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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI)

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund names Jane Trust chairman and CEO

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund said Jane Trust will become a director/trustee, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President effective August 1, 2015, succeeding Kenneth D. Fuller, whose resignation from those roles takes effect July 31, 2015. The change affects a group of closed-end funds advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC, so shareholders will see new leadership across these funds.

Key points

  • Jane Trust appointed 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 Senior Vice President of the fund's investment manager and has been with Legg Mason for almost 27 years
  • Change applies to multiple Legg Mason-advised closed-end funds, per the attached press release

The filing

CompanyWestern Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 22, 2015, 1:58 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-15-259642

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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