Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds Pursuant to their Managed Distribution Policy for the Months of December 2020, January and February 2021

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Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC has announced distributions for the Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (WIA) under a managed distribution policy for December 2020, January and February 2021. Notably, WIA will pay a special dividend of $0.40000 per share on December 31, 2020, with an ex-dividend date of December 22, 2020. The ongoing policy may be adjusted, and its financial impact on share prices is acknowledged. Future details regarding distribution sources and fiscal year-to-date estimates will be communicated to shareholders.

Positive

• WIA is distributing a special dividend of $0.40000 per share, indicating strong income generation.
• The structure of the managed distribution policy allows for potential shareholder returns.

Negative

• The managed distribution policy may lead to a return of capital if net income is insufficient.
• The possibility of modification or suspension of the distribution policy could negatively impact share prices.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions pursuant to their managed distribution policy for the months of December 2020, January and February 2021.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

Month		Record Date		Ex-Dividend Date		Payable Date
December (a)		12/23/2020		12/22/2020		12/31/2020
January		1/22/2021		1/21/2021		1/29/2021
February		2/19/2021		2/18/2021		2/26/2021

Ticker		Fund Name		Month		Amount				Change from Previous Distribution
WIA		Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund		December		$0.02950				-
				December		$0.40000		(a)
				January		$0.02950
				February		$0.02950
WIW		Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund		December		$0.03100				-
				January		$0.03100
				February		$0.03100

1. Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (“WIA”) is distributing a special dividend of $0.40000 per common share payable December 31, 2020 to shareholders of record as of December 23, 2020 with an Ex-Dividend date of December 22, 2020.

Pursuant to its managed distribution policy, each Fund intends to make regular monthly distributions to shareholders at a fixed rate per common share, which rate may be adjusted from time to time by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under each Fund’s managed distribution policy, if, for any monthly distribution, the value of the Fund’s net investment income and net realized capital gain is less than the amount of the distribution, the difference will be distributed from the Fund’s net assets (and may constitute a “return of capital”). The Board of Trustees 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 Funds’ shares.

The Funds’ distributions have been set based on the current level of income generated from the Funds’ investment portfolio and accumulated capital gains, if any. Based on the Funds’ tax accounting records, which also factors in currency fluctuations, each Fund’s estimated source of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions is presented in the table below:

Fund	Fiscal Year End		Income		Short-Term Capital Gains		Long-Term Capital Gains		Return of Capital
WIA	Nov 30		-		60.00%		40.00%		-	(b)
WIW	Nov 30		100.00%		-		-		-	(b)

^(b) Sources of cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions are estimated through February 28, 2021.

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.

This press release is not for tax reporting purposes but is being provided to announce the amount of each Fund’s distributions that have been declared by the Board of Trustees. In early 2021 and early 2022, after definitive information is available, each Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV, if applicable, specifying how the distributions paid by each Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distributions on a shareholder’s tax return (e.g., ordinary income, long-term capital gain or return of capital).

On July 31, 2020, Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”) acquired Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”) in an all-cash transaction. As a result of the transaction, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources.

For more information about the Funds, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Funds’ web site at www.lmcef.com. 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.

Category: Distribution Related

Source: Franklin Templeton