WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

 

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 811-05497

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-888-777-0102

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2015

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2015


WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2015

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 97.7%           

Alabama - 4.1%

          

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue

     6.000     10/1/42       $ 1,120,000       $ 1,270,383   

Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Revenue:

          

AGM

     5.500     10/1/53         400,000         457,764 (a) 

Convertible CAB

     0.000     10/1/50         3,020,000         1,962,396 (b) 

Subordinated Lien Warrants

     6.500     10/1/53         3,000,000         3,504,270   
          

 

 

 

Total Alabama

             7,194,813   
          

 

 

 

Arizona - 1.4%

          

Salt Verde, AZ, Financial Corp. Gas Revenue

     5.000     12/1/37         1,500,000         1,814,355   

University Medical Center Corp., AZ, Hospital Revenue

     6.250     7/1/29         500,000         584,620   
          

 

 

 

Total Arizona

             2,398,975   
          

 

 

 

California - 9.3%

          

Anaheim, CA, Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue

     5.000     5/1/46         2,000,000         2,313,680   

California State PCFA, Water Furnishing Revenue

     5.000     11/21/45         3,000,000         3,129,090 (c) 

California State Public Works Board, Lease Revenue, Various Capital Project

     5.125     10/1/31         1,500,000         1,758,150   

California Statewide CDA, Student Housing Revenue:

          

Provident Group-Pomona Properties LLC

     5.600     1/15/36         505,000         515,034   

Provident Group-Pomona Properties LLC

     5.750     1/15/45         360,000         361,354   

Inland Valley, CA, Development Agency, Successor Agency Tax Allocation Revenue

     5.000     9/1/44         500,000         569,545   

M-S-R Energy Authority, CA, Gas Revenue

     7.000     11/1/34         2,000,000         2,915,040   

M-S-R Energy Authority, CA, Gas Revenue

     6.500     11/1/39         3,000,000         4,303,800   

Redding, CA, Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation, Shastec Redevelopment Project

     5.000     9/1/29         600,000         600,324   
          

 

 

 

Total California

             16,466,017   
          

 

 

 

Colorado - 4.5%

          

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Revenue:

          

Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy

     5.250     6/15/25         680,000         716,870   

Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy

     5.125     6/15/32         510,000         533,822   

Elbert County Charter

     7.375     3/1/35         785,000         785,479   

Public Authority for Colorado Energy, Natural Gas Purchase Revenue

     6.125     11/15/23         4,000,000         4,982,920   

Reata South Metropolitan District, CO, GO

     7.250     6/1/37         1,000,000         971,660   
          

 

 

 

Total Colorado

             7,990,751   
          

 

 

 

Delaware - 3.2%

          

Delaware State EDA Revenue, Indian River Power LLC

     5.375     10/1/45         2,000,000         2,203,840   

Sussex County, DE, Recovery Zone Facility Revenue, NRG Energy Inc., Indian River Power LLC

     6.000     10/1/40         3,000,000         3,439,590   
          

 

 

 

Total Delaware

             5,643,430   
          

 

 

 

District of Columbia - 1.5%

          

District of Columbia Revenue:

          

Friendship Public Charter School Inc.

     5.000     6/1/42         2,000,000         2,117,960   

KIPP Charter School

     6.000     7/1/33         200,000         236,620   

KIPP Charter School

     6.000     7/1/43         250,000         290,430   
          

 

 

 

Total District of Columbia

             2,645,010   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Florida - 3.6%

          

Bonnet Creek Resort Community Development District, Special Assessment

     7.500     5/1/34       $ 835,000       $ 835,409   

Martin County, FL, IDA Revenue, Indiantown Cogeneration LP Project

     4.200     12/15/25         1,500,000         1,549,410 (d) 

Palm Beach County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Revenue:

          

Sinai Residences Boca Raton Project

     7.500     6/1/49         400,000         461,432   

Sinai Residences Boca Raton Project, Entrance Fee

     6.000     6/1/21         300,000         329,178   

Reunion, FL, East Community Development District, Special Assessment

     7.375     5/1/33         1,385,000         1,388,961   

Reunion, FL, East Community Development District, Special Assessment

     7.375     5/1/33         615,000         430,500 (e) 

Santa Rosa, FL, Bay Bridge Authority Revenue

     6.250     7/1/28         876,300         376,809 (e) 

University of Central Florida, COP, FGIC

     5.000     10/1/25         1,000,000         1,023,020   
          

 

 

 

Total Florida

             6,394,719   
          

 

 

 

Georgia - 3.7%

          

Atlanta, GA, Development Authority Educational Facilities Revenue, Science Park LLC Project

     5.000     7/1/32         2,000,000         2,176,860   

Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Revenue

     6.250     11/1/39         2,000,000         2,461,020   

DeKalb, Newton & Gwinnett Counties, GA, Joint Development Authority Revenue, GGC Foundation LLC Project

     6.125     7/1/40         1,000,000         1,145,000   

Franklin County, GA, Industrial Building Authority Revenue, Emmanuel College Inc.

     6.000     11/1/32         1,000,000         793,670   
          

 

 

 

Total Georgia

             6,576,550   
          

 

 

 

Hawaii - 1.3%

          

Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance Special Purpose Revenue, Hawaiian Electric Co.

     6.500     7/1/39         2,000,000         2,351,100   
          

 

 

 

Illinois - 1.8%

          

Chicago, IL, Motor Fuel Tax Revenue, AGM

     5.000     1/1/32         1,000,000         1,151,080   

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, Refunding, Chicago Charter School Project

     5.000     12/1/26         1,000,000         1,019,500   

Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue, Franciscan Communities Inc.

     5.250     5/15/47         1,000,000         1,042,870   
          

 

 

 

Total Illinois

             3,213,450   
          

 

 

 

Indiana - 2.1%

          

County of St. Joseph, IN, EDR:

          

Holy Cross Village Notre Dame Project

     6.000     5/15/26         285,000         291,632   

Holy Cross Village Notre Dame Project

     6.000     5/15/38         550,000         557,711   

Indiana State Finance Authority Revenue, Private Activity Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project

     5.000     7/1/48         2,000,000         2,190,880 (d) 

Valparaiso, IN, Exempt Facilities Revenue, Pratt Paper LLC Project

     7.000     1/1/44         500,000         620,365 (d) 
          

 

 

 

Total Indiana

             3,660,588   
          

 

 

 

Iowa - 3.1%

          

Iowa State Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue:

          

Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project

     5.000     12/1/19         500,000         535,760   

Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project

     5.250     12/1/25         4,540,000         5,025,825   
          

 

 

 

Total Iowa

             5,561,585   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Kansas - 0.7%

          

Salina, KS, Hospital Revenue, Refunding & Improvement Salina Regional Health

     5.000     10/1/22       $ 1,150,000       $ 1,206,661   
          

 

 

 

Kentucky - 1.3%

          

Owen County, KY, Waterworks System Revenue, Kentucky American Water Co. Project

     6.250     6/1/39         2,000,000         2,299,360   
          

 

 

 

Louisiana - 0.1%

          

Epps, LA, COP

     8.000     6/1/18         775,000         155,000 (e) 
          

 

 

 

Maryland - 2.0%

          

Maryland State Health & Higher EFA Revenue, Mercy Medical Center

     6.250     7/1/31         3,000,000         3,458,640   
          

 

 

 

Massachusetts - 0.7%

          

Massachusetts State DFA Revenue, Tufts Medical Center Inc.

     6.875     1/1/41         1,000,000         1,201,140   
          

 

 

 

Michigan - 3.1%

          

Gaudior Academy, COP

     7.250     4/1/34         1,000,000         256,700 (f)(g) 

Michigan State Finance Authority Limited Obligation Revenue:

          

Higher Education, Thomas M Cooley Law School Project

     6.000     7/1/24         310,000         324,725 (c) 

Higher Education, Thomas M Cooley Law School Project

     6.750     7/1/44         430,000         468,051 (c) 

Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue:

          

Senior Lien Detroit Water & Sewer

     5.000     7/1/33         260,000         285,990   

Senior Lien Detroit Water & Sewer

     5.000     7/1/44         270,000         287,153   

Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Revenue:

          

Evangelical Homes of Michigan

     5.250     6/1/32         500,000         532,780   

Evangelical Homes of Michigan

     5.500     6/1/47         750,000         782,047   

Royal Oak, MI, Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, William Beaumont Hospital

     8.250     9/1/39         2,000,000         2,529,760 (h) 
          

 

 

 

Total Michigan

             5,467,206   
          

 

 

 

Missouri - 2.9%

          

Missouri State HEFA Revenue:

          

Lutheran Senior Services

     6.000     2/1/41         500,000         578,730   

Lutheran Senior Services

     5.000     2/1/44         750,000         813,840   

Refunding, St. Lukes Episcopal

     5.000     12/1/21         1,300,000         1,399,697   

St. Louis County, MO, IDA, Senior Living Facilities Revenue, Friendship Village of Sunset Hills

     5.875     9/1/43         2,000,000         2,321,860   
          

 

 

 

Total Missouri

             5,114,127   
          

 

 

 

Nebraska - 2.1%

          

Central Plains Energy Project, NE, Gas Project Revenue, Project #3

     5.000     9/1/42         3,340,000         3,722,463   
          

 

 

 

New Jersey - 6.4%

          

Gloucester County, NJ, PCFA Revenue, Keystone Urban Renewal, Logan Generating

     5.000     12/1/24         450,000         515,763 (d) 

New Jersey State EDA Revenue:

          

Private Activity-Goethals Bridge Replacement Project

     5.375     1/1/43         1,500,000         1,702,545 (d) 

Refunding

     6.875     1/1/37         4,985,000         5,061,819 (d) 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

New Jersey - (continued)

          

New Jersey State Higher Education Assistance Authority, Student Loan Revenue

     5.000     12/1/44       $ 640,000       $ 677,542 (d) 

Salem County, NJ, PCFA Revenue, Chambers Project

     5.000     12/1/23         3,000,000         3,446,010 (d) 
          

 

 

 

Total New Jersey

             11,403,679   
          

 

 

 

New York - 3.3%

          

Brooklyn Arena, NY, Local Development Corp., Barclays Center Project

     6.250     7/15/40         2,000,000         2,411,020   

New York City, NY, IDA, Civic Facilities Revenue, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program

     8.125     7/1/19         110,000         110,494   

New York State Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Revenue:

          

3 World Trade Center LLC Project

     5.375     11/15/40         1,500,000         1,708,485 (c) 

3 World Trade Center LLC Project

     5.000     11/15/44         1,500,000         1,607,790 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total New York

             5,837,789   
          

 

 

 

Ohio - 1.6%

          

Cuyahoga County, OH, Hospital Facilities Revenue, Canton Inc. Project

     7.500     1/1/30         1,295,000         1,297,512   

Miami County, OH, Hospital Facilities Revenue, Refunding and Improvement Upper Valley Medical Center

     5.250     5/15/21         1,500,000         1,586,445   
          

 

 

 

Total Ohio

             2,883,957   
          

 

 

 

Oklahoma - 1.4%

          

Tulsa County, OK, Industrial Authority, Senior Living Community Revenue:

          

Montereau Inc. Project

     6.875     11/1/23         1,300,000         1,308,021   

Montereau Inc. Project

     7.125     11/1/30         1,000,000         1,115,340   
          

 

 

 

Total Oklahoma

             2,423,361   
          

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 2.9%

          

Monroe County, PA, Hospital Authority Revenue, Pocono Medical Center

     5.000     1/1/27         1,000,000         1,069,110   

Montgomery County, PA, IDA Revenue:

          

Acts Retirement-Life Communities

     5.000     11/15/28         1,400,000         1,542,380   

Acts Retirement-Life Communities

     5.000     11/15/29         1,350,000         1,485,459   

Philadelphia, PA, Authority for IDR:

          

Discovery Charter School Inc. Project

     6.250     4/1/37         500,000         530,700   

Performing Arts Charter School Project

     6.000     6/15/23         500,000         526,355 (c) 
          

 

 

 

Total Pennsylvania

             5,154,004   
          

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 1.1%

          

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Revenue

     5.250     8/1/41         1,500,000         1,056,120   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Revenue

     5.000     8/1/43         1,500,000         981,855   
          

 

 

 

Total Puerto Rico

             2,037,975   
          

 

 

 

Tennessee - 1.4%

          

Shelby County, TN, Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Revenue, Trezevant Manor Project

     5.750     9/1/37         2,500,000         2,541,575   
          

 

 

 

Texas - 22.0%

          

Brazos River, TX, Harbor Industrial Development Corp., Environmental Facilities Revenue, Dow Chemical Co.

     5.900     5/1/28         1,500,000         1,684,185 (b)(d)(i) 

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue

     5.000     1/1/42         2,000,000         2,195,480   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Texas - (continued)

          

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Revenue, Joint Improvement

     5.000     11/1/42       $ 4,000,000       $ 4,430,760 (d) 

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., TX, System Toll Revenue, Convertible Cabs

     0.000     10/1/35         1,500,000         1,213,410 (b) 

Gulf Coast, TX, IDA Revenue, Citgo Petroleum Corp. Project

     4.875     5/1/25         1,000,000         1,057,860 (d) 

Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Medical Facilities Revenue, Baylor College of Medicine

     5.625     11/15/32         2,000,000         2,315,660   

Houston, TX, Airport System Revenue, Special Facilities, Continental Airlines Inc. Project

     6.125     7/15/27         2,750,000         2,762,567 (d) 

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp., TX, Special Facilities Revenue, Southwest Airlines Co. Project

     5.250     11/1/40         6,000,000         6,623,640   

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., TX, Student Housing Revenue, Collegiate Housing Stephenville II LLC, Tarleton State University Project

     5.000     4/1/39         1,165,000         1,260,041   

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue

     5.750     1/1/40         2,500,000         2,788,350   

Texas Midwest Public Facility Corp. Revenue, Secure Treatment Facility Project

     9.000     10/1/30         2,000,000         360,000 (e) 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., Senior Lien, NTE Mobility Partners LLC

     6.875     12/31/39         2,000,000         2,382,400   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. Revenue, LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC

     7.000     6/30/40         4,000,000         4,855,080   

Texas State Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III, Gas Supply Revenue

     5.000     12/15/28         1,500,000         1,704,210   

Texas State Public Finance Authority:

          

Charter School Finance Corp. Revenue, Cosmos Foundation Inc.

     6.200     2/15/40         1,000,000         1,197,930   

Uplift Education

     5.750     12/1/27         1,500,000         1,662,885   

Willacy County, TX, PFC Project Revenue, County Jail

     7.500     11/1/25         445,000         449,161   
          

 

 

 

Total Texas

             38,943,619   
          

 

 

 

U.S. Virgin Islands - 1.7%

          

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue, Matching Fund Loan

     6.750     10/1/37         2,500,000         2,926,025   
          

 

 

 

Virginia - 1.9%

          

Virginia State Small Business Financing Authority Revenue:

          

Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project

     5.250     1/1/32         1,000,000         1,115,370 (d) 

Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project

     5.500     1/1/42         2,000,000         2,231,340 (d) 
          

 

 

 

Total Virginia

             3,346,710   
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

West Virginia - 1.5%

          

Pleasants County, WV, PCR, Refunding, County Commission, Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC

     5.250     10/15/37       $ 2,500,000       $ 2,588,700   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $157,601,529)

             172,808,979   
          

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.3%           

Indiana - 0.1%

          

St. Joseph County, IN, Educational Facilities Revenue, University of Notre Dame Du Lac, LIQ-Northern Trust Co.

     0.010     3/1/40         200,000         200,000 (j)(k) 
          

 

 

 

Minnesota - 0.2%

          

Rochester, MN, Health Care Facilities Revenue, Mayo Clinic, SPA-Northern Trust Co.

     0.010     11/15/38         500,000         500,000 (j)(k) 
          

 

 

 

Missouri - 0.1%

          

Missouri State HEFA Revenue, BJC Health System

     0.010     5/15/38         100,000         100,000 (j)(k) 
          

 

 

 

New York - 0.3%

          

New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Gotham West Housing, LOC-Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

     0.010     5/1/45         500,000         500,000 (j)(k) 
          

 

 

 

Oregon - 0.1%

          

Oregon State, GO, Veterans Welfare, SPA-U.S. Bank N.A.

     0.030     12/1/41         100,000         100,000 (j)(k) 
          

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 0.5%

          

Bucks County, PA, St. Mary Hospital Authority, Catholic Health, SPA-Landesbank Hessen-Thurigen

     0.030     3/1/32         900,000         900,000 (j)(k) 

Philadelphia, PA, Authority For Industrial Development, Gift of Life Donor Programme Project, LOC-Commerce Bank N.A.

     0.020     12/1/34         100,000         100,000 (j)(k) 
          

 

 

 

Total Pennsylvania

             1,000,000   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $2,400,000)

             2,400,000   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.0%

(Cost - $160,001,529#)

             175,208,979   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.0%

             1,717,075   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

           $ 176,926,054   
          

 

 

 

 

(a) All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(b) Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available.

 

(c) 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.

 

(d) Income from this issue is considered a preference item for purposes of calculating the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”).

 

(e) The coupon payment on these securities is currently in default as of January 31, 2015.

 

(f) Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (See Note 1).

 

(g) Illiquid security.

 

(h) Pre-Refunded bonds are escrowed with U.S. government obligations and/or U.S. government agency securities and are considered by the manager to be triple-A rated even if issuer has not applied for new ratings.

 

(i) Maturity date shown represents the mandatory tender date.

 

(j) Variable rate demand obligations have a demand feature under which the Fund can tender them back to the issuer or liquidity provider on no more than 7 days notice.

 

(k) Maturity date shown is the final maturity date. The security may be sold back to the issuer before final maturity.

 

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

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2015

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

AGM    — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation - Insured Bonds
CAB    — Capital Appreciation Bonds
CDA    — Communities Development Authority
COP    — Certificates of Participation
DFA    — Development Finance Agency
EDA    — Economic Development Authority
EDR    — Economic Development Revenue
EFA    — Educational Facilities Authority
FGIC    — Financial Guaranty Insurance Company - Insured Bonds
GO    — General Obligation
HEFA    — Health & Educational Facilities Authority
IDA    — Industrial Development Authority
IDR    — Industrial Development Revenue
LIQ    — Liquidity Facility
LOC    — Letter of Credit
PCFA    — Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCR    — Pollution Control Revenue
PFC    — Public Facilities Corporation
SPA    — Standby Bond Purchase Agreement - Insured Bonds

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund 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 high current income exempt from federal income taxes.

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. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Short-term fixed income securities that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, 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 values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (formerly, Legg Mason North American Fund Valuation Committee) (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE  INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Municipal bonds†:

           

Michigan

     —         $ 5,210,506       $ 256,700       $ 5,467,206   

Other municipal bonds

     —           167,341,773         —           167,341,773   

Short-term investments†

     —           2,400,000         —           2,400,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

     —         $ 174,952,279       $ 256,700       $ 175,208,979   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE  INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other financial instruments:

           

Futures contracts

   $ 501,105         —           —         $ 501,105   

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

2. Investments

At January 31, 2015, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 19,642,891   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (4,435,441
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 15,207,450   
  

 

 

 

At January 31, 2015, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Basis
Value
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Contracts to Sell:               

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     66         3/15       $ 9,483,458       $ 9,984,563       $ (501,105

 

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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 Municipal High Income Fund Inc.

 

By   /s/    KENNETH D. FULLER        
  Kenneth D. Fuller
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 19, 2015

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/    KENNETH D. FULLER        
  Kenneth D. Fuller
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 19, 2015

By   /s/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

March 19, 2015