UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811- 8709

 

 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

55 Water Street, New York, NY

 

10041

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
300 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-800-451-2010

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

April 30

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

January 31, 2008

 

 



 

ITEM 1.                                                     SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME
FUND II INC.

 

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2008

 



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 89.0%

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

1,585,000

 

 

 

Alliant Techsystems Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/1/16

 

$

1,537,450

 

 

 

 

 

DRS Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

1,535,000

 

 

 

6.625% due 2/1/16

 

1,508,138

 

3,320,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 2/1/18

 

3,295,100

 

 

 

 

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co.:

 

 

 

5,965,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.875% due 4/1/15 (a)(b)

 

5,860,612

 

2,550,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 4/1/17 (a)

 

2,435,250

 

106,119

 

 

 

Kac Acquisition Co., Subordinated Notes, 0.000% due 4/26/26 (c)(d)(e)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

2,935,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 6/15/12

 

3,023,050

 

2,600,000

 

 

 

6.125% due 1/15/14

 

2,574,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

20,233,600

 

Airlines — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines Inc.:

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/11

 

452,500

 

 

 

 

 

Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

172,837

 

 

 

6.541% due 9/15/08

 

172,837

 

1,195,107

 

 

 

8.312% due 10/2/12

 

1,177,180

 

1,765,000

 

 

 

7.339% due 4/19/14

 

1,614,975

 

7,870,000

 

 

 

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 8/1/15 (a)(f)

 

8,184,800

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines Inc.:

 

 

 

1,675,000

 

 

 

8.954% due 8/10/14 (a)

 

1,603,812

 

 

 

 

 

Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

1,781,295

 

 

 

6.619% due 3/18/11

 

1,754,576

 

6,135,000

 

 

 

7.111% due 9/18/11

 

6,113,103

 

2,135,000

 

 

 

7.711% due 9/18/11

 

2,026,227

 

 

 

 

 

Total Airlines

 

23,100,010

 

Auto Components — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission Inc.:

 

 

 

2,120,000

 

 

 

11.000% due 11/1/15 (a)

 

1,791,400

 

4,190,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 11.250% due 11/1/15 (a)(b)

 

3,414,850

 

3,335,000

 

 

 

Keystone Automotive Operations Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 11/1/13

 

2,251,125

 

12,180,000

 

 

 

Visteon Corp., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 8/1/10

 

10,018,050

 

 

 

 

 

Total Auto Components

 

17,475,425

 

Automobiles — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debentures:

 

 

 

1,880,000

 

 

 

8.875% due 1/15/22

 

1,419,400

 

3,425,000

 

 

 

8.900% due 1/15/32

 

2,688,625

 

2,025,000

 

 

 

Notes, 7.450% due 7/16/31

 

1,503,563

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Corp.:

 

 

 

5,320,000

 

 

 

Notes, 7.200% due 1/15/11

 

4,881,100

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Debentures:

 

 

 

2,375,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 7/15/23

 

1,911,875

 

16,625,000

 

 

 

8.375% due 7/15/33 (f)

 

13,590,937

 

 

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

 

25,995,500

 

Building Products — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Materials Inc.:

 

 

 

9,725,000

 

 

 

Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 14.468% due 3/1/14

 

6,369,875

 

2,585,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 4/15/12

 

2,546,225

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Building Products — 1.8% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GTL Trade Finance Inc.:

 

 

 

2,302,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 10/20/17 (a)**

 

$

2,405,841

 

2,360,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 10/20/17 (a)

 

2,390,326

 

2,345,000

 

 

 

Nortek Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.500% due 9/1/14

 

1,840,825

 

8,825,000

 

 

 

NTK Holdings Inc., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 11.589% due 3/1/14

 

4,986,125

 

 

 

 

 

Total Building Products

 

20,539,217

 

Chemicals — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

3,630,000

 

 

 

9.500% due 10/15/14

 

2,831,400

 

3,110,000

 

 

 

10.750% due 10/15/16

 

2,021,500

 

2,390,000

 

 

 

Huntsman International LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.875% due 11/15/14

 

2,497,550

 

3,075,000

 

 

 

Methanex Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 8/15/12

 

3,313,313

 

4,475,000

 

 

 

Montell Finance Co. BV, Debentures, 8.100% due 3/15/27 (a)

 

3,468,125

 

1,015,000

 

 

 

Westlake Chemical Corp., Senior Notes, 6.625% due 1/15/16

 

928,725

 

 

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

 

15,060,613

 

Commercial Banks — 1.8%

 

 

 

5,260,000

 

 

 

ATF Capital BV, Senior Notes, 9.250% due 2/21/14 (a)**

 

5,325,750

 

4,490,000

 

 

 

HSBK Europe BV, 7.250% due 5/3/17 (a)**

 

3,928,750

 

 

 

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Subordinated Bonds:

 

 

 

1,174,000

 

 

 

6.375% due 4/30/22 (a)(g)**

 

992,304

 

1,170,000

 

 

 

6.375% due 4/30/22 (a)(g)**

 

980,541

 

76,695,000

 

RUB

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, 9.500% due 2/11/11

 

3,216,970

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Agricultural Bank, Loan Participation Notes:

 

 

 

1,654,000

 

 

 

7.175% due 5/16/13 (a)**

 

1,699,485

 

1,055,000

 

 

 

6.299% due 5/15/17 (a)**

 

1,002,250

 

 

 

 

 

TuranAlem Finance BV, Bonds:

 

 

 

2,785,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 1/22/37 (a)**

 

2,443,837

 

1,059,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 1/22/37 (a)**

 

929,273

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

20,519,160

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.5%

 

 

 

5,635,000

 

 

 

Allied Security Escrow Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 7/15/11

 

5,113,762

 

3,690,000

 

 

 

Allied Waste North America Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 4/15/14

 

3,588,525

 

675,000

 

 

 

Ashtead Holdings PLC, Secured Notes, 8.625% due 8/1/15 (a)

 

556,875

 

7,693,000

 

 

 

DynCorp International LLC/DIV Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 2/15/13

 

8,019,952

 

 

 

 

 

Interface Inc.:

 

 

 

2,875,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 10.375% due 2/1/10

 

2,975,625

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 2/1/14

 

1,541,250

 

4,755,000

 

 

 

Rental Services Corp., Senior Notes, 9.500% due 12/1/14

 

4,053,638

 

2,380,000

 

 

 

US Investigations Services Inc., 11.750% due 5/1/16 (a)

 

2,011,100

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

27,860,727

 

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

6,100,000

 

 

 

Lucent Technologies Inc., Debentures, 6.450% due 3/15/29

 

4,941,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

1,240,000

 

 

 

Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 7.500% due 10/18/17 (a)**

 

1,243,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 3.1%

 

 

 

4,080,000

 

 

 

AmeriCredit Corp., 8.500% due 7/1/15

 

2,988,600

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Consumer Finance — 3.1% (continued)

 

 

 

3,075,000

 

 

 

7.875% due 6/15/10

 

$

2,896,247

 

3,320,000

 

 

 

7.000% due 10/1/13

 

2,786,307

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

4,248,000

 

 

 

10.241% due 6/15/11 (g)

 

3,826,900

 

1,950,000

 

 

 

9.875% due 8/10/11

 

1,872,322

 

1,210,000

 

 

 

7.127% due 1/13/12 (g)

 

1,020,100

 

2,490,000

 

 

 

8.000% due 12/15/16

 

2,093,736

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Acceptance Corp.:

 

 

 

14,270,000

 

 

 

Bonds, 8.000% due 11/1/31 (f)

 

11,854,274

 

6,890,000

 

 

 

Notes, 6.875% due 8/28/12

 

5,855,398

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

35,193,884

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.0%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 8.875% due 9/15/14

 

1,785,000

 

1,295,000

 

 

 

Graham Packaging Co. Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/14

 

1,100,750

 

 

 

 

 

Graphic Packaging International Corp.:

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.500% due 8/15/11

 

487,500

 

4,725,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 8/15/13

 

4,476,937

 

1,490,000

 

 

 

Plastipak Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 8.500% due 12/15/15 (a)

 

1,408,050

 

1,975,000

 

 

 

Radnor Holdings Corp., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 3/15/10 (d)

 

24,688

 

195,000

 

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 3/15/17

 

181,838

 

1,955,000

 

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/1/12

 

1,901,237

 

 

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

 

11,366,000

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

6,870,000

 

 

 

Education Management LLC/Education Management Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 6/1/14

 

6,646,725

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International:

 

 

 

650,000

 

 

 

Debentures, 7.875% due 2/1/13

 

650,869

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 10/1/18

 

1,230,000

 

1,010,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 4/1/27

 

909,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

9,436,594

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.7%

 

 

 

4,060,000

 

 

 

Basell AF SCA, Senior Secured Subordinated Second Priority Notes, 8.375% due 8/15/15 (a)

 

3,085,600

 

2,110,000

 

 

 

CCM Merger Inc., Notes, 8.000% due 8/1/13 (a)

 

1,899,000

 

135,000

 

 

 

El Paso Performance-Linked Trust Certificates, Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/11 (a)

 

139,517

 

4,400,000

 

 

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 7.565% due
11/15/14 (g)

 

4,290,000

 

2,610,000

 

 

 

Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes, 8.125% due 9/15/15

 

2,610,000

 

1,580,000

 

 

 

LVB Acquisition Merger, 11.625% due 10/15/17 (a)

 

1,550,375

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Capital LLC:

 

 

 

2,402,000

 

 

 

7.328% due 4/17/09 (a)(g)

 

1,176,980

 

1,520,000

 

 

 

8.375% due 6/30/15

 

957,600

 

4,290,000

 

 

 

Notes, 8.375% due 6/30/10

 

2,809,950

 

5,125,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.000% due 2/22/11 (g)

 

3,228,750

 

700,000

 

 

 

Smurfit Kappa Funding PLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 4/1/15

 

647,500

 

 

 

 

 

TNK-BP Finance SA:

 

 

 

1,360,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 7/18/16 (a)**

 

1,322,600

 

1,070,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.875% due 3/13/18 (a)

 

1,064,650

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

Vanguard Health Holdings Co. I LLC, Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 10.653% due 10/1/15

 

2,860,000

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
 Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.7% (continued)

 

 

 

3,135,000

 

 

 

Vanguard Health Holdings Co. II LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 10/1/14

 

$

2,986,088

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

30,628,610

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axtel SAB de CV:

 

 

 

370,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 2/1/17 (a)**

 

368,150

 

4,740,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.625% due 2/1/17 (a)**

 

4,704,450

 

1,005,000

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bell Inc., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 2/15/15

 

944,700

 

1,260,000

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures, 6.300% due 12/1/28

 

1,077,300

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co.:

 

 

 

315,000

 

 

 

7.050% due 10/1/46

 

248,850

 

4,220,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.875% due 1/15/27

 

3,882,400

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc.:

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.750% due 5/1/13

 

2,775,000

 

2,171,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.500% due 5/1/15

 

1,943,045

 

6,530,000

 

 

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., Senior Notes, 11.250% due 6/15/16

 

6,562,650

 

1,355,000

 

 

 

Intelsat Corp., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/14

 

1,351,612

 

150,000

 

 

 

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.375% due 10/15/15

 

149,625

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing Inc.:

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

6.704% due 2/15/15 (g)

 

2,250,000

 

4,915,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.250% due 11/1/14

 

4,251,475

 

4,525,000

 

 

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, Senior Secured Bonds, 8.875% due 5/1/16 (a)

 

4,615,500

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

 

6.565% due 2/15/09 (g)

 

1,250,000

 

2,100,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 2/15/14

 

2,089,500

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Corp.:

 

 

 

2,378,000

 

 

 

Debentures, 6.875% due 9/15/33

 

2,163,980

 

5,995,000

 

 

 

Notes, 8.875% due 3/15/12

 

6,362,194

 

4,770,000

 

 

 

Telcordia Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 3/15/13 (a)

 

3,601,350

 

9,400,000

 

 

 

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes, 9.125% due 8/15/16 (f)

 

8,554,000

 

610,000

 

 

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Bonds, 10.750% due 12/1/15 (a)

 

649,650

 

5,680,000

 

 

 

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes, 8.625% due 8/1/16

 

5,907,200

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

65,702,631

 

Electric Utilities — 1.8%

 

 

 

2,880,000

 

 

 

EEB International Ltd., Senior Bonds, 8.750% due 10/31/14 (a)**

 

2,973,600

 

202,000

 

 

 

Enersis SA, Notes, 7.375% due 1/15/14

 

215,177

 

1,665,000

 

 

 

IPALCO Enterprises Inc., Secured Notes, 8.625% due 11/14/11

 

1,773,225

 

221,222

 

 

 

Midwest Generation LLC, Pass-Through Certificates, 8.560% due 1/2/16

 

238,090

 

3,999,000

 

 

 

Orion Power Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/10

 

4,368,908

 

7,620,000

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holding Co. LLC, 10.500% due 11/1/16 (a)(b)

 

7,429,500

 

4,165,000

 

 

 

VeraSun Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 9.375% due 6/1/17 (a)

 

3,332,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

20,330,500

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC:

 

 

 

2,795,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.500% due 10/15/15

 

2,449,119

 

2,495,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 7.875% due 10/15/14

 

2,298,519

 

 

 

 

 

Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments

 

4,747,638

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

3,270,000

 

 

 

Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 12/15/16

 

3,188,250

 

1,145,000

 

 

 

GulfMark Offshore Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/14

 

1,167,900

 

1,600,000

 

 

 

Key Energy Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 12/1/14 (a)

 

1,612,000

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7% (continued)

 

 

 

1,210,000

 

 

 

Pride International Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 7/15/14

 

$

1,252,350

 

400,000

 

 

 

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 3/1/32

 

450,628

 

 

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

7,671,128

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%

 

 

 

2,591,000

 

 

 

Delhaize America Inc., Debentures, 9.000% due 4/15/31

 

3,075,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dole Food Co. Inc.:

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

 

 

Debentures, 8.750% due 7/15/13

 

1,360,000

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,065,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 6/15/10

 

1,827,525

 

1,050,000

 

 

 

8.875% due 3/15/11

 

939,750

 

 

 

 

 

Total Food Products

 

4,127,275

 

Gas Utilities — 0.6%

 

 

 

7,425,000

 

 

 

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 6.875% due 12/15/13

 

7,239,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%

 

 

 

1,960,000

 

 

 

Advanced Medical Optics Inc., 7.500% due 5/1/17

 

1,666,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.0%

 

 

 

1,680,000

 

 

 

Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 7/15/15

 

1,698,900

 

4,885,000

 

 

 

DaVita Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.250% due 3/15/15

 

4,885,000

 

 

 

 

 

HCA Inc.:

 

 

 

950,000

 

 

 

Debentures, 7.500% due 11/15/95

 

709,882

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

Notes, 6.375% due 1/15/15

 

1,286,250

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

6,115,000

 

 

 

6.500% due 2/15/16

 

5,220,681

 

3,580,000

 

 

 

9.250% due 11/15/16

 

3,763,475

 

9,560,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 9.625% due 11/15/16 (b)(f)

 

10,085,800

 

4,800,000

 

 

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.750% due 6/15/14

 

4,824,000

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

3,555,000

 

 

 

6.375% due 12/1/11

 

3,279,488

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

6.500% due 6/1/12

 

1,323,750

 

6,000,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 2/1/13

 

5,310,000

 

2,195,000

 

 

 

9.875% due 7/1/14

 

2,107,200

 

1,470,000

 

 

 

6.875% due 11/15/31

 

1,073,100

 

 

 

 

 

Universal Hospital Services Inc.:

 

 

 

910,000

 

 

 

8.288% due 6/1/15 (g)

 

869,050

 

4,505,000

 

 

 

8.500% due 6/1/15 (b)

 

4,572,575

 

6,290,000

 

 

 

US Oncology Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 10.759% due 3/15/12 (b)

 

4,764,675

 

 

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

55,773,826

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 12/15/12

 

568,500

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

6.750% due 4/15/14

 

875,000

 

3,820,000

 

 

 

Buffets Inc., Senior Notes, 12.500% due 11/1/14 (d)

 

267,400

 

2,725,000

 

 

 

Carrols Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 1/15/13

 

2,384,375

 

484,000

 

 

 

Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, Senior Notes, 7.250% due 11/15/19 (a)

 

459,800

 

4,515,000

 

 

 

Denny’s Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 10/1/12

 

4,266,675

 

1,740,000

 

 

 

Downstream Development Quapaw, Senior Notes, 12.000% due 10/15/15 (a)

 

1,531,200

 

2,360,000

 

 

 

El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Notes, 11.750% due 11/15/13

 

2,265,600

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.4% (continued)

 

 

 

975,000

 

 

 

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC/Fontainebleau Las Vegas Capital Corp., 10.250% due 6/15/15 (a)

 

$

736,125

 

4,150,000

 

 

 

Herbst Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/14

 

1,649,625

 

3,020,000

 

 

 

Indianapolis Downs LLC & Capital Corp., 11.000% due 11/1/12 (a)

 

2,823,700

 

4,070,000

 

 

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Notes, 12.000% due 11/15/10

 

4,070,000

 

3,850,000

 

 

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes, 6.375% due 2/15/15

 

3,465,000

 

 

 

 

 

MGM MIRAGE Inc.:

 

 

 

955,000

 

 

 

Notes, 6.750% due 9/1/12

 

923,963

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

355,000

 

 

 

8.500% due 9/15/10

 

370,975

 

450,000

 

 

 

5.875% due 2/27/14

 

409,500

 

620,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 6/1/16

 

598,300

 

4,470,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 1/15/17

 

4,358,250

 

455,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 2/1/11

 

467,513

 

380,000

 

 

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.875% due 2/15/15

 

342,000

 

4,700,000

 

 

 

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 3/15/12

 

4,535,500

 

3,930,000

 

 

 

Pokagon Gaming Authority, Senior Notes, 10.375% due 6/15/14 (a)

 

4,082,287

 

2,485,000

 

 

 

Sbarro Inc., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 2/1/15

 

2,124,675

 

 

 

 

 

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

885,000

 

 

 

9.063% due 2/1/14 (a)(g)

 

800,925

 

840,000

 

 

 

9.125% due 2/1/15 (a)

 

772,800

 

 

 

 

 

Station Casinos Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

6.000% due 4/1/12

 

35,100

 

4,150,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 8/15/16

 

3,677,937

 

1,635,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.625% due 3/15/18

 

1,058,662

 

 

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

49,921,387

 

Household Durables — 1.4%

 

 

 

310,000

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 6/1/16

 

308,450

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

Holt Group Inc., Senior Notes, 9.750% due 1/15/06 (c)(d)(e)

 

0

 

3,355,000

 

 

 

Jarden Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.500% due 5/1/17

 

2,885,300

 

2,605,000

 

 

 

K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 5/15/16

 

1,875,600

 

 

 

 

 

KB Home:

 

 

 

1,760,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 2/1/10

 

1,707,200

 

520,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.625% due 12/15/08

 

520,000

 

3,730,000

 

 

 

Norcraft Cos. LP/Norcraft Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 11/1/11

 

3,730,000

 

5,765,000

 

 

 

Norcraft Holdings LP/Norcraft Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.952% due 9/1/12

 

5,044,375

 

 

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

 

16,070,925

 

Household Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

1,265,000

 

 

 

American Achievement Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 4/1/12

 

1,163,800

 

1,890,000

 

 

 

Visant Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/13

 

1,838,025

 

 

 

 

 

Total Household Products

 

3,001,825

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 7.8%

 

 

 

2,480,000

 

 

 

AES China Generating Co., Ltd., 8.250% due 6/26/10

 

2,433,257

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp.:

 

 

 

6,635,000

 

 

 

8.000% due 10/15/17

 

6,800,875

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,177,000

 

 

 

9.500% due 6/1/09

 

1,218,195

 

1,900,000

 

 

 

9.375% due 9/15/10

 

1,995,000

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings Inc.:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 7.8% (continued)

 

 

 

3,605,000

 

 

 

Senior Debentures, 7.625% due 10/15/26

 

$

3,100,300

 

3,770,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.750% due 6/1/19

 

3,449,550

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

Dynegy Inc., 7.670% due 11/8/16

 

3,995,000

 

 

 

 

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 6/15/16

 

2,665,000

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

7.200% due 5/15/19

 

2,450,000

 

4,275,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 5/15/27

 

4,029,187

 

34,380,000

 

 

 

Energy Future Holdings, Senior Notes, 11.250% due 11/1/17 (a)(b)

 

34,036,200

 

 

 

 

 

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC:

 

 

 

584,577

 

 

 

10.060% due 12/30/28

 

695,646

 

1,923,235

 

 

 

Pass-Through Certificates, 9.125% due 6/30/17

 

2,127,579

 

4,235,000

 

 

 

Mirant North America LLC, Senior Notes, 7.375% due 12/31/13

 

4,256,175

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

890,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 2/1/14

 

868,863

 

11,570,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 2/1/16 (f)

 

11,208,437

 

1,800,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 1/15/17

 

1,748,250

 

890,000

 

 

 

TXU Corp., Senior Notes, 6.500% due 11/15/24

 

663,413

 

 

 

 

 

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

87,740,927

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%

 

 

 

680,000

 

 

 

Koppers Inc., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/13

 

727,600

 

2,750,000

 

 

 

Moll Industries Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 7/1/08 (c)(d)(e)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

 

727,600

 

IT Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

2,380,000

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., Senior Notes, 12.250% due 11/15/15 (a)(b)

 

2,011,100

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

 

 

5.625% due 11/1/11

 

1,956,679

 

5,040,000

 

 

 

9.875% due 9/24/15 (a)

 

4,466,700

 

 

 

 

 

SunGard Data Systems Inc.:

 

 

 

2,900,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.125% due 8/15/13

 

2,958,000

 

5,390,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.250% due 8/15/15

 

5,416,950

 

 

 

 

 

Total IT Services

 

16,809,429

 

Machinery — 0.2%

 

 

 

1,260,000

 

 

 

American Railcar Industries Inc., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 3/1/14

 

1,140,300

 

1,390,000

 

 

 

Terex Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.375% due 1/15/14

 

1,379,575

 

 

 

 

 

Total Machinery

 

2,519,875

 

Media — 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group Inc.:

 

 

 

4,465,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 10.125% due 10/15/13

 

4,442,675

 

4,030,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.500% due 10/15/15

 

3,747,900

 

 

 

 

 

CCH I Holdings LLC/CCH I Holdings Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

2,265,000

 

 

 

Senior Accreting Notes, 12.125% due 1/15/15

 

1,211,775

 

4,495,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 11.750% due 5/15/14

 

2,427,300

 

14,781,000

 

 

 

CCH I LLC/CCH Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 11.000% due 10/1/15 (f)

 

10,660,796

 

 

 

 

 

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,890,000

 

 

 

10.250% due 9/15/10

 

2,752,725

 

293,000

 

 

 

10.250% due 10/1/13

 

272,490

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, Senior Discount Notes, 12.125% due 1/15/12

 

948,750

 

1,325,000

 

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC/Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes, 11.750% due 5/15/11

 

856,281

 

3,270,000

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875% due 5/15/14

 

2,272,650

 

 

 

 

 

CSC Holdings Inc.:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Media — 6.8% (continued)

 

 

 

4,210,000

 

 

 

Senior Debentures, 8.125% due 8/15/09

 

$

4,294,200

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

280,000

 

 

 

8.125% due 7/15/09

 

285,600

 

3,400,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 4/1/11

 

3,383,000

 

3,350,000

 

 

 

Dex Media Inc., Discount Notes, step bond to yield 8.367% due 11/15/13

 

2,989,875

 

2,344,000

 

 

 

Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 8/15/13

 

2,396,740

 

4,010,000

 

 

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 3/15/13

 

4,165,387

 

3,410,000

 

 

 

EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 10/1/13

 

3,435,575

 

2,419,000

 

 

 

Globo Communicacoes e Participacoes SA, Bonds, 7.250% due 4/26/22 (a) **

 

2,358,525

 

8,395,000

 

 

 

Idearc Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 11/15/16

 

7,555,500

 

1,260,000

 

 

 

Lamar Media Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.625% due 8/15/15

 

1,200,150

 

 

 

 

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp.:

 

 

 

3,200,000

 

 

 

Senior Discount Notes, 6.875% due 1/15/13

 

2,704,000

 

1,560,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.875% due 1/15/16

 

1,345,500

 

2,345,000

 

 

 

Sun Media Corp., 7.625% due 2/15/13

 

2,233,613

 

 

 

 

 

TL Acquisitions Inc.:

 

 

 

4,350,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 10.500% due 1/15/15 (a)

 

3,980,250

 

3,380,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond to yield 13.358% due 7/15/15 (a)

 

2,585,700

 

 

 

 

 

XM Satellite Radio Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,065,000

 

 

 

7.739% due 5/1/13 (g)

 

1,775,900

 

790,000

 

 

 

9.750% due 5/1/14

 

720,875

 

 

 

 

 

Total Media

 

77,003,732

 

Metals & Mining — 4.1%

 

 

 

13,010,000

 

 

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 4/1/17 (f)

 

13,855,650

 

2,545,000

 

 

 

Metals USA Holdings Corp., Senior Notes, 10.729% due 7/1/12 (a)(b)

 

1,883,300

 

4,225,000

 

 

 

Metals USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 11.125% due 12/1/15

 

4,214,437

 

1,240,000

 

 

 

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp., 8.738% due 5/15/15 (a)(b)

 

948,600

 

3,375,000

 

 

 

Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 10.488% due 11/15/14 (a)(b)

 

2,581,875

 

5,140,000

 

 

 

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 2/15/15

 

4,767,350

 

7,415,000

 

 

 

Ryerson Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 11/1/15 (a)

 

7,007,175

 

1,720,000

 

 

 

Steel Dynamics Inc., 7.375% due 11/1/12 (a)

 

1,724,300

 

4,930,000

 

 

 

Tube City IMS Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 2/1/15

 

4,461,650

 

 

 

 

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes:

 

 

 

1,284,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 1/17/34 **

 

1,387,055

 

4,158,000

 

 

 

6.875% due 11/21/36 **

 

3,872,304

 

 

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

 

46,703,696

 

Multiline Retail — 1.2%

 

 

 

6,470,000

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.875% due 7/15/17 (a)(b)

 

5,208,350

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc.:

 

 

 

1,040,000

 

 

 

7.125% due 6/1/28

 

930,800

 

930,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.000% due 10/15/15 (b)

 

934,650

 

6,700,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.375% due 10/15/15

 

6,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Multiline Retail

 

13,773,800

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.4%

 

 

 

6,995,000

 

 

 

Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes, 8.750% due 7/15/12

 

6,995,000

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

4,430,000

 

 

 

6.625% due 1/15/16

 

4,352,475

 

2,755,000

 

 

 

6.500% due 8/15/17

 

2,679,237

 

1,005,000

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 5/15/15

 

994,950

 

2,072,228

 

 

 

Corral Finans AB, 5.758% due 4/15/10 (a)(b)

 

1,719,949

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp.:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.4% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

 

5,025,000

 

 

 

7.800% due 8/1/31

 

$

5,022,216

 

6,385,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 1/15/32

 

6,380,716

 

5,200,000

 

 

 

Notes, 7.875% due 6/15/12

 

5,431,868

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 6/15/17

 

3,058,602

 

 

 

 

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP:

 

 

 

4,740,000

 

 

 

7.034% due 1/15/68 (g)

 

4,217,965

 

2,250,000

 

 

 

Junior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 8/1/66 (g)

 

2,251,847

 

5,670,000

 

 

 

EXCO Resources Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 1/15/11

 

5,443,200

 

 

 

 

 

Gazprom:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds:

 

 

 

104,590,000

 

RUB

 

6.790% due 10/29/09

 

4,279,467

 

34,860,000

 

RUB

 

7.000% due 10/27/11

 

1,425,123

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Participation Notes:

 

 

 

873,000

 

 

 

6.212% due 11/22/16 (a) **

 

853,358

 

1,770,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 6.510% due 3/7/22 (a) **

 

1,677,075

 

50,960,000

 

RUB

 

Gazprom OAO, 6.950% due 8/6/09

 

2,091,961

 

3,705,000

 

 

 

International Coal Group Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 7/15/14

 

3,473,437

 

1,720,000

 

 

 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, 6.356% due 6/7/17 (a) **

 

1,646,900

 

 

 

 

 

Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,465,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 4/15/13

 

1,410,063

 

1,110,000

 

 

 

8.000% due 5/15/17

 

1,065,600

 

995,000

 

 

 

Northwest Pipeline Corp., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 6/15/16

 

1,057,188

 

2,525,000

 

 

 

OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 8.250% due 12/15/14 (a)

 

2,487,125

 

 

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust:

 

 

 

64,000

 

 

 

6.125% due 8/15/08

 

64,864

 

245,000

 

 

 

6.291% due 6/15/10 (a)(g)

 

246,470

 

142,000

 

 

 

6.291% due 6/15/10 (a)(g)

 

142,852

 

836,000

 

 

 

6.625% due 6/15/35 (a)

 

862,752

 

230,000

 

 

 

6.625% due 6/15/35 (a)

 

237,360

 

5,198,000

 

 

 

Senior Bonds, 6.625% due 6/15/35 (a) **

 

5,344,843

 

908,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 5.724% due 12/3/12 (a)(g)

 

883,257

 

1,705,000

 

 

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 9.125% due 7/15/13

 

1,768,938

 

 

 

 

 

Petroplus Finance Ltd.:

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

6.750% due 5/1/14 (a)

 

1,380,000

 

2,250,000

 

 

 

Senior Note, 7.000% due 5/1/17 (a)

 

2,053,125

 

 

 

 

 

Petrozuata Finance Inc.:

 

 

 

4,276,000

 

 

 

8.220% due 4/1/17 (a) **

 

4,393,590

 

268,000

 

 

 

8.220% due 4/1/17 (a)

 

277,380

 

5,665,000

 

 

 

SemGroup LP, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 11/15/15 (a)

 

5,325,100

 

2,560,000

 

 

 

Southwestern Energy Co., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 2/1/18 (a)

 

2,643,200

 

230,000

 

 

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, 6.625% due 3/20/17 (a)

 

210,450

 

2,275,000

 

 

 

W&T Offshore Inc., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 6/15/14 (a)

 

2,149,875

 

 

 

 

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

2,550,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 5/1/12

 

2,537,250

 

1,975,000

 

 

 

7.000% due 2/1/14

 

1,945,375

 

 

 

 

 

Williams Cos. Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

3,650,000

 

 

 

7.875% due 9/1/21

 

4,042,375

 

5,625,000

 

 

 

8.750% due 3/15/32

 

6,750,000

 

3,700,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 7.625% due 7/15/19

 

4,005,250

 

 

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

117,279,628

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,100,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 6/15/11

 

844,250

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

9



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.5% (continued)

 

 

 

1,530,000

 

 

 

8.491% due 6/15/11 (g)

 

$

1,118,813

 

2,180,000

 

 

 

8.375% due 4/1/15

 

1,553,250

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.:

 

 

 

2,220,000

 

 

 

7.875% due 8/1/09

 

2,131,200

 

1,750,000

 

 

 

Debentures, 7.400% due 4/1/18

 

1,120,000

 

1,335,000

 

 

 

Notes, 8.550% due 8/1/10

 

1,101,375

 

 

 

 

 

Appleton Papers Inc.:

 

 

 

3,895,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.125% due 6/15/11

 

3,817,100

 

4,685,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 6/15/14

 

4,579,587

 

 

 

 

 

NewPage Corp.:

 

 

 

8,140,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 9.489% due 5/1/12 (g)

 

8,017,900

 

830,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/13

 

825,850

 

1,960,000

 

 

 

Newpage Holding Corp., 11.818% due 11/1/13 (b)(g)

 

1,715,000

 

1,535,000

 

 

 

Smurfit Capital Funding PLC, Debentures, 7.500% due 11/20/25

 

1,419,875

 

 

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

28,244,200

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%

 

 

 

10,855,000

 

 

 

Leiner Health Products Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 6/1/12 (d)

 

4,396,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%

 

 

 

130,000

 

 

 

Forest City Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 6/1/15

 

125,450

 

 

 

 

 

Host Marriott LP, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

7.125% due 11/1/13

 

2,487,500

 

1,860,000

 

 

 

6.375% due 3/15/15

 

1,785,600

 

 

 

 

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,245,000

 

 

 

6.500% due 6/1/16

 

1,245,000

 

3,105,000

 

 

 

6.750% due 4/1/17

 

3,136,050

 

 

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

8,779,600

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6%

 

 

 

2,180,000

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 10/1/15

 

1,068,200

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

710,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 10.500% due 4/15/14 (a)

 

511,200

 

8,450,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.375% due 4/15/15 (a)

 

5,070,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

 

6,649,400

 

Road & Rail — 1.8%

 

 

 

6,240,000

 

 

 

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV, Senior Notes, 9.375% due 5/1/12

 

6,458,400

 

 

 

 

 

Hertz Corp.:

 

 

 

3,930,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 8.875% due 1/1/14

 

3,812,100

 

8,125,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 1/1/16

 

7,850,781

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

910,000

 

 

 

7.625% due 12/1/13

 

882,700

 

125,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 3/1/14 (a)

 

119,063

 

820,000

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 6/15/09

 

829,225

 

 

 

 

 

Total Road & Rail

 

19,952,269

 

Software — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,960,000

 

 

 

Activant Solutions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 5/1/16

 

2,512,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

850,000

 

 

 

6.258% due 4/15/13 (g)

 

716,125

 

830,000

 

 

 

7.000% due 4/15/14

 

742,850

 

4,005,000

 

 

 

Blockbuster Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 9/1/12

 

3,183,975

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

10



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Specialty Retail — 0.9% (continued)

 

 

 

1,995,000

 

 

 

Eye Care Centers of America, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.750% due 2/15/15

 

$

2,119,688

 

 

 

 

 

Michaels Stores Inc.:

 

 

 

1,830,000

 

 

 

11.375% due 11/1/16

 

1,491,450

 

2,410,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 10.000% due 11/1/14

 

2,156,950

 

 

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

10,411,038

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,950,000

 

 

 

Simmons Co., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.995% due 12/15/14

 

1,961,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

875,000

 

 

 

8.500% due 5/15/12

 

818,125

 

3,780,000

 

 

 

11.000% due 5/15/12

 

3,874,500

 

 

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

 

4,692,625

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.1%

 

 

 

2,955,000

 

 

 

Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/16 (a)

 

2,482,200

 

5,965,000

 

 

 

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/15/16

 

5,517,625

 

5,865,000

 

 

 

Penhall International Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 8/1/14 (a)

 

4,897,275

 

 

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

12,897,100

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Acquisition Corp.:

 

 

 

4,625,000

 

 

 

Secured Notes, 12.500% due 5/15/17 (a)

 

1,850,000

 

5,410,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 10.815% due 5/15/15 (a)(g)

 

2,082,850

 

 

 

 

 

Total Transportation Infrastructure

 

3,932,850

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

2,900,000

 

 

 

ALLTEL Communications Inc., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 12/1/17 (a)(b)

 

2,523,000

 

1,825,000

 

 

 

American Tower Corp., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 5/1/12

 

1,884,312

 

4,860,000

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Senior Notes, 9.250% due 11/1/14

 

4,495,500

 

4,180,000

 

 

 

Nextel Communications Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 8/1/15

 

3,826,644

 

 

 

 

 

Rural Cellular Corp.:

 

 

 

1,575,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.875% due 2/1/10

 

1,638,000

 

2,105,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 8.250% due 3/15/12

 

2,178,675

 

2,590,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.124% due 6/1/13 (g)

 

2,628,850

 

13,510,000

 

 

 

True Move Co., Ltd., 10.750% due 12/16/13 (a) **

 

12,902,050

 

2,220,000

 

 

 

UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications, Loan Participation Notes, 8.250% due 5/23/16 (a) **

 

2,222,886

 

 

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

34,299,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost — $1,087,867,292)

 

1,004,209,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITY — 0.0%

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

1,975,400

 

 

 

Airplanes Pass-Through Trust, Subordinated Notes, 10.875% due 3/15/19 (c)(d)(e) (Cost - $2,052,466)

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BOND & NOTE — 0.1%

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.1%

 

 

 

565,265

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, 7.379% due 5/18/10
(Cost - $570,352)

 

564,907

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

11



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 5.5%

 

 

 

Argentina — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina:

 

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

EUR

 

9.250% due 10/21/02 (d)

 

$

635,143

 

300,000

 

EUR

 

9.000% due 6/20/03 (d)

 

140,243

 

250,000

 

EUR

 

10.250% due 1/26/07 (d)

 

122,434

 

275,000

 

EUR

 

8.000% due 2/26/08 (d)

 

131,209

 

4,427,573

 

ARS

 

Bonds, 2.000% due 1/3/10 (g)

 

3,072,580

 

665,000

 

 

 

Bonds, Series VII, 7.000% due 9/12/13 **

 

590,649

 

97,000

 

EUR

 

GDP Linked Securities, 1.262% due 12/15/35 (g)

 

15,295

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

 

1,175,000

 

EUR

 

7.000% due 3/18/04 (d)

 

553,469

 

600,000

 

EUR

 

8.125% due 10/4/04 (d)

 

274,920

 

525,000

 

EUR

 

9.000% due 5/24/05 (a)(d)

 

247,061

 

 

 

 

 

Total Argentina

 

5,783,003

 

Brazil — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional:

 

 

 

1,000

 

BRL

 

10.000% due 1/1/10

 

544

 

18,729,000

 

BRL

 

10.000% due 7/1/10 (f)

 

10,057,323

 

2,177,000

 

BRL

 

Series B, 6.000% due 5/15/17

 

1,914,652

 

4,315,000

 

BRL

 

Series F, 10.000% due 1/1/12

 

2,249,012

 

 

 

 

 

Total Brazil

 

14,221,531

 

Colombia — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,055,000

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia, 7.375% due 9/18/37 **

 

2,191,144

 

 

 

 

 

Ecuador — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

 

 

Republic of Ecuador, 10.000% due 8/15/30 (a) **

 

2,034,375

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Indonesia:

 

 

 

8,077,000,000

 

IDR

 

Series FR40, 11.000% due 9/15/25

 

899,987

 

6,948,000,000

 

IDR

 

Series FR42, 10.250% due 7/15/27

 

726,584

 

11,011,000,000

 

IDR

 

Series FR43, 10.250% due 7/15/22

 

1,169,662

 

8,327,000,000

 

IDR

 

Series FR45, 9.750% due 5/15/37

 

816,378

 

 

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

 

3,612,611

 

Mexico — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States, Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

 

3,230,000

 

 

 

6.050% due 1/11/40

 

3,194,470

 

2,423,000

 

 

 

Series A, 6.750% due 9/27/34 **

 

2,629,561

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mexico

 

5,824,031

 

Panama — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama:

 

 

 

1,285,000

 

 

 

9.625% due 2/8/11 **

 

1,465,221

 

350,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 3/15/15 **

 

388,500

 

4,130,000

 

 

 

6.700% due 1/26/36 **

 

4,184,723

 

 

 

 

 

Total Panama

 

6,038,444

 

Peru — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru:

 

 

 

259,000

 

 

 

Bonds, 6.550% due 3/14/37

 

266,770

 

198,000

 

 

 

Global Bonds, 7.350% due 7/21/25

 

225,621

 

 

 

 

 

Total Peru

 

492,391

 

Turkey — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey:

 

 

 

2,023,000

 

TRY

 

14.000% due 1/19/11

 

1,639,161

 

490,000

 

 

 

7.000% due 6/5/20 **

 

511,438

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

12



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Turkey — 1.1% (continued)

 

 

 

1,175,000

 

 

 

11.875% due 1/15/30 **

 

$

1,844,750

 

594,000

 

 

 

Bonds, 7.000% due 9/26/16 **

 

631,125

 

7,954,000

 

 

 

Notes, 6.875% due 3/17/36 **

 

7,810,828

 

 

 

 

 

Total Turkey

 

12,437,302

 

Uruguay — 0.1%

 

 

 

1,026,307

 

 

 

Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Bonds, 7.625% due 3/21/36 **

 

1,084,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:

 

 

 

273,000

 

 

 

8.500% due 10/8/14

 

272,318

 

8,258,000

 

 

 

5.750% due 2/26/16 **

 

6,926,397

 

241,000

 

 

 

7.650% due 4/21/25

 

209,429

 

 

 

 

 

Collective Action Securities:

 

 

 

1,164,000

 

 

 

9.375% due 1/13/34 **

 

1,182,333

 

183,000

 

 

 

Notes, 10.750% due 9/19/13

 

201,071

 

 

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

 

8,791,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost — $61,444,890)

 

62,510,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS — 2.6%

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.4%

 

 

 

4,987,500

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Term Loan B, 8.170% due 8/7/14 (g)

 

4,386,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.3%

 

 

 

5,187,704

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Corp., Senior Term Loan, 11.646% due 6/15/14 (g)

 

3,942,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.4%

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

 

Univision Communications Inc., Term Loan B, 7.095% due 9/15/14 (g)

 

4,125,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashmore Energy International:

 

 

 

279,613

 

 

 

Synthetic Revolving Credit Facility, 5.098% due 3/30/14 (g)

 

258,642

 

2,084,796

 

 

 

Term Loan, 7.830% due 3/30/14 (g)

 

1,928,437

 

7,500,000

 

 

 

SandRidge Energy, Term Loan, 8.625% due 4/1/15 (g)

 

7,443,750

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

Stallion Oilfield Services, Term Loan, 9.384% due 7/31/12 (g)

 

2,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

12,330,829

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings Term Loan, 11.210% due 2/1/12 (g)

 

2,312,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

Penhall International Corp., Term Loan, 12.824% due 4/1/12 (g)

 

1,780,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS
(Cost — $31,900,364)

 

28,877,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 0.0%

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.0%

 

 

 

Household Durables — 0.0%

 

 

 

10,685,938

 

 

 

Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. (c)(e)*

 

11

 

52,472

 

 

 

Mattress Discounters Corp. (c)(e)*

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost — $7,763,106)

 

11

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.8%

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 0.8%

 

 

 

4,260

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., 7.250% due 12/31/49

 

4,779,720

 

69,700

 

 

 

Citigroup Inc., 6.500% due 12/31/49

 

3,767,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost — $7,745,000)

 

8,547,005

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

13



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Shares

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

ESCROWED SHARES — 0.0%

 

 

 

2,025,000

 

 

 

Pillowtex Corp. (c)(d)(e)*
(Cost - $0)

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.4%

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.1%

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.1%

 

 

 

65,000

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co., 7.400%

 

1,028,300

 

1,800

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co., 8.000%

 

30,330

 

1,800

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co., Series F, 7.550%

 

30,420

 

 

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

 

1,089,050

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

ION Media Networks Inc., Series B, 12.000% *

 

34,125

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

1,123,175

 

FINANCIALS — 0.3%

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

12,100

 

 

 

Preferred Plus, Trust Series FRD-1, 7.400%

 

191,664

 

8,200

 

 

 

Preferred Plus, Series FMC1 Trust, Senior Debentures, Series LMG-3, 8.250%

 

148,420

 

44,100

 

 

 

Saturns, Series F 2003-5, 8.125%

 

736,470

 

17,552

 

 

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class B Shares (c)(e)*

 

17

 

9,654

 

 

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class C Shares (c)(e)*

 

10

 

25,451

 

 

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class D Shares (c)(e)*

 

25

 

52,657

 

 

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class E Shares (c)(e)*

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,076,659

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%

 

 

 

110,000

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), 8.250%

 

2,906,200

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

3,982,859

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost — $5,137,505)

 

5,106,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS — 0.1%

 

 

 

18,500

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations, expires 4/15/20*

 

679,875

 

31,517,970

 

 

 

ContiFinancial Corp., Liquidating Trust, Units of Interest (Represents interest in a trust in the liquidation of ContiFinancial Corp. and its affiliates) (c)(e)*

 

32

 

2,750

 

 

 

Leap Wireless International Inc., Expires 4/15/10(c)(e)*

 

0

 

13,614

 

 

 

Pillowtex Corp., Expires 11/24/09(c)(e)*

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost — $10,069)

 

679,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost — $1,204,491,044)

 

1,110,495,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.5%

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Negara Malaysia Monetary Notes:

 

 

 

4,491,000

 

MYR

 

Series 0207, 3.569% due 2/14/08

 

1,388,594

 

3,346,000

 

MYR

 

Series 4207, zero coupon bond to yield 3.390% due 4/22/08

 

1,026,499

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt Treasury Bills:

 

 

 

43,825,000

 

EGP

 

Zero coupon bond to yield 7.470% due 10/28/08

 

7,488,693

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

14



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2008

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Sovereign Bonds — 1.5% (continued)

 

 

 

42,275,000

 

EGP

 

Zero coupon bond to yield 20.240% due 11/11/08

 

$

7,203,675

 

 

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Bonds
(Cost — $17,116,426)

 

17,107,461

 

U.S. Government Agency — 0.0%

 

 

 

27,000

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Discount Notes, 4.030% -4.365% due 3/17/08 (h)
(Cost - $26,856)

 

26,856

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost — $17,143,282)

 

17,134,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost — $1,221,634,326#)

 

1,127,629,811

 

 


*

 

Non-income producing security.

 

Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

(a)

 

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.

(b)

 

Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.

(c)

 

Illiquid security.

(d)

 

Security is currently in default.

(e)

 

Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

(f)

 

All or a portion of this security is segregated for open futures contracts, reverse repurchase agreements and foreign currency contracts.

(g)

 

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at January 31, 2008.

(h)

 

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

#

 

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

**

 

All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

 

ARS - Argentine Peso

 

 

BRL - Brazilian Real

 

 

EGP - Egyptian Pound

 

 

EUR - Euro

 

 

GDP - Gross Domestic Product

 

 

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

 

 

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

 

 

OJSC - Open Joint Stock Company

 

 

RUB - Russian Ruble

 

 

TRY - Turkish Lira

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

15



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”). The Fund seeks to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in high-yield debt securities. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its objective of seeking to maximize current income.

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

 

(a) Investment Valuation.  Debt securities are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities.  Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade.  When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund may value these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

(b) Reverse Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into a reverse repurchase agreement in which the Fund sells a portfolio security at a specified price with an agreement to purchase the same or substantially the same security from the same counterparty at a fixed or determinable price at a future date. When entering into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund’s custodian delivers to the counterparty liquid assets, the market value of which, at the inception of the transaction, at least equals the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The Fund pays interest on amounts obtained pursuant to reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be borrowings, which may create leverage risk to the Fund.

 

(c) Financial Futures Contracts.  The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts typically, but not necessarily, to hedge a portion of the portfolio. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash or securities as initial margin, equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit). Additional securities are also segregated up to the current market value of the financial futures contracts. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying financial instruments. For foreign denominated futures, variation margins are not settled daily. The Fund recognizes an unrealized gain or loss equal to the fluctuation in the value. When the financial futures contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recognized equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contracts.

 

The risks associated with entering into financial futures contracts include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying financial instruments. In addition, investing in financial futures contracts involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the initial margin deposit and subsequent payments required for a futures transaction. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

(d) Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency contract to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of a foreign currency denominated portfolio transaction.  A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price with delivery and settlement at a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is closed, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was closed.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 



 

(e) Foreign Currency Translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates at the date of valuation.  Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

 

(f) Credit and Market Risk.  The Fund invests in high yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investment in securities rated below investment grade typically involves risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in non-dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.

 

(g) Security Transactions.  Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

2.  Investments

 

At January 31, 2008, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$18,175,836

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(112,180,351

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$(94,004,515

)

 

At January 31, 2008, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Expiration
Date

 

Basis
Value

 

Market
Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Contracts to Sell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes

 

10

 

3/08

 

$1,138,302

 

$1,167,188

 

$(28,886

)

 

At January 31, 2008, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Foreign Currency

 

Local
Currency

 

Market
Value

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

 

Contracts to Buy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Rupee

 

19,552,500

 

$495,134

 

3/14/08

 

$134

 

Indian Rupee

 

58,622,700

 

1,484,521

 

3/14/08

 

(1,480

)

Indian Rupee

 

19,567,200

 

495,411

 

3/17/08

 

(589

)

Net Unrealized Loss on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$(1,935

)

 

Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the period ended January 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

Maximum

 

Daily

 

Average

 

Amount

 

Balance

 

Interest Rate

 

Outstanding

 

$93,194,606

 

5.068%

 

$122,354,452

 

 

Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 1.000% to 5.850% during the period ended January 31, 2008. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $3,620,967.

 



 

At January 31, 2008, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Face

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

$

5,036,450

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.200% to be repurchased at $5,042,913 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $5,260,000 ATF Capital BV,

 

 

 

 

9.250% due 2/21/14; Market value (including accrued interest) - $5,542,582.

 

$

5,036,450

 

 

 

 

 

4,386,396

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $4,391,757 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $4,740,000 Axtel Sab de CV,

 

 

 

 

7.625% due 2/1/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $4,885,163.

 

4,386,396

 

 

 

 

 

1,956,200

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $1,958,442 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $2,000,000 Republic of Colombia,

 

 

 

 

7.375% due 9/18/37; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,187,610.

 

1,956,200

 

 

 

 

 

2,674,080

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase &Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.150% to be repurchased at $2,677,471 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $2,880,000 EEB International Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

8.750% due 10/31/14; Market value (including accrued interest) - $3,037,627.

 

2,674,080

 

 

 

 

 

2,115,538

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.150% to be repurchased at $2,188,221 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $2,302,000 GTL Trade Finance Inc.,

 

 

 

 

7.250% due 10/20/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,452,344.

 

2,115,538

 

 

 

 

 

770,859

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.250% to be repurchased at $771,860 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $873,000 Gaz Cap SA Luxembourg,

 

 

 

 

6.212% due 11/22/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $863,935.

 

770,859

 

 

 

 

 

1,720,440

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.050% to be repurchased at $1,722,569 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,770,000 Gaz Cap SA Luxembourg,

 

 

 

 

6.510% due 3/7/22; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,723,609.

 

1,720,440

 

 

 

 

 

1,777,481

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $1,779,654 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $2,419,000 Globo Communicacoes Part,

 

 

 

 

7.250% due 4/26/22; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,405,484.

 

1,777,481

 

 

 

 

 

3,646,329

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $3,650,786 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $4,490,000 HSBK Europe BV,

 

 

 

 

7.250% due 5/3/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $4,009,237.

 

3,646,329

 

 

 

 

 

1,020,147

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.100% to be repurchased at $1,021,425 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,174,000 ICICI Bank Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

6.375% due 4/30/22; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,011,525.

 

1,020,147

 

 

 

 

 

1,149,480

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $1,150,885 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,240,000 Odebrecht Finance Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

7.500% due 10/18/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,270,034.

 

 

1,149,480

 



 

$

1,381,889

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $1,383,578 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,285,000 Republic of Panama,

 

 

 

 

9.625% due 2/8/11; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,524,709.

 

$

1,381,889

 

 

 

 

 

366,170

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $366,590 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $350,000 Republic of Panama,

 

 

 

 

7.250% due 3/15/15; Market value (including accrued interest) - $398,190.

 

366,170

 

 

 

 

 

1,255,320

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $1,256,758 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,320,000 Republic of Panama,

 

 

 

 

6.700% due 1/26/36; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,338,948.

 

1,255,320

 

 

 

 

 

2,672,310

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $2,675,372 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $2,810,000 Republic of Panama,

 

 

 

 

6.700% due 1/26/36; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,850,336.

 

2,672,310

 

 

 

 

 

3,157,000

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $3,160,617 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $3,500,000 Pemex Project Funding Master Trust,

 

 

 

 

6.625% due 6/15/35; Market value (including accrued interest) - $3,629,249.

 

3,157,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,532,100

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $1,533,973 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,654,000 Russian Agricultural Bank,

 

 

 

 

7.175% due 5/16/13; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,724,589.

 

1,532,100

 

 

 

 

 

919,960

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.200% to be repurchased at $921,141 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,055,000 Russian Agricultural Bank,

 

 

 

 

6.299% due 5/15/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,016,490.

 

919,960

 

 

 

 

 

1,138,174

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.650% to be repurchased at $1,139,444 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,026,307 Oriental Republic of Uruguay,

 

 

 

 

7.625% due 3/21/36; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,112,630.

 

1,138,174

 

 

 

 

 

1,181,160

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.150% to be repurchased at $1,182,658 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,360,000 TNK-BP Finance SA,

 

 

 

 

7.500% due 7/18/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,326,523.

 

1,181,160

 

 

 

 

 

11,393,136

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $11,407,061 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $13,410,000 True Move Co., Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

10.750% due 12/16/13; Market value (including accrued interest) - $12,991,670.

 

11,393,136

 

 

 

 

 

2,417,380

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.850% to be repurchased at $2,420,224 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $2,785,000 TuranAlem Finance BV Global,

 

 

 

 

8.250% due 1/22/37; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,450,150.

 

2,417,380

 



 

$

1,660,745

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $1,662,648 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,175,000 Republic of Turkey,

 

 

 

 

11.875% due 1/15/30; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,851,267.

 

$

1,660,745

 

 

 

 

 

514,255

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.150% to be repurchased at $514,907 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $490,000 Republic of Turkey,

 

 

 

 

7.000% due 6/5/20; Market value (including accrued interest) - $516,873.

 

514,255

 

 

 

 

 

6,937,479

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $6,945,428 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $7,954,000 Republic of Turkey,

 

 

 

 

6.875% due 3/17/36; Market value (including accrued interest) - $8,016,643.

 

6,937,479

 

 

 

 

 

641,223

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.850% to be repurchased at $641,977 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $594,000 Republic of Turkey,

 

 

 

 

7.000% due 9/26/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $645,747.

 

641,223

 

 

 

 

 

2,302,942

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $2,305,581 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $2,262,000 United Mexican States,

 

 

 

 

6.750% due 9/27/34; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,508,107.

 

2,302,942

 

 

 

 

 

1,285,284

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $1,286,855 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,284,000 Vale Overseas Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

8.250% due 1/17/34; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,391,420.

 

1,285,284

 

 

 

 

 

3,638,250

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.050% to be repurchased at $3,642,752 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $4,158,000 Vale Overseas Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

6.875% due 11/21/36; Market value (including accrued interest) - $3,928,848.

 

3,638,250

 

 

 

 

 

982,300

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $983,425 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,164,000 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,

 

 

 

 

9.375% due 1/13/34; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,188,029.

 

982,300

 

 

 

 

 

490,371

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $490,970 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $665,000 Republic of Argentina,

 

 

 

 

7.000% due 9/12/13; Market value (including accrued interest) - $608,809.

 

490,371

 

 

 

 

 

3,738,603

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.200% to be repurchased at $3,743,401 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $4,246,000 Petrozuata Finance Inc.,

 

 

 

 

8.220% due 4/1/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $4,480,059.

 

3,738,603

 

 

 

 

 

345,210

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.150% to be repurchased at $345,648 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $370,000 Axtel Sab de CV,

 

 

 

 

7.625% due 2/1/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $382,256.

 

345,210

 

 

 

 

 

6,325,628

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse dated 1/24/08,

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $6,332,876 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $8,258,000 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,

 

 

 

 

5.750% due 2/26/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $7,131,557.

 

6,325,628

 



 

$

877,734

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $878,807 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,170,000 ICICI Bank Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

6.375% due 4/30/22; Market value (including accrued interest) - $999,697.

 

$

877,734

 

 

 

 

 

2,137,800

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.100% to be repurchased at $2,140,478 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $2,100,000 Republic of Ecuador,

 

 

 

 

10.000% due 8/15/30; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,131,386.

 

2,137,800

 

 

 

 

 

2,011,320

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co., dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $2,013,778 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $2,220,000 UBS Luxembourg SA,

 

 

 

 

8.250% due 5/23/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,314,461.

 

2,011,320

 

 

 

 

 

842,646

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 4.000% to be repurchased at $843,676 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,059,000 TuranAlem Finance BV Global,

 

 

 

 

8.250% due 1/22/37; Market value (including accrued interest) - $972,956.

 

842,646

 

 

 

 

 

1,479,200

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/24/08

 

 

 

 

bearing 3.750% to be repurchased at $1,480,895 on 2/4/08,

 

 

 

 

collateralized by: $1,720,000 Lukoil International Finance BV,

 

 

 

 

6.356% due 6/7/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,663,627.

 

1,479,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

 

 

 

(Proceeds — $89,878,989)

 

$

89,878,989

 



 

ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)           The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b)           There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

R. Jay Gerken

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: 

March 28, 2008

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

R. Jay Gerken

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

March 28, 2008

 

 

By

/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

March 28, 2008