DMO Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund Inc

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of December 2017, January and February 2018.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

                          Month       Record Date       Ex-Dividend Date       Payable Date December       12/22/2017       12/21/2017       12/29/2017 January       1/19/2018       1/18/2018       2/01/2018 February       2/16/2018       2/15/2018       3/01/2018                                             Ticker       Fund Name     Month     Amount           Type    

ChangefromPreviousDistribution

TLI Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund Inc. Dec $0.05300 a Income $(0.0070) Jan $0.05300 Income               Feb     $0.05300           Income       HIX Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Dec $0.04600 a Income $(0.0030) Jan $0.04600 Income               Feb     $0.04600           Income       HIO Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Dec $0.02750 a Income $(0.0015) Jan $0.02750 Income               Feb     $0.02750           Income       HYI Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Dec $0.09000 a Income $(0.0050) Jan $0.09000 Income               Feb     $0.09000           Income       EHI Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. Dec $0.06350 a Income $(0.0030) Jan $0.06350 Income               Feb     $0.06350           Income       GDO Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Dec $0.11350 Income - Jan $0.11350 Income               Feb     $0.11350           Income       GFY Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. Dec $0.07750 Income - Jan $0.07750 Income               Feb     $0.07750           Income       IGI Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. Dec $0.02918 b Income - Dec $0.05582 b LTCG Jan $0.08500 Income               Feb     $0.08500           Income       DMO Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Dec $0.22500 Income - Jan $0.22500 Income               Feb     $0.22500           Income       SBI Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. Dec $0.03400 Income - Jan $0.03400 Income               Feb     $0.03400           Income       MMU Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. Dec $0.06300 Income - Jan $0.06300 Income               Feb     $0.06300           Income       MHF Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. Dec $0.02550 Income - Jan $0.02550 Income               Feb     $0.02550           Income       MNP Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. Dec $0.06250 Income - Jan $0.06250 Income               Feb     $0.06250           Income       MTT Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. Dec $0.08400 Income - Jan $0.08400 Income               Feb     $0.08400           Income       a   The Fund has decreased its distributions to a level that better approximates the current level of net investment income generated by its investment portfolio. b 0.02918 per share from income and $0.05582 per share from LTCG – Total Distribution - $0.08500 per share. LTCG – Long-Term Capital Gain  

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 Directors. In early 2018 and early 2019, 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).

For more information about the Funds, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Fund’s web site at www.lmcef.com. Hard copies of the Funds’ complete audited financial statement are available free of charge upon request.

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

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Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLCMaria Rosati, 212-805-6036mrosati@leggmason.com