UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2018
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 811-08709 | 13-3998455 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY |
10018 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(888) 777-0102
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 2, 2019, Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the “Fund”) issued a press release, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the appointment of Nisha Kumar as a director of each of the closed-end funds advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC, effective January 1, 2019, and announcing the retirement of Dr. Riordan Roett and Leslie H. Gelb as directors of each respective closed-end fund, effective December 31, 2018. Ms. Kumar will serve as a member of the Fund’s Audit, Nominating, Compensation, Pricing and Valuation Committees.
Ms. Kumar has been a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Greenbriar Equity Group, LP since 2011. She was previously Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Rent the Runway, Inc. during 2011. From 2007 to 2009, Ms. Kumar served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AOL LLC, a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Ms. Kumar is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
The information disclosed under this Item 5.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Fund under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Fund dated January 2, 2019. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Fund has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 2, 2019 | Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. | |||
| /s/ George P. Hoyt | ||||
| Name: George P. Hoyt | ||||
| Title: Assistant Secretary | ||||
[Signature Page to Form 8-K]