BWG BrandywineGlobal Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc

BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (NYSE: BWG) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2021.

Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q January 31, 2021 October 31, 2020 January 31, 2020 Total Assets (a)

$

362,570,021

 

$

352,359,523

 

*

$

458,464,939

 

Total Net Assets (a)

$

239,923,887

 

$

224,087,945

 

*

$

303,467,241

 

NAV Per Share of Common Stock (b)

$

14.29

 

$

13.35

 

$

14.46

 

Market Price Per Share

$

12.38

 

$

11.01

 

$

12.92

 

Premium / (Discount)

 

(13.37

)%

 

(17.53

)%

 

(10.65

)%

Outstanding Shares

 

16,791,836

 

 

16,791,836

 

*

 

20,989,795

 

  Total Net Investment Income (c) (d)

$

3,569,039

 

$

3,928,203

 

$

4,006,575

 

Total Net Realized/Unrealized Gain/(Loss) (c)

$

16,508,822

 

$

(17,420,362

)

$

602,209

 

Preferred Dividends Paid from Net Investment Income (c)

$

(547,715

)

$

(546,465

)

$

(454,166

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations (c)

$

19,530,146

 

$

(14,038,624

)

$

4,154,618

 

  Earnings per Common Share Outstanding Total Net Investment Income (c)(d)

$

0.21

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.19

 

Total Net Realized/Unrealized Gain/(Loss) (c)

$

0.98

 

$

(1.04

)

$

0.03

 

Preferred Dividends Paid from Net Investment Income (c)

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.02

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations (c)

$

1.16

 

$

(0.84

)

$

0.20

 

  Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income (e)

$

8,141,244

 

$

8,814,124

 

$

2,674,433

 

Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income Per Share (e)

$

0.48

 

$

0.52

 

$

0.13

 

  Loan Outstanding (e)

$

60,000,000

 

$

60,000,000

 

$

90,000,000

 

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock (e)

$

60,000,000

 

$

60,000,000

 

$

60,000,000

 

 

Footnotes:

(a)

The difference between total assets and total net assets is due primarily to its outstanding mandatory redeemable preferred stock (“MRPS”) and use of borrowings; total net assets do not include either borrowings or the liquidation value of MRPS.

(b)

NAVs are calculated as of the close of business on the last business day in the periods indicated above.

(c)

For the quarter indicated.

(d)

Excludes distributions paid to preferred stockholders from net investment income.

(e)

As of the date indicated above.

 

* On September 22, 2020, BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. accepted for tender 4,197,959 common shares that were repurchased at $13.53 per share, equal to 99.5% of the per share net asset value of $13.60 as of the close of the regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange on September 23, 2020.

This financial data is unaudited.

The Fund files its semi-annual and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. These reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Forms N-PORT or a semi-annual or annual report from the Fund, shareholders can call 1-888-777-0102.

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.

BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc., a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, is managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, and is sub-advised by Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of the investment manager.

For more information about the Fund, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Fund’s web site at www.lmcef.com. Hard copies of the Fund’s 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 Fund.

Category: Financials Source: Franklin Resources, Inc. Source: Legg Mason Closed End Funds

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