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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-151649
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200526
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200526
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200526

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001058239
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-08709
		FILM NUMBER:		20911829

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		620 EIGHTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		49TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8887770102

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		620 EIGHTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		49TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018

	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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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-101)</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Preliminary Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Definitive Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Soliciting Material Pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;240.14a-11(c)</FONT> or <FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(i)(1)</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-11.</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms ISS and Glass Lewis Recommend Western Asset High </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Income Fund II Inc. Shareholders Vote to Approve New Agreements Between the Fund and its </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Investment Manager and Subadvisers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>NEW YORK</B> &#150;
May&nbsp;26, 2020 &#150; Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) (the &#147;Fund&#148;) today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (&#147;ISS&#148;) and Glass Lewis&nbsp;&amp; Co. (&#147;Glass Lewis&#148;), two of the leading
independent proxy advisory firms, recommend that shareholders vote to approve the new agreements between the Fund and its investment manager and subadvisers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">With
respect to the new management agreement, in their reports dated May&nbsp;20, 2020, and May&nbsp;21, 2020, respectively, ISS and Glass Lewis noted<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">&#147;In addition to the fund&#146;s TSR<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> outperformance relative to
peers over shorter- and longer-term periods, ending on the unaffected date, the fund&#146;s discount to NAV has been relatively in line with peers&#146; discount over the last five years and had already begun to narrow prior to the dissident&#146;s
public disclosures.&#148; <I>ISS report dated May</I><I></I><I>&nbsp;20,&nbsp;2020</I> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">&#147;Shareholders should note that the terms of the new management and subadvisory agreements are substantially identical
to the terms of the current agreements, and that there will be no change to the existing management fee structure of each of the Funds as a direct result of these proposals.&#148; <I>Glass Lewis report dated May</I><I></I><I>&nbsp;21, 2020</I>
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">With respect to the new subadvisory agreement, in their reports dated May&nbsp;20, 2020, and May&nbsp;21, 2020, respectively, ISS and Glass Lewis
noted<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">&#147;Glass Lewis believes that the new investment <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-advisory</FONT> agreement is in the
best interests of shareholders, who should directly benefit from the services and duties of the Adviser.&#148; <I>Glass Lewis report dated May</I><I></I><I>&nbsp;21, 2020</I> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">&#147;We are pleased that ISS and Glass Lewis recognize that approval of the new agreements between the Fund and its investment manager and subadvisers is in the best
interest of all shareholders,&#148; said Jane Trust, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. &#147;The Fund&#146;s investment manager and subadvisers have enabled the Fund to outperform<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP> its peers<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">4</SUP> and increase distributions to shareholders. We encourage shareholders to follow the recommendation of the Fund&#146;s Board of
Directors, ISS and Glass Lewis by voting &#147;FOR&#148; the new agreements to ensure the Fund continues to operate and deliver the returns they rely on.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">The
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. management team has a proven track record of achieving the Fund&#146;s objectives, including: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Delivering a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-year</FONT> annualized distribution<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP> of <B>10.67%</B> as of April&nbsp;30, 2020, an increase from 8.25% as of the same period in 2019 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Outperforming<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP> Lipper Peer Group<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">4</SUP> averages across key timeframes, including <B>1.78%</B> vs. 0.22% on a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">5-year</FONT> basis, <B>0.79%</B> vs. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-0.97%</FONT> on a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">7-year</FONT> basis, and <B>4.08%</B> vs 3.03% on a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-year</FONT> basis </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">The
Fund&#146;s Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote on the WHITE Proxy Card <B>&#147;FOR&#148; </B>the approval of the new management agreement for the Fund&#146;s manager and the new </P>
<P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26%">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>
Permission to use quotations neither sought nor obtained. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> Total Shareholder Return </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP> Based on market price for the period ended April&nbsp;30, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">4</SUP> The Fund&#146;s Lipper peer group refers to the peer group of high-yield, levered
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> funds as selected by Lipper, an independent nationally recognized provider of investment company information. </P>

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subadvisory agreement for the Fund&#146;s subadvisers. <B>If shareholders do not approve these agreements, the Fund may be forced to liquidate. Liquidation could result in a meaningful loss of
value as well as negative tax consequences for shareholders, particularly during this period of significant market volatility. </B> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding-top:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Your Vote Is Important, No Matter How Many or How Few Shares You Own </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1%; text-indent:1%; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">You can vote by Internet, telephone or by signing and dating the <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card and mailing it in the
envelope provided. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1%; margin-right:1%; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL">If you have any questions about how to vote your shares, or need additional assistance, please
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Banks and Brokers Call: (212) 750-5833 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>REMEMBER:
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>We urge you <U>NOT</U> to vote using any other colored proxy card as doing so will revoke your vote on the <U>WHITE</U>
Proxy Card. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P></div> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>About Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc., a diversified <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> management investment company, is managed by Legg Mason
Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., and is <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-advised</FONT> by Western Asset Management Company, LLC, an affiliate of the investment manager. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal. Investment return and the value of shares will fluctuate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Legg Mason and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">The Fund files its semi-annual and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;). These reports are available on the
Commission&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. For more information about the Fund, please call <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-888-777-0102</FONT></FONT></FONT> or consult the
Fund&#146;s web site at <FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt" COLOR="#0563c1"><U>http://www.lmcef.com/</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL">. Hard copies of the Fund&#146;s complete audited financial statements are available free of
charge upon request. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Forward Looking Statement </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Past
performance is no guarantee of future results</B>. The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. All benchmark performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note
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