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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. (IGI)

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust replaces KPMG with PwC as auditor

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 other Written later

The fund's board approved PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its new independent auditor for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2017, after KPMG LLP resigned at the fund's request on August 14, 2017. The filing reports no disagreements with KPMG and no reportable events, and KPMG's prior audit reports contained no adverse opinion, disclaimer or qualification.

Key points

  • KPMG LLP resigned as auditor on August 14, 2017, at the fund's request.
  • KPMG's reports for fiscal years ended November 30, 2016 and 2015 had no adverse opinion, disclaimer or qualification.
  • The Board approved PwC on August 10, 2017, effective August 14, 2017, for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2017.
  • The filing states there were no disagreements with KPMG and no reportable events in the two most recent fiscal years or the interim period through August 14, 2017.

The filing

CompanyWestern Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust Inc. (IGI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 16, 2017, 5:47 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-17-260004

Items reported: 4.01 Auditor 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 August 16, 2017.

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