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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-160347
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200604
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200604
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200604

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000910068
		IRS NUMBER:				133735236
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-07920
		FILM NUMBER:		20942221

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		620 EIGHTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		49TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10018
		BUSINESS PHONE:		888-777-0102

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941230

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SMITH BARNEY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930913

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SMITH BARNEY HIGH INCOME FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930802
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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:12pt; 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 14a-101) </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 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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Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed by a Party other than the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-11(c) or Section 240.14a-12</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. </B></P>
<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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</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>Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund Inc. (NYSE: TLI), </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: EHI), </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX), </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: HIO), and </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. (NYSE: GFY) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(each, a &#147;Fund&#148; and, together, the &#147;Funds&#148;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10018 </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:2.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>JUNE&nbsp;5,
2020 SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS POSTPONED TO JULY&nbsp;6, 2020 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The following Notice of Postponement and
Rescheduling relates to the proxy statement (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;) of the Funds, dated April&nbsp;16, 2020, furnished to shareholders of each Fund in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Fund for
use at the Fund&#146;s 2020 Special Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) previously scheduled to be held on Friday, June&nbsp;5, 2020. This Supplement is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide notice of a
change of date of the Meeting and is being made available to shareholders on or about June&nbsp;4, 2020. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE NOTICE SHOULD BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT AND RESCHEDULING </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE JUNE&nbsp;5, 2020 SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">To the shareholders of each fund listed above (each, a &#147;Fund&#148; and together, the &#147;Funds&#148;): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN</B> that the date of the Meeting has been changed. The meeting originally scheduled for Friday,
June&nbsp;5, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time has been postponed to Monday, July&nbsp;6, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time in order to solicit additional shareholder votes. As previously announced, each Fund&#146;s Meeting will be accessible solely by
means of remote communication in light of public health concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">As described in the
proxy materials for the Meeting previously distributed, the Board of Directors of each Fund has fixed the close of business on March&nbsp;9, 2020 as the record date for the determination of shareholders of the Fund entitled to notice of and to vote
at the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. For each Fund, the Meeting will be held at the following Meeting website: <U>http://www.meetingcenter.io/219849885</U>. To participate in the Meeting, shareholders of each Fund must enter
the following password: LMPM2020. Shareholders must also enter the control number found on their proxy card previously received from the Fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">We encourage you to access the meeting site prior to the start time to allow ample time to log into the meeting webcast, test
your computer system, and, if you plan to vote at the Meeting, download and print the Meeting ballot that will be posted to the website. Accordingly, the Meeting site will first be accessible to shareholders beginning at approximately 9:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on July&nbsp;2, 2020. The Meeting ballot will contain instructions on how to submit your vote during the Meeting, including the email address to which the completed ballot and any legal proxies should be sent. For questions relating to
participation at the Meeting by remote communication, please call (888) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">888-0151.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">If shares are held through an intermediary, such as a bank or broker, shareholders must register in advance to attend the
Meeting. To register shareholders must submit proof of their proxy power (legal proxy) reflecting their Fund holdings along with their name and email address to Computershare Fund Services. Shareholders may forward an email from their intermediary
or attach an image of their legal proxy to <U>shareholdermeetings@computershare.com</U>. </P>

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Requests for registration must be received no later than 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on June&nbsp;30, 2020. Shareholders will receive a confirmation email from Computershare Fund Services of the
shareholder&#146;s registration and a control number that will allow the shareholder to vote at the Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Shareholders
are not required to attend the Meeting to vote on the proposals. Whether or not shareholders plan to attend the Meeting, each Fund urges shareholders to authorize a proxy to vote the shareholder&#146;s shares in advance of the Meeting by one of the
methods described in the proxy materials for the Meeting. In connection with the Meeting, each Fund has filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;). Shareholders are advised to read their
Fund&#146;s proxy statement because it contains important information. The proxy statement is available on the Internet at <U>http://www.ReadOurMaterials.com/lmf</U>. The proxy card included with the proxy materials previously distributed will not
be updated to reflect the change in date and may continue to be used to vote your shares in connection with the Meeting. The proxy statement and other documents filed by a Fund are also available for free on the SEC website, <U>www.sec.gov</U>. </P>
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