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Published in Business and Finance on Friday, August 12th 2011 at 5:12 GMT by Market Wire
NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMD) today announced a quarterly distribution of $0.2300 per common share payable in September 2011.
The distribution schedule appears below:
Month | Ex-Date | Record Date | Payable Date | Amount | ||||||||||||||
| September | 09/21/2011 | 09/23/2011 | 09/30/2011 | $0.2300 |
Under the terms of the Funda™s managed distribution policy, the Fund seeks to maintain a consistent distribution level, stated as a fixed rate per common share per quarter, that may be paid in part or in full from net investment income and realized capital gains, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Funda™s aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund's assets and will constitute a return of the shareholdera™s capital. A return of capital is not taxable; rather it reduces a shareholdera™s tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund.
The Board of Directors may reduce the Funda™s quarterly distribution rate in the future or terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time. Any such reduction in the quarterly distribution rate, termination or suspension could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
Based on the Fund's accounting records as of the date of this press release, the Fund estimates that approximately 76.97% of the cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions through September 2011 are sourced from net investment income and 23.03% are sourced from net realized capital gains. The estimated components of the distribution announced today will be provided to shareholders of record in a separate notice.
Please note that neither this press release nor the separate notice should be used for tax reporting purposes and that each is being provided to announce the amount and estimated source of the Fund's distributions that have been declared by the Board of Directors. In early 2012, after definitive information is available, the Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV, if applicable, specifying how the distributions paid by the Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distributions on a shareholdera™s tax return (e.g., ordinary income, long-term capital gain or return of capital).
Western Asset Emerging Markets 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.
Contact the Fund at 1-888-777-0102 for additional information, or consult the Funda™s web site at [ www.leggmason.com/cef ].
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.
