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

Western Asset High Income Fund II names Jane Trust as chairman and CEO

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. announced that Jane Trust will join its board as a director/trustee, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President effective August 1, 2015. Kenneth D. Fuller resigns from those roles effective July 31, 2015. Ms. Trust is a Legg Mason Managing Director and Senior Vice President of the fund's investment manager, LMPFA.

Key points

  • Jane Trust appointed director/trustee, Chairman, CEO and President effective August 1, 2015
  • Kenneth D. Fuller resigns as director/trustee, Chairman, CEO and President effective July 31, 2015
  • Ms. Trust has been with the Legg Mason family for almost 27 years and is a CFA charterholder
  • The change applies to multiple closed-end funds advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC

The filing

CompanyWESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. (HIX)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 22, 2015, 1:36 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-15-259585

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 July 22, 2015.

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