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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. (DMO)

Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund: Jane Trust named CEO effective Aug. 1

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Jane Trust was appointed director/trustee, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Fund and other closed-end funds advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC, effective August 1, 2015. Kenneth D. Fuller resigned from the same roles effective July 31, 2015, so the Fund's top leadership changes hands at the start of August.

Key points

  • Jane Trust becomes director/trustee, Chairman, CEO and President effective August 1, 2015
  • Kenneth D. Fuller resigns from the same roles effective July 31, 2015
  • Trust is a Managing Director of Legg Mason & Co., LLC, with almost 27 years in the Legg Mason family
  • Trust is also a Senior Vice President of Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC, the Fund's investment manager

The filing

CompanyWestern Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc. (DMO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 22, 2015, 1:56 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-15-259634

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 10:08 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 22, 2015.

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