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NEW YORK, February 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of March, April and May 2025.
The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:
| Month | Record Date | Ex-Dividend Date | Payable Date | |||
| March | 3/24/2025 | 3/24/2025 | 4/1/2025 | |||
| April | 4/23/2025 | 4/23/2025 | 5/1/2025 | |||
| May | 5/22/2025 | 5/22/2025 | 6/2/2025 |
| Ticker | Fund Name | Month | Amount | Change from Previous Distribution | ||||
| EMO | ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc.* | March | $0.36000 | $0.03000 | ||||
| April | $0.36000 | |||||||
| May | $0.36000 | |||||||
| WDI | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund | March | $0.14850 | - | ||||
| April | $0.14850 | |||||||
| May | $0.14850 | |||||||
| HIX | Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. | March | $0.04900 | - | ||||
| April | $0.04900 | |||||||
| May | $0.04900 | |||||||
| HIO | Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. | March | $0.03550 | - | ||||
| April | $0.03550 | |||||||
| May | $0.03550 | |||||||
| HYI | Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. | March | $0.09500 | - | ||||
| April | $0.09500 | |||||||
| May | $0.09500 | |||||||
| EHI | Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. | March | $0.07000 | - | ||||
| April | $0.07000 | |||||||
| May | $0.07000 | |||||||
| GDO | Western Asset Global Corporate Opportunity Fund Inc. | March | $0.12200 | - | ||||
| April | $0.12200 | |||||||
| May | $0.12200 | |||||||
| IGI | Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. | March | $0.07100 | - | ||||
| April | $0.07100 | |||||||
| May | $0.07100 | |||||||
| DMO | Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. | March | $0.13000 | - | ||||
| April | $0.13000 | |||||||
| May | $0.13000 | |||||||
| SBI | Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. | March | $0.04200 | - | ||||
| April | $0.04200 | |||||||
| May | $0.04200 | |||||||
| MMU | Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. | March | $0.05450 | - | ||||
| April | $0.05450 | |||||||
| May | $0.05450 | |||||||
| MHF | Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. | March | $0.03400 | - | ||||
| April | $0.03400 | |||||||
| May | $0.03400 |
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. If it is estimated that the source of a monthly distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the Fund will provide notice to shareholders containing the estimated sources of the distribution. These notices can be found on the Fund’s website. In early 2026, 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).
* EMO, which is taxed as a regular C-Corporation, pays ordinary income and/or return of capital and does not pay long-term capital gain distributions. Distributions are considered ordinary income to the extent they are paid out of net investment income and realized capital gains.