Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for Certain Closed End Funds Pursuant to their Managed Distribution Policy for the Months of March, April and May 2025

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 19, 2025-- 

Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared distributions pursuant to their managed distribution policy for the months of March, April and May 2025.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

 
Month  Record Date  Ex-Dividend Date  Payable Date 
March   3/24/2025      3/24/2025        4/1/2025 
April   4/23/2025      4/23/2025        5/1/2025 
 May    5/22/2025      5/22/2025        6/2/2025 
 
 
                                                                  Change from 
                                                                   Previous 
 Ticker   Fund Name                            Month    Amount    Distribution 
--------  -----------------------------------  ------  --------  ------------- 
          BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Income 
 BWG       Opportunities                       March   $0.08000        - 
 Fund Inc. (a)                             April       $0.08000 
                          May                          $0.08000 
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 SCD      LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc.(a)  March   $0.12000    $0.00700 
                         April                         $0.12000 
                          May                          $0.12000 
  ---------------------------------------------------  --------  ------------- 
          Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt 
 EMD       Fund Inc. (a)                       March   $0.09000    $0.00250 
                         April                         $0.09000 
                          May                          $0.09000 
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(a) Please see table below for each Fund's estimated source of distributions. 
 

Under the terms of each Fund's managed distribution policy, each Fund seeks to maintain a consistent distribution level derived from the income and capital gains generated from the Fund's investment portfolio. To the extent that sufficient distributable income is not available on a monthly basis, each Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital in order to maintain its managed distribution rate. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that was invested in the Fund is paid back to shareholders. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income". Even though the Fund may realize current year capital gains, such gains may be offset, in whole or in part, by the Fund's capital loss carryovers from prior years. The Board of Directors may modify, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time. Any such modification, termination or suspension could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.

Based on the Funds' tax accounting records, which also factor in currency fluctuations, each Fund's estimated source of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions is presented in the table below:

 
                                  Short-Term    Long-Term 
             Fiscal                 Capital      Capital     Return of 
 Fund       Year End     Income      Gains        Gains        Capital 
--------  ------------  --------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ---- 
 BWG         Oct 31      83.06%        -            -          16.94%     (a) 
--------  ------------  --------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ---- 
 SCD         Nov 30      28.06%        -            -          71.94%     (a) 
--------  ------------  --------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ---- 
 EMD         Dec 31      98.41%        -            -          1.59%      (a) 
--------  ------------  --------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ---- 
(a) Sources of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions are estimated 
through May 31, 2025. 
 

The updated estimated components of the distributions announced today will be provided to shareholders of record in a separate notice when the distributions are paid.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about each Fund's investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of each Fund's managed distribution policy. The amounts and sources of each Fund's distributions to be reported will be estimates and will not be provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Fund will send a Form 1099-DIV to shareholders for the calendar year that will describe how to report the Fund's distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. ("Franklin Resources").

For more information about the Funds, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Funds' website at www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/closed-end-funds. Hard copies of the Funds' complete audited financial statements are available free of charge upon request.

Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Franklin Resources and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Funds.

The Funds' common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Similar to stocks, Fund share price will fluctuate with market conditions and, at the time of sale, may be worth more or less than the original investment. Shares of closed-end funds often trade at a discount to their net asset value, and can increase an investor's risk of loss. All investments are subject to risk, including the risk of loss.

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED | NO BANK GUARANTEE | MAY LOSE VALUE

Category: Distribution Related

Source: Franklin Resources, Inc.

Source: Legg Mason Closed End Funds

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February 19, 2025 08:00 ET (13:00 GMT)