EX-99.906CERT

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

CERTIFICATION

R. Jay Gerken, President and Principal Executive Officer, and Kaprel Ozsolak, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his knowledge that:

1.         The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2010 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.         The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

President and Principal Executive Officer	Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Western Asset Premier Bond Fund	Western Asset Premier Bond Fund
/s/ R. Jay Gerken	/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak
R. Jay Gerken	Kaprel Ozsolak
Date: February 25, 2011	Date: February 25, 2011

This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.