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

811-7686

 

 

Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund II 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:

1-800-451-2010

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

May 31,

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

February 28, 2007

 

 




WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS
INCOME FUND II INC.

FORM N-Q
February 28, 2007




ITEM 1.                  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS




WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND II INC.

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

February 28, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

Security

 

Value

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 61.9%

 

 

Argentina — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina:

 

 

2,000,000

 

DEM

 

10.250% due 2/6/03 (a)

 

$

487,731

1,000,000

 

DEM

 

9.000% due 9/19/03 (a)

 

229,153

3,000,000

 

DEM

 

7.000% due 3/18/04 (a)

 

705,215

3,875,000

 

DEM

 

8.500% due 2/23/05 (a)

 

927,286

5,400,000

 

DEM

 

11.250% due 4/10/06 (a)

 

1,305,916

1,000,000

 

DEM

 

11.750% due 5/20/11 (a)

 

239,299

591,000

 

 

 

5.475% due 8/3/12 (b)

 

560,476

8,800,000

 

DEM

 

12.000% due 9/19/16 (a)

 

2,031,424

4,119,321

 

ARS

 

Bonds, 2.000% due 1/3/10 (b)

 

2,756,233

3,396,971

 

ARS

 

Discount Bonds, 5.830% due 12/31/33 (b)

 

1,462,691

 

 

 

 

GDP Linked Securities:

 

 

2,705,000

 

 

 

0.624% due 12/15/35 (b)

 

359,359

57,059,503

 

ARS

 

0.649% due 12/15/35 (b)

 

2,052,172

3,200,000

 

EUR

 

0.662% due 12/15/35 (b)

 

533,454

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

6,000,000,000

 

ITL

 

7.000% due 3/18/04 (a)

 

1,383,647

3,000,000,000

 

ITL

 

5.002% due 7/13/05 (a)

 

650,861

1,000,000,000

 

ITL

 

7.625% due 8/11/07 (a)(c)

 

225,487

625,000

 

DEM

 

8.000% due 10/30/09 (a)

 

141,635

 

 

 

 

Total Argentina

 

16,052,039

Brazil — 14.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federative Republic of Brazil:

 

 

8,991,000

 

 

 

11.000% due 8/17/40 (d)

 

12,011,976

 

 

 

 

Collective Action Securities:

 

 

3,980,000

 

 

 

8.750% due 2/4/25

 

5,024,750

32,355,000

 

 

 

Notes, 8.000% due 1/15/18 (e)

 

36,237,600

 

 

 

 

Total Brazil

 

53,274,326

Colombia — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia:

 

 

4,029,000

 

 

 

10.375% due 1/28/33 (e)

 

5,771,543

5,970,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 9/18/37 (e)

 

6,386,407

 

 

 

 

Total Colombia

 

12,157,950

Ecuador — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

4,840,000

 

 

 

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

 

4,138,200

El Salvador — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

2,627,000

 

 

 

Republic of El Salvador, 8.250% due 4/10/32 (f)

 

3,191,805

Indonesia — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

 

 

Republic of Indonesia, 8.500% due 10/12/35 (f)

 

1,961,920

Malaysia — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

3,953,000

 

 

 

Federation of Malaysia, 8.750% due 6/1/09

 

4,266,476

2,653,000

 

 

 

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

 

2,723,371

 

 

 

 

Total Malaysia

 

6,989,847

Mexico — 10.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States:

 

 

1,185,000

 

 

 

11.375% due 9/15/16

 

1,697,513

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

13,360,000

 

 

 

5.625% due 1/15/17

 

13,420,120

2,395,000

 

 

 

8.300% due 8/15/31

 

3,080,569

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND II INC.

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

Security

 

Value

Mexico — 10.8% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A:

 

 

4,090,000

 

 

 

6.625% due 3/3/15

 

$

4,391,637

13,840,000

 

 

 

8.000% due 9/24/22

 

16,884,800

 

 

 

 

Total Mexico

 

39,474,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panama — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama:

 

 

6,735,000

 

 

 

9.375% due 4/1/29

 

9,016,481

258,000

 

 

 

6.700% due 1/26/36

 

269,610

 

 

 

 

Total Panama

 

9,286,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peru — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru:

 

 

169,000

 

 

 

8.750% due 11/21/33

 

220,503

6,836,200

 

 

 

PDI, 5.000% due 3/7/17 (b)

 

6,819,109

 

 

 

 

Total Peru

 

7,039,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philippines — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

3,467,000

 

 

 

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

 

3,911,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia — 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Federation:

 

 

2,333,370

 

 

 

8.250% due 3/31/10 (f)

 

2,432,538

4,175,000

 

 

 

11.000% due 7/24/18 (f)

 

6,038,094

2,930,000

 

 

 

12.750% due 6/24/28 (f)

 

5,325,275

9,610,000

 

 

 

5.000% due 3/31/30 (f)

 

10,895,337

 

 

 

 

Total Russia

 

24,691,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

3,475,000

 

 

 

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

 

3,683,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey:

 

 

368,000

 

 

 

11.000% due 1/14/13

 

448,962

2,500,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 3/15/15

 

2,587,500

3,519,000

 

 

 

11.875% due 1/15/30 (d)

 

5,375,273

5,150,000

 

 

 

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

 

5,980,437

 

 

 

 

Total Turkey

 

14,392,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

4,277,557

 

 

 

Republic of Uruguay, Benchmark Bonds, 7.875% due 1/15/33 (g)

 

4,774,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:

 

 

800,000

 

 

 

5.375% due 8/7/10 (f)

 

780,600

7,751,000

 

 

 

8.500% due 10/8/14

 

8,595,859

5,834,000

 

 

 

5.750% due 2/26/16

 

5,451,873

716,000

 

 

 

7.650% due 4/21/25

 

762,182

 

 

 

 

Collective Action Securities:

 

 

1,892,000

 

 

 

9.375% due 1/13/34 (d)

 

2,459,600

3,500,000

 

 

 

Notes, 10.750% due 9/19/13

 

4,258,625

 

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

 

22,308,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost — $209,168,354)

 

227,328,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 28.6%

 

 

Brazil — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes:

 

 

1,479,000

 

 

 

6.250% due 1/23/17

 

1,527,748

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND II INC.

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

Security

 

Value

2,635,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 1/17/34

 

$

3,237,450

9,894,000

 

 

 

6.875% due 11/21/36

 

10,455,544

 

 

 

 

Total Brazil

 

15,220,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chile — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enersis SA, Notes:

 

 

3,932,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 1/15/14

 

4,307,836

337,000

 

 

 

7.400% due 12/1/16

 

376,064

 

 

 

 

Total Chile

 

4,683,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

340,000

 

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Bonds, 6.375% due 4/30/22 (b)(f)

 

346,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

1,920,000

 

 

 

ATF Capital BV, 9.250% due 2/21/14 (f)

 

1,915,200

1,400,000

 

 

 

TuranAlem Finance BV, 8.250% due 1/22/37 (f)

 

1,422,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,337,950

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

809,000

 

 

 

Sarawak International Inc., Senior Bonds, 5.500% due 8/3/15

 

809,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico — 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axtel SA de CV:

 

 

190,000

 

 

 

11.000% due 12/15/13

 

212,800

1,220,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.625% due 2/1/17 (f)

 

1,226,100

900,000

 

 

 

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Subordinated Bonds, 6.135% due 10/13/16 (b)(f)

 

917,411

 

 

 

 

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV, Senior Notes:

 

 

220,000

 

 

 

9.375% due 5/1/12

 

237,050

100,000

 

 

 

12.500% due 6/15/12

 

108,375

 

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust:

 

 

15,125,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 12/15/14

 

16,705,563

1,333,000

 

 

 

Bonds, 6.625% due 6/15/35

 

1,381,321

24,000,000

 

MXN

 

Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 1/31/16

 

2,162,310

 

 

 

 

Total Mexico

 

22,950,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panama — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

1,481,000

 

 

 

MMG Fiduciary Trust Corp., 6.750% due 2/1/16 (f)

 

1,506,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia — 11.2%

 

 

 

 

11,090,000

 

 

 

Gaz Capital SA, Notes, 8.625% due 4/28/34 (f)

 

14,211,835

 

 

 

 

Gazprom:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds:

 

 

217,870,000

 

RUB

 

Series A7, 6.790% due 10/29/09

 

8,354,365

72,620,000

 

RUB

 

Series A8, 7.000% due 10/27/11

 

2,779,099

1,140,000

 

 

 

Loan Participation Notes, 6.212% due 11/22/16 (f)

 

1,142,280

96,030,000

 

RUB

 

Gazprom OAO, Series A6, 6.950% due 8/6/09

 

3,707,224

6,070,000

 

 

 

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

 

6,365,912

3,340,000

 

 

 

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

 

3,540,400

840,000

 

 

 

UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes, 8.250% due 5/23/16 (f)

 

896,700

 

 

 

 

Total Russia

 

40,997,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

3,570,000

 

 

 

True Move Co., Ltd., 10.750% due 12/16/13 (f)

 

3,659,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

11,586,000

 

 

 

Petrozuata Finance Inc., 8.220% due 4/1/17 (f)

 

11,613,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost — $102,820,454)

 

105,126,507

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND II INC.

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2007

 

Warrants

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANT — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations, Expires 4/15/20

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost - $310,000)

 

$

362,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost — $312,298,808)

 

332,817,037

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.4%

 

 

Credit Linked Note — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

3,600,000

 

 

 

UBS AG Jersey Branch, Medium-Term Notes, 7.684% due 4/12/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost - $3,612,960) (b)(e)

 

3,612,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt Treasury Bills:

 

 

16,375,000

 

EGP

 

Zero coupon bond to yield 9.646% due 4/17/07

 

2,840,401

85,400,000

 

EGP

 

Zero coupon bond to yield 9.543% due 10/30/07

 

14,107,966

4,475,000

 

EGP

 

Zero coupon bond to yield 9.491% due 11/6/07

 

738,245

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost — $17,579,815)

 

17,686,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency — 0.1%

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Discount Notes, 5.197% due 6/25/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost - $491,945) (h)(i)

 

491,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement — 3.5%

 

 

12,895,000

 

 

 

Nomura Securities International Inc. repurchase agreement dated 2/28/07, 5.300% due 3/1/07; Proceeds at maturity - $12,896,898; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.875% to 4.875% due 7/15/08 to 12/15/16; Market value - $13,153,710)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost - $12,895,000) (e)

 

12,895,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost — $34,579,720)

 

34,686,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost — $346,878,528#)

 

$

367,503,416

 


Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

(a)

Security is currently in default.

(b)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at February 28, 2007.

(c)

Illiquid security.

(d)

All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

(e)

All or a portion of this security is segregated for open futures contracts and reverse repurchase agreements.

(f)

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.

(g)

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

(h)

All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures contracts.

(i)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

#

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

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARS - Argentine Peso

 

DEM - German Mark

 

EGP - Egyptian Pound

 

EUR - Euro

 

GDP - Gross Domestic Product

 

ITL - Italian Lira

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND II INC.

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

February 28, 2007

 

MXN - Mexican Peso

 

PDI - Past Due Interest

 

RUB - Russian Ruble

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund II Inc. (the “Fund”) (formerly known as Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Income Fund II Inc.) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary objective is to seek high current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation. In pursuit of these objectives, the Fund under normal conditions invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in debt securities of government and government related issuers located in emerging market countries (including participating in loans between government and financial institutions), and of entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers, and in debt securities of corporate issuers located in emerging market countries.

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 on the over-the-counter market, and are valued at the mean between the bid and asked price 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 takes 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 default 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) Reverse Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements in which the Fund sells portfolio securities and agrees to repurchase them from the buyer at a specified date and price. Whenever the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund’s custodian delivers liquid assets to the counterparty in an amount at least equal to the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The Fund pays interest on amounts obtained pursuant to reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be borrowings, which may create leverage risk to the Fund.

(d) Loan Participations.  The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.

The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.

(e) Financial Futures Contracts.  The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts typically to hedge a portion of the portfolio.  Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or securities as initial margin. Additional securities are also segregated up to the current market value of the financial futures contracts. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the underlying financial instruments.  The Fund recognizes an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin.  When the financial futures contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recognized

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contracts.

The risks associated with entering into financial futures contracts include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. In addition, investing in financial futures contracts involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit and subsequent payments required for a futures transaction. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

(f) 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.

(g) Foreign Currency Translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation.  Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

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

2.  Investments

At February 28, 2007, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

21,510,752

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(885,864

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

20,624,888

 

 

At February 28, 2007, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

 

Basis
Value

 

Market
Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes

 

14

 

3/07

 

$

1,518,735

 

$

1,519,875

 

$

(1,140

)

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes

 

486

 

6/07

 

52,236,961

 

52,776,563

 

(539,602

)

Net Unrealized Loss on Open Futures Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(540,742

)

 

Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the period ended February 28, 2007 were as follows:

Average

 

Weighted

 

Maximum

 

Daily

 

Average

 

Amount

 

Balance

 

Interest Rate

 

Outstanding

 

$ 8,087,843

 

2.76

%

$ 16,599,288

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 0.20% to 5.25% during the period ended February 28, 2007.

At February 28, 2007, the Fund had the following reverse repurchase agreements outstanding:

 

FACE

 

 

 

 

 

AMOUNT

 

SECURITY

 

VALUE

 

$ 437,636

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston, dated 2/2/07 bearing

 

 

 

 

 

3.900% to be repurchased at a date and amount to be determined, collateralized

 

 

 

 

 

by: $319,000 Republic of Turkey, 11.875% due 1/15/30; Market value

 

$

437,636

 

 

 

(including accrued interest) - $491,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,702,600

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston, dated 2/5/07

 

 

 

 

 

bearing 5.250% to be repurchased at $3,722,039 on 3/13/07, collateralized by:

 

 

 

 

 

$3,000,000 Federative Republic of Brazil, 11.000% due 8/17/40; Market

 

3,702,600

 

 

 

value (including accrued interest) - $4,018,939.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,580,304

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston, dated 2/13/07

 

 

 

 

 

bearing 0.750% to be repurchased at $1,581,654 on 3/26/07, collateralized by:

 

 

 

 

 

$1,353,000 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 9.375% due 1/13/34; Market

 

1,580,304

 

 

 

value (including accrued interest) - $1,775,369.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,440,200

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., dated 2/13/07

 

 

 

 

 

bearing 2.500% to be repurchased at $4,450,684 on 3/19/07, collateralized by:

 

 

 

 

 

$3,200,000 Republic of Turkey, 11.875% due 1/15/30; Market value

 

4,440,200

 

 

 

(including accrued interest) - $4,935,238.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

 

 

 

 

(Proceeds - $10,160,740)

 

$

10,160,740

 

 

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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 Emerging Market Income Fund II Inc.

By

 /s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

R. Jay Gerken

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:  April 26, 2007

 




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:  April 26, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

By

 /s/ Frances M. Guggino

 

Frances M. Guggino

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date:  April 26, 2007