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

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-7162

 

 

Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

55 Water Street, New York, NY

 

10041

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(888) 777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2010

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                                                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

FORM N-Q

MARCH 31, 2010

 



 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 87.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 15.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.000%

 

11/1/15

 

 

35,000

 

$

37,450

(a)

Lear Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

3/15/20

 

10,000

 

10,213

 

Total Auto Components

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,663

 

Automobiles — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motors Liquidation Co., Senior Debentures

 

8.375%

 

7/15/33

 

525,000

 

199,500

(b)

Motors Liquidation Co., Senior Notes

 

7.200%

 

1/15/11

 

440,000

 

163,900

(b)

Total Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

363,400

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

4/1/27

 

60,000

 

55,200

 

Sotheby’s, Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/15/15

 

100,000

 

102,125

 

Stonemor Operating LLC/Cornerstone Family Services/Osiris Holdings, Senior Notes

 

10.250%

 

12/1/17

 

195,000

 

201,825

(a)

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

359,150

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ameristar Casinos Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250%

 

6/1/14

 

125,000

 

131,562

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.125%

 

2/1/16

 

40,000

 

33,600

 

Downstream Development Quapaw, Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

10/15/15

 

165,000

 

150,975

(a)

El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/13

 

285,000

 

255,075

 

El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

12/1/12

 

85,000

 

87,975

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Bonds

 

5.625%

 

6/1/15

 

130,000

 

86,125

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.750%

 

2/1/16

 

229,000

 

191,787

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

12/15/15

 

86,000

 

76,755

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250%

 

6/1/17

 

365,000

 

395,112

 

Indianapolis Downs LLC & Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.000%

 

11/1/12

 

120,000

 

80,400

(a)

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

11/15/10

 

380,000

 

184,300

(b)(c)

Landry’s Restaurants Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625%

 

12/1/15

 

95,000

 

102,600

(a)

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Notes

 

6.750%

 

9/1/12

 

260,000

 

247,000

 

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

9/15/10

 

5,000

 

5,056

 

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.375%

 

5/15/14

 

15,000

 

16,613

(a)

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.125%

 

11/15/17

 

40,000

 

45,200

(a)

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000%

 

3/15/20

 

120,000

 

124,200

(a)

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Notes

 

6.125%

 

2/15/13

 

50,000

 

43,000

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

11/1/17

 

210,000

 

224,700

(a)

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.000%

 

4/1/12

 

30,000

 

27,825

 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/16

 

180,000

 

196,650

(a)

Penn National Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.750%

 

8/15/19

 

40,000

 

40,800

(a)

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

8/1/17

 

125,000

 

122,813

(a)

Sbarro Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.375%

 

2/1/15

 

95,000

 

80,275

 

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

4.136%

 

2/1/14

 

90,000

 

66,150

(a)(d)

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125%

 

2/1/15

 

15,000

 

11,625

(a)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

4/1/12

 

215,000

 

15,588

(b)(c)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

8/15/16

 

90,000

 

6,975

(b)(c)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/1/14

 

175,000

 

1,094

(b)(c)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.625%

 

3/15/18

 

20,000

 

125

(b)(c)

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,051,955

 

Household Durables — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

6/1/16

 

45,000

 

45,113

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

6/1/16

 

5,000

 

4,700

 

Libbey Glass Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

2/15/15

 

100,000

 

105,750

(a)

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

 

9.750%

 

9/1/12

 

59,000

 

56,345

(c)

Total Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

211,908

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

1


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

11/15/17

 

 

70,000

 

$

73,850

 

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.375%

 

10/15/20

 

65,000

 

65,650

(a)

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

139,500

 

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastman Kodak Co., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

11/15/13

 

50,000

 

47,875

 

Media — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.125%

 

10/15/13

 

80,000

 

82,400

 

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

 

13.500%

 

11/30/16

 

64,850

 

77,658

(a)

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.500%

 

1/15/15

 

110,000

 

106,150

(a)

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

13.250%

 

7/15/15

 

90,000

 

87,750

(a)

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

 

10.875%

 

9/15/14

 

290,000

 

325,887

(a)

Clear Channel Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

3/15/11

 

100,000

 

97,250

 

CSC Holdings Inc., Senior Debentures

 

7.875%

 

2/15/18

 

230,000

 

242,650

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

10/1/14

 

90,000

 

90,900

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/19

 

215,000

 

224,675

 

Globo Communicacoes e Participacoes SA, Bonds

 

7.250%

 

4/26/22

 

140,000

 

148,050

(a)

NET Servicos de Comunicacao SA, Bonds

 

7.500%

 

1/27/20

 

100,000

 

106,000

(a)

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond

 

0.000%

 

8/1/16

 

180,000

 

171,900

 

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

7/1/14

 

195,000

 

214,500

(a)

UPC Holding BV, Senior Notes

 

9.875%

 

4/15/18

 

65,000

 

68,575

(a)

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Bonds

 

9.500%

 

8/15/16

 

20,000

 

21,950

 

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

8/15/16

 

90,000

 

96,075

 

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,162,370

 

Multiline Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125%

 

6/1/28

 

105,000

 

93,975

 

Specialty Retail — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blockbuster Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

10/1/14

 

115,000

 

85,387

(a)

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

11/1/14

 

100,000

 

106,000

 

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Subordinated Bonds

 

11.375%

 

11/1/16

 

110,000

 

119,350

 

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond

 

0.000%

 

11/1/16

 

160,000

 

142,400

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

453,137

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

7/15/15

 

245,000

 

274,400

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,205,333

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bumble Bee Foods LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750%

 

12/15/15

 

70,000

 

71,050

(a)

Smithfield Foods Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/14

 

60,000

 

67,200

(a)

Total Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

138,250

 

Household Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Achievement Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.250%

 

4/1/12

 

55,000

 

54,725

(a)

Reynolds Group DL Escrow Inc./Reynolds Group Escrow LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750%

 

10/15/16

 

120,000

 

123,900

(a)

Total Household Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

178,625

 

Tobacco — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/16

 

200,000

 

210,000

(a)

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/16

 

40,000

 

42,000

(a)

Total Tobacco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

252,000

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

568,875

 

ENERGY — 12.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Energy Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625%

 

8/1/14

 

145,000

 

160,225

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Energy Equipment & Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

12/15/16

 

 

110,000

 

$

109,450

 

Hercules Offshore LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

10/15/17

 

85,000

 

85,213

(a)

Key Energy Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

12/1/14

 

190,000

 

193,087

 

Parker Drilling Co., Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

4/1/18

 

140,000

 

144,025

(a)

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

692,000

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  — 10.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Coal Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

8/1/16

 

120,000

 

127,500

(a)

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

6/15/18

 

50,000

 

48,500

 

Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes

 

8.750%

 

7/15/12

 

365,000

 

343,100

 

Berry Petroleum Co., Senior Notes

 

10.250%

 

6/1/14

 

110,000

 

121,825

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

1/15/16

 

95,000

 

93,575

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

1/15/16

 

150,000

 

148,875

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

12/15/18

 

145,000

 

145,725

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

5/15/15

 

55,000

 

55,413

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

5/15/16

 

60,000

 

64,500

 

CONSOL Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

4/1/20

 

180,000

 

185,850

(a)

Corral Petroleum Holdings AB, Senior Secured Subordinated Bonds

 

5.251%

 

4/15/10

 

339,054

 

250,900

(a)(c)(d)(e)

Crosstex Energy/Crosstex Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

2/15/18

 

90,000

 

93,262

(a)

Denbury Resources Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.250%

 

2/15/20

 

128,000

 

136,320

 

El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

7.800%

 

8/1/31

 

75,000

 

74,087

 

El Paso Corp., Notes

 

7.875%

 

6/15/12

 

200,000

 

212,885

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.375%

 

8/1/66

 

120,000

 

121,948

(d)

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, Subordinated Notes

 

7.034%

 

1/15/68

 

75,000

 

71,448

(d)

Griffin Coal Mining Co. Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

12/1/16

 

10,000

 

6,450

(a)(b)

International Coal Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125%

 

4/1/18

 

20,000

 

20,400

 

KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub B.V., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

7/2/13

 

100,000

 

112,875

(a)

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

 

8.625%

 

4/15/20

 

130,000

 

130,487

(a)

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

 

6.356%

 

6/7/17

 

140,000

 

144,550

(a)

Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

4/15/13

 

85,000

 

86,063

 

Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

5/15/17

 

45,000

 

44,438

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

4/15/18

 

45,000

 

46,406

 

Murray Energy Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250%

 

10/15/15

 

165,000

 

169,950

(a)

OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000%

 

12/15/12

 

100,000

 

103,500

(a)

OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.250%

 

12/15/14

 

130,000

 

122,850

 

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

3/30/18

 

140,000

 

139,650

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

1/20/40

 

55,000

 

57,045

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

7/15/13

 

145,000

 

152,069

 

Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

5/1/14

 

75,000

 

67,875

(a)

Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

5/1/17

 

60,000

 

51,900

(a)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

3/1/16

 

110,000

 

122,100

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

10/15/19

 

115,000

 

122,475

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

1/1/16

 

155,000

 

178,250

 

SandRidge Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

4/1/15

 

450,000

 

439,875

(e)

Stone Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

2/1/17

 

90,000

 

89,100

 

Teekay Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

1/15/20

 

260,000

 

273,000

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.250%

 

5/1/12

 

125,000

 

125,937

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.000%

 

2/1/14

 

10,000

 

10,288

 

Williams Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

3/15/20

 

10,000

 

10,040

(a)

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,123,286

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,815,286

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

3


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

FINANCIALS — 16.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets  — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.250%

 

2/6/12

 

 

140,000

 

$

33,250

(b)

Commercial Banks  — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAC Capital Trust VI, Capital Securities, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

5.625%

 

3/8/35

 

140,000

 

115,945

 

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

 

8.375%

 

10/13/19

 

100,000

 

108,750

(a)(d)(f)

HSBC Bank PLC, Credit-Linked Notes (Russian Agricultural Bank)

 

8.900%

 

12/20/10

 

1,224,000

RUB

33,630

(c)

ICICI Bank Ltd., Subordinated Bonds

 

6.375%

 

4/30/22

 

140,000

 

132,181

(a)(d)

NB Capital Trust II, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

7.830%

 

12/15/26

 

140,000

 

139,300

 

NB Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.250%

 

4/15/27

 

90,000

 

91,575

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.000%

 

11/12/13

 

75,000

 

72,920

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.050%

 

1/8/15

 

30,000

 

28,435

 

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Bonds

 

6.299%

 

5/15/17

 

140,000

 

145,936

(a)

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.175%

 

5/16/13

 

70,000

 

76,139

(a)

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000%

 

6/11/14

 

150,000

 

173,790

(a)

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,118,601

 

Consumer Finance  — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FMG Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625%

 

9/1/16

 

185,000

 

214,138

(a)

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.875%

 

8/10/11

 

190,000

 

201,574

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

8/1/12

 

105,000

 

108,783

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

5/15/15

 

625,000

 

747,419

 

GMAC Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

12/31/13

 

30,000

 

30,825

 

GMAC Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.300%

 

2/12/15

 

30,000

 

31,575

(a)

GMAC Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/15/20

 

160,000

 

164,400

(a)

GMAC LLC, Debentures, zero coupon bond

 

0.000%

 

6/15/15

 

410,000

 

264,450

 

GMAC LLC, Senior Bonds, zero coupon bond

 

0.000%

 

12/1/12

 

160,000

 

130,228

 

SLM Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

8.450%

 

6/15/18

 

145,000

 

146,862

 

SLM Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/25/20

 

360,000

 

351,143

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,391,397

 

Diversified Financial Services  — 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Red Oak LLC, Secured Notes

 

9.200%

 

11/30/29

 

280,000

 

277,200

 

Astoria Depositor Corp., Pass-Through Certificates

 

8.144%

 

5/1/21

 

150,000

 

146,344

(a)

Bank of America Corp., Notes, Preferred Securities

 

8.000%

 

1/30/18

 

15,000

 

15,327

(d)(f)

Capital One Capital V, Junior Subordinated Notes, Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities

 

10.250%

 

8/15/39

 

110,000

 

130,657

 

CCM Merger Inc., Notes

 

8.000%

 

8/1/13

 

220,000

 

192,500

(a)

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000%

 

5/1/14

 

64,771

 

61,370

 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000%

 

5/1/15

 

44,771

 

41,861

 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000%

 

5/1/16

 

134,619

 

124,523

 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000%

 

5/1/17

 

484,468

 

448,133

 

Countrywide Capital III, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.050%

 

6/15/27

 

30,000

 

30,069

 

Express LLC/Express Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/1/18

 

130,000

 

133,250

(a)

Fresenius U.S. Finance II Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

7/15/15

 

120,000

 

134,400

(a)

International Lease Finance Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

6.375%

 

3/25/13

 

220,000

 

215,139

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.625%

 

9/20/13

 

210,000

 

198,239

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Notes

 

5.875%

 

5/1/13

 

50,000

 

48,050

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/17

 

90,000

 

92,298

(a)

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

7.900%

 

4/30/18

 

5,000

 

5,348

(d)(f)

LBI Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.000%

 

11/1/17

 

165,000

 

171,394

(a)

Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

8/15/13

 

40,000

 

41,800

 

Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

9/15/15

 

120,000

 

124,950

 

MBNA Capital A, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.278%

 

12/1/26

 

130,000

 

131,950

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Diversified Financial Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625%

 

4/15/16

 

 

70,000

 

$

69,259

(a)

New Communications Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

4/15/22

 

16,000

 

16,080

(a)

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

7/18/16

 

210,000

 

229,425

(a)

UPC Germany GmbH, Senior Secured Bonds

 

8.125%

 

12/1/17

 

100,000

 

103,625

(a)

Vanguard Health Holdings Co., II LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

2/1/18

 

140,000

 

136,850

(a)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,320,041

 

Insurance  — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.175%

 

5/15/58

 

85,000

 

72,462

(d)

American International Group Inc., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.450%

 

5/18/17

 

210,000

 

193,466

 

American International Group Inc., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.850%

 

1/16/18

 

25,000

 

23,265

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

8/15/18

 

100,000

 

105,086

 

MetLife Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

7.875%

 

12/15/37

 

60,000

 

61,800

(a)

Total Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

456,079

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DuPont Fabros Technology LP, Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

12/15/17

 

70,000

 

72,450

(a)

Host Hotels & Resorts, LP, Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

3/15/15

 

20,000

 

19,950

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,400

 

Real Estate Management & Development  — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

0.000%

 

6/30/15

 

54,600

 

24,570

(a)(c)

Realogy Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.500%

 

4/15/14

 

590,000

 

511,825

 

Realogy Corp., Senior Toggle Notes

 

11.000%

 

4/15/14

 

18,445

 

16,232

(e)

Total Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

552,627

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,964,395

 

HEALTH CARE  — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies  — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

10/15/17

 

80,000

 

88,600

 

Biomet Inc., Senior Toggle Notes

 

10.375%

 

10/15/17

 

90,000

 

99,450

(e)

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,050

 

Health Care Providers & Services  — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRC Health Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.750%

 

2/1/16

 

345,000

 

313,087

 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.300%

 

10/1/12

 

125,000

 

125,469

 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

2/15/13

 

5,000

 

4,988

 

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.625%

 

11/15/16

 

136,000

 

146,030

(e)

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875%

 

2/15/20

 

275,000

 

288,578

(a)

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

5/1/15

 

130,000

 

140,725

(a)

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

5/1/18

 

240,000

 

270,000

(a)

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

3.859%

 

6/1/15

 

50,000

 

42,875

(d)

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.500%

 

6/1/15

 

190,000

 

190,000

(e)

US Oncology Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.643%

 

3/15/12

 

339,000

 

322,897

(d)(e)

US Oncology Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125%

 

8/15/17

 

180,000

 

189,000

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,033,649

 

Pharmaceuticals  — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmanet Development Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.875%

 

4/15/17

 

50,000

 

50,000

(a)

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,271,699

 

INDUSTRIALS  — 10.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense  — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freedom Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250%

 

8/1/15

 

190,000

 

201,875

(a)

Kac Acquisition Co., Subordinated Notes

 

8.000%

 

4/26/26

 

6,632

 

0

(b)(c)(g)

TransDigm Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.750%

 

7/15/14

 

80,000

 

82,400

(a)

Wyle Services Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.500%

 

4/1/18

 

175,000

 

175,875

(a)

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

460,150

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5

 


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Airlines — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

10/15/12

 

 

40,000

 

$

42,800

(a)

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

8.312%

 

4/2/11

 

47,573

 

46,146

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.339%

 

4/19/14

 

65,000

 

63,294

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

9.250%

 

5/10/17

 

15,000

 

15,750

(g)

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

8/1/15

 

500,000

 

470,000

(a)

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.711%

 

9/18/11

 

90,000

 

89,550

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

8.954%

 

8/10/14

 

85,883

 

80,838

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.821%

 

8/10/22

 

337,079

 

337,079

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Subordinated Notes

 

9.750%

 

12/17/16

 

60,000

 

61,800

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500%

 

9/15/14

 

65,000

 

68,656

(a)

United Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875%

 

8/1/13

 

180,000

 

189,900

(a)

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,465,813

 

Building Products — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

10/20/17

 

139,000

 

149,772

(a)

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

10/20/17

 

130,000

 

140,075

(a)

Nortek Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.000%

 

12/1/13

 

120,444

 

129,779

 

Rearden G Holdings EINS GmbH, Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

3/30/20

 

100,000

 

101,750

(a)

USG Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

8/1/14

 

20,000

 

21,300

(a)

Total Building Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

542,676

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625%

 

3/15/15

 

160,000

 

175,600

(a)

Altegrity Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

11.750%

 

5/1/16

 

260,000

 

232,700

(a)

Garda World Security Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

3/15/17

 

70,000

 

72,012

(a)

Geo Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

10/15/17

 

155,000

 

158,875

(a)

RSC Equipment Rental Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

12/1/14

 

150,000

 

149,250

 

RSC Equipment Rental Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/17

 

115,000

 

122,475

(a)

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

910,912

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

10/18/17

 

100,000

 

107,250

(a)

Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Railcar Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

3/1/14

 

60,000

 

57,600

 

Marine — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trico Shipping AS, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.875%

 

11/1/14

 

240,000

 

230,400

(a)

Road & Rail — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.625%

 

3/15/18

 

70,000

 

73,500

(a)

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

6/1/14

 

25,000

 

25,313

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

12.500%

 

4/1/16

 

170,000

 

201,875

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

2/1/18

 

140,000

 

144,200

(a)

Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes

 

13.000%

 

12/15/13

 

30,000

 

35,850

 

RailAmerica Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250%

 

7/1/17

 

228,000

 

244,245

 

Total Road & Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

724,983

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes

 

9.000%

 

8/15/16

 

100,000

 

101,750

(a)

Ashtead Holdings PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.625%

 

8/1/15

 

90,000

 

90,450

(a)

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

7/15/16

 

110,000

 

106,975

 

Penhall International Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

8/1/14

 

40,000

 

30,300

(a)(c)

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

329,475

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,829,259

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucent Technologies Inc., Debentures

 

6.450%

 

3/15/29

 

285,000

 

202,350

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Jabil Circuit Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

7/15/16

 

200,000

 

211,500

 

Jabil Circuit Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

3/15/18

 

10,000

 

10,850

 

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875%

 

10/15/14

 

275,000

 

269,500

 

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

 

491,850

 

IT Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., Senior Notes

 

12.250%

 

11/15/15

 

143,775

 

138,743

(e)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

IT Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.875%

 

9/24/15

 

 

150,000

 

$

130,125

 

First Data Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.550%

 

9/24/15

 

305,298

 

259,503

(e)

GXS Worldwide Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.750%

 

6/15/15

 

70,000

 

67,725

(a)

Total IT Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

596,096

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

12/15/14

 

100,000

 

96,000

 

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

12/15/14

 

55,058

 

53,131

(e)

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.125%

 

12/15/16

 

80,000

 

71,200

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

220,331

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,510,627

 

MATERIALS — 8.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashland Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

6/1/17

 

265,000

 

297,463

(a)

Georgia Gulf Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000%

 

1/15/17

 

160,000

 

168,200

(a)

Hexion Finance Escrow LLC/Hexion Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875%

 

2/1/18

 

70,000

 

69,300

(a)

Kerling PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625%

 

1/28/17

 

93,000

EUR

132,048

(a)

Solutia Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

11/1/17

 

95,000

 

100,700

 

Solutia Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

3/15/20

 

120,000

 

122,100

 

Total Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

889,811

 

Construction Materials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headwaters Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

11/1/14

 

5,000

 

5,244

(a)

Containers & Packaging — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Second Priority Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875%

 

9/15/14

 

75,000

 

73,594

 

BWAY Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.000%

 

4/15/14

 

40,000

 

43,200

(a)

Radnor Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.000%

 

3/15/11

 

100,000

 

0

(b)(c)(g)

Solo Cup Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

11/1/13

 

155,000

 

164,300

 

Viskase Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875%

 

1/15/18

 

150,000

 

152,625

(a)

Total Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

433,719

 

Metals & Mining — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evraz Group SA, Notes

 

8.875%

 

4/24/13

 

100,000

 

105,375

(a)

Evraz Group SA, Notes

 

9.500%

 

4/24/18

 

100,000

 

107,875

(a)

Metals USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.125%

 

12/1/15

 

370,000

 

390,350

 

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

2/15/15

 

95,000

 

92,150

 

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.500%

 

2/15/15

 

25,000

 

27,031

 

Ryerson Holding Corp., Senior Discount Notes, zero coupon bond

 

0.000%

 

2/1/15

 

280,000

 

128,800

(a)

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.750%

 

5/15/14

 

65,000

 

77,350

 

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250%

 

5/15/16

 

50,000

 

59,750

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

8.250%

 

1/17/34

 

62,000

 

73,013

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

6.875%

 

11/21/36

 

100,000

 

103,705

 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

1/15/14

 

100,000

 

110,250

(a)

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,275,649

 

Paper & Forest Products — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada, Senior Secured Notes

 

13.750%

 

4/1/11

 

149,143

 

157,532

(a)(b)

Appleton Papers Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

6/15/15

 

90,000

 

90,000

(a)

Appleton Papers Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250%

 

12/15/15

 

346,000

 

320,050

(a)

Boise Paper Holdings LLC/Boise Co-Issuer Co., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

4/1/20

 

25,000

 

25,125

(a)

Georgia-Pacific LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

5/1/16

 

170,000

 

186,150

(a)

NewPage Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

12/31/14

 

220,000

 

220,000

 

Smurfit Capital Funding PLC, Debentures

 

7.500%

 

11/20/25

 

200,000

 

176,000

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

7/1/14

 

225,000

 

244,125

(a)

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125%

 

8/1/14

 

190,000

 

185,250

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,604,232

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,208,655

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

2/1/17

 

 

250,000

 

$

250,625

(a)

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

2/1/17

 

10,000

 

10,050

(a)

CC Holdings GS V LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750%

 

5/1/17

 

90,000

 

98,550

(a)

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures

 

6.300%

 

12/1/28

 

25,000

 

19,875

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

12.500%

 

5/1/15

 

110,000

 

11

(b)(c)

Inmarsat Finance PLC, Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

12/1/17

 

100,000

 

104,500

(a)

Intelsat Intermediate Holding Co., Ltd., Senior Discount Notes

 

9.500%

 

2/1/15

 

40,000

 

41,600

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

6/15/16

 

415,000

 

444,050

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

11.500%

 

6/15/16

 

450,000

 

486,000

 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250%

 

11/1/14

 

80,000

 

78,400

 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

2/1/18

 

100,000

 

96,000

(a)

Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

10/1/15

 

90,000

 

96,300

(a)

Qwest Corp., Debentures

 

6.875%

 

9/15/33

 

100,000

 

97,000

 

tw telecom holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/1/18

 

140,000

 

143,850

(a)

UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes

 

8.250%

 

5/23/16

 

130,000

 

141,863

(a)

Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes

 

8.375%

 

4/30/13

 

100,000

 

108,750

(a)

Wind Acquisition Holdings Finance SpA, Senior Notes

 

12.250%

 

7/15/17

 

140,000

 

139,300

(a)(e)

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

8/1/16

 

230,000

 

236,325

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,593,049

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALLTEL Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.375%

 

12/1/17

 

130,000

 

151,271

(a)(c)(e)

Cricket Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750%

 

5/15/16

 

200,000

 

208,500

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

3/15/12

 

385,000

 

402,325

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

11/15/28

 

150,000

 

121,500

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

610,000

 

568,825

 

True Move Co., Ltd., Notes

 

10.750%

 

12/16/13

 

595,000

 

624,006

(a)

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,076,427

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,669,476

 

UTILITIES — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EEB International Ltd., Senior Bonds

 

8.750%

 

10/31/14

 

100,000

 

111,500

(a)

Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.681%

 

7/2/26

 

230,000

 

244,662

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Senior Notes

 

10.250%

 

11/1/15

 

1,155,000

 

808,500

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,164,662

 

Gas Utilities — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

3/15/20

 

120,000

 

122,550

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.375%

 

9/15/10

 

100,000

 

103,250

 

Colbun SA, Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

1/21/20

 

100,000

 

100,925

(a)

Dynegy Holdings Inc., Senior Debentures

 

7.625%

 

10/15/26

 

180,000

 

116,100

 

Dynegy Inc., Bonds

 

7.670%

 

11/8/16

 

160,000

 

155,501

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/15/16

 

150,000

 

110,250

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.200%

 

5/15/19

 

120,000

 

83,400

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

5/15/27

 

155,000

 

99,975

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.875%

 

11/1/17

 

330,000

 

246,675

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

11/1/17

 

187,908

 

128,717

(e)

Mirant Americas Generation LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

5/1/31

 

30,000

 

27,075

 

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC, Pass-Through Certificates

9.125%

 

6/30/17

 

49,199

 

52,274

 

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC, Pass-Through Certificates

10.060%

 

12/30/28

 

48,715

 

52,368

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

2/1/14

 

190,000

 

191,900

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — continued

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

1/15/17

 

 

30,000

 

$

29,775

 

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

 

1,498,185

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,785,397

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $40,225,353)

 

 

 

41,829,002

 

COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission Inc., Term Loan B

 

2.980 - 3.010%

 

6/11/10

 

218,661

 

208,509

(h)(i)

ENERGY — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turbo Beta Ltd., Term Loan

 

14.500%

 

5/13/10

 

249,815

 

221,086

(c)(h)(i)

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashmore Energy International, Synthetic Revolving Credit Facility

 

3.246%

 

4/30/10

 

16,243

 

15,085

(h)(i)

Ashmore Energy International, Term Loan

 

3.290%

 

6/30/10

 

109,191

 

101,411

(h)(i)

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

116,496

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

337,582

 

INDUSTRIALS — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penhall International Corp., Term Loan

 

0.000%

 

4/1/12

 

40,006

 

5,001

 

UTILITIES — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Future Holdings, Term Loan B3

 

3.729 - 3.790%

 

6/30/10

 

99,744

 

81,243

(h)(i)

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS (Cost — $671,055)

 

 

 

632,335

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annaly Capital Management Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.000%

 

2/15/15

 

30,000

 

30,563

 

INDUSTRIALS — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.250%

 

8/15/12

 

330,000

 

290,812

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $313,274)

 

 

 

321,375

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina, Bonds

 

7.000%

 

9/12/13

 

409,000

 

364,555

 

Republic of Argentina, GDP Linked Securities

 

1.330%

 

12/15/35

 

65,000

EUR

5,005

(d)

Total Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

369,560

 

Brazil — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000%

 

1/1/12

 

512,000

BRL

280,508

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000%

 

1/1/17

 

45,000

BRL

22,759

 

Total Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

303,267

 

Colombia — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

3/18/19

 

100,000

 

115,500

 

Indonesia — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Indonesia

 

10.250%

 

7/15/22

 

539,000,000

IDR

63,675

 

Republic of Indonesia

 

11.000%

 

9/15/25

 

297,000,000

IDR

36,146

 

Republic of Indonesia

 

10.250%

 

7/15/27

 

378,000,000

IDR

42,792

 

Republic of Indonesia, Bonds

 

9.750%

 

5/15/37

 

408,000,000

IDR

42,622

 

Total Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

185,235

 

Panama — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama

 

7.250%

 

3/15/15

 

28,000

 

32,130

 

Republic of Panama

 

9.375%

 

4/1/29

 

78,000

 

106,275

 

Republic of Panama

 

6.700%

 

1/26/36

 

130,000

 

138,775

 

Total Panama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

277,180

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

9


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Turkey — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

6/5/20

 

 

12,000

 

$

13,260

 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

3/17/36

 

417,000

 

423,255

 

Total Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

436,515

 

Venezuela — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

8.500%

 

10/8/14

 

12,000

 

10,500

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

5.750%

 

2/26/16

 

386,000

 

281,780

(a)

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

7.650%

 

4/21/25

 

16,000

 

10,480

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities

 

9.375%

 

1/13/34

 

53,000

 

39,088

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities, Notes

 

10.750%

 

9/19/13

 

28,000

 

27,510

 

Total Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

369,358

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost — $2,169,621)

 

 

 

2,056,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

10,703

 

369,253

*(g)

Charter Communications Inc., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

3,836

 

132,342

*

SuperMedia Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

237

 

9,681

*

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

511,276

 

ENERGY — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SemGroup Corp., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

867

 

25,008

*

FINANCIALS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

2,568

 

100,049

*

INDUSTRIALS — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

229

 

9,281

*

MATERIALS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applied Extrusion Technologies Inc., Class B Shares

 

 

 

 

 

1,091

 

2,455

*(c)(g)

Georgia Gulf Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

6,715

 

124,160

*

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,615

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost — $973,410)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

772,229

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

7.250%

 

 

 

290

 

282,750

 

Citigroup Inc.

 

7.500%

 

12/5/12

 

1,800

 

219,384

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $466,835)

 

 

 

502,134

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal

 

10.500%

 

 

 

5,575

 

157,494

(c)

Diversified Financial Services — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XII

 

8.500%

 

 

 

14,100

 

364,397

(d)

Preferred Plus, Trust, Series FRD-1

 

7.400%

 

 

 

10,700

 

248,454

 

Saturns, Series F 2003-5

 

8.125%

 

 

 

14,800

 

349,428

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

962,279

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $932,814)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,119,773

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

10


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2010

 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

SECURITY

 

 

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

WARRANTS

 

VALUE

 

WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurant Holdings

 

 

 

4/28/14

 

169

 

$

2

*(c)(g)

Charter Communications Inc.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

209

 

1,254

*

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

12/7/14

 

340

 

850

*(g)

SemGroup Corp.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

912

 

7,527

*(c)

Turbo Beta Ltd.

 

 

 

11/1/14

 

1

 

0

*(c)(g)

TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost — $4,751)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,633

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $45,757,113)

 

47,243,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Discount Notes (Cost - $23,982)

 

0.190%

 

8/19/10

 

$

24,000

 

23,981

(j)(k)

Repurchase Agreement — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley tri-party repurchase agreement dated 3/31/10; Proceeds at maturity - $547,000; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government agency obligation, 0.000% due 4/13/10; Market Value - $560,000) (Cost - $547,000)

 

0.010%

 

4/1/10

 

547,000

 

547,000

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $570,982)

 

 

 

570,981

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6% (Cost — $46,328,095#)

 

 

 

47,814,077

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

212,936

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

48,027,013

 

 

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

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

Illiquid security.

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

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

(h)

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on loans and debt securities.  Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

(i)

The maturity date shown represents the last in range of maturity dates.

(j)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

(k)

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

#

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

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

BRL

-

 Brazilian Real

 

EUR

-

 Euro

 

GDP

-

 Gross Domestic Product

 

IDR

-

 Indonesian Rupiah

 

OJSC

-

 Open Joint Stock Company

 

RUB

-

 Russian Ruble

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

11


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Western Asset High Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund seeks to maintain a high level of current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in high-yield debt securities issued by U.S. and foreign corporations and foreign governments. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation.

 

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

 

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

 

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 820 (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

DESCRIPTION

 

QUOTED
PRICES
(LEVEL 1)

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$

41,829,002

 

 

 

$

41,829,002

 

Collateralized senior loans

 

 

632,335

 

 

632,335

 

Convertible bonds & notes

 

 

321,375

 

 

321,375

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

2,056,615

 

 

2,056,615

 

Common stocks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer discretionary

 

$

142,023

 

369,253

 

 

511,276

 

Materials

 

124,160

 

 

2,455

 

126,615

 

Other common stocks

 

134,338

 

 

 

134,338

 

Convertible preferred stocks

 

502,134

 

 

 

502,134

 

Preferred stocks

 

755,376

 

364,397

 

 

1,119,773

 

Warrants

 

 

8,781

 

852

 

9,633

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

1,658,031

 

$

45,581,758

 

$

3,307

 

$

47,243,096

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

570,981

 

 

570,981

 

Total investments

 

$

1,658,031

 

$

46,152,739

 

$

3,307

 

$

47,814,077

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

6,111

 

 

 

6,111

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

673

 

 

673

 

Total other financial instruments

 

$

6,111

 

$

673

 

 

$

6,784

 

Total

 

$

1,664,142

 

$

46,153,412

 

$

3,307

 

$

47,820,861

 

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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

 

 

 

CORPORATE

 

ASSET-

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BONDS &

 

BACKED

 

CONSUMER

 

 

 

 

 

ESCROWED

 

PREFERRED

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

NOTES

 

SECURITIES

 

DISCRETIONARY

 

ENERGY

 

MATERIALS

 

SHARES

 

STOCKS

 

WARRANTS

 

TOTAL

 

Balance as of December 31, 2009

 

$

273,880

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

20,804

 

$

2,455

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

4,333

 

$

301,472

 

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

23,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,768

 

Realized gain/(loss) (1)

 

 

(493,850

)

(22,000

)

 

 

 

(4,880

)

 

(520,730

)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (2)

 

(49,753

)

493,850

 

22,000

 

4,204

 

 

(0

)

4,880

 

4,046

 

479,227

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

3,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,005

 

Transfers in Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

(250,900

)

 

 

(25,008

)

 

 

 

(7,527

)

(283,435

)

Balance as of March 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,455

 

 

 

$

852

 

$

3,007

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

(3,481

)

$

(3,481

)

 

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

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

 

(b) Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during a fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked to market and measured against the value of the agreement to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 

(c)  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 related to the loan, or any rights of off-set against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.

 

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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 off-set between the lender and the borrower.

 

(d)  Futures Contracts. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of interest rates. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

 

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or cash equivalents with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the ‘‘initial margin’’ and subsequent payments (‘‘variation margin’’) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. For certain futures, including foreign denominated futures, variation margin is not settled daily, but is recorded as a net variation margin payable or receivable. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

 

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

 

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

 

When entering into a forward foreign currency contract, the Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

(f) 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.

 

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.

 

(g) Credit and Market Risk.  The Fund invests in high-yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high-yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investment in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.

 

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

 

2.  Investments

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,835,660

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(2,349,678

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

1,485,982

 

 

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

 

 

 

Number of

 

Expiration

 

Basis

 

Market

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Date

 

Value

 

Value

 

Gain

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

4

 

6/10

 

$

477,419

 

$

479,875

 

$

2,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

 

17

 

6/10

 

$

1,955,999

 

$

1,952,344

 

 

3,655

 

Net Unrealized Gain on Open Futures Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,111

 

 

At March 31, 2010, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Foreign Currency

 

Local
Currency

 

Market
Value

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Gain

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

92,435

 

$

125,102

 

5/18/10

 

$

673

 

 

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 (“ASC Topic 815”) requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at March 31, 2010.

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts

 

 

 

 

Primary Underlying
Risk Disclosure

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

Total

 

Interest Rate Contracts

 

 

$

6,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,111

 

Foreign Exchange Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

673

 

 

 

 

673

 

Other Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

$

6,111

 

 

 

 

 

$

673

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,784

 

 

During the period ended March 31, 2010 the Fund had average market values of $243,031, $980,821 and $94,838, in futures contracts (to buy), futures contracts (to sell) and forward foreign currency contracts (to sell), respectively.

 

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

 

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ITEM 2.                   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

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

 

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

 

ITEM 3.                   EXHIBITS.

 

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

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: May 27, 2010

 

 

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

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date: May 27, 2010

 

 

By

/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: May 27, 2010

 


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