N-CSRS 1 a10-5199_1ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-7994

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

55 Water Street, New York, NY

 

10041

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(888) 777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

August 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

February 28, 2010

 

 



 

ITEM 1.

REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

The Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.

 



 

February 28, 2010

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

(GDF)

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED · NO BANK GUARANTEE · MAY LOSE VALUE

 

 

 


 

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Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

Fund objective

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to maintain a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation.

 

 

What’s inside

 

Letter from the chairman

II

 

 

Fund at a glance

1

 

 

Schedule of investments

2

 

 

Statement of assets and liabilities

17

 

 

Statement of operations

18

 

 

Statements of changes in net assets

19

 

 

Statement of cash flows

20

 

 

Financial highlights

21

 

 

Notes to financial statements

22

 

 

Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements

32

 

 

Additional shareholder information

37

 

 

Dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan

38

 

 

Letter from the chairman

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

We are pleased to provide the semi-annual report of Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. for the six-month reporting period ended February 28, 2010.

 

Please read on for Fund performance information and a detailed look at prevailing economic and market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period. Important information with regard to recent regulatory developments that may affect the Fund is contained in the Notes to Financial Statements included in this report.

 

As always, we remain committed to providing you with excellent service and a full spectrum of investment choices. We also remain committed to supplementing the support you receive from your financial advisor. One way we accomplish this is through our website, www.leggmason.com/cef. Here you can gain immediate access to market and investment information, including:

 

·             Fund prices and performance,

 

·             Market insights and commentaries from our portfolio managers, and

 

·             A host of educational resources.

 

We look forward to helping you meet your financial goals.

 

Sincerely,

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

March 26, 2010


 

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

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Investment commentary

 

Economic review

 

The lengthiest recession since the Great Depression finally appeared to have ended during the reporting period.

 

Looking back, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that first quarter 2009 U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”)i contracted 6.4%. The economic environment then started to get relatively better during the second quarter, as GDP fell 0.7%. The economy’s more modest contraction was due, in part, to smaller declines in both exports and business spending. After contracting four consecutive quarters, the Commerce Department reported that third quarter 2009 GDP growth was 2.2%. A variety of factors helped the economy to expand, including the government’s $787 billion stimulus program, its “Cash for Clunkers” car rebate program, which helped spur an increase in car sales, and tax credits for first-time home buyers. Economic growth then accelerated during the fourth quarter of 2009, as GDP growth was 5.6%. The Commerce Department cited a slower drawdown in business inventories and renewed consumer spending as contributing factors spurring the economy’s higher growth rate.

 

Even before GDP data started to meaningfully improve, there were signs that the economy was on the mend. The manufacturing sector, as measured by the Institute for Supply Management’s PMIii, rose to 52.8 in August 2009, the first time it surpassed 50 since January 2008 (a reading below 50 indicates a contraction, whereas a reading above 50 indicates an expansion). PMI data subsequently showed that manufacturing expanded from September through February 2010 as well. January’s PMI reading of 58.4 was its highest level since August 2004. Manufacturing then took a modest step backward in February as the PMI was 56.5.

 

While the housing market has shown signs of life, a continued large inventory of unsold homes could lead to a choppy recovery. At the end of February 2010, there was an 8.6 month supply of unsold homes, up from a 7.8 month supply the prior month. According to its most recent data, the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indexiii indicated that month-over-month home prices rose for the seventh straight month in December (on a seasonally-adjusted basis). However, according to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales fell by 16.2% in December 2009, 7.2% in January 2010 and 0.6% in February. December’s decline was not surprising, given sales had moved higher in November as first-time home buyers rushed to complete sales before the original November deadline for the government’s $8,000 tax credit. However, with the government extending this tax credit until the end of April 2010, January’s and February’s sales declines were disappointing.

 

One area that remained weak — and could potentially jeopardize the economic recovery — was the labor market. While monthly job losses have moderated compared to the first quarter of 2009, the unemployment rate remained elevated during the reporting period. After reaching a twenty-six-year high of 10.1% in October 2009, the unemployment rate fell to 10.0% for November and December and subsequently declined to 9.7% in January, where it also remained at the end of February. However, according to revised U.S. Department of Labor figures, roughly 600,000 more jobs were lost in 2009 than previously reported. In addition, 8.4 million jobs have been lost since the recession officially began in December 2007.

 

Financial market overview

 

In a continuation from the second calendar quarter of 2009, the financial markets were largely characterized by healthy investor risk appetite and solid results by lower-quality bonds during the six months ended February 28, 2010.

 

In the fixed-income market, riskier sectors, such as high-yield bonds and emerging market debt, significantly outperformed U.S. Treasuries. This was in sharp contrast to the latter part of 2008 and early 2009, when the financial markets were negatively impacted by periods of extreme volatility, illiquidity and heightened risk aversion. There were a number of factors contributing to the continued turnaround in the financial markets, including improving economic conditions, renewed investor confidence and the accommodative monetary policy by the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)iv.

 

While economic news often surprised on the upside during the reporting period, incoming economic data did not suggest a dramatic rebound in growth in 2010. Given this, the Fed kept the federal funds ratev in a range of 0 to 1/4 percent during each of its four meetings during the period. At its meeting in March 2010 (subsequent to the close of the reporting period), the Fed said it “will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at

 


 

 

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Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

Investment commentary (cont’d)

 

0 to 1/4 percent and continues to anticipate that economic conditions, including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends, and stable inflation expectations, are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.”

 

However, the Fed did take a first step in reversing its accommodative monetary stance. On February 18, 2010, the Fed raised the discount rate, the interest rate it charges banks for temporary loans, from 0.50% to 0.75%. The Fed also expects to end its $1.25 trillion mortgage securities purchase program by the end of the first quarter of 2010.

 

Fixed-income market review

 

Continuing the trend that began in early 2009, nearly every spread sector (non-Treasury) outperformed equal-durationvi Treasuries during the six months ended February 28, 2010. While risk aversion ruled the fixed-income markets during much of 2008 and early 2009, by the end of the first quarter of 2009, there was robust demand for riskier, and higher-yielding, fixed-income securities. Despite some temporary setbacks, riskier assets continued to perform well during the reporting period.

 

Both short- and long-term Treasury yields fluctuated during the reporting period. After starting the period at 0.97% and 3.40%, respectively, two- and ten-year Treasury yields then generally declined through the end of November, with two- and ten-year Treasury yields falling to 0.67% and 3.21%, respectively. With economic data further improving at the end of 2009, yields then moved sharply higher in December, with two- and ten-year Treasury yields rising to 1.14% and 3.85%, respectively, on December 31st. However, some mixed economic data then caused yields to decline again in January. Treasuries then traded in a relatively narrow range in February, as investors digested incoming economic data. Two- and ten-year Treasuries ended the reporting period at 0.81% and 3.61%, respectively.

 

In contrast to their shorter-term counter parts, longer-term Treasury yields moved higher over the reporting period due to fears of inflation given the government’s massive stimulus program. At the same time, with risk aversion being replaced with robust risk appetite, spread sector prices moved higher. For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Indexvii returned 3.19%.

 

The high-yield bond market produced strong results during the reporting period. The asset class posted positive returns during all six months of the period. This rally was due to a variety of factors, including improving credit conditions, generally better-than-expected economic data and strong investor demand. All told, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Indexviii returned 13.86% for the six months ended February 28, 2010.

 

Emerging market debt prices rallied sharply — posting positive returns each month during the reporting period. This was triggered by rising commodity prices, optimism that the worst of the global recession was over, solid domestic demand and increased investor risk appetite. Over the six months ended February 28, 2010, the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”)ix returned 8.42%.

 

Performance review

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2010, Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. returned 16.13% based on its net asset value (“NAV”)x and 23.69% based on its New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) market price per share. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmarks, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index and the EMBI Global, returned 13.86% and 8.42%, respectively, for the same period. The Lipper Global Income Funds Category Averagexi returned 10.43% over the same time frame. Please note that Lipper performance returns are based on each fund’s NAV.

 

During this six-month period, the Fund made distributions to shareholders totaling $0.57 per share, which may have included a return of capital. The performance table shows the Fund’s six-month total return based on its NAV and market price as of February 28, 2010. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Performance Snapshot as of February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

 

Price Per Share

 

6-Month Total Return*

 

$11.09 (NAV)

 

16.13%

 

$12.02 (Market Price)

 

23.69%

 

 

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results.

 

*  Total returns are based on changes in NAV or market price, respectively. Total returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, in additional shares. Performance figures for periods shorter than one year represent cumulative figures and are not annualized.

 


 

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

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Looking for additional information?

 

The Fund is traded under the symbol “GDF” and its closing market price is available in most newspapers under the NYSE listings. The daily NAV is available on-line under the symbol “XGDFX” on most financial websites. Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal’s Monday edition both carry closed-end fund tables that provide additional information. In addition, the Fund issues a quarterly press release that can be found on most major financial websites as well as www.leggmason.com/cef.

 

In a continuing effort to provide information concerning the Fund, shareholders may call 1-888-777-0102 (toll free), Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, for the Fund’s current NAV, market price and other information.

 

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets.

 

Sincerely,

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

March 26, 2010

 

RISKS: The Fund may invest in high-yield and foreign securities, including emerging markets, which involve risks beyond those inherent in higher-rated and domestic investments. High-yield bonds involve greater credit and liquidity risks than investment grade bonds. Investing in foreign securities is subject to certain risks not associated with domestic investing, such as currency fluctuations, and changes in political and economic conditions. These risks are magnified in emerging or developing markets. Derivatives, such as options and futures, can be illiquid and harder to value, especially in declining markets. A small investment in certain derivatives may have a potentially large impact on the Fund’s performance.

 

All investments are subject to risk including the possible loss of principal. All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.

 

i

Gross domestic product (“GDP”) is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

ii

The Institute for Supply Management’s PMI is based on a survey of purchasing executives who buy the raw materials for manufacturing at more than 350 companies. It offers an early reading on the health of the manufacturing sector.

iii

The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index measures the residential housing market, tracking changes in the value of the residential real estate market in twenty metropolitan regions across the United States.

iv

The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) is responsible for the formulation of policies designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.

v

The federal funds rate is the rate charged by one depository institution on an overnight sale of immediately available funds (balances at the Federal Reserve) to another depository institution; the rate may vary from depository institution to depository institution and from day to day.

vi

Duration is the measure of the price sensitivity of a fixed-income security to an interest rate change of 100 basis points. Calculation is based on the weighted average of the present values for all cash flows.

vii

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.

viii

The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index is an index of the 2% Issuer Cap component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market.

ix

The JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“EMBI Global”) tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds and local market instruments.

x

Net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated by subtracting total liabilities and outstanding preferred stock (if any) from the closing value of all securities held by the Fund (plus all other assets) and dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of the common shares outstanding. The NAV fluctuates with changes in the market prices of securities in which the Fund has invested. However, the price at which an investor may buy or sell shares of the Fund is the Fund’s market price as determined by supply of and demand for the Fund’s shares.

xi

Lipper, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments. Returns are based on the six-month period ended February 28, 2010, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 15 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category.

 


 

 

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

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Fund at a glance (unaudited)

 

Investment breakdown (%) as a percent of total investments

 

 

†  The bar graph above represents the composition of the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009 and does not include derivatives. The Fund is actively managed. As a result, the composition of the Fund’s investments is subject to change at any time.

 


 

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Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)

February 28, 2010

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 70.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 11.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.000

%

11/1/15

 

105,000

 

$

109,463

(a)

Visteon Corp., Senior Notes

 

12.250

%

12/31/16

 

297,000

 

277,695

(a)(b)

Total Auto Components

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

387,158

 

Automobiles — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motors Liquidation Co., Senior Debentures

 

8.375

%

7/15/33

 

1,645,000

 

505,837

(b)

Motors Liquidation Co., Senior Notes

 

7.200

%

1/15/11

 

930,000

 

285,975

(b)

Total Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

791,812

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

4/1/27

 

130,000

 

117,975

 

Stonemor Operating LLC/Cornerstone Family Services/ Osiris Holdings, Senior Notes

 

10.250

%

12/1/17

 

510,000

 

538,050

(a)

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

656,025

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ameristar Casinos Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250

%

6/1/14

 

355,000

 

364,763

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.125

%

2/1/16

 

100,000

 

79,250

 

Downstream Development Quapaw, Senior Notes

 

12.000

%

10/15/15

 

480,000

 

429,600

(a)

El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750

%

11/15/13

 

835,000

 

751,500

 

El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750

%

12/1/12

 

195,000

 

201,825

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Bonds

 

5.625

%

6/1/15

 

170,000

 

95,625

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.750

%

2/1/16

 

1,114,000

 

863,350

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000

%

12/15/15

 

271,000

 

223,575

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250

%

6/1/17

 

820,000

 

854,850

 

Indianapolis Downs LLC & Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.000

%

11/1/12

 

440,000

 

288,200

(a)

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Notes

 

12.000

%

11/15/10

 

1,110,000

 

543,900

(b)(c)

Landry’s Restaurants Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625

%

12/1/15

 

270,000

 

283,500

(a)

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

9/15/10

 

20,000

 

20,050

 

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.375

%

5/15/14

 

40,000

 

42,600

(a)

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.125

%

11/15/17

 

95,000

 

103,075

(a)

MGM MIRAGE Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.375

%

2/1/11

 

840,000

 

823,200

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Notes

 

6.125

%

2/15/13

 

120,000

 

96,750

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500

%

11/1/17

 

580,000

 

606,100

(a)

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.000

%

4/1/12

 

80,000

 

71,200

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.875

%

2/15/15

 

55,000

 

38,500

 

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750

%

11/15/16

 

530,000

 

552,525

(a)

Penn National Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.750

%

8/15/19

 

120,000

 

119,400

(a)

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.625

%

8/1/17

 

440,000

 

420,200

(a)

Sbarro Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.375

%

2/1/15

 

695,000

 

571,637

 

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

4.136

%

2/1/14

 

290,000

 

198,650

(a)(d)

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125

%

2/1/15

 

10,000

 

6,950

(a)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.000

%

4/1/12

 

735,000

 

110,250

(b)(c)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

8/15/16

 

185,000

 

27,750

(b)(c)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.500

%

2/1/14

 

475,000

 

4,845

(b)(c)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

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Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.625

%

3/15/18

 

50,000

 

$

510

(b)(c)

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., Secured Notes

 

7.875

%

11/1/17

 

115,000

 

114,425

(a)

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,908,555

 

Household Durables — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

6/1/16

 

155,000

 

151,700

 

Libbey Glass Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000

%

2/15/15

 

300,000

 

312,000

(a)

Norcraft Holdings LP/Norcraft Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes

 

9.750

%

9/1/12

 

316,000

 

298,620

(c)

Total Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

762,320

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

11/15/17

 

240,000

 

252,600

 

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastman Kodak Co., Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

11/15/13

 

130,000

 

123,175

 

Media — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.125

%

10/15/13

 

370,000

 

375,550

 

Affinion Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

11.500

%

10/15/15

 

935,000

 

958,375

 

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

13.500

%

11/30/16

 

27,381

 

32,207

(a)

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.500

%

1/15/15

 

70,000

 

64,138

(a)

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

13.250

%

7/15/15

 

490,000

 

470,400

(a)

Charter Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.875

%

9/15/14

 

1,010,000

 

1,129,937

(a)

Clear Channel Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250

%

3/15/11

 

280,000

 

267,400

 

CSC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

4/15/12

 

345,000

 

359,663

 

CSC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

6/15/15

 

560,000

 

590,800

(a)

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625

%

10/1/14

 

130,000

 

130,650

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

9/1/19

 

745,000

 

771,075

 

Globo Communicacoes e Participacoes SA, Bonds

 

7.250

%

4/26/22

 

100,000

 

104,500

(a)

Grupo Televisa SA, Senior Bonds

 

6.625

%

1/15/40

 

950,000

 

938,400

(a)

Grupo Televisa SA, Senior Notes

 

6.625

%

3/18/25

 

1,150,000

 

1,168,268

 

NET Servicos de Comunicacao SA, Bonds

 

7.500

%

1/27/20

 

830,000

 

852,825

(a)

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond to yield

 

5.556

%

8/1/16

 

300,000

 

273,000

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.000

%

3/15/12

 

400,000

 

394,000

 

Sun Media Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

2/15/13

 

320,000

 

306,400

 

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000

%

7/1/14

 

540,000

 

587,250

(a)

UPC Holding BV, Senior Notes

 

9.875

%

4/15/18

 

180,000

 

188,100

(a)

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Bonds

 

9.500

%

8/15/16

 

140,000

 

149,100

 

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

8/15/16

 

150,000

 

155,625

 

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,267,663

 

Multiline Retail — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.750

%

10/15/15

 

668,307

 

661,624

(e)

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125

%

6/1/28

 

290,000

 

250,850

 

Total Multiline Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

912,474

 

Specialty Retail — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blockbuster Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750

%

10/1/14

 

411,000

 

297,975

(a)

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

11/1/14

 

575,000

 

586,500

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

4

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 28, 2010

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Specialty Retail — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Subordinated Bonds

 

11.375

%

11/1/16

 

350,000

 

$

353,500

 

Michaels Stores Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond to yield

 

12.498

%

11/1/16

 

470,000

 

385,400

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,623,375

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375

%

7/15/15

 

695,000

 

774,925

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,460,082

 

Consumer Staples — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bumble Bee Foods LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750

%

12/15/15

 

200,000

 

201,000

(a)

Del Monte Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.500

%

10/15/19

 

200,000

 

204,000

(a)

Dole Food Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.000

%

10/1/16

 

200,000

 

204,500

(a)

Smithfield Foods Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000

%

7/15/14

 

170,000

 

184,875

(a)

Total Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

794,375

 

Household Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Achievement Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.250

%

4/1/12

 

160,000

 

158,400

(a)

Reynolds Group DL Escrow Inc./Reynolds Group Escrow LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750

%

10/15/16

 

345,000

 

351,037

(a)

Total Household Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

509,437

 

Personal Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revlon Consumer Products Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.750

%

11/15/15

 

220,000

 

227,150

(a)

Tobacco — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

7/15/16

 

690,000

 

721,050

(a)

Total Consumer Staples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,252,012

 

Energy — 14.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Energy Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625

%

8/1/14

 

430,000

 

463,325

 

Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

12/15/16

 

355,000

 

347,012

 

Hercules Offshore LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500

%

10/15/17

 

260,000

 

260,000

(a)

Key Energy Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

12/1/14

 

565,000

 

562,175

 

Parker Drilling Co., Senior Notes

 

9.625

%

10/1/13

 

300,000

 

309,000

 

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

3/1/32

 

70,000

 

80,479

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,021,991

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 13.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adaro Indonesia PT, Notes

 

7.625

%

10/22/19

 

110,000

 

109,725

(a)

Arch Coal Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

8/1/16

 

340,000

 

353,600

(a)

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

6/15/18

 

280,000

 

263,200

 

Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes

 

8.750

%

7/15/12

 

1,675,000

 

1,549,375

 

Berry Petroleum Co., Senior Notes

 

10.250

%

6/1/14

 

320,000

 

349,600

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.625

%

1/15/16

 

990,000

 

960,300

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

1/15/16

 

250,000

 

247,188

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

12/15/18

 

45,000

 

44,550

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

5/15/17

 

500,000

 

492,500

 

Corral Petroleum Holdings AB, Senior Secured Subordinated Bonds

 

1.751

%

4/15/10

 

994,633

 

736,029

(a)(c)(d)(e)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

5

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crosstex Energy/Crosstex Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.875

%

2/15/18

 

250,000

 

$

255,000

(a)

Denbury Resources Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.250

%

2/15/20

 

357,000

 

371,280

 

Dolphin Energy Ltd., Senior Secured Bonds

 

5.888

%

6/15/19

 

445,500

 

449,102

(a)

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

7/23/19

 

1,000,000

 

1,105,000

 

El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

7.800

%

8/1/31

 

860,000

 

839,867

 

El Paso Corp., Notes

 

7.875

%

6/15/12

 

635,000

 

673,303

 

Encore Acquisition Co., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

9.500

%

5/1/16

 

90,000

 

96,300

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.375

%

8/1/66

 

350,000

 

354,372

(d)

Enterprise Products Operating LLP, Subordinated Notes

 

7.034

%

1/15/68

 

260,000

 

246,714

(d)

Griffin Coal Mining Co. Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

12/1/16

 

20,000

 

11,500

(a)(b)

International Coal Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.250

%

7/15/14

 

795,000

 

814,875

 

KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub B.V., Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

7/2/13

 

1,530,000

 

1,677,262

(a)

Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

4/15/13

 

260,000

 

261,300

 

Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

5/15/17

 

120,000

 

115,200

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

4/15/18

 

330,000

 

335,775

 

Murray Energy Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250

%

10/15/15

 

490,000

 

493,062

(a)

OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000

%

12/15/12

 

280,000

 

286,300

(a)

OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.250

%

12/15/14

 

355,000

 

317,725

 

Petrobras International Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

1/20/40

 

870,000

 

890,524

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

7/15/13

 

470,000

 

491,150

 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Senior Notes

 

5.250

%

4/12/17

 

1,200,000

 

732,000

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Notes

 

8.000

%

5/3/19

 

4,280,000

 

4,986,200

 

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.750

%

8/14/19

 

390,000

 

444,600

(a)

Petronas Capital Ltd.

 

5.250

%

8/12/19

 

2,470,000

 

2,517,246

(a)(f)

Petronas Capital Ltd.

 

5.250

%

8/12/19

 

879,000

 

888,078

(a)

Petroplus Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

6.750

%

5/1/14

 

470,000

 

399,500

(a)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

3/1/16

 

325,000

 

355,063

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

8.625

%

10/15/19

 

330,000

 

344,025

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

8/1/15

 

200,000

 

203,000

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750

%

1/1/16

 

240,000

 

273,600

 

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III, Senior Secured Bonds

 

6.750

%

9/30/19

 

570,000

 

622,452

(a)

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III, Senior Secured Notes

 

5.500

%

9/30/14

 

600,000

 

636,000

(a)

SandRidge Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.625

%

4/1/15

 

550,000

 

541,750

(e)

SandRidge Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

6/1/18

 

255,000

 

245,438

(a)

SandRidge Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

1/15/20

 

415,000

 

408,775

(a)

Stone Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.625

%

2/1/17

 

270,000

 

265,275

 

Teekay Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

1/15/20

 

765,000

 

780,300

 

W&T Offshore Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

6/15/14

 

330,000

 

311,850

(a)

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.000

%

2/1/14

 

330,000

 

334,950

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,481,780

 

Total Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,503,771

 

Financials — 10.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.250

%

2/6/12

 

385,000

 

88,550

(b)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

6

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 28, 2010

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Commercial Banks — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAC Capital Trust VI, Capital Securities, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

5.625

%

3/8/35

 

300,000

 

$

239,902

 

BankAmerica Institutional Capital A, Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

8.070

%

12/31/26

 

470,000

 

456,488

(a)

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

 

8.375

%

10/13/19

 

550,000

 

580,006

(a)(d)(g)

ICICI Bank Ltd., Subordinated Bonds

 

6.375

%

4/30/22

 

316,000

 

291,232

(a)(d)

NB Capital Trust II, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

7.830

%

12/15/26

 

80,000

 

75,800

 

Rabobank Nederland NV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

11.000

%

6/30/19

 

390,000

 

495,568

(a)(d)(g)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.000

%

11/12/13

 

205,000

 

191,930

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

 

5.050

%

1/8/15

 

90,000

 

82,026

 

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Secured Notes

 

7.125

%

1/14/14

 

530,000

 

561,800

(a)

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Notes

 

6.299

%

5/15/17

 

100,000

 

100,250

(a)

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Bonds

 

6.299

%

5/15/17

 

1,686,000

 

1,690,215

(a)

RSHB Capital, Loan Participation Notes, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000

%

6/11/14

 

1,920,000

 

2,193,600

(a)

Wells Fargo Capital XIII, Medium-Term Notes

 

7.700

%

3/26/13

 

420,000

 

415,800

(d)(g)

Wells Fargo Capital XV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

9.750

%

9/26/13

 

170,000

 

185,419

(d)(g)

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,560,036

 

Consumer Finance — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FMG Finance Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625

%

9/1/16

 

710,000

 

795,200

(a)

Ford Motor Credit Co., Notes

 

7.000

%

10/1/13

 

295,000

 

290,762

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.875

%

8/10/11

 

240,000

 

251,848

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

12.000

%

5/15/15

 

2,680,000

 

3,064,443

 

GMAC Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

12/31/13

 

100,000

 

99,000

 

GMAC Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.300

%

2/12/15

 

640,000

 

647,200

(a)

GMAC Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

11/1/31

 

174,000

 

162,255

 

GMAC Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

8.000

%

12/31/18

 

43,000

 

40,205

 

GMAC LLC, Senior Bonds, zero coupon bond to yield

 

8.254

%

12/1/12

 

400,000

 

320,105

 

SLM Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

8.450

%

6/15/18

 

415,000

 

406,537

 

SLM Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.625

%

8/1/33

 

260,000

 

200,596

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,278,151

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Red Oak LLC, Secured Notes

 

9.200

%

11/30/29

 

660,000

 

656,700

 

Capital One Capital V, Junior Subordinated Notes, Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities

 

10.250

%

8/15/39

 

310,000

 

352,510

 

CCM Merger Inc., Notes

 

8.000

%

8/1/13

 

630,000

 

526,050

(a)

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000

%

5/1/13

 

43,617

 

41,545

 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000

%

5/1/14

 

65,427

 

60,111

 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000

%

5/1/15

 

65,427

 

59,621

 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000

%

5/1/16

 

179,046

 

159,127

 

CIT Group Inc., Senior Secured Bonds

 

7.000

%

5/1/17

 

1,192,664

 

1,058,489

 

Countrywide Capital III, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.050

%

6/15/27

 

130,000

 

125,084

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

7.900

%

4/30/18

 

50,000

 

51,860

(d)(g)

Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.125

%

9/15/15

 

380,000

 

387,600

 

Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.125

%

3/15/17

 

140,000

 

136,850

 

MBNA Capital A, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.278

%

12/1/26

 

50,000

 

49,125

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

7/18/16

 

660,000

 

701,925

(a)

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.875

%

3/13/18

 

1,160,000

 

1,219,508

(a)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

7

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPC Germany GmbH, Senior Secured Bonds

 

8.125

%

12/1/17

 

300,000

 

$

301,500

(a)

Vanguard Health Holdings Co., II LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

2/1/18

 

410,000

 

404,875

(a)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,292,480

 

Insurance — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes

 

8.175

%

5/15/58

 

255,000

 

174,037

(d)

American International Group Inc., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.450

%

5/18/17

 

630,000

 

512,714

 

American International Group Inc., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.850

%

1/16/18

 

70,000

 

56,606

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.050

%

10/1/15

 

130,000

 

109,969

 

American International Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

8/15/18

 

450,000

 

413,545

 

Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc., Subordinated Notes

 

6.600

%

5/15/37

 

330,000

 

265,650

(d)

MetLife Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

 

7.875

%

12/15/37

 

250,000

 

247,500

(a)

Total Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,780,021

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DuPont Fabros Technology LP, Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

12/15/17

 

200,000

 

204,000

(a)

Host Hotels & Resorts, LP, Senior Notes

 

6.375

%

3/15/15

 

120,000

 

118,500

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.500

%

6/1/16

 

120,000

 

120,300

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

442,800

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond to yield

 

23.715

%

6/30/15

 

174,200

 

57,486

(a)(c)

Realogy Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.500

%

4/15/14

 

690,000

 

579,600

 

Realogy Corp., Senior Toggle Notes

 

11.750

%

4/15/14

 

58,631

 

48,371

(e)

Total Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

685,457

 

Total Financials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,127,495

 

Health Care — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

11/15/16

 

230,000

 

232,300

(a)

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

10/15/17

 

310,000

 

340,225

 

Biomet Inc., Senior Toggle Notes

 

10.375

%

10/15/17

 

290,000

 

319,000

(e)

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

659,225

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRC Health Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.750

%

2/1/16

 

980,000

 

886,900

 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.300

%

10/1/12

 

420,000

 

417,900

 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250

%

2/15/13

 

4,000

 

3,940

 

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250

%

11/15/16

 

230,000

 

244,663

 

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Toggle Notes

 

9.625

%

11/15/16

 

1,215,000

 

1,303,087

(e)

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

8.750

%

6/15/14

 

545,000

 

553,175

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

5/1/15

 

432,000

 

454,680

(a)

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

5/1/18

 

981,000

 

1,084,005

(a)

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875

%

7/1/19

 

11,000

 

11,660

(a)

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

3.859

%

6/1/15

 

130,000

 

110,500

(d)

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.500

%

6/1/15

 

635,000

 

619,125

(e)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 28, 2010

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Oncology Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.178

%

3/15/12

 

999,000

 

$

944,055

(d)(e)

US Oncology Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125

%

8/15/17

 

445,000

 

463,912

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,097,602

 

Total Health Care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,989,127

 

Industrials — 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freedom Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250

%

8/1/15

 

50,000

 

53,250

(a)

TransDigm Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.750

%

7/15/14

 

480,000

 

482,400

(a)

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

535,650

 

Airlines — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500

%

10/15/12

 

110,000

 

113,300

(a)

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

8.312

%

4/2/11

 

142,719

 

137,724

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.339

%

4/19/14

 

230,000

 

216,200

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

9.250

%

5/10/17

 

5,000

 

5,038

 

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.250

%

8/1/15

 

1,440,000

 

1,321,200

(a)

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.711

%

3/18/13

 

500,000

 

495,000

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

8.954

%

8/10/14

 

425,327

 

393,428

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Subordinated Notes

 

9.750

%

12/17/16

 

180,000

 

185,400

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Secured Notes

 

8.021

%

8/10/22

 

84,640

 

77,234

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500

%

9/15/14

 

185,000

 

189,162

(a)

United Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875

%

8/1/13

 

140,000

 

140,700

(a)

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,274,386

 

Building Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Materials Inc., Senior Discount Notes

 

11.250

%

3/1/14

 

90,000

 

89,550

 

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

10/20/17

 

428,000

 

448,330

(a)

Nortek Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.000

%

12/1/13

 

361,111

 

380,972

 

USG Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.750

%

8/1/14

 

60,000

 

63,300

(a)

Total Building Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

982,152

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625

%

3/15/15

 

470,000

 

513,240

(a)

Altegrity Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.500

%

11/1/15

 

60,000

 

56,175

(a)

Altegrity Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

11.750

%

5/1/16

 

750,000

 

675,937

(a)

DynCorp International LLC/DIV Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

9.500

%

2/15/13

 

74,000

 

74,925

 

Geo Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

10/15/17

 

455,000

 

462,963

(a)

International Lease Finance Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

6.375

%

3/25/13

 

690,000

 

608,127

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.750

%

6/15/11

 

55,000

 

52,805

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

 

5.625

%

9/20/13

 

460,000

 

392,685

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.250

%

1/10/13

 

140,000

 

121,518

 

RSC Equipment Rental Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.500

%

12/1/14

 

670,000

 

651,575

 

RSC Equipment Rental Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000

%

7/15/17

 

240,000

 

258,000

(a)

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,867,950

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

9

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Odebrecht Finance Ltd.

 

7.500

%

10/18/17

 

140,000

 

$

147,350

(a)

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

 

7.000

%

4/21/20

 

550,000

 

558,250

(a)

Total Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

705,600

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coleman Cable Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

2/15/18

 

110,000

 

109,450

(a)

Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Railcar Industries Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

3/1/14

 

170,000

 

165,750

 

Oshkosh Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.500

%

3/1/20

 

50,000

 

50,000

(a)

Total Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

215,750

 

Marine — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marquette Transportation Co./Marquette Transportation Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.875

%

1/15/17

 

80,000

 

80,900

(a)

Trico Shipping AS, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.875

%

11/1/14

 

670,000

 

652,413

(a)

Total Marine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

733,313

 

Road & Rail — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

12/1/13

 

160,000

 

160,400

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

6/1/14

 

25,000

 

25,000

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

12.500

%

4/1/16

 

1,200,000

 

1,377,000

 

Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes

 

13.000

%

12/15/13

 

75,000

 

87,094

 

RailAmerica Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250

%

7/1/17

 

745,000

 

785,043

 

Total Road & Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,434,537

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes

 

9.000

%

8/15/16

 

175,000

 

176,750

(a)

Ashtead Holdings PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.625

%

8/1/15

 

175,000

 

175,000

(a)

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

7/15/16

 

345,000

 

345,000

 

Penhall International Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000

%

8/1/14

 

410,000

 

309,550

(a)(c)

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,006,300

 

Total Industrials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,865,088

 

Information Technology — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucent Technologies Inc., Debentures

 

6.450

%

3/15/29

 

880,000

 

629,200

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jabil Circuit Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

7/15/16

 

530,000

 

551,200

 

Jabil Circuit Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

3/15/18

 

30,000

 

32,175

 

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.875

%

10/15/14

 

240,000

 

223,200

 

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

 

 

 

 

806,575

 

Internet Software & Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equinix Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125

%

3/1/18

 

180,000

 

180,000

 

IT Services — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., Senior Notes

 

12.250

%

11/15/15

 

473,925

 

454,968

(e)

First Data Corp., Senior Notes

 

5.625

%

11/1/11

 

1,500,000

 

1,282,500

 

GXS Worldwide Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.750

%

6/15/15

 

210,000

 

200,550

(a)

Total IT Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,938,018

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 28, 2010

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.125

%

12/15/17

 

40,000

 

$

40,700

(a)

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875

%

12/15/14

 

230,000

 

205,275

 

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

12/15/14

 

88,095

 

76,423

(e)

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.125

%

12/15/16

 

280,000

 

219,800

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

542,198

 

Total Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,095,991

 

Materials — 9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashland Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.125

%

6/1/17

 

785,000

 

861,538

(a)

FMC Finance III SA, Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

7/15/17

 

750,000

 

772,500

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.000

%

1/15/17

 

470,000

 

489,975

(a)

Hexion Finance Escrow LLC/Hexion Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875

%

2/1/18

 

190,000

 

178,600

(a)

Kerling PLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625

%

1/28/17

 

268,000

EUR

371,097

(a)

Solutia Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

11/1/17

 

275,000

 

288,750

 

Terra Capital Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

11/1/19

 

905,000

 

1,013,600

(a)

Total Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,976,060

 

Construction Materials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headwaters Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375

%

11/1/14

 

25,000

 

25,375

(a)

Containers & Packaging — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Second Priority Senior Secured Notes

 

8.875

%

9/15/14

 

225,000

 

217,687

 

BWAY Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.000

%

4/15/14

 

145,000

 

150,075

(a)

Radnor Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.000

%

3/15/10

 

325,000

 

0

(b)(c)(h)

Rock-Tenn Co., Senior Notes

 

9.250

%

3/15/16

 

200,000

 

219,000

 

Solo Cup Co., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500

%

11/1/13

 

440,000

 

463,100

 

Viskase Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.875

%

1/15/18

 

450,000

 

457,875

(a)

Total Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,507,737

 

Metals & Mining — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evraz Group SA, Notes

 

8.875

%

4/24/13

 

870,000

 

902,997

(a)

Gerdau Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.000

%

1/20/20

 

270,000

 

274,050

(a)

Metals USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.125

%

12/1/15

 

1,090,000

 

1,106,350

 

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

2/15/15

 

355,000

 

331,038

 

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.500

%

2/15/15

 

60,000

 

64,050

 

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.000

%

5/1/19

 

260,000

 

337,493

 

Ryerson Holding Corp., Senior Discount Notes, zero coupon bond to yield

 

16.240

%

2/1/15

 

810,000

 

352,350

(a)

Ryerson Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000

%

11/1/15

 

85,000

 

87,763

 

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.750

%

5/15/14

 

180,000

 

213,300

 

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.250

%

5/15/16

 

150,000

 

179,625

 

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.750

%

5/15/19

 

120,000

 

148,200

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

8.250

%

1/17/34

 

510,000

 

593,835

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes

 

6.875

%

11/21/36

 

3,957,000

 

4,027,177

(f)

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

1/15/14

 

1,530,000

 

1,621,800

(a)

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,240,028

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

11

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada, Senior Secured Notes

 

13.750

%

4/1/11

 

574,747

 

$

593,426

(a)(b)

Appleton Papers Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500

%

6/15/15

 

200,000

 

186,000

(a)

Appleton Papers Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250

%

12/15/15

 

1,182,000

 

1,010,610

(a)

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

7/29/19

 

532,000

 

589,599

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.250

%

5/1/16

 

490,000

 

519,400

(a)

NewPage Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375

%

12/31/14

 

660,000

 

633,600

 

PE Paper Escrow GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000

%

8/1/14

 

150,000

 

163,029

(a)

Smurfit Capital Funding PLC, Debentures

 

7.500

%

11/20/25

 

600,000

 

537,000

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500

%

7/1/14

 

505,000

 

532,775

(a)

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

9.125

%

8/1/14

 

715,000

 

661,375

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,426,814

 

Total Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,176,014

 

Telecommunication Services — 7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

2/1/17

 

1,893,000

 

1,869,587

(a)

CC Holdings GS V LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750

%

5/1/17

 

250,000

 

271,875

(a)

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures

 

6.300

%

12/1/28

 

110,000

 

85,800

 

Frontier Communications Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.125

%

10/1/18

 

190,000

 

190,000

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

12.500

%

5/1/15

 

405,000

 

41

(b)(c)

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., Senior Notes

 

11.250

%

6/15/16

 

340,000

 

364,650

 

Intelsat Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.250

%

8/15/14

 

690,000

 

714,150

 

Intelsat Intermediate Holding Co., Ltd., Senior Discount Notes

 

9.500

%

2/1/15

 

685,000

 

710,687

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

11.500

%

6/15/16

 

730,000

 

781,100

 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.250

%

11/1/14

 

255,000

 

242,888

 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000

%

2/1/18

 

280,000

 

258,300

(a)

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, Senior Secured Bonds

 

8.875

%

5/1/16

 

535,000

 

575,125

(a)

Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500

%

2/15/14

 

140,000

 

142,100

 

UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes

 

8.250

%

5/23/16

 

480,000

 

505,200

(a)

Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes

 

8.375

%

4/30/13

 

520,000

 

559,000

(a)

VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes, Secured Notes

 

8.375

%

4/30/13

 

248,000

 

267,520

(a)

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Bonds

 

12.000

%

12/1/15

 

455,000

 

489,125

(a)

Wind Acquisition Holdings Finance SpA, Senior Notes

 

12.250

%

7/15/17

 

510,000

 

474,300

(a)

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.625

%

8/1/16

 

580,000

 

593,050

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,094,498

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALLTEL Communications Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.375

%

12/1/17

 

420,000

 

499,325

(a)(c)(e)

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

 

5.625

%

11/15/17

 

460,000

 

485,155

 

Cricket Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.750

%

5/15/16

 

1,000,000

 

1,021,250

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

1/30/11

 

590,000

 

604,750

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.375

%

3/15/12

 

720,000

 

738,900

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750

%

3/15/32

 

1,525,000

 

1,353,437

 

True Move Co., Ltd.

 

10.375

%

8/1/14

 

950,000

 

950,000

(a)

True Move Co., Ltd., Notes

 

10.750

%

12/16/13

 

2,430,000

 

2,466,450

(a)

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,119,267

 

Total Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,213,765

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

12

 

 

 Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 28, 2010

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Utilities — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

7/30/19

 

850,000

 

$

905,250

(a)

EEB International Ltd., Senior Bonds

 

8.750

%

10/31/14

 

560,000

 

613,900

(a)

Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

 

9.681

%

7/2/26

 

700,000

 

744,625

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Senior Notes

 

10.250

%

11/1/15

 

4,015,000

 

3,020,886

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,284,661

 

Gas Utilities — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

6.875

%

12/15/13

 

70,000

 

71,050

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.750

%

4/15/16

 

500,000

 

536,250

(a)

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000

%

6/1/20

 

225,000

 

221,906

 

Colbun SA, Senior Notes

 

6.000

%

1/21/20

 

390,000

 

394,226

(a)

Dynegy Holdings Inc., Senior Debentures

 

7.625

%

10/15/26

 

480,000

 

333,600

 

Dynegy Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

6/1/19

 

590,000

 

466,100

 

Dynegy Inc., Bonds

 

7.670

%

11/8/16

 

280,000

 

270,200

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.750

%

6/15/16

 

610,000

 

491,050

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.200

%

5/15/19

 

280,000

 

198,100

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

5/15/27

 

440,000

 

288,200

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

10.875

%

11/1/17

 

780,000

 

594,750

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.250

%

11/1/17

 

21,412

 

15,096

(e)

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC, Pass-Through Certificates

 

9.125

%

6/30/17

 

237,050

 

250,088

 

Mirant North America LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

12/31/13

 

75,000

 

75,094

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.250

%

2/1/14

 

535,000

 

540,350

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

1/15/17

 

165,000

 

162,731

 

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,837,741

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, Senior Notes

 

7.625

%

7/29/19

 

200,000

 

218,000

(a)

Total Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,411,452

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost — $152,678,972)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,094,797

 

Collateralized Senior Loans — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission Inc., Term Loan B

2.750 - 3.000

%

5/11/10

 

644,087

 

592,962

(i)(j)

Energy — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turbo Beta Ltd., Term Loan

 

14.500

%

5/13/10

 

811,717

 

714,311

(c)(i)(j)

Financials — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group Inc., Term Loan

 

13.000

%

3/12/10

 

450,000

 

465,985

(i)(j)

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., Term Loan

 

13.500

%

4/15/10

 

1,000,000

 

1,094,500

(i)(j)

Total Financials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,560,485

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 

 

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Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Industrials — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Airlines Inc., Term Loan B

 

2.250

%

4/28/10

 

492,880

 

$

401,903

(i)(j)

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penhall International Corp., Term Loan

 

9.631

%

4/1/12

 

80,012

 

10,001

(i)(j)

Total Industrials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

411,904

 

Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Future Holdings, Term Loan

3.751 - 3.790

%

10/10/14

 

340,000

 

273,507

(i)(j)

Total Collateralized Senior Loans (Cost — $3,473,068)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,553,169

 

Convertible Bond & Note — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines Inc., Senior Notes (Cost — $833,636)

 

4.250

%

8/15/12

 

970,000

 

807,525

 

Sovereign Bonds — 23.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina, Bonds

 

7.000

%

9/12/13

 

4,199,000

 

3,440,031

 

Republic of Argentina, Discount Notes

 

8.280

%

12/31/33

 

1,332,347

 

872,687

(f)

Republic of Argentina, GDP Linked Securities

 

1.330

%

12/15/35

 

5,670,000

 

326,025

(d)

Total Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,638,743

 

Brazil — 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000

%

1/1/12

 

7,845,000

BRL

4,227,270

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000

%

1/1/17

 

442,000

BRL

215,056

 

Federative Republic of Brazil

 

7.125

%

1/20/37

 

258,000

 

292,830

 

Federative Republic of Brazil, Collective Action Securities

 

8.750

%

2/4/25

 

685,000

 

887,075

 

Federative Republic of Brazil, Collective Action Securities\Notes

 

8.000

%

1/15/18

 

6,487,111

 

7,589,920

(f)

Total Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,212,151

 

Colombia — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia

 

7.375

%

9/18/37

 

2,190,000

 

2,392,575

(f)

Republic of Colombia, Senior Notes

 

7.375

%

3/18/19

 

255,000

 

293,250

 

Total Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,685,825

 

Gabon — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabonese Republic

 

8.200

%

12/12/17

 

512,000

 

549,760

(a)

Hungary — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Hungary, Senior Notes

 

6.250

%

1/29/20

 

520,000

 

533,745

 

Indonesia — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Indonesia

 

10.250

%

7/15/22

 

7,931,000,000

IDR

866,986

 

Republic of Indonesia

 

11.000

%

9/15/25

 

4,954,000,000

IDR

557,783

 

Republic of Indonesia

 

10.250

%

7/15/27

 

5,058,000,000

IDR

533,603

 

Republic of Indonesia, Bonds

 

9.750

%

5/15/37

 

5,998,000,000

IDR

591,383

 

Republic of Indonesia, Senior Bonds

 

6.875

%

1/17/18

 

520,000

 

578,500

(a)

Total Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,128,255

 

Mexico — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States, Medium-Term Notes

 

5.625

%

1/15/17

 

160,000

 

170,400

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 28, 2010

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

Value

 

Panama — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama

 

7.250

%

3/15/15

 

1,807,000

 

$

2,082,567

 

Republic of Panama

 

6.700

%

1/26/36

 

789,000

 

842,258

(f)

Total Panama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,924,825

 

Peru — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru, Bonds

 

6.550

%

3/14/37

 

381,000

 

401,955

 

Republic of Peru, Global Senior Bonds

 

8.375

%

5/3/16

 

140,000

 

171,150

 

Republic of Peru, Global Senior Bonds

 

7.350

%

7/21/25

 

1,200,000

 

1,404,000

(f)

Total Peru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,977,105

 

Qatar — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State of Qatar, Senior Notes

 

4.000

%

1/20/15

 

250,000

 

253,750

(a)

Russia — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Federation

 

12.750

%

6/24/28

 

42,000

 

72,769

(a)

Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond, Senior Bonds

 

7.500

%

3/31/30

 

3,795,250

 

4,309,886

(a)(f)

Total Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,382,655

 

Turkey — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey

 

11.875

%

1/15/30

 

575,000

 

912,812

(f)

Republic of Turkey, Notes

 

6.875

%

3/17/36

 

7,026,000

 

7,043,565

(f)

Republic of Turkey, Notes

 

6.750

%

5/30/40

 

2,095,000

 

2,055,719

 

Total Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,012,096

 

United Arab Emirates — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDC-GMTN B.V., Senior Notes

 

5.750

%

5/6/14

 

320,000

 

338,566

(a)

Venezuela — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

8.500

%

10/8/14

 

3,733,000

 

3,154,385

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

5.750

%

2/26/16

 

4,267,000

 

2,954,898

(a)

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

 

7.650

%

4/21/25

 

233,000

 

147,722

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities

 

9.375

%

1/13/34

 

1,982,000

 

1,412,175

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities, Notes

 

10.750

%

9/19/13

 

391,000

 

368,322

 

Total Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,037,502

 

Total Sovereign Bonds (Cost — $54,109,513)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,845,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Common Stocks — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

50,352

 

1,497,972

(h)

Charter Communications Inc., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

11,940

 

355,215

*

Dex One Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

481

 

14,338

*

SuperMedia Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

903

 

37,946

*

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,905,471

 

Energy — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SemGroup Corp., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

2,820

 

66,984

*

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

 

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Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Financials — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3,753

 

$

136,722

*

Industrials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

697

 

26,120

*

Machinery — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glasstech Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

0

(c)(h)

Total Industrials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,120

 

Materials — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Gulf Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

21,196

 

302,467

*

Total Common Stocks (Cost — $3,508,457)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,437,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

7.250

%

 

 

940

 

853,050

 

Citigroup Inc.

 

7.500

%

12/15/2012

 

5,200

 

557,752

*

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost — $1,453,882)

 

 

 

 

 

1,410,802

 

Preferred Stocks — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal

 

10.500

%

 

 

16,250

 

445,575

(c)

Consumer Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Inc.

 

7.000

%

 

 

399

 

282,430

(a)

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Plus, Trust, Series FRD-1

 

7.400

%

 

 

6,800

 

146,268

 

Saturns, Series F 2003-5

 

8.125

%

 

 

300

 

6,933

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,201

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

 

8.250

%

 

 

11,600

 

12,528

*(d)

Total Financials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

893,734

 

Industrials — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glasstech Inc.

 

0.000

%

 

 

5

 

0

*(c)(h)

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost — $981,109)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

893,734

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

February 28, 2010

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Security

 

 

 

Expiration
Date

 

Warrants

 

Value

 

Warrants — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations

 

 

 

4/15/20

 

9,125

 

$

250,938

*(d)

Buffets Restaurant Holdings

 

 

 

4/28/14

 

498

 

5

*(c)(h)

Charter Communications Inc.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

642

 

4,510

*

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

12/7/14

 

1,175

 

14,982

*(h)

SemGroup Corp.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

2,969

 

15,586

*(c)

Turbo Beta Ltd.

 

 

 

11/1/14

 

1

 

0

*(c)(h)

Total Warrants (Cost — $16,266)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

286,021

 

Total Investments Before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $217,054,903)

 

 

 

220,329,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Discount Notes (Cost — $99,910)

 

0.190

%

8/19/10

 

100,000

 

99,914

(k)(l)

Repurchase Agreement — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley tri-party repurchase agreement dated 2/26/10; Proceeds at maturity — $3,119,026; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government agency obligations, 3.750% due 12/6/10; Market value — $3,211,419) (Cost — $3,119,000)

 

0.100

%

3/1/10

 

3,119,000

 

3,119,000

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost — $3,218,910)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,218,914

 

Total Investments — 100.0% (Cost — $220,273,813#)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$223,548,104

 

 

Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.

(b)

The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of February 28, 2010.

(c)

Illiquid security.

(d)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at February 28, 2010.

(e)

Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.

(f)

All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

(g)

Security has no maturity date. The date shown represents the next call date.

(h)

Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

(i)

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on loans and debt securities. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

(j)

The date shown represents the last in range of interest reset dates.

(k)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

(l)

All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts.

#

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

BRL — Brazilian Real

 

EUR — Euro

 

GDP — Gross Domestic Product

 

IDR — Indonesian Rupiah

 

OJSC — Open Joint Stock Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities (unaudited)

February 28, 2010

 

Assets:

 

 

 

Investments, at value (Cost — $220,273,813)

 

$223,548,104

 

Foreign currency, at value (Cost — $221,799)

 

236,215

 

Cash

 

245

 

Dividends and interest receivable

 

4,614,382

 

Receivable for securities sold

 

2,015,997

 

Receivable for open forward currency contracts

 

5,518

 

Receivable from broker — variation margin on open futures contracts

 

1,750

 

Prepaid expenses

 

2,674

 

Total Assets

 

230,424,885

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

Loan payable (Note 5)

 

33,000,000

 

Payable for open reverse repurchase agreements

 

23,700,078

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

3,156,714

 

Investment management fee payable

 

136,349

 

Interest payable

 

65,369

 

Payable for open forward currency contracts

 

4,755

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

3,700

 

Directors’ fees payable

 

452

 

Accrued expenses

 

107,310

 

Total Liabilities

 

60,174,727

 

Total Net Assets

 

$ 170,250,158

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

Par value ($0.001 par value; 15,355,938 shares issued and outstanding; 100,000,000 shares authorized)

 

$          15,356

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

 

206,626,258

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

2,462,337

 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions

 

(42,143,302

)

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currencies

 

3,289,509

 

Total Net Assets

 

$170,250,158

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding

 

15,355,938

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

 

$11.09

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. 2010 Semi-Annual Report

 

 

 

Statement of operations (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2010

 

Investment Income:

 

 

 

Interest

 

$11,119,068

 

Dividends

 

81,858

 

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

 

(22,421

)

Total Investment Income

 

11,178,505

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

Investment management fee (Note 2)

 

867,903

 

Interest expense (Notes 3 and 5)

 

337,705

 

Commitment fees

 

312,535

 

Audit and tax

 

42,422

 

Shareholder reports

 

30,373

 

Legal fees

 

24,620

 

Directors’ fees

 

22,744

 

Transfer agent fees

 

17,700

 

Custody fees

 

12,859

 

Stock exchange listing fees

 

10,541

 

Insurance

 

2,364

 

Miscellaneous expenses

 

4,471

 

Total Expenses

 

1,686,237

 

Net Investment Income

 

9,492,268

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions (Notes 1, 3 and 4):

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) From:

 

 

 

Investment transactions

 

(3,715,134

)

Futures contracts

 

(2,862

)

Foreign currency transactions

 

27,468

 

Net Realized Loss

 

(3,690,528

)

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation From:

 

 

 

Investments

 

18,665,588

 

Futures contracts

 

2,204

 

Swap contracts

 

146

 

Foreign currencies

 

11,746

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation

 

18,679,684

 

Net Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions

 

14,989,156

 

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

 

$ 24,481,424

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

 

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2010 (unaudited)
and the Year Ended August 31, 2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$   9,492,268

 

$   17,848,887

 

Net realized loss

 

(3,690,528

)

(31,994,292

)

Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

18,679,684

 

11,699,671

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations

 

24,481,424

 

(2,445,734

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note 1):

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(8,739,438

)

(17,434,874

)

Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders

 

(8,739,438

)

(17,434,874

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds for shares issued on reinvestments of distributions (40,836 and 25,382 shares issued, respectively)

 

451,489

 

237,330

 

Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

 

451,489

 

237,330

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

16,193,475

 

(19,643,278

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

154,056,683

 

173,699,961

 

End of period*

 

$170,250,158

 

$ 154,056,683

 

* Includes undistributed net investment income of:

 

$2,462,337

 

$1,709,507

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Statement of cash flows (unaudited)

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2010

 

Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:

 

 

 

Interest and dividends received

 

$   9,932,848

 

Operating expenses paid

 

(1,404,586

)

Interest paid

 

(375,788

)

Net purchases of short-term investments

 

(1,290,909

)

Realized loss on futures contracts

 

(2,862

)

Realized gain on foreign currency transactions

 

27,468

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

 

2,204

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currencies

 

11,746

 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

(67,591,045

)

Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments

 

65,423,453

 

Change in receivable from broker — variation margin

 

(1,750

)

Change in receivable/payable for open forward currency contracts

 

(763

)

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities

 

4,730,016

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Financing Activities:

 

 

 

Cash distributions paid on Common Stock

 

(8,287,949

)

Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements

 

3,681,897

 

Net Cash Used By Financing Activities

 

(4,606,052

)

Net Increase in Cash

 

123,964

 

Cash, Beginning of year

 

112,496

 

Cash, End of year

 

$236,460

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Increase in Net Assets from Operations to Net Cash Flows Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets From Operations

 

$ 24,481,424

 

Accretion of discount on investments

 

(1,530,989

)

Amortization of premium on investments

 

104,576

 

Increase in investments, at value

 

(20,237,483

)

Increase in payable for securities purchased

 

2,242,310

 

Decrease in interest and dividends receivable

 

180,756

 

Increase in receivable for securities sold

 

(413,928

)

Increase in receivable for open forward currency contracts

 

(763

)

Increase in receivable from to broker — variation margin

 

(1,750

)

Decrease in prepaid expenses

 

12,905

 

Decrease in interest payable

 

(38,083

)

Decrease in accrued expenses

 

(68,959

)

Total Adjustments

 

(19,751,408

)

Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

 

$   4,730,016

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Cash Financing Activities:

 

 

 

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends

 

$451,489

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

 

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Financial highlights

 

For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended August 31, unless otherwise noted:

 

 

 

2010 1

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$10.06

 

$11.36

 

$12.59

 

$12.93

 

$13.06

 

$12.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

0.62

 

1.17

 

1.14

 

0.93

 

0.97

 

1.07

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

0.98

 

(1.33

)

(1.39

)

(0.32

)2

(0.14

)

1.01

 

Total income (loss) from operations

 

1.60

 

(0.16

)

(0.25

)

0.61

 

0.83

 

2.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

(0.57

)

(1.14

)

(0.98

)

(0.95

)

(0.96

)

(1.19

)

Total distributions

 

(0.57

)

(1.14

)

(0.98

)

(0.95

)

(0.96

)

(1.19

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$11.09

 

$10.06

 

$11.36

 

$12.59

 

$12.93

 

$13.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

 

$12.02

 

$10.23

 

$10.30

 

$11.27

 

$11.77

 

$12.78

 

Total return, based on NAV 3,4

 

16.13

%

2.22

%

(2.16

)%

4.59

% 5

6.70

%

17.88

%

Total return, based on Market Price
Per Share
4

 

23.69

%

15.51

%

0.11

%

3.36

%

0.08

%

(0.39

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

 

$170,250

 

$154,057

 

$173,700

 

$192,480

 

$197,724

 

$199,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross expenses

 

2.04

% 6

2.99

%

2.77

%

2.96

%

3.27

%

2.68

%

Gross expenses, excluding interest expense

 

1.63

6

1.80

 

1.31

 

1.31

 

1.23

 

1.26

 

Net expenses

 

2.04

6

2.99

7

2.77

 

2.96

8

3.27

8

2.68

 

Net expenses, excluding interest expense

 

1.63

6

1.80

7

1.31

 

1.31

8

1.23

8

1.26

 

Net investment income

 

11.48

6

14.10

 

9.38

 

7.03

 

7.25

 

8.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

 

31

%

58

%

46

%

75

%

71

%

49

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans Outstanding, End of Period (000s)

 

$33,000

 

$33,000

 

$35,000

 

$35,000

 

$47,124

 

$59,124

 

Weighted Average Loan (000s)

 

$33,000

 

$33,499

 

$35,000

 

$37,657

 

$56,461

 

$59,124

 

Weighted Average Interest Rate on Loans

 

1.39

%

2.96

%

4.32

%

5.63

%

5.90

%

3.79

%

 

1

For the six months ended February 28, 2010 (unaudited).

2

The investment manager fully reimbursed the Fund for losses incurred resulting from an investment transaction error. The impact of this reimbursement to net realized and unrealized gain was less than $0.01 per share.

3

Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

4

The total return calculation assumes that distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

5

The impact of the reimbursement of the Fund for the losses incurred, resulting from an investment transaction error, to Fund’s total return was less than 0.01%

6

Annualized.

7

The impact to the expense ratio was less than 0.01% as a result of compensating balance agreements.

8

Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


 

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on September 3, 1993 and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s investment objective seeks to maintain a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation.

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the issuance date of the financial statements.

 

(a) Investment valuation. Debt securities are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service, which are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities. Publicly traded foreign government debt securities are typically traded internationally in the over-the-counter market, and are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices as of the close of business of that market. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 820 (formerly, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157) (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

·

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

·

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of the security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount.

 


 

 

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Description

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other Significant
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$158,094,797

 

$         0

 

$158,094,797

 

Collateralized senior loans

 

 

3,553,169

 

 

3,553,169

 

Convertible bond & note

 

 

807,525

 

 

807,525

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

52,845,378

 

 

52,845,378

 

Common stocks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer discretionary

 

$407,499

 

1,497,972

 

 

1,905,471

 

Energy

 

 

66,984

 

 

66,984

 

Industrials

 

26,120

 

 

0

 

26,120

 

Other common stocks

 

439,189

 

 

 

439,189

 

Convertible preferred stocks

 

1,410,802

 

 

 

1,410,802

 

Preferred stocks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials

 

611,304

 

282,430

 

 

893,734

 

Industrials

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

Warrants

 

 

271,034

 

14,987

 

286,021

 

Total long-term investments

 

$2,894,914

 

$217,419,289

 

$14,987

 

$220,329,190

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

3,218,914

 

 

3,218,914

 

Total investments

 

$2,894,914

 

$220,638,203

 

$14,987

 

$223,548,104

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts

 

$       2,204

 

 

 

$           2,204

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

$              763

 

 

763

 

Interest rate swap‡

 

 

(3,700

)

 

(3,700

)

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

(23,700,078

)

 

(23,700,078

)

Total other financial instruments

 

$       2,204

 

$ (23,703,015

)

 

$(23,700,811

)

Total

 

$2,897,118

 

$196,935,188

 

$14,987

 

$199,847,293

 

 

  See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

  Values include any premiums paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

Investments
In Securities

 

Corporate
Bonds &
Notes

 

Asset-
Backed
Securities

 

Consumer
Discretionary

 

Industrials

 

Information
Technology

 

Escrowed
Shares

 

Consumer
Discretionary

 

Industrials

 

Warrants

 

Total

 

Balance as of August 31, 2009

 

$

65,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

65,325

 

Accrued premiums/ discounts

 

8,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,415

 

Realized gain/loss 1

 

 

$(987,700

)

$(54

)

 

 

 

$(11,500

)

 

 

(999,254

)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 2

 

$

(16,254

)

987,700

 

54

 

$

0

 

 

 

11,500

 

$

0

 

$

5

 

$

983,005

 

Net Purchases (sales)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,982

 

14,982

 

Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

(57,486

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(57,486

)

Balance as of February 28, 2010

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

$

0

 

$14,987

 

$

14,987

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at February 28, 2010 2

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

$

0

 

$

5

 

$

5

 

 

1

This amount is included in net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions in the accompanying Statement of Operations.

2

This amount is included in the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the accompanying Statements of Operations. Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized.

 


 

 

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Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

 

(b) Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during a fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked to market and measured against the value of the agreement to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 

(c) Reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under the terms of a typical reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund sells a security subject to an obligation to repurchase the security from the buyer at an agreed-upon time and price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the fund’s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. In entering into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid debt obligations at least equal in value to its obligations with respect to reverse repurchase agreements or will take other actions permitted by law to cover its obligations.

 

(d) Futures contracts. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of equities, interest rates or foreign currencies. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

 

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or cash equivalents with a broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This is known as the “initial margin” and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. For certain futures, including foreign denominated futures, variation margin is not settled daily, but is recorded as a net variation margin payable or receivable. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The daily changes in contract value are recorded as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations and the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed.

 

Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the amounts reflected in the financial statements. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market.

 

(e) Loan participations. The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement related to the loan, or any rights of off-set against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.

 

The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any off-set between the lender and the borrower.

 


 

 

 

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(f) Swap agreements. The Fund may invest in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio transactions.

 

Swap contracts are marked to market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation/(depreciation). Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. Periodic payments and premiums received or made by the Fund are recognized in the Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities held as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments and restricted cash, if any, is identified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risks may exceed amounts recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms, and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements.

 

Payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are reflected as a premium or deposit, respectively, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These upfront payments are amortized over the life of the swap and are recognized as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap is recognized as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are recognized as realized gain or loss at the time of receipt or payment in the Statement of Operations.

 

Interest Rate Swaps.

 

The Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional principal amount. The net interest received or paid on interest rate swap agreements is accrued daily as interest income. Interest rate swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. When a swap contract is terminated early, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the original cost and the settlement amount of the closing transaction.

 

The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or changes in the present value of the future cash flow streams and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that that amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

(g) Forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it is closed.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 


 

 

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(h) Swaptions. The Fund may write swaption contracts to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and to enhance portfolio yield. Swaption contracts written by the Fund represent an option that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a previously agreed upon swap contract at a future date. If a written call swaption is exercised, the writer enters a swap and is obligated to pay the fixed rate and receive a floating rate in exchange. If a written put swaption is exercised, the writer enters a swap and is obligated to pay the floating rate and receive a fixed rate in exchange. Swaptions are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers. Changes in the value of the swaption are reported as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations.

 

When the Fund writes a swaption, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability, the value of which is marked to market daily to reflect the current market value of the swaption written. If the swaption expires, the Fund realizes a gain equal to the amount of the premium received.

 

(i) Foreign currency translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

 

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, on the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

 

(j) Cash flow information. The Fund invests in securities and distributes dividends from net investment income and net realized gains, which are paid in cash and may be reinvested at the discretion of shareholders. These activities are reported in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and additional information on cash receipts and cash payments are presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.

 

(k) Credit and market risk. The Fund invests in high yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investment in securities rated below investment grade typically involve risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.

 

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recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults or credit event occurs by the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.

 

(m) Distributions to shareholders. Distributions from net investment income for the Fund, if any, are declared and paid on a monthly basis. Distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

(n) Compensating balance agreements. The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby a portion of the custodian’s fees is paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund’s cash deposit with the bank.

 

(o) Federal and other taxes. It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund intends to distribute its taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders in accordance with timing requirements imposed by the Code. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of February 28, 2010, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.

 

(p) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

2. Investment management agreement and other transactions with affiliates

 

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”) is the Fund’s investment manager. Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”) is the Fund’s subadviser. Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. (“Western Singapore”), Western Asset Management Company Ltd (“Western Japan”) and Western Asset Management Company Limited (“Western Asset Limited”) serve as additional subadvisers to the Fund, under additional subadvisory agreements with Western Asset. LMPFA, Western Asset, Western Singapore, Western Japan and Western Asset Limited are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”).

 

LMPFA provides administrative and certain oversight services to the Fund. The Fund pays LMPFA an investment management fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s average weekly net assets.

 

LMPFA delegates to Western Asset the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. Western Singapore, Western Japan and Western Asset Limited do not receive any compensation from the Fund and are paid by Western Asset for their services to the Fund. For its services, LMPFA pays Western Asset 70% of the net management fee it receives from the Fund. In turn Western Asset pays Western Singapore, Western Japan and Western Asset Limited a subadvisory fee of 0.30% on assets managed by each subadvisor.

 

Certain officers and one Director of the Fund are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Fund.

 


 

 

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3. Investments

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2010, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

Purchases

 

$69,833,355

 

 

 

Sales

 

66,018,896

 

 

 

 

At February 28, 2010, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

15,871,924

 

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(12,597,633

)

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,274,291

 

 

 

 

At February 28, 2010, the Fund had the following open future contracts:

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

 

Basis
Value

 

Market
Value

 

Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

16

 

6/10

 

$1,911,302

 

$1,969,000

 

$ 57,698

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

 

63

 

6/10

 

$7,248,569

 

$7,304,063

 

$(55,494)

 

Net unrealized gain on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$   2,204

 

 

Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the six months ended February 28, 2010 were as follows:

 

Average Daily
Balance*

 

Weighted Average
Interest Rate*

 

Maximum Amount
Outstanding*

 

$23,575,840

 

0.90%

 

$26,326,407

 

*  Averages based on the number of days that Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.

 

Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 0.50% to 1.50% during the six months ended February 28, 2010. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $106,983.

 

At February 28, 2010, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Face
Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

$3,550,500

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 10/19/09 bearing 0.750% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $3,795,250 Russian Foreign Bond-Eurobond, 7.500% due 3/31/30; Market value (including accrued interest) $4,429,394

 

$3,550,500

 

790,990

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 2/10/10 bearing 1.250% repurchased at $845,921 on 3/2/10, collateralized by: $1,039,000 Republic of Panama, 6.700% due 1/26/36; Market value (including accrued interest) $1,111,398

 

790,990

 

5,944,951

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 2/10/10 bearing 0.500% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $6,487,111 Federative Republic of Brazil, 8.000% due 1/15/18; Market value (including accrued interest) $7,654,432

 

5,944,951

 

1,859,967

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 2/10/10 bearing 1.000% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $2,190,000 Republic of Colombia, 7.375% due 9/18/37; Market value (including accrued interest) $2,465,746

 

1,859,967

 

1,050,120

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 2/10/10 bearing 1.000% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,200,000 Republic of Peru, 7.350% due 7/21/25; Market value (including accrued interest) $1,413,502

 

1,050,120

 

726,570

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 2/10/10 bearing 1.000% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $575,000 Republic of Turkey, 11.875% due 1/15/30; Market value (including accrued interest) $921,301

 

726,570

 

 


 

 

 

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Face
Amount

 

Security

 

Value

 

$5,647,499

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 2/10/10 bearing 1.000% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $7,026,000 Republic of Turkey, 6.875% due 3/17/36; Market value (including accrued interest) $7,263,734

 

$5,647,499

 

2,321,256

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 2/24/10 bearing 1.000% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $3,280,000 Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.875% due 11/21/36; Market value (including accrued interest) $3,400,464

 

2,321,256

 

818,600

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 2/24/10 bearing 0.650% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,000,000 Petronas Capital Ltd., 5.250% due 8/12/19; Market value (including accrued interest) $1,021,593

 

818,600

 

989,625

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co., dated 11/23/09 bearing 0.750% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,050,000 Republic of Argentina, 8.280% due 12/31/33; Market value (including accrued interest) $702,320

 

989,625

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements (Cost — $23,700,078)

 

$ 23,700,078

 

 

At February 28, 2010, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Foreign Currency

 

Local
Currency

 

Market
Value

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Gain(Loss)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Real

 

1,031,486

 

$570,828

 

3/2/10

 

$

1,418

 

Brazilian Real

 

1,031,486

 

566,984

 

4/5/10

 

4,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,518

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Real

 

1,031,486

 

570,828

 

3/2/10

 

(4,295)

 

Euro

 

266,373

 

362,908

 

5/18/10

 

(460)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,755)

 

Net unrealized gain on open forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

 

 

$

763

 

 

At February 28, 2010, the Fund held the following open swap contracts:

 

Swap Counterparty

 

Notional
Amount

 

Termination
Date

 

Payments

Made

by the

Fund‡

 

Payments
Received
by the
Fund‡

 

Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

 

Interest Rate Swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.

 

$912,398

 

1/2/12

 

BRL-CDI

 

10.510%

 

 

$(3,700)*

 

 

‡  Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

*  Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

 

4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 (formerly, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161) (“ASC Topic 815”) requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

Below is a table, grouped by derivative type that provides information about the fair value and the location of derivatives within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at February 28, 2010.

 

ASSET DERIVATIVES1

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts
Risk

 

Foreign Exchange
Contracts
Risk

 

Other
Contracts
Risk

 

Total

 

Futures contracts2

 

$57,698

 

 

 

$57,698

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

$5,518

 

 

5,518

 

Total

 

$57,698

 

$5,518

 

 

$63,216

 

 


 

 

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LIABILITY DERIVATIVES1

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts
Risk

 

Foreign Exchange
Contracts
Risk

 

Other
Contracts
Risk

 

Total

 

Futures contracts 2

 

$55,494

 

 

 

 

 

$55,494

 

 

Swap contracts 3

 

3,700

 

 

 

 

 

3,700

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

$4,755

 

 

 

4,755

 

 

Total

 

$59,194

 

 

$4,755

 

 

 

$63,949

 

 

 

1

Generally, the balance sheet location for asset derivatives is receivables/net unrealized appreciation(depreciation) and for liability derivatives is payables/net unrealized appreciation(depreciation).

2

Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

3

Values include premiums paid/(received) on swap contracts which are shown separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following tables provide information about the effect of derivatives and hedging activities on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the six months ended February 28, 2010. The first table provides additional detail about the amounts and sources of gains/(losses) realized on derivatives during the period. The second table provides additional information about the changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) resulting from the Fund’s derivatives and hedging activities during the period.

 

AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN OR (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts
Risk

 

Foreign Exchange
Contracts
Risk

 

Other
Contracts
Risk

 

Total

 

Futures contracts

 

$(2,862

)

 

 

 

 

$ (2,862

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

$14,357

 

 

 

14,357

 

 

Total

 

$(2,862

)

 

$14,357

 

 

 

$11,495

 

 

 

CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/DEPRECIATION ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts
Risk

 

Foreign Exchange
Contracts
Risk

 

Other
Contracts
Risk

 

Total

 

Futures contracts

 

$2,204

 

 

 

 

 

$2,204

 

 

Swap contracts

 

146

 

 

 

 

 

146

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

 

 

 

$763

 

 

 

 

763

 

 

Total

 

$2,350

 

 

$763

 

 

 

$3,113

 

 

 

The Fund had average market values of $281,286, $1,043,438, $240,270 and $186,214 in futures contracts (to buy), futures contracts (to sell), forward foreign currency contracts (to buy) and forward foreign currency contracts (to sell), respectively, and average notional balances in interest rate swap contracts of $912,398.

 

The Fund has several credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets and or percentage decrease in the Fund’s Net Asset Value or NAV. The contingent features are established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements which govern positions in swaps, over-the-counter options, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty.

 

5. Loan

 

At February 28, 2010, the Fund had a $55,000,000 credit line available pursuant to an amended and restated revolving credit and security agreement, dated November 20, 2006, among the Fund, Panterra Funding LLC (the “Lender”) and Citibank N.A. (“Citibank”) as secondary lender, for which

 


 

 

 

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Citibank also acts as administrative agent. The loan generally bears interest at a variable rate based on the weighted average interest rates of the commercial paper or LIBOR, plus any applicable margin. In addition, the Fund pays a commitment fee on the total credit line available, whether used or unused. For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Fund incurred a commitment fee in the amount of $312,535. Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lenders, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding and any additional expenses. For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Fund incurred interest expense on this loan in the amount of $230,722. At February 28, 2010, the Fund had $33,000,000 of borrowings outstanding under this credit agreement.

 

6. Distributions subsequent to February 28, 2010

 

On February 16, 2010, the Fund’s Board declared three dividends, each in the amount of $0.095 per share, payable on March 26, 2010, April 30, 2010 and May 28, 2010 to shareholders of record on March 19, 2010, April 23, 2010 and May 21, 2010, respectively.

 

7. Capital loss carryforward

 

As of August 31, 2009, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of approximately $10,899,300, of which $2,016,166 expires in 2010, $111,092 expires in 2016 and $8,772,042 expires in 2017. These amounts will be available to offset any future taxable capital gains.

 


 

 

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Board approval of management and subadvisory agreements (unaudited)

 

Background

 

The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. (the “Fund”), including a majority of its members that are not considered to be “interested persons” under the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”) voting separately, approve on an annual basis the continuation of the investment management contract (the “Management Agreement”) with the Fund’s manager, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (the “Manager”) and the sub-advisory agreements (individually a “Sub-Advisory Agreement,” and collectively, the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”) with the Manager’s affiliates, Western Asset Management Company (“Western Asset”), Western Asset Management Company, Pte, Ltd in Singapore (“Western Asset Singapore”) and Western Asset Management Company Limited in London (“Western Asset London”). Western Asset, Western Asset Singapore and Western Asset London collectively are hereinafter referred to as the “Sub-Advisers” and Western Asset Singapore and Western Asset London together are hereinafter referred to as the “Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers.” At a meeting (the “Contract Renewal Meeting”) held in-person on November 11 and 12, 2009, the Board, including the Independent Directors, considered and approved continuation of each of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements for an additional one-year term. To assist in its consideration of the renewals of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Board received and considered a variety of information (together with the information provided at the Contract Renewal Meeting, the “Contract Renewal Information”) about the Manager and Sub-Advisers as well as the management and sub-advisory arrangements for the Fund and other closed-end funds in the same complex under the Board’s supervision (collectively, the “Legg Mason Closed-end Funds”), certain portions of which are discussed below. A presentation made by the Manager and Western Asset to the Board at the Contract Renewal Meeting in connection with its evaluations of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements encompassed the Fund and other Legg Mason Closed-end Funds. In addition to the Contract Renewal Information, the Board received performance and other information throughout the year related to the respective services rendered by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers to the Fund. The Board’s evaluation took into account the information received throughout the year and also reflected the knowledge and familiarity gained as members of the Board of the Fund and the other Legg Mason Closed-end Funds with respect to the services provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers.

 

The Manager provides the Fund with investment advisory and administrative services pursuant to the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisers provide, or in the case of the Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers help to provide, the Fund with certain investment sub-advisory services pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreements. The discussion below covers both advisory and administrative functions being rendered by the Manager, each such function being encompassed by the Management Agreement, and the investment advisory functions being rendered by the Sub-Advisers.

 

Board approval of management agreement and sub-advisory agreements

 

In its deliberations regarding renewal of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Fund’s Board, including the Independent Directors, considered the factors below.

 

Nature, extent and quality of the services under the management agreement and sub-advisory agreements

 

The Board received and considered Contract Renewal Information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively, during the past year. The Board also reviewed Contract Renewal Information regarding the Fund’s compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to the 1940 Act.

 


 

 

 

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The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Fund’s senior personnel and the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. The Board also considered, based on its knowledge of the Manager and its affiliates, the Contract Renewal Information and the Board’s discussions with the Manager and Western Asset at the Contract Renewal Meeting, the general reputation and investment records of the Manager, Western Asset and their affiliates and the financial resources available to the corporate parent of the Manager and the Sub-Advisers, Legg Mason Inc. (“Legg Mason”), to support their activities in respect of the Fund and the other Legg Mason Closed-end Funds.

 

The Board considered the responsibilities of the Manager and the Sub-Advisers under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively, including the Manager’s coordination and oversight of services provided to the Fund by the Sub-Advisers and others and Western Asset’s coordination and oversight of services provided to the Fund by the Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers. The Manager does not provide day-to-day portfolio management services to the Fund. Rather, portfolio management services for the Fund are provided by Western Asset pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Western Asset Sub-Advisory Agreement) between the Manager and Western Asset. The Western Asset Sub-Advisory Agreement permits Western Asset to delegate certain of its responsibilities, including its sub-advisory duties thereunder, provided that Western Asset, in each case, will supervise the activities of the delegee. Each Non-U.S. Sub-Adviser helps to provide certain sub-advisory services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Sub-Advisory Agreement with Western Asset.

 

In reaching its determinations regarding continuation of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Board took into account that Fund shareholders, in pursuing their investment goals and objectives, likely purchased their shares based upon the reputation and the investment style, philosophy and strategy of the Manager and Western Asset, as well as the resources available to the Manager and the Sub-Advisers.

 

The Board concluded that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements have been satisfactory under the circumstances.

 

Fund performance

 

The Board received and considered performance information and analyses (the “Lipper Performance Information”) for the Fund, as well as for a group of funds (the “Performance Universe”) selected by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology Lipper used to determine the similarity of the Fund with the funds included in the Performance Universe. The Performance Universe consisted of the Fund and all leveraged global income closed-end funds, as classified by Lipper, regardless of asset size. The Performance Universe for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended June 30, 2009 ranged from six to eleven funds, including the Fund. The Board noted that it had received and discussed with the Manager and Western Asset information throughout the year at periodic intervals comparing the Fund’s performance against its benchmark(s) and, at the Board’s request, its peer funds as selected by Lipper.

 

The Lipper Performance Information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of the Performance Universe based on net asset value per share showed, among other things, that the Fund’s performance for the 1- and 3-year periods ended June 30, 2009 was ranked in the fourth quintile of the funds in the Performance Universe and was worse than the Performance Universe median for both periods. The Lipper Performance Information, however, showed that the Fund’s performance for the 5- year period ended June 30, 2009 was ranked in the third quintile of the funds in the Performance Universe for that period and was at the Performance Universe median and that the Fund’s performance for the 10-year period ended June 30, 2009 was ranked in the first quintile of

 


 

 

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the funds in the Performance University for that period. The Manager discussed with the Board the reasons for the Fund’s relative underperformance for the 1- and 3-year periods and noted the Fund’s stronger performance rankings for the 5- and 10-year periods, although performance for the two longer periods was achieved in part by a predecessor portfolio management team. With respect to the shorter periods, the Manager noted, among other things, that the Fund’s lower quality bias during the periods was, overall, a detractor from performance in late 2008 and early 2009, after which the bias was helpful to performance. The Board further noted that the small number of funds in the Performance Universe made meaningful performance comparisons difficult. The Board also considered the volatile market conditions during 2008 and the Fund’s performance in relation to its benchmark(s) and in absolute terms.

 

Based on its review of the Fund’s performance, which included consideration of all of the factors noted above, the Board concluded that, under the circumstances, continuation of the Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements for an additional period not to exceed one year would be in the interests of the Fund, especially in light of the Fund’s performance over the longer periods measured.

 

Management fees and expense ratios

 

The Board reviewed and considered the management fee (the “Management Fee”) payable by the Fund to the Manager under the Management Agreement and the sub-advisory fees (the “Sub-Advisory Fees”) payable to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management and sub-advisory services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers. The Board noted that the Sub-Advisory Fees payable to Western Asset under the Western Asset Sub-Advisory Agreement are paid by the Manager, not the Fund, and, accordingly, that the retention of Western Asset does not increase the fees or expenses otherwise incurred by the Fund’s shareholders. Similarly, the Board noted that the Sub-Advisory Fees payable to each of the Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers under its Sub-Advisory Agreement with Western Asset are paid by Western Asset, not the Fund, and, accordingly, that the retention of such Non-U.S. Sub-Adviser does not increase the fees or expenses otherwise incurred by the Fund’s shareholders.

 

Additionally, the Board received and considered information and analyses prepared by Lipper (the “Lipper Expense Information”) comparing the Management Fee and the Fund’s overall expenses with those of funds in an expense universe (the “Expense Universe”) selected and provided by Lipper. The comparison was based upon the constituent funds’ latest fiscal years. The Expense Universe consisted of the Fund and six other leveraged global income closed-end funds, as classified by Lipper. The seven funds in the Expense Universe had average net common share assets ranging from $32.1 million to $1.741 billion. Four of the Performance Universe funds were larger than the Fund and two were smaller.

 

The Lipper Expense Information comparing the Management Fee as well as the Fund’s actual total expenses to the Fund’s Expense Universe showed that the contractual Management Fee was ranked sixth among the funds in the Expense Universe and was worse than the Expense Universe median. The Lipper Expense Information also showed that, on the basis of common share assets only, the actual Management Fee (i.e., giving effect to any voluntary fee waivers implemented by the Manager with respect to the Fund and by the managers of the other Expense Universe funds) was ranked fifth among the funds in the Expense Universe and was worse than the Expense Universe median and that the Fund’s actual total expenses also were ranked fifth among the funds in the Expense Universe and were worse than the Expense Universe median. On the basis of both common share and leveraged assets, the Lipper Expense Information showed that the Fund’s actual Management Fee and actual total expenses both were ranked sixth among the funds in the Expense Universe and were worse than the Expense Universe median. With respect to the Fund’s contractual Management Fee, the Manager noted that the small number of funds in the Expense Universe, which included funds varying widely in size and two other funds managed by Western Asset, made

 


 

 

 

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meaningful comparisons difficult. The Manager also noted that the inclusion of a short duration bond fund in the Performance Universe distorted the comparison further.

 

The Board also reviewed Contract Renewal Information regarding fees charged by the Manager to other U.S. clients investing primarily in an asset class similar to that of the Fund, including, where applicable, separate accounts. The Board was advised that the fees paid by such other clients generally are lower, and may be significantly lower, than the Management Fee. The Contract Renewal Information discussed the significant differences in scope of services provided to the Fund and to these other clients, noting that the Fund is provided with administrative services, office facilities, Fund officers (including the Fund’s chief executive, chief financial and chief compliance officers), and that the Manager coordinates and oversees the provision of services to the Fund by other fund service providers. The Contract Renewal Information included an analysis of complex-wide management fees provided by the Manager. At the Contract Renewal Meeting, the Board noted that the Contract Renewal Information included information regarding management fees paid by open-end mutual funds in the same complex (the “Legg Mason Open-end Funds”) and that such information indicated that the management fees paid by the Legg Mason Closed-end Funds generally were higher than those paid by the Legg Mason Open-end Funds. The Manager, in response, discussed differences between the services provided to the Fund and the other Legg Mason Closed-end Funds and services provided to the Legg Mason Open-end Funds. The Board considered the fee comparisons in light of the different services provided to these other types of clients and funds.

 

Taking all of the above into consideration, the Board determined that the Management Fee and the sub-advisory fee were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and overall quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements.

 

Manager profitability

 

The Board, as part of the Contract Renewal Information, received an analysis of the profitability to the Manager and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund for the Manager’s fiscal years ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008. The Board also received profitability information with respect to the Legg Mason fund complex as a whole. In addition, the Board received Contract Renewal Information with respect to the Manager’s revenue and cost allocation methodologies used in preparing such profitability data. In 2007, the Board received a report from an outside consultant that had reviewed the Manager’s methodologies and the Board was assured by the Manager at the Contract Renewal Meeting that there had been no significant changes in those methodologies since the report was rendered. The profitability to the Sub-Advisers was not considered to be a material factor in the Board’s considerations since Western Asset’s Sub-Advisory Fees are paid by the Manager, not the Fund, and the Sub-Advisory Fees for the Non-U.S. Sub-Advisers are paid by Western Asset, not the Fund. The profitability analysis presented to the Board as part of the Contract Renewal Information indicated that profitability to the Manager in providing services to the Fund had declined by 7 percent over the period covered by the analysis. The Board concluded that profitability was not excessive in light of the nature, scope and overall quality of the investment advisory and other services provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Sub-Advisers.

 

Economies of scale

 

The Board received and discussed Contract Renewal Information concerning whether the Manager realizes economies of scale if the Fund’s assets grow. The Board noted that because the Fund is a closed-end Fund with no current plans to seek additional assets beyond maintaining its dividend reinvestment plan, any significant growth in its assets generally will occur through appreciation in the value of the Fund’s investment portfolio, rather than sales of additional shares in the Fund. The Board determined that the Management Fee structure was appropriate under present circumstances.

 


 

 

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Other benefits to the manager and the sub-advisers

 

The Board considered other benefits received by the Manager, the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund and did not regard such benefits as excessive.

 

* * *

 

In light of all of the foregoing, the Board determined that, under the circumstances, continuation of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements would be consistent with the interests of the Fund and its shareholders and unanimously voted to continue each Agreement for a period of one additional year.

 

No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve continuation of the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements, and each Board member attributed different weights to the various factors. The Independent Directors were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. Prior to the Contract Renewal Meeting, the Board received a memorandum prepared by the Manager discussing its responsibilities in connection with the proposed continuation of the Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements as part of the Contract Renewal Information and the Independent Directors separately received a memorandum discussing such responsibilities from their independent counsel. Prior to voting, the Independent Directors also discussed the proposed continuation of the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements in private sessions with their independent legal counsel at which no representatives of the Manager were present.

 


 

 

 

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Additional shareholder information (unaudited)

 

Results of annual meeting of shareholders

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. was held on December 21, 2009, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the election of Directors. The following table provides information concerning the matter voted upon at the Meeting:

 

Election of directors

 

Nominees

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

 

13,512,547

 

556,006

 

William R. Hutchinson

 

13,491,373

 

577,181

 

Jeswald W. Salacuse

 

13,482,125

 

586,428

 

 

At February 28, 2010, in addition to R. Jay Gerken, CFA, William R. Hutchinson and Jeswald W. Salacuse, the other Directors of the Fund were as follows:

 

Carol L. Colman
Daniel P. Cronin
Paolo M. Cucchi
Leslie H. Gelb
Riordan Roett

 


 

 

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Dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan (unaudited)

 

1. Each shareholder initially purchasing shares of common stock (“Shares”) of Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. (“Fund”), on or after September 6, 1996 will be deemed to have elected to be a participant in the Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (“Plan”), unless the shareholder specifically elects in writing (addressed to the Agent at the address below or to any nominee who holds Shares for the shareholder in its name) to receive all distributions in cash, paid by check, mailed directly to the record holder by or under the direction of American Stock Transfer & Trust Company as the Fund’s dividend-paying agent (“Agent”). A shareholder whose Shares are held in the name of a broker or nominee who does not provide an automatic reinvestment service may be required to take such Shares out of “street name” and register such Shares in the shareholder’s name in order to participate, otherwise distributions will be paid in cash to such shareholder by the broker or nominee. Each participant in the Plan is referred to herein as a “Participant.” The Agent will act as agent for each Participant, and will open accounts for each Participant under the Plan in the same name as their Shares are registered.

 

2. Unless the Fund declares a distribution payable only in the form of cash, the Agent will apply all distributions in the manner set forth below.

 

3. If, on the determination date, the market price per Share equals or exceeds the net asset value per Share on that date (such condition, a “market premium”), the Agent will receive the distribution in newly issued Shares of the Fund on behalf of Participants. If, on the determination date, the net asset value per Share exceeds the market price per Share (such condition, a “market discount”), the Agent will purchase Shares in the open-market. The determination date will be the fourth New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) trading day (a NYSE trading day being referred to herein as a “Trading Day”) preceding the payment date for the distribution. For purposes herein, “market price” will mean the average of the highest and lowest prices at which the Shares sell on the NYSE on the particular date, or if there is no sale on that date, the average of the closing bid and asked quotations.

 

4. Purchases made by the Agent will be made as soon as practicable commencing on the Trading Day following the determination date and terminating no later than 30 days after the distribution payment date except where temporary curtailment or suspension of purchase is necessary to comply with applicable provisions of federal securities law; provided, however, that such purchases will, in any event, terminate on the Trading Day prior to the “ex-dividend” date next succeeding the distribution payment date.

 

5. If (i) the Agent has not invested the full distribution amount in open-market purchases by the date specified in paragraph 4 above as the date on which such purchases must terminate or (ii) a market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, then the Agent will cease making open-market purchases and will receive the uninvested portion of the distribution amount in newly issued Shares (x) in the case of (i) above, at the close of business on the date the Agent is required to terminate making open-market purchases as specified in paragraph 4 above or (y) in the case of (ii) above, at the close of business on the date such shift occurs; but in no event prior to the payment date for the distribution.

 

6. In the event that all or part of a distribution amount is to be paid in newly issued Shares, such Shares will be issued to Participants in accordance with the following formula: (i) if, on the valuation date, the net asset value per Share is less than or equal to the market price per Share, then the newly issued Shares will be valued at net asset value per Share on the valuation date; provided, however, that if the net asset value is less than 95% of the market price on the valuation date, then such Shares will be issued at 95% of the market price and (ii) if, on the valuation date, the net asset value per Share is greater than the market price per Share, then the newly issued Shares will be issued at the market price on the valuation date. The valuation date will be the distribution payment date, except that with respect to Shares issued pursuant to paragraph 5 above, the valuation date will be the date such Shares are issued. If a date that would otherwise be a valuation date is not a Trading Day, the valuation date will be the next preceding Trading Day.

 


 

 

 

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7. Participants have the option of making additional cash payments to the Agent, monthly, in a minimum amount of $250, for investment in Shares. The Agent will use all such funds received from Participants to purchase Shares in the open market on or about the first business day of each month. To avoid unnecessary cash accumulations, and also to allow ample time for receipt and processing by the Agent, Participants should send in voluntary cash payments to be received by the Agent approximately 10 days before an applicable purchase date specified above. A Participant may withdraw a voluntary cash payment by written notice, if the notice is received by the Agent not less than 48 hours before such payment is to be invested.

 

8. Purchases by the Agent pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 7 above may be made on any securities exchange on which the Shares of the Fund are traded, in the over-the-counter market or in negotiated transactions, and may be on such terms as to price, delivery and otherwise as the Agent shall determine. Funds held by the Agent uninvested will not bear interest, and it is understood that, in any event, the Agent shall have no liability in connection with any inability to purchase Shares within the time periods herein provided, or with the timing of any purchases effected. The Agent shall have no responsibility as to the value of the Shares acquired for the Participant’s account. The Agent may commingle amounts of all Participants to be used for open-market purchases of Shares and the price per Share allocable to each Participant in connection with such purchases shall be the average price (including brokerage commissions) of all Shares purchased by the Agent.

 

9. The Agent will maintain all Participants’ accounts in the Plan and will furnish written confirmations of all transactions in each account, including information needed by Participants for personal and tax records. The Agent will hold Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan in noncertificated form in the Participant’s name or that of its nominee, and each Participant’s proxy will include those Shares purchased pursuant to the Plan. The Agent will forward to Participants any proxy solicitation material and will vote any Shares so held for Participants only in accordance with the proxy returned by Participants to the Fund. Upon written request, the Agent will deliver to Participants, without charge, a certificate or certificates for the full Shares.

 

10. The Agent will confirm to Participants each acquisition made for their respective accounts as soon as practicable but not later than 60 days after the date thereof. Although Participants may from time to time have an undivided fractional interest (computed to three decimal places) in a Share of the Fund, no certificates for fractional shares will be issued. Distributions on fractional shares will be credited to each Participant’s account. In the event of termination of a Participant’s account under the Plan, the Agent will adjust for any such undivided fractional interest in cash at the market value of the Fund’s Shares at the time of termination less the pro rata expense of any sale required to make such an adjustment.

 

11. Any share dividends or split shares distributed by the Fund on Shares held by the Agent for Participants will be credited to their respective accounts. In the event that the Fund makes available to Participants rights to purchase additional Shares or other securities, the Shares held for Participants under the Plan will be added to other Shares held by the Participants in calculating the number of rights to be issued to Participants.

 

12. The Agent’s service fee for handling distributions will be paid by the Fund. Participants will be charged a pro rata share of brokerage commissions on all open-market purchases.

 

13. Participants may terminate their accounts under the Plan by notifying the Agent in writing. Such termination will be effective immediately if notice is received by the Agent not less than 10 days prior to any distribution record date; otherwise such termination will be effective on the first Trading Day after the payment date for such distribution with respect to any subsequent distribution. The Plan may be amended or terminated by the Fund as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change or termination sent to Participants at least 30 days prior to the record date for the distribution. The Plan may be amended

 


 

 

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or terminated by the Agent, with the Fund’s prior written consent, on at least 30 days’ written notice to Participants. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, the Agent or the Fund may amend or supplement the Plan at any time or times when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority. Upon any termination, the Agent will cause a certificate or certificates for the full Shares held by each Participant under the Plan and cash adjustment for any fraction to be delivered to each Participant without charge.

 

14. Any amendment or supplement shall be deemed to be accepted by each Participant unless, prior to the effective date thereof, the Agent receives written notice of the termination of the Participant’s account under the Plan. Any such amendment may include an appointment by the Agent in its place and stead of a successor Agent under these terms and conditions, with full power and authority to perform all or any of the acts to be performed by the Agent under these terms and conditions. Upon any such appointment of an Agent for the purpose of receiving distributions, the Fund will be authorized to pay to such successor Agent, for each Participant’s account, all distributions payable on Shares of the Fund held in each Participant’s name or under the Plan for retention or application by such successor Agent as provided in these terms and conditions.

 

15. In the case of Participants, such as banks, broker-dealers or other nominees, which hold Shares for others who are beneficial owners (“Nominee Holders”), the Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of Shares certified from time to time by each Nominee Holder as representing the total amount registered in the Nominee Holder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who are to participate in the Plan.

 

16. The Agent shall at all times act in good faith and use its best efforts within reasonable limits to insure the accuracy of all services performed under this Agreement and to comply with applicable law, but assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage due to errors unless such error is caused by its negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of its employees.

 

17. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Agent at 59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038.


 

Western Asset

Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Directors

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

Carol L. Colman

 

55 Water Street

 

KPMG LLP

Daniel P. Cronin

 

New York, New York 10041

 

345 Park Avenue

Paolo M. Cucchi

 

 

 

New York, New York 10154

Leslie H. Gelb

 

Investment manager

 

 

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

 

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC

 

Legal counsel

Chairman

 

 

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

William R. Hutchinson

 

Subadviser

 

425 Lexington Avenue

Riordan Roett

 

Western Asset Management Company

 

New York, New York 10017

Jeswald W. Salacuse

 

Western Asset Management Company Limited

 

 

 

 

Western Asset Management Company Ltd

 

New York Stock Exchange Symbol

Officers

 

Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd.

 

GDF

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Custodian

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

1 Lincoln Street

 

 

Ted P. Becker

 

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

 

Robert I. Frenkel

 

Transfer agent

 

 

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

 

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

 

 

Thomas Mandia

 

59 Maiden Lane

 

 

Assistant Secretary

 

New York, New York 10038

 

 

Steven Frank

 

 

 

 

Controller

 

 

 

 

Albert Laskaj

 

 

 

 

Controller

 

 

 

 

 


 

Privacy policy

 

We are committed to keeping nonpublic personal information about you secure and confidential. This notice is intended to help you understand how we fulfill this commitment. From time to time, we may collect a variety of personal information about you, including:

 

·  Information we receive from you on applications and forms, via the telephone, and through our websites;

 

·  Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others (such as your purchases, sales, or account balances); and

 

·  Information we receive from consumer reporting agencies.

 

We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers, except to our affiliates (such as broker-dealers or investment advisers with the Legg Mason family of companies) or as is otherwise permitted by applicable law or regulation. For example, we may share this information with others in order to process your transactions or service an account. We may also provide this information to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf, such as printing and mailing, or to other financial institutions with whom we have joint marketing agreements. When we enter into such agreements, we will require these companies to protect the confidentiality of this information and to use it only to perform the services for which we hired them.

 

With respect to our internal security procedures, we maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your nonpublic personal information, and we restrict access to this information.

 

If you decide at some point either to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will continue to adhere to our privacy policies and practices with respect to your nonpublic personal information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.
55 Water Street
New York, New York 10041

 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that from time to time the Fund may purchase, at market prices, shares of its common stock in the open market.

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q from the Fund, shareholders can call 1-888-777-0102.

 

Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the prior 12-month period ended June 30th of each year and a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio transactions are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-777-0102, (2) on the Fund’s website at www.leggmason.com/cef and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This report is transmitted to the shareholders of Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. for their information. This is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report.

 

American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
New York, New York 10038

 

 

WAS04030 4/10 SR10-1069

 


 

ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

 

 

Included herein under Item 1.

 

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)               The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b)              There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 



 

ITEM 12.

EXHIBITS.

 

 

 

(a) (1) Not applicable.

 

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

 

 

 

(a) (2) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

 

 Exhibit 99.CERT

 

 

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.

 

 Exhibit 99.906CERT

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

(R. Jay Gerken)

 

 

Chief Executive Officer of

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

Date: 

May 4, 2010

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

(R. Jay Gerken)

 

 

Chief Executive Officer of

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 4, 2010

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

(Kaprel Ozsolak)

 

 

Chief Financial Officer of

 

 

Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 4, 2010