Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of March 31, 2016

Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:SBW) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of March 31, 2016.

Current Q

Previous Q

Current Q

March 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

March 31, 2015

        
      
      
        
          Total Assets (a)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          190,368,146
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          184,576,157
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          200,706,493
        
      
      
        
          Total Net Assets (a)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          158,487,092
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          154,302,251
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          170,096,537
        
      
      
        
          NAV Per Share of Common Stock (b)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          12.17
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          11.85
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          13.07
        
      
      
        
          Market Price Per Share
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          10.39
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          10.08
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          11.34
        
      
      
        
          Premium / (Discount)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

(14.63)%

 

(14.94)%

 

(13.24)%

        
      
      
        
          Outstanding Shares
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          13,017,723
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          13,017,723
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          13,017,723
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Total Net Investment Income (c)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          2,345,937
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          2,343,974
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          2,367,584
        
      
      
        
          Total Net Realized/Unrealized Gain/(Loss) (c)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          4,670,259
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          183,494
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          

(337,770)

        
      
      
        
          Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations (c)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          7,016,196
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          2,527,468
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          2,029,814
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Earnings per Common Share Outstanding

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Total Net Investment Income (c)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          0.18
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          0.18
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          0.18
        
      
      
        
          Total Net Realized/Unrealized Gain/(Loss) (c)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          0.36
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          0.01
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          

(0.02)

        
      
      
        
          Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations (c)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          0.54
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          0.19
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
           
        
        
          0.16
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income (d)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          

(2,521,815)

 

        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          

(2,036,397)

 

        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          

(754,759)

        
      
      
        
          Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Per Share (d)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          

(0.19)

 

        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          

(0.16)

 

        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          

(0.06)

        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Loan Outstanding (d)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          31,450,000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          29,960,000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          24,560,000
        
      
      
        
          Reverse Repurchase Agreements (d)
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          -
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          -
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $
        
        
        
        
          2,627,860
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    
      
        
          Footnotes:
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
      
        
          (a)
        
        
          The difference between total assets and total net assets is due 
          primarily to the Fund’s use of borrowings; total net assets do not 
          include
        
        
        
        
          borrowings.
        
      
      
        
          (b)
        
        
          NAVs are calculated as of the close of business on the last business 
          day in the periods indicated above.
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          (c)
        
        
          For the quarter indicated.
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          (d)
        
        
          As of the date indicated above.
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          †
        
        
          Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

This financial data is unaudited.

The Fund files its semi-annual and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-Q or a semi-annual or annual report from the Fund, shareholders can call 1-888-777-0102.

Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund Inc., a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, is managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., and is sub-advised by Western Asset Management Company, an affiliate of the investment manager.

For more information about the Fund, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Fund’s web site at www.lmcef.com. Hard copies of the Fund’s 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 Fund.

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