Thomas Mandia

Permal Hedge Strategies Fund is a newly organized, non-diversified, closed-end management and investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation while attempting to reduce risk and volatility. The fund invests primarily in the Portfolio Funds, with access to a broad range of investment strategies with a global fixed income focus, which may include, but are not limited to, global fixed income strategies, global event-driven strategies and global macro strategies and, to a lesser extent, equity long/short strategies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Middle Market Debt Fund, Inc. acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. Its primary investment objective is to provide income and secondary investment objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions including loans, issued by middle market companies. Western Asset Middle Market Debt Fund is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objectives are to seek high current income and capital appreciation. The firm invests in high-yield debt securities. The company was founded on November 16, 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund or investment trust. It intends to provide total return and current income. The company was founded on April 16, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc. operates as closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to earn high current income and its secondary objective is total return. The Fund invests in a global portfolio of securities consisting of investment grade fixed-income securities, emerging market fixed-income securities and investment grade fixed-income securities. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc. is a closed end investment fund, which engages in the provision of a leveraged portfolio of primarily variable rate instruments of United States and non-United States issuers, including United States and non-United States investment grade and high-yield debt, senior loans, emerging market debt, and derivatives related to these securities. The company was founded on August 3, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Franklin Resources, Inc., Legg Mason Fund Asset Management, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Baltimore, MD. Jeanne M. Kelly has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Comprehensive Financial Management LLC provides investment management services. The company is headquartered in White Plans, NY.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund, Inc. is non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. It offers actively managed, leveraged fixed income portfolio that invests primarily in emerging market debt of sovereign and corporate issuers, denominated in both U.S. dollar and local currencies. It seeks high current income and capital appreciation. The company was founded on June 25, 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Legg Mason & Co. (UK) Ltd. provides asset management services. The company was founded on May 21, 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its objective is to provide current income and long-term capital appreciation. It intends to invest its net assets in a portfolio of private commercial real estate and publicly traded real estate securities. The company founded on December 19, 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.