Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared distributions pursuant to their managed distribution policy.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

Month     Record Date     Ex-Dividend Date     Payable Date June     6/21/2019     6/20/2019     7/1/2019 July     7/19/2019     7/18/2019     8/1/2019 August     8/23/2019     8/22/2019     9/3/2019 Ticker     Fund Name     Month     Amount    

ChangefromPreviousDistribution

SCD     LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc.1     June     $0.31000     -                           BWG BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. 1 June $0.06150 - July $0.06150             August     $0.06150       EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. 1 June $0.10000 - July $0.10000             August     $0.10000       1 Please see table below for each Fund’s estimated source of distributions. a Quarterly paying distribution.  

Under the terms of each Fund’s managed distribution policy, the Fund seeks to maintain a consistent distribution level derived from the income and capital gains generated from the Fund’s investment portfolio. Shareholders should note that if the Fund’s aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distributions paid, the difference will be distributed from the Fund's assets and may constitute a return of the shareholder’s capital. The Board of Directors may modify, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time. Any such modification, termination or suspension could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares.

The Fund’s distributions have been set based on the current level of income generated from the Fund’s investment portfolio and accumulated capital gains, if any. Based on the Fund's tax accounting records, which also factors in currency fluctuations, each Fund’s estimated source of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions is presented in the table below:

Fund    

FiscalYearEnd

    Income    

Short-TermCapitalGains

   

Long-TermCapitalGains

   

ReturnofCapital

  SCD     Nov 30     31.80%     -     -     68.20% a BWG     Oct 31     100.00%     -     -     - b EMD     Dec 31     84.44%     -     -     15.56% b a Sources of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions are estimated through June 31, 2019. b Sources of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions are estimated through August 31, 2019.  

The updated estimated components of the distributions announced today will be provided to shareholders of record in a separate notice when the distributions are paid.

This press release is not for tax reporting purposes but is being provided to announce the amount of each Fund’s distributions that have been declared by the Board of Directors. In early 2020, after definitive information is available, each Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV, if applicable, specifying how the distributions paid by each Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distributions on a shareholder’s tax return (e.g., ordinary income, long-term capital gain or return of capital).

For more information about the Funds, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Fund’s web site at www.lmcef.com. Hard copies of the Funds’ complete audited financial statements are available free of charge upon request.

Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Legg Mason and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Funds.

Investor Contact: Fund Investor Services 1-888-777-0102

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