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)

 

620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY

 

10018

(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:

September 30, 2011

 

 



 

ITEM 1.          SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

 

FORM N-Q

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

 

 


 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 84.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 18.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escrow GCB General Motors

 

7.200%

 

1/15/11

 

 

250,000

 

$

2,500

(a)(b)(c)(g)

Escrow GCB General Motors

 

8.375%

 

7/15/33

 

435,000

 

4,350

(a)(b)(g)

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

8/1/12

 

105,000

 

107,172

 

Total Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,022

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

4/1/27

 

130,000

 

121,875

 

Sotheby’s, Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/15/15

 

160,000

 

167,600

 

Stonemor Operating LLC/Cornerstone Family Services of WV/Osiris Holding, Senior Notes

 

10.250%

 

12/1/17

 

35,000

 

33,688

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

323,163

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.125%

 

2/1/16

 

40,000

 

29,600

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.750%

 

2/1/16

 

229,000

 

167,170

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

12/15/15

 

160,000

 

144,800

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC/CityCenter Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.750%

 

1/15/17

 

232,228

 

206,247

(d)(e)

Downstream Development Quapaw, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

7/1/19

 

130,000

 

123,175

(d)

El Pollo Loco Inc., Secured Notes

 

17.000%

 

1/1/18

 

280,000

 

240,100

(d)

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Secured Notes

 

8.875%

 

8/15/16

 

70,000

 

68,425

(d)

Hoa Restaurant Group LLC/Hoa Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250%

 

4/1/17

 

110,000

 

101,750

(d)

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750%

 

11/30/20

 

104,000

 

100,360

(d)

Landry’s Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

6/1/14

 

100,000

 

93,000

(d)

Landry’s Restaurants Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625%

 

12/1/15

 

145,000

 

146,450

 

Landry’s Restaurants Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625%

 

12/1/15

 

30,000

 

30,300

(d)

MGM Resorts International, Senior Notes

 

5.875%

 

2/27/14

 

160,000

 

146,800

 

MGM Resorts International, Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

7/15/15

 

20,000

 

17,050

 

MGM Resorts International, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.375%

 

5/15/14

 

15,000

 

16,444

 

MGM Resorts International, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.125%

 

11/15/17

 

40,000

 

44,100

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.000%

 

4/1/12

 

410,000

 

272,650

 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

11/15/18

 

280,000

 

284,200

(d)

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/16

 

170,000

 

192,100

 

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

8/1/17

 

85,000

 

86,062

 

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.500%

 

6/15/15

 

30,000

 

29,025

 

Seven Seas Cruises S de RL LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125%

 

5/15/19

 

140,000

 

139,300

(d)

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

4.179%

 

2/1/14

 

90,000

 

79,200

(d)(f)

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125%

 

2/1/15

 

45,000

 

43,538

(d)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.500%

 

2/1/14

 

175,000

 

18

(a)(b)(g)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.625%

 

3/15/18

 

20,000

 

2

(a)(b)(g)

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., Secured Notes

 

8.625%

 

4/15/16

 

136,000

 

134,640

(d)

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,936,506

 

Household Durables — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard Pacific Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

1/15/21

 

110,000

 

91,025

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

11/15/17

 

130,000

 

141,375

 

QVC Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.375%

 

10/15/20

 

195,000

 

208,650

(d)

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

350,025

 

Media — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

13.500%

 

11/30/16

 

64,850

 

74,253

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Media — (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

4/30/20

 

 

200,000

 

$

209,000

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.500%

 

1/15/15

 

500,000

 

322,500

(d)

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

13.250%

 

7/15/15

 

90,000

 

51,750

(d)

Charter Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.500%

 

4/30/21

 

110,000

 

104,500

 

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

 

10.875%

 

9/15/14

 

160,000

 

172,400

(d)

CSC Holdings Inc., Senior Debentures

 

7.875%

 

2/15/18

 

230,000

 

242,650

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

10/1/14

 

20,000

 

20,325

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/19

 

45,000

 

46,125

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

6/1/21

 

90,000

 

86,400

(d)

EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.125%

 

2/1/16

 

70,000

 

71,225

 

Globo Communicacoes e Participacoes SA, Bonds

 

7.250%

 

4/26/22

 

140,000

 

145,600

(d)

Good Sam Enterprises LLC, Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

12/1/16

 

140,000

 

131,600

 

LBI Media Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250%

 

4/15/19

 

140,000

 

116,200

(d)

NET Servicos de Comunicacao SA, Bonds

 

7.500%

 

1/27/20

 

100,000

 

112,000

 

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

11.500%

 

5/1/16

 

40,000

 

45,600

 

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

10/15/18

 

90,000

 

92,250

 

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

5/15/21

 

120,000

 

94,200

(d)

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

6.875%

 

5/15/19

 

150,000

 

134,250

(d)

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875%

 

11/1/20

 

100,000

 

94,250

(d)

UPC Holding BV, Senior Notes

 

9.875%

 

4/15/18

 

65,000

 

65,325

(d)

UPCB Finance II Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.375%

 

7/1/20

 

250,000

EUR

289,721

(d)

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,722,124

 

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125%

 

6/1/28

 

235,000

 

205,625

 

Specialty Retail — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

6/1/16

 

275,000

 

281,187

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

6/1/16

 

35,000

 

34,388

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

6/1/16

 

20,000

 

19,650

 

Edcon Proprietary Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500%

 

3/1/18

 

210,000

 

171,150

(d)

Gymboree Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

12/1/18

 

180,000

 

134,100

 

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Subordinated Bonds

 

11.375%

 

11/1/16

 

110,000

 

111,925

 

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond

 

0.000%

 

11/1/16

 

330,000

 

341,550

 

Spencer Spirit Holdings Inc./Spencer Gifts LLC/Spirit Halloween Superstores, Senior Notes

 

11.000%

 

5/1/17

 

90,000

 

85,950

(d)

Total Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,179,900

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empire Today LLC/Empire Today Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

2/1/17

 

60,000

 

55,200

(d)

Oxford Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

7/15/15

 

245,000

 

270,725

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

325,925

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,248,315

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Merger Sub Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

2/15/19

 

220,000

 

187,000

(d)

Harmony Foods Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

5/1/16

 

60,000

 

60,000

(d)

Simmons Foods Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

11/1/17

 

210,000

 

182,700

(d)

Smithfield Foods Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/14

 

23,000

 

26,220

 

Total Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

455,920

 

Household Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

8.750%

 

10/15/16

 

100,000

 

100,750

(d)

Tobacco — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/16

 

40,000

 

33,200

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

589,870

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

ENERGY — 10.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

12/15/16

 

 

110,000

 

$

110,550

 

Hercules Offshore LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

10/15/17

 

175,000

 

166,250

(d)

Parker Drilling Co., Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

4/1/18

 

140,000

 

142,100

 

Precision Drilling Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

11/15/20

 

40,000

 

39,200

 

Vantage Drilling Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

8/1/15

 

280,000

 

289,800

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

747,900

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Petroleum Co., Senior Notes

 

10.250%

 

6/1/14

 

110,000

 

123,750

 

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.375%

 

5/1/19

 

100,000

 

93,500

(d)

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.375%

 

5/1/19

 

40,000

 

37,000

(d)

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

8/15/20

 

210,000

 

217,350

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

5/15/16

 

160,000

 

164,800

 

CONSOL Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

4/1/20

 

140,000

 

148,050

 

Corral Petroleum Holdings AB, Senior Notes

 

15.000%

 

12/31/17

 

293,781

 

254,121

(b)(d)(e)

Crosstex Energy LP/Crosstex Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

2/15/18

 

50,000

 

51,500

 

Energy Transfer Equity LP, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

10/15/20

 

130,000

 

134,225

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.375%

 

8/1/66

 

100,000

 

103,727

(f)

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, Subordinated Notes

 

7.034%

 

1/15/68

 

75,000

 

76,127

(f)

EXCO Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

9/15/18

 

220,000

 

194,700

 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

 

6.356%

 

6/7/17

 

140,000

 

141,400

(d)

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

 

8.750%

 

4/15/18

 

45,000

 

48,150

 

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

 

6.750%

 

11/1/20

 

50,000

 

51,000

 

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

 

6.500%

 

8/15/21

 

20,000

 

20,600

 

Milagro Oil & Gas Inc., Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

5/15/16

 

160,000

 

128,800

(d)

Offshore Group Investments Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

8/1/15

 

60,000

 

62,100

(d)

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

3/30/18

 

300,000

 

250,500

 

Peabody Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

11/1/26

 

40,000

 

43,800

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

1/20/40

 

55,000

 

58,575

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

1/27/41

 

20,000

 

20,900

 

Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

5/1/14

 

175,000

 

153,125

(d)

Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

5/1/17

 

60,000

 

48,900

(d)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

3/1/16

 

130,000

 

141,700

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

10/15/19

 

115,000

 

124,200

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

1/1/16

 

275,000

 

298,375

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

8/15/19

 

20,000

 

19,700

 

SandRidge Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

3/15/21

 

50,000

 

46,250

(d)

Teekay Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

1/15/20

 

220,000

 

211,750

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

7/18/16

 

210,000

 

218,425

(d)

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.500%

 

10/1/18

 

60,000

 

60,600

 

Xinergy Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250%

 

5/15/19

 

140,000

 

126,000

(d)

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,873,700

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,621,600

 

FINANCIALS — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

6.750%

 

10/1/37

 

110,000

 

100,914

 

Commercial Banks — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAC Capital Trust VI, Capital Securities, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

5.625%

 

3/8/35

 

140,000

 

100,599

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Commercial Banks — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000%

 

5/1/16

 

 

94,619

 

$

91,899

 

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

 

8.375%

 

10/13/19

 

100,000

 

79,250

(d)(f)(h)

NB Capital Trust II, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

7.830%

 

12/15/26

 

140,000

 

126,525

 

NB Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.250%

 

4/15/27

 

90,000

 

84,150

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

7.648%

 

9/30/31

 

80,000

 

52,400

(f)(h)

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

534,823

 

Consumer Finance — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Bonds

 

0.000%

 

12/1/12

 

160,000

 

145,600

 

Ally Financial Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

12/31/13

 

30,000

 

30,525

 

GMAC International Finance BV, Senior Bonds

 

7.500%

 

4/21/15

 

100,000

EUR

122,252

 

SLM Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

8.450%

 

6/15/18

 

70,000

 

72,904

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

371,281

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., Notes, Preferred Securities

 

8.000%

 

1/30/18

 

15,000

 

12,767

(f)(h)

Bankrate Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

7/15/15

 

125,000

 

140,625

 

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

 

10.250%

 

8/15/39

 

110,000

 

112,338

 

Countrywide Capital III, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.050%

 

6/15/27

 

30,000

 

27,825

 

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

 

5.625%

 

9/20/13

 

70,000

 

67,463

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/17

 

100,000

 

100,750

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

9/1/17

 

390,000

 

393,900

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

12/15/20

 

280,000

 

275,100

 

MBNA Capital A, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.278%

 

12/1/26

 

130,000

 

121,387

 

Residential Capital LLC, Junior Secured Notes

 

9.625%

 

5/15/15

 

160,000

 

124,800

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,376,955

 

Insurance — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

8/15/18

 

100,000

 

111,138

 

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Subordinated Notes

 

7.250%

 

7/25/21

 

70,000

 

68,961

(d)(f)(h)

ING Capital Funding Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

3.969%

 

12/31/11

 

40,000

 

30,042

(f)(h)

MetLife Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

7.875%

 

12/15/37

 

60,000

 

59,400

(d)

Total Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

269,541

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,653,514

 

HEALTH CARE — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

10/15/17

 

20,000

 

20,700

 

Biomet Inc., Senior Toggle Notes

 

10.375%

 

10/15/17

 

70,000

 

72,100

(e)

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,800

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Renal Associates Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

3/1/16

 

168,260

 

162,958

 

American Renal Holdings, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.375%

 

5/15/18

 

110,000

 

111,100

 

CRC Health Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.750%

 

2/1/16

 

455,000

 

451,587

 

ExamWorks Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

7/15/19

 

100,000

 

94,000

(d)

Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

7/15/17

 

80,000

 

82,800

 

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

 

9.000%

 

7/15/15

 

140,000

 

155,400

(d)

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875%

 

2/15/20

 

275,000

 

286,000

 

INC Research LLC, Senior Notes

 

11.500%

 

7/15/19

 

70,000

 

62,825

(d)

InVentiv Health Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

8/15/18

 

140,000

 

123,900

(d)

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

11/15/31

 

210,000

 

160,650

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

5/1/18

 

60,000

 

65,250

 

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.500%

 

6/1/15

 

190,000

 

185,963

(e)

US Oncology Inc.

 

9.125%

 

8/15/17

 

110,000

 

1,375

(g)

Vanguard Health Holdings Co., II LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

2/1/18

 

110,000

 

101,475

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,045,283

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giant Funding Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.250%

 

2/1/18

 

 

70,000

 

$

70,350

(d)

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,208,433

 

INDUSTRIALS — 15.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ducommun Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

7/15/18

 

90,000

 

90,450

(d)

FGI Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250%

 

8/1/15

 

171,000

 

178,695

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

3/15/18

 

90,000

 

84,150

(d)

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.125%

 

3/15/21

 

70,000

 

65,275

(d)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

6/1/17

 

10,000

 

10,000

(d)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

6/1/17

 

220,000

 

220,000

 

Triumph Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

7/15/18

 

70,000

 

74,900

 

Wyle Services Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.500%

 

4/1/18

 

205,000

 

199,875

(d)

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

923,345

 

Airlines — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

 

7.000%

 

1/31/18

 

79,472

 

65,167

(d)

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

9.250%

 

5/10/17

 

13,417

 

13,417

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Subordinated Secured Notes

 

7.339%

 

4/19/14

 

148,209

 

144,504

 

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

8/1/15

 

410,000

 

416,150

(d)

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

 

8.021%

 

8/10/22

 

107,557

 

104,868

 

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

 

9.750%

 

12/17/16

 

41,745

 

42,788

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500%

 

9/15/14

 

58,000

 

60,030

(d)

United Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875%

 

8/1/13

 

189,000

 

194,670

(d)

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,041,594

 

Building Products — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

0.000%

 

6/30/15

 

54,600

 

38,493

(a)(d)

Building Materials Corp. of America, Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

5/1/21

 

220,000

 

209,550

(d)

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

10/20/17

 

139,000

 

146,645

(d)

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

10/20/17

 

130,000

 

137,150

(d)

Rearden G Holdings EINS GmbH, Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

3/30/20

 

100,000

 

98,000

(d)

Shea Homes LP, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.625%

 

5/15/19

 

90,000

 

74,025

(d)

Total Building Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

703,863

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altegrity Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

11.750%

 

5/1/16

 

260,000

 

240,500

(d)

American Reprographics Co., Senior Notes

 

10.500%

 

12/15/16

 

160,000

 

144,800

 

Geo Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

10/15/17

 

155,000

 

160,812

 

RSC Equipment Rental Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

2/1/21

 

80,000

 

69,600

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

615,712

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa Finance SAU, Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

11/1/17

 

150,000

 

138,000

(d)

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

4/5/23

 

220,000

 

206,800

(d)

Total Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

344,800

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NES Rentals Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.250%

 

4/15/15

 

170,000

 

142,800

(d)

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

9/15/15

 

120,000

 

128,100

 

Machinery — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dematic SA, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750%

 

5/1/16

 

220,000

 

205,700

(d)

Marine — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.000%

 

10/15/16

 

90,000

 

90,000

(a)(b)(d)

Horizon Lines LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

13.000%

 

10/15/16

 

120,000

 

120,000

(a)(b)(d)(e)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Marine — (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.625%

 

11/1/17

 

 

290,000

 

$

242,875

 

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II U.S. Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125%

 

2/15/19

 

80,000

 

67,200

 

Total Marine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

520,075

 

Road & Rail — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE Escrow Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

3/15/20

 

100,000

 

96,500

(d)

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

 

9.625%

 

3/15/18

 

40,000

 

39,800

 

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.500%

 

8/1/17

 

273,812

 

253,479

(e)

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.125%

 

2/1/17

 

140,000

 

136,500

 

Jack Cooper Holdings Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

13.250%

 

12/15/15

 

230,000

 

232,300

(b)(d)

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

12.500%

 

4/1/16

 

111,000

 

128,483

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

2/1/18

 

290,000

 

311,750

 

Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes

 

13.000%

 

12/15/13

 

20,000

 

23,000

 

Quality Distribution LLC/QD Capital Corp., Secured Notes

 

9.875%

 

11/1/18

 

200,000

 

194,000

 

RailAmerica Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250%

 

7/1/17

 

183,000

 

199,012

 

Total Road & Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,614,824

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

7/15/16

 

160,000

 

154,400

 

Transportation — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMA CGM, Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

4/15/17

 

280,000

 

114,800

(d)

Hapag-Lloyd AG, Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

10/15/17

 

250,000

 

173,750

(d)

Syncreon Global Ireland Ltd./Syncreon Global Finance US Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

5/1/18

 

330,000

 

311,850

(d)

Total Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

600,400

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aguila 3 SA, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875%

 

1/31/18

 

150,000

 

137,250

(d)

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,132,863

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucent Technologies Inc., Debentures

 

6.450%

 

3/15/29

 

285,000

 

237,975

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.750%

 

8/1/18

 

280,000

 

294,000

(d)

IT Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., Senior Notes

 

12.250%

 

11/15/15

 

143,775

 

116,457

(e)

First Data Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.550%

 

9/24/15

 

402,872

 

337,055

(e)

First Data Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

3/31/16

 

100,000

 

68,000

 

First Data Corp., Senior Notes

 

12.625%

 

1/15/21

 

40,000

 

29,800

(d)

First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.375%

 

6/15/19

 

10,000

 

8,925

(d)

Sterling Merger Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.000%

 

10/1/19

 

20,000

 

19,100

(d)

Total IT Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

579,337

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.000%

 

10/12/15

 

80,000

 

80,200

 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.500%

 

10/12/15

 

60,000

 

60,150

(e)

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.125%

 

12/15/16

 

190,000

 

194,275

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

334,625

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,445,937

 

MATERIALS — 8.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000%

 

1/15/17

 

110,000

 

111,650

(d)

Ineos Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000%

 

5/15/15

 

100,000

 

95,500

(d)

Kerling PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625%

 

1/28/17

 

93,000

EUR

102,169

(d)

LBI Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.000%

 

11/1/17

 

132,000

 

142,890

(d)

Lyondell Chemical Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.000%

 

5/1/18

 

160,000

 

173,600

 

Solutia Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

11/1/17

 

15,000

 

16,050

 

Solutia Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

3/15/20

 

120,000

 

126,900

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Chemicals — (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Petrochemical Corp. Group LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.250%

 

10/1/17

 

 

70,000

 

$

68,775

(d)

Total Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

837,534

 

Containers & Packaging — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

10/15/20

 

200,000

 

181,000

(d)

Berry Plastics Corp., Secured Notes

 

9.750%

 

1/15/21

 

150,000

 

128,250

 

Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.000%

 

6/1/16

 

120,000

 

117,000

(d)

Pretium Packaging LLC/Pretium Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

4/1/16

 

220,000

 

216,700

(d)

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

2/15/21

 

390,000

 

310,050

(d)

Viskase Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875%

 

1/15/18

 

210,000

 

213,150

(d)

Total Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,166,150

 

Metals & Mining — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evraz Group SA, Notes

 

9.500%

 

4/24/18

 

100,000

 

98,000

(d)

Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

4/24/18

 

100,000

 

98,000

(d)

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

11/1/15

 

30,000

 

28,050

(d)

Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

2/15/18

 

360,000

 

286,200

(d)

Mirabela Nickel Ltd., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

4/15/18

 

130,000

 

105,950

(d)

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

12/15/20

 

220,000

 

216,700

 

Ryerson Holding Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

0.000%

 

2/1/15

 

280,000

 

121,800

 

Tempel Steel Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

8/15/16

 

90,000

 

85,950

(b)(d)

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

8.250%

 

1/17/34

 

62,000

 

76,136

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

6.875%

 

11/21/36

 

68,000

 

73,515

 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

1/15/14

 

100,000

 

96,500

(d)

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

6/7/16

 

200,000

 

164,000

(d)

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,450,801

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appleton Papers Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250%

 

12/15/15

 

176,000

 

171,600

 

NewPage Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

12/31/14

 

140,000

 

104,650

(g)

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

6.625%

 

4/15/21

 

210,000

 

179,550

(d)

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

11.375%

 

8/1/16

 

60,000

 

43,800

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750%

 

2/1/19

 

70,000

 

48,650

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

548,250

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,002,735

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 9.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

2/1/17

 

250,000

 

206,250

(d)

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

9/22/19

 

8,000

 

6,800

(d)

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures

 

6.300%

 

12/1/28

 

15,000

 

11,400

 

Cogent Communications Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.375%

 

2/15/18

 

130,000

 

134,225

(d)

Inmarsat Finance PLC, Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

12/1/17

 

200,000

 

201,500

(d)

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

6/15/16

 

60,000

 

61,350

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

11/1/19

 

60,000

 

58,800

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

10/15/20

 

200,000

 

185,000

(d)

Intelsat Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

2/4/17

 

300,000

 

261,000

 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250%

 

11/1/14

 

116,000

 

115,130

 

Primus Telecom Holdings, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500%

 

5/15/17

 

110,000

 

107,250

(d)

Primus Telecommunications Holding Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

4/15/17

 

23,977

 

22,478

(d)

TW Telecom Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/1/18

 

170,000

 

177,650

 

UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes

 

8.250%

 

5/23/16

 

130,000

 

124,800

(d)

Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes

 

8.375%

 

4/30/13

 

100,000

 

101,250

(d)

West Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

10/1/18

 

160,000

 

156,400

 

West Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

1/15/19

 

200,000

 

189,000

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

7/15/17

 

130,000

 

111,150

(d)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7

 


 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.250%

 

2/15/18

 

 

200,000

 

$

171,250

(d)

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

4/1/23

 

200,000

 

187,500

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

2,590,183

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/18

 

100,000

 

97,500

 

MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.625%

 

11/15/20

 

100,000

 

88,250

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Global Notes

 

6.900%

 

5/1/19

 

160,000

 

138,400

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

11/15/28

 

150,000

 

112,875

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

550,000

 

480,563

 

Syniverse Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

1/15/19

 

165,000

 

162,525

 

True Move Co., Ltd., Notes

 

10.750%

 

12/16/13

 

395,000

 

422,650

(d)

VimpelCom Holdings BV, Senior Notes

 

7.504%

 

3/1/22

 

200,000

 

161,500

(d)

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

1,664,263

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

4,254,446

 

UTILITIES — 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Red Oak LLC, Secured Notes

 

9.200%

 

11/30/29

 

280,000

 

289,800

 

Astoria Depositor Corp., Pass-Through Certificates

 

8.144%

 

5/1/21

 

150,000

 

133,500

(d)

Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.681%

 

7/2/26

 

340,000

 

345,100

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

10/1/20

 

220,000

 

177,100

(d)

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

945,500

 

Gas Utilities — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

7.375%

 

3/15/20

 

120,000

 

120,600

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875%

 

7/31/20

 

70,000

 

67,900

(d)

Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.500%

 

2/15/21

 

40,000

 

38,400

(d)

Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875%

 

1/15/23

 

280,000

 

271,600

(d)

Colbun SA, Senior Notes

 

6.000%

 

1/21/20

 

100,000

 

102,603

(d)

Dynegy Inc., Bonds

 

7.670%

 

11/8/16

 

160,000

 

88,000

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

5/15/27

 

85,000

 

47,175

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.875%

 

11/1/17

 

405,000

 

328,050

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

11/1/17

 

108,069

 

85,316

(e)

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.750%

 

10/15/19

 

40,000

 

39,596

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC/EFIH Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

12/1/20

 

165,000

 

161,700

 

First Wind Holdings Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250%

 

6/1/18

 

110,000

 

105,050

(d)

Foresight Energy LLC/Foresight Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.625%

 

8/15/17

 

340,000

 

345,100

(d)

Mirant Americas Generation LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

5/1/31

 

390,000

 

329,550

 

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC, Pass-Through Certificates

 

10.060%

 

12/30/28

 

48,715

 

51,151

 

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

 

 

 

2,061,191

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,127,291

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $39,939,382)

 

 

 

38,285,004

 

COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CityCenter Holdings LLC, Term Loan

 

7.500%

 

1/13/15

 

45,000

 

43,965

(i)

El Pollo Loco Inc., First Lien Term Loan

 

9.250%

 

7/14/17

 

119,700

 

110,722

(i)

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

154,687

 

Specialty Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCBG Maxazria International, Term Loan B

 

9.870%

 

5/19/15

 

140,000

 

135,100

(i)

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

289,787

 

INDUSTRIALS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trico Shipping AS, Term Loan A

 

10.000%

 

5/12/14

 

34,754

 

34,928

(a)(i)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8


 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Marine — (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trico Shipping AS, Term Loan B

 

0.000%

 

5/12/14

 

 

34,754

 

$

34,928

(a)(i)(m)

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,856

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SRA International Inc., Term Loan B

 

6.500%

 

7/20/18

 

110,000

 

102,025

(i)

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2 Inc., Term Loan A

6.875%

 

8/11/15

 

277,925

 

279,315

(i)

UTILITIES — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Term Loan

 

4.726 - 4.772%

 

10/10/17

 

95,155

 

64,081

(i)

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS (Cost — $824,804)

 

 

 

805,064

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., Senior Subordinated Bonds

 

11.000%

 

4/15/18

 

620,000

 

489,800

(d)

ENERGY — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James River Coal Co., Senior Notes

 

3.125%

 

3/15/18

 

20,000

 

12,975

(d)

INDUSTRIALS — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines Inc., Senior Notes

 

4.250%

 

8/15/12

 

290,000

 

213,150

(a)

MATERIALS — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hercules Inc.

 

6.500%

 

6/30/29

 

40,000

 

30,900

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $757,427)

 

 

746,825

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina, GDP Linked Securities, Senior Bonds

 

0.000%

 

12/15/35

 

65,000

 

9,100

(f)(j)

Republic of Argentina, Senior Bonds

 

7.000%

 

9/12/13

 

358,000

 

339,549

 

Republic of Argentina, Senior Bonds

 

7.000%

 

10/3/15

 

26,000

 

21,970

 

Republic of Argentina, Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

6/2/17

 

25,000

 

22,000

 

Total Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

392,619

 

Brazil — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000%

 

1/1/14

 

43,000

BRL

22,394

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000%

 

1/1/17

 

447,000

BRL

223,577

 

Total Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

245,971

 

Colombia — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia, Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

3/18/19

 

100,000

 

123,850

 

India — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

6.375%

 

4/30/22

 

140,000

 

116,900

(d)(f)

Indonesia — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

10.250%

 

7/15/22

 

539,000,000

IDR

75,984

 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

11.000%

 

9/15/25

 

297,000,000

IDR

44,822

 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

10.250%

 

7/15/27

 

378,000,000

IDR

54,151

 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

9.750%

 

5/15/37

 

408,000,000

IDR

56,850

 

Total Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

231,807

 

Peru — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru, Bonds

 

7.840%

 

8/12/20

 

170,000

PEN

69,539

 

Russia — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Bonds

 

6.299%

 

5/15/17

 

140,000

 

138,425

(d)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

9


 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

VALUE

 

Turkey — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

6/5/20

 

 

12,000

 

$

13,500

 

Republic of Turkey, Senior Notes

 

6.875%

 

3/17/36

 

377,000

 

403,390

 

Total Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

416,890

 

Venezuela — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

5.750%

 

2/26/16

 

386,000

 

276,955

(d)

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

7.650%

 

4/21/25

 

16,000

 

9,120

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities, Global Senior Bonds

 

9.375%

 

1/13/34

 

53,000

 

32,993

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities, Notes

 

10.750%

 

9/19/13

 

28,000

 

27,650

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Global Senior Bonds

 

8.500%

 

10/8/14

 

12,000

 

10,620

 

Total Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

357,338

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost — $2,185,411)

 

 

 

2,093,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co.

 

 

 

 

 

2,736

 

55,212

*

Media — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Inc., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

13,139

 

615,431

*

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

670,643

 

ENERGY — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KCAD Holdings I Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

20,462,180

 

206,218

*(a)(b)

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SemGroup Corp., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

866

 

17,285

*

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,503

 

INDUSTRIALS — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, Class B Membership

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

10,965

*(a)(b)

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

229

 

4,809

*

Total Building Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,774

 

Marine — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DeepOcean Group Holding AS

 

 

 

 

 

9,303

 

139,545

*(b)

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,319

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost — $979,709)

 

 

 

1,049,465

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

7.250%

 

 

 

290

 

222,137

 

Citigroup Inc.

 

7.500%

 

 

 

900

 

71,667

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $393,473)

 

 

 

293,804

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banesto Holdings Ltd.

 

10.500%

 

 

 

8,225

 

206,653

(d)

Consumer Finance — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I

 

8.125%

 

 

 

14,381

 

262,453

(f)

Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XII

 

8.500%

 

 

 

13,200

 

331,320

(f)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

10


 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

September 30, 2011

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Diversified Financial Services — (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XIII

 

7.875%

 

 

 

7,225

 

$

190,813

(f)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

522,133

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

991,239

 

INDUSTRIALS — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Cooper Holdings Corp.

 

20.000%

 

 

 

434

 

41,230

(b)(d)(f)

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $1,126,378)

 

 

 

1,032,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

WARRANTS

 

 

 

WARRANTS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurant Holdings

 

 

 

4/28/14

 

168

 

2

*(a)(b)

Charter Communications Inc.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

209

 

2,351

*(b)

General Motors Co.

 

 

 

7/10/16

 

2,486

 

28,937

*

General Motors Co.

 

 

 

7/10/19

 

2,486

 

19,714

*

Jack Cooper Holdings Corp.

 

 

 

12/15/17

 

210

 

13,125

*(b)

Jack Cooper Holdings Corp.

 

 

 

5/6/18

 

97

 

6,063

*(b)

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

12/7/14

 

339

 

678

*(a)(b)

SemGroup Corp.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

912

 

3,739

*(a)

TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost — $312,583)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,609

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $46,519,167)

 

44,380,579

 

 

 

 

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), Discount Notes

 

0.100 - 0.120%

1/10/12

 

 

22,000

 

21,999

(k)(l)

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Discount Notes

 

0.100%

1/9/12

 

2,000

 

2,000

(k)(l)

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $23,993)

 

 

 

23,999

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.8% (Cost — $46,543,160#)

 

 

 

44,404,578

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

995,998

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

45,400,576

 

 

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

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Illiquid security.

(b)

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

(c)

The maturity principal is currently in default as of September 30, 2011.

(d)

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.

(e)

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

(f)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available.

(g)

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of September 30, 2011.

(h)

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

(i)

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

(j)

The security’s interest income payments are contingent upon the performance of Argentina’s GDP. There are no principal payments over the life of the security or upon the expiration of the security.

(k)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

(l)

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

(m)

All or a portion of this loan is unfunded as of September 30, 2011. The interest rate for fully unfunded term loans is to be determined.

#

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

 

PEN

- Peruvian Nuevo Sol

 

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 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.  The valuations for fixed income securities and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of fair valuation techniques and methodologies. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. 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. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). When reliable prices are not readily available, 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 as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

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 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 discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

 

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

 

ASSETS

DESCRIPTION

 

QUOTED
PRICES
(LEVEL 1)

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$

37,495,763

 

$

789,241

 

$

38,285,004

 

Collateralized senior loans

 

 

805,064

 

 

805,064

 

Convertible bonds & notes

 

 

746,825

 

 

746,825

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

2,093,339

 

 

2,093,339

 

Common stocks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer discretionary

 

$

670,643

 

 

 

670,643

 

Energy

 

17,285

 

 

206,218

 

223,503

 

Industrials

 

4,809

 

 

150,510

 

155,319

 

Convertible preferred stocks

 

293,804

 

 

 

293,804

 

Preferred stocks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials

 

784,586

 

206,653

 

 

991,239

 

Industrials

 

 

 

41,230

 

41,230

 

Warrants

 

48,651

 

3,739

 

22,219

 

74,609

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

1,819,778

 

$

41,351,383

 

$

1,209,418

 

$

44,380,579

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

23,999

 

 

23,999

 

Total investments

 

$

1,819,778

 

$

41,375,382

 

$

1,209,418

 

$

44,404,578

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

$

22,226

 

 

$

22,226

 

Total

 

$

1,819,778

 

$

41,397,608

 

$

1,209,418

 

$

44,426,804

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

LIABILITIES

DESCRIPTION

 

QUOTED
PRICES
(LEVEL 1)

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$

712

 

 

 

$

712

 

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BONDS &

 

COLLATERALIZED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

NOTES

 

SENIOR LOANS

 

ENERGY

 

INDUSTRIALS

 

MATERIALS

 

STOCKS

 

WARRANTS

 

TOTAL

 

Balance as of December 31, 2010

 

$

202,816

 

$

263,900

 

 

$

7,651

 

$

2,455

 

 

$

7,631

 

$

484,453

 

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

326

 

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

405

 

Realized gain (loss) (1)

 

(100,625

)

 

 

 

(33,790

)

 

(11

)

(134,426

)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (2)

 

86,216

 

(5,505

)

$

26,151

 

(74,464

)

31,608

 

$

3,151

 

6,944

 

74,101

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

600,489

 

(258,474

)

180,067

 

217,323

 

(273

)

38,079

 

5,303

 

782,514

 

Transfers into Level 3

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,352

 

2,371

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2011

 

$

789,241

 

 

$

206,218

 

$

150,510

 

 

$

41,230

 

$

22,219

 

$

1,209,418

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at September 30, 2011 (2)

 

$

(14,409

)

 

$

26,151

 

$

(74,464

)

 

$

3,151

 

$

6,944

 

$

(52,627

)

 

(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, the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the 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 in an effort 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

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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) Forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund enters 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.

 

(d) Futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts generally to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in interest rates or gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in certain asset classes.   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) 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.

 

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.

 

(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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

(h) Counterparty risk and credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions, where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Fund’s investment manager attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions. Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the investment manager. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.

 

The Fund has entered into master agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, events of default or termination and credit related contingent features.  The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets or NAV over a specified period of time.  If these credit related contingent features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.

 

As of September 30, 2011, the Fund did not have any open derivative transactions with credit related contingent features in a net liability position.

 

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

 

2.  Investments

 

At September 30, 2011, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$1,806,291

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(3,944,873

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$(2,138,582

)

 

At September 30, 2011, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

BASIS
VALUE

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

UNREALIZED
(LOSS)

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

 

17

 

12/11

 

$

2,081,522

 

$

2,082,234

 

$

(712

)

 

During the period ended September 30, 2011, written option transactions for the Fund were as follows:

 

 

 

Notional Amount

 

Premiums

 

Written options, outstanding December 31, 2010

 

 

 

Options written

 

19,660,000

 

$314,560

 

Options closed

 

(2,300,000

)

(64,400

)

Options expired

 

(17,360,000

)

(250,160

)

Written options, outstanding September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2011, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

COUNTERPARTY

 

LOCAL
CURRENCY

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

SETTLEMENT
DATE

 

UNREALIZED
GAIN

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro

 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

 

100,000

 

$

133,939

 

11/16/11

 

$

7,533

 

Euro

 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

 

100,000

 

133,939

 

11/16/11

 

9,817

 

Euro

 

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

 

200,000

 

267,878

 

11/16/11

 

4,876

 

Net unrealized gain on open forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

 

$22,226

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

3. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification 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 September 30, 2011.

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

 

 

Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Underlying Risk
Disclosure

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

Total

 

Interest Rate Contracts

 

 

$(712

)

 

 

$(712

)

Foreign Exchange Contracts

 

 

 

$22,226

 

 

22,226

 

Total

 

 

$(712

)

$22,226

 

 

$21,514

 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2011, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average market
value

 

Purchased options†

 

$20,797

 

Written options†

 

90,878

 

Forward foreign currency contracts (to buy)†

 

37,014

 

Forward foreign currency contracts (to sell)

 

474,264

 

Futures contracts (to buy)†

 

249,313

 

Futures contracts (to sell)

 

2,028,339

 

 

†At September 30, 2011, there were no open positions held in this derivative.

 

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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: November 28, 2011

 

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: November 28, 2011

 

 

 

By

/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Date: November 28, 2011

 

 


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