Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc. filings document closed-end fund governance and shareholder voting matters. The fund’s proxy statements cover annual meeting proposals, board director elections, ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm and related Schedule 14A disclosure for the NYSE-listed fund.
The filings identify the fund’s common-share issuer context and governance framework, including board oversight and stockholder approval items that are typical for a registered closed-end management investment company.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (EHI) is calling an annual stockholder meeting on October 16, 2026, to elect two Class I directors, Carol L. Colman and Anthony Grillo, to terms running until the 2029 annual meeting, and to ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2027.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 28, 2026, when 30,299,742 common shares were outstanding, are entitled to vote. The board is majority independent, with Eileen A. Kamerick serving as independent chair, and oversees four key committees: Audit, Nominating, Compensation, and Pricing and Valuation. The fund has opted into the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, limiting voting rights of “control shares” unless reinstated by a supermajority of disinterested stockholders. PwC billed EHI $71,483 in audit fees and $10,000 in tax fees for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026. Management reports full compliance with insider ownership reporting and that directors and officers as a group own less than 1% of outstanding shares.
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. (EHI) filed an initial Form 3 for Brett Michael Mossman, identified as a Senior Vice President/Investment Manager affiliated with the fund. The filing reports no transactions and no current holdings of the fund’s securities by this reporting person.
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. (EHI) filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership (Form 3) for Doyle Ann Elizabeth, who is identified as a Senior Vice President. The filing does not list any reportable holdings or transactions in EHI securities for this reporting person.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. focuses on high current income with a secondary goal of total return, investing globally in below-investment-grade, emerging market and investment-grade fixed income, plus derivatives. As of May 31, 2026, net assets were $198.5 million and net asset value (NAV) was $6.55 per share.
For the year, the Fund returned 11.11% on NAV and 6.74% on market price, compared with 5.13% for the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index and 8.35% for its blended Composite Index. Distributions totaled $0.84 per share, including $0.32 per share treated as return of capital.
Net investment income was $17.23 million on investment income of $24.34 million, after $7.11 million of net expenses. The Fund used leverage through a loan payable of $82.7 million and reverse repurchase agreements, with liabilities equal to about 31% of total assets. Top sector exposures were sovereign bonds, consumer discretionary, energy, communication services and financials.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc. filed a prospectus supplement updating its portfolio manager disclosures. Effective January 27, 2026, the Prospectus and SAI replace the "Investment Management Team" and portfolio manager tables with a team-based description and a list of named managers. The SAI provides manager account counts and assets as of May 31, 2025. Effective September 30, 2026, information for Christopher Kilpatrick is deleted from both the Prospectus and the SAI.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. director Carol L. Colman reported an open-market sale of 3,000 shares of Common Stock at $6.14 per share. The transaction on April 10, 2026 reduced her direct holdings to 1,375 shares of the fund.
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. filed an initial insider ownership report for Kim Stout, identified as "CCO/Subadviser." This Form 3 excerpt shows no reported transactions, no derivative positions, and no share holdings detailed for the reporting person in the provided data.
Sit Investment Associates, Inc. and its subsidiary Sit Fixed Income Advisors II, LLC report beneficial ownership of 3,073,100 shares of Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. common stock, representing 10.1% of the outstanding shares.
The firms report shared voting and shared dispositive power over all 3,073,100 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. The percentage is based on 30,299,720 shares outstanding as of November 30, 2025. All shares are held in client accounts they manage, and both advisers formally disclaim beneficial ownership, stating the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of influencing control of the fund.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (EHI) delivers a definitive proxy covering director elections, committee memberships, board compensation and auditor ratification. The board recommends electing three Class III directors to serve until 2028 and ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026. The filing discloses director roles, committee assignments and oversight of 21 portfolios for many directors, and shows aggregate director compensation ranges and specific amounts (examples include $506,000, $486,000, and smaller amounts). It identifies service relationships with Franklin Templeton affiliates and lists certain ownership stakes (e.g., 1,815,733 shares, 7.99% and 4,895,479 shares, 16.2%). The proxy explains quorum rules, non-vote treatment and permissible non-audit services for the auditor.
Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. insider Jeffrey Masom, identified as a Director-Subadviser, filed an initial ownership report on Form 3. The filing states that he does not beneficially own any non-derivative or derivative securities of the fund, meaning he reports no current holdings in the issuer’s shares or related instruments.