemtura Corp., Senior Notes, 6.875% due 6/1/16

     123,438  
750,000   

Equistar Chemicals LP, Senior Notes, 10.625% due 5/1/11

     804,375  
930,000   

Georgia Gulf Corp., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 10/15/14 (b)

     911,400  
  

Huntsman International LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes:

  
762,000   

10.125% due 7/1/09

     777,240  
275,000   

7.875% due 11/15/14 (b)

     277,750  
175,000   

IMC Global Inc., Senior Notes, 10.875% due 8/1/13

     200,156  
  

Lyondell Chemical Co., Senior Notes:

  
310,000   

8.000% due 9/15/14

     321,237  
260,000   

8.250% due 9/15/16

     271,700  
100,000   

Millennium America Inc., Senior Notes, 9.250% due 6/15/08

     104,000  
1,190,000   

Montell Finance Co. BV, Debentures, 8.100% due 3/15/27 (b)

     1,136,450  
410,000   

Rhodia SA, Senior Notes, 10.250% due 6/1/10

     468,425  
260,000   

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

     254,800  
   
  

Total Chemicals

     5,650,971  
   
Commercial Banks — 0.5%   
1,050,000   

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Bonds, 6.135% due 10/13/16 (b)(c)

     1,069,404  
2,710,000   

Russian Agricultural Bank, Notes, 7.175% due 5/16/13 (b)

     2,875,987  
   
  

Total Commercial Banks

     3,945,391  
   
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.9%   
225,000   

Allied Security Escrow Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 7/15/11

     231,750  
  

Allied Waste North America Inc., Senior Notes, Series B:

  
1,083,000   

9.250% due 9/1/12

     1,161,517  
900,000   

7.375% due 4/15/14

     905,625  
400,000   

7.250% due 3/15/15

     402,000  
600,000   

Corrections Corporation of America, Senior Subordinated Notes,
6.250% due 3/15/13

     594,000  
1,118,000   

DynCorp International LLC/DIV Capital Corporation, Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.500% due 2/15/13

     1,179,490  
50,000   

Quebecor World Capital Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 3/15/16 (b)

     48,750  
525,000   

Rental Services Corp., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 12/1/14 (b)

     534,188  
1,225,000   

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

     1,339,844  
   
  

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

     6,397,164  
   
Consumer Finance — 1.4%   
  

Ford Motor Credit Co.:

  
  

Notes:

  
50,000   

7.875% due 6/15/10

     50,265  
1,300,000   

7.000% due 10/1/13

     1,248,554  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Consumer Finance — 1.4% (continued)   
  

Senior Notes:

  
1,650,000   

10.640% due 6/15/11 (b)(c)

   $ 1,761,947  
115,000   

9.875% due 8/10/11

     123,149  
  

General Motors Acceptance Corp., Notes:

  
2,040,000   

6.875% due 8/28/12

     2,104,756  
4,820,000   

8.000% due 11/1/31

     5,417,979  
   
  

Total Consumer Finance

     10,706,650  
   
Containers & Packaging — 1.0%   
505,000   

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 8.875% due 9/15/14 (b)

     511,944  
1,100,000   

Graham Packaging Co. Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/14

     1,094,500  
  

Graphic Packaging International Corp.:

  
590,000   

Senior Notes, 8.500% due 8/15/11

     610,650  
535,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 8/15/13

     553,725  
1,250,000   

JSG Funding PLC, Senior Notes, 9.625% due 10/1/12

     1,328,125  
1,575,000   

Owens-Illinois Inc., Senior Notes, 7.350% due 5/15/08

     1,582,875  
390,000   

Plastipak Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 8.500% due 12/15/15 (b)

     401,700  
575,000   

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

     66,125  
  

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes:

  
559,000   

9.750% due 2/1/11

     579,264  
745,000   

8.375% due 7/1/12

     724,512  
   
  

Total Containers & Packaging

     7,453,420  
   
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5%   
515,000   

Education Management LLC/Education Management Corp., Senior Notes,
8.750% due 6/1/14 (b)

     533,025  
  

Hertz Corp.:

  
750,000   

Senior Notes, 8.875% due 1/1/14 (b)

     781,875  
1,660,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 1/1/16 (b)

     1,817,700  
  

Service Corp. International:

  
140,000   

Debentures, 7.875% due 2/1/13

     146,475  
185,000   

Senior Notes, 7.625% due 10/1/18

     194,250  
   
  

Total Diversified Consumer Services

     3,473,325  
   
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%   
755,000   

Basell AF SCA, Senior Secured Subordinated Second Priority Notes,
8.375% due 8/15/15 (b)

     776,706  
550,000   

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

     533,500  
  

CitiSteel USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes:

  
335,000   

12.949% due 9/1/10 (c)

     348,400  
225,000   

15.000% due 10/1/10 (b)(e)

     247,500  
2,950,000   

Dow Jones CDX HY, Series 7-T3, 8.000% due 12/29/11 (b)

     3,006,935  
290,000   

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

     301,600  
487,000   

Global Cash Access LLC/Global Cash Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes,
8.750% due 3/15/12

     516,829  
570,000   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, Senior Secured Notes, 9.750% due 11/15/14 (b)

     581,400  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
  Security(a)    Value  
    
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5% (continued)   
530,000  

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

   $ 541,263  
150,000  

Milacron Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 11.500% due 5/15/11

     142,500  
340,000  

Sally Holdings LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 11/15/16 (b)

     350,625  
1,750,000  

TNK-BP Finance SA, 7.500% due 7/18/16 (b)

     1,852,359  
360,000  

UCAR Finance Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 2/15/12

     381,600  
430,000  

UGS Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 6/1/12

     470,850  
890,000  

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

     680,850  
555,000  

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

     557,775  
   
 

Total Diversified Financial Services

     11,290,692  
   
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.2%   
 

Cincinnati Bell Inc.:

  
865,000  

Senior Notes, 7.000% due 2/15/15

     858,512  
185,000  

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 1/15/14

     190,088  
120,000  

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

     108,600  
660,000  

Citizens Communications Co., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/31

     722,700  
30,000  

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Notes, Series B,
10.889% due 5/1/13 (c)

     30,150  
990,000  

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 12.500% due 5/1/15
10.889% due 5/1/13 (c)

     1,037,025  
455,000  

Inmarsat Finance PLC, Senior Notes, 7.625% due 6/30/12

     472,631  
 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., Senior Notes:

  
755,000  

9.250% due 6/15/16 (b)

     811,625  
1,505,000  

11.250% due 6/15/16 (b)

     1,657,381  
195,000  

Intelsat Ltd., Notes, 7.625% due 4/15/12

     179,888  
110,000  

Level 3 Communications Inc., Senior Notes, 11.500% due 3/1/10

     115,088  
 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes:

  
225,000  

11.800% due 3/15/11 (c)

     239,063  
370,000  

9.250% due 11/1/14 (b)

     376,012  
500,000  

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, Senior Notes, 8.875% due 5/1/16 (b)

     531,250  
1,200,000  

NTL Cable PLC, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 4/15/14

     1,260,000  
 

Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes:

  
590,000  

7.500% due 2/15/14

     610,650  
1,520,000  

Series B, 7.500% due 2/15/14

     1,573,200  
2,155,000  

Qwest Corp., Debentures, 6.875% due 9/15/33

     2,095,737  
1,760,000  

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Debentures, 7.000% due 11/15/27

     1,809,773  
1,255,000  

Telcordia Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 3/15/13 (b)

     1,085,575  
8,000,000MXN  

Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV, Senior Notes, 8.799% due 1/31/16 (c)

     738,017  
155,000  

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Bond, 10.750% due 12/1/15 (b)

     175,538  
   
 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

     16,678,503  
   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Electric Utilities — 0.3%   
  

Enersis SA, Notes:

  
962,000   

7.375% due 1/15/14

   $ 1,047,431  
364,000   

7.400% due 12/1/16

     404,476  
550,000   

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

     625,625  
   
  

Total Electric Utilities

     2,077,532  
   
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.1%   
  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC:

  
170,000   

Senior Notes, 9.500% due 10/15/15 (b)

     175,313  
530,000   

Senior Secured Bond, 7.875% due 10/15/14 (b)

     547,225  
   
  

Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments

     722,538  
   
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%   
435,000   

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

     441,525  
969,000   

Dresser-Rand Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.375% due 11/1/14

     978,690  
160,000   

GulfMark Offshore Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/14

     164,400  
270,000   

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

     281,475  
   
  

Total Energy Equipment & Services

     1,866,090  
   
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%   
630,000   

CVS Lease Pass Through Trust, 6.036% due 12/10/28 (b)

     642,848  
   
Food Products — 0.1%   
  

Dole Food Co. Inc., Senior Notes:

  
610,000   

7.250% due 6/15/10

     577,213  
432,000   

8.875% due 3/15/11

     420,660  
   
  

Total Food Products

     997,873  
   
Gas Utilities — 0.1%   
785,000   

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

     765,375  
   
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%   
1,100,000   

AmeriPath Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 4/1/13

     1,193,500  
775,000   

Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes,
6.500% due 12/15/12

     749,813  
1,300,000   

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

     1,316,250  
1,075,000   

Genesis HealthCare Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 10/15/13

     1,126,062  
  

HCA Inc.:

  
2,220,000   

Debentures, 7.500% due 11/15/95

     1,672,006  
1,360,000   

Notes, 6.375% due 1/15/15

     1,135,600  
400,000   

Senior Notes, 6.500% due 2/15/16

     333,000  
  

Senior Secured Notes:

  
540,000   

9.250% due 11/15/16 (b)

     566,325  
420,000   

9.625% due 11/15/16 (b)

     442,050  
1,675,000   

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

     1,675,000  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0% (continued)   
667,000   

Psychiatric Solutions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.625% due 6/15/13

   $ 735,368  
  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes:

  
125,000   

7.375% due 2/1/13

     114,688  
2,890,000   

9.875% due 7/1/14

     2,911,675  
1,275,000   

Triad Hospitals Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/13

     1,284,562  
   
  

Total Health Care Providers & Services

     15,255,899  
   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.8%   
675,000   

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

     672,469  
  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.:

  
465,000   

Senior Notes, 7.000% due 4/15/13

     480,996  
650,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.875% due 9/15/08

     683,313  
557,000   

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

     558,393  
875,000   

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

     922,031  
255,000   

El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Notes, 11.750% due 11/15/13

     272,850  
1,360,000   

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., 6.500% due 6/1/16

     1,216,558  
825,000   

Herbst Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/14

     796,125  
950,000   

Hilton Hotels Corp., Notes, 7.625% due 12/1/12

     1,007,000  
1,000,000   

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

     1,070,000  
1,150,000   

Isle of Capri Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 3/1/14

     1,131,312  
975,000   

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes, 6.375% due 2/15/15

     944,531  
  

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Notes:

  
1,050,000   

6.750% due 9/1/12

     1,042,125  
675,000   

5.875% due 2/27/14

     634,500  
400,000   

6.625% due 7/15/15

     386,500  
  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes:

  
675,000   

7.125% due 8/15/14

     683,438  
625,000   

6.875% due 2/15/15

     623,438  
1,150,000   

Penn National Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 3/1/15

     1,135,625  
  

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes:

  
450,000   

8.250% due 3/15/12

     461,250  
675,000   

8.750% due 10/1/13

     717,187  
940,000   

Pokagon Gaming Authority, Senior Notes, 10.375% due 6/15/14 (b)

     1,024,600  
95,000   

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

     101,413  
1,150,000   

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

     1,155,750  
  

Station Casinos Inc.:

  
110,000   

Senior Notes, 7.750% due 8/15/16

     106,150  
1,015,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.875% due 3/1/16

     951,562  
2,000,000   

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

     2,065,000  
   
  

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     20,844,116  
   
Household Durables — 0.7%   
80,000   

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

     82,200  
  

Beazer Homes USA Inc., Senior Notes:

  
75,000   

6.875% due 7/15/15

     72,750  
460,000   

8.125% due 6/15/16

     479,550  
1,100,000   

Interface Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 2/1/14

     1,149,500  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Household Durables — 0.7% (continued)   
  

K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes:

  
780,000   

7.500% due 5/15/16

   $ 781,950  
840,000   

8.625% due 1/15/17

     886,200  
1,340,000   

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

     1,373,500  
80,000   

Norcraft Holdings LP/Norcraft Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes,
step bond to yield 9.245% due 9/1/12

     66,400  
525,000   

Sealy Mattress Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 6/15/14

     547,969  
   
  

Total Household Durables

     5,440,019  
   
Household Products — 0.2%   
  

Nutro Products Inc.:

  
115,000   

Senior Notes, 9.400% due 10/15/13 (b)(c)

     119,025  
320,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.750% due 4/15/14 (b)

     348,800  
337,000   

Spectrum Brands Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.562% due 2/1/15

     285,608  
490,000   

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

     505,312  
   
  

Total Household Products

     1,258,745  
   
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.4%   
695,000   

AES China Generating Co., Ltd., Class A, 8.250% due 6/26/10

     695,512  
  

AES Corp.:

  
  

Senior Notes:

  
525,000   

9.375% due 9/15/10

     573,563  
670,000   

8.875% due 2/15/11

     726,112  
1,940,000   

7.750% due 3/1/14

     2,066,100  
190,000   

Senior Secured Notes, 9.000% due 5/15/15 (b)

     204,963  
625,000   

Calpine Generating Co. LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 14.370% due 4/1/11 (c)(d)

     671,875  
1,115,000   

Dynegy Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 5/1/16

     1,165,175  
  

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes:

  
75,000   

7.500% due 6/15/13

     78,188  
690,000   

7.750% due 6/15/16

     724,500  
100,000   

Mirant Americas Generation LLC, Senior Notes, 9.125% due 5/1/31

     105,250  
845,000   

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

     859,787  
  

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes:

  
450,000   

7.250% due 2/1/14

     451,125  
2,135,000   

7.375% due 2/1/16

     2,140,337  
   
  

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

     10,462,487  
   
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%   
523,000   

Koppers Inc., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/13

     570,070  
205,000   

Sequa Corp., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/1/09

     219,094  
   
  

Total Industrial Conglomerates

     789,164  
   
Insurance — 0.2%   
1,185,000   

Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 6/15/13

     1,276,838  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1%   
205,000   

Brookstone Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 10/15/12

   $ 199,619  
520,000   

FTD Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 2/15/14

     523,250  
   
  

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

     722,869  
   
IT Services — 0.3%   
  

Sungard Data Systems Inc.:

  
325,000   

Senior Notes, 9.125% due 8/15/13

     342,469  
1,415,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.250% due 8/15/15

     1,506,975  
   
  

Total IT Services

     1,849,444  
   
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.1%   
620,000   

WMG Acquisition Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.375% due 4/15/14

     616,900  
   
Machinery — 0.2%   
360,000   

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 7/1/13

     350,100  
179,000   

Mueller Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 5/1/12

     195,557  
931,000   

Mueller Holdings Inc., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield
11.320% due 4/15/14

     823,935  
   
  

Total Machinery

     1,369,592  
   
Media — 4.0%   
  

Affinion Group Inc.:

  
1,015,000   

Senior Notes, 10.125% due 10/15/13

     1,078,437  
120,000   

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

     127,200  
  

AMC Entertainment Inc.:

  
105,000   

Senior Notes, Series B, 8.625% due 8/15/12

     108,938  
1,265,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 2/1/16

     1,402,569  
  

CCH I Holdings LLC/CCH I Holdings Capital Corp.:

  
840,000   

Senior Notes, 11.750% due 5/15/14

     735,000  
37,000   

Senior Secured Notes, 11.000% due 10/1/15 (b)

     36,260  
1,210,000   

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

     1,191,850  
  

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

  
1,050,000   

10.250% due 9/15/10

     1,102,500  
749,000   

10.250% due 10/1/13 (b)

     786,450  
185,000   

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 11.750% due 5/15/14

     169,275  
  

Charter Communications Holdings LLC/Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes:

  
55,000   

9.920% due 4/1/11 (c)

     49,500  
265,000   

11.750% due 5/15/11

     246,450  
1,650,000   

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Second Lien Senior Notes,
8.375% due 4/30/14 (b)

     1,722,187  
400,000   

Chukchansi Economic Development Authority, Senior Notes,
8.000% due 11/15/13 (b)

     415,000  
475,000   

CMP Susquehanna Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 5/15/14 (b)

     469,062  
  

CSC Holdings Inc.:

  
425,000   

Senior Debentures, Series B, 8.125% due 8/15/09

     441,469  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report         9


Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     

Media — 4.0% (continued)

  
  

Senior Notes:

  
575,000   

6.750% due 4/15/12 (b)

   $ 567,812  
  

Series B:

  
550,000   

8.125% due 7/15/09

     571,312  
250,000   

7.625% due 4/1/11

     255,938  
1,367,000   

Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.875% due 8/15/13

     1,496,865  
1,365,000   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc., Senior Notes,
8.375% due 3/15/13

     1,424,719  
  

EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes:

  
375,000   

7.000% due 10/1/13 (b)

     375,938  
1,775,000   

6.625% due 10/1/14

     1,726,187  
865,000   

7.125% due 2/1/16

     862,837  
1,300,000   

Houghton Mifflin Co., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield
20.129% due 10/15/13

     1,244,750  
475,000   

Interep National Radio Sales Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B,
10.000% due 7/1/08

     410,875  
160,000   

ION Media Networks Inc., Secured Notes, 11.624% due 1/15/13 (b)(c)

     161,600  
1,290,000   

Kabel Deutschland GmbH, Senior Notes, 10.625% due 7/1/14

     1,428,675  
1,175,000   

Lamar Media Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.625% due 8/15/15

     1,147,094  
1,000,000   

LodgeNet Entertainment Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 6/15/13

     1,075,000  
700,000   

Primedia Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 5/15/11

     693,000  
270,000   

Quebecor Media Inc., Senior Notes, 7.750% due 3/15/16

     274,725  
550,000   

R.H. Donnelley Corp., Senior Notes, Series A-3, 8.875% due 1/15/16

     580,250  
1,000,000   

R.H. Donnelley Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.875% due 12/15/12

     1,095,000  
1,310,000   

Rainbow National Services LLC, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 9/1/12 (b)

     1,382,050  
  

Rogers Cable Inc.:

  
1,100,000   

Senior Secured Notes, 7.875% due 5/1/12

     1,188,000  
45,000   

Senior Secured Second Priority Notes, 6.250% due 6/15/13

     45,000  
560,000   

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 3/15/12

     579,600  
225,000   

Videotron Ltee., Senior Notes, 6.375% due 12/15/15

     218,813  
  

XM Satellite Radio Inc., Senior Notes:

  
230,000   

9.871% due 5/1/13 (c)

     223,100  
520,000   

9.750% due 5/1/14

     517,400  
   
  

Total Media

     29,628,687  
   

Metals & Mining — 1.0%

  
80,000   

Chaparral Steel Co., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 7/15/13

     89,400  
1,050,000   

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

     1,064,227  
1,235,000   

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

     1,373,937  
620,000   

RathGibson Inc., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 2/15/14 (b)

     654,100  
  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes:

  
475,000   

6.250% due 1/11/16

     482,589  
1,448,000   

8.250% due 1/17/34

     1,725,505  
1,920,000   

6.875% due 11/21/36

     1,970,171  
   
  

Total Metals & Mining

     7,359,929  
   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
    Security(a)    Value  
    
Multiline Retail — 0.2%   
1,410,000    

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.375% due 10/15/15

   $ 1,566,862  
   
Office Electronics — 0.1%   
800,000    

Xerox Capital Trust I Exchange Capital Securities, 8.000% due 2/1/27

     824,000  
250,000    

Xerox Corp., Senior Notes, 6.750% due 2/1/17

     267,095  
   
 

Total Office Electronics

     1,091,095  
   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.1%   
1,135,000    

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

     1,163,375  
  Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes:   
1,350,000    

6.375% due 6/15/15

     1,319,625  
980,000    

6.625% due 1/15/16

     972,650  
150,000    

6.875% due 1/15/16

     150,938  
50,000    

6.500% due 8/15/17

     48,000  
812,000    

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes, 9.600% due 3/15/12

     857,675  
160,000    

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

     166,641  
245,000    

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 5/15/15

     246,837  
 

El Paso Corp.:

  
 

Medium-Term Notes:

  
2,050,000    

7.375% due 12/15/12

     2,116,625  
1,400,000    

7.750% due 1/15/32

     1,491,000  
125,000    

Notes, 7.875% due 6/15/12

     131,875  
540,000    

Enterprise Products Operating LP, Junior Subordinated Notes,
8.375% due 8/1/66 (c)

     586,857  
1,030,000    

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

     1,024,850  
1,370,000    

Gaz Capital for Gazprom Loan Participation Notes, 6.212% due 11/22/16 (b)

     1,381,987  
 

Gazprom:

  
 

Bonds:

  
159,710,000 RUB  

Series A7, 6.790% due 10/29/09

     6,085,697  
53,230,000 RUB  

Series A8, 7.000% due 10/27/11

     2,028,312  
61,340,000 RUB  

Gazprom OAO, Series A6, 6.950% due 8/6/09

     2,354,286  
800,000    

Hanover Equipment Trust, Secured Notes, 8.750% due 9/1/11

     838,000  
600,000    

Holly Energy Partners, L.P., Senior Notes, 6.250% due 3/1/15

     571,500  
1,400,000    

Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 6.875% due 12/15/14

     1,365,000  
655,000    

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

     645,175  
390,000    

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

     380,250  
845,000    

Northwest Pipeline Corp., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 6/15/16

     890,419  
115,000    

OMI Corp., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 12/1/13

     118,019  
 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust:

  
5,000,000    

8.625% due 12/1/23

     6,150,000  
800,000    

Guaranteed Bonds, 9.500% due 9/15/27

     1,080,000  
520,000    

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

     544,050  
3,000,000    

Petronas Capital Ltd., Notes, 7.875% due 5/22/22 (b)

     3,750,996  
1,800,000    

Petrozuata Finance Inc., 8.220% due 4/1/17 (b)

     1,755,000  
610,000    

Pogo Producing Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.875% due 5/1/13 (b)

     628,300  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report         11


Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.1% (continued)   
1,245,000   

SemGroup LP, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 11/15/15 (b)

   $ 1,263,675  
40,000   

SESI LLC, Senior Notes, 6.875% due 6/1/14

     40,200  
430,000   

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

     426,775  
275,000   

Swift Energy Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.375% due 5/1/12

     291,500  
630,000   

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

     633,150  
  

Williams Cos. Inc.:

  
1,060,000   

Notes, 8.750% due 3/15/32

     1,195,150  
1,000,000   

Senior Notes, 7.625% due 7/15/19

     1,065,000  
   
  

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     45,759,389  
   
Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%   
  

Appleton Papers Inc.:

  
375,000   

Senior Notes, 8.125% due 6/15/11

     378,750  
715,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.750% due 6/15/14

     718,575  
195,000   

Domtar Inc., Notes, 5.375% due 12/1/13

     171,844  
  

NewPage Corp.:

  
  

Senior Secured Notes:

  
395,000   

10.000% due 5/1/12

     417,712  
205,000   

11.621% due 5/1/12 (c)

     222,938  
275,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/13

     291,500  
210,000   

P.H. Glatfelter, Senior Notes, 7.125% due 5/1/16 (b)

     211,050  
  

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

  
275,000   

Senior Secured Notes, 9.125% due 8/1/14 (b)

     287,375  
285,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 8/1/16 (b)

     297,825  
   
  

Total Paper & Forest Products

     2,997,569  
   
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%   
940,000   

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

     958,800  
   
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.5%   
30,000   

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

     30,750  
  

Host Marriott LP, Senior Notes:

  
2,275,000   

7.125% due 11/1/13

     2,334,719  
390,000   

Series Q, 6.750% due 6/1/16

     393,412  
435,000   

Kimball Hill Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 12/15/12

     394,762  
  

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

  
215,000   

7.125% due 6/1/15

     224,675  
175,000   

6.500% due 6/1/16

     177,844  
475,000   

6.750% due 4/1/17

     487,469  
   
  

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     4,043,631  
   
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%   
125,000   

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 10/1/15

     108,125  
   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Road & Rail — 0.2%   
  

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV, Senior Notes:

  
790,000   

9.375% due 5/1/12

   $ 849,250  
50,000   

12.500% due 6/15/12

     54,625  
190,000   

Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 6/15/09

     192,850  
   
  

Total Road & Rail

     1,096,725  
   
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%   
880,000   

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 12/15/14 (b)

     886,600  
   
Software — 0.2%   
500,000   

Activant Solutions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 5/1/16 (b)

     470,000  
740,000   

UGS Capital Corp. II, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.380% due 6/1/11 (b)(c)(e)

     784,400  
   
  

Total Software

     1,254,400  
   
Specialty Retail — 0.2%   
  

AutoNation Inc., Senior Notes:

  
335,000   

7.374% due 4/15/13 (c)

     336,675  
85,000   

7.000% due 4/15/14

     85,425  
510,000   

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

     493,425  
345,000   

Eye Care Centers of America, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.750% due 2/15/15

     377,775  
180,000   

Linens ‘n Things Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 10.999% due 1/15/14 (c)

     176,850  
  

Michaels Stores Inc.:

  
160,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 11/1/16 (b)

     164,800  
170,000   

Subordinated Notes, step bond to yield 13.240% due 11/1/16 (b)

     92,650  
   
  

Total Specialty Retail

     1,727,600  
   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%   
1,625,000   

Levi Strauss & Co., Senior Notes, 9.750% due 1/15/15

     1,744,844  
350,000   

Simmons Bedding Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.875% due 1/15/14

     350,000  
1,375,000   

Simmons Co., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.983% due 12/15/14

     1,051,875  
   
  

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     3,146,719  
   
Tobacco — 0.1%   
480,000   

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 5/15/12

     511,200  
   
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%   
475,000   

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

     510,625  
350,000   

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

     363,125  
905,000   

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

     981,925  
435,000   

Transdigm Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/14 (b)

     450,225  
   
  

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

     2,305,900  
   
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%   
160,000   

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes, 7.625% due 12/1/13 (b)

     160,400  
   
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%   
160,000   

MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Senior Notes, 9.250% due 11/1/14 (b)

     163,400  
1,105,000   

Nextel Communications Inc., Senior Notes, Series D, 7.375% due 8/1/15

     1,142,029  
20,000   

Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes,
7.250% due 12/15/12

     21,150  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6% (continued)   
  

Rogers Wireless Inc.:

  
1,125,000   

Secured Notes, 7.500% due 3/15/15

   $ 1,210,781  
170,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/12

     181,050  
1,160,000   

Rural Cellular Corp., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 2/1/10

     1,232,500  
700,000   

UbiquiTel Operating Co., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 3/1/11

     759,500  
   
  

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

     4,710,410  
   
   TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost — $256,546,569)
     263,387,574  
   
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.2%   
Home Equity — 0.2%   
999   

Ameriquest Finance Net Interest Margin Trust, Series 2004-RN5, Class A, 5.193% due 6/25/34 (b)

     995  
110,125   

Finance America Net Interest Margin Trust, Series 2004-01, Class A,
5.250% due 6/27/34 (b)

     9,871  
  

Sail Net Interest Margin Notes:

  
14,101   

Series 2003-6A, Class A, 7.000% due 7/27/33 (b)

     3,959  
42,974   

Series 2003-7A, Class A, 7.000% due 7/27/33 (b)

     8,587  
1,500,000   

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 2003-BC10, Class M2,
7.170% due 10/25/33 (c)

     1,504,437  
   
   TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost — $1,675,294)
     1,527,849  
   
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(f) — 0.6%   
  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) STRIP:

  
9,408,443   

Series 329, Class 2, IO, 5.500% due 1/1/33

     2,044,869  
11,501,083   

Series 338, Class 2, IO, 5.500% due 6/1/33

     2,516,793  
   
   TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost — $5,899,423)
     4,561,662  
   
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 28.1%   
FHLMC — 6.6%   
  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC):

  
  

Gold:

  
40,000,000   

5.000% due 9/13/36 (g)(h)

     39,100,000  
10,000,000   

5.500% due 12/12/36 (g)(h)

     9,968,750  
410,000   

Notes, 5.125% due 4/18/11

     416,824  
   
   TOTAL FHLMC      49,485,574  
   
FNMA — 21.5%   
  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA):

  
340,000   

6.625% due 9/15/09

     356,626  
2,700,000   

5.500% due 12/18/21 (g)(h)

     2,715,188  
500,000   

6.000% due 12/18/21 (g)(h)

     509,063  
42,200,000   

5.000% due 12/12/36-1/11/37 (g)(h)

     41,237,334  
5,000,000   

5.500% due 12/12/36 (g)(h)

     4,982,810  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14         Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report


Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
  Security(a)    Value  
    
FNMA — 21.5% (continued)   
93,950,000  

6.000% due 12/12/36-1/11/37 (g)(h)

   $ 94,967,781  
15,620,000  

6.500% due 12/12/36-1/11/37 (g)(h)

     15,941,536  
   
  TOTAL FNMA      160,710,338  
   
  TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost — $209,341,910)
     210,195,912  
   
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 13.7%   
Argentina — 0.6%   
 

Republic of Argentina:

  
1,074,000EUR  

9.000% due 6/20/03 (d)

     443,276  
1,100,000EUR  

10.250% due 1/26/07 (d)

     472,240  
1,729,117EUR  

8.000% due 2/26/08 (d)

     722,262  
1,550,000DEM  

11.750% due 11/13/26 (d)

     316,583  
2,779,919ARS  

Bonds, 2.000% due 1/3/10 (c)

     1,847,523  
522,000EUR  

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

     223,234  
   
 

Total Argentina

     4,025,118  
   
Brazil — 3.4%   
 

Federative Republic of Brazil:

  
15,576,000  

11.000% due 8/17/40

     20,719,974  
 

Collective Action Securities:

  
2,565,000  

8.750% due 2/4/25

     3,148,537  
1,360,000  

Notes, 8.000% due 1/15/18

     1,518,100  
   
 

Total Brazil

     25,386,611  
   
Colombia — 0.9%   
 

Republic of Colombia:

  
544,000  

11.750% due 2/25/20

     782,000  
1,150,000  

8.125% due 5/21/24

     1,304,388  
1,237,000  

10.375% due 1/28/33

     1,734,892  
3,060,000  

7.375% due 9/18/37

     3,197,700  
   
 

Total Colombia

     7,018,980  
   
Ecuador — 0.4%   
2,765,000  

Republic of Ecuador, 10.000% due 8/15/30 (b)

     2,585,275  
   
El Salvador — 0.3%   
 

Republic of El Salvador:

  
1,720,000  

7.750% due 1/24/23 (b)

     1,986,600  
330,000  

8.250% due 4/10/32 (b)

     394,350  
   
 

Total El Salvador

     2,380,950  
   
Indonesia — 0.1%   
525,000  

Republic of Indonesia, 8.500% due 10/12/35 (b)

     636,563  
   
Mexico — 2.2%   
 

United Mexican States:

  
300,000  

11.375% due 9/15/16

     433,575  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report         15


Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     

Mexico — 2.2% (continued)

  
4,400,000   

Medium-Term Notes, 5.625% due 1/15/17

   $ 4,426,400  
  

Series A:

  
5,098,000   

6.375% due 1/16/13

     5,383,488  
5,115,000   

8.000% due 9/24/22

     6,263,318  
   
  

Total Mexico

     16,506,781  
   

Panama — 0.2%

  
1,275,000   

Republic of Panama, 9.375% due 4/1/29

     1,708,500  
   

Peru — 0.8%

  
  

Republic of Peru:

  
425,000   

9.875% due 2/6/15

     534,012  
378,000   

8.750% due 11/21/33

     488,282  
3,960,000   

FLIRB, 5.000% due 3/7/17 (c)

     3,920,400  
  

Global Bonds:

  
305,000   

8.375% due 5/3/16

     356,850  
50,000   

7.350% due 7/21/25

     55,313  
  

PDI:

  
782,800   

5.000% due 3/7/17 (c)

     776,929  
133,760   

5.000% due 3/7/17 (b)(c)

     133,091  
   
  

Total Peru

     6,264,877  
   

Philippines — 0.4%

  
2,758,000   

Republic of the Philippines, 7.750% due 1/14/31

     3,066,551  
   

Russia — 1.7%

  
  

Russian Federation:

  
1,088,897   

8.250% due 3/31/10 (b)

     1,142,798  
4,236,000   

12.750% due 6/24/28 (b)

     7,725,405  
3,170,000   

5.000% due 3/31/30 (b)

     3,607,856  
   
  

Total Russia

     12,476,059  
   

South Africa — 0.3%

  
  

Republic of South Africa:

  
1,350,000   

9.125% due 5/19/09

     1,468,800  
525,000   

6.500% due 6/2/14

     558,469  
   
  

Total South Africa

     2,027,269  
   

Uruguay — 0.3%

  
2,229,935   

Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Bonds, 7.625% due 3/21/36

     2,391,605  
   

Venezuela — 2.1%

  
  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:

  
3,245,000   

5.375% due 8/7/10 (b)

     3,171,176  
9,421,000   

5.750% due 2/26/16

     8,822,767  
475,000   

7.650% due 4/21/25

     501,956  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16         Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report


Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face
Amount†
   Security(a)    Value  
     
Venezuela — 2.1% (continued)   
  

Collective Action Securities:

  
1,750,000   

9.375% due 1/13/34

   $ 2,234,750  
875,000   

Notes, 10.750% due 9/19/13

     1,082,156  
   
  

Total Venezuela

     15,812,805  
   
  

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost — $94,543,605)

     102,287,944  
   
U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES — 0.5%   
  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed:

  
715,715   

2.000% due 1/15/16

     706,237  
2,975,330   

2.000% due 1/15/26

     2,914,663  
   
  

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES

(Cost — $3,468,963)

     3,620,900  
   
Shares              
COMMON STOCKS — 0.0%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.0%   
Household Durables — 0.0%   
2,085,181   

Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. (f)(i)*

     20,852  
   
MATERIALS — 0.0%   
Chemicals — 0.0%   
30,303   

Applied Extrusion Technologies Inc., Class A Shares*

     181,818  
   
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost — $1,798,746)

     202,670  
   
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.1%   
Automobiles — 0.1%   
1,900   

Ford Motor Co., 7.400%

     37,240  
30,500   

Ford Motor Co., 8.000%

     518,500  
   
   TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY      555,740  
   
ENERGY — 0.0%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%   
1,283   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Convertible, 6.250%

     361,485  
   
FINANCIALS — 0.0%   
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%   
2,600   

Preferred Plus, Series FRD-1, 7.400%

     44,564  
9,700   

Saturns, Series F 2003-5, 8.125%

     189,150  
   
   TOTAL FINANCIALS      233,714  
   
  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost — $1,060,770)

     1,150,939  
   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report         17


Schedule of Investments (November 30, 2006) (unaudited) (continued)

 

Warrant   Security(a)    Value  
    
WARRANT — 0.0%   
2,675  

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations, Expires 4/15/20 (Cost — $82,925)

   $ 87,272  
   
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost — $574,418,205)

     587,022,722  
   
Face
Amount†
            
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 21.6%   
Sovereign Bonds — 1.6%   
 

Egypt Treasury Bills:

  
61,075,000EGP  

Zero coupon bond to yield 9.544% due 10/30/07

     9,812,162  
11,125,000EGP  

Zero coupon bond to yield 9.491% due 11/6/07

     1,785,083  
   
 

Total Sovereign Bonds

(Cost — $11,576,651)

     11,597,245  
   
U.S. Government Agency — 0.5%   
4,050,000  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Discount Notes,
5.197% due 6/25/07 (j)(k) (Cost — $3,934,125)

     3,934,705  
   
Repurchase Agreement — 19.5%   
146,058,000  

Nomura Securities International Inc. repurchase agreement dated 11/30/06, 5.280% due 12/1/06; Proceeds at maturity — $146,079,422; (Fully collateralized by various U.S government agency and Treasury obligations, 3.375% to 8.125% due 5/15/07 to 8/15/19; Market value — $148,980,142) (Cost — $146,058,000)

     146,058,000  
   
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost — $161,568,776)
     161,589,950  
   
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost — $735,986,981#)
   $ 748,612,672  
   

 

*   Non-income producing security.
  Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.
(a)   All securities are segregated pursuant to a revolving credit facility, mortgage dollar rolls, futures contracts, to-be-announced (“TBA”) securities and extended settlements.
(b)   Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.
(c)   Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at November 30, 2006.
(d)   Security is currently in default.
(e)   Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.
(f)   Illiquid security.
(g)   This security is traded on a TBA basis (See Note 1).
(h)   All or a portion of this security was acquired under a mortgage dollar roll agreement (See Notes 1 and 3).
(i)   Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1).
(j)   All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts.
(k)   Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

ARS  

— Argentine Peso

DEM  

— German Mark

EGP  

— Egyptian Pound

EUR  

— Euro

FLIRB  

— Front-Loaded Interest Reduction Bond

IO  

— Interest Only

MXN  

— Mexican Peso

PDI  

— Past Due Interest

RUB  

— Russian Ruble

STRIP  

— Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18         Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report


Statement of Assets and Liabilities (November 30, 2006) (unaudited)

 

ASSETS:  

Investments, at value (Cost — $589,928,981)

  $ 602,554,672  

Repurchase agreement, at value (Cost — $146,058,000)

    146,058,000  

Foreign currency, at value (Cost — $317,714)

    324,737  

Cash

    798  

Receivable for securities sold

    71,131,240  

Dividends and interest receivable

    7,507,105  

Prepaid expenses

    10,581  
   

Total Assets

    827,587,133  
   
LIABILITIES:  

Payable for securities purchased

    279,962,953  

Loan payable

    100,000,000  

Investment management fee payable

    528,961  

Interest payable

    411,732  

Payable to broker — variation margin on open futures contracts

    261,009  

Deferred mortgage dollar roll income

    42,308  

Accrued expenses

    152,992  
   

Total Liabilities

    381,359,955  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 446,227,178  
   
NET ASSETS:  

Par value ($0.001 par value; 30,542,075 shares issued and outstanding;
100,000,000 shares authorized)

  $ 30,542  

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

    435,467,876  

Undistributed net investment income

    302,477  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, options written
and foreign currency transactions

    (1,799,471 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts and foreign currencies

    12,225,754  
   

Total Net Assets

  $ 446,227,178  
   

Shares Outstanding

    30,542,075  
   

Net Asset Value

    $14.61  
   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. 2006 Semi-Annual Report         19


Statement of Operations (For the six months ended November 30, 2006) (unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:  

Interest

  $ 18,692,890  

Dividends

    59,582  
   

Total Investment Income

    18,752,472  
   
EXPENSES:  

Investment management fee (Note 2)

    3,225,856  

Interest expense (Notes 3 and 4)

    2,680,226  

Commitment fees (Note 4)

    298,261  

Shareholder reports

    84,080  

Directors’ fees

    35,674  

Audit and tax

    31,874  

Stock exchange listing fees

    15,130  

Legal fees

    13,700  

Transfer agent fees

    12,251  

Custody fees

    10,032  

Insurance

    2,396  

Directors’ retirement expenses

    2,389  

Miscellaneous expenses

    4,984  
   

Total Expenses

    6,416,853  
   

Net Investment Income

    12,335,619  
   
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS, OPTIONS WRITTEN
AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS (NOTES 1 AND 3):
 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

 

Investment transactions

    (2,998,156 )

Futures contracts

    (1,252,410 )

Options written

    509,290  

Foreign currency transactions

    508  
   

Net Realized Loss

    (3,740,768 )
   

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation From:

 

Investments

    23,948,158  

Futures contracts

    (915,398 )

Options written

    (162,518 )

Foreign currencies

    7,727  
   

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation

    22,877,969  
   

Increase From Payment by Affiliate (Note 2)

    5,862  
   

Net Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written
and Foreign Currency Transactions

    19,143,063  
   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

  $ 31,478,682  
   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2006 (unaudited)

and the year ended May 31, 2006

   
     November 30     May 31  
OPERATIONS:    

Net investment income

  $ 12,335,619     $ 28,869,143  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (3,740,768 )     21,963,338  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    22,877,969       (21,895,185 )

Increase from payment by affiliate

    5,862        
   

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

    31,478,682       28,937,296  
   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM (NOTE 1):    

Net investment income

    (11,273,080 )     (29,625,812 )

Net realized gains

    (4,303,378 )     (19,702,692 )
   

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

    (15,576,458 )     (49,328,504 )
   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    15,902,224       (20,391,208 )
NET ASSETS:    

Beginning of period

    430,324,954       450,716,162  
   

End of period*

  $ 446,227,178     $ 430,324,954  
   

* Includes undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income, of:

    $302,477       $(760,062)  
   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows (For the six months ended November 30, 2006) (unaudited)

 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:  

Interest and dividends received

  $ 20,365,814  

Operating expenses paid

    (3,776,039 )

Net purchases of short-term investments

    (21,073,504 )

Realized gain on foreign currency transactions

    508  

Realized gain on options written

    509,290  

Realized loss on futures contracts

    (1,252,410 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

    (915,398 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currencies

    7,727  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (445,088,292 )

Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments

    480,129,165  

Change in deferred mortgage dollar roll income

    (71,378 )

Change in payable to broker — variation margin

    402,835  

Change in payable on options written

    (367,353 )

Interest paid

    (2,689,536 )
   

Net Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities

    26,181,429  
   
CASH FLOWS USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  

Cash distributions paid on Common Stock

    (18,172,534 )

Net disbursement from mortgage dollar roll transactions

    (8,527,416 )
   

Net Cash Flows Used By Financing Activities

    (26,699,950 )
   

Net Decrease in Cash

    (518,521 )

Cash, Beginning of period

    844,056  
   

Cash and foreign currency, End of period

  $ 325,535  
   
RECONCILIATION OF INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS TO
NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

  $ 31,478,682  
   

Accretion of discount on investments

    (899,898 )

Amortization of premium on investments

    1,807,009  

Increase in investments, at value

    (6,080,610 )

Decrease in payable for securities purchased

    (1,063,793 )

Decrease in interest and dividends receivable

    706,231  

Decrease in options written payable

    (367,353 )

Decrease in receivable for securities sold

    318,426  

Increase in payable to broker — variation margin

    402,835  

Decrease in prepaid expenses

    7,113  

Decrease in interest payable

    (9,310 )

Decrease in deferred mortgage dollar roll income

    (71,378 )

Decrease in accrued expenses

    (46,525 )
   

Total Adjustments

    (5,297,253 )
   

Net Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities

  $ 26,181,429  
   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended May 31, unless otherwise noted:

 


         2006(1)       2006       2005(2)       2004(2)(3)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

    $14.09       $14.76       $14.50       $14.30 (4)
   

Income From Operations:

       

Net investment income

    0.40       0.95       1.02       1.00  

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.63       0.00 (5)     0.51       0.23  
   

Total Income From Operations

    1.03       0.95       1.53       1.23  
   

Less Distributions From:

       

Net investment income

    (0.37 )     (0.97 )     (1.06 )     (0.97 )

Net realized gains

    (0.14 )     (0.65 )     (0.17 )     (0.06 )

Return of capital

                (0.04 )      
   

Total Distributions

    (0.51 )     (1.62 )     (1.27 )     (1.03 )
   

Increase in Net Asset Value Due to Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions

                      0.00 (5)
   

Net Asset Value, End of Period

    $14.61       $14.09       $14.76       $14.50  
   

Market Price, End of Period

    $13.41       $12.42       $12.96       $13.76  
   

Total Return, Based on Net Asset Value(6)

    7.47 %     6.57 %     10.92 %     8.44 %
   

Total Return, Based on Market Price(7)

    12.28 %     8.46 %     3.15 %     (1.63 )%
   

Net Assets, End of Period (000s)

    $446,227       $430,325       $450,716       $442,892  
   

Ratios to Average Net Assets:

       

Gross expenses

    2.94 %(8)     2.63 %     2.14 %     1.79 %(8)

Gross expenses, excluding interest expense

    1.57 (8)     1.58       1.55       1.45 (8)

Net expenses

    2.94 (8)     2.62 (9)     2.14       1.79 (8)

Net expenses, excluding interest expense

    1.57 (8)     1.58 (9)     1.55       1.45 (8)

Net investment income

    5.65 (8)     6.43       6.85       7.93 (8)
   

Portfolio Turnover Rate(10)

    74 %     111 %     88 %     100 %
   

Supplemental Data:

       

Loans Outstanding, End of Period (000s)

  $ 100,000     $ 100,000     $ 100,000     $ 100,000  

Asset Coverage (000s)

  $ 546,227     $ 530,325     $ 550,716     $ 542,892  

Asset Coverage for Loan Outstanding

    546 %     530 %     551 %     543 %

Weighted Average Loan (000s)

  $ 100,000     $ 100,000     $ 100,000     $ 108,367  

Weighted Average Interest Rate on Loans

    5.27 %(8)     4.71 %     2.70 %     1.65 %(8)
   

 

(1)   For the six months ended November 30, 2006 (unaudited).

 

(2)   Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method.

 

(3)   For the period July 28, 2003 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2004.

 

(4)   Initial public offering price of $15.00 per share less offering costs and sales load totaling $0.70 per share.

 

(5)   Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
(6)   Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

(7)   The total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

(8)   Annualized.     

 

(9)   Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
(10)   Excluding mortgage dollar transactions. If the mortgage dollar roll transactions had been included, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 272%, 527%, 437%, and 285% for the six months ended November 30, 2006 and the years ended May 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) (formerly known as Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc.) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Board of Directors authorized 100 million shares of $0.001 par value common stock. The Fund seeks to maintain a high level of current income by investing primarily in a portfolio of high yield fixed income securities issued by corporate issuers, emerging market fixed income securities and investment grade fixed income securities. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks total return.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ.

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

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

(c) Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements in which the Fund sells portfolio securities and agrees to repurchase them from the buyer at a specified date and price. Whenever the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund’s custodian delivers liquid assets to the counterparty in an amount at least equal to the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The Fund pays interest on

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

amounts obtained pursuant to reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be borrowings, which may create leverage risk for the Fund.

(d) Financial Futures Contracts. The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts typically to hedge a portion of the portfolio. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or securities as initial margin. Additional securities are also segregated up to the current market value of the financial futures contracts. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the underlying financial instruments. The Fund recognizes an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. When the financial futures contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recognized equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contracts.

The risks associated with entering into financial futures contracts include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. In addition, investing in financial futures contracts involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit and subsequent payments required for a futures transaction. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

(e) Written Options. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked-to-market daily to reflect the current market value of the option written. If the option expires, the Fund realizes a gain from investments equal to the amount of the premium received. When a written call option is exercised, the difference between the premium and the amount for effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commission, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium received reduces the cost of the security purchased by the Fund.

A risk in writing a covered call option is that the Fund may forego the opportunity of profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund is exposed to the risk of loss if the market price of the underlying security increases. 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.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

(g) Mortgage Dollar Rolls. The Fund enters into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities to settle on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by a fee paid by the counterparty, often in the form of a drop in the repurchase price of the securities. Mortgage dollar rolls are accounted for as financing arrangements; the fee is accrued into interest income ratably over the term of the mortgage dollar roll and any gain or loss on the roll is deferred and realized upon disposition of the rolled security.

The risk of entering into a mortgage dollar roll is that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a mortgage dollar roll files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of proceeds of the mortgage dollar roll may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.

(h) Securities Traded on a To-Be-Announced Basis. The Fund may trade securities on a to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA transaction, the Fund commits to purchasing or selling securities which have not yet been issued by the issuer and for which specific information is not known, such as the face amount and maturity date and the underlying pool of investments in U.S. government agency mortgage pass-through transactions. Securities purchased on a TBA basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Fund, normally 15 to 45 days later. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a TBA transaction, cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid high-grade debt obligations are segregated in an amount equal in value to the purchase price of the TBA security. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.

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

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

(j) Cash Flow Information. The Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income and net realized gains, which are paid in cash and may be reinvested at the discretion of shareholders. These activities are reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and additional information on cash receipts and cash payments are presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.

(k) Security Transactions and Investment Income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults on an expected interest payment, the Fund’s policy is generally to halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default.

(l) 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. 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.

The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, at the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

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.

(m) Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions from net investment income for the Fund, if any, are declared and paid on a monthly basis. Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(n) Federal and Other Taxes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its income and net realized gains on investments, if any, to shareholders each year. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

(o) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

2. Investment Management Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Prior to August 1, 2006, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. (“SBAM”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”), acted as the investment manager of the Fund. Under the investment management agreement, the Fund paid an investment management fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets plus the proceeds of any outstanding borrowings. Borrowings for the purpose of the calculation of the management fee include loans from certain financial institutions, the use of mortgage dollar roll transactions and reverse repurchase agreements.

Effective August 1, 2006, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) became the Fund’s investment manager and Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”) became the Fund’s subadviser. Also, on August 1, 2006 Western Asset Management Company Limited (“Western Asset Limited”) became an additional subadviser to the Fund. The portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund remain the same immediately prior to and immediately after the date of these changes. LMPFA, Western Asset and Western Asset Limited are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason.

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. LMPFA has delegated to Western Asset the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Fund’s investment management fee remains unchanged. For its services, LMPFA pays Western Asset 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund.

Western Asset Limited provides certain advisory services to the Fund relating to currency transactions and investment in nondollar denominated securities. Western Asset Limited does not receive any compensation from the Fund and is paid by Western Asset for its services to the Fund.

During the periods in which the Fund is utilizing borrowings, the fee which is payable to the investment manager as a percentage of the Fund’s assets will be higher than if the Fund did not utilize borrowings because the fee is calculated as a percentage of the Fund’s assets, including those investments purchased with borrowings.

During the six months ended November 30, 2006, the manager reimbursed the Fund in the amount of $5,862 for losses incurred resulting from an investment transaction error.

Certain officers and one Director of the Fund are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Fund.

 

3. Investments

During the six months ended November 30, 2006, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments and U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (excluding short-term investments and mortgage dollar rolls) were as follows:

 

     Investments   U.S. Government &
Agency Obligations

Purchases

  $ 127,288,516   $ 316,735,983
 

Sales

    144,510,755     335,539,656
 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

At November 30, 2006, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 


Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 19,309,358  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (6,683,667 )
   

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 12,625,691  
   

Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the six months ended November 30, 2006 were as follows:

 

Average Daily Balance   Weighted Average
Interest Rate
  Maximum Amount
Outstanding

$1,606,109

  0.76%   $2,073,747
 

Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 0.20% to 1.75% during the six months ended November 30, 2006. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $3,670. At November 30, 2006, the Fund did not have any reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.

At November 30, 2006, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

    

Number of

Contracts

 

Expiration

Date

 

Basis

Value

 

Market

Value

 

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

 

Contracts to Buy:

         

Eurodollar

  211   12/06   $ 49,741,668   $ 49,925,238   $ 183,570  

Eurodollar

  7   3/07     1,656,410     1,659,175     2,765  

Eurodollar

  19   9/07     4,500,720     4,522,713     21,993  

Eurodollar

  12   3/08     2,844,610     2,862,600     17,990  

Japanese Yen

  50   3/07     5,375,875     5,475,625     99,750  
   
          $ 326,068  
   

Contracts to Sell:

         

U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note

  42   12/06   $ 8,582,227   $ 8,591,625   $ (9,398 )

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

  5   12/06     524,272     530,000     (5,728 )

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

  213   3/07     22,472,497     22,611,281     (138,784 )

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

  6   12/06     647,970     654,656     (6,686 )

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

  480   3/07     51,883,967     52,410,000     (526,033 )

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

  41   3/07     4,643,139     4,689,375     (46,236 )
   
          $ (732,865 )
   

Net Unrealized Loss on Open Futures Contracts

      $ (406,797 )
   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Written option transactions entered into during the six months ended November 30, 2006, were as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Options written, outstanding May 31, 2006

  1,073     $ 529,871  

Options written

  227       94,391  

Options closed

  (172 )     (140,950 )

Options expired

  (1,128 )     (483,312 )
   

Options written, outstanding November 30, 2006

         
   

At November 30, 2006, the Fund had outstanding mortgage dollar rolls with a total cost of $208,584,599.

The average monthly balance of dollar rolls outstanding for the Fund during the six months ended November 30, 2006 was approximately $213,033,151.

Counterparties with mortgage dollar rolls outstanding in excess of 10% of total net assets at November 30, 2006 included Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. ($74,293,438) and JPMorgan Chase ($58,747,238).

 

4. Loan

At November 30, 2006, the Fund had a $150,000,000 loan available pursuant to a revolving credit and security agreement of which the Fund had $100,000,000 loan outstanding with Three Pillars Funding Corp. and Citicorp North America Inc. (“CNA”). In addition, CNA acts as administrative agent. The loan generally bears interest at a variable rate based on the weighted average interest rates of the underlying commercial paper or LIBOR, plus any applicable margin. In addition, the Fund pays a commitment fee on the total amount of the loan available, whether used or unused. Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lenders, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding and any additional expenses. For the six months ended November 30, 2006, the Fund paid interest expense on this loan in the amount of $2,676,556.

Subsequent to November 30, 2006, the above revolving credit and security agreement has been terminated and replaced with a new revolving credit and security agreement, dated as of December 21, 2006 among CIESCO, LLC, Citibank, N.A., as a secondary lender, Citicorp North America Inc., as agent, and the Fund.

 

5. Distributions Subsequent to November 30, 2006

On November 17, 2006, the Fund’s Board declared a long-term capital gain distribution in the amount of $0.1165 per share, in lieu of the regular monthly income distribution, payable on December 29, 2006 to shareholders of record on December 22, 2006. In addition, the Fund’s Board declared income distributions of $0.0850 per share per month payable on January 26, 2007 and February 23, 2007 to shareholders of record on January 19, 2007 and February 16, 2007, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

6. Capital Shares

On October 22, 2003, the Fund’s Board authorized the Fund to repurchase from time to time in the open market up to 3,000,000 shares of the Fund’s common stock. The Board directed the management of the Fund to repurchase shares of the Fund’s common stock at such times and in such amounts as management believes will enhance shareholder value, subject to review by the Fund’s Board. Since the inception of the repurchase plan, the Fund has not repurchased any shares.

 

7. Regulatory Matters

On May 31, 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order in connection with the settlement of an administrative proceeding against Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”) relating to the appointment of an affiliated transfer agent for the Smith Barney family of mutual funds (the “Affected Funds”).

The SEC order finds that SBFM and CGM willfully violated Section 206(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). Specifically, the order finds that SBFM and CGM knowingly or recklessly failed to disclose to the boards of the Affected Funds in 1999 when proposing a new transfer agent arrangement with an affiliated transfer agent that: First Data Investors Services Group (“First Data”), the Affected Funds’ then existing transfer agent, had offered to continue as transfer agent and do the same work for substantially less money than before; and that Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”), the Citigroup business unit that, at the time, included the Affected Funds’ investment manager and other investment advisory companies, had entered into a side letter with First Data under which CAM agreed to recommend the appointment of First Data as sub-transfer agent to the affiliated transfer agent in exchange for, among other things, a guarantee by First Data of specified amounts of asset management and investment banking fees to CAM and CGM. The order also finds that SBFM and CGM willfully violated Section 206(2) of the Advisers Act by virtue of the omissions discussed above and other misrepresentations and omissions in the materials provided to the Affected Funds’ boards, including the failure to make clear that the affiliated transfer agent would earn a high profit for performing limited functions while First Data continued to perform almost all of the transfer agent functions, and the suggestion that the proposed arrangement was in the Affected Funds’ best interests and that no viable alternatives existed. SBFM and CGM do not admit or deny any wrongdoing or liability. The settlement does not establish wrongdoing or liability for purposes of any other proceeding.

The SEC censured SBFM and CGM and ordered them to cease and desist from violations of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act. The order requires Citigroup to pay $208.1 million, including $109 million in disgorgement of profits, $19.1 million in interest, and a civil money penalty of $80 million. Approximately $24.4 million has already been paid to the Affected Funds, primarily through fee waivers. The remaining $183.7 million, including the penalty, has been paid to the U.S. Treasury and will be distributed pursuant to a plan submitted for approval by the SEC. At this time, there is no certainty as to how the proceeds of the settlement will be distributed, to whom such distributions will be made, the methodology by which such distributions will be allocated, and when such distributions will be made.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

The order also requires that transfer agency fees received from the Affected Funds since December 1, 2004 less certain expenses, be placed in escrow and provides that a portion of such fees may be subsequently distributed in accordance with the terms of the order.

On April 3, 2006, an aggregate amount of approximately $9 million was distributed to the Affected Funds.

The order required SBFM to recommend a new transfer agent contract to the Affected Funds’ boards within 180 days of the entry of the order; if a Citigroup affiliate submitted a proposal to serve as transfer agent or sub-transfer agent, SBFM and CGM would have been required, at their expense, to engage an independent monitor to oversee a competitive bidding process. On November 21, 2005, and within the specified timeframe, the Fund’s Board selected a new transfer agent for the Fund. No Citigroup affiliate submitted a proposal to serve as transfer agent. Under the order, SBFM also must comply with an amended version of a vendor policy that Citigroup instituted in August 2004.

Although there can be no assurance, the Fund’s manager does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Affected Funds.

This Fund is not one of the Affected Funds and therefore did not implement the transfer agent arrangement described above and therefore will not receive any portion of the distributions.

On December 1, 2005, Citigroup completed the sale of substantially all of its global asset management business, including SBFM, to Legg Mason.

 

8. Other Matters

On September 16, 2005, the staff of the SEC informed SBFM and SBAM that the staff is considering recommending that the SEC institute administrative proceedings against SBAM for alleged violations of Sections 19(a) and 34(b) of the 1940 Act (and related Rule 19a-1). The notification is a result of an industry wide inspection undertaken by the SEC and is based upon alleged deficiencies in disclosures regarding dividends and distributions paid to shareholders of certain funds. Section 19(a) and related Rule 19a-1 of the 1940 Act generally require funds that are making dividend and distribution payments to provide shareholders with a written statement disclosing the source of the dividends and distributions, and, in particular, the portion of the payments made from each of net investment income, undistributed net profits and/or paid-in capital. In connection with the contemplated proceedings, the staff may seek a cease and desist order and/or monetary damages from SBFM or SBAM.

Although there can be no assurance, the Fund’s manager believes that this matter is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund.

 

9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

During June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation 48 (“FIN 48” or the “Interpretation”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement 109. FIN 48 supplements FASB Statement 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, by defining the confidence level that a tax position must meet in order to be recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a fund should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

financial statements uncertain tax positions that the fund has taken or expects to take on a tax return. FIN 48 requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” to be sustained based solely on its technical merits. Management must be able to conclude that the tax law, regulations, case law, and other objective information regarding the technical merits sufficiently support the position’s sustainability with a likelihood of more than 50 percent. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2006, which for this Fund will be June 1, 2007. At adoption, the financial statements must be adjusted to reflect only those tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained as of the adoption date. Management of the Fund has determined that adopting FIN 48 will not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

*    *    *

On September 20, 2006, FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.

 

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Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements (unaudited)

 

At a meeting held in person on June 26, 2006, the Fund’s Board, including a majority of the Board members who are not “interested persons” of the Fund or Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (the “Manager”) or any sub-investment adviser or proposed sub-investment adviser as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”), approved a new management agreement (the “New Management Agreement”) between the Fund and the Manager. The Fund’s Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, also approved one or more new subadvisory agreements between the Manager and each of Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited (each a “Subadviser”) (each a “New Subadvisory Agreement”). The New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements replaced the Fund’s prior management agreement with Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. and the prior subadvisory agreement with Legg Mason International Equities Ltd. and were entered into in connection with an internal reorganization of the Manager’s, the prior manager’s and the Subadvisers’ parent organization, Legg Mason. In approving the New Management Agreement and New Subadvisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the factors discussed below, among other things.

The Board noted that the Manager will provide administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund, and that the Manager will delegate to each of the Subadvisers the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Board members reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the senior personnel that will provide oversight and general management services and the portfolio management team that would be primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Board members noted that the portfolio management team was expected to be the same as then managing the Fund.

The Board members received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided to the Fund by the Manager under the New Management Agreement and by the Subadvisers under the New Subadvisory Agreements. The Board members’ evaluation of the services expected to be provided by the Manager and the Subadvisers took into account the Board members’ knowledge and familiarity gained as Fund Board members, including as to the scope and quality of Legg Mason’s investment management and other capabilities and the quality of its administrative and other services. The Board members considered, among other things, information and assurances provided by Legg Mason as to the operations, facilities and organization of the Manager and the Subadvisers and the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of their senior personnel. The Board members further considered the financial resources available to the Manager, the Subadvisers and Legg Mason. The Board members concluded that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided under the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements were acceptable.

The Board members also received and considered performance information for the Fund as well as comparative information with respect to a peer group of funds (the

 

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Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements (unaudited) (continued)

 

“Performance Universe”) selected by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data. The Board members were provided with a description of the methodology Lipper used to determine the similarity of the Fund to the funds included in the Performance Universe. The Board members noted that they had received and discussed with management, at periodic intervals, information comparing the Fund’s performance against, among other things, its benchmark. Based on the Board members’ review, which included careful consideration of the factors noted above, the Board members concluded that the performance of the Fund, under the circumstances, supported approval of the New Management Agreement and New Subadvisory Agreements.

The Board members reviewed and considered the management fee that would be payable by the Fund to the Manager in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management services expected to be provided by the Manager. Additionally, the Board members received and considered information comparing the Fund’s management fee and overall expenses with those of comparable funds in both the relevant expense group and a broader group of funds, each selected and provided by Lipper. The Board members also reviewed and considered the subadvisory fee that would be payable by the Manager to the Subadvisers in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management services expected to be provided by the Subadvisers. The Board members noted that the Manager, and not the Fund, will pay the subadvisory fee to each Subadviser. The Board members determined that the Fund’s management fee and the Fund’s subadvisory fees were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided to the Fund under the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements.

The Board members received and considered a pro-forma profitability analysis of Legg Mason and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund, including information with respect to the allocation methodologies used in preparing the profitability data. The Board members recognized that Legg Mason may realize economies of scale based on its internal reorganization and synergies of operations. The Board members noted that it was not possible to predict with a high degree of confidence how Legg Mason’s and its affiliates’ profitability would be affected by its internal reorganization and by other factors including potential economies of scale, but that based on their review of the pro forma profitability analysis, their most recent prior review of the profitability of the predecessor manager and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund and other factors considered, they determined that the management fee was reasonable. The Board members noted that they expect to receive profitability information on an annual basis.

In their deliberations, the Board members also considered, and placed significant importance on, information that had been received and conclusions that had been reached by the Board in connection with the Board’s most recent approval of the Fund's prior management agreement and the prior subadvisory agreement, in addition to information provided in connection with the Board’s evaluation of the terms and conditions of the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements.

 

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Board Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements (unaudited) (continued)

 

The Board members considered Legg Mason’s advice and the advice of its counsel that the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements were being entered into in connection with an internal reorganization within Legg Mason, that did not involve an actual change of control or management. The Board members further noted that the terms and conditions of the New Management Agreement are substantially identical to those of the Fund’s previous management agreement except for the identity of the Manager, and that the initial term of the New Management Agreement (after which it will continue in effect only if such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members) was the same as that under the prior management agreement.

In light of all of the foregoing, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements. No single factor reviewed by the Board members was identified as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements. The Independent Board Members were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. The Independent Board Members also discussed the proposed approval of the New Management Agreement and the New Subadvisory Agreements in private sessions with their independent legal counsel at which no representatives of the Manager or Subadvisers were present.

 

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Additional Shareholder Information (unaudited)

 

Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on September 18, 2006, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the election of Directors. The following table provides information concerning the matter voted upon at the meeting.

Election of Directors

 

Nominees   Votes For   Votes
Withheld

Leslie H. Gelb

  28,572,584   499,591

R. Jay Gerken

  28,584,792   487,383

William R. Hutchinson

  28,588,675   483,500
 

At November 30, 2006, in addition to Leslie H. Gelb, R. Jay Gerken and William R. Hutchinson, the other Directors of the Fund were as follows:

Carol L. Colman

Daniel P. Cronin

Riordan Roett

Jeswald W. Salacuse

 

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Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited)

 

Unless you elect to receive distributions in cash, all distributions, on your Common Shares will be automatically reinvested by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“AST”), as agent for the Common Shareholders (the “Plan Agent”), in additional Common Shares under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). You may elect not to participate in the Plan by contacting the Plan Agent. If you do not participate, you will receive all cash distributions paid by check mailed directly to you by AST as distribution paying agent.

If you participate in the Plan, the number of Common Shares you will receive will be determined as follows:

(1) If the market price of the Common Shares on the record date (or, if the record date is not a New York Stock Exchange trading day, the immediately preceding trading day) for determining shareholders eligible to receive the relevant distribution (the “determination date”) is equal to or exceeds 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares, the Fund will issue new Common Shares at a price equal to the greater of (a) 98% of the net asset value per share at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date or (b) 95% of the market price per share of the Common Shares on the determination date.

(2) If 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares exceeds the market price of the Common Shares on the determination date, the Plan Agent will receive the distribution in cash and will buy Common Shares in the open market, on the Exchange or elsewhere, for your account as soon as practicable commencing on the trading day following the determination date and terminating no later than the earlier of (a) 30 days after the distribution payment date, or (b) the record date for the next succeeding distribution to be made to the Common Shareholders; except when necessary to comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws. If during this period: (i) the market price rises so that it equals or exceeds 98% of the net asset value per share of the Common Shares at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date before the Plan Agent has completed the open market purchases or (ii) if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full amount eligible to be reinvested in open market purchases, the Plan Agent will cease purchasing Common Shares in the open market and the Fund shall issue the remaining Common Shares at a price per share equal to the greater of (a) 98% of the net asset value per share at the close of trading on the Exchange on the determination date or (b) 95% of the then current market price per share.

The Plan Agent maintains all participants’ accounts in the Plan and gives written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information you may need for tax records. Common Shares in your account will be held by the Plan Agent in non-certificated form. Any proxy you receive will include all Common Shares you have received under the Plan.

You may withdraw from the Plan by notifying the Plan Agent in writing at 59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038 or by calling the Plan Agent at 1-877-366-6441. Such withdrawal will be effective immediately if notice is received by the Plan Agent not less than ten business days prior to any distribution record date; otherwise such withdrawal will be effective as soon as practicable after the Plan Agent’s investment of the most

 

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Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited) (continued)

 

recently declared distribution on the Common Shares. The Plan may be terminated by the Fund upon notice in writing mailed to Common Shareholders at least 30 days prior to the record date for the payment of any distribution by the Fund for which the termination is to be effective. Upon any termination, you will be sent a certificate or certificates for the full Common Shares held for you under the Plan and cash for any fractional Common Shares. You may elect to notify the Plan Agent in advance of such termination to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of your shares on your behalf. You will be charged $5.00 plus a $0.05 per Common Share service charge and the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct brokerage charges actually incurred for this transaction from the proceeds.

There is no service charge for reinvestment of your distributions in Common Shares. However, all participants will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred by the Plan Agent when it makes open market purchases. Because all distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Common Shares, this allows you to add to your investment through dollar cost averaging, which may lower the average cost of your Common Shares over time.

Automatically reinvesting distributions does not mean that you do not have to pay income taxes due upon receiving distributions.

The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan if, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the change is warranted. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Additional information about the Plan and your account may be obtained from the Plan Agent at 1-877-366-6441.

 

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

DIRECTORS

Carol L. Colman

Daniel P. Cronin

Leslie H. Gelb

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman

William R. Hutchinson

Riordan Roett

Jeswald W. Salacuse

 

OFFICERS

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

President and Chief
Executive Officer

 

Frances M. GugginO

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Ted P. Becker

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Robert I. Frenkel

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

  

WESTERN ASSET

GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

125 Broad Street

10th Floor, MF-2

New York, New York 10004

 

INVESTMENT MANAGER

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

 

SUBADVISERS

Western Asset Management Company

Western Asset Management Company Limited

 

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

TRANSFER AGENT

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

New York, NY 10038

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

KPMG LLP

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017-3909

 

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL

EHI

 


 

 

 

 

 

This report is transmitted to the shareholders of Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. for their information. This is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane,

New York, New York 10038

 

WAS04003 11/06   SR06-227

LOGO

 

Western Asset

Global High Income Fund Inc.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase at market prices from time to time shares of its common stock in the open market.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q from the Fund, shareholders can call 1-800-451-2010.

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio transactions is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-451-2010, (2) on the Fund’s website at www.leggmason.com/InvestorsServices and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Included herein under Item 1.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Concerning Citigroup Asset Management 1(CAM) Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The following is a brief overview of the Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the “Policies”) that CAM has adopted to seek to ensure that CAM votes proxies relating to equity securities in the best interest of clients.

CAM votes proxies for each client account with respect to which it has been authorized to vote proxies. In voting proxies, CAM is guided by general fiduciary principles and seeks to act prudently and solely in the best interest of clients. CAM attempts to consider all factors that could affect the value of the investment and will vote proxies in the manner that it believes will be consistent with efforts to maximize shareholder values. CAM may utilize an external service provider to provide it with information and/or a recommendation with regard to proxy votes. However, the CAM adviser (business unit) continues to retain responsibility for the proxy vote.

In the case of a proxy issue for which there is a stated position in the Policies, CAM generally votes in accordance with such stated position. In the case of a proxy issue for which there is a list of factors set forth in the Policies that CAM considers in voting on


1 Citigroup Asset Management comprises CAM North America, LLC, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc, Smith Barney Fund Management LLC, and other affiliated investment advisory firms. On December 1, 2005, Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”) sold substantially all of its worldwide asset management business, Citigroup Asset Management, to Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”). As part of this transaction, CAM North America, LLC, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc and Smith Barney Fund Management LLC became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason. Under a licensing agreement between Citigroup and Legg Mason, the names of CAM North America, LLC, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc, Smith Barney Fund Management LLC and their affiliated advisory entities, as well as all logos, trademarks, and service marks related to Citigroup or any of its affiliates (“Citi Marks”) are licensed for use by Legg Mason. Citi Marks include, but are not limited to, “Citigroup Asset Management,” “Salomon Brothers Asset Management” and “CAM”. All Citi Marks are owned by Citigroup, and are licensed for use until no later than one year after the date of the licensing agreement. Legg Mason and its subsidiaries, including CAM North America, LLC, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc, and Smith Barney Fund Management LLC are not affiliated with Citigroup.


such issue, CAM votes on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the general principles set forth above and considering such enumerated factors. In the case of a proxy issue for which there is no stated position or list of factors that CAM considers in voting on such issue, CAM votes on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the general principles set forth above. Issues for which there is a stated position set forth in the Policies or for which there is a list of factors set forth in the Policies that CAM considers in voting on such issues fall into a variety of categories, including election of directors, ratification of auditors, proxy and tender offer defenses, capital structure issues, executive and director compensation, mergers and corporate restructurings, and social and environmental issues. The stated position on an issue set forth in the Policies can always be superseded, subject to the duty to act solely in the best interest of the beneficial owners of accounts, by the investment management professionals responsible for the account whose shares are being voted. Issues applicable to a particular industry may cause CAM to abandon a policy that would have otherwise applied to issuers generally. As a result of the independent investment advisory services provided by distinct CAM business units, there may be occasions when different business units or different portfolio managers within the same business unit vote differently on the same issue. A CAM business unit or investment team (e.g. CAM’s Social Awareness Investment team) may adopt proxy voting policies that supplement these policies and procedures. In addition, in the case of Taft-Hartley clients, CAM will comply with a client direction to vote proxies in accordance with Institutional Shareholder Services’ (ISS) PVS Voting Guidelines, which ISS represents to be fully consistent with AFL-CIO guidelines.

In furtherance of CAM’s goal to vote proxies in the best interest of clients, CAM follows procedures designed to identify and address material conflicts that may arise between CAM’s interests and those of its clients before voting proxies on behalf of such clients. To seek to identify conflicts of interest, CAM periodically notifies CAM employees in writing that they are under an obligation (i) to be aware of the potential for conflicts of interest on the part of CAM with respect to voting proxies on behalf of client accounts both as a result of their personal relationships and due to special circumstances that may arise during the conduct of CAM’s business, and (ii) to bring conflicts of interest of which they become aware to the attention of CAM’s compliance personnel. CAM also maintains and considers a list of significant CAM relationships that could present a conflict of interest for CAM in voting proxies. CAM is also sensitive to the fact that a significant, publicized relationship between an issuer and a non-CAM Legg Mason affiliate might appear to the public to influence the manner in which CAM decides to vote a proxy with respect to such issuer. Absent special circumstances or a significant, publicized non-CAM Legg Mason affiliate relationship that CAM for prudential reasons treats as a potential conflict of interest because such relationship might appear to the public to influence the manner in which CAM decides to vote a proxy, CAM generally takes the position that relationships between a non-CAM Legg Mason affiliate and an issuer (e.g. investment management relationship between an issuer and a non-CAM Legg Mason affiliate) do not present a conflict of interest for CAM in voting proxies with respect to such issuer. Such position is


based on the fact that CAM is operated as an independent business unit from other Legg Mason business units as well as on the existence of information barriers between CAM and certain other Legg Mason business units.

CAM maintains a Proxy Voting Committee to review and address conflicts of interest brought to its attention by CAM compliance personnel. A proxy issue that will be voted in accordance with a stated CAM position on such issue or in accordance with the recommendation of an independent third party is not brought to the attention of the Proxy Voting Committee for a conflict of interest review because CAM’s position is that to the extent a conflict of interest issue exists, it is resolved by voting in accordance with a pre-determined policy or in accordance with the recommendation of an independent third party. With respect to a conflict of interest brought to its attention, the Proxy Voting Committee first determines whether such conflict of interest is material. A conflict of interest is considered material to the extent that it is determined that such conflict is likely to influence, or appear to influence, CAM’s decision-making in voting proxies. If it is determined by the Proxy Voting Committee that a conflict of interest is not material, CAM may vote proxies notwithstanding the existence of the conflict.

If it is determined by the Proxy Voting Committee that a conflict of interest is material, the Proxy Voting Committee is responsible for determining an appropriate method to resolve such conflict of interest before the proxy affected by the conflict of interest is voted. Such determination is based on the particular facts and circumstances, including the importance of the proxy issue and the nature of the conflict of interest.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

None.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11. 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 half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a) (1)Not Applicable

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.CERT

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

Exhibit 99.906.CERT


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, there unto duly authorized.

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

  R. Jay Gerken
  Chief Executive Officer
  Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

Date: February 7, 2007

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
  Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

Date: February 7, 2007

 

By:  

/s/ Frances M. Guggino

  (Frances M. Guggino)
  Chief Financial Officer
  Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

Date: February 7, 2007