WESTERN ASSET INFLATION-LINKED INCOME FUND
ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR TENDER OFFER
NEW YORK
– (BUSINESS WIRE) – November 24, 2020. Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (NYSE: WIA) announced today that the Fund’s Board of Trustees has authorized (subject to certain conditions) a cash tender offer for up to 20% of
the Fund’s outstanding common shares (the “Shares”) at a price per Share equal to 99% of the Fund’s net asset value per Share as of the business day immediately following the expiration date of the tender offer. The commencement
of the tender offer will be announced at a later date. The Fund will repurchase Shares tendered and accepted in the tender offer in exchange for cash. In the event the tender offer is oversubscribed, Shares will be repurchased on a pro rata basis.
The commencement of the tender offer is pursuant to an agreement (the “Standstill Agreement”) between the Fund and Karpus Investment Management
(“Karpus”). During the effective period of the Standstill Agreement, Karpus has agreed to (1) be bound by the terms of the Standstill Agreement, including certain standstill covenants, and (2) vote its Shares on proposals
submitted to shareholders in accordance with the recommendation of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (subject to certain limited exclusions). The Fund has been advised that Karpus will file a copy of the Standstill Agreement with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an exhibit to its Schedule 13D.
The Fund has not commenced the tender offer described in this release. This
announcement is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the Fund and the above statements are not intended to constitute an offer to participate in any tender offer. Information about the tender
offer, including its commencement, will be provided by future public announcements. Shareholders will be notified in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, either by publication or mailing or both. The tender offer will be made only by an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal, and other documents to be filed with the SEC. Shareholders of the Fund should read the offer to purchase
and tender offer statement and related exhibits when those documents are filed and become available, as they will contain important information about the tender offer. These and other filed documents will be available to investors for free both at
the website of the SEC and from the Fund. There can be no assurance that any Share repurchases will reduce or eliminate the discount of the Fund’s market price per Share to the Fund’s net asset value per Share.
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund, a diversified, closed-end management investment company, is administered
by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (“LMPFA”), is advised by Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”) and is subadvised by Western Asset Management Company Limited (“Western London”), Western Asset
Management Company Ltd (“Western Japan”) and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. (“Western Asset Singapore”). Each of LMPFA, Western Asset, Western London, Western Japan and Western Singapore is an indirect, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc.
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.
For more information about the Fund, 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.
Category: Fund Announcement
Media Contact: Fund Investor Services-1-888-777-0102
Source:
Franklin Templeton