UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 21, 2014
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 811-07920 | 13-3735236 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(888) 777-0102
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 29, 2014, Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) issued a press release, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the retirement of Jeswald W. Salacuse as a director of certain closed-end funds advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, effective June 30, 2014, and announcing the appointment of William R. Hutchinson as Lead Independent Director of each respective closed-end fund, effective May 28, 2014.
The information disclosed under this Item 5.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Fund under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of the Fund, dated May 29, 2014. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ George P. Hoyt | |
| Name: | George P. Hoyt | |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |
Date: May 29, 2014
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of the Fund, dated May 29, 2014. | |