Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc. (HIO) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow HIO and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full HIO filings page.
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. will hold its annual stockholder meeting on April 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in New York. Holders of the 95,099,215 outstanding common shares as of February 6, 2026 are entitled to vote.
Stockholders are asked to elect three Class I directors, each to serve until the 2029 annual meeting, and to ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. Unless otherwise directed, returned proxies will be voted for all three nominees and for PwC’s ratification.
The Board is majority independent, uses four standing committees, and has adopted the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, which can limit voting rights for large holders unless other stockholders restore them. PwC billed audit fees of $53,065 and tax fees of $10,000 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.