N-Q 1 a06-22453_4nq.htm QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-7162

 

 

Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

125 Broad Street, New York, NY

 

10004

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

300 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-800-725-6666

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2006

 

 




 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

September 30, 2006




ITEM 1.                                                     SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 82.3%

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

$

90,000

 

 

Alliant Techsystems Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/1/16

 

$

88,875

 

 

 

 

DRS Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

85,000

 

 

6.625% due 2/1/16

 

83,937

 

150,000

 

 

7.625% due 2/1/18

 

153,000

 

250,000

 

 

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.625% due 6/15/12

 

258,750

 

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

584,562

 

Airlines — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

American Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-02, Class C, 7.800% due 10/1/06

 

100,063

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

17,453

 

 

Series 1998-1, Class C, 6.541% due 3/15/08

 

16,242

 

77,387

 

 

Series 2000-2, Class C, 8.312% due 4/2/11

 

72,019

 

85,000

 

 

Series 2001-2, Class D, 7.568% due 12/1/06

 

85,053

 

 

 

 

Total Airlines

 

273,377

 

Auto Components — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

140,000

 

 

Keystone Automotive Operations Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 11/1/13

 

132,300

 

 

 

 

TRW Automotive Inc.:

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.375% due 2/15/13

 

26,750

 

50,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 2/15/13

 

54,750

 

 

 

 

Visteon Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

180,000

 

 

8.250% due 8/1/10

 

176,400

 

165,000

 

 

7.000% due 3/10/14

 

148,500

 

 

 

 

Total Auto Components

 

538,700

 

Automobiles — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debentures:

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

8.875% due 1/15/22

 

86,625

 

50,000

 

 

8.900% due 1/15/32

 

45,125

 

1,315,000

 

 

Notes, 7.450% due 7/16/31

 

1,022,412

 

 

 

 

General Motors Corp.:

 

 

 

120,000

 

 

Notes, 7.200% due 1/15/11

 

111,150

 

 

 

 

Senior Debentures:

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

8.250% due 7/15/23

 

65,344

 

240,000

 

 

8.375% due 7/15/33

 

208,800

 

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

 

1,539,456

 

Biotechnology — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 4/1/14 (a)

 

14,325

 

Building Products — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Materials Inc.:

 

 

 

45,000

 

 

Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 16.173% due 3/1/14

 

24,975

 

240,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 4/15/12

 

240,600

 

110,000

 

 

Jacuzzi Brands Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 9.625% due 7/1/10

 

117,150

 

215,000

 

 

Nortek Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.500% due 9/1/14

 

204,250

 

345,000

 

 

NTK Holdings Inc., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 11.292% due 3/1/14

 

239,775

 

 

 

 

Total Building Products

 

826,750

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (Continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Capital Markets — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

$

150,000

 

 

BCP Crystal U.S. Holdings Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.625% due 6/15/14

 

$

163,500

 

160,000

 

 

E*TRADE Financial Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 9/15/13

 

164,400

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

 

327,900

 

Chemicals — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

375,000

 

 

Airgas Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.125% due 10/1/11

 

393,986

 

175,000

 

 

Equistar Chemicals LP, Senior Notes, 10.625% due 5/1/11

 

188,563

 

280,000

 

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 10/15/14 (a)(b)

 

278,051

 

 

 

 

Huntsman International LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

124,000

 

 

10.125% due 7/1/09

 

126,480

 

35,000

 

 

8.375% due 1/1/15 (a)

 

35,525

 

25,000

 

 

IMC Global Inc., Senior Notes, 10.875% due 8/1/13

 

28,000

 

175,000

 

 

Innophos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.875% due 8/15/14

 

174,563

 

 

 

 

Lyondell Chemical Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

70,000

 

 

8.000% due 9/15/14

 

71,225

 

55,000

 

 

8.250% due 9/15/16

 

56,100

 

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

59,000

 

 

9.500% due 12/15/08

 

60,991

 

90,000

 

 

11.125% due 7/15/12

 

98,550

 

10,000

 

 

10.500% due 6/1/13

 

11,050

 

150,000

 

 

Methanex Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 8/15/12

 

162,375

 

200,000

 

 

Millennium America Inc., Senior Notes, 9.250% due 6/15/08

 

207,000

 

365,000

 

 

Montell Finance Co. BV, Debentures, 8.100% due 3/15/27 (a)

 

339,450

 

 

 

 

Rhodia SA:

 

 

 

66,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 10.250% due 6/1/10

 

74,250

 

166,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.875% due 6/1/11

 

172,225

 

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

 

2,478,384

 

Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

70,000

 

 

Russian Agricultural Bank, Notes, 7.175% due 5/16/13 (a)

 

72,975

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.1%

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

Allied Security Escrow Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 7/15/11

 

100,500

 

425,000

 

 

Allied Waste North America Inc., Senior Secured Notes, Series B, 7.375% due 4/15/14

 

420,750

 

150,000

 

 

Brand Services Inc., Senior Notes, 12.000% due 10/15/12

 

168,792

 

175,000

 

 

DynCorp International LLC/DIV Capital Corporation, Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.500% due 2/15/13

 

182,000

 

270,000

 

 

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes, 8.625% due 8/1/16 (a)

 

290,250

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

1,162,292

 

Communications Equipment — 0.7%

 

 

 

445,000

 

 

Lucent Technologies Inc., Debentures, 6.450% due 3/15/29

 

398,275

 

Computers & Peripherals — 0.2%

 

 

 

85,000

 

 

Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, Senior Notes, 8.000% due 5/15/09

 

88,401

 

Consumer Finance — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

ACE Cash Express Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 10/1/14 (a)

 

50,875

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

7.875% due 6/15/10

 

97,464

 

220,000

 

 

7.000% due 10/1/13

 

204,398

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Consumer Finance — 4.1% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

$

257,000

 

 

10.640% due 6/15/11 (a)(c)

 

$

268,838

 

85,000

 

 

9.875% due 8/10/11

 

88,043

 

 

 

 

General Motors Acceptance Corp., Notes:

 

 

 

420,000

 

 

6.875% due 8/28/12

 

416,214

 

1,060,000

 

 

8.000% due 11/1/31

 

1,111,380

 

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

2,237,212

 

Containers & Packaging — 2.0%

 

 

 

110,000

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 9/15/14 (a)

 

111,100

 

235,000

 

 

Graham Packaging Co. Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/14

 

232,062

 

 

 

 

Graphic Packaging International Corp.:

 

 

 

55,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.500% due 8/15/11

 

56,513

 

170,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 8/15/13

 

174,675

 

150,000

 

 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Senior Notes, 6.750% due 12/1/14

 

143,250

 

50,000

 

 

Owens-Illinois Inc., Debentures, 7.500% due 5/15/10

 

50,250

 

85,000

 

 

Plastipak Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 8.500% due 12/15/15 (a)

 

86,275

 

100,000

 

 

Radnor Holdings Corp., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 3/15/10 (d)

 

15,500

 

210,000

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/1/12

 

202,650

 

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

 

1,072,275

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

115,000

 

 

Education Management LLC/Education Management Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 6/1/14 (a)

 

116,725

 

 

 

 

Hertz Corp.:

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.875% due 1/1/14 (a)

 

157,875

 

370,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 1/1/16 (a)

 

408,850

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

45,000

 

 

7.375% due 10/1/14 (a)

 

45,506

 

70,000

 

 

7.625% due 10/1/18 (a)

 

70,788

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

799,744

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

Basell AF SCA, Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due
8/15/15 (a)

 

149,625

 

110,000

 

 

CCM Merger Inc., Notes, 8.000% due 8/1/13 (a)

 

106,150

 

 

 

 

CitiSteel USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

12.949% due 9/1/10 (c)

 

77,812

 

45,000

 

 

15.000% due 10/1/10 (a)(e)

 

48,488

 

100,000

 

 

El Paso Performance-Linked Trust, Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/11 (a)

 

103,250

 

125,000

 

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, Second Priority, Senior Secured Notes, 9.000% due 7/15/14

 

128,125

 

110,000

 

 

Hughes Network Systems LLC/HNS Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 4/15/14 (a)

 

113,850

 

35,000

 

 

Milacron Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 11.500% due 5/15/11

 

33,425

 

100,000

 

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, 7.500% due 7/18/16 (a)

 

104,653

 

80,000

 

 

UCAR Finance Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 2/15/12

 

84,400

 

95,000

 

 

UGS Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 6/1/12

 

103,075

 

185,000

 

 

Vanguard Health Holdings Co. I LLC, Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 10.056% due 10/1/15

 

134,125

 

235,000

 

 

Vanguard Health Holdings Co. II LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 10/1/14

 

229,125

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

1,416,103

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bell Inc.:

 

 

 

190,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.000% due 2/15/15

 

187,150

 

35,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 1/15/14

 

35,525

 

25,000

 

 

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures, 6.300% due 12/1/28

 

21,750

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.3% (continued)

 

 

 

$

145,000

 

 

Citizens Communications Co., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/31

 

$

156,237

 

155,000

 

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 12.500% due 5/1/15

 

163,525

 

175,000

 

 

Insight Midwest LP/Insight Capital Inc., Senior Notes, 10.500% due 11/1/10

 

182,000

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

160,000

 

 

9.250% due 6/15/16 (a)

 

169,000

 

335,000

 

 

11.250% due 6/15/16 (a)

 

357,612

 

90,000

 

 

Intelsat Ltd., Notes, 7.625% due 4/15/12

 

79,200

 

110,000

 

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, Senior Notes, 8.875% due
5/1/16 (a)

 

116,187

 

105,000

 

 

NTL Cable PLC, Senior Notes, 9.125% due 8/15/16

 

108,938

 

65,000

 

 

PanAmSat Corp., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/14

 

67,438

 

 

 

 

Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

7.500% due 2/15/14

 

20,150

 

55,000

 

 

Series B, 7.500% due 2/15/14

 

55,413

 

 

 

 

Qwest Corp.:

 

 

 

295,000

 

 

Debentures, 6.875% due 9/15/33

 

270,662

 

375,000

 

 

Notes, 8.875% due 3/15/12

 

411,094

 

50,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.500% due 10/1/14 (a)

 

51,875

 

220,000

 

 

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Debentures, 7.000% due 11/15/27

 

225,842

 

275,000

 

 

Telcordia Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 3/15/13 (a)

 

184,250

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

2,863,848

 

Electric Utilities — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enersis SA, Notes:

 

 

 

47,000

 

 

7.375% due 1/15/14

 

50,040

 

20,000

 

 

7.400% due 12/1/16

 

21,486

 

62,625

 

 

Midwest Generation LLC, Pass-Through Certificates, Series B, 8.560% due 1/2/16

 

66,578

 

120,000

 

 

Orion Power Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/10

 

136,500

 

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

274,604

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

176,000

 

 

Dresser-Rand Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.375% due 11/1/14

 

173,800

 

20,000

 

 

GulfMark Offshore Inc., Senior Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/14

 

20,200

 

55,000

 

 

Pride International Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 7/15/14

 

56,925

 

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

250,925

 

Food Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dole Food Co. Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

7.250% due 6/15/10

 

163,187

 

50,000

 

 

8.875% due 3/15/11

 

48,125

 

 

 

 

Total Food Products

 

211,312

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.9%

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

AmeriPath Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 4/1/13

 

213,000

 

285,000

 

 

DaVita Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.250% due 3/15/15

 

281,438

 

95,000

 

 

Extendicare Health Services Inc., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 7/1/10

 

100,106

 

 

 

 

HCA Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debentures:

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

7.500% due 12/15/23

 

97,550

 

130,000

 

 

7.500% due 11/15/95

 

93,374

 

5,000

 

 

Notes, 7.690% due 6/15/25

 

3,928

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

6.300% due 10/1/12

 

4,244

 

275,000

 

 

6.375% due 1/15/15

 

222,750

 

55,000

 

 

6.500% due 2/15/16

 

44,275

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.9% (continued)

 

 

 

$

200,000

 

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.750% due 6/15/14

 

$

194,500

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

7.375% due 2/1/13

 

181,250

 

370,000

 

 

9.875% due 7/1/14

 

370,462

 

60,000

 

 

6.875% due 11/15/31

 

47,325

 

275,000

 

 

Triad Hospitals Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/13

 

268,469

 

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

2,122,671

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.5%

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/15/14

 

122,812

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

8.875% due 9/15/08

 

315,000

 

125,000

 

 

8.125% due 5/15/11

 

132,500

 

200,000

 

 

Carrols Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 1/15/13

 

205,000

 

10,000

 

 

Cinemark Inc., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.078% due 3/15/14

 

8,025

 

225,000

 

 

Denny’s Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 10/1/12

 

234,000

 

175,000

 

 

Herbst Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/14

 

170,625

 

175,000

 

 

Hilton Hotels Corp., Notes, 7.625% due 12/1/12

 

187,031

 

190,000

 

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Notes, 12.000% due 11/15/10

 

199,975

 

 

 

 

Isle of Capri Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

9.000% due 3/15/12

 

15,731

 

50,000

 

 

7.000% due 3/1/14

 

47,750

 

200,000

 

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes, 6.375% due 2/15/15

 

188,750

 

 

 

 

MGM MIRAGE Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

6.750% due 9/1/12

 

74,344

 

75,000

 

 

6.625% due 7/15/15

 

72,375

 

50,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 6/1/07

 

51,438

 

 

 

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

7.125% due 8/15/14

 

125,000

 

100,000

 

 

6.875% due 2/15/15

 

98,000

 

225,000

 

 

Penn National Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 3/1/15

 

220,219

 

225,000

 

 

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 3/15/12

 

228,937

 

210,000

 

 

Pokagon Gaming Authority, Senior Notes, 10.375% due 6/15/14 (a)

 

224,962

 

20,000

 

 

River Rock Entertainment Authority, Senior Notes, 9.750% due 11/1/11

 

21,350

 

150,000

 

 

Sbarro Inc., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 9/15/09

 

153,375

 

185,000

 

 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., Senior Notes, 7.875% due 5/1/12

 

195,175

 

 

 

 

Station Casinos Inc.:

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.750% due 8/15/16

 

15,638

 

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

6.500% due 2/1/14

 

164,719

 

25,000

 

 

6.875% due 3/1/16

 

23,563

 

50,000

 

 

6.625% due 3/15/18

 

45,375

 

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

3,541,669

 

Household Durables — 2.1%

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 6/1/16

 

20,400

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

6.875% due 7/15/15

 

13,650

 

100,000

 

 

8.125% due 6/15/16

 

97,750

 

1,000,000

 

 

Holt Group Inc., Senior Notes, 9.750% due 1/15/06 (b)(d)(f)

 

0

 

 

 

 

Interface Inc.:

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 10.375% due 2/1/10

 

136,875

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

5




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Household Durables — 2.1% (continued)

 

 

 

$

75,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 2/1/14

 

$

77,625

 

 

 

 

K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

7.500% due 5/15/16

 

140,813

 

205,000

 

 

8.625% due 1/15/17

 

204,488

 

250,000

 

 

Norcraft Cos. LP/Norcraft Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 11/1/11

 

254,687

 

200,000

 

 

Sealy Mattress Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 6/15/14

 

205,000

 

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

 

1,151,288

 

Household Products — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nutro Products Inc.:

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.230% due 10/15/13 (a)(c)

 

25,844

 

70,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.750% due 4/15/14 (a)

 

75,250

 

 

 

 

Spectrum Brands Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

8.500% due 10/1/13

 

108,750

 

32,000

 

 

7.375% due 2/1/15

 

25,760

 

105,000

 

 

Visant Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/13 (a)

 

106,181

 

 

 

 

Total Household Products

 

341,785

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 4.0%

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

AES China Generating Co., Ltd., Class A, 8.250% due 6/26/10

 

49,163

 

 

 

 

AES Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

8.750% due 6/15/08

 

130,313

 

50,000

 

 

9.500% due 6/1/09

 

53,625

 

100,000

 

 

9.375% due 9/15/10

 

108,500

 

20,000

 

 

8.875% due 2/15/11

 

21,500

 

135,000

 

 

7.750% due 3/1/14

 

141,075

 

40,000

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 9.000% due 5/15/15 (a)

 

43,300

 

125,000

 

 

Calpine Generating Co. LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 14.120% due 4/1/11 (c)(d)

 

134,063

 

400,000

 

 

Dynegy Holdings Inc., Senior Debentures, 7.625% due 10/15/26

 

367,000

 

 

 

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

7.730% due 6/15/09

 

180,687

 

25,000

 

 

7.500% due 6/15/13 (a)

 

25,375

 

150,000

 

 

7.750% due 6/15/16 (a)

 

152,625

 

225,000

 

 

Mirant North America LLC, Senior Notes, 7.375% due 12/31/13

 

226,406

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

7.250% due 2/1/14

 

74,625

 

480,000

 

 

7.375% due 2/1/16

 

478,200

 

 

 

 

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

2,186,457

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

Moll Industries Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 7/1/08 (b)(d)(f)

 

0

 

40,000

 

 

Sequa Corp., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/1/09

 

42,650

 

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

 

42,650

 

Insurance — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

285,000

 

 

Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 6/15/13

 

293,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

45,000

 

 

Brookstone Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 10/15/12

 

41,175

 

110,000

 

 

FTD Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 2/15/14

 

108,900

 

 

 

 

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

 

150,075

 

IT Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sungard Data Systems Inc.:

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.125% due 8/15/13

 

156,000

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

6




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

 

IT Services — 0.6% (continued)

 

 

 

 

$

175,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.250% due 8/15/15

 

$

181,125

 

 

 

 

 

Total IT Services

 

337,125

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

135,000

 

 

Warner Music Group, Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.375% due 4/15/14

 

132,300

 

 

Machinery — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case New Holland Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

9.250% due 8/1/11

 

26,625

 

 

100,000

 

 

7.125% due 3/1/14

 

100,875

 

 

45,000

 

 

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 7/1/13

 

43,312

 

 

48,000

 

 

Mueller Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 5/1/12

 

52,380

 

 

171,000

 

 

Mueller Holdings Inc., Discount Notes, step bond to yield 14.084% due 4/15/14

 

151,335

 

 

 

 

 

Total Machinery

 

374,527

 

 

Media — 11.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

180,000

 

 

Affinion Group Inc., Senior Notes, 10.125% due 10/15/13

 

189,900

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment Inc.:

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

Senior Notes, Series B, 8.625% due 8/15/12

 

25,938

 

 

275,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 2/1/16

 

301,125

 

 

40,000

 

 

Barrington Broadcasting Group LLC/Barrington Broadcasting Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due
8/15/14 (a)

 

39,200

 

 

164,342

 

 

CanWest Media Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 9/15/12

 

163,109

 

 

25,000

 

 

CCH I Holdings LLC, Senior Notes, 13.500% due 1/15/14

 

19,313

 

 

 

 

 

CCH I Holdings LLC/CCH I Holdings Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

8,978

 

 

11.000% due 10/1/15 (a)

 

8,147

 

 

75,000

 

 

Senior Accreting Notes, step bond to yield 17.441% due 1/15/15

 

51,563

 

 

80,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 11.750% due 5/15/14

 

57,400

 

 

270,000

 

 

CCH I LLC/CCH Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 11.000% due 10/1/15

 

247,050

 

 

 

 

 

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

177,155

 

 

10.250% due 10/1/13 (a)

 

181,141

 

 

230,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 10.250% due 9/15/10

 

235,750

 

 

100,000

 

 

Chukchansi Economic Development Authority, Senior Notes, 8.000% due 11/15/13 (a)

 

103,125

 

 

45,000

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 5/15/14 (a)

 

42,525

 

 

 

 

 

CSC Holdings Inc.:

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

Debentures, Series B, 8.125% due 8/15/09

 

208,250

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Debentures:

 

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

7.875% due 2/15/18

 

36,488

 

 

25,000

 

 

7.625% due 7/15/18

 

25,719

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

 

105,000

 

 

7.250% due 4/15/12 (a)

 

105,131

 

 

 

 

 

Series B:

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

8.125% due 7/15/09

 

52,000

 

 

50,000

 

 

7.625% due 4/1/11

 

51,563

 

 

110,000

 

 

Dex Media Inc., Discount Notes, step bond to yield 8.367% due 11/15/13

 

93,225

 

 

195,000

 

 

Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.875% due 8/15/13

 

211,575

 

 

 

 

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

 

114,000

 

 

8.375% due 3/15/13

 

118,702

 

 

155,000

 

 

6.375% due 6/15/15

 

146,475

 

 

 

 

 

EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

 

80,000

 

 

7.000% due 10/1/13 (a)

 

78,600

 

 

100,000

 

 

6.625% due 10/1/14

 

95,375

 

 

470,000

 

 

7.125% due 2/1/16 (a)

 

456,487

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

7




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Media — 11.3% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

$

170,000

 

 

Houghton Mifflin Co., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 11.046% due 10/15/13

 

$

149,175

 

100,000

 

 

Interep National Radio Sales Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 10.000% due 7/1/08

 

86,000

 

265,000

 

 

Kabel Deutschland GMBH, Senior Notes, 10.625% due 7/1/14 (a)

 

285,537

 

200,000

 

 

Lamar Media Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.625% due 8/15/15

 

192,750

 

200,000

 

 

LodgeNet Entertainment Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 6/15/13

 

215,000

 

145,000

 

 

Primedia Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 5/15/11

 

142,462

 

 

 

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Discount Notes:

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

Series A-1, 6.875% due 1/15/13

 

68,813

 

125,000

 

 

Series A-2, 6.875% due 1/15/13

 

114,687

 

275,000

 

 

Senior Notes, Series A-3, 8.875% due 1/15/16

 

277,062

 

50,000

 

 

R.H. Donnelley Finance Corp. I, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.875% due 12/15/12 (a)

 

55,250

 

200,000

 

 

Radio One Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 8.875% due 7/1/11

 

205,250

 

 

 

 

Rainbow National Services LLC:

 

 

 

260,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.750% due 9/1/12 (a)

 

279,500

 

25,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Debentures, 10.375% due 9/1/14 (a)

 

28,375

 

 

 

 

Rogers Cable Inc.:

 

 

 

90,000

 

 

Secured Notes, 5.500% due 3/15/14

 

85,050

 

65,000

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 6.250% due 6/15/13

 

64,513

 

40,000

 

 

Senior Secured Second Priority Notes, 6.750% due 3/15/15

 

40,600

 

255,000

 

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 3/15/12

 

259,781

 

150,000

 

 

Videotron Ltee., Senior Notes, 6.375% due 12/15/15

 

142,875

 

 

 

 

XM Satellite Radio Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

9.989% due 5/1/13 (c)

 

48,000

 

110,000

 

 

9.750% due 5/1/14

 

105,600

 

 

 

 

Total Media

 

6,191,156

 

Metals & Mining — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

Chaparral Steel Co., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 7/15/13

 

16,800

 

25,000

 

 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre-Codelco, Notes, 5.500% due 10/15/13

 

24,944

 

110,000

 

 

International Steel Group Inc., Senior Notes, 6.500% due 4/15/14

 

109,175

 

265,000

 

 

Metals USA Inc., Senior Notes, 11.125% due 12/1/15

 

291,500

 

135,000

 

 

RathGibson Inc., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 2/15/14 (a)

 

139,725

 

750,000

 

 

Republic Technologies International LLC/RTI Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 13.750% due 7/15/09 (b)(d)(f)

 

0

 

62,000

 

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes, 8.250% due 1/17/34

 

70,680

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

 

652,824

 

Multiline Retail — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

305,000

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.375% due 10/15/15

 

330,925

 

Office Electronics — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

225,000

 

 

Xerox Capital Trust I Exchange Capital Securities, 8.000% due 2/1/27

 

230,625

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.4%

 

 

 

245,000

 

 

Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes, 8.750% due 7/15/12

 

252,962

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

430,000

 

 

6.625% due 1/15/16

 

417,100

 

30,000

 

 

6.875% due 1/15/16

 

29,475

 

75,000

 

 

6.500% due 8/15/17

 

70,688

 

180,000

 

 

Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes, 9.600% due 3/15/12

 

190,800

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

8




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.4% (continued)

 

 

 

$

10,000

 

 

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.800% due 11/15/15

 

$

10,128

 

55,000

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 5/15/15

 

54,725

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

7.800% due 8/1/31

 

257,500

 

300,000

 

 

7.750% due 1/15/32

 

309,000

 

200,000

 

 

Notes, 7.875% due 6/15/12

 

208,500

 

110,000

 

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP, Junior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 8/1/66 (c)

 

115,979

 

140,000

 

 

EXCO Resources Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 1/15/11

 

137,550

 

125,000

 

 

Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 3/1/16

 

130,000

 

280,000

 

 

International Coal Group Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 7/15/14 (a)

 

267,400

 

85,000

 

 

Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 4/15/13 (a)

 

81,600

 

25,000

 

 

OMI Corp., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 12/1/13

 

25,375

 

110,000

 

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 9.125% due 7/15/13 (a)

 

111,100

 

25,000

 

 

Petronas Capital Ltd., Notes, 7.875% due 5/22/22

 

30,410

 

130,000

 

 

Pogo Producing Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.875% due 5/1/13 (a)

 

133,087

 

150,000

 

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.125% due 4/1/16

 

142,875

 

10,000

 

 

SESI LLC, Senior Notes, 6.875% due 6/1/14 (a)

 

9,950

 

150,000

 

 

Swift Energy Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.375% due 5/1/12

 

159,000

 

 

 

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

7.250% due 5/1/12

 

147,750

 

100,000

 

 

7.000% due 2/1/14

 

98,000

 

 

 

 

Williams Cos. Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

475,000

 

 

7.875% due 9/1/21

 

498,750

 

50,000

 

 

8.750% due 3/15/32

 

55,000

 

100,000

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.625% due 7/15/19

 

104,500

 

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

4,049,204

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.6%

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., Notes, 7.750% due 6/15/11

 

92,000

 

240,000

 

 

Appleton Papers Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.750% due 6/15/14

 

238,200

 

40,000

 

 

Domtar Inc., Notes, 5.375% due 12/1/13

 

34,400

 

 

 

 

NewPage Corp.:

 

 

 

45,000

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 11.739% due 5/1/12 (c)

 

48,825

 

60,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/13

 

62,400

 

45,000

 

 

P.H. Glatfelter, Senior Notes, 7.125% due 5/1/16 (a)

 

44,104

 

200,000

 

 

Smurfit Capital Funding PLC, Debentures, 7.500% due 11/20/25

 

188,000

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 9.125% due 8/1/14 (a)

 

60,675

 

90,000

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 8/1/16 (a)

 

89,775

 

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

858,379

 

Personal Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

115,000

 

 

Playtex Products Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 8.000% due 3/1/11

 

119,888

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

205,000

 

 

Leiner Health Products Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 6/1/12

 

199,363

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.9%

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

Felcor Lodging LP, Senior Notes, 8.500% due 6/1/11

 

159,562

 

5,000

 

 

Forest City Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 6/1/15

 

5,125

 

 

 

 

Host Marriott LP:

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

Senior Notes, Series O, 6.375% due 3/15/15

 

487,500

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

9




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.9% (continued)

 

 

 

$

85,000

 

 

Series Q, 6.750% due 6/1/16

 

$

84,256

 

95,000

 

 

Kimball Hill Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 12/15/12

 

86,213

 

 

 

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

7.125% due 6/1/15

 

41,350

 

40,000

 

 

6.500% due 6/1/16

 

39,950

 

105,000

 

 

6.750% due 4/1/17

 

106,181

 

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

1,010,137

 

Road & Rail — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

110,000

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance Inc., Senior Notes, 7.905% due 5/15/14 (a)(c)

 

108,350

 

 

 

 

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

10.250% due 6/15/07

 

41,100

 

160,000

 

 

9.375% due 5/1/12

 

170,400

 

10,000

 

 

12.500% due 6/15/12

 

11,050

 

 

 

 

Total Road & Rail

 

330,900

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

190,000

 

 

MagnaChip Semiconductor, Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/14

 

116,375

 

Software — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

110,000

 

 

Activant Solutions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500%
due 5/1/16 (a)

 

102,300

 

165,000

 

 

UGS Capital Corp. II, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.380%
due 6/1/11 (a)(c)(e)

 

168,300

 

 

 

 

Total Software

 

270,600

 

Specialty Retail — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

7.507% due 4/15/13 (a)(c)

 

40,700

 

50,000

 

 

7.000% due 4/15/14 (a)

 

50,125

 

105,000

 

 

Blockbuster Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 9/1/12

 

96,863

 

175,000

 

 

Buffets Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.250% due 7/15/10

 

185,937

 

35,000

 

 

EPL Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 11.750% due 11/15/13 (a)

 

39,025

 

75,000

 

 

Eye Care Centers of America, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.750% due 2/15/15

 

81,000

 

150,000

 

 

Hines Nurseries Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 10/1/11

 

136,125

 

155,000

 

 

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 6.875% due 12/15/13

 

150,350

 

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

780,125

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

 

 

275,000

 

 

Levi Strauss & Co., Senior Notes, 9.750% due 1/15/15

 

286,687

 

125,000

 

 

Simmons Co., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.995% due 12/15/14

 

89,688

 

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

376,375

 

Tobacco — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 5/15/12

 

102,500

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.9%

 

 

 

85,000

 

 

Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/16 (a)

 

88,825

 

70,000

 

 

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/15/16 (a)

 

72,100

 

200,000

 

 

Penhall International Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due
8/1/14 (a)

 

210,500

 

130,000

 

 

Transdigm Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/14 (a)

 

131,625

 

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

503,050

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

10




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

 

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

$

200,000

 

 

Centennial Communications Corp./Centennial Cellular Operating Co. LLC/Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corp., Senior Notes, 8.125% due 2/1/14

 

$

198,000

 

20,000

 

 

Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.250% due 12/15/12

 

21,025

 

60,000

 

 

Rogers Wireless Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/12

 

64,050

 

175,000

 

 

Rural Cellular Corp., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 2/1/10

 

183,312

 

200,000

 

 

UbiquiTel Operating Co., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 3/1/11

 

218,000

 

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

684,387

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost — $45,750,684)

 

44,912,330

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITY — 0.0%

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

493,850

 

 

Airplanes Pass-Through Trust, Series D, 10.875% due 3/15/19 (b)(d)(f) (Cost — $493,850)

 

0

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES — 0.3%

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

Amkor Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Bond, 2.500% due 5/15/11

 

50,400

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

American Tower Corp., Notes, 5.000% due 2/15/10

 

125,000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost — $128,546)

 

175,400

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 9.8%

 

 

 

Argentina — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina:

 

 

 

176,250

 

 

5.590% due 8/3/12 (c)

 

163,107

 

65,000

 

 

GDP Linked Securities, 1.330% due 12/15/35 (c)

 

6,468

 

 

 

 

Total Argentina

 

169,575

 

Brazil — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federative Republic of Brazil:

 

 

 

454,000

 

 

11.000% due 8/17/40

 

591,675

 

 

 

 

Collective Action Securities:

 

 

 

190,000

 

 

8.875% due 10/14/19

 

225,958

 

105,000

 

 

8.750% due 2/4/25

 

124,950

 

225,000

 

 

8.250% due 1/20/34

 

258,187

 

 

 

 

Total Brazil

 

1,200,770

 

Colombia — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia:

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

10.750% due 1/15/13

 

91,762

 

12,000

 

 

11.750% due 2/25/20

 

16,890

 

41,000

 

 

10.375% due 1/28/33

 

55,965

 

100,000

 

 

7.375% due 9/18/37

 

101,450

 

 

 

 

Total Colombia

 

266,067

 

Ecuador — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

Republic of Ecuador, 10.000% due 8/15/30 (a)

 

69,600

 

El Salvador — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of El Salvador:

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

7.750% due 1/24/23 (a)

 

84,000

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

11




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

El Salvador — 0.2% (continued)

 

 

 

$

20,000

 

 

8.250% due 4/10/32 (a)

 

$

23,025

 

 

 

 

Total El Salvador

 

107,025

 

Malaysia — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad, 5.625% due 3/15/16 (a)

 

100,500

 

Mexico — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States:

 

 

 

14,000

 

 

7.500% due 1/14/12

 

15,379

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

 

130,000

 

 

5.625% due 1/15/17

 

128,895

 

 

 

 

Series A:

 

 

 

528,000

 

 

5.875% due 1/15/14

 

540,408

 

52,000

 

 

6.625% due 3/3/15

 

55,445

 

235,000

 

 

8.000% due 9/24/22

 

281,295

 

 

 

 

Total Mexico

 

1,021,422

 

Panama — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama:

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

7.250% due 3/15/15

 

37,406

 

50,000

 

 

8.875% due 9/30/27

 

61,963

 

30,000

 

 

9.375% due 4/1/29

 

38,625

 

 

 

 

Total Panama

 

137,994

 

Peru — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru:

 

 

 

105,000

 

 

9.875% due 2/6/15

 

130,121

 

23,000

 

 

8.750% due 11/21/33

 

28,348

 

48,000

 

 

FLIRB, 5.000% due 3/7/17 (c)

 

47,220

 

 

 

 

Global Bonds:

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

8.375% due 5/3/16

 

23,125

 

8,000

 

 

7.350% due 7/21/25

 

8,564

 

 

 

 

PDI:

 

 

 

76,000

 

 

5.000% due 3/7/17 (c)

 

75,050

 

16,720

 

 

5.000% due 3/7/17 (a)(c)

 

16,553

 

 

 

 

Total Peru

 

328,981

 

Philippines — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

141,000

 

 

Republic of Philippines, 7.750% due 1/14/31

 

147,338

 

Russia — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Federation:

 

 

 

55,000

 

 

11.000% due 7/24/18 (a)

 

79,200

 

15,000

 

 

12.750% due 6/24/28 (a)

 

26,962

 

440,000

 

 

5.000% due 3/31/30 (a)

 

491,564

 

 

 

 

Total Russia

 

597,726

 

South Africa — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

75,000

 

 

Republic of South Africa, 6.500% due 6/2/14

 

78,750

 

Turkey — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey:

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

11.500% due 1/23/12

 

60,250

 

37,000

 

 

11.000% due 1/14/13

 

44,539

 

75,000

 

 

7.250% due 3/15/15

 

75,656

 

12,000

 

 

7.000% due 6/5/20

 

11,655

 

44,000

 

 

11.875% due 1/15/30

 

64,955

 

20,000

 

 

8.000% due 2/14/34

 

20,700

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

12




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

Turkey — 0.6% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

$

37,000

 

 

Collective Action Securities, Notes, 9.500% due 1/15/14

 

$

42,134

 

 

 

 

Total Turkey

 

319,889

 

Uruguay — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

Republic of Uruguay, Benchmark Bonds, 7.250% due 2/15/11

 

103,000

 

Venezuela — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:

 

 

 

145,000

 

 

5.375% due 8/7/10 (a)

 

141,085

 

530,000

 

 

5.750% due 2/26/16

 

487,600

 

16,000

 

 

7.650% due 4/21/25

 

16,800

 

45,000

 

 

Collective Action Securities, Notes, 10.750% due 9/19/13

 

55,215

 

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

 

700,700

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost — $5,080,183)

 

5,349,337

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESCROWED SHARES(b) — 0.0%

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

Breed Technologies Inc. (d)(f)*

 

0

 

1,000,000

 

 

Pillowtex Corp. *

 

0

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ESCROWED SHARES
(Cost — $0)

 

0

 

COMMON STOCKS — 1.2%

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.0%

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

500

 

 

Ameriking Inc. (b)(f)*

 

0

 

Household Durables — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

429,302

 

 

Home Interiors of Gifts Inc. (b)(f)*

 

4,293

 

3,747

 

 

Mattress Discounters Co. (b)(f)*

 

0

 

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

 

4,293

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

4,293

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.0%

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals — 0.0%

 

 

 

6,084

 

 

Axiohm Transaction Solutions Inc. (b)(f)*

 

0

 

MATERIALS — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

4,329

 

 

Applied Extrusion Technologies Inc., Class B Shares (f)(g)*

 

23,810

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.1%

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%

 

 

 

16,497

 

 

American Tower Corp., Class A Shares *

 

602,140

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost — $643,317)

 

630,243

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.0%

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.0%

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%

 

 

 

8

 

 

Anvil Holdings, Inc., Senior Exchange, Series B, 13.000% (b)*

 

42

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 0.0%

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

1,271

 

 

Ameriking, Inc., Cummulative Exchange, 13.000% (b)(d)(f)*

 

0

 

ENERGY — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

 

 

 

287

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Convertible, 6.250%

 

72,407

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

13




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

Shares

 

Security

 

Value

 

FINANCIALS — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

 

 

 

$

10,700

 

 

Preferred Plus, Series FRD-1, 7.400%

 

$

192,814

 

14,800

 

 

Saturns, Series F 2003-5, 8.125%

 

280,460

 

803

 

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class B Shares, 0.000% (b)(f)*

 

1

 

442

 

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class C Shares, 0.000% (b)(f)*

 

1

 

1,165

 

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class D Shares, 0.000% (b)(f)*

 

1

 

2,410

 

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class E Shares, 0.000% (b)(f)*

 

2

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

473,279

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost — $499,366)

 

545,728

 

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS(f) — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

 

Brown Jordan International Inc., Expires 8/15/07*

 

2

 

1,607,813

 

 

ContiFinancial Corp., Liquidating Trust, Units of Interest (Represents interest in a trust in the liquidation of ContiFinancial Corp. and its affiliates)*

 

5

 

780

 

 

Mattress Discounters Co., Expires 7/15/07(b)*

 

0

 

6,723

 

 

Pillowtex Corp., Expires 11/24/09(b)*

 

0

 

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost — $23,632)

 

7

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $52,619,578)

 

51,613,045

 

 

Face

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.6%

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement — 4.6%

 

 

 

$

2,497,000

 

 

Nomura Securities International Inc. repurchase agreement dated 9/29/06, 5.330% due 10/2/06; Proceeds at maturity - $2,498,109; (Fully collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligation, 4.500% due 5/17/07; Market value - $2,547,146)
(Cost — $2,497,000) (h)

 

2,497,000

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Purchased from Securities Lending Collateral — 0.0%

 

 

 

13,762

 

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio
(Cost — $13,762)

 

13,762

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost — $2,510,762)

 

2,510,762

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.2% (Cost — $55,130,340#)

 

54,123,807

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.8%

 

452,038

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

$

54,575,845

 

 


*                 Non-income producing security.

(a)          Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.  This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.

(b)         Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

(c)          Variable rate security.  Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at September 30, 2006.

(d)         Security is currently in default.

(e)          Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.

(f)            Illiquid security.

(g)         All or a portion of this security is on loan (See Notes 1 and 2).

(h)         All or a portion of this security is segregated for extended settlements.

#                 Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

14




Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2006

FLIRB - Front-Loaded Interest Reduction Bonds

GDP - Gross Domestic Product

PDI - Past Due Interest

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

15




Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Western Asset High Income Fund, Inc. (formerly known as Salomon Brothers High Income Fund Inc.) (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”).  The Fund seeks to maintain a high level of current income by investing at least 80% of its total assets in high-yield debt securities issued by U.S. corporations and foreign governments.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment Valuation.  Debt securities are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Publicly traded foreign government debt securities are typically traded internationally in the over-the-counter market, and are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices as of the close of business of that market.  When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

(b) Repurchase Agreements.  When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults, and the market value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 (c) Lending of Portfolio Securities.  The Fund has an agreement with its custodian whereby the custodian may lend securities owned by the Fund to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations.  In exchange for lending securities under the terms of the agreement with its custodian, the Fund receives a lender’s fee. Fees earned by the Fund on securities lending are recorded as securities lending income. Loans of securities by the Fund are collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities or high quality money market instruments that are maintained at all times in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the loaned securities, plus a margin which varies depending on the type of securities loaned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account.  The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Fund maintains the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending.

(d) Credit and Market Risk.  The Fund invests in high yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investment in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in non-dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.

(e) Security Transactions.  Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

2.  Investments

At September 30, 2006, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:




Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,206,364

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(3,212,897

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(1,006,533

)

 

At September 30, 2006, the Fund loaned securities having a market value of $12,952. The Fund received cash collateral amounting to $13,762 which was invested into the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio, a Rule 2a-7 money market fund, under the 1940 Act.




ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

 

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

 

 

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.

 




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date

November 28, 2006

 

 

 




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 28, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Frances M. Guggino

 

 

Frances M. Guggino

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 28, 2006