Jennifer S. Berg

ClearBridge American Energy MLP Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end management investment company. It provides the potential for attractive, tax-deferred distributions, with an equal emphasis on current distributions, and capital appreciation. It invests in a portfolio of energy master limited partnerships that may benefit from the growing production, and usage of natural gas. The company was founded on February 21, 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc. is a closed-end mutual fund. Its investment objective is seeking for high current income exempt from regular federal income tax as is consistent with preservation of principal, and capital appreciation. The company was founded on November 24, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LMP Capital & Income Fund, Inc. is a closed-end management investment company. It invests in a range of equity and fixed income securities of both U.S. and foreign issuers. The company was founded on November 12, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc. is a closed-end management investment company. It engages in the business of investing in a portfolio of high-yield corporate fixed income securities with varying maturities. The company was founded on July 20, 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc. is a closed-end management investment company, which seeks to maximize current income by investing in high yield debt securities. It also intends to seek capital appreciation to maximize current income. The company was founded on March 19, 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. is a closed-end management investment company, which engages in the business of seeking as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with preservation of capital. The firm is also involved in maximizing current income exempt from federal income tax as is consistent with preservation of principal. The company was founded on April 9, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc. operates as closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to earn high current income and its secondary objective is total return. The Fund invests in a global portfolio of securities consisting of investment grade fixed-income securities, emerging market fixed-income securities and investment grade fixed-income securities. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund, Inc. engages in seeking capital appreciation and provision of current income. It invests in a diverse portfolio of mortgage-backed securities which includes non-agency residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company was founded on December 11, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund or investment trust. It intends to provide total return and current income. The company was founded on April 16, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to maximize current income consistent with prudent efforts to preserve capital. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objectives are to seek high current income and capital appreciation. The firm invests in high-yield debt securities. The company was founded on November 16, 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc. is a closed end investment fund, which engages in the provision of a leveraged portfolio of primarily variable rate instruments of United States and non-United States issuers, including United States and non-United States investment grade and high-yield debt, senior loans, emerging market debt, and derivatives related to these securities. The company was founded on August 3, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Middle Market Debt Fund, Inc. acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. Its primary investment objective is to provide income and secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions including loans, issued by middle market companies. Western Asset Middle Market Debt Fund is headquartered in New York, NY.