Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of September, October and November 2016.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

                   
Month     Record Date     Ex-Dividend Date     Payable Date
September     9/23/2016     9/21/2016     9/30/2016 b
October     10/21/2016     10/19/2016     10/28/2016 c
November     11/18/2016     11/16/2016     11/25/2016
                 
Ticker   Fund Name   Month   Amount         Type        

Change
from
Previous
Distribution

 
TLI Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund Inc. Sept $0.07250 Income -
Oct $0.07250 Income
        Nov   $0.07250         Income          
 
HIX Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Sept $0.05650 a Income $(0.0050)
Oct $0.05650 Income
        Nov   $0.05650         Income          
 
HIO Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Sept $0.03550

Income

b

-
Oct $0.03550 Income
        Nov   $0.03550         Income          
 
HYI Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Sept $0.11000 Income -
Oct $0.11000 Income
        Nov   $0.11000         Income          
 
EHI Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. Sept $0.09625 Income -
Oct $0.09625 Income
        Nov   $0.09625         Income          
 
GDO Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Sept $0.11350 Income -
Oct $0.11350 Income
        Nov   $0.11350         Income          
 
GFY Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. Sept $0.07750 Income -
Oct $0.07750 Income
        Nov   $0.07750         Income          
 
IGI Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. Sept $0.10000 Income -
Oct $0.10000 Income
        Nov   $0.10000         Income          
 
DMO Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Sept $0.23500 Income -
Oct $0.23500 Income
Oct $0.18130 Income
Oct $0.00550 STCG
Oct $0.04820 LTCG
        Nov   $0.23500         Income          
 
SBI Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. Sept $0.04000 Income -
Oct $0.04000 Income
        Nov   $0.04000         Income          
 
MMU Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. Sept $0.06500 Income -
Oct $0.06500 Income
        Nov   $0.06500         Income          
 
MHF Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. Sept $0.02650 Income -
Oct $0.02650

Income

c

        Nov   $0.02650         Income          
 
MNP Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. Sept $0.07250 Income -
Oct $0.07250 Income
        Nov   $0.07250         Income          
 
MTT Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. Sept $0.08400 Income -
Oct $0.08400 Income
        Nov   $0.08400         Income          
 
Abbreviations: LTCG – Long-Term Capital Gains; STCG – Short-Term Capital Gains
a   The Fund has decreased its distributions to a level that better approximates the current level of net investment income generated by its investment portfolio.
b The payable date for Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) is October 3, 2016 for shareholders of record date, September 23, 2016.
c The payable date for Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (MHF) is November 1, 2016 for shareholders of record date, October 21, 2016.
DMO also announced a special distribution of $0.1813 per share from income, $0.0055 per share from STCG and $0.0482 from LTCG for shareholders of record date, October 21, 2016 and payable on October 28, 2016. This is in addition to the regular October monthly distribution.
 

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 2017, 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 statement 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.