WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC. (EMD)
EMD 8-K filings, explained
Every material Form 8-K WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC. has filed with the SEC since February 16, 2016, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. announced that Nisha Kumar was appointed a director of the fund and of other closed-end funds advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, effective January 1, 2019. Directors Dr. Riordan Roett and Leslie H. Gelb retired effective December 31, 2018. The filing describes a board change at the fund and does not describe any change to its financial results or operations.
Nisha Kumar appointed director effective January 1, 2019, and will serve on the Audit, Nominating, Compensation, Pricing and Valuation Committees
Dr. Riordan Roett and Leslie H. Gelb retire as directors effective December 31, 2018
Kumar has been Managing Director and CFO and Chief Compliance Officer of Greenbriar Equity Group, LP since 2011
Previously served as CFO of AOL LLC from 2007 to 2009
On August 14, 2017, KPMG LLP resigned as the independent auditor of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. at the Fund's request, and the Board approved PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its replacement for fiscal 2017, effective August 14, 2017. The filing says KPMG's reports on the prior two years contained no adverse opinion, disclaimer, or qualification, and that there were no disagreements or reportable events.
KPMG resigned on August 14, 2017, at the Fund's request
Audit Committee recommended PwC; Board approved engagement on August 10, 2017
PwC engaged for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017
KPMG's letter dated August 16, 2017 is filed as Exhibit 16.1
The boards of three Western Asset closed-end funds approved proposals to merge Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund (EMD) and Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund (SBW) into Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (ESD), subject to stockholder approval, with the mergers anticipated in the third quarter of 2016. The filing also says ESD's board approved changing its primary investment objective to high current income, which would also need stockholder approval, and that EMD and SBW stockholders would receive ESD common stock based on each fund's net asset value per share if approved.
EMD and SBW would each merge into ESD, subject to stockholder approval of each fund; neither merger depends on the other.
Mergers are anticipated to occur during the third quarter of 2016; fractional shares would be paid in cash.
Net assets as of January 31, 2016: EMD about $330 million, SBW about $152 million, ESD about $495 million.
ESD's primary objective would become high current income and its secondary objective capital appreciation.
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