WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22334

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(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: 1-888-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2015

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 


WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

JULY 31, 2015


WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    July 31, 2015

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 115.2%          
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.5%          

Automobiles - 0.4%

         

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

     2.375     1/16/18         1,300,000      $ 1,310,566   
         

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%

         

Co-operative Group Holdings 2011 Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     7/8/20         100,000 GBP      168,463 (a) 

Co-operative Group Holdings 2011 Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.500     7/8/26         190,000 GBP      323,530   
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

            491,993   
         

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.4%

         

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     9/27/23         650,000        625,625 (b) 

CEC Entertainment Inc., Senior Notes

     8.000     2/15/22         1,440,000        1,465,200   

MGM Resorts International, Senior Notes

     11.375     3/1/18         1,000,000        1,182,500   

Mitchells & Butlers Finance PLC, Secured Notes

     5.965     12/15/23         381,378 GBP      675,917   
         

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            3,949,242   
         

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.2%

         

William Lyon Homes Inc., Senior Notes

     7.000     8/15/22         700,000        733,250   
         

 

 

 

Media - 8.0%

         

AMC Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

     5.750     6/15/25         610,000        610,000   

CCO Safari II LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.384     10/23/35         720,000        737,698 (b) 

CCO Safari II LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     6.484     10/23/45         3,660,000        3,798,099 (b) 

Comcast Corp., Senior Notes

     5.700     7/1/19         1,800,000        2,046,654   

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     6.750     11/15/21         1,000,000        1,040,000   

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     11/15/24         1,950,000        1,896,375   

Grupo Televisa SAB, Senior Bonds

     6.625     1/15/40         1,730,000        2,018,910   

iHeartCommunications Inc., Senior Notes

     10.000     1/15/18         920,000        739,450   

Numericable-SFR, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.000     5/15/22         1,570,000        1,601,400 (b) 

Numericable-SFR, Senior Secured Bonds

     6.250     5/15/24         690,000        703,421 (b) 

Time Warner Cable Inc., Senior Notes

     8.750     2/14/19         1,500,000        1,780,649   

Tribune Media Co., Senior Notes

     5.875     7/15/22         450,000        465,750 (b) 

TVN Finance Corp. III AB, Senior Bonds

     7.375     12/15/20         483,000 EUR      582,837 (b) 

UBM PLC, Notes

     5.750     11/3/20         1,500,000        1,630,119 (b) 

UPC Holding BV, Junior Secured Subordinated Notes

     6.375     9/15/22         910,000 EUR      1,086,684 (b) 

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     6.000     10/15/24         1,000,000        1,018,750 (b) 

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     5.750     1/15/25         1,500,000        1,508,250 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Media

            23,265,046   
         

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.4%

         

Neiman Marcus Group LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.125     6/1/28         180,000        180,000   

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Senior Notes

     8.750     10/15/21         1,000,000        1,077,500 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

Total Multiline Retail

            1,257,500   
         

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.9%

         

Gap Inc., Senior Notes

     5.950     4/12/21         2,250,000        2,529,891   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

            33,537,488   
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.5%          

Beverages - 0.3%

         

Carolina Beverage Group LLC/Carolina Beverage Group Finance Inc., Secured Notes

     10.625     8/1/18         830,000        817,550 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3%

         

CVS Health Corp., Senior Notes

     6.125     9/15/39         1,000,000        1,191,259   

Dollar Tree Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     3/1/23         710,000        752,600 (b) 

Tesco PLC, Senior Notes

     6.125     2/24/22         1,200,000 GBP      2,050,135   
         

 

 

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

            3,993,994   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Food Products - 0.3%

         

Boparan Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     5.250     7/15/19         616,000 GBP    $ 925,903 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.3%

         

Hypermarcas SA, Notes

     6.500     4/20/21         760,000        802,560 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Tobacco - 3.3%

         

Alliance One International Inc., Secured Notes

     9.875     7/15/21         500,000        440,625   

BAT Netherlands Finance BV, Senior Notes

     4.875     2/24/21         1,450,000 EUR      1,933,733   

Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC, Senior Notes

     8.375     2/17/16         1,150,000 EUR      1,317,846 (a) 

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Bonds

     8.125     6/23/19         2,305,000        2,747,129 (b) 

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     6.750     6/15/17         2,340,000        2,551,236   

Reynolds American Inc., Senior Notes

     5.850     8/15/45         540,000        582,755   
         

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

            9,573,324   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

            16,113,331   
         

 

 

 
ENERGY - 14.4%          

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0%

         

Atwood Oceanics Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     2/1/20         610,000        574,163   

Parker Drilling Co., Senior Notes

     7.500     8/1/20         740,000        647,500   

Transocean Inc., Senior Notes

     6.800     3/15/38         2,200,000        1,529,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

            2,750,663   
         

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.4%

         

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     6.450     9/15/36         1,370,000        1,543,724   

California Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     6.000     11/15/24         2,000,000        1,625,000   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     4/15/21         1,410,000        1,393,926   

Comstock Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     9.500     6/15/20         1,550,000        581,250   

Continental Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     3.800     6/1/24         3,000,000        2,645,862   

Dolphin Energy Ltd., Senior Secured Bonds

     5.888     6/15/19         1,129,395        1,229,577 (a) 

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Bonds

     4.125     1/16/25         1,000,000        920,000   

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/23/19         1,650,000        1,914,000   

Ecopetrol SA, Senior Notes

     5.375     6/26/26         1,500,000        1,457,250   

EDC Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     4/17/20         400,000        360,000 (b) 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     6.500     1/31/19         1,290,000        1,462,802   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     3.700     2/15/26         1,520,000        1,474,978   

Globe Luxembourg SCA, Senior Secured Notes

     9.625     5/1/18         1,050,000        930,562 (b) 

Halcon Resources Corp., Secured Notes

     8.625     2/1/20         730,000        699,887 (b) 

Indo Energy Finance BV, Senior Notes

     7.000     5/7/18         470,000        364,250 (b) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

     6.356     6/7/17         310,000        325,147 (a) 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

     6.656     6/7/22         1,860,000        1,934,698 (a) 

Murray Energy Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     11.250     4/15/21         1,930,000        1,196,600 (b) 

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     6.250     3/17/24         380,000        356,592   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, Senior Notes

     7.250     3/17/44         1,000,000        882,570   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Bonds

     6.625     6/15/35         910,000        978,250   

Petroleos Mexicanos, Senior Notes

     4.250     1/15/25         1,000,000        976,500 (b) 

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

     9.750     8/14/19         2,590,000        2,997,925 (b) 

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19         1,780,000        1,974,205 (a) 

Petronas Capital Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/12/19         700,000        776,373 (b) 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

     11.000     7/1/21         500,000        48,750 (d)

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

     6.750     9/30/19         2,280,000        2,704,650 (a) 

Reliance Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     5.400     2/14/22         1,000,000        1,089,377 (b) 

Rosneft Finance SA, Senior Notes

     7.875     3/13/18         2,830,000        2,996,404 (b) 

Williams Partners LP, Senior Notes

     5.250     3/15/20         610,000        662,321   

WPX Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     7.500     8/1/20         250,000        254,375   

WPX Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     8.250     8/1/23         400,000        407,500   
         

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

            39,165,305   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

            41,915,968   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
FINANCIALS - 36.8%          

Banks - 23.1%

         

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Subordinated Notes

     5.125     9/10/19         1,250,000 EUR    $ 1,610,409 (a) 

Bank of America Corp., Senior Notes

     7.750     4/30/18         800,000 GBP      1,442,166   

Barclays Bank PLC, Subordinated Notes

     7.625     11/21/22         5,750,000        6,641,250   

Barclays PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     8.250     12/15/18         240,000        257,392 (e)(f) 

BNP Paribas Fortis SA, Senior Subordinated Notes

     5.757     10/4/17         1,200,000 EUR      1,459,004   

Citigroup Inc., Senior Notes

     7.375     9/4/19         1,300,000 EUR      1,803,684   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Subordinated Notes

     5.500     8/6/19         1,200,000 EUR      1,553,681   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA of Netherlands, Junior Subordinated Notes

     11.000     6/30/19         1,997,000        2,514,323 (b)(e)(f) 

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes

     8.375     10/13/19         2,530,000        2,909,500 (b)(e)(f) 

Credit Agricole SA, Junior Subordinated Notes

     7.875     10/26/19         400,000 EUR      523,866 (a)(e)(f) 

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Bonds

     8.125     9/19/33         900,000        1,007,156 (b)(e) 

Credit Agricole SA, Subordinated Notes

     4.375     3/17/25         760,000        742,613 (b) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.375     9/17/24         2,670,000        2,690,025 (e)(f) 

HSBC Holdings PLC, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.375     3/30/25         1,400,000        1,409,800 (e)(f) 

ING Bank NV, Subordinated Notes

     6.875     5/29/23         2,850,000 GBP      4,934,278 (e) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Senior Notes

     3.625     8/12/15         1,000,000        1,000,511 (b) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Bonds

     5.017     6/26/24         1,940,000        1,915,197 (b) 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Subordinated Notes

     8.375     10/14/19         450,000 EUR      584,407 (a)(e)(f) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.000     8/1/23         5,870,000        5,825,975 (e)(f) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Junior Subordinated Notes

     6.100     10/1/24         250,000        251,250 (e)(f) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.950     6/1/45         1,000,000        1,003,761   

M&T Bank Corp., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     6.875     6/15/16         1,570,000        1,597,475 (f) 

National Australia Bank Ltd., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     6/26/23         2,750,000 EUR      3,502,251 (e) 

National Capital Trust I, Junior Subordinated Bond

     5.620     12/17/18         266,000 GBP      442,400 (a)(e)(f) 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Subordinated Notes

     6.100     6/10/23         2,570,000        2,779,596   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, Subordinated Notes

     13.125     3/19/22         1,420,000 AUD      1,178,251 (a)(e) 

Santander Issuances SAU, Notes

     5.911     6/20/16         2,000,000        2,060,834 (b) 

Santander UK PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.000     11/7/23         1,120,000        1,163,109 (b) 

Societe Generale SA, Subordinated Notes

     9.375     9/4/19         1,550,000 EUR      2,110,838 (a)(e)(f) 

Standard Chartered Bank, Subordinated Notes

     5.875     9/26/17         1,250,000 EUR      1,521,986 (a) 

Standard Chartered Bank, Subordinated Notes

     7.750     4/3/18         1,000,000 GBP      1,774,793 (a) 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.570     8/31/15         3,660,000        3,625,687 (e)(f) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.900     6/15/24         2,910,000        2,933,862 (e)(f) 

Wells Fargo & Co., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.875     6/15/25         440,000        451,000 (e)(f) 
         

 

 

 

Total Banks

            67,222,330   
         

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 3.1%

         

Goldman Sachs Capital II, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     4.000     8/31/15         1,300,000        981,500 (e)(f) 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     4.750     10/12/21         2,700,000 EUR      3,439,765   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.500     10/12/21         600,000 GBP      1,041,196   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     5.150     5/22/45         780,000        775,596   

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.500     7/15/22         1,000,000        1,010,073 (b) 

UBS AG London, Senior Notes

     6.375     7/20/16         1,050,000 GBP      1,719,485 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

            8,967,615   
         

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.3%

         

American Express Co., Subordinated Debentures

     6.800     9/1/66         1,820,000        1,876,875 (e) 

Navient Corp., Medium-Term Notes, Senior Notes

     8.000     3/25/20         1,880,000        1,959,900   
         

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

            3,836,775   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Diversified Financial Services - 3.6%

         

Argos Merger Sub Inc., Senior Notes

     7.125     3/15/23         1,500,000      $ 1,590,000 (b) 

FCE Bank PLC, Senior Notes

     5.125     11/16/15         900,000 GBP      1,419,593 (a) 

General Electric Capital Corp., Subordinated Bonds

     5.500     9/15/67         940,000 EUR      1,099,983 (a)(e) 

General Electric Capital Corp., Subordinated Debentures

     6.375     11/15/67         1,200,000        1,288,500 (e) 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/17         3,000,000        3,279,360   

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/19         1,130,000        1,234,355   

MUFG Capital Finance 4 Ltd., Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.271     1/25/17         550,000 EUR      630,531 (e)(f) 
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

            10,542,322   
         

 

 

 

Insurance - 4.0%

         

AXA SA, Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.777     7/6/16         500,000 EUR      570,788 (e)(f) 

AXA SA, Junior Subordinated Notes

     6.463     12/14/18         2,000,000        2,080,000 (b)(e)(f) 

BUPA Finance PLC, Subordinated Bonds

     5.000     4/25/23         910,000 GBP      1,480,115 (a) 

ELM BV, Subordinated Notes

     5.252     5/25/16         550,000 EUR      620,807 (a)(e)(f) 

Farmers Insurance Exchange, Subordinated Notes

     8.625     5/1/24         1,295,000        1,720,407 (b) 

Generali Finance BV, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     5.317     6/16/16         500,000 EUR      562,242 (e)(f) 

MetLife Capital Trust IV, Junior Subordinated Notes

     7.875     12/15/37         300,000        375,750 (b) 

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (MunichRe), Subordinated Bonds

     5.767     6/12/17         500,000 EUR      591,945 (a)(e)(f) 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.125     9/28/15         550,000 GBP      865,040 (a) 

Scottish Widows PLC, Subordinated Notes

     5.500     6/16/23         910,000 GBP      1,511,395 (a) 

Travelers Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     5.350     11/1/40         1,150,000        1,333,829   
         

 

 

 

Total Insurance

            11,712,318   
         

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.0%

         

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Secured Notes

     11.000     10/1/21         170,000        144,500   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     8.000     10/1/20         1,510,000        1,449,600   

Howard Hughes Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     10/1/21         1,230,000        1,309,950 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

            2,904,050   
         

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.7%

         

Quicken Loans Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     5/1/25         2,140,000        2,075,800 (b) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

            107,261,210   
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 6.9%          

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.1%

         

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, Senior Notes

     10.875     12/15/18         1,070,000 EUR      1,243,579 (b) 

DJO Finco Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., Secured Notes

     8.125     6/15/21         1,770,000        1,823,100 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

            3,066,679   
         

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.8%

         

Humana Inc., Senior Notes

     7.200     6/15/18         2,700,000        3,077,468   

Labco SAS, Senior Secured Notes

     8.500     1/15/18         200,000 EUR      230,084 (b) 

Priory Group No. 3 PLC, Senior Subordinated Notes

     8.875     2/15/19         450,000 GBP      731,696 (a) 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     6/15/23         2,400,000        2,514,000 (b) 

Unilabs Subholding AB, Senior Secured Notes

     8.500     7/15/18         1,200,000 EUR      1,377,701 (a) 

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     2/15/18         1,350,000        1,494,910   

UnitedHealth Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     7/15/45         440,000        461,332   

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Secured Notes

     7.625     8/15/20         1,320,000        1,240,800   
         

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

            11,127,991   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals - 2.0%

         

AbbVie Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

     3.600     5/14/25         1,500,000      $ 1,480,757   

Actavis Funding SCS, Senior Notes

     4.550     3/15/35         580,000        546,728   

Actavis Funding SCS, Senior Notes

     4.750     3/15/45         780,000        738,284   

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Ltd./Endo Finco Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     7/15/23         1,090,000        1,136,325 (b) 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Senior Notes

     6.125     4/15/25         1,980,000        2,074,050 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

            5,976,144   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

            20,170,814   
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 5.9%          

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.8%

         

XPO Logistics Inc., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/1/19         1,150,000        1,233,375 (b) 

XPO Logistics Inc., Senior Notes

     6.500     6/15/22         990,000        976,388 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Air Freight & Logistics

            2,209,763   
         

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.3%

         

Air Canada, Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

     6.625     5/15/18         330,000        345,263 (b) 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

     9.250     5/10/17         1,732,453        1,905,698   

Heathrow Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.125     3/1/17         950,000 GBP      1,582,178 (a) 

United Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Senior Secured Notes

     10.400     11/1/16         27,574        29,829   
         

 

 

 

Total Airlines

            3,862,968   
         

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.4%

         

Garda World Security Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     11/15/21         470,000        441,800 (b) 

Monitronics International Inc., Senior Notes

     9.125     4/1/20         1,570,000        1,530,750   

Republic Services Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/15/21         1,450,000        1,622,850   

Taylor Morrison Communities Inc./Monarch Communities Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/21         420,000        421,050 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

            4,016,450   
         

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 1.0%

         

Astaldi SpA, Senior Notes

     7.125     12/1/20         410,000 EUR      477,862 (b) 

Astaldi SpA, Senior Notes

     7.125     12/1/20         100,000 EUR      116,552 (a) 

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     10.375     9/1/21         720,000        756,000 (b) 

Michael Baker International LLC/CDL Acquisition Co. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.250     10/15/18         920,000        892,400 (b) 

Modular Space Corp., Secured Notes

     10.250     1/31/19         740,000        580,900 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Construction & Engineering

            2,823,714   
         

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.0%

         

Trionista TopCo GmbH, Senior Subordinated Notes

     6.875     4/30/21         100,000 EUR      116,650 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.7%

         

KION Finance SA, Senior Secured Notes

     6.750     2/15/20         1,195,000 EUR      1,389,743 (b) 

KraussMaffei Group GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

     8.750     12/15/20         224,000 EUR      266,535 (b) 

SIG Combibloc Holdings SCA, Senior Bonds

     7.750     2/15/23         350,000 EUR      406,083 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Machinery

            2,062,361   
         

 

 

 

Marine - 0.2%

         

Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.875     6/15/21         630,000        530,775   
         

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.5%

         

Gategroup Finance Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     3/1/19         104,483 EUR      120,691 (b) 

Jack Cooper Holdings Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     10.250     6/1/20         1,630,000        1,503,675 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Road & Rail

            1,624,366   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

            17,247,047   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.1%          

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.3%

         

Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc./Interface Security Systems LLC, Senior Secured Notes

     9.250     1/15/18         770,000      $ 789,250   
         

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.7%

         

Ancestry.com Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     9.625     10/15/18         2,110,000        2,173,300 (b)(c) 
         

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.1%

         

First Data Corp., Secured Notes

     8.250     1/15/21         3,040,000        3,226,200 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Software - 0.3%

         

Oberthur Technologies Holding SAS, Senior Secured Notes

     9.250     4/30/20         670,000 EUR      797,453 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.7%

         

Hewlett-Packard Co., Senior Notes

     4.650     12/9/21         2,000,000        2,118,186   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

            9,104,389   
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 10.6%          

Chemicals - 0.6%

         

Eco Services Operations LLC/Eco Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     8.500     11/1/22         280,000        279,300 (b) 

Kerling PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     10.625     2/1/17         606,000 EUR      688,834 (b) 

OCP SA, Senior Notes

     5.625     4/25/24         800,000        840,923 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

            1,809,057   
         

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.8%

         

Cemex SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     5.700     1/11/25         660,000        643,170 (b) 

Hardwoods Acquisition Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     8/1/21         750,000        716,250 (b) 

HeidelbergCement Finance Luxembourg SA, Senior Notes

     8.500     10/31/19         610,000 EUR      848,386 (a) 

NWH Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.500     8/1/21         300,000        279,000 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Construction Materials

            2,486,806   
         

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.9%

         

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings USA Inc., Senior Notes

     9.125     10/15/20         1,200,000        1,264,500 (b) 

BWAY Holding Co., Senior Notes

     9.125     8/15/21         1,290,000        1,322,250 (b) 

Coveris Holdings SA, Senior Notes

     7.875     11/1/19         450,000        446,485 (b) 

SGD Group SAS, Senior Secured Bonds

     5.625     5/15/19         1,230,000 EUR      1,398,128 (a) 

Suzano Trading Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.875     1/23/21         970,000        1,013,650 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

            5,445,013   
         

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 6.0%

         

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, Senior Notes

     8.500     7/30/20         1,008,000        1,034,811   

ArcelorMittal, Senior Bonds

     6.125     6/1/25         750,000        716,250   

Barrick Gold Corp., Senior Notes

     6.950     4/1/19         500,000        565,246   

Evraz Group SA, Notes

     9.500     4/24/18         450,000        470,858 (b) 

Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes

     6.500     4/22/20         984,000        897,251 (a) 

Evraz Group SA, Senior Notes

     6.500     4/22/20         340,000        310,026 (b) 

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     4/1/22         220,000        128,172 (b) 

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     9.750     3/1/22         2,100,000        1,937,250 (b) 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Senior Notes

     4.550     11/14/24         2,000,000        1,700,000   

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     6/13/17         950,000 EUR      1,129,071   

GTL Trade Finance Inc., Senior Bonds

     5.893     4/29/24         1,562,000        1,478,433 (b) 

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC, Senior Notes

     2.250     12/14/18         800,000        801,602   

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42         1,850,000        1,576,866   

St. Barbara Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

     8.875     4/15/18         210,000        190,575 (b) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Metals & Mining - (continued)

         

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Bonds

     8.250     1/17/34         2,146,000      $ 2,295,533   

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.250     1/23/17         670,000        705,316   

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/21/36         340,000        318,818   

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

     9.500     7/18/18         260,000        271,700 (a) 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

     6.000     1/31/19         990,000        926,204 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

            17,453,982   
         

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 1.3%

         

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, Senior Notes

     7.250     7/29/19         1,220,000        1,414,452   

Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     5.250     5/12/24         260,000        262,275   

Resolute Forest Products Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     5/15/23         620,000        520,800   

UPM-Kymmene OYJ, Senior Notes

     6.625     1/23/17         1,000,000 GBP      1,666,477   
         

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

            3,864,004   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

            31,058,862   
         

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 12.6%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 9.5%

         

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes

     9.000     1/31/20         316,000        312,840 (b) 

British Telecommunications PLC, Senior Bonds

     8.500     12/7/16         1,200,000 GBP      2,045,848 (a) 

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

     7.000     6/1/20         375,000        396,563   

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

     8.625     7/15/20         625,000        668,750   

Level 3 Financing Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     2/1/23         1,770,000        1,794,337 (b) 

Oi SA, Senior Notes

     5.750     2/10/22         1,760,000        1,403,072 (b) 

Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.750     2/16/21         650,000        710,390 (b) 

Qwest Corp., Senior Notes

     6.750     12/1/21         2,500,000        2,726,350   

Telecom Italia SpA, Senior Notes

     5.303     5/30/24         5,570,000        5,618,737 (b) 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     5.134     4/27/20         2,000,000        2,210,424   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, Senior Notes

     7.045     6/20/36         2,000,000        2,470,762   

Verizon Communications Inc., Senior Notes

     5.150     9/15/23         5,280,000        5,820,989   

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes

     7.500     4/1/23         1,800,000        1,476,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

            27,655,062   
         

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.1%

         

Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured Notes

     5.250     2/15/23         110,000 EUR      124,728 (b) 

Altice Financing SA, Senior Secured Notes

     6.625     2/15/23         610,000        629,825 (b) 

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     5.625     11/15/17         2,050,000        2,238,600   

America Movil SAB de CV, Senior Notes

     6.125     3/30/40         650,000        758,290   

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/28         750,000        637,500   

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     8.750     3/15/32         2,000,000        1,897,500   

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.625     2/15/25         1,720,000        1,599,600   

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC, Senior Notes

     9.125     4/30/18         1,150,000        1,265,000 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

            9,151,043   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

            36,806,105   
         

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 7.9%          

Electric Utilities - 3.7%

         

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Senior Notes

     6.875     7/30/19         1,680,000        1,654,800 (b) 

Electricite de France, Junior Subordinated Notes

     5.625     1/22/24         2,500,000        2,606,250 (b)(e)(f) 

Enel SpA, Junior Subordinated Bonds

     7.750     9/10/75         1,740,000 GBP      3,012,990 (a)(e) 

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

     7.375     11/15/31         1,930,000        2,373,661   

State Grid Overseas Investment 2014 Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.125     5/7/24         1,000,000        1,054,725 (a) 
         

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

            10,702,426   
         

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.4%

         

Wales & West Utilities Finance PLC, Senior Secured Bonds

     5.125     12/2/16         650,000 GBP      1,063,981 (a) 
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 2.0%

  

    

Calpine Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     7.875     1/15/23         1,552,000      $ 1,673,250 (b) 

Colbun SA, Senior Notes

     6.000     1/21/20         1,370,000        1,516,685 (b) 

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC, Pass-Through Certificates

     10.060     12/30/28         1,948,589        2,119,090   

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     5.875     2/1/23         630,000        639,059 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

            5,948,084   
         

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.8%

         

Centrica PLC, Senior Notes

     6.375     3/10/22         1,200,000 GBP      2,268,745 (a) 

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, Senior Notes

     7.625     7/29/19         1,210,000        1,420,177 (b) 

Veolia Environnement SA, Senior Notes

     6.750     4/24/19         1,200,000 EUR      1,619,224   
         

 

 

 

Total Multi-Utilities

            5,308,146   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            23,022,637   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $334,056,791)

            336,237,851   
         

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.5%          

Argent Securities Inc., 2004-W10 A2

     0.967     10/25/34         816,891        796,943 (e) 

Asset Backed Funding Certificates, 2003-WMC1 M1

     1.166     6/25/33         1,392,399        1,343,778 (e) 

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, 2006-HW 2A1B

     0.305     11/15/36         564,486        496,846 (e) 

Home Equity Asset Trust, 2004-8 M1

     1.061     3/25/35         641,516        619,680 (e) 

Park Place Securities Inc., 2004-WCW1 M2

     1.211     9/25/34         682,513        678,879 (e) 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2003-RZ5 A7

     5.470     9/25/33         406,828        421,533   

Residential Asset Securities Corp., 2003-KS10 AI6

     4.540     12/25/33         92,049        95,029 (e) 

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, 2005-3 M2

     0.971     6/25/35         30,095        30,077 (e) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Cost - $4,082,664)

            4,482,765   
         

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 1.1%          

ARM Trust, 2004-5 4A1

     2.686     4/25/35         333,864        326,944 (e) 

Bear Stearns ARM Trust, 2005-12 24A1

     5.261     2/25/36         33,289        30,913 (e) 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, 2009-3R 25A1

     2.821     7/27/36         120,481        122,313 (b)(e) 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-RP1 1A2

     7.500     1/25/36         253,052        270,052 (b) 

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-10 4A

     2.527     1/19/35         259,378        258,652 (e) 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2005-A5 1A2

     2.819     8/25/35         1,124,277        1,119,779 (e) 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2003-SL1 M1

     7.363     4/25/31         1,364,607        1,183,811 (e) 

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-HY4 4A1

     2.110     9/25/36         74,082        66,305 (e) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

(Cost - $3,136,702)

            3,378,769   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

SECURITY‡

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 0.0%          
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.0%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.0%

         

Axtel SAB de CV, Senior Secured Notes
(Cost - $47,345)

     9.000     1/31/20         360,800 MXN    $ 44,225 (b) 
         

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 0.9%          
ENERGY - 0.2%          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%

         

Westmoreland Coal Co., Term Loan B

     7.500     12/16/20         636,800        592,224 (g)(h) 
         

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 0.5%          

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.2%

         

Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc., Term Loan

     7.000     10/15/22         600,000        593,250 (g)(h) 
         

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.3%

         

Radnet Management Inc., Second Lien Term Loan

     8.000     3/25/21         770,000        761,337 (g)(h) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

            1,354,587   
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 0.0%          

Metals & Mining - 0.0%

         

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., New Term Loan B

     3.750     6/30/19         130,000        106,857 (g)(h)(i) 
         

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 0.2%          

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.2%

  

    

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co., LLC, DIP Term Loan

     4.250     6/19/16         690,000        693,594 (g)(h) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS

(Cost - $2,786,912)

            2,747,262   
         

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 4.5%          

Brazil - 1.5%

         

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, Senior Notes

     3.375     9/26/16         560,000        562,800 (b) 

Federative Republic of Brazil, Notes

     10.000     1/1/25         2,427,000 BRL      603,369   

Federative Republic of Brazil, Senior Notes

     10.000     1/1/17         11,712,000 BRL      3,287,546   
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            4,453,715   
         

 

 

 

Chile - 0.6%

         

Banco del Estado de Chile, Senior Notes

     4.125     10/7/20         1,540,000        1,634,910 (b) 
         

 

 

 

Peru - 0.2%

         

Republic of Peru, Senior Bonds

     7.840     8/12/20         1,249,000 PEN      431,886   
         

 

 

 

Turkey - 1.1%

         

Republic of Turkey, Senior Bonds

     5.750     3/22/24         3,000,000        3,234,102   
         

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates - 0.5%

         

MDC-GMTN B.V., Senior Notes

     7.625     5/6/19         1,250,000        1,500,000 (a) 
         

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 0.6%

         

United Kingdom Treasury Gilt, Bonds

     4.500     3/7/19         1,019,000 GBP      1,784,690 (a) 
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost - $15,040,668)

            13,039,303   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

SECURITY‡

     SHARES      VALUE  
COMMON STOCKS - 1.0%           
FINANCIALS - 1.0%           

Banks - 1.0%

          

Citigroup Inc.

(Cost - $2,073,750)

          48,867       $ 2,856,765   
          

 

 

 
     RATE                      
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.1%           
ENERGY - 0.1%           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.1%

          

Rex Energy Corp.

(Cost - $409,750)

     6.000        4,400         150,425   
          

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.4%           
FINANCIALS - 0.4%           

Capital Markets - 0.4%

          

State Street Corp.

     5.900        37,454         972,680 (e) 
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.0%

          

Citigroup Capital XIII

     7.875        3,050         77,684 (e) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost - $1,017,989)

             1,050,364   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $362,652,571)

             363,987,729   
          

 

 

 
           MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
        
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.2%           

Repurchase Agreements - 1.2%

          

State Street Bank & Trust Co. repurchase agreement dated 7/31/15; Proceeds at maturity - $3,476,000; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government obligations, 1.375% due 9/30/18; Market Value - $3,548,853) (Cost - $3,476,000)

     0.000     8/3/15         3,476,000         3,476,000   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 125.9%
(Cost - $366,128,571#)

             367,463,729   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (25.9)%

             (75,604,320
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 291,859,409   
          

 

 

 

 

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

 

Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lender, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding and any additional expenses.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.

 

(b) 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.

 

(c) Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities.

 

(d) The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of July 31, 2015.

 

(e) Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available.

 

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

 

(g) Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

 

(h) Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.

 

(i) All or a portion of this loan is unfunded as of July 31, 2015. The interest rate for fully unfunded term loans is to be determined.

 

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

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARM    — Adjustable Rate Mortgage
AUD    — Australian Dollar
BRL    — Brazilian Real
DIP    — Debtor-in-Possession
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
MXN    — Mexican Peso
OJSC    — Open Joint Stock Company
PEN    — Peruvian Nuevo Sol

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CORPORATE DEFINED OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    July 31, 2015

 

 

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS            

SECURITY

   EXPIRATION
DATE
     STRIKE
PRICE
     CONTRACTS      VALUE  

Euro Currency Futures, Put

(Premiums received - $211,508)

     9/4/15       $ 1.08         113       $ 107,350   

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on September 17, 2009 and is registered as a non-diversified, limited-term, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income and then to liquidate and distribute substantially all of the Fund’s net assets to stockholders on or about December 2, 2024. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing 80% of its managed assets in a portfolio of U.S. and foreign corporate fixed-income securities of varying maturities.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its managed assets in fixed-income securities of foreign issuers organized or having a principal place of business outside the United States, including in emerging market countries. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 35% of its managed assets in fixed-income securities of below investment grade quality.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. 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 the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, 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 as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (formerly, Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee) (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors quarterly.

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 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 discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed 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 methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Long-term investments†:

           

Corporate bonds & notes

     —         $ 336,237,851         —         $ 336,237,851   

Asset-backed securities

     —           4,482,765         —           4,482,765   

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —           3,378,769         —           3,378,769   

Convertible bonds & notes

     —           44,225         —           44,225   

Senior loans:

           

Energy

     —           —         $ 592,224         592,224   

Other senior loans

     —           2,155,038         —           2,155,038   

Sovereign bonds

     —           13,039,303         —           13,039,303   

Common stocks

   $ 2,856,765         —           —           2,856,765   

Convertible preferred stocks

     —           150,425         —           150,425   

Preferred stocks

     1,050,364         —           —           1,050,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term investments

   $ 3,907,129       $ 359,488,376       $ 592,224       $ 363,987,729   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-term investments†

     —           3,476,000         —           3,476,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 3,907,129       $ 362,964,376       $ 592,224       $ 367,463,729   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other financial instruments:

           

Forward foreign currency contracts

     —         $ 1,320,810         —         $ 1,320,810   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,907,129       $ 364,285,186       $ 592,224       $ 368,784,539   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other financial instruments:

           

Written options

   $ 107,350         —           —         $ 107,350   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     —         $ 1,034,329         —           1,034,329   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 107,350       $ 1,034,329         —         $ 1,141,679   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

2. Investments

At July 31, 2015, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 18,911,521   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (17,576,363
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,335,158   
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At July 31, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR      430,000         USD         481,013       Citibank N.A.      8/13/15       $ (8,714
EUR      460,000         USD         513,432       Citibank N.A.      8/13/15         (8,183
EUR      1,060,000         USD         1,163,157       Citibank N.A.      8/13/15         1,113   
GBP      1,300,000         USD         2,069,129       Citibank N.A.      8/13/15         (39,117
USD      8,906,010         EUR         7,894,559       Citibank N.A.      8/13/15         234,878   
USD      1,279,046         GBP         843,197       Citibank N.A.      8/13/15         (37,647
CAD      2,157,113         USD         1,657,385       Morgan Stanley      8/13/15         (8,136
USD      1,139,805         CAD         1,372,526       Morgan Stanley      8/13/15         90,422   
USD      36,706,248         EUR         32,633,751       Morgan Stanley      8/13/15         862,377   
USD      16,761,994         GBP         11,039,175       Morgan Stanley      8/13/15         (476,212
USD      2,417,026         EUR         2,122,143       UBS AG      8/13/15         86,131   
USD      17,077,997         GBP         11,228,802       UBS AG      8/13/15         (456,320
USD      10,558,121         EUR         9,562,000       Bank of America N.A.      10/16/15         45,889   
                 

 

 

 
Total                   $ 286,481   
                 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

CAD    — Canadian Dollar
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
USD    — United States Dollar

 

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ITEM 2. 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 quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.


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, thereunto duly authorized.

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

 

By

  /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

  September 21, 2015

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/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

  September 21, 2015

By

  /s/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

  September 21, 2015