Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (NYSE: WIA) Announces Adjournment & Rescheduling of August 28, 2020 Special Meetin...
August 31 2020 - 8:00AM
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Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (the “Fund”)
announced today that the Special Meeting of Shareholders (the
“Meeting”) originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 9:00
a.m. Eastern Time and subsequently adjourned to Wednesday, July 29,
2020 and Friday, August 28, 2020, has been adjourned to Friday,
September 25, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time in order to solicit
additional shareholder votes. As previously announced, in light of
public health concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic, the
Meeting is being held in a virtual meeting format only. The Meeting
will be accessible solely by means of remote communication.
As described in the proxy materials for the Meeting previously
distributed, the Board of Trustees fixed the close of business on
May 22, 2020 as the record date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and
any postponement or adjournment thereof. The adjourned session of
the Meeting will be held at the following Meeting website:
http://www.meetingcenter.io/236910454. To participate in the
Meeting, shareholders of the Fund must enter the following
password: WACF2020. Shareholders must also enter the control number
found on their proxy card previously received. Shareholders may
vote during the Meeting by following the instructions available on
the Meeting website during the Meeting.
We encourage shareholders to access the Meeting website prior to
the start time to allow ample time to log into the Meeting webcast
and test their computer systems. Accordingly, the Meeting website
will become accessible to shareholders beginning at approximately
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on September 24, 2020. For questions
relating to participation at the Meeting by remote communication,
please call the Computershare technical support number at (888)
888-0151.
If shares are held through an intermediary, such as a bank or
broker, shareholders must register in advance to attend the
Meeting. To register shareholders must submit proof of their proxy
power (legal proxy) reflecting their Fund holdings along with their
name and email address to Computershare Fund Services
(“Computershare”). Shareholders may forward an email from their
intermediary or send an image of their legal proxy to
shareholdermeetings@computershare.com. Requests for registration
for the September 25, 2020 adjourned session of the Meeting must be
received no later than 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on September 22,
2020. Shareholders will receive a confirmation email from
Computershare of the shareholder’s registration and a control
number that will allow the shareholder to vote at the Meeting.
Shareholders are not required to attend the Meeting to vote on
the proposals. Whether or not shareholders plan to attend the
Meeting, the Fund urges shareholders to authorize a proxy to vote
their shares in advance of the Meeting by one of the methods
described in the proxy materials for the Meeting. In connection
with the Meeting, the Fund has filed a definitive joint proxy
statement (the “Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”). Shareholders are advised to read the Proxy
Statement because it contains important information. The Proxy
Statement is available on the Internet at
http://www.ReadOurMaterials.com/lmf. The proxy card included with
the proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to
reflect the change in date and time and may continue to be used to
vote your shares in connection with the Meeting. The Proxy
Statement and other documents filed by the Fund are also available
for free on the SEC website, www.sec.gov.
This press release may contain statements regarding plans and
expectations for the future that constitute forward-looking
statements within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on the Fund’s
current plans and expectations and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements. Additional
information concerning such risks and uncertainties are contained
in the Fund’s filings with the SEC. An investment in the Fund
involves risk, including loss of principal. Investment return and
the value of shares will fluctuate. Any data and commentary
provided in this press release are for informational purposes
only.
The Fund files its semi-annual and annual reports with the SEC.
These reports are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. For
more information, please call Investor Relations: 1-888-777-0102,
or consult the Fund’s web site at www.lmcef.com. The information
contained on the Fund’s web site is not part of this press release.
Hard copies of the Fund’s complete audited financial statements are
available free of charge upon request by calling toll free at
1-888-777-0102.
Category: Fund Announcement
Source: Franklin Resources, Inc.
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