<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-20-175746.txt : 20200622
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20200622172604
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-175746
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200622
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200622
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200622

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:		20979687

	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">Definitive Additional Materials </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:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>W<SMALL>ESTERN</SMALL> A<SMALL>SSET</SMALL> H<SMALL>IGH</SMALL> I<SMALL>NCOME</SMALL>
F<SMALL>UND</SMALL> II I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>A<SMALL>NNOUNCES</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> <SMALL>FOR</SMALL> T<SMALL>ENDER</SMALL>
O<SMALL>FFER</SMALL> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">NEW YORK &#150; (<FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" COLOR="#0000ff"><U>BUSINESS
WIRE</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">) &#150; June&nbsp;22, 2020. Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) announced today that the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors has authorized (subject to certain conditions) a cash
tender offer for up to 35% of the Fund&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock (the &#147;Shares&#148;) at a price per Share equal to 99.5% of the Fund&#146;s net asset value per Share as of the business day immediately following the expiration
date of the tender offer. The commencement of the tender offer will be announced at a later date. The tender offer will not expire prior to November&nbsp;13, 2020, or such later date as determined by the Fund&#146;s board of directors. The Fund will
repurchase Shares tendered and accepted in the tender offer in exchange for cash. In the event the tender offer is oversubscribed, Shares will be repurchased on a pro rata basis. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The commencement of the tender offer is pursuant to an agreement between the Fund and Saba Capital Management, L.P. (&#147;Saba&#148;) and
certain associated parties (the &#147;Settlement Agreement&#148;). During the effective period of the Settlement Agreement, Saba has agreed to (1)&nbsp;be bound by the terms of the Settlement Agreement, including certain standstill covenants, and
(2)&nbsp;vote its Shares on all proposals submitted to shareholders in accordance with the recommendation of the Fund&#146;s board of directors. The Fund has been advised that Saba will file a copy of the Settlement Agreement with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) as an exhibit to its Schedule 13D. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Fund has not commenced the tender offer
described in this release. This announcement is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the Fund and the above statements are not intended to constitute an offer to participate in any tender offer.
Information about the tender offer, including its commencement, will be provided by future public announcements. Shareholders will be notified in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, either by publication or mailing or both. The tender offer will be made only by an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal, and other documents to be filed with the SEC. Shareholders of the Fund should
read the offer to purchase and tender offer statement and related exhibits when those documents are filed and become available, as they will contain important information about the tender offer. These and other filed documents will be available to
investors for free both at the website of the SEC and from the Fund. There can be no assurance that any Share repurchases will reduce or eliminate the discount of the Fund&#146;s market price per Share to the Fund&#146;s net asset value per Share.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">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:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This press release may contain statements regarding plans and expectations for the future that constitute forward-looking statements within
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on each Fund&#146;s current plans and expectations, and are </P>

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subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning such risks and
uncertainties are contained in each Fund&#146;s filings with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">For more information about the Fund, please call Investor
Relations: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-888-777-0102,</FONT></FONT></FONT> or consult each Fund&#146;s web site at www.lmcef.com. The information contained on each Fund&#146;s
web site is not part of this press release. Hard copies of each Fund&#146;s complete audited financial statements are available free of charge upon request. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Media Contact: Fund Investor
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Services-1-888-777-0102</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> </P>
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