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Changes to Investment Performance Benchmarks Announced

NEW YORK  (BUSINESS WIRE)  May 17, 2007

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: EHI);
Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: GDF);
Western Asset High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: HIF); Western
Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX); Western Asset
High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: HIO); Western
Asset Managed High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: MHY); Western
Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. (NYSE: GFY); and
Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZIF) today
announced the following changes to the Funds benchmark
indexes effective June 1, 2007. In the opinion of the
Funds investment sub-advisor, these changes will provide
for broader, more effective benchmark indexes for the Funds
and more accurate reflections of the portfolio strategies
with which the Funds are managed.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:
HIO), Western Asset Managed High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:
MHY) and Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZIF)
announced a change to the benchmark index of the Funds to
the Lehman Brothers High Yield Issuer 2% Cap Index.
Previously, the Funds benchmark index had been the
Citigroup High Yield Market Index.

Western Asset Global Partners Fund Inc. (NYSE: GDF),
Western Asset High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: HIF) and Western
Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) announced a
change to the benchmark indexes of the Funds to the Lehman
Brothers High Yield Issuer 2% Cap Index and the JP Morgan
Emerging Markets Bond Index  Global. The previous
benchmarks for Western Asset Global Partners Fund Inc. were
the Citigroup High Yield Market Index and the JP Morgan
Emerging Markets Bond Index  Global. The previous
benchmarks for Western Asset High Income Fund Inc. were the
Citigroup High Yield Market Index and the JP Morgan
Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus (EMBI+). The previous
benchmark for Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. was
the Citigroup High Yield Market Index.

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: EHI)
announced a change to the benchmark indexes of the Fund to
the Lehman US Aggregate Index, the Lehman Brothers High
Yield 2% Cap Index, and the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond
Index  Global. Previously, the Funds benchmark index had
been the Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Index.

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. (NYSE: GFY)
announced a change to the Funds benchmark index to the
Merrill Lynch Constant Maturity 3-Month LIBOR Index.
Previously, the Funds benchmark index had been the Lehman
Brothers US Aggregate Index.
Each of the Funds is a closed-end investment company,
managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., and sub-advised by
Western Asset Management Company, an affiliate of the
investment manager.
For more information on the Funds, please contact our
Investor Relations Group at 1-888-777-0102 or consult the
Funds' web site at www.leggmason.com.

Symbols:  NYSE: EHI; GDF; GFY; HIF; HIO; HIX; MHY; ZIF

Contact:
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
Brenda Grandell
Director, Closed-End Funds
212-291-3775
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