<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-10-038025.txt : 20100714
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20100714154822
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-10-038025
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		9
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100816
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100714
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100714
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20100714

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001058239
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08709
		FILM NUMBER:		10952210

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT
		STREET 2:		125 BROAD STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-291-2556

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT
		STREET 2:		125 BROAD STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SALOMON BROTHERS HIGH INCOME FUND II INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980421

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SALOMON BROTHERS HIGH YIELD BOND FUND IN
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980319
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<TYPE>DEF 14A
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy
  Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<br>
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by a Party other than the
  Registrant</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box:</font></p>
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  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Confidential, for
  Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></b></p>
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  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Additional Materials</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material Pursuant to
  &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WESTERN
  ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name
  of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name
  of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the
  appropriate box):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per
  Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to
  which transaction applies:</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to
  which transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying
  value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth
  the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
  determined):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of
  transaction:</font></p>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee paid previously with preliminary
  materials.</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is
  offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing
  for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
  filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date
  of its filing.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amount Previously Paid:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form, Schedule or Registration
  Statement No.:</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filing Party:</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date Filed:</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="3">WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">July 14, 2010</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><i>To the Stockholders:</i></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the "Fund") will be held at 620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, New York, on Monday, August 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., New York time, for the following purposes:</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">1. A proposal to elect Class III Directors to the Fund's Board of Directors; and</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">2. The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on June 14, 2010 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">By Order of the Board of Directors</font></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Robert I. Frenkel <BR>Secretary</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">July 14, 2010</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING IN PERSON OR BY PROXY; IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD (which will be made available to you separately) OR PROVIDE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE INTERNET.</b></font></p>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Instructions for Signing Proxy Cards</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The following general rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and avoid the time and expense to the Fund in validating your vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">1. </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><i>Individual Accounts:</i></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> Sign your name exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">2. </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><i>Joint Accounts:</i></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to a name shown in the registration.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">3. </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><i>All Other Accounts:</i></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> The capacity of the individual signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. For example:</font></p>
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<tr>
<td colspan="7" width="309" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Registration</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="176" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Valid Signature</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr>
<td colspan="11" width="493" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Corporate Accounts</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="25" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">(1</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="19" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">)</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="249" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">ABC Corp</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="176" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">ABC Corp. (by John Doe, Treasurer)</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="25" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">(2</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="19" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">)</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="249" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">ABC Corp</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="176" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">John Doe, Treasurer</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="25" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">(3</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="19" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">)</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="249" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">ABC Corp., c/o John Doe, Treasurer</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="176" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">John Doe</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="25" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">(4</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="19" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">)</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="249" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="176" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">John Doe, Trustee</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="11" width="493" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Trust Accounts</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="25" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">(1</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="19" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">)</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="249" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">ABC Trust</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="176" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Jane B. Doe, Trustee</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="25" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">(2</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="19" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">)</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="249" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Jane B. Doe, Trustee, u/t/d 12/28/78</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="176" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Jane B. Doe</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="11" width="493" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Custodial or Estate Accounts</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="25" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">(1</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="19" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">)</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="249" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">John B. Smith, Cust., f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr. UGMA</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="176" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">John B. Smith</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="25" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">(2</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="19" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">)</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="249" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">John B. Smith</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="176" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">John B. Smith, Jr., Executor</font></td>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="3">WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>PROXY STATEMENT</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the "Fund") of proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held at 620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, New York, on Monday, August 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., New York time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the "Meeting"), for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Notice").</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">This Proxy Statement and the accompanying materials are being made available to stockholders on or about July 14, 2010.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Fund is organized as a Maryland corporation and is a registered investment company.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC ("LMPFA"), whose principal business address is 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018, is the Fund's investment adviser and administrator. Pursuant to respective sub-advisory agreements with Western Asset Management Company ("Western Asset"), Western Asset Management Company Limited in London ("Western Asset Limited") and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. in Singapore ("Western Singapore"), each serves as the Fund's sub-investment advisors. LMPFA, Western Asset, Western Asset Limited and Western Singapore are all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. ("Legg Mason").</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Even if you plan to attend the Meeting, please sign, date and return a proxy card, or provide voting instructions by telephone or over the Internet. If you vote by telephone or over the Internet, you will be asked to enter a unique code that has been assigned to you and which is printed on your proxy card. This code is designed to confirm your identity, provide access into the voting sites and confirm that your instructions are properly recorded.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">All properly executed proxies received prior to the Meeting will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions marked thereon or otherwise as provided therein. Unless instructions to the contrary are marked, shares represented by the proxies will be voted "FOR" the election of each nominee in Proposal 1. In accordance with the Fund's By-Laws, a quorum is constituted by the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund's common stock entitled to vote at the Meeting. For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for transacting business at the Meeting, abstentions will be treated as shares that are present but which have not been voted.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Board has fixed the close of business on June 14, 2010 as the record date (the "Record Date") for the determination of stockholders of the Fund entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Stockholders of the Fund on that date will be entitled to one vote on each matter for each share held, and a fractional vote with respect to fractional shares, with no cumulative voting rights. At the Record Date, the Fund had outstanding 83,550,117.492 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, the only authorized class of stock.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Annual reports are sent to stockholders of record of the Fund following the Fund's fiscal year end. The Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual report and most recent semi-annual report succeeding the annual report, if any, to a stockholder upon request. Such requests should be directed to the Fund at 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041 or by calling toll free at 888-777-0102. Copies of annual and semi-annual reports of the Fund are also available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Internet site at www.sec.gov.</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Please note that only one annual or semi-annual report or Proxy Statement may be delivered to two or more stockholders of the Fund who share an address, unless the Fund has received instructions to the contrary. To request a separate copy of an annual or semi-annual report or the Proxy Statement, or for instructions as to how to request a separate copy of these documents or as to how to request a single copy if multiple copies of these documents are received, stockholders should contact the Fund at the address and phone number set forth above.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Vote Required and Manner of Voting Proxies</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">A quorum of stockholders is required to take action at the Meeting. A majority of the shares of the Fund entitled to vote at the Meeting, represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum of stockholders at the Meeting.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting will be tabulated by the inspector of election appointed for the Meeting. The inspector of election, who is an employee of the proxy solicitor engaged by the Fund, will determine whether or not a quorum is present at the Meeting. The inspector of election will treat abstentions and "broker non-votes" (i.e., shares held by brokers or nominees, typically in "street name," as to which proxies have been returned but (a) instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote and (b) the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power on a particular matter) as present for purposes of determining a quorum.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">If you hold shares directly (not through a broker-dealer, bank or other financial intermediary) and if you return a signed proxy card that does not specify how you wish to vote on a proposal, your shares will be voted "FOR" Proposal 1.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Required Vote</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares of the Fund's Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy at a Meeting at which a quorum is present.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; For purposes of the election of Directors, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast, and do not affect the plurality vote required for the election of Directors.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">In the event that a quorum is not present, or if sufficient votes to elect Directors in Proposal No. 1 as set forth in the Notice and this Proxy Statement are not received by the time scheduled for the Meeting, the persons named as proxies may move for one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies with respect to such proposal. In determining whether to adjourn the Meeting, the following factors may be considered: the nature of the proposal that is the subject of the Meeting, the percentage of votes actually cast, the nature of any further solicitation and the information to be provided to stockholders with respect to the reasons for the solicitation. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present at the Meeting. If an adjournment is proposed, the persons named as proxies will vote the shares that they are entitled to vote in their discretion.</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Meeting to be Held on August 16, 2010</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>The proxy statement and related materials are available at http://www.amstock.com/proxyservices/<BR>viewmaterial.asp?CoNumber=14632.</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Proposal No. 1: <BR>Election of Directors</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">In accordance with the Fund's Charter, the Board is currently classified into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. The Directors serving in Class III have terms expiring at the Meeting, and they have been nominated by the Board of Directors for election at the Meeting to serve for a term of three years (until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders), or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until they resign or are otherwise removed. The terms of office of the remaining Class I and Class II Directors expire at the year 2011 and 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, respectively, or thereafter until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until they resign or are otherwise removed. The effect of these staggered terms is to limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund by delaying the replacement of a majority of the Board of Directors.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The persons named in the proxy intend to vote at the Meeting (unless directed not to vote) "FOR" the election of the nominees named below. Each of the nominees is currently a member of the Fund's Board of Directors and has indicated that he or she will serve if elected. However, if any nominee should be unable to serve, the proxy will be voted for any other person determined by the persons named in the proxy in their discretion.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Certain information concerning the nominees for Directors of the Fund and other Directors of the Fund is set forth in the following table.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times"><br>3</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Name, Address and<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Birth Year</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Position(s)<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Held with<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Fund</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Term of<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Office and<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Length<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Time<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Served</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Principal Occupations<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>During Past Five Years</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Number of<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Portfolios in<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Fund<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Complex**<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Overseen by<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Director</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Other Directorships<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Held by Director</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Nominees to serve as Class III Directors until 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>NON-INTERESTED DIRECTOR NOMINEES</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Carol L. Colman<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">c/o Chairman of the Fund<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co. LLC<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">("Legg Mason &amp; Co.")<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10018<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1946 </font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 2002</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">President, Colman Consulting Co.</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">23</font></td>
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<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="494" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">None</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">William R. Hutchinson <BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">c/o Chairman of the Fund<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10018<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1942</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 2003</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">President, W.R. Hutchinson &amp; Associates Inc. (consulting)</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">23</font></td>
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<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director (Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (since December 1, 2009)), Associated Banc-Corp. (since 1994)</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>INTERESTED DIRECTOR NOMINEE</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="127" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">R. Jay Gerken, CFA*<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10018<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1951</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Chairman,<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">President and<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Chief Executive<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Officer</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 2002</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Managing Director, Legg Mason; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of LMPFA; Chairman of the Board, Trustee, or Director of 147 funds associated with LMPFA and its affiliates (since 2006); Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason or its affiliates; formerly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Travelers Investment Advisers Inc. (2002 to 2005)</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
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<td colspan="1" width="61" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">134</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
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<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Former Trustee, Consulting Group Capital Markets Fund (2002-2006)</font></td>
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<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">*&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Gerken is an "interested person" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), because he is an officer of LMPFA and certain of its affiliates.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">**&nbsp;&nbsp;The term "Fund Complex" means two or more registered investment companies that:</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services; or</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other registered investment companies.</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Name, Address and<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Birth Year</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Position(s)<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Held with<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Fund</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Term of<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Office and<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Length<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Time<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Served</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="1557" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Principal Occupations<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>During Past Five Years</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="77" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Number of<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Portfolios in<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Fund<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Complex**<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Overseen by<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Director</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="494" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Other Directorships<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Held by Director</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="23" width="2551" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>The following table provides information concerning the remaining Directors of the Fund:</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Class II Directors serving until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="23" width="2551" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr height="8"><td colspan="24" height="8"></td></tr>
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<td colspan="3" width="127" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Paolo M. Cucchi <BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">c/o Chairman of the Fund<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10018<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1941</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="232" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="56" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">2007</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="1557" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Professor of Italian and French Languages, Drew University; formerly, Vice President and Dean of College of Liberal Arts at Drew University (1984-2009).</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="61" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">23 </font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="494" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">None</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="127" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Leslie H. Gelb<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">c/o Chairman of the Fund<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10018<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1937</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="232" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="56" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 2001</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="1557" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">President Emeritus and Senior Board Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations (since 2003); formerly, President, The Council on Foreign Relations (prior to 2003); formerly, Columnist, Deputy Editorial Page Editor and Editor, Op-Ed Page, </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><i>The New York Times</i></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="61" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">23</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="494" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director of two registered investment companies advised by Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. ("Blackstone Asia Advisors") (since 1994)</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr height="8"><td colspan="24" height="8"></td></tr>
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<td colspan="3" width="127" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Dr. Riordan Roett <BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">c/o Chairman of the Fund<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10018<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1938</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="232" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="56" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">1998</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="1557" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">The Sarita and Don Johnston Professor of Political Science and Director of Western Hemisphere Studies, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University (since 1973)</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="61" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">23</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="494" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">None</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="23" width="2551" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Class I Directors serving until 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="23" width="2551" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr height="8"><td colspan="24" height="8"></td></tr>
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<td colspan="3" width="127" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Daniel P. Cronin<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">c/o Chairman of the Fund<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10018<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1946</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="232" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="56" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">2002</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="1557" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Retired; formerly, Associate General Counsel, Pfizer, Inc. </font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="61" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">23</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="494" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">None</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="127" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Jeswald W. Salacuse <BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">c/o Chairman of the Fund<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10018<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1938</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="232" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="56" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 1998</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="1557" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Henry J. Braker Professor</font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">of Commercial Law and formerly Dean, The Fletcher School of Law &amp; Diplomacy, Tufts</font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">University (since 1986); President, Arbitration Tribunal, World Bank/ICSID (since 2004)</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="61" align="right" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">23</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="top">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="494" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director of two registered investment companies advised by Blackstone Asia Advisors (since 1993)</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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</table>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">**&nbsp;&nbsp;The term "Fund Complex" means two or more registered investment companies that:</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;Hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services; or</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;Have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other registered investment companies.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times"><br>5</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Each of the Directors has served as a director of the Fund as indicated in the table above. The Directors were selected to join the Board based upon the following as to each Board Member: his or her character and integrity; such person's service as a board member of other funds in the Legg Mason fund complex; such person's willingness to serve and willingness and ability to commit the time necessary to perform the duties of a Director; as to each Director other than Mr. Gerken, his or her status as not being an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act; and, as to Mr. Gerken, his role with Legg Mason. No factor, by itself, was controlling.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">In addition to the information provided in the table included above, each Director possesses the following attributes: Ms. Colman, experience as a consultant and investment professional; Mr. Cronin, legal and managerial experience; Mr. Cucchi, experience as a college professor and leadership experience as an academic dean; Mr. Gelb, academic and world affairs and foreign relations experience and service as a board member of other registered investment companies; Mr. Hutchinson, experience in accounting and working with auditors, consulting, business and finance and service as a board member of another financial services company; Dr. Roett, expertise in Latin and South American societies and economies and academic leadership experience; Mr. Salacuse, academic leadership and managerial experience, international investment experience, world affairs and foreign relations experience and service as a board member of other registered investment companies; and Mr. Gerken, investment management experience as an executive and portfolio manager and leadership roles within Legg Mason and affiliated entities. References to the qualifications, attributes and skills of the Directors are pursuant to requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, do not constitute holding out of the Board or any Director as having any special expertise or experience, and shall not impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Security Ownership of Management</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The following table provides information concerning the dollar range of equity securities owned beneficially by each Director and nominee for election as Director as of December 31, 2009:</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Name of Director/Nominee</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Dollar Range</b><b><sup>(1)</sup></b><b> of Equity<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Securities in the Fund</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="179" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Aggregate Dollar Range</b><b><sup>(1)</sup></b><b> of Equity Securities<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>in all Funds Overseen by Director/Nominee<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>in Family of Investment Companies</b><b><sup>(2)</sup></b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr>
<td colspan="11" width="401" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>NON-INTERESTED DIRECTORS</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="116" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Carol L. Colman</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="106" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">B</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="179" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">E</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="116" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Daniel P. Cronin</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="106" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">C</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="179" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">E</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr height="8"><td colspan="12" height="8"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="116" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Paolo M. Cucchi</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="106" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">A</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="179" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">C</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="116" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Leslie H. Gelb</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="106" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">A</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="179" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">A</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="116" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">William R. Hutchinson</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="106" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">E</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="179" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">E</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr>
<td colspan="3" width="116" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Dr. Riordan Roett</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="106" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">B</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="179" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">B</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="116" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Jeswald W. Salacuse</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="106" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">B</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="179" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">C</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr>
<td colspan="11" width="401" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>INTERESTED DIRECTOR</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="116" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">R. Jay Gerken</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="106" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">C</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="179" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">E</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The dollar ranges are as follows: "A" = None; "B" = $1-$10,000; "C" = $10,001-$50,000; "D" = $50,001-$100,000; "E" = Over $100,000.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;The term, "Family of Investment Companies", means any two or more registered investment companies that share the same investment adviser or principal underwriter or hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">At June 14, 2010, the nominees, Directors and officers of the Fund as a group beneficially owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund's Common Stock.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times"><br>6</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">No Director or nominee for election as Director who is not an "interested person" of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act, nor any immediate family members, to the best of the Fund's knowledge, had any interest in the Fund's investment adviser, or any person or entity (other than the Fund) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Legg Mason as of December 31, 2009.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Director Compensation</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Under the federal securities laws, and in connection with the Meeting, the Fund is required to provide to stockholders in connection with the Meeting information regarding compensation paid to the Directors by the Fund, as well as by the various other investment companies advised by LMPFA. The following table provides information concerning the compensation paid to each Director by the Fund during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 and the total compensation paid to each Director during the calendar year ended December 31, 2009. The Directors listed below are members of the Fund's Audit and Nominating Committees, as well as committees of the boards of certain other investment companies advised by LMPFA. Accordingly, the amounts provided in the table include compensation for service on all such committees. The Fund does not provide any pension or retirement benefits to Directors. In addition, no remuneration was paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 by the Fund to Mr. Gerken who is an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act.</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Name of Directors</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="96" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Aggregate<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Compensation<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>from the Fund<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>for Fiscal<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Period Ended<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>04/30/10</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="120" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Total Compensation<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>from the Fund and<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Fund Complex</b><b><sup>(1)</sup></b><b> for<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Calendar Year Ended<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>12/31/09</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Directorships</b><b><sup>(2)</sup></b></font></td>
<td colspan="1" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Carol L. Colman</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">$</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="68" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">28,407</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">$</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="92" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">232,000</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Daniel P. Cronin</font></td>
<td colspan="1" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="68" bgcolor="#cceeff" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">28,407</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="92" bgcolor="#cceeff" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">214,000</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="96" align="left" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Paolo M. Cucchi</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="68" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">28,407</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="92" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">215,000</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Leslie H. Gelb</font></td>
<td colspan="1" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="68" bgcolor="#cceeff" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">27,715</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="92" bgcolor="#cceeff" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">215,000</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="96" align="left" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Willian R. Hutchinson</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="68" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">30,695</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="92" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">239,000</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="96" bgcolor="#cceeff" align="left" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Dr. Riordan Roett</font></td>
<td colspan="1" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="68" bgcolor="#cceeff" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">28,407</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="92" bgcolor="#cceeff" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">215,000</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
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<td colspan="3" width="96" align="left" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Jeswald W. Salacuse</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="68" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">31,627</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="20" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="92" align="right" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">240,000</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="8" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" width="8">&nbsp;</td>
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<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;"Fund Complex" means two or more Funds (a registrant or, where the registrant is a series company, a separate portfolio of the registrant) that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services or have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other Funds.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Director currently holds 23 investment company directorships within this Fund Complex.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Responsibilities of the Board of Directors</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Board of Directors is responsible under applicable state law for overseeing generally the management and operations of the Fund. The Directors oversee the Fund's operations by, among other things, meeting at its regularly scheduled meetings and as otherwise needed with the Fund's management and evaluating the performance of the Fund's service providers including LMPFA, Western Asset, Western Asset Limited, Western Singapore, the custodian and the transfer agent. As part of this process, the Directors consult with the Fund's independent auditors and with their own separate independent counsel.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Directors review the Fund's financial statements, performance, net asset value and market price and the relationship between them, as well as the quality of the services being provided to the Fund. As part of this process, the Directors review the Fund's fees and expenses in light of the nature, quality and scope of the services being received while also seeking to ensure that the Fund continues to have access to high quality services in the future.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Board of Directors has four regularly scheduled meetings each year, and additional meetings may be scheduled as needed. In addition, the Board has a standing Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (the "Nominating Committee") that meet periodically and whose responsibilities are described below.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, the Board of Directors held four regular meetings and four special meetings. Each Director attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and the committees for which he or she was eligible. The Fund does not have a formal policy regarding attendance by Directors at annual meetings of stockholders.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Each of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee is composed of all Directors who have been determined not to be "interested persons" of the Fund, LMPFA, Western Asset or their affiliates within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and who are "independent" as defined in the New York Stock Exchange listing standards ("Independent Directors"), and is chaired by an Independent Director. The Board in its discretion from time to time may establish </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><i>ad hoc</i></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> committees.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Board of Directors is currently comprised of eight directors, seven of whom are Independent Directors. R. Jay Gerken serves as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Gerken is an "interested person" of the Fund. The appointment of Mr. Gerken as Chairman reflects the Board's belief that his experience, familiarity with the Fund's day-to-day operations and access to individuals with responsibility for the Fund's management and operations provides the Board with insight into the Fund's business and activities and, with his access to appropriate administrative support, facilitates the efficient development of meeting agendas that address the Fund's business, legal and other needs and the orderly conduct of board meetings. Mr. Salacuse serves as Lead Independent Director. The Chairman develops agendas for Board meetings in consultation with the Lead Independent Director and presides at all meetings of the Board. The Lead Independent Director, among other things, chairs executive sessions of the Independent Directors, serves as a spokesperson for the Independent Directors and serves as a liaison between the Independent Directors and the Fund's management between Board meetings. The Independent Directors regularly meet outside the presence of management and are advised by independent legal counsel. The Board also has determined that its leadership structure, as described above, is appropriate in light of the size and complexity of the Fund, the number of Independent Directors (who constitute a super-majority of the Board's membership) and the Board's general oversight responsibility. The Board also believes that its leadership structure not only facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Independent Directors from management, including Western Asset, Western Asset Limited and Western Singapore, the Fund's subadvisers, but also enhances the independent and orderly exercise of its responsibilities.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Audit Committee</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Fund's Audit Committee is composed entirely of all of the Independent Directors: Ms. Colman and Messrs. Cronin, Cucchi, Gelb, Hutchinson, Roett and Salacuse. Mr. Hutchinson serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and has been determined by the Board to be an "audit committee financial expert." The principal functions of the Audit Committee are: to (a) oversee the scope of the Fund's audit, the Fund's accounting and financial reporting policies and practices and its internal controls and enhance the quality and objectivity of the audit function; (b) approve, and recommend to the Independent Board Members (as such term is defined in the Audit Committee Charter) for their ratification, the selection, appointment, retention or termination of the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, as well as approving the compensation thereof; and (c) approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund and certain other persons by the Fund's independent </font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">registered public accounting firm. This Committee met five times during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010. The Fund's Board of Directors most recently reviewed and adopted an Audit Committee Charter at a meeting held on February 11, 2010, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to the Fund's proxy statement.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Nominating Committee</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Fund's Nominating Committee, the principal function of which is to select and nominate candidates for election as Directors of the Fund, is composed of all of the Independent Directors: Ms. Colman and Messrs. Cronin, Cucchi, Gelb, Hutchinson, Roett and Salacuse. Mr. Cronin serves as the Chair of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee may consider nominees recommended by the stockholder as it deems appropriate. Stockholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send recommendations to the Fund's Secretary that include all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of Directors. A recommendation must be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board of Directors and to serve if elected by the stockholders. The Nominating Committee met once during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010. The Fund's Board of Directors most recently reviewed and adopted a Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter at a meeting held on February 11, 2010, a copy of which is attached as Annex B to the Fund's proxy statement.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Nominating Committee identifies potential nominees through its network of contacts, and in its discretion may also engage a professional search firm. The Nominating Committee meets to discuss and consider such candidates' qualifications and then chooses a candidate by majority vote. The Nominating Committee does not have specific, minimum qualifications for nominees and has not established specific qualities or skills that it regards as necessary for one or more of the Fund's Directors to possess (other than any qualities or skills that may be required by applicable law, regulation or listing standard). However, as set forth in the Nominating Committee Charter, in evaluating a person as a potential nominee to serve as a Director of the Fund, the Nominee Committee may consider the following factors, among any others it may deem relevant:</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the person is an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act and whether the person is otherwise qualified under applicable laws and regulations to serve as a Director of the Fund;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the person has any relationships that might impair his or her independence, such as any business, financial or family relationships with Fund management, the investment manager of the Fund, Fund service providers or their affiliates;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the person serves on boards of, or is otherwise affiliated with, competing financial service organizations or their related mutual fund complexes;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for the performance of the duties of a Director of the Fund;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; the contribution which the person can make to the Board and the Fund (or, if the person has previously served as a Director of the Fund, the contribution which the person made to the Board during his or her previous term of service), with consideration being given to the person's business and professional experience, education and such other factors as the Committee may consider relevant;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; the character and integrity of the person; and</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the selection and nomination of the person would be consistent with the requirements of the Fund's retirement policies.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Nominating Committee does not have a formal diversity policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying potential director nominees but may consider diversity of professional experience, education and skills when evaluating potential nominees for Board membership.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Risk Oversight</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Board's role in risk oversight of the Fund reflects its responsibility under applicable state law to oversee generally, rather than to manage, the operations of the Fund. In line with this oversight responsibility, the Board receives reports and makes inquiry at its regular meetings and as needed regarding the nature and extent of significant Fund risks (including investment, compliance and valuation risks) that potentially could have a materially adverse impact on the business operations, investment performance or reputation of the Fund, but relies upon the Fund's management (including the Fund's portfolio managers) and Chief Compliance Officer, who reports directly to the Board, and the Manager to assist it in identifying and understanding the nature and extent of such risks and determining whether, and to what extent, such risks may be eliminated or mitigated. In addition to reports and other information received from Fund management and the Manager regarding the Fund's investment program and activities, the Board as part of its risk oversight efforts meets at its regular meetings and as needed with the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer to discuss, among other things, risk issues and issues regarding the policies, procedures and controls of the Fund. The Board may be assisted in performing aspects of its role in risk oversight by the Audit Committee and such other standing or special committees as may be established from time to time by the Board. For example, the Audit Committee of the Board regularly meets with the Fund's independent public accounting firm to review, among other things, reports on the Fund's internal controls for financial reporting.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Board believes that not all risks that may affect the Fund can be identified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Fund's goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, reports received by the Directors as to risk management matters are typically summaries of relevant information and may be inaccurate or incomplete. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board's risk management oversight is subject to substantial limitations.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Officers</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Fund's executive officers are chosen each year at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fund, to hold office until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. In addition to Mr. Gerken, the Fund's Chairman, CEO and President, the executive officers of the Fund currently are:</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Name, Address and Age</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Position(s) Held<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>with Fund</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Length of<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Time Served</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="1645" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Principal Occupation(s)<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>During Past 5 years</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Kaprel Ozsolak<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">55 </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Water Street,<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10041<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1965</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Chief Financial Officer</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="60" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 2007</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director of Legg Mason &amp; Co.; Chief Financial Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason; Formerly, Treasurer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason or its affiliates (prior to 2010); Formerly Controller of certain mutual funds associated with certain predecessor firms of Legg Mason (2002-2004)</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Name, Address and Age</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Position(s) Held<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>with Fund</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Length of<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Time Served</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Principal Occupation(s)<BR></b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>During Past 5 years</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Ted P. Becker<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">620 </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Eighth Avenue,<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">49</font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">th Floor<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10018<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1951</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Chief Compliance Officer</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="3" width="60" align="left" valign="top">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 2006</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Director of Global Compliance at Legg Mason (since 2006); Managing Director of Compliance at Legg Mason, (since 2005); Chief Compliance Officer with certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason (since 2006); Managing Director of Compliance at Legg Mason or its predecessors (2002-2005). Prior to 2002, Managing Director&#151;Internal Audit &amp; Risk Review at Citigroup Inc.</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">John Chiota<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">100 First Stamford Place,<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Stamford, CT 06902<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1968</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Identity Theft Prevention Officer</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 2008</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Identity Theft Prevention Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason &amp; Co. or its affiliates (since 2008); Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason &amp; Co. or its affiliates (since 2006); Vice President of Legg Mason &amp; Co. (since 2006) and Legg Mason &amp; Co. predecessors (prior to 2006); formerly, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of TD Waterhouse (prior to 2004)</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Steven Frank<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">55 </font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Water Street,<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">New York, NY 10041<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth Year: 1967</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Treasurer</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 2010</font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Vice President of Legg Mason &amp; Co. (since 2002); Treasurer of certain funds associated with Legg Mason or its affiliates (since 2010); formerly, Controller of certain funds associated with Legg Mason or its predecessors (from 2005 to 2010); Formerly, Assistant Controller of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason predecessors (from 2001 to 2005)</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Robert I. Frenkel<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co.<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">100 First Stamford Place<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Stamford, CT 06902<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Birth year: 1954</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Secretary and Chief Legal Officer</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Since 2003</font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Managing Director and General Counsel of Global Mutual Funds for Legg Mason and its predecessor (since 1994); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of mutual funds associated with Legg Mason (since 2003); formerly, Secretary of CFM (2001-2004)</font></td>
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<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") and Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act in combination require the Fund's Directors and officers and persons who own more than 10% of the Fund's common stock, as well as LMPFA and certain of its affiliated persons, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"). Such persons and entities are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Fund with copies of all such filings. Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it, or written representations from certain reporting persons, the Fund believes that, during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, all such filing </font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">requirements were met with respect to the Fund, except, due to an administrative oversight, with respect to the following persons and entities, who each made a late filing of an initial Form 3: Jeffrey Nattans, Director of Western Asset since June 18, 2009 and David Odenath, Director of Western Asset since April 8, 2009.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Report of the Audit Committee</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Pursuant to a meeting of the Audit Committee on June 22, 2010, the Audit Committee reports that it has: (i) reviewed and discussed the Fund's audited financial statements with management; (ii) discussed with KPMG LLP ("KPMG"), the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund, the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61; and (iii) previously received written confirmation from KPMG that it is independent and written disclosures regarding such independence as required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, and discussed with KPMG the independent registered public accounting firm's independence.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Pursuant to the Audit Committee Charter adopted by the Fund's Board, the Audit Committee is responsible for conferring with the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, reviewing annual financial statements and recommending the selection of the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee advises the full Board with respect to accounting, auditing and financial matters affecting the Fund. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for planning and carrying out the proper audits and reviews of the Fund's financial statements and expressing an opinion as to their conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The members of the Audit Committee are not professionally engaged in the practice of auditing or accounting and are responsible for oversight. Moreover, the Audit Committee relies on and makes no independent verification of the facts presented to it or representations made by management or the independent registered public accounting firm. Accordingly, the Audit Committee's oversight does not provide an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principals and policies, or internal controls and procedures, designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Audit Committee's considerations and discussions referred to above do not provide assurance that the audit of the Fund's financial statements has been carried out in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards or that the financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Based on the review and discussions referred to in items (i) through (iii) above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board has approved) that the audited financial statements be included in the Fund's annual report for the Fund's fiscal year ended April 30, 2010.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Submitted by the Audit Committee<BR>of the Fund's Board of Directors</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Carol L. Colman<BR>Daniel P. Cronin <BR>Paolo M. Cucchi<BR>Leslie H. Gelb<BR>William R. Hutchinson <BR>Riordan Roett<BR>Jeswald W. Salacuse</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">June 22, 2010</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Board Recommendation and Required Vote</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares of the Fund's common stock present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting at which a quorum is present. For purposes of the election of Directors, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered votes cast, and do not affect the plurality vote required for Directors.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>The Board of Directors, including the Directors who are not "interested" persons unanimously recommends that stockholders of the Fund vote FOR each of the nominees for Director.</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Disclosure of Fees Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Audit Fees.</b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> The aggregate fees billed in the last two fiscal years ending April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010 for professional services rendered by KPMG for the audit of the Fund's annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $102,000 in 2009 and $64,600 in 2010.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Audit-Related Fees.</b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> The aggregate fees billed by KPMG in connection with assurance and related services related to the annual audit of the Fund and for review of the Fund's financial statements, other than the Audit Fees described above, for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010 was $50,400 in 2009 and $14,200 in 2010.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">In addition, there were no Audit Related Fees billed in the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010 for assurance and related services by KPMG to LMPFA and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with LMPFA that provides ongoing services to the Fund (LMPFA and such other entities together, the "Service Affiliates"), that were related to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Tax Fees.</b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> The aggregate fees billed by KPMG for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning services, which include the filing and amendment of federal, state and local income tax returns, timely regulated investment company qualification review and tax distribution and analysis planning to the Fund for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010 were $12,950 and $6,900 respectively.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">There were no fees billed by KPMG to the Service Affiliates for tax services for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010 that were required to be approved by the Fund's Audit Committee.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>All Other Fees.</b></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"> There were no other fees billed for other non-audit services rendered by KPMG to the Fund for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">There were no other non-audit services rendered by KPMG to the Service Affiliates in the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Service Affiliates that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Audit Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee but has not yet done so.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">For the Fund, the percentage of fees that were approved by the Audit Committee, with respect to: Audit-Related Fees was 100% for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010; Tax Fees was 100% for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010; and for Other Fees paid was 100% for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Audit Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of the registered public accounting firm. As of the date of the approval of the Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent registered public accounting firm, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Pre-approval by the Audit Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Manager and any Covered Service Provider constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent registered public accounting firm during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) LMPFA and (c) any entity partially controlled by or under common control with LMPFA that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would not have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved by the Audit Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">No aggregate non-audit fees have been billed to the Fund and to the Service Affiliates by KPMG for non-audit services rendered to the Fund and Service Affiliates for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2009 and April 30, 2010.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">A representative of KPMG, if requested by any stockholder, will be present via telephone at the Meeting to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she chooses to do so.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>5% Beneficial Ownership</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">At June 14, 2010, to the knowledge of management, the registered stockholders who owned of record or owned beneficially more than 5% of the Fund's capital stock outstanding is noted in the table below. As of the close of business on June 14, 2010, Cede &amp; Co., a nominee for participants in the Depository Trust Company, held of record 82,716,090 shares, equal to approximately 99% of the Fund's outstanding shares, including the shares shown below.</font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Percent</b></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Name</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><b>Address</b></font></td>
<td colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">6.00</font></td>
<td colspan="1" width="32" bgcolor="#cceeff" align="left" valign="bottom">
<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">%<sup>(1)</sup></font></td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">First Trust Portfolios L.P.</font></td>
<td colspan="1" bgcolor="#cceeff">&nbsp;</td>
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<font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">120 East Liberty Drive<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Suite 400<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Wheaton, IL 60187</font></td>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Based upon information obtained from Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 5, 2010.</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Submission of Stockholder Proposals and Other Stockholder Communications</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">All proposals by stockholders of the Fund that are intended to be presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Fund for inclusion in the Fund's proxy statement and proxy relating to that meeting no later than March 16, 2011. Any stockholder who desires to bring a proposal at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders without including such proposal in the Fund's proxy statement must deliver written notice thereof to the Secretary of the Fund (addressed to c/o Legg Mason, 100 First Stamford Place, 7th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902) during the period from May 18, 2011 to June 17, 2011. However, if the Fund's 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is held earlier than July 17, 2011 or later than October 15, 2011, such written notice must be delivered to the Secretary of the Fund no earlier than 90 days before the date of the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and no later than the later of 60 days prior to the date of the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or 10 days following the public announcement of the date of the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholder proposals are subject to certain regulations under the federal securities laws.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Fund's Audit Committee has established guidelines and procedures regarding the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters (collectively, "Accounting Matters"). Persons with complaints or concerns regarding Accounting Matters may submit their complaints to the Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO"). Persons who are uncomfortable submitting complaints to the CCO, including complaints involving the CCO, may submit complaints directly to the Fund's Audit Committee Chair (together with the CCO, "Complaint Officers"). Complaints may be submitted on an anonymous basis.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The CCO may be contacted at:</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Legg Mason &amp; Co., LLC <BR>Compliance Department <BR>620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor <BR>New York, New York 10018</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Complaints may also be submitted by telephone at 1-800-742-5274. Complaints submitted through this number will be received by the CCO.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Fund's Audit Committee Chair may be contacted at:</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. <BR>Audit Committee Chair <BR>c/o Robert K. Fulton, Esq.<BR>Stradley Ronon Stevens &amp; Young, LLP <BR>2600 One Commerce Square<BR>Philadelphia, PA 19103</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">A stockholder who wishes to send any other communications to the Board should also deliver such communications to the Secretary of the Fund at 100 First Stamford Place, 7th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902. The Secretary is responsible for determining, in consultation with other officers of the Fund, counsel, and other advisers as appropriate, which stockholder communications will be relayed to the Board.</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Expenses of Proxy Solicitation</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The costs of preparing, assembling and mailing material in connection with this solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Fund and are expected to be approximately $142,000. Proxies may also be solicited in-person by officers of the Fund and by regular employees of LMPFA or its affiliates, or other representatives of the Fund or by telephone, in addition to the use of mails. Brokerage houses, banks and other fiduciaries may be requested to forward proxy solicitation material to their principals to obtain authorization for the execution of proxies, and will be reimbursed by the Fund for such out-of-pocket expenses.</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Other Business</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Fund's Board of Directors does not know of any other matter that may come before the Meeting. If any other matter properly comes before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote the proxies in accordance with their judgment on that matter.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">By Order of the Board of Directors,</font></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Robert I. Frenkel <BR>Secretary</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">July 14, 2010</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. STOCKHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING ARE THEREFORE URGED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">ANNEX A</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER</b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">This document serves as the Charter for the Audit Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of each registered investment company (the "Fund") advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC or one of its affiliates ("Adviser") listed on Appendix A hereto (each such Charter being a separate Charter). The primary purposes of the Committee are to (a) assist Board oversight of (i) the integrity of the Fund's financial reporting, (ii) the Fund's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (iii) the qualifications and independence of the Fund's independent registered public accountants and (iv) the performance of the Fund's internal audit function and independent registered public accountants; (b) approve, and recommend to the Independent Board Members (as such term is defined below) for their ratification, the selection, appointment, retention or termination of the Fund's independent registered public accountants, as well as approving the compensation thereof; (c) approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund and certain other persons by the Fund's independent registered public accountants; and (d) for each closed-end Fund, prepare the report required to be prepared by the Committee pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Fund's annual Proxy Statement.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Fund's independent registered public accountants are accountable to the Committee.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Committee shall:</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bear direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the Fund's independent registered public accountants, or of any other public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of performing other audit, review or attest services for the Fund.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Confirm with any independent registered public accountants retained to provide audit services that the independent registered public accountants has ensured the appropriate rotation of the lead audit partner pursuant to applicable regulations.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services<sup>1</sup> to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund's independent registered public accountants </font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><sup>1</sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of the independent registered public accountants.  As of the date of the approval of this Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent registered public accountants, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund.  Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, and fairness opinions; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit services; (vi) management functions; (vii) human resources; (viii) broker or dealer; (ix) legal services; (x) expert services unrelated to the audit; and (xi) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="1">Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund ("Covered Service Providers") constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent registered public accountants during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) the Adviser and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">to the Adviser and any Covered Service Providers if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Discuss with the independent registered public accountants any disclosed relationships or services that may diminish the objectivity and independence of the independent registered public accountants and, if so determined by the Committee, recommend that the Board take appropriate action to ensure the independence of the independent registered public accountants.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Review, in consultation with the independent registered public accountants, the proposed scope of the Fund's audit each year, including the audit procedures to be utilized in the review of the Fund's financial statements.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Inquire of the Adviser and the independent registered public accountants as to significant tax and accounting policies elected by the Fund (including matters affecting qualification under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code).</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Review with the independent registered public accountants any problems or difficulties the registered public accountants may have encountered during the conduct of the audit and management's response, including a discussion with the independent registered public accountants of the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, 89, 90 or any subsequent Statement, relating to the conduct of the audit.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Review, in consultation, as appropriate, with the independent registered public accountants and significant Fund service providers, matters relating to internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures of the Fund and of the Fund's significant service providers.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Request, receive and/or review from the independent registered public accountants such other materials as deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee in the exercise of its duties under this Charter; such materials may include, without limitation, any other material written communications bearing on the Fund's financial statements, or internal or disclosure controls, between the independent registered public accountants and the Fund, the Adviser or other Fund service providers, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences, and any comment or "deficiency" letter (to the extent such letters relate to financial reporting) received from a regulatory or self-regulatory organization addressed to the Fund or the Adviser that relates to services rendered to the Fund.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;For each closed-end Fund, establish procedures regarding the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints that the Fund may receive regarding Fund accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, including procedures for the confidential or anonymous submission by Fund officers, employees, stockholders or service providers of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters related to the Fund.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;For each closed-end Fund, obtain and review a report by the Fund's independent registered public accountants describing (i) the auditing firm's internal quality-control procedures; (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the auditing firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the auditing firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and (iii) (to assess the auditor's independence) all relationships between the independent registered public accountants and the Fund.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;For each closed-end Fund, discuss policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;For each closed-end Fund, review hiring policies for employees or former employees of the Fund's independent registered public accountants.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">14.&nbsp;&nbsp;For each closed-end Fund, discuss with management and the Fund's independent registered public accountants the Fund's audited and discuss with management the Fund's unaudited financial statements, including any narrative discussion by management concerning the Fund's financial condition and investment performance and, if appropriate, recommend the publication of the Fund's annual audited financial statements in the Fund's annual report in advance of the printing and publication of the annual report.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">15.&nbsp;&nbsp;For each closed-end Fund, discuss the Fund's earnings press releases, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">16.&nbsp;&nbsp;For each closed-end Fund, review and evaluate annually the performance of the Committee and the adequacy of this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Charter to the Board for approval.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including the authority to retain, as it deems necessary to carry out its duties, special counsel and other experts or consultants at the expense of the Fund. The Fund shall provide appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for the Committee to carry out its duties and its responsibilities, including (a) for compensation to be paid to, or services to be provided by, the Fund's independent registered public accountants or other public accounting firm providing audit, review or attest services for the Fund, (b) for payment of compensation to any outside legal, accounting or other advisors, counsel or consultants employed by the Committee and (c) for the ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee. In performing its duties, the Committee shall consult as it deems appropriate with the members of the Board, officers and employees of the Fund, the Adviser, the Fund's sub-adviser(s), if any, the Fund's counsel, counsel to the Independent Board Members and the Fund's other service providers.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>COMPOSITION</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Committee shall be composed of each Board member who has been determined not to be an "interested person," as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), of the Fund (the "Independent Board Members"), or such lesser number as the Board of the Fund may specifically determine and reflect in the Board's minutes, each of whom shall be financially literate and at least one of whom shall have accounting or related financial management expertise as determined by the Fund's Board in its business judgment. Each member of the Committee must also meet the independence and experience requirements as set forth in the New York Stock Exchange's Listed Company Manual or as set forth in the American Stock Exchange's listing standards, as applicable, and the independence requirements applicable to investment companies set forth in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For those Funds listed on the New York Stock Exchange, no member of the Committee may serve on the audit committees of more than three public companies, including the Funds, unless the Board determines that such simultaneous service would not impair the ability of such member to serve on the Committee effectively. The Committee shall elect a Chairperson, who shall preside over Committee meetings. The Chairperson shall serve for a term of three years, which term may be renewed from time to time.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Committee shall meet on a regular basis, but not less frequently than twice a year. Special meetings may also be held upon reasonable notice to the members of the Committee. An agenda shall be established for each meeting. The Committee may request any officer or employee of the Fund, the Fund's counsel, counsel to the Independent Board Members, the Adviser, the Fund's independent registered public accountants or other interested persons to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee. The Committee will meet periodically with the Fund's independent registered public accountants outside the presence of the Fund's and the Adviser's officers and employees. The Committee will also meet periodically with the Fund's management outside the presence of the Fund's independent registered public accountants. Meetings of the Committee may be held in person, by telephone or by other appropriate means.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">One-third of the Committee's members, but not fewer than two members, shall constitute a quorum. At any meeting of the Committee, the decision of a majority of the members present and voting shall be determinative as to any matter submitted to a vote.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>REPORTING</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Chairperson shall report regularly to the Board on the result of the Committee's deliberations and make such recommendations as deemed appropriate.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>LIMITS ON ROLE OF COMMITTEE</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The function of the Committee is oversight. The Fund's management is responsible for (i) the preparation, presentation and integrity of the Fund's financial statements, (ii) the maintenance of appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies and (iii) the maintenance of internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The independent registered public accountants are responsible for planning and carrying out proper audits and reviews. In fulfilling their responsibilities hereunder, it is recognized that members of the Committee are not employees of the Fund. As such, it is not the duty or responsibility of the Committee or its members to conduct "field work" or other types of auditing or accounting reviews or procedures or to set auditor independence standards. Each member of the Committee shall be entitled to rely on (i) the integrity of those persons and organizations within and outside the Fund from which it receives information and (ii) the accuracy of the financial and other information provided to the Committee by such persons and organizations absent actual knowledge to the contrary (which shall be promptly reported to the Fund's Board) and (iii) statements made by the officers and employees of the Fund, the Adviser or other third parties as to any information technology, internal audit and other non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accountants to the Fund. The designation of a person as an "audit committee financial expert," within the meaning of the rules adopted and implemented under Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, shall not impose any greater responsibility or liability on that person than the responsibility and liability imposed on such person as a member of the Committee, nor does it decrease the duties and obligations of other Committee members or the Board.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">In carrying out its responsibilities, the Committee's policies and procedures shall be adapted, as appropriate, in order to best react to a changing environment.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>AMENDMENTS</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">This Charter may be amended by a vote of a majority of the Board members.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">APPENDIX A<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><i>Amended as of May 21, 2010</i></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP FUND INC. ("CEM")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>LMP CAPITAL AND INCOME FUND INC. ("SCD")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>LMP CORPORATE LOAN FUND INC. ("TLI")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>LMP REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND INC. ("RIT")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC. ("ESD")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND INC. ("EMD")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. ("GDO")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. ("EHI")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL PARTNERS INCOME FUND INC. ("GDF")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC. ("HIF")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. ("HIX")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. ("HIO")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET INFLATION MANAGEMENT FUND INC. ("IMF")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET INTERMEDIATE MUNI FUND INC. ("SBI")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC. ("IGI")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MANAGED HIGH INCOME FUND INC. ("MHY")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC. ("MMU")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MORTGAGE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. ("DMO")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC. ("MTT")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. ("MHF")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL PARTNERS FUND INC. ("MNP")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET VARIABLE RATE STRATEGIC FUND INC. ("GFY")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET WORLDWIDE INCOME FUND INC. ("SBW")</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">ANNEX B</font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHARTER</b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Organization</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Nominating Committee of each registered investment company listed on Appendix A hereto (each, a "Fund" and together, the "Funds") shall be composed solely of Directors who are not "interested persons" of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") and, with respect to those Funds listed on the New York Stock Exchange, who are "independent" as defined in the New York Stock Exchange listing standards ("Independent Directors"). The Board of Directors of the Fund (the "Board") shall nominate the members of the Committee and shall designate the Chairperson of the Committee. The Chairperson shall preside at each meeting of the Committee.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Responsibilities</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Committee shall select and nominate persons for election or appointment by the Board as Directors of the Fund.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Evaluation of Potential Nominees</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">In evaluating a person as a potential nominee to serve as a Director of the Fund, the Committee should consider among other factors it may deem relevant:</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the person is an "interested person" as defined in the 1940 Act and whether the person is otherwise qualified under applicable laws and regulations to serve as a Director of the Fund;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the person has any relationships that might impair his or her independence, such as any business, financial or family relationships with Fund management, the investment manager of the Fund, other Fund service providers or their affiliates;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the person serves on boards of, or is otherwise affiliated with, competing financial service organizations or their related mutual fund complexes;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for the performance of the duties of a Director of the Fund;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; the contribution which the person can make to the Board and the Fund (or, if the person has previously served as a Director of the Fund, the contribution which the person made to the Board during his or her previous term of service), with consideration being given to the person's business and professional experience, education and such other factors as the Committee may consider relevant;</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; the character and integrity of the person; and</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">&bull; whether or not the selection and nomination of the person would be consistent with the requirements of the Fund's retirement policies.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">While the Committee is solely responsible for the selection and nomination of Directors, the Committee may consider nominees recommended by Fund stockholders as it deems appropriate. Stockholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations to the Secretary of the Fund that include all information </font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of Directors. The recommendation must be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board of Directors and to serve if elected by the stockholders.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Quorum</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the members of the Committee present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Committee.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Nomination of Directors</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">After a determination by the Committee that a person should be selected and nominated as a Director of the Fund, the Committee shall present its recommendation to the Board for its consideration.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>Meetings</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">The Committee may meet either on its own or in conjunction with meetings of the Board. Meetings of the Committee may be held in person, video conference or by conference telephone. The Committee may take action by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2">Appendix A<BR></font><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><i>As amended May 21, 2010</i></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP FUND INC. ("CEM")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>LMP CAPITAL AND INCOME FUND INC. ("SCD")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>LMP CORPORATE LOAN FUND INC. ("TLI")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>LMP REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND INC. ("RIT")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC. ("ESD")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND INC. ("EMD")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. ("GDO")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. ("EHI")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL PARTNERS INCOME FUND INC. ("GDF")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND INC. ("HIF")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. ("HIX")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. ("HIO")</b></font></p>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRADE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC. ("IGI")</b></font></p>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC. ("MMU")</b></font></p>
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<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL DEFINED OPPORTUNITY TRUST INC. ("MTT")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. ("MHF")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL PARTNERS FUND INC. ("MNP")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET VARIABLE RATE STRATEGIC FUND INC. ("GFY")</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><b>WESTERN ASSET WORLDWIDE INCOME FUND INC. ("SBW")</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WESTERN
ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The
undersigned hereby appoints Robert I. Frenkel, William J. Renahan, Michael
Kocur and Barbara Allen and each of them, attorneys and proxies for the
undersigned, with full power of substitution and revocation to represent the
undersigned and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of Western
Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) which the undersigned is entitled
to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held at Legg
Mason, 620 Eighth Avenue, 49</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;">th</font>&#160;Floor, New York,
New York on August 16, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time and at any
adjournments thereof (the &#147;Meeting&#148;). The undersigned hereby acknowledges
receipt of the Notice of Meeting and accompanying proxy statement and hereby
instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said shares as indicated
hereon.&#160; In their discretion, the proxies
are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting.&#160; A majority of the proxies
present and acting at the Meeting in-person or by substitute (or, if only one
shall be so present, then that one) shall have and may exercise all of the
power and authority of said proxies hereunder.&#160;
The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">This proxy, if properly executed,
will be voted in the manner directed by the stockholder. If no direction is
made, this proxy will be voted FOR the election of the nominees as director.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(Continued and to be signed on
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">August
16, 2010</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE OF
INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL</font></u></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">:</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Notice of
Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card<br>
are available at http://www.amstock.com/ProxyServices/ViewMaterial.asp?CoNumber=14632</font></p>

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and mail<br>
your proxy card in the<br>
envelope provided as soon<br>
as possible.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;position:relative;top:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.04%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="100%" colspan="11" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="100%" colspan="11" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE
  SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.&nbsp; PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK
  AS SHOWN HERE </font></b><b><font size="1" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">x</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.65pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Board of Directors recommends a vote
  &quot;FOR&quot; the following proposal:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 18.7pt;text-indent:-7.9pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">1. Election
  of Class III Directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .1in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Any other business that may properly come before the Meeting.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="21%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:21.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" colspan="4" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOMINEES:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr height="172" style="height:129.0pt;">
  <td width="4%" height="172" valign="top" style="height:129.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;"><font size="4" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:15.0pt;">o</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .15in;"><font size="4" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:15.0pt;">o</font></p>
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt .15in;"><font size="4" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:15.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" colspan="2" height="172" valign="top" style="height:129.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR ALL
  NOMINEES</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WITHHOLD AUTHORITY</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in 6.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR ALL
  NOMINEES</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR ALL EXCEPT</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">(See instructions below)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="28%" colspan="4" height="172" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:129.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><img width="17" height="12" src="g136121bki003.jpg">&nbsp;Carol L. Colman</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><img width="17" height="12" src="g136121bki003.jpg">&nbsp;William R. Hutchinson</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><img width="17" height="12" src="g136121bki003.jpg">&nbsp;R. Jay Gerken</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" height="172" valign="top" style="border:none;height:129.0pt;padding:0in 2.15pt 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in .2in .0001pt .1in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Please Complete, Sign and Date hereon and Mail in
  Accompanying Postpaid Envelope.</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:50.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 49.5pt;text-indent:-49.5pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:11.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 49.5pt;text-indent:-49.5pt;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INSTRUCTIONS:</font></u></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39%" colspan="5" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">To withhold authority to
  vote for any individual nominee(s), mark &#147;<b>FOR ALL
  EXCEPT</b>&#148; and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to
  withhold, as shown here: <font style="position:relative;top:1.0pt;"><img width="12" height="9" src="g136121bki004.jpg"></font></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="50%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:50.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="50%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:50.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="50%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:50.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:50.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="50%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:50.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" colspan="7" valign="top" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:50.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="43%" colspan="6" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:43.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .65in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="43%" colspan="6" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 0in;width:43.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">To change the address on
  your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in
  the address space above.&nbsp; Please note
  that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via
  this method.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="4" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:15.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0.375pt 0in;width:35.14%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Please
  check the box to the right if <br>
  you will be attending the Meeting.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="4" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:15.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr height="0" style="height:.05pt;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="4" height="0" style="height:.05pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:27.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" height="0" style="height:.05pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" colspan="3" height="0" style="height:.05pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="47%" colspan="3" height="0" style="height:.05pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:47.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="35" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="47" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="81" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="39" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="113" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="13" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="52" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="12" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="251" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="30" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="75" style="border:none;"></td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr height="19" style="height:.2in;">
  <td width="11%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">Signature of Stockholder</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="border:none;height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.64%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">Date:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 2.15pt;width:12.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;Signature of Stockholder</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.86%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">Date:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in .3in .0001pt;text-indent:-.3in;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><img width="22" height="16" src="g136121bki005.jpg"></font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Note:</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">Please sign exactly as
  your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each
  holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney,
  trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a
  corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer,
  giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in
  partnership name by authorized person.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.82%;">
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