Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for Certain Closed End Funds Pursuant to their Managed Distribution Policy

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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    

Change
from
Previous
Distribution

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    

Fiscal
Year
End

    Income    

Short-Term
Capital
Gains

   

Long-Term
Capital
Gains

   

Return
of
Capital

 
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.

Contacts

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

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