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

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

        
      
      
        
          December
        
        
           
        
        
          12/18/2015
        
        
           
        
        
          12/16/2015
        
        
           
        
        
          12/24/2015
        
      
      
        
          January
        
        
           
        
        
          1/22/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          1/20/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          1/29/2016
        
      
      
        
          February
        
        
           
        
        
          2/19/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          2/17/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          2/26/2016
        
      
      
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          

Ticker

Fund Name

Month

Amount

Change from Previous Distribution

SCD

LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc.1

December

$0.31000

a,b

        
        
          $0.0300
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          BWG
        
        
        
        
          Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. 1
        
        
        
        
          December
        
        
        
        
          $0.13000
        
        
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          January
        
        
        
        
          $0.13000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          February
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.13000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          ESD
        
        
        
        
          Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. 1
        
        
        
        
          December
        
        
        
        
          $0.10500
        
        
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          January
        
        
        
        
          $0.10500
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          February
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.10500
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          EMD
        
        
        
        
          Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. 1
        
        
        
        
          December
        
        
        
        
          $0.21000
        
        
        
        
          a
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          SBW
        
        
        
        
          Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund Inc. 1
        
        
        
        
          December
        
        
        
        
          $0.07250
        
        
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          January
        
        
        
        
          $0.07250
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          February
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.07250
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

aQuarterly paying distribution.

bThe Fund has increased its quarterly distribution rate from $0.2800 to $0.3100.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

Month

Record Date

Ex-Dividend Date

Payable Date

        
      
      
        
          January
        
        
           
        
        
          1/22/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          1/20/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          1/29/2016
        
      
      
        
          February
        
        
           
        
        
          2/19/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          2/17/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          2/26/2016
        
      
      
        
          March
        
        
           
        
        
          3/18/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          3/16/2016
        
        
           
        
        
          3/25/2016
        
      
      
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          

Ticker

Fund Name

Month

Amount

Change from Previous Distribution

        
      
      
        
          RIT
        
        
        
        
          LMP Real Estate Income Fund Inc. 1
        
        
        
        
          January
        
        
          $0.06000
        
        
        
        
          -
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          February
        
        
          $0.06000
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          March
        
        
          $0.06000
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

1 – Please see table below for each Fund’s estimated source of distributions.

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
        
        
           
        
        
          19.66%
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          80.34%
        
        
           
        
        
          c
        
      
      
        
          BWG
        
        
           
        
        
          Oct 31
        
        
           
        
        
          100.00%
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          d
        
      
      
        
          ESD
        
        
           
        
        
          Dec 31
        
        
           
        
        
          88.77%
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          11.23%
        
        
           
        
        
          d
        
      
      
        
          EMD
        
        
           
        
        
          May 31
        
        
           
        
        
          83.74%
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          16.26%
        
        
           
        
        
          c
        
      
      
        
          SBW
        
        
           
        
        
          Dec 31
        
        
           
        
        
          85.77%
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          14.23%
        
        
           
        
        
          d
        
      
      
        
          RIT
        
        
           
        
        
          Dec 31
        
        
           
        
        
          74.16%
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          -
        
        
           
        
        
          25.84%
        
        
           
        
        
          e
        
      
      
        
          

cSources of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions are estimated through December 31, 2015.

dSources of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions are estimated through February 29, 2016.

eSources of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions are estimated through March 31, 2016.

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 2016 and 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 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.

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Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor,Maria Rosati [e-mail]