UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-8709

 

 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

125 Broad Street, New York, NY

 

10004

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

300 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

1-800-451-2010

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

April 30

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 31, 2007

 

 



 

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.

 

FORM N-Q

JULY 31, 2007

 



 

ITEM 1.           SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 87.3%

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%

 

 

 

$

1,585,000

 

Alliant Techsystems Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.750% due 4/1/16

 

$

1,509,712

 

 

 

 

DRS Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

 

1,535,000

 

6.625% due 2/1/16

 

1,465,925

 

3,350,000

 

7.625% due 2/1/18

 

3,232,750

 

 

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co.:

 

 

 

3,710,000

 

Senior Notes, 8.875% due 4/1/15 (a)(b)

 

3,682,175

 

4,350,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 4/1/17 (a)

 

4,317,375

 

106,119

 

Kac Acquisition Co., Subordinated Notes, 1.000% due 4/26/26 (c)(d)

 

0

 

5,500,000

 

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.625% due 6/15/12

 

5,555,000

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

19,762,937

 

Airlines — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines Inc.:

 

 

 

965,000

 

Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/11

 

916,750

 

 

 

Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

198,893

 

Series 1998-1, Class C, 6.541% due 9/15/08

 

198,402

 

1,240,336

 

Series 2000-2, Class C, 8.312% due 10/2/12

 

1,259,260

 

1,365,000

 

Series C, 7.339% due 4/19/14

 

1,357,916

 

7,380,000

 

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., 11.250% due 8/1/15 (a)

 

7,195,500

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Series 01-1:

 

 

 

1,785,886

 

6.619% due 3/18/11

 

1,804,185

 

6,135,000

 

7.111% due 9/18/11

 

6,152,255

 

2,135,000

 

7.711% due 9/18/11

 

2,103,642

 

 

 

Total Airlines

 

20,987,910

 

Auto Components — 1.0%

 

 

 

3,335,000

 

Keystone Automotive Operations Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 11/1/13

 

2,517,925

 

9,790,000

 

Visteon Corp., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 8/1/10 (e)

 

8,713,100

 

 

 

Total Auto Components

 

11,231,025

 

Automobiles — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

Debentures:

 

 

 

1,880,000

 

8.875% due 1/15/22

 

1,593,300

 

3,425,000

 

8.900% due 1/15/32

 

2,877,000

 

5,815,000

 

Notes, 7.450% due 7/16/31

 

4,506,625

 

 

 

General Motors Corp.:

 

 

 

5,320,000

 

Notes, 7.200% due 1/15/11

 

4,801,300

 

 

 

Senior Debentures:

 

 

 

2,375,000

 

8.250% due 7/15/23

 

1,947,500

 

8,265,000

 

8.375% due 7/15/33

 

6,839,287

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

 

22,565,012

 

Building Products — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co., Ltd., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

7.250% due 10/1/12

 

873,000

 

550,000

 

6.750% due 3/15/14

 

376,750

 

 

 

Associated Materials Inc.:

 

 

 

7,565,000

 

Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 13.847% due 3/1/14

 

4,690,300

 

2,585,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.750% due 4/15/12

 

2,649,625

 

1,750,000

 

Nortek Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.500% due 9/1/14

 

1,513,750

 

9,655,000

 

NTK Holdings Inc., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 11.559% due 3/1/14

 

5,937,825

 

 

 

Total Building Products

 

16,041,250

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

1



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Capital Markets — 0.3%

 

 

 

$

3,000,000

 

E*TRADE Financial Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 9/15/13

 

$

3,030,000

 

Chemicals — 1.6%

 

 

 

5,260,000

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 10/15/14

 

5,023,300

 

2,390,000

 

Huntsman International LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.875% due 11/15/14

 

2,569,250

 

 

 

Lyondell Chemical Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

8.000% due 9/15/14

 

1,505,000

 

1,155,000

 

8.250% due 9/15/16

 

1,270,500

 

100,000

 

Senior Secured Notes, 10.500% due 6/1/13

 

108,500

 

3,075,000

 

Methanex Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 8/15/12

 

3,321,000

 

4,475,000

 

Montell Finance Co. BV, Debentures, 8.100% due 3/15/27 (a)

 

3,915,625

 

1,255,000

 

Westlake Chemical Corp., Senior Notes, 6.625% due 1/15/16

 

1,154,600

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

 

18,867,775

 

Commercial Banks — 1.6%

 

 

 

5,260,000

 

ATF Capital BV, Senior Notes, 9.250% due 2/21/14 (a)

 

5,509,850

 

4,490,000

 

HSBK Europe BV, 7.250% due 5/3/17 (a)

 

4,282,562

 

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Subordinated Bonds:

 

 

 

1,174,000

 

6.375% due 4/30/22 (a)(f)

 

1,116,371

 

1,170,000

 

6.375% due 4/30/22 (f)

 

1,105,258

 

 

 

Russian Agricultural Bank, Loan Participation Notes:

 

 

 

1,654,000

 

7.175% due 5/16/13 (a)

 

1,701,635

 

1,055,000

 

6.299% due 5/15/17 (a)

 

1,000,984

 

 

 

TuranAlem Finance BV, Bonds:

 

 

 

2,785,000

 

8.250% due 1/22/37 (a)

 

2,471,687

 

1,059,000

 

8.250% due 1/22/37 (a)

 

939,863

 

 

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

18,128,210

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.7%

 

 

 

5,985,000

 

Allied Security Escrow Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 7/15/11

 

5,955,075

 

 

 

Allied Waste North America Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

250,000

 

6.875% due 6/1/17

 

233,750

 

 

 

Series B:

 

 

 

5,690,000

 

7.375% due 4/15/14

 

5,391,275

 

1,050,000

 

7.250% due 3/15/15

 

1,018,500

 

675,000

 

Ashtead Holdings PLC, Secured Notes, 8.625% due 8/1/15 (a)

 

671,625

 

7,693,000

 

DynCorp International LLC/DIV Capital Corporation, Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.500% due 2/15/13

 

7,885,325

 

 

 

Interface Inc.:

 

 

 

2,875,000

 

Senior Notes, 10.375% due 2/1/10

 

3,004,375

 

1,500,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 2/1/14

 

1,567,500

 

4,800,000

 

Rental Services Corp., Senior Bonds, 9.500% due 12/1/14 (a)

 

4,704,000

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

30,431,425

 

Communications Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

6,100,000

 

Lucent Technologies Inc., Debentures, 6.450% due 3/15/29

 

5,246,000

 

Consumer Finance — 3.4%

 

 

 

3,115,000

 

AmeriCredit Corp., Senior Notes, 8.500% due 7/1/15 (a)

 

3,005,975

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

3,075,000

 

7.875% due 6/15/10

 

2,942,400

 

3,320,000

 

7.000% due 10/1/13

 

2,991,227

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

2



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Consumer Finance — 3.4% (continued)

 

 

 

$

4,248,000

 

10.610% due 6/15/11 (f)

 

$

4,407,343

 

1,950,000

 

9.875% due 8/10/11

 

1,976,245

 

1,210,000

 

8.110% due 1/13/12 (f)

 

1,156,420

 

2,490,000

 

8.000% due 12/15/16

 

2,298,484

 

 

 

General Motors Acceptance Corp.:

 

 

 

14,270,000

 

Bonds, 8.000% due 11/1/31 (e)

 

13,435,091

 

6,890,000

 

Notes, 6.875% due 8/28/12

 

6,344,229

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

38,557,414

 

Containers & Packaging — 2.2%

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Berry Plastics Corp., Senior Term Loan, 11.610% due 6/15/14

 

2,300,000

 

2,000,000

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 8.875% due 9/15/14

 

1,930,000

 

 

 

Graham Packaging Co. Inc.:

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

8.500% due 10/15/12

 

940,000

 

6,630,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/14

 

6,265,350

 

4,725,000

 

Graphic Packaging International Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 8/15/13

 

4,748,625

 

2,349,000

 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 8.750% due 11/15/12

 

2,448,832

 

1,490,000

 

Plastipak Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 8.500% due 12/15/15 (a)

 

1,512,350

 

1,975,000

 

Radnor Holdings Corp., Senior Notes, 11.000% due 3/15/10 (g)

 

12,344

 

3,205,000

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 3/15/17

 

3,012,700

 

2,355,000

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/1/12

 

2,207,813

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

 

25,378,014

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Education Management LLC/Education Management Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

1,505,000

 

Senior Notes, 8.750% due 6/1/14

 

1,505,000

 

4,410,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.250% due 6/1/16

 

4,410,000

 

 

 

Service Corp. International:

 

 

 

650,000

 

Debentures, 7.875% due 2/1/13

 

653,645

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

7.625% due 10/1/18

 

1,149,000

 

1,010,000

 

7.500% due 4/1/27 (a)

 

903,950

 

 

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

8,621,595

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

4,060,000

 

Basell AF SCA, Senior Secured Subordinated Second Priority Notes, 8.375% due 8/15/15 (a)

 

3,633,700

 

2,110,000

 

CCM Merger Inc., Notes, 8.000% due 8/1/13 (a)

 

2,088,900

 

135,000

 

El Paso Performance-Linked Trust Certificates, Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/11 (a)

 

139,387

 

4,400,000

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 9.860% due 11/15/14 (f)

 

4,554,000

 

2,375,000

 

Milacron Escrow Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 11.500% due 5/15/11

 

2,232,500

 

700,000

 

Smurfit Kappa Funding PLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 4/1/15

 

672,000

 

1,360,000

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, 7.500% due 7/18/16 (a)

 

1,368,500

 

838,000

 

UCAR Finance Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 2/15/12

 

879,900

 

2,180,000

 

Vangent Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.625% due 2/15/15 (a)

 

2,071,000

 

4,130,000

 

Vanguard Health Holdings Co. I LLC, Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.967% due 10/1/15

 

3,035,550

 

3,775,000

 

Vanguard Health Holdings Co. II LLC, Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 10/1/14

 

3,529,625

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

24,205,062

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Axtel SAB de CV:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

3



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.5% (continued)

 

 

 

$

370,000

 

7.625% due 2/1/17 (a)

 

$

352,425

 

4,740,000

 

Senior Notes, 7.625% due 2/1/17 (a)

 

4,514,850

 

3,970,000

 

Cincinnati Bell Inc., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 2/15/15

 

3,751,650

 

1,260,000

 

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures, 6.300% due 12/1/28

 

1,089,900

 

 

 

Citizens Communications Co.:

 

 

 

315,000

 

7.050% due 10/1/46

 

232,313

 

385,000

 

Senior Bonds, 7.125% due 3/15/19

 

349,869

 

3,640,000

 

Senior Notes, 7.875% due 1/15/27

 

3,221,400

 

3,576,000

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 12.500% due 5/1/15

 

3,772,680

 

 

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd.:

 

 

 

4,315,000

 

9.250% due 6/15/16

 

4,422,875

 

6,440,000

 

Senior Notes, 11.250% due 6/15/16

 

6,762,000

 

1,355,000

 

Intelsat Corp., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/14

 

1,370,244

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing Inc.:

 

 

 

4,515,000

 

9.250% due 11/1/14

 

4,334,400

 

3,000,000

 

Senior Notes, 9.150% due 2/15/15 (a)(f)

 

2,850,000

 

4,525,000

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, Senior Secured Bonds, 8.875% due 5/1/16 (a)

 

4,502,375

 

 

 

NTL Cable PLC, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

80,000

 

8.750% due 4/15/14

 

80,400

 

6,900,000

 

9.125% due 8/15/16

 

7,003,500

 

2,320,000

 

PAETEC Holding Corp., Secured, 9.500% due 7/15/15 (a)

 

2,227,200

 

900,000

 

Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes, Series B, 7.500% due 2/15/14

 

868,500

 

 

 

Qwest Corp.:

 

 

 

3,878,000

 

Debentures, 6.875% due 9/15/33

 

3,378,707

 

7,325,000

 

Notes, 8.875% due 3/15/12

 

7,737,031

 

4,770,000

 

Telcordia Technologies Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.000% due 3/15/13 (a)

 

3,601,350

 

2,065,000

 

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Notes, 9.750% due 3/15/15 (a)(b)

 

1,889,475

 

610,000

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Senior Bonds, 10.750% due 12/1/15 (a)

 

631,350

 

5,380,000

 

Windstream Corp., Senior Notes, 8.625% due 8/1/16

 

5,474,150

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

74,418,644

 

Electric Utilities — 0.8%

 

 

 

202,000

 

Enersis SA, Notes, 7.375% due 1/15/14

 

209,367

 

1,665,000

 

IPALCO Enterprises Inc., Secured Notes, 8.625% due 11/14/11

 

1,723,275

 

1,106,110

 

Midwest Generation LLC, Pass-Through Certificates, Series B, 8.560% due 1/2/16

 

1,142,405

 

2,570,000

 

Orion Power Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/10

 

2,801,300

 

4,055,000

 

VeraSun Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 9.375% due 6/1/17 (a)

 

3,710,325

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

9,586,672

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC:

 

 

 

2,795,000

 

Senior Notes, 9.500% due 10/15/15

 

2,431,650

 

2,420,000

 

Senior Secured Notes, 7.875% due 10/15/14

 

2,247,575

 

 

 

Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments

 

4,679,225

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

3,270,000

 

Complete Production Services Inc., 8.000% due 12/15/16

 

3,155,550

 

1,275,000

 

GulfMark Offshore Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/14

 

1,255,875

 

3,175,000

 

Hanover Compressor Co., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 6/1/14

 

3,516,313

 

1,210,000

 

Pride International Inc., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 7/15/14

 

1,206,975

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8% (continued)

 

 

 

$

400,000

 

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 3/1/32

 

$

447,256

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

9,581,969

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,591,000

 

Delhaize America Inc., Debentures, 9.000% due 4/15/31

 

2,875,038

 

Food Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Dole Food Co. Inc.:

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

Debentures, 8.750% due 7/15/13

 

1,432,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,065,000

 

7.250% due 6/15/10

 

1,904,963

 

1,050,000

 

8.875% due 3/15/11

 

981,750

 

 

 

Total Food Products

 

4,318,713

 

Gas Utilities — 0.6%

 

 

 

7,425,000

 

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 6.875% due 12/15/13

 

6,868,125

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%

 

 

 

1,960,000

 

Advanced Medical Optics Inc., 7.500% due 5/1/17

 

1,793,400

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

8,020,000

 

Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 7/15/15 (a)

 

7,829,525

 

 

 

DaVita Inc.:

 

 

 

240,000

 

Senior Notes, 6.625% due 3/15/13

 

230,400

 

4,885,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.250% due 3/15/15

 

4,652,963

 

 

 

HCA Inc.:

 

 

 

950,000

 

Debentures, 7.500% due 11/15/95

 

727,863

 

1,500,000

 

Notes, 6.375% due 1/15/15

 

1,166,250

 

6,115,000

 

Senior Notes, 6.500% due 2/15/16

 

4,739,125

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

3,580,000

 

9.250% due 11/15/16 (a)

 

3,562,100

 

6,410,000

 

9.625% due 11/15/16 (a)(b)

 

6,377,950

 

4,800,000

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.750% due 6/15/14

 

4,632,000

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,370,000

 

6.375% due 12/1/11

 

2,026,350

 

6,000,000

 

7.375% due 2/1/13

 

5,040,000

 

3,880,000

 

9.875% due 7/1/14

 

3,472,600

 

1,470,000

 

6.875% due 11/15/31

 

1,073,100

 

 

 

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Secured Notes:

 

 

 

870,000

 

8.500% due 6/1/15 (a)(b)

 

789,525

 

910,000

 

8.759% due 6/1/15 (a)(f)

 

853,125

 

4,620,000

 

US Oncology Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 9.797% due 3/15/12 (a)(b)

 

4,296,600

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

51,469,476

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.5%

 

 

 

360,000

 

AMC Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 3/1/14

 

330,300

 

 

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

600,000

 

7.750% due 12/15/12

 

603,000

 

1,000,000

 

6.750% due 4/15/14

 

945,000

 

4,560,000

 

Buffets Inc., Senior Notes, 12.500% due 11/1/14

 

3,716,400

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

4,500,000

 

8.875% due 9/15/08

 

4,601,250

 

3,000,000

 

8.125% due 5/15/11

 

2,835,000

 

2,725,000

 

Carrols Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 1/15/13

 

2,588,750

 

1,150,000

 

Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise, Senior Notes, 7.250% due 11/15/19 (a)

 

1,115,500

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.5% (continued)

 

 

 

$

4,725,000

 

Denny’s Holdings Inc., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 10/1/12

 

$

4,819,500

 

1,635,000

 

El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Notes, 11.750% due 11/15/13

 

1,659,525

 

1,915,000

 

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC/Fontainebleau Las Vegas Capital Corp., 10.250% due 6/15/15 (a)

 

1,661,262

 

4,150,000

 

Herbst Gaming Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 11/15/14

 

3,569,000

 

4,070,000

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Notes, 12.000% due 11/15/10

 

4,334,550

 

910,000

 

Isle of Capri Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.000% due 3/1/14

 

824,687

 

3,850,000

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp., Senior Notes, 6.375% due 2/15/15

 

3,561,250

 

 

 

MGM MIRAGE Inc.:

 

 

 

955,000

 

Notes, 6.750% due 9/1/12

 

897,700

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

355,000

 

8.500% due 9/15/10

 

360,325

 

620,000

 

7.500% due 6/1/16

 

579,700

 

4,470,000

 

7.625% due 1/15/17

 

4,179,450

 

455,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 2/1/11

 

462,963

 

380,000

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.875% due 2/15/15

 

355,775

 

1,805,000

 

Outback Steakhouse Inc., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 6/15/15 (a)

 

1,579,375

 

4,700,000

 

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 3/15/12

 

4,770,500

 

3,930,000

 

Pokagon Gaming Authority, Senior Notes, 10.375% due 6/15/14 (a)

 

4,224,750

 

2,255,000

 

Sbarro Inc., Senior Notes, 10.375% due 2/1/15

 

1,984,400

 

 

 

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

885,000

 

9.150% due 2/1/14 (a)(f)

 

876,150

 

840,000

 

9.125% due 2/1/15 (a)

 

835,800

 

 

 

Station Casinos Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

40,000

 

6.000% due 4/1/12

 

36,800

 

3,660,000

 

7.750% due 8/15/16

 

3,449,550

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

80,000

 

6.875% due 3/1/16

 

67,800

 

1,635,000

 

6.625% due 3/15/18

 

1,316,175

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

63,142,187

 

Household Durables — 1.4%

 

 

 

310,000

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes, 7.375% due 6/1/16

 

294,500

 

4,000,000

 

Holt Group Inc., Senior Notes, 9.750% due 1/15/06 (c)(d)(g)

 

0

 

3,355,000

 

Jarden Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.500% due 5/1/17

 

3,036,275

 

 

 

K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,605,000

 

7.500% due 5/15/16

 

2,097,025

 

2,700,000

 

8.625% due 1/15/17

 

2,241,000

 

2,590,000

 

Norcraft Cos. LP/Norcraft Finance Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 11/1/11

 

2,602,950

 

5,765,000

 

Norcraft Holdings LP/Norcraft Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.952% due 9/1/12

 

4,986,725

 

510,000

 

Sealy Mattress Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 6/15/14

 

504,900

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

 

15,763,375

 

Household Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

70,000

 

American Achievement Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 4/1/12

 

67,550

 

1,890,000

 

Visant Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 8.750% due 12/1/13

 

1,880,550

 

1,425,000

 

Yankee Acquisition Corp., Series B, 9.750% due 2/15/17

 

1,275,375

 

 

 

Total Household Products

 

3,223,475

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 3.7%

 

 

 

2,480,000

 

AES China Generating Co., Ltd., Class A, 8.250% due 6/26/10

 

2,471,866

 

 

 

AES Corp.:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 3.7% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Notes:

 

 

 

$

1,155,000

 

9.500% due 6/1/09

 

$

1,183,875

 

1,900,000

 

9.375% due 9/15/10

 

1,957,000

 

730,000

 

Senior Secured Notes, 9.000% due 5/15/15 (a)

 

771,975

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings Inc.:

 

 

 

3,605,000

 

Senior Debentures, 7.625% due 10/15/26

 

2,974,125

 

3,770,000

 

Senior Notes, 7.750% due 6/1/19 (a)

 

3,279,900

 

 

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

445,000

 

7.500% due 6/15/13

 

431,650

 

2,600,000

 

7.750% due 6/15/16

 

2,502,500

 

2,500,000

 

7.200% due 5/15/19 (a)

 

2,243,750

 

2,670,000

 

7.625% due 5/15/27 (a)

 

2,342,925

 

 

 

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC:

 

 

 

1,923,235

 

Pass-Through Certificates, Series B, 9.125% due 6/30/17

 

2,114,272

 

584,577

 

Series C, 10.060% due 12/30/28

 

701,857

 

4,235,000

 

Mirant North America LLC, Senior Notes, 7.375% due 12/31/13

 

4,235,000

 

 

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

890,000

 

7.250% due 2/1/14

 

861,075

 

11,570,000

 

7.375% due 2/1/16 (e)

 

11,193,975

 

1,800,000

 

7.375% due 1/15/17

 

1,741,500

 

890,000

 

TXU Corp., Senior Notes, Series Q, 6.500% due 11/15/24

 

701,319

 

 

 

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

41,708,564

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%

 

 

 

680,000

 

Koppers Inc., Senior Notes, 9.875% due 10/15/13

 

724,200

 

2,750,000

 

Moll Industries Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 7/1/08 (c)(d)(g)

 

0

 

940,000

 

Sequa Corp., Senior Notes, 9.000% due 8/1/09

 

982,300

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

 

1,706,500

 

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,218,000

 

FTD Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 2/15/14

 

2,079,375

 

IT Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

SunGard Data Systems Inc.:

 

 

 

2,900,000

 

Senior Notes, 9.125% due 8/15/13

 

2,929,000

 

5,980,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.250% due 8/15/15

 

6,009,900

 

 

 

Total IT Services

 

8,938,900

 

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

3,110,000

 

WMG Acquisition Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.375% due 4/15/14

 

2,799,000

 

Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

1,260,000

 

American Railcar Industries Inc., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 3/1/14

 

1,234,800

 

Media — 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group Inc.:

 

 

 

4,465,000

 

Senior Notes, 10.125% due 10/15/13

 

4,509,650

 

4,030,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.500% due 10/15/15

 

4,070,300

 

5,565,000

 

AMC Entertainment Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 2/1/16

 

5,773,687

 

 

 

CCH I Holdings LLC/CCH I Holdings Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

1,185,000

 

Senior Accreting Notes, 12.125% due 1/15/15

 

1,149,450

 

8,430,000

 

Senior Notes, 11.750% due 5/15/14 (e)

 

8,092,800

 

6,551,000

 

CCH I LLC/CCH Capital Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 11.000% due 10/1/15

 

6,583,755

 

 

 

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

4,390,000

 

10.250% due 9/15/10

 

4,488,775

 

3,032,000

 

10.250% due 10/1/13

 

3,115,380

 

1,500,000

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, Senior Discount Notes, 12.125% due 1/15/12

 

1,526,250

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Media — 9.1% (continued)

 

 

 

$

1,325,000

 

Charter Communications Holdings LLC/Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp., Senior Discount Notes, 11.750% due 5/15/11

 

$

1,338,250

 

1,375,000

 

Chukchansi Economic Development Authority, Senior Notes, 8.000% due 11/15/13 (a)

 

1,381,875

 

3,270,000

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875% due 5/15/14

 

3,057,450

 

 

 

CSC Holdings Inc.:

 

 

 

4,210,000

 

Senior Debentures, Series B, 8.125% due 8/15/09

 

4,210,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, Series B:

 

 

 

280,000

 

8.125% due 7/15/09

 

280,000

 

3,400,000

 

7.625% due 4/1/11

 

3,272,500

 

813,000

 

Dex Media East LLC/Dex Media East Finance Co., Senior Notes, Series B, 12.125% due 11/15/12

 

868,894

 

3,350,000

 

Dex Media Inc., Discount Notes, step bond to yield 8.367% due 11/15/13

 

3,031,750

 

2,344,000

 

Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.875% due 8/15/13

 

2,472,920

 

 

 

EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

3,410,000

 

7.000% due 10/1/13

 

3,290,650

 

8,010,000

 

7.125% due 2/1/16

 

7,609,500

 

2,419,000

 

Globo Communicacoes Participacoes SA, Bonds, 7.250% due 4/26/22 (a)

 

2,219,433

 

5,025,000

 

Idearc Inc., Senior Notes, 8.000% due 11/15/16

 

4,786,312

 

930,000

 

ION Media Networks Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 11.610% due 1/15/13 (a)(f)

 

941,625

 

2,365,000

 

Lamar Media Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.625% due 8/15/15

 

2,163,975

 

2,615,000

 

Primedia Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 5/15/11

 

2,696,719

 

1,255,000

 

Quebecor Media Inc., Senior Notes, 7.750% due 3/15/16

 

1,185,975

 

 

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Discount Notes:

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Series A-1, 6.875% due 1/15/13

 

905,000

 

2,200,000

 

Series A-2, 6.875% due 1/15/13

 

1,991,000

 

5,200,000

 

Senior Notes, Series A-3, 8.875% due 1/15/16

 

5,083,000

 

900,000

 

R.H. Donnelley Finance Corp. I, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.875% due 12/15/12 (a)

 

954,000

 

280,000

 

Rogers Cable Inc., Senior Secured Second Priority Notes, 6.750% due 3/15/15

 

287,521

 

506,000

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.000% due 3/15/12

 

508,530

 

 

 

TL Acquisitions Inc.:

 

 

 

4,460,000

 

Senior Notes, 10.500% due 1/15/15 (a)

 

4,125,500

 

3,380,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond to yield 13.358% due 7/15/15 (a)

 

2,569,848

 

 

 

XM Satellite Radio Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,740,000

 

9.856% due 5/1/13 (f)

 

1,653,000

 

1,300,000

 

9.750% due 5/1/14

 

1,267,500

 

 

 

Total Media

 

103,462,774

 

Metals & Mining — 3.7%

 

 

 

385,000

 

Chaparral Steel Co., Senior Notes, 10.000% due 7/15/13

 

426,388

 

14,660,000

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 4/1/17 (e)

 

15,429,650

 

 

 

Metals USA Holdings Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,050,000

 

11.360% due 1/15/12 (a)(b)

 

1,050,000

 

2,800,000

 

11.360% due 7/1/12 (a)(b)

 

2,590,000

 

5,685,000

 

Metals USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 11.125% due 12/1/15

 

6,082,950

 

2,870,000

 

Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 11.146% due 11/15/14 (a)(b)

 

2,712,150

 

3,750,000

 

Novelis Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 2/15/15

 

3,778,125

 

2,930,000

 

Tube City IMS Corp., 9.750% due 2/1/15

 

2,864,075

 

 

 

Vale Overseas Ltd., Notes:

 

 

 

1,284,000

 

8.250% due 1/17/34

 

1,456,082

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

Security

 

Value

 

Metals & Mining — 3.7% (continued)

 

 

 

$

6,178,000

 

 

 

6.875% due 11/21/36

 

$

6,040,539

 

 

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

 

42,429,959

 

Multiline Retail — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp.:

 

 

 

4,160,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 10.625% due 7/15/15 (a)

 

3,702,400

 

4,010,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.875% due 7/15/17 (a)(b)

 

3,428,550

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc.:

 

 

 

2,680,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.000% due 10/15/15 (b)

 

2,807,300

 

4,320,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.375% due 10/15/15

 

4,568,400

 

 

 

 

 

Total Multiline Retail

 

14,506,650

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.4%

 

 

 

5,145,000

 

 

 

Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes, 8.750% due 7/15/12

 

5,170,725

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

4,430,000

 

 

 

6.625% due 1/15/16

 

4,197,425

 

2,755,000

 

 

 

6.500% due 8/15/17

 

2,555,263

 

1,005,000

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 5/15/15

 

984,900

 

2,825,588

 

 

 

Corral Finans AB, 10.360% due 4/15/10 (a)(b)

 

2,740,820

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

 

5,025,000

 

 

 

7.800% due 8/1/31

 

4,878,305

 

7,525,000

 

 

 

7.750% due 1/15/32

 

7,263,574

 

5,200,000

 

 

 

Notes, 7.875% due 6/15/12

 

5,408,541

 

 

 

 

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP:

 

 

 

740,000

 

 

 

7.034% due 1/15/68 (f)

 

677,790

 

2,250,000

 

 

 

Junior Subordinated Notes, 8.375% due 8/1/66 (f)

 

2,299,178

 

5,060,000

 

 

 

EXCO Resources Inc., Senior Notes, 7.250% due 1/15/11

 

5,047,350

 

 

 

 

 

Gazprom:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds:

 

 

 

104,590,000

 

RUB

 

Series A7, 6.790% due 10/29/09

 

4,132,243

 

34,860,000

 

RUB

 

Series A8, 7.000% due 10/27/11

 

1,397,075

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Participation Notes:

 

 

 

2,503,000

 

 

 

6.212% due 11/22/16 (a)

 

2,381,104

 

1,770,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 6.510% due 3/7/22 (a)

 

1,697,076

 

50,960,000

 

RUB

 

Gazprom OAO, Series A6, 6.950% due 8/6/09

 

2,023,693

 

2,325,000

 

 

 

Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 3/1/16

 

2,336,625

 

3,705,000

 

 

 

International Coal Group Inc., Senior Notes, 10.250% due 7/15/14

 

3,241,875

 

 

 

 

 

Mariner Energy Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,465,000

 

 

 

7.500% due 4/15/13

 

1,395,413

 

1,110,000

 

 

 

8.000% due 5/15/17

 

1,048,950

 

995,000

 

 

 

Northwest Pipeline Corp., Senior Notes, 7.000% due 6/15/16

 

1,009,925

 

 

 

 

 

OPTI Canada Inc., Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

190,000

 

 

 

7.875% due 12/15/14 (a)

 

187,150

 

1,955,000

 

 

 

8.250% due 12/15/14 (a)

 

1,964,775

 

 

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust:

 

 

 

1,846,000

 

 

 

6.125% due 8/15/08

 

1,861,691

 

250,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 12/15/14

 

266,506

 

1,298,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 5.960% due 12/3/12 (a)(f)

 

1,299,623

 

1,925,000

 

 

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 9.125% due 7/15/13

 

1,992,375

 

 

 

 

 

Petroplus Finance Ltd.:

 

 

 

1,080,000

 

 

 

6.750% due 5/1/14 (a)

 

990,900

 

2,250,000

 

 

 

7.000% due 5/1/17 (a)

 

2,064,375

 

 

 

 

 

Petrozuata Finance Inc.:

 

 

 

4,276,000

 

 

 

8.220% due 4/1/17 (a)

 

4,211,860

 

268,000

 

 

 

8.220% due 4/1/17 (a)

 

268,000

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

9



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.4% (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Pogo Producing Co., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

$

1,130,000

 

7.875% due 5/1/13

 

$

1,149,775

 

2,000,000

 

Series B, 8.250% due 4/15/11

 

2,032,500

 

5,665,000

 

SemGroup LP, Senior Notes, 8.750% due 11/15/15 (a)

 

5,608,350

 

160,000

 

SESI LLC, Senior Notes, 6.875% due 6/1/14

 

149,600

 

3,000,000

 

Stallion Oilfield Services, 9.820% due 7/31/12

 

2,955,000

 

8,435,000

 

Stone Energy Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.250% due 12/15/11 (e)

 

8,350,650

 

230,000

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, 6.625% due 3/20/17 (a)

 

214,475

 

2,275,000

 

W&T Offshore Inc., Senior Notes, 8.250% due 6/15/14 (a)

 

2,149,875

 

 

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

2,550,000

 

7.250% due 5/1/12

 

2,422,500

 

1,975,000

 

7.000% due 2/1/14

 

1,856,500

 

 

 

Williams Cos. Inc.:

 

 

 

90,000

 

Debentures, Series A, 7.500% due 1/15/31

 

89,100

 

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

3,650,000

 

7.875% due 9/1/21

 

3,814,250

 

6,225,000

 

8.750% due 3/15/32

 

6,909,750

 

3,700,000

 

Senior Notes, 7.625% due 7/15/19

 

3,774,000

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

118,471,430

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,845,000

 

6.000% due 6/20/13

 

2,261,775

 

2,550,000

 

8.375% due 4/1/15

 

2,091,000

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

Debentures:

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

7.400% due 4/1/18

 

1,338,750

 

150,000

 

8.850% due 8/1/30

 

120,000

 

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

835,000

 

8.550% due 8/1/10

 

776,550

 

700,000

 

7.750% due 6/15/11

 

619,500

 

 

 

Appleton Papers Inc.:

 

 

 

3,895,000

 

Senior Notes, 8.125% due 6/15/11

 

3,992,375

 

4,685,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B, 9.750% due 6/15/14

 

4,825,550

 

 

 

NewPage Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes:

 

 

 

960,000

 

10.000% due 5/1/12

 

984,000

 

4,290,000

 

11.606% due 5/1/12 (f)

 

4,611,750

 

1,170,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.000% due 5/1/13

 

1,224,112

 

1,000,000

 

Smurfit Capital Funding PLC, Debentures, 7.500% due 11/20/25

 

947,500

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

370,000

 

Senior Secured Notes, 9.125% due 8/1/14 (a)

 

372,775

 

965,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.375% due 8/1/16 (a)

 

989,125

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

25,154,762

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%

 

 

 

9,395,000

 

Leiner Health Products Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 11.000% due 6/1/12 (e)

 

7,891,800

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%

 

 

 

130,000

 

Forest City Enterprises Inc., Senior Notes, 7.625% due 6/1/15

 

125,450

 

 

 

Host Marriott LP, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

7.125% due 11/1/13

 

2,443,750

 

1,860,000

 

Series O, 6.375% due 3/15/15

 

1,748,400

 

920,000

 

Kimball Hill Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 12/15/12

 

749,800

 

 

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

1,245,000

 

6.500% due 6/1/16

 

1,156,294

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

10



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8% (continued)

 

 

 

$

3,105,000

 

6.750% due 4/1/17

 

$

2,918,700

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

9,142,394

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%

 

 

 

2,180,000

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 10/1/15

 

1,820,300

 

8,945,000

 

Realogy Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 12.375% due 4/15/15 (a)

 

7,513,800

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Management & Development

 

9,334,100

 

Road & Rail — 1.7%

 

 

 

4,850,000

 

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV, Senior Notes, 9.375% due 5/1/12

 

5,141,000

 

 

 

Hertz Corp.:

 

 

 

3,930,000

 

Senior Notes, 8.875% due 1/1/14

 

3,949,650

 

7,760,000

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.500% due 1/1/16 (e)

 

8,070,400

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes:

 

 

 

910,000

 

7.625% due 12/1/13 (a)

 

912,275

 

125,000

 

7.375% due 6/1/14 (a)

 

121,562

 

840,000

 

Kansas City Southern Railway, Senior Notes, 7.500% due 6/15/09

 

831,600

 

 

 

Total Road & Rail

 

19,026,487

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

3,295,000

 

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Notes, 8.875% due 12/15/14 (a)

 

3,023,163

 

Software — 0.3%

 

 

 

3,540,000

 

Activant Solutions Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.500% due 5/1/16

 

3,194,850

 

Specialty Retail — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

745,000

 

7.360% due 4/15/13 (f)

 

696,575

 

830,000

 

7.000% due 4/15/14

 

780,200

 

4,810,000

 

Blockbuster Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.000% due 9/1/12

 

4,028,375

 

1,995,000

 

Eye Care Centers of America, Senior Subordinated Notes, 10.750% due 2/15/15

 

2,194,500

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

7,699,650

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Levi Strauss & Co., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

5,470,000

 

9.750% due 1/15/15

 

5,552,050

 

400,000

 

8.875% due 4/1/16

 

388,000

 

2,950,000

 

Simmons Co., Senior Discount Notes, step bond to yield 9.995% due 12/15/14

 

2,256,750

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

8,196,800

 

Tobacco — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

875,000

 

8.500% due 5/15/12 (a)

 

866,250

 

1,970,000

 

11.000% due 5/15/12

 

2,078,350

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

 

2,944,600

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.1%

 

 

 

2,955,000

 

Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes, 9.000% due 8/15/16 (a)

 

2,984,550

 

3,235,000

 

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes, 8.375% due 7/15/16

 

3,315,875

 

4,865,000

 

Penhall International Corp., Senior Secured Notes, 12.000% due 8/1/14 (a)

 

5,181,225

 

655,000

 

TransDigm Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.750% due 7/15/14 (a)

 

645,175

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

12,126,825

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Acquisition Corp., Secured Notes:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

11



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.5% (continued)

 

 

 

$

600,000

 

 

 

13.107% due 5/15/15 (a)(f)

 

$

429,000

 

7,040,000

 

 

 

12.500% due 5/15/17 (a)

 

5,033,600

 

 

 

 

 

Total Transportation Infrastructure

 

5,462,600

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

1,825,000

 

 

 

American Tower Corp., Senior Notes, 7.500% due 5/1/12

 

1,815,875

 

 

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless Inc., Senior Notes:

 

 

 

3,860,000

 

 

 

9.250% due 11/1/14 (a)

 

3,802,100

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

9.250% due 11/1/14 (a)

 

985,000

 

4,180,000

 

 

 

Nextel Communications Inc., Senior Notes, Series D, 7.375% due 8/1/15

 

4,058,032

 

440,000

 

 

 

Rogers Wireless Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes, 7.250% due 12/15/12

 

464,937

 

 

 

 

 

Rural Cellular Corp.:

 

 

 

1,575,000

 

 

 

Senior Notes, 9.875% due 2/1/10

 

1,641,937

 

2,105,000

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes, 8.250% due 3/15/12

 

2,168,150

 

2,590,000

 

 

 

Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.360% due 6/1/13 (a)(f)

 

2,615,900

 

13,410,000

 

 

 

True Move Co., Ltd., 10.750% due 12/16/13 (a)(e)

 

14,214,600

 

2,220,000

 

 

 

UBS Luxembourg SA for OJSC Vimpel Communications, 8.250% due 5/23/16

 

2,278,763

 

 

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

34,045,294

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost — $1,036,209,618)

 

995,355,205

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITY — 0.0%

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

1,975,400

 

 

 

Airplanes Pass-Through Trust, Subordinated Notes, Series D, 10.875% due 3/15/19 (c)(d)(g) (Cost - $2,052,466)

 

0

 

CONVERTIBLE BOND & NOTE — 0.1%

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.1%

 

 

 

1,110,000

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co., Senior Notes, 4.250% due 12/15/36
(Cost - $1,110,000)

 

1,290,375

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 6.3%

 

 

 

Argentina — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina:

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

EUR

 

9.250% due 10/21/02 (g)

 

647,868

 

300,000

 

EUR

 

9.000% due 6/20/03 (g)

 

138,315

 

250,000

 

EUR

 

10.250% due 1/26/07 (g)

 

124,689

 

275,000

 

EUR

 

8.000% due 2/26/08 (g)

 

133,387

 

5,530,930

 

ARS

 

Bonds, 2.000% due 1/3/10 (f)

 

3,722,145

 

665,000

 

 

 

Bonds, Series VII, 7.000% due 9/12/13

 

593,568

 

97,000

 

EUR

 

GDP Linked Securities, 0.662% due 12/15/35 (f)

 

16,226

 

 

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes:

 

 

 

1,175,000

 

EUR

 

7.000% due 3/18/04 (c)(g)

 

563,885

 

600,000

 

EUR

 

8.125% due 10/4/04 (g)

 

277,658

 

525,000

 

EUR

 

9.000% due 5/24/05 (g)

 

251,229

 

 

 

 

 

Total Argentina

 

6,468,970

 

Brazil — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional:

 

 

 

1,000

 

BRL

 

10.000% due 1/1/10 (f)

 

527

 

18,729,000

 

BRL

 

9.762% due 7/1/10 (e)(f)

 

9,772,117

 

2,175,000

 

BRL

 

Series B, 6.000% due 5/15/45 (f)

 

1,882,949

 

 

 

 

 

Federative Republic of Brazil:

 

 

 

2,430,000

 

 

 

11.000% due 8/17/40

 

3,141,990

 

 

 

 

 

Collective Action Securities:

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

12



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Brazil — 1.5% (continued)

 

 

 

$

1,203,000

 

 

 

8.750% due 2/4/25

 

$

1,457,735

 

197,000

 

 

 

Notes, 8.000% due 1/15/15

 

213,647

 

 

 

 

 

Total Brazil

 

16,468,965

 

Colombia — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia:

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 1/27/17

 

106,450

 

4,615,000

 

 

 

7.375% due 9/18/37

 

4,921,897

 

 

 

 

 

Total Colombia

 

5,028,347

 

Ecuador — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

 

 

Republic of Ecuador, 10.000% due 8/15/30 (a)

 

1,777,125

 

Indonesia — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Indonesia:

 

 

 

8,077,000,000

 

IDR

 

Series FR40, 11.000% due 9/15/25

 

955,233

 

6,948,000,000

 

IDR

 

Series FR42, 10.250% due 7/15/27

 

774,321

 

11,011,000,000

 

IDR

 

Series FR43, 10.250% due 7/15/22

 

1,228,749

 

8,327,000,000

 

IDR

 

Series FR45, 9.750% due 5/15/37

 

885,778

 

 

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

 

3,844,081

 

Mexico — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States:

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

11.375% due 9/15/16

 

69,187

 

11,592,000

 

 

 

Medium-Term Notes, Series A, 6.750% due 9/27/34 (e)

 

12,215,070

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mexico

 

12,284,257

 

Panama — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama:

 

 

 

1,285,000

 

 

 

9.625% due 2/8/11

 

1,435,987

 

350,000

 

 

 

7.250% due 3/15/15

 

368,375

 

1,320,000

 

 

 

6.700% due 1/26/36

 

1,316,700

 

 

 

 

 

Total Panama

 

3,121,062

 

Peru — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru:

 

 

 

259,000

 

 

 

Bonds, 6.550% due 3/14/37

 

256,734

 

198,000

 

 

 

Global Bonds, 7.350% due 7/21/25

 

217,305

 

 

 

 

 

Total Peru

 

474,039

 

Russia — 0.0%

 

 

 

244,000

 

 

 

Russian Federation, 12.750% due 6/24/28 (a)

 

425,780

 

Turkey — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Turkey:

 

 

 

2,023,000

 

TRY

 

14.000% due 1/19/11

 

1,479,252

 

490,000

 

 

 

7.000% due 6/5/20

 

485,100

 

1,175,000

 

 

 

11.875% due 1/15/30

 

1,786,734

 

594,000

 

 

 

Bonds, 7.000% due 9/26/16

 

598,455

 

7,954,000

 

 

 

Notes, 6.875% due 3/17/36

 

7,427,048

 

 

 

 

 

Total Turkey

 

11,776,589

 

Uruguay — 0.1%

 

 

 

1,026,307

 

 

 

Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Bonds, 7.625% due 3/21/36

 

1,098,148

 

Venezuela — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:

 

 

 

273,000

 

 

 

8.500% due 10/8/14

 

277,778

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

13



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Face
Amount†

 

Security

 

Value

 

Venezuela — 0.8% (continued)

 

 

 

$

8,258,000

 

5.750% due 2/26/16

 

$

7,019,300

 

241,000

 

7.650% due 4/21/25

 

220,515

 

 

 

Collective Action Securities:

 

 

 

1,164,000

 

9.375% due 1/13/34

 

1,244,025

 

183,000

 

Notes, 10.750% due 9/19/13

 

205,646

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

 

8,967,264

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost — $71,318,470)

 

71,734,627

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS — 1.7%

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

Univision Communications Inc., Term Loan B, 7.605% due 9/15/14 (f)(h)

 

4,632,188

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%

 

 

 

279,613

 

Ashmore Energy International, Synthetic Revolving Department, 8.260% due 3/30/14 (Credit Suisse) (f)(h)

 

274,021

 

2,130,387

 

Ashmore Energy Term Loan, 8.360% due 3/30/14 (Credit Suisse) (f)(h)

 

2,087,779

 

7,500,000

 

SandRidge Energy, Term Loan, 8.625% due 4/1/15 (Banc of America Securities) (f)(h)

 

7,350,000

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

9,711,800

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Verso Paper Holdings Term Loan, 11.605% due 2/1/12 (Credit Suisse) (f)(h)

 

2,493,750

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Penhall International Corp., Term Loan, 12.824% due 4/1/12 (Deutsche Bank Securities) (f)(h)

 

2,045,000

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATIONS
(Cost — $19,007,519)

 

18,882,738

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 0.0%

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.0%

 

 

 

Household Durables — 0.0%

 

 

 

10,685,938

 

Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. (c)(d)*

 

106,859

 

52,472

 

Mattress Discounters Corp. (c)(d)*

 

0

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

106,859

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 0.0%

 

 

 

Food Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

3,784

 

Imperial Sugar Co.

 

101,828

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost — $7,846,354)

 

208,687

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%

 

 

 

ENERGY — 0.1%

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

 

 

 

5,355

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Convertible, 6.250%
(Cost - $1,345,637)

 

1,494,045

 

ESCROWED SHARES — 0.0%

 

 

 

2,025,000

 

Pillowtex Corp. (c)(d)*
(Cost - $0)

 

0

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3%

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.2%

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.1%

 

 

 

65,000

 

Ford Motor Co., 7.400%

 

1,140,100

 

1,800

 

Ford Motor Co., 8.000%

 

32,616

 

1,800

 

Ford Motor Co., Series F, 7.550%

 

31,050

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

 

1,203,766

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

14



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

July 31, 2007

 

Shares

 

Security

 

Value

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

150

 

ION Media Networks Inc., 13.250% (b)

 

$

1,072,500

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

2,276,266

 

FINANCIALS — 0.1%

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

12,100

 

Preferred Plus, Series FRD-1, 7.400%

 

211,871

 

8,200

 

Preferred Plus, Series FMC1 Trust, Senior Debentures, Series LMG-3, 8.250%

 

161,130

 

44,100

 

Saturns, Series F 2003-5, 8.125%

 

800,415

 

17,552

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class B Shares, (c)(d)*

 

17

 

9,654

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class C Shares, (c)(d)*

 

10

 

25,451

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class D Shares, (c)(d)*

 

25

 

52,657

 

TCR Holdings Corp., Class E Shares, (c)(d)*

 

53

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

1,173,521

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost — $3,400,005)

 

3,449,787

 

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS — 0.1%

 

 

 

18,500

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Oil-linked payment obligations, Expires 4/15/20*

 

693,750

 

3,500

 

Brown Jordan International Inc., Expires 8/15/07(a)(c)*

 

31

 

31,517,970

 

ContiFinancial Corp., Liquidating Trust, Units of Interest (Represents interest in a trust in the liquidation of ContiFinancial Corp. and its affiliates)(c)(d)*

 

32

 

2,750

 

Leap Wireless International Inc., Expires 4/15/10(c)(d)*

 

0

 

3,500

 

Mattress Discounters Co., Expires 7/15/07(c)(d)*

 

0

 

13,614

 

Pillowtex Corp., Expires 11/24/09(c)(d)*

 

0

 

5,000

 

UbiquiTel Inc., Expires 4/15/10(a)(c)(d)*

 

50

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost — $538,361)

 

693,863

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost — $1,142,828,430)

 

1,093,109,327

 

 

Face
Amount†

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.1%

 

 

 

Sovereign Bonds — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Negara Malaysia Monetary Notes:

 

 

 

$

5,005,000

 

MYR

 

Zero coupon bond to yield 3.184% due 8/9/07

 

1,447,825

 

2,955,000

 

MYR

 

Zero coupon bond to yield 3.324% due 8/9/07

 

854,784

 

6,600,000

 

MYR

 

Series 2307, Zero coupon bond to yield 3.487% due 1/17/08

 

1,874,633

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt Treasury Bills:

 

 

 

47,100,000

 

EGP

 

Zero coupon bond to yield 9.643% due 10/30/07

 

8,144,509

 

33,275,000

 

EGP

 

Zero coupon bond to yield 9.307% due 11/6/07

 

5,774,922

 

 

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Bonds
(Cost — $17,936,185)

 

18,096,673

 

Repurchase Agreement — 2.5%

 

 

 

28,913,000

 

 

 

Nomura Securities International Inc. repurchase agreement dated 7/31/07, 5.250% due 8/1/07; Proceeds at maturity - $28,917,216; (Fully collateralized by U.S. government agency obligation, 6.000% due 5/23/17; Market value - $29,491,385) (Cost - $28,913,000)

 

28,913,000

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost — $46,849,185)

 

$

47,009,673

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost — $1,189,677,615#)

 

$

1,140,119,000

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

15



 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

 


*

 

Non-income producing security.

 

Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

(a)

 

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise noted.

(b)

 

Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.

(c)

 

Illiquid security.

(d)

 

Security is valued in good faith at fair value by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

(e)

 

All or a portion of this security is segregated for extended settlements and reverse repurchase agreements.

(f)

 

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at July 31, 2007.

(g)

 

Security is currently in default.

(h)

 

Participation interest was acquired through the financial institution indicated parenthetically.

#

 

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same.

 

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

 

ARS - Argentine Peso

 

 

BRL - Brazilian Real

 

 

EGP - Egyptian Pound

 

 

EUR - Euro

 

 

GDP - Gross Domestic Product

 

 

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

 

 

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

 

 

OJSC - Open Joint Stock Company

 

 

RUB - Russian Ruble

 

 

TRY - Turkish Lira

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

16



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”).  The Fund seeks to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in high yield debt securities.  As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its objective of seeking to maximize current income.

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  

 

(a) Investment Valuation. Debt securities are valued at the mean between the last quoted bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various other relationships between securities.  Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade.  When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund may value these securities at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

(b) Repurchase Agreements.  When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund's policy that its custodian or a third party custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults, and the market value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

 

(c) Reverse Repurchase Agreements.  The Fund may enter into a reverse repurchase agreement in which the Fund sells a portfolio security  at a specified price with an agreement to purchase the same or substantially the same security from the same counterparty at a fixed or determinable price at a future date. When entering into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund's custodian delivers to the counterparty  liquid assets, the market value of which, at the inception of the transaction, at least equals the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The Fund pays interest on amounts obtained pursuant to reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be borrowings, which may create leverage risk to the Fund. 

 

(d) Foreign Currency Translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation.  Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.

 

(e) Credit and Market Risk.  The Fund invests in high yield and emerging market instruments that are subject to certain credit and market risks. The yields of high yield and emerging market debt obligations reflect, among other things, perceived credit and market risks. The Fund’s investment in securities rated below investment grade typically involves risks not associated with higher rated securities including, among others, greater risk related to timely and ultimate payment of interest and principal, greater market price volatility and less liquid secondary market trading. The consequences of political, social, economic or diplomatic changes may have disruptive effects on the market prices of investments held by the Fund. The Fund’s investment in non-dollar denominated securities may also result in foreign currency losses caused by devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations.

 

(f) Security Transactions.  Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

17



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

(g) Loan Participations. The Fund may invest in loans arranged through private negotiation between one or more financial institutions. The Fund’s investment in any such loan may be in the form of a participation in or an assignment of the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.

 

The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, the lender that is selling the participation and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.

 

2.  Investments

 

At July 31, 2007, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

16,731,246

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(66,289,861

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(49,558,615

)

 

Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

Maximum

 

Daily

 

Average

 

Amount

 

Balance *

 

Interest Rate *

 

Outstanding

 

 

$   81,006,888

 

5.259%

 

 

$   104,901,159

 

 

Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 3.250% to 5.400% during the period ended July 31, 2007. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $1,088,702.

 

At July 31, 2007, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Face

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

$

1,699,243

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 11/9/06 bearing 5.250% to be repurchased at $1,765,159 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $1,846,000 Pemex Proj FDG Master TR, 6.125% due 8/15/08; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,913,852

 

$

1,699,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,323,416

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 11/30/06 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at $1,371,601 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $1,360,000 TNK-BP Finance SA,

7.500% due 7/18/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,372,380

 

1,323,416

 

 

 

 

 

615,300

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 12/14/06 bearing 5.250% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $500,000 Federative Republic of Brazil, 11.000% due 8/17/40; Market value (including accrued interest) - $671,569

 

615,300

 

 

 

 

 

1,362,375

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 1/31/07 bearing 5.250% to be repurchased at $1,398,733 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $2,100,000 Republic of Ecuador,

10.000% due 8/15/30; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,874,003

 

1,362,375

 

18



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

$

1,136,636

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co., dated 3/23/07 bearing 5.100% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,026,308 Republico Oriental Del Uruguay, 7.625% due 3/21/36; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,126,432

 

$

1,136,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,847,663

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co., dated 3/23/07 bearing 5.000% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $2,785,000 Turanalem Finance BV Global, 8.250% due 1/22/37; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,477,931

 

2,847,663

 

 

 

 

 

633,204

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co., dated 3/23/07 bearing 5.100% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $594,000 Republic of Turkey, 7.000% due 9/26/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $612,918

 

633,204

 

 

 

 

 

1,811,595

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co., dated 3/23/07 bearing 5.150% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,770,000 Gaz Cap SA Luxembourg, 6.510% due 3/7/22; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,743,104

 

1,811,595

 

 

 

 

 

2,214,672

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 4/30/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $2,220,000 UBS Luxembourg SA, 8.250% due 5/23/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,313,602

 

2,214,672

 

 

 

 

 

1,054,487

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 5/09/07 bearing 5.300% to be repurchased at $1,067,683 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $1,174,000 ICICI Bank Ltd., 6.375% due 4/30/22; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,135,388

 

1,054,487

 

 

 

 

 

5,494,713

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 6/18/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at $5,531,459 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $6,178,000 Vale Overseas Ltd,

6.875% due 11/21/36; Market value (including accrued interest) - $6,123,640

 

5,494,713

 

 

 

 

 

2,205,393

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 6/18/07 bearing 5.300% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $2,503,000 Gaz Cap SA Luxembourg, 6.212% due 11/22/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,411,103

 

2,205,393

 

19



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

$

6,698,063

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 6/18/07 bearing 5.250% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $7,954,000 Republic of Turkey, 6.750% due 3/17/36; Market value (including accrued interest) - $7,630,546

 

$

6,698,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,724,837

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 6/26/07 bearing 5.300% to be repurchased at $4,750,574 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $4,615,000 Republic of Colombia, 7.375% due 9/18/37; Market value (including accrued interest) - $5,047,681

 

4,724,837

 

 

 

 

 

1,279,476

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 6/26/07 bearing 5.400% to be repurchased at $1,286,577 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $1,320,000 Republic of Panama,
6.700% due 1/26/36; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,318,142

 

1,279,476

 

 

 

 

 

1,120,466

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 6/26/07 bearing 5.400% to be repurchased at $1,126,685 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $1,164,000 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 9.375% due 1/13/34; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,249,659

 

1,120,466

 

 

 

 

 

2,113,208

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 6/26/07 bearing 5.400% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $2,480,000 AES China Generating Co., 8.250% due 6/26/10; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,491,990

 

2,113,208

 

 

 

 

 

1,371,609

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 6/26/07 bearing 5.400% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,285,000 Republic of Panama, 9.625% due 2/8/11; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,495,437

 

1,371,609

 

 

 

 

 

10,003,565

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/3/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at $10,048,164 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $11,050,000 True Move Co., Ltd.,
10.750% due 12/16/13; Market value (including accrued interest) - $11,862,447

 

10,003,565

 

 

 

 

 

11,325,384

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/3/07 bearing 5.300% to be repurchased at $11,375,404 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $11,592,000 United Mexican States, 6.750% due 9/27/34; Market value (including accrued interest) - $12,485,104

 

11,325,384

 

20



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

$

3,825,646

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/3/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $4,246,000 Petrozuata Finance Inc., 8.220% due 4/1/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $4,298,650

 

$

3,825,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,338,522

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/3/07 bearing 5.250% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $4,740,000 Axtel Sab de CV, 7.625% due 2/1/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $4,694,559

 

4,338,522

 

 

 

 

 

6,394,169

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/3/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $8,258,000 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 5.750% due 2/26/16; Market value (including accrued interest) - $7,223,925

 

6,394,169

 

 

 

 

 

4,740,875

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/3/07 bearing 5.400% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $4,850,000 Kansas City Southern de Mexico, 9.375% due 5/1/12; Market value (including accrued interest) - $5,254,672

 

4,740,875

 

 

 

 

 

961,740

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/13/07 bearing 5.250% to be repurchased at $964,545 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $1,170,000 ICICI Bank Ltd.,
6.375% due 4/30/22; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,124,211

 

961,740

 

 

 

 

 

1,447,197

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/13/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at $1,451,498 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $1,284,000 Vale Overseas Ltd.,
8.250% due 1/17/34; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,460,399

 

1,447,197

 

 

 

 

 

2,142,644

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/13/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at $2,149,012 on 8/2/07, collateralized by: $2,360,000 True Move Co. Ltd.,
10.750% due 12/16/13; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,533,518

 

2,142,644

 

 

 

 

 

4,061,205

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/13/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $4,490,000 HSBK Europe BV, 7.250% due 5/3/17; Market value (including accrued interest) - $4,362,174

 

4,061,205

 

21



 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

Face

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Security

 

Value

$

4,924,938

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/13/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $5,260,000 ATF Capital BV, 9.250% due 2/21/14; Market value (including accrued interest) - $5,726,287

 

$

4,924,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,292,289

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/13/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,298,000 Pemex Proj FDG Master TR, 6.180% due 12/3/12; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,312,301

 

1,292,289

 

 

 

 

 

1,565,015

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/13/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,654,000 RSHB Cap SA, 7.175% due 5/16/13; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,726,467

 

1,565,015

 

 

 

 

 

1,792,479

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/13/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $2,419,000 Globo Communicacoes Part, 7.250% due 4/26/22; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,265,913

 

1,792,479

 

 

 

 

 

2,445,000

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/17/07 bearing 5.150% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $2,000,000 Federative Republic of Brazil, 11.000% due 8/17/40; Market value (including accrued interest) - $2,686,276

 

2,445,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,163,800

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/17/07 bearing 5.350% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,000,000 Federative Republic of Brazil, 8.750% due 2/4/25; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,254,775

 

1,163,800

 

 

 

 

 

1,624,673

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse, dated 7/19/07 bearing 3.900% to be repurchased at an amount and date to be determined, collateralized by: $1,175,000 Republic of Turkey, 11.875% due 1/15/30; Market value (including accrued interest) - $1,793,180

 

1,624,673

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

 

 

 

(Proceeds - $103,755,497)

 

103,755,497

 


* Average based on the number of days that the Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.

 

3. Loan

 

At July 31, 2007, the Fund had a $225,000,000 loan outstanding pursuant to a revolving credit and security agreement among the Fund, CIESCO, LLC and Citibank, N.A.. The loan generally bears interest at a variable rate based on the weighted average interest rates of the underlying commercial paper or LIBOR plus any applicable margin. Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lender, to the extent of the borrowings outstanding and any additional expenses.

 

22



 

ITEM 2.              CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)                                  The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b)                                 There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3.              EXHIBITS.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:  September 26, 2007

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:  September 26, 2007

 

 

By

/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:   September 26, 2007