HYI Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of August 31, 2017

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: HYI) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2017.

           
Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q
August 31, 2017 May 31, 2017 August 31, 2016
Total Net Assets $ 382,372,052 $ 385,787,835 $ 374,984,897
NAV Per Share of Common Stock (a) $ 16.78 $ 16.93 $ 16.46
Market Price Per Share $ 15.35 $ 15.44 $ 15.32
Premium / (Discount) (8.52 )% (8.80 )% (6.93 )%
Outstanding Shares 22,783,370 22,783,370 22,783,370
 
Total Net Investment Income (b) $ 6,346,936 $ 6,629,895 $ 7,445,584
Total Net Realized/Unrealized Gain/(Loss) (b) $ (2,927,708 ) $ 256,294   $ 14,003,416  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations (b) $ 3,419,228   $ 6,886,189   $ 21,449,000  
 

Earnings per Common Share Outstanding

Total Net Investment Income (b) $ 0.28 $ 0.29 $ 0.33
Total Net Realized/Unrealized Gain/(Loss) (b) $ (0.13 ) $ 0.01   $ 0.61  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations (b) $ 0.15   $ 0.30   $ 0.94  
 
Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income (c) $ (2,198,148 ) $ (1,710,073 ) $ 639,682
Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income
Per Share (c) $ (0.10 ) $ (0.08 ) $ 0.03
 
Footnotes:
(a)       NAVs are calculated as of the close of business on the last business day in the periods indicated above.
(b) For the quarter indicated.
(c) As of the date indicated above.
 

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 High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc., a non-diversified, limited-term, 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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09/10/2017

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