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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. (HIO)

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund names Nisha Kumar director; two retire

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

The fund disclosed that Nisha Kumar was appointed a director effective January 1, 2019, and that directors Dr. Riordan Roett and Leslie H. Gelb retired effective December 31, 2018. The changes apply to the board of each closed-end fund advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC, and the filing describes them as board appointments and retirements rather than changes to fund management or strategy.

Key points

  • Nisha Kumar appointed director effective January 1, 2019; she will sit on the Audit, Nominating, Compensation, Pricing and Valuation Committees
  • Dr. Riordan Roett and Leslie H. Gelb retired as directors effective December 31, 2018
  • Kumar has been Managing Director, CFO and Chief Compliance Officer of Greenbriar Equity Group, LP since 2011
  • Announced in a press release dated January 2, 2019, filed as Exhibit 99.1

The filing

CompanyWESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. (HIO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 2, 2019, 4:22 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-19-000642

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:28 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 January 02, 2019.

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