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

811-10603

 

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

55 Water Street
New York, NY

 

10041

(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:

(888) 777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2011

 

 



 

ITEM 1.          SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 



 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

FORM N-Q

MARCH 31, 2011


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 51.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 7.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., Notes

 

8.500%

 

1/18/31

 

1,000,000

 

$

 1,344,087

 

DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., Notes

 

7.300%

 

1/15/12

 

1,000,000

 

1,050,390

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

8/1/12

 

70,000

 

74,639

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

12.000%

 

5/15/15

 

1,030,000

 

1,296,410

 

Total Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,765,526

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

10/1/18

 

5,000

 

5,463

 

Service Corp. International, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

4/1/27

 

60,000

 

57,000

 

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,463

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCM Merger Inc., Notes

 

8.000%

 

8/1/13

 

140,000

 

139,300

(a)

El Pollo Loco Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/13

 

375,000

 

348,750

 

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.750%

 

2/1/16

 

300,000

 

280,500

 

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Secured Notes

 

1.250%

 

11/30/20

 

357,000

 

194,565

(a)(b)

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Senior Secured Notes

 

8.750%

 

11/30/20

 

159,000

 

156,217

(a)

Landry’s Restaurants Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.625%

 

12/1/15

 

110,000

 

118,525

 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

11.500%

 

11/1/17

 

170,000

 

172,550

(a)

NCL Corp. Ltd., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.750%

 

11/15/16

 

170,000

 

196,350

 

Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority, Senior Secured Notes

 

4.204%

 

2/1/14

 

110,000

 

99,550

(a)(c)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

8/15/16

 

205,000

 

21

(d)(e)

Station Casinos Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.625%

 

3/15/18

 

100,000

 

10

(d)(e)

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,706,338

 

Media — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cablevision Systems Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

4/15/18

 

30,000

 

32,400

 

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

 

13.500%

 

11/30/16

 

108,083

 

129,429

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.500%

 

1/15/15

 

270,000

 

275,400

(a)

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.875%

 

9/15/14

 

280,000

 

313,600

(a)

CMP Susquehanna Corp.

 

3.443%

 

5/15/14

 

14,000

 

9,904

(a)(c)(e)

Comcast Corp.

 

5.900%

 

3/15/16

 

400,000

 

444,939

 

Comcast Corp., Notes

 

7.050%

 

3/15/33

 

1,000,000

 

1,116,888

 

CSC Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.750%

 

4/15/12

 

250,000

 

259,375

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.000%

 

10/1/13

 

600,000

 

648,000

 

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/19

 

385,000

 

416,762

 

EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.125%

 

2/1/16

 

120,000

 

128,100

 

News America Holdings Inc.

 

8.875%

 

4/26/23

 

400,000

 

507,481

 

Time Warner Inc., Senior Debentures

 

7.700%

 

5/1/32

 

980,000

 

1,142,835

 

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

7/1/14

 

420,000

 

453,600

(a)

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Senior Notes

 

9.125%

 

8/15/16

 

335,000

 

355,100

 

Total Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,233,813

 

Multiline Retail — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

10/15/15

 

279,478

 

292,055

(b)

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

7.125%

 

6/1/28

 

330,000

 

301,950

 

Total Multiline Retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

594,005

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Greetings Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

6/1/16

 

20,000

 

20,675

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Industries Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

7/15/15

 

255,000

 

284,962

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,667,782

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Corp.

 

9.350%

 

1/10/23

 

700,000

 

725,095

(a)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Food & Staples Retailing — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Corp., Pass-Through Trust, Secured Bonds

 

5.789%

 

1/10/26

 

794,351

 

$

809,206

(a)(f)

CVS Corp., Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

 

6.943%

 

1/10/30

 

1,863,921

 

2,025,765

 

CVS Pass-Through Trust

 

7.507%

 

1/10/32

 

1,958,652

 

2,246,456

(a)

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

 

5.880%

 

1/10/28

 

901,155

 

912,050

 

CVS Pass-Through Trust, Secured Notes

 

6.036%

 

12/10/28

 

893,783

 

920,337

 

Delhaize Group, Senior Notes

 

5.700%

 

10/1/40

 

235,000

 

214,750

 

Safeway Inc., Notes

 

5.800%

 

8/15/12

 

500,000

 

531,889

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,385,548

 

Food Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahold Lease USA Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001 A-2

 

8.620%

 

1/2/25

 

714,462

 

825,633

(f)

Tobacco — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance One International Inc., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/16

 

160,000

 

162,200

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,373,381

 

ENERGY — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete Production Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

12/15/16

 

150,000

 

158,250

 

GulfMark Offshore Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.750%

 

7/15/14

 

270,000

 

275,400

 

Hercules Offshore LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.500%

 

10/15/17

 

155,000

 

158,875

(a)

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

592,525

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Finance Co., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

5/1/31

 

570,000

 

629,277

 

Belden & Blake Corp., Secured Notes

 

8.750%

 

7/15/12

 

750,000

 

750,000

 

Berry Petroleum Co., Senior Notes

 

10.250%

 

6/1/14

 

160,000

 

185,600

 

Burlington Resources Finance Co.

 

7.400%

 

12/1/31

 

450,000

 

553,442

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.250%

 

12/15/18

 

300,000

 

335,250

 

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

6.800%

 

11/15/15

 

150,000

 

172,411

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

5/15/15

 

27,000

 

27,743

 

CONSOL Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.250%

 

4/1/20

 

440,000

 

487,850

 

Devon Energy Corp., Debentures

 

7.950%

 

4/15/32

 

310,000

 

402,108

 

Devon Financing Corp. ULC, Notes

 

6.875%

 

9/30/11

 

1,000,000

 

1,030,559

 

El Paso Corp., Medium-Term Notes

 

7.800%

 

8/1/31

 

190,000

 

210,779

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

7.875%

 

10/1/29

 

1,640,000

 

2,024,980

 

Hess Corp., Notes

 

7.300%

 

8/15/31

 

60,000

 

70,348

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Senior Notes

 

7.125%

 

3/15/12

 

390,000

 

411,994

 

LUKOIL International Finance BV, Bonds

 

6.356%

 

6/7/17

 

340,000

 

365,058

(a)

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

10.000%

 

3/1/16

 

140,000

 

157,850

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., Senior Notes

 

8.625%

 

10/15/19

 

125,000

 

139,062

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.750%

 

1/1/16

 

185,000

 

215,525

 

Teekay Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.500%

 

1/15/20

 

310,000

 

335,962

 

TNK-BP Finance SA, Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

3/13/18

 

220,000

 

251,900

(a)

Williams Cos. Inc., Debentures

 

7.500%

 

1/15/31

 

668,000

 

781,491

 

Williams Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

3/15/32

 

63,000

 

81,535

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,620,724

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,213,249

 

FINANCIALS — 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.600%

 

1/15/12

 

900,000

 

940,763

 

Morgan Stanley, Notes

 

6.600%

 

4/1/12

 

1,000,000

 

1,057,341

 

Total Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,998,104

 

Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd., Junior Subordinated Bonds

 

6.375%

 

4/30/22

 

184,000

 

183,080

(a)(c)

Consumer Finance — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

12/15/16

 

680,000

 

771,924

 

HSBC Finance Corp.

 

4.750%

 

7/15/13

 

1,670,000

 

1,781,192

 

Total Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,553,116

 

Diversified Financial Services — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air 2 US, Notes

 

8.027%

 

10/1/19

 

2,855,718

 

2,884,275

(a)

Citigroup Inc.

 

6.625%

 

6/15/32

 

1,000,000

 

1,033,045

 

International Lease Finance Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.000%

 

3/15/17

 

1,380,000

 

1,552,500

(a)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

2


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Diversified Financial Services — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes

 

5.125%

 

9/15/14

 

1,300,000

 

$

1,395,316

 

Liberty Media LLC

 

3.750%

 

2/15/30

 

1,860,000

 

1,085,775

 

Smurfit Kappa Funding PLC, Senior Subordinated Notes

 

7.750%

 

4/1/15

 

150,000

 

153,375

 

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC

 

6.750%

 

7/15/13

 

500,000

 

550,662

 

Unitymedia GmbH, Senior Secured Bonds

 

8.125%

 

12/1/17

 

100,000

 

105,250

(a)

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,760,198

 

Insurance — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XL Capital Ltd.

 

5.250%

 

9/15/14

 

1,000,000

 

1,053,477

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,547,975

 

HEALTH CARE — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.875%

 

7/15/15

 

200,000

 

211,000

 

HCA Inc., Debentures

 

7.500%

 

11/15/95

 

185,000

 

151,700

 

HCA Inc., Notes

 

6.375%

 

1/15/15

 

430,000

 

438,600

 

HCA Inc., Notes

 

7.690%

 

6/15/25

 

90,000

 

85,725

 

HCA Inc., Senior Notes

 

6.250%

 

2/15/13

 

85,000

 

88,188

 

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.625%

 

11/15/16

 

399,000

 

429,922

(b)

Vanguard Health Holdings Co., II LLC, Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

2/1/18

 

215,000

 

220,106

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,625,241

 

INDUSTRIALS — 10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co., Notes

 

6.125%

 

2/15/33

 

600,000

 

678,727

 

L-3 Communications Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

6.375%

 

10/15/15

 

535,000

 

551,050

 

Systems 2001 Asset Trust

 

6.664%

 

9/15/13

 

144,423

 

154,171

(a)

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,383,948

 

Airlines — 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America West Airlines Inc., Ambac Assurance Corp.

 

8.057%

 

7/2/20

 

2,393,105

 

2,500,794

 

Continental Airlines Inc.

 

7.160%

 

9/24/14

 

326,159

 

326,159

(f)

Continental Airlines Inc.

 

6.820%

 

5/1/18

 

913,728

 

968,551

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.900%

 

1/2/18

 

834,555

 

886,714

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.545%

 

2/2/19

 

1,090,448

 

1,155,875

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.703%

 

6/15/21

 

675,130

 

705,510

 

Continental Airlines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, 2000-1 A-1

 

8.048%

 

11/1/20

 

528,655

 

576,234

 

DAE Aviation Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

8/1/15

 

250,000

 

264,375

(a)

Delta Air Lines Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, Secured Notes

 

8.021%

 

8/10/22

 

176,095

 

181,818

 

Delta Air Lines Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.500%

 

9/15/14

 

67,000

 

71,188

(a)

JetBlue Airways Corp., Pass-Through Certificates

 

0.763%

 

11/15/16

 

1,050,000

 

882,000

(c)

Northwest Airlines Corp., Pass-Through Certificates

 

7.575%

 

9/1/20

 

503,014

 

530,051

(f)

Northwest Airlines Inc.

 

0.758%

 

2/6/15

 

2,641,066

 

2,403,370

(c)(f)

US Airways Pass-Through Trust

 

6.850%

 

1/30/18

 

2,991,267

 

2,983,161

(f)

Total Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,435,800

 

Building Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Senior Subordinated Notes, step bond

 

0.000%

 

6/30/15

 

65,000

 

39,000

(a)(e)

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.625%

 

3/15/15

 

220,000

 

248,050

 

Altegrity Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.500%

 

11/1/15

 

310,000

 

328,600

(a)

RSC Equipment Rental Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC, Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

7/15/17

 

170,000

 

193,800

(a)

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

770,450

 

Marine — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trico Shipping AS, Senior Secured Notes

 

13.875%

 

11/1/14

 

186,758

 

151,507

(a)(d)

Road & Rail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Senior Notes

 

12.500%

 

4/1/16

 

111,000

 

134,865

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

3


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Road & Rail — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RailAmerica Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

9.250%

 

7/1/17

 

208,000

 

$

230,100

 

Total Road & Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

364,965

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashtead Capital Inc., Notes

 

9.000%

 

8/15/16

 

129,000

 

135,773

(a)

H&E Equipment Services Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

7/15/16

 

245,000

 

257,556

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

393,329

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,538,999

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., Senior Notes

 

12.250%

 

11/15/15

 

138,450

 

144,680

(b)

Electronic Data Systems Corp., Notes

 

7.450%

 

10/15/29

 

500,000

 

626,550

 

Total IT Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

771,230

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes

 

10.125%

 

12/15/16

 

80,000

 

85,000

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

856,230

 

MATERIALS — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Chemical Co.

 

6.000%

 

10/1/12

 

1,000,000

 

1,069,956

 

Metals & Mining — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcoa Inc.

 

5.375%

 

1/15/13

 

570,000

 

607,865

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

4/1/17

 

730,000

 

804,825

 

Metals USA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.125%

 

12/1/15

 

445,000

 

473,369

 

Vedanta Resources PLC, Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

1/15/14

 

130,000

 

138,612

(a)

Total Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,024,671

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appleton Papers Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.250%

 

12/15/15

 

235,000

 

227,950

 

NewPage Corp., Senior Secured Notes

 

11.375%

 

12/31/14

 

595,000

 

595,744

 

PE Paper Escrow GmbH, Senior Secured Notes

 

12.000%

 

8/1/14

 

100,000

 

115,000

(a)

Weyerhaeuser Co., Debentures

 

7.375%

 

3/15/32

 

1,000,000

 

1,054,487

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,993,181

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,087,808

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.350%

 

9/1/40

 

170,000

 

152,277

(a)

Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., Senior Debentures

 

6.300%

 

12/1/28

 

25,000

 

20,000

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

 

5.250%

 

7/22/13

 

600,000

 

648,409

 

France Telecom SA, Notes

 

8.500%

 

3/1/31

 

600,000

 

807,347

 

Frontier Communications Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.750%

 

4/15/22

 

91,000

 

98,507

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

9.500%

 

6/15/16

 

35,000

 

36,925

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

6/15/16

 

340,000

 

362,525

 

Qwest Communications International Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

2/15/14

 

140,000

 

142,275

 

Qwest Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.875%

 

9/1/11

 

390,000

 

400,725

 

Qwest Corp., Senior Notes

 

7.500%

 

10/1/14

 

150,000

 

171,375

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,840,365

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cingular Wireless LLC

 

6.500%

 

12/15/11

 

250,000

 

260,247

 

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.375%

 

3/15/12

 

1,450,000

 

1,529,750

 

True Move Co., Ltd.

 

10.750%

 

12/16/13

 

590,000

 

638,675

(a)

True Move Co., Ltd., Notes

 

10.750%

 

12/16/13

 

200,000

 

216,500

(a)

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,645,172

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,485,537

 

UTILITIES — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Energy Corp., Notes

 

6.250%

 

1/15/12

 

250,000

 

261,126

 

EEB International Ltd., Senior Bonds

 

8.750%

 

10/31/14

 

820,000

 

881,500

(a)

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

6.450%

 

11/15/11

 

27,000

 

27,809

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

4


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Electric Utilities — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FirstEnergy Corp., Notes

 

7.375%

 

11/15/31

 

3,040,000

 

$

3,292,943

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Senior Notes

 

5.875%

 

10/1/12

 

250,000

 

266,984

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,730,362

 

Gas Utilities — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Natural Gas Co., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

3/1/32

 

20,000

 

24,405

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

9.750%

 

4/15/16

 

360,000

 

413,100

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

10/15/17

 

525,000

 

564,375

 

AES Corp., Senior Notes

 

8.000%

 

6/1/20

 

100,000

 

108,000

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.750%

 

6/15/16

 

180,000

 

153,000

 

Edison Mission Energy, Senior Notes

 

7.625%

 

5/15/27

 

179,000

 

133,355

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Senior Notes

 

11.250%

 

11/1/17

 

391,993

 

324,374

(b)

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC/EFIH Finance Inc., Senior Secured Notes

 

10.000%

 

12/1/20

 

885,000

 

937,812

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

2/1/16

 

815,000

 

843,525

 

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

 

7.375%

 

1/15/17

 

225,000

 

234,563

 

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

 

 

 

3,712,104

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources Inc., Senior Notes

 

5.700%

 

9/17/12

 

770,000

 

818,446

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,285,317

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost — $82,161,258)

 

 

 

86,681,519

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 31.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABFS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2002-3 M1

 

5.902%

 

9/15/33

 

1,121,581

 

924,207

 

ACE Securities Corp., 2005-SD1 A1

 

0.650%

 

11/25/50

 

28,631

 

28,432

(c)

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass Through Certificates, 1997-CLB2

 

8.900%

 

6/15/28

 

2,833,210

 

2,875,709

(f)

Associates Manufactured Housing Pass-Through Certificates, 1997-1 B1

 

7.600%

 

6/15/28

 

394,193

 

410,519

(c)(e)

Bank of America Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, 1997-2M

 

6.900%

 

4/10/28

 

100,000

 

155,088

(c)

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, 2007-B 2A1

 

0.562%

 

8/28/47

 

794,433

 

761,404

(c)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2004-SSRA A1

 

0.850%

 

12/25/39

 

394,829

 

292,173

(a)(c)(f)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A A

 

0.700%

 

3/25/37

 

2,248,046

 

1,714,135

(a)(c)(f)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A M1

 

1.050%

 

3/25/37

 

1,478,307

 

946,116

(a)(c)(f)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A M3

 

1.400%

 

3/25/37

 

560,737

 

297,191

(a)(c)(f)

Bayview Financial Asset Trust, 2007-SR1A M4

 

1.750%

 

3/25/37

 

152,928

 

71,876

(a)(c)(f)

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2006-SD3 1P0, STRIPS

 

0.000%

 

8/25/36

 

1,093,356

 

768,739

(f)

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2007-SD1 1A3A

 

6.500%

 

10/25/36

 

1,327,005

 

895,857

 

Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, 2003-B AF4

 

3.735%

 

2/25/32

 

349,152

 

331,256

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., 2006-SHL1 A1

 

0.450%

 

11/25/45

 

213,230

 

190,355

(a)(c)

Contimortgage Home Equity Trust, 1997-4 B1F

 

7.330%

 

10/15/28

 

426,311

 

416,220

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 2007-13 2A1

 

1.150%

 

10/25/47

 

1,186,458

 

840,513

(c)

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 2007-SEA2 1A1

 

1.250%

 

8/25/47

 

61,245

 

42,945

(a)(c)(f)

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, 2006-HW 2A1B

 

0.405%

 

11/15/36

 

578,025

 

439,235

(c)

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, 2007-B A

 

0.405%

 

2/15/37

 

678,308

 

498,490

(c)

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, 2007-GW A

 

0.805%

 

8/15/37

 

1,363,902

 

1,152,387

(c)

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization, 2005-CB4 M1

 

0.670%

 

8/25/35

 

2,000,000

 

1,486,060

(c)

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, 2004-CB2 M1

 

0.770%

 

7/25/33

 

2,209,205

 

1,638,989

(c)(g)

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, 2005-RP1 M1

 

0.870%

 

1/25/35

 

780,000

 

686,830

(a)(c)

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., 2004-CF2 2A1

 

0.720%

 

5/25/44

 

43,816

 

41,173

(a)(c)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

5


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Educap Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, 2004-1 B

 

2.028%

 

6/25/38

 

1,500,000

 

$

1,320,000

(c)(f)

Ellington Loan Acquisition Trust, 2007-1 A2A1

 

1.250%

 

5/26/37

 

203,938

 

189,489

(a)(c)

EMC Mortgage Loan Trust, 2003-B A1

 

0.800%

 

11/25/41

 

96,518

 

84,747

(a)(c)

First Horizon ABS Trust, 2007-HE1 A

 

0.380%

 

9/25/29

 

855,364

 

677,049

(c)

Firstfed Corp. Manufactured Housing Contract, 1996-1 B

 

8.060%

 

10/15/22

 

1,963,820

 

1,778,638

(a)(g)

Fremont Home Loan Trust, 2006-2 2A2

 

0.360%

 

2/25/36

 

197,348

 

195,527

(c)

Global Franchise Trust, 1998-1 A2

 

6.659%

 

10/10/11

 

423,559

 

407,849

(a)

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, 2004-VF1 A1

 

1.000%

 

2/25/31

 

491,920

 

430,011

(a)(c)

Green Tree Financial Corp., 1992-2 B

 

9.150%

 

1/15/18

 

130,623

 

69,550

 

Green Tree Financial Corp., 1993-1 B

 

8.450%

 

4/15/18

 

184,518

 

158,843

 

Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust, 1996-D HIB2

 

8.000%

 

9/15/27

 

47,856

 

34,000

 

Green Tree Recreational Equiptment & Consumer Trust, 1996-C CTFS

 

7.650%

 

10/15/17

 

45,475

 

39,526

 

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-2 A2

 

3.252%

 

3/18/29

 

275,000

 

225,500

(c)(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-3 2A2

 

3.754%

 

6/19/29

 

125,000

 

102,500

(c)(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-4 A2

 

3.754%

 

2/20/30

 

125,000

 

102,500

(c)(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 1999-5 A5

 

7.820%

 

12/15/29

 

706,000

 

765,504

(c)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2000-6 A3

 

2.262%

 

11/22/31

 

225,000

 

190,863

(c)(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2000-7 A2

 

3.754%

 

11/17/31

 

425,000

 

360,520

(c)(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2001-2 IA2

 

2.266%

 

2/20/32

 

300,000

 

252,000

(c)(f)

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, 2001-2 IIA2

 

2.255%

 

3/13/32

 

375,000

 

315,000

(c)(f)

GSAA Home Equity Trust, 2006-19 A3A

 

0.490%

 

12/25/36

 

861,727

 

477,249

(c)

GSAMP Trust, 2003-SEA2 A1

 

4.422%

 

7/25/33

 

2,056,559

 

1,716,406

 

Indymac Manufactured Housing Contract, 1997-1 A5

 

6.970%

 

2/25/28

 

236,700

 

218,644

 

Lehman XS Trust, 2007-1 WF1

 

6.043%

 

1/25/37

 

954,194

 

533,704

(c)

Merit Securities Corp., 13 A4

 

7.935%

 

12/28/33

 

2,814,887

 

3,004,214

(c)

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, 2003-SD1 A1

 

1.250%

 

3/25/33

 

23,838

 

21,536

(c)

Morgan Stanley Capital Inc., 2003-NC9 M

 

1.375%

 

9/25/33

 

2,072,144

 

1,613,466

(c)(g)

MSDWCC Heloc Trust, 2003-2 A

 

0.510%

 

4/25/16

 

135,625

 

125,675

(c)

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, 2004-2 A2

 

0.620%

 

8/25/34

 

475,320

 

379,733

(c)

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, 2004-3 M1

 

1.180%

 

11/25/34

 

917,006

 

707,668

(c)

Oakwood Mortgage Investors Inc., 2002-B A3

 

6.060%

 

3/15/25

 

270,319

 

259,284

(c)

Origen Manufactured Housing, 2006-A A2

 

0.225%

 

10/15/37

 

2,700,000

 

1,782,000

(c)(f)

Origen Manufactured Housing, 2007-A A2

 

0.225%

 

4/15/37

 

3,600,000

 

2,322,000

(c)(f)

PAMCO CLO, 1997-1A B

 

7.910%

 

8/6/10

 

775,612

 

232,684

(f)(h)

Park Place Securities Inc., 2004-WCW1 M2

 

0.930%

 

9/25/34

 

1,900,000

 

1,776,990

(c)

Park Place Securities Inc., 2004-WHQ2 M2

 

0.880%

 

2/25/35

 

750,000

 

679,410

(c)

Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization, 2000-1 A2

 

8.370%

 

3/25/30

 

1,600,000

 

724,000

(a)

People’s Choice Home Loan Securities Trust, 2004-1 A3

 

1.290%

 

6/25/34

 

400,842

 

367,961

(c)

RAAC Series, 2007-RP1 M1

 

0.800%

 

5/25/46

 

210,000

 

19,762

(a)(c)

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2004-2 AF4

 

5.392%

 

7/25/34

 

602,850

 

610,422

 

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, 2005-3 AV3

 

0.630%

 

11/25/35

 

800,000

 

639,627

(c)

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2004-RZ1 AII

 

0.730%

 

3/25/34

 

391,463

 

270,970

(c)

Residential Asset Securities Corp., 2001-KS3 AII

 

0.710%

 

9/25/31

 

300,571

 

239,449

(c)

Residential Asset Securities Corp., 2002-KS2 AI6

 

6.228%

 

4/25/32

 

604,029

 

618,227

(c)

Residential Asset Securities Corp., 2003-KS8 AI6

 

4.830%

 

10/25/33

 

907,046

 

890,437

(c)

Settlement Fee Finance LLC, 2004-1A A

 

9.100%

 

7/25/34

 

979,858

 

974,959

(a)(f)

SLM Student Loan Trust, 2001-4 B

 

0.803%

 

1/25/21

 

1,000,000

 

945,800

(c)(f)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2002-AL1 A3

 

3.450%

 

2/25/32

 

826,548

 

786,996

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2003-AL1 A

 

3.357%

 

4/25/31

 

119,174

 

114,658

(a)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-4XS 2A1A

 

2.012%

 

3/25/35

 

553,519

 

434,172

(c)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2006-GEL3 A2

 

0.480%

 

7/25/36

 

1,800,000

 

1,329,100

(a)(c)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2007-BC1 A2

 

0.300%

 

2/25/37

 

504,571

 

494,980

(c)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

6


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, 1997-B 1B2

 

8.155%

 

10/7/26

 

446,461

 

$

398,435

 

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, 1997-C 1B2

 

7.830%

 

8/7/27

 

124,497

 

117,197

(c)

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, 2000-B IB2

 

9.250%

 

7/7/30

 

827,501

 

744,942

(c)

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost — $47,783,412)

 

 

 

52,178,272

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 38.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2007-A 4A

 

0.700%

 

7/25/46

 

799,176

 

261,027

(a)(c)

Banc of America Funding Corp., 2004-B 6A1

 

3.450%

 

12/20/34

 

601,428

 

321,861

(c)

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, 2005-3A A2

 

0.650%

 

11/25/35

 

692,078

 

533,210

(a)(c)

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, 2005-4A A1

 

0.550%

 

1/25/36

 

399,493

 

339,882

(a)(c)

BCAP LLC Trust, 2009-RR12 2A2

 

0.620%

 

3/26/35

 

1,844,014

 

663,845

(a)(c)(f)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2004-3 A1

 

0.890%

 

4/25/34

 

486,525

 

423,527

(c)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2004-8 1A

 

0.600%

 

9/25/34

 

253,413

 

214,948

(c)

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, 2005-10 21A1

 

3.129%

 

1/25/36

 

1,216,902

 

709,462

(c)

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 2002-AC1 B4

 

7.000%

 

1/25/32

 

918,016

 

288,900

(a)(f)

Bella Vista Mortgage Trust, 2004-2 A1

 

0.620%

 

2/25/35

 

2,119,606

 

1,210,036

(c)

BlackRock Capital Finance LP, 1997-R2 B5

 

6.188%

 

12/25/35

 

366,740

 

26,589

(a)(c)(f)

CBA Commercial Small Balance Commercial Trust, 2005-1A

 

0.570%

 

7/25/35

 

1,616,995

 

991,175

(a)(c)

Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., 2004-3A A1

 

0.500%

 

8/25/35

 

1,505,906

 

1,076,438

(a)(c)

Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., 2004-4A A1

 

0.480%

 

10/25/35

 

2,114,689

 

1,455,849

(a)(c)

Chevy Chase Mortgage Funding Corp., 2005-4A A1

 

0.450%

 

10/25/36

 

1,896,079

 

1,247,087

(a)(c)

CNL Funding, 1998-1 C2

 

1.004%

 

9/18/11

 

2,784,615

 

2,520,077

(a)(c)

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2004-HYB5 7A1

 

2.337%

 

4/20/35

 

3,145,382

 

2,521,539

(c)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2004-R1 1AF

 

0.650%

 

11/25/34

 

1,614,373

 

1,451,643

(a)(c)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2004-R2 1AF1

 

0.670%

 

11/25/34

 

485,657

 

429,709

(a)(c)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2005-7 1A1

 

0.520%

 

3/25/35

 

1,491,754

 

1,196,019

(c)

Countrywide Home Loans, 2005-R2 2A1

 

7.000%

 

6/25/35

 

1,495,010

 

1,471,942

(a)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-9 1A1

 

0.550%

 

5/25/35

 

1,686,946

 

1,095,921

(c)

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2005-R1 1AF1

 

0.610%

 

3/25/35

 

785,378

 

673,112

(a)(c)

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, 2007-C3 A4

 

5.525%

 

6/15/39

 

242,000

 

256,265

(c)

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, 2009-16R 4A1

 

2.613%

 

3/26/35

 

443,156

 

420,998

(a)(c)

Extended Stay America Trust, 2010-ESHA XB1

 

1.166%

 

1/5/16

 

20,500,000

 

413,776

(a)(c)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), K007 X1, IO

 

1.244%

 

4/25/20

 

11,284,712

 

852,230

(c)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), K008 X1, IO

 

1.687%

 

6/25/20

 

995,624

 

100,431

(c)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC), K009 X1

 

1.521%

 

8/25/20

 

5,889,603

 

538,009

(c)

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., 1998-C2 F

 

6.500%

 

5/15/35

 

1,000,000

 

1,036,538

(a)

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust, 2005-AR5 2A2

 

0.520%

 

11/25/46

 

2,516,478

 

550,857

(c)

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust, 2005-AR5 3A2

 

0.520%

 

11/25/46

 

1,773,142

 

465,053

(c)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

2.370%

 

2/10/21

 

6,193,228

 

302,230

(a)(c)(f)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

1.345%

 

3/10/44

 

16,200,000

 

1,023,840

(a)(c)(f)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp., 2010-C1 X

 

1.582%

 

8/10/43

 

12,960,779

 

1,228,783

(a)(c)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2001-2 A

 

7.500%

 

6/19/32

 

1,609,185

 

1,411,134

(a)(c)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-4 1AF

 

0.650%

 

6/25/34

 

1,000,007

 

855,519

(a)(c)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

7


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-RP1 1AF

 

0.600%

 

1/25/35

 

280,860

 

$

241,697

(a)(c)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-RP1 2A1

 

4.137%

 

1/25/35

 

1,593,986

 

1,526,620

(a)(c)

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-RP3 1AF

 

0.600%

 

9/25/35

 

1,282,890

 

1,097,277

(a)(c)

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-10 4A

 

2.783%

 

1/19/35

 

442,692

 

447,000

(c)

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, 2004-8 3A2

 

0.662%

 

11/19/34

 

171,529

 

103,157

(c)

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, 2005-9 B10

 

2.013%

 

6/20/35

 

1,095,880

 

95,404

(c)

Impac CMB Trust, 2004-9 1A1

 

1.010%

 

1/25/35

 

56,439

 

45,798

(c)

Impac CMB Trust, 2A-10

 

0.890%

 

3/25/35

 

453,210

 

284,633

(c)

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-AR15 2A1

 

5.202%

 

8/25/37

 

5,080,116

 

3,298,606

(c)

Jefferies & Co., 2009-B 9A

 

0.592%

 

11/21/35

 

177,438

 

345,986

(a)(c)(f)

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 2007-A2 4A2

 

5.908%

 

4/25/37

 

300,000

 

268,176

(c)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2001-C3 X, STRIPS

 

1.022%

 

6/15/36

 

1,655,643

 

1,804

(a)(c)(e)

Luminent Mortgage Trust, 2006-6 A1

 

0.450%

 

10/25/46

 

1,104,952

 

756,806

(c)

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 2004-13 3A7

 

2.899%

 

11/21/34

 

2,000,000

 

1,943,658

(c)

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, PAC, 2003-7 7A1

 

0.650%

 

11/25/33

 

203,360

 

201,152

(c)

MASTR ARM Trust, 2004-7 6M1

 

0.900%

 

8/25/34

 

800,000

 

648,333

(c)

Merit Securities Corp., 11PA 3A1

 

0.882%

 

4/28/27

 

173,590

 

148,407

(a)(c)

Merit Securities Corp., 11PA B3

 

2.512%

 

9/28/32

 

850,000

 

304,883

(a)(c)

Metropolitan Asset Funding Inc., 1998-BI B1

 

8.000%

 

11/20/24

 

884,758

 

544,072

(c)

Morgan Stanley Capital I, 1999-LIFE E

 

6.957%

 

4/15/33

 

1,458,517

 

1,457,203

(c)

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., 2004-AR4 1A1

 

2.488%

 

12/25/34

 

497,873

 

484,066

(c)

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2005-2 2XB, STRIPS

 

1.743%

 

10/25/32

 

3,585,867

 

150,606

(c)(f)

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2005-5 1X, STRIPS

 

0.916%

 

7/25/34

 

7,918,483

 

140,236

(c)

Prime Mortgage Trust, 2005-5 1XB, STRIPS

 

1.396%

 

7/25/34

 

2,767,392

 

33,762

(c)(f)

Regal Trust IV, 1999-1 A

 

3.071%

 

9/29/31

 

101,103

 

96,217

(a)(c)

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc., 2004-SL4 A5

 

7.500%

 

7/25/32

 

1,288,376

 

1,297,198

 

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., 2005-SL2 AP0, STRIPS

 

0.010%

 

2/25/32

 

248,042

 

217,667

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 2003-A1 A2

 

0.750%

 

3/25/33

 

115,666

 

115,085

(c)

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2003-2 A2

 

1.133%

 

6/20/33

 

52,975

 

42,909

(c)

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2004-10 A1A

 

0.564%

 

11/20/34

 

29,625

 

27,934

(c)

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2004-11 A1

 

0.554%

 

12/20/34

 

44,316

 

40,570

(c)

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2004-12 A1

 

0.524%

 

1/20/35

 

358,013

 

298,031

(c)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 1998-RF2 A

 

8.010%

 

7/15/27

 

455,012

 

454,894

(a)(c)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2002-9 A2

 

0.550%

 

10/25/27

 

975,855

 

882,325

(c)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2004-NP1 A

 

0.650%

 

9/25/33

 

233,283

 

217,843

(a)(c)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-4XS 3A4

 

4.790%

 

3/25/35

 

890,000

 

870,626

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-RF2 A

 

0.600%

 

4/25/35

 

1,264,903

 

1,041,658

(a)(c)

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 2005-RF3 2A

 

3.460%

 

6/25/35

 

2,144,326

 

1,877,072

(a)(c)(g)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2003-4 A1

 

0.570%

 

9/25/43

 

922,483

 

856,750

(c)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2004-03 A

 

0.990%

 

9/25/44

 

913,403

 

876,478

(c)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 2A1

 

6.182%

 

9/25/37

 

702,674

 

692,670

(c)

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2007-4 3A1

 

6.174%

 

9/25/37

 

724,799

 

727,324

(c)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-AR13 A2A

 

0.620%

 

11/25/34

 

1,952,062

 

1,472,511

(c)

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2007-HY7 2A3

 

5.620%

 

7/25/37

 

1,847,341

 

1,322,811

(c)

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-5 3A3

 

6.221%

 

7/25/36

 

846,422

 

496,637

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-7 A2A

 

5.667%

 

9/25/36

 

1,411,499

 

884,514

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-7 A3

 

6.081%

 

9/25/36

 

172,316

 

106,889

 

Washington Mutual Inc., 2004-AR11

 

2.717%

 

10/25/34

 

81,814

 

76,403

(c)

Washington Mutual Inc., 2004-AR12 A2A

 

0.640%

 

10/25/44

 

566,131

 

477,389

(c)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

8


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

Washington Mutual Inc., 2005-AR8 2A1A

 

0.540%

 

7/25/45

 

456,782

 

$

376,825

(c)

Washington Mutual Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-AR13 A1A

 

0.610%

 

11/25/34

 

1,388,056

 

1,179,072

(c)

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR06 2A1A

 

0.492%

 

4/25/45

 

412,465

 

355,568

(c)

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR08 1A1A

 

0.520%

 

7/25/45

 

31,053

 

25,913

(c)

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR09 A1A

 

0.570%

 

7/25/45

 

209,784

 

174,417

(c)

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR13 A1A1

 

0.540%

 

10/25/45

 

372,686

 

320,672

(c)

Washington Mutual Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-AR19 A1A1

 

0.520%

 

12/25/45

 

761,980

 

640,335

(c)

Washington Mutual Inc., MSC Pass-Through Certificates, 2004-RA1 2A

 

7.000%

 

3/25/34

 

49,318

 

51,306

 

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-AR5 3A

 

1.232%

 

7/25/46

 

1,365,126

 

615,479

(c)

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost — $60,810,516)

 

64,358,795

 

COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS — 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carmike Cinemas Inc., Term Loan

 

5.500%

 

1/27/16

 

931,954

 

934,866

(i)

Getty Images Inc., Term Loan B

 

5.250%

 

11/7/16

 

995,000

 

1,002,152

(i)

Las Vegas Sands LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

3.000%

 

11/23/16

 

166,511

 

162,036

(i)

Las Vegas Sands LLC, Term Loan B

 

3.000%

 

11/23/16

 

828,476

 

806,729

(i)

Univision Communications Inc.

 

4.496%

 

3/31/17

 

990,478

 

964,831

(i)

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,870,614

 

HEALTH CARE — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems Inc., Term Loan

 

3.811%

 

1/25/17

 

1,492,500

 

1,488,209

(i)

Grifols Inc., Term Loan B

 

0.000%

 

11/23/16

 

1,500,000

 

1,509,375

(i)

MedAssets Inc., Term Loan B

 

5.250%

 

11/16/16

 

997,500

 

1,003,319

(i)

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,000,903

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., Term Loan B2

 

3.002%

 

9/24/14

 

1,000,000

 

957,344

(i)

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Term Loan

 

4.511%

 

12/1/16

 

1,838,056

 

1,826,270

(i)

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,783,614

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED SENIOR LOANS (Cost — $10,542,834)

 

 

 

10,655,131

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Whole Loan (Cost - $499,491)

 

6.500%

 

8/25/44

 

485,541

 

537,616

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida Educational Loan Marketing Corp., 2002-1 B

 

0.700%

 

12/1/36

 

700,000

 

561,750

(c)(f)

New York — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Gas Facilities Revenue, Brooklyn Union Gas Project, NATL-RE

 

1.838%

 

12/1/20

 

200,000

 

154,000

(c)(f)

Pennsylvania — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania State Higher Education Assistance Agency, Student Loan Revenue

 

16.783%

 

6/1/47

 

4,675,000

 

4,195,812

(c)(f)

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost — $4,841,811)

 

 

 

4,911,562

 

NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional

 

6.000%

 

5/15/45

 

4,700,000

 

5,992,521

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

6.000%

 

8/15/50

 

5,249,330

 

3,305,885

 

TOTAL NON-U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES (Cost — $8,001,626)

 

9,298,406

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

9


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

VALUE

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000%

 

1/1/14

 

280,000

BRL

$

160,307

 

Brazil Nota do Tesouro Nacional, Notes

 

10.000%

 

1/1/17

 

312,000

BRL

169,451

 

Total Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

329,758

 

Honduras — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Honduras

 

0.235%

 

10/1/11

 

34,258

 

34,258

(c)

Malaysia — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government of Malaysia, Senior Bonds

 

3.835%

 

8/12/15

 

1,500,000

MYR

500,472

 

Mexico — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

 

8.000%

 

6/11/20

 

10,180,000

MXN

884,019

 

United Mexican States, Bonds

 

10.000%

 

12/5/24

 

2,750,000

MXN

273,140

 

Total Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,157,159

 

Venezuela — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Collective Action Securities, Global Senior Bonds

 

9.375%

 

1/13/34

 

2,000

 

1,360

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (Cost — $2,089,340)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,023,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHARES

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Inc., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

4,936

 

249,910

*

ENERGY — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SemGroup Corp., Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

789

 

22,218

*

INDUSTRIALS — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, Class B Membership

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

9,001

(e)(f)

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

1,206

 

51,858

*

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,859

 

MATERIALS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia Gulf Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

8,950

 

331,150

*

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost — $503,258)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

664,137

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motors Liquidation Co., Senior Debentures, Series B

 

5.250%

 

 

 

145,000

 

1,051,250

*

FINANCIALS — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

 

5.375%

 

 

 

15

 

86,250

*

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $3,732,600)

 

 

 

1,137,500

 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.

 

0.000%

 

 

 

3,171

 

32

*(a)

FINANCIALS — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate-Backed Trust Certificates, Series 2001-8, Class A-1

 

7.375%

 

 

 

33,900

 

220,350

*(f)

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

 

0.000%

 

 

 

100

 

290

*(c)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

 

5.000%

 

 

 

200

 

204

*

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

10


 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)

March 31, 2011

 

WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND

 

SECURITY

 

RATE

 

 

 

SHARES

 

VALUE

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)

 

8.375%

 

 

 

20,500

 

$

34,850

*(c)

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,344

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

255,694

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost — $1,023,458)

 

 

 

 

 

255,726

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPIRATION
DATE

 

WARRANTS

 

 

 

WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurant Holdings

 

 

 

4/28/14

 

224

 

2

*(e)(f)

Charter Communications Inc.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

265

 

2,716

*

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Co.

 

 

 

3/23/19

 

3,624

 

0

*(a)(e)(f)

Nortek Inc.

 

 

 

12/7/14

 

576

 

4,608

*(e)(f)

SemGroup Corp.

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

830

 

8,508

*(e)

TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost — $7,974)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,834

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $221,997,578)

 

232,717,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

FACE
AMOUNT †

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. repurchase agreement dated 3/31/11; Proceeds at maturity - $9,629,040; (Fully Collateralized by U.S. government agency obligations, 3.500% due 8/17/20; Market value - $9,821,580) (Cost - $9,629,000)

 

0.150%

 

4/1/11

 

9,629,000

 

9,629,000

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 145.1 % (Cost — $231,626,578#)

 

 

 

242,346,505

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,374,601)

 

Liquidation value of Preferred Shares — (43.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(72,000,000)

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

166,971,904

 

 

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

*

Non-income producing security.

(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 Trustees, unless otherwise noted.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

The coupon payment on these securities are currently in default as of March 31, 2011.

(e)

Illiquid security.

(f)

Security is valued in good faith at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (See Note 1).

(g)

All or a portion of this security is held by the counterparty as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements.

(h)

The maturity principal is currently in default as of March 31, 2011.

(i)

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on collateralized senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

#

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

 

 

 

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

ARM

- Adjustable Rate Mortgage

 

BRL

- Brazilian Real

 

CMB

- Cash Management Bill

 

IO

- Interest Only

 

MXN

- Mexican Peso

 

MYR

- Malaysian Ringgit

 

PAC

- Planned Amortization Class

 

STRIPS

- Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced investment operations on March 28, 2002.

 

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade bonds. The Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing substantially all of its assets in bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities. The ability of the issuers of the securities held by the Fund to meet their obligations might be affected by, among other things, economic developments in a specific state, industry or region.

 

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 last quoted bid price 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. Publicly traded foreign government debt securities are typically traded internationally in the over-the-counter market and are valued at the bid prices as of the close of business of that market. 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 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 Trustees. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

The Fund has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 820 (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized 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.)

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

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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.

 

12


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUOTED
PRICES

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Long-term investments†:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds & notes

 

 

$

79,333,990

 

$

7,347,529

 

$

86,681,519

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

37,032,123

 

15,146,149

 

52,178,272

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

61,869,023

 

2,489,772

 

64,358,795

 

Collateralized senior loans

 

 

10,655,131

 

 

10,655,131

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

537,616

 

 

537,616

 

Municipal bonds

 

 

4,757,562

 

154,000

 

4,911,562

 

Non-U.S. treasury inflation protected securities

 

 

9,298,406

 

 

9,298,406

 

Sovereign bonds

 

 

2,023,007

 

 

2,023,007

 

Common stocks

 

$

655,136

 

 

9,001

 

664,137

 

Convertible preferred stocks

 

 

1,137,500

 

 

1,137,500

 

Preferred stocks

 

35,344

 

32

 

220,350

 

255,726

 

Warrants

 

11,224

 

 

4,610

 

15,834

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

701,704

 

$

206,644,390

 

$

25,371,411

 

$

232,717,505

 

Short-term investments†

 

 

9,629,000

 

 

9,629,000

 

Total investments

 

$

701,704

 

$

216,273,390

 

$

25,371,411

 

$

242,346,505

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on corporate issues - buy protection‡

 

 

$

24,126

 

 

$

24,126

 

Credit default swaps on credit indices - sell protection‡

 

 

219,510

 

 

219,510

 

Total other financial instruments

 

 

$

243,636

 

 

$

243,636

 

Total

 

$

701,704

 

$

216,517,026

 

$

25,371,411

 

$

242,590,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUOTED
PRICES

 

OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

 

(LEVEL 1)

 

(LEVEL 2)

 

(LEVEL 3)

 

TOTAL

 

Other financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreement

 

 

$

4,935,771

 

 

$

4,935,771

 

Credit default swaps on corporate issues - buy protection‡

 

 

236,430

 

 

236,430

 

Total

 

 

$

5,172,201

 

 

$

5,172,201

 

 

†See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

‡Values include any premiums paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

13


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

CORPORATE

 

ASSET-

 

COLLATERALIZED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BONDS &

 

BACKED

 

MORTGAGE

 

MUNICIPAL

 

COMMON

 

PREFERRED

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

 

NOTES

 

SECURITIES

 

OBLIGATIONS

 

BONDS

 

STOCKS

 

STOCKS

 

WARRANTS

 

TOTAL

 

Balance as of December 31, 2010

 

$

852,866

 

$

5,590,638

 

$

19,644

 

 

$

9,001

 

$

0*

 

$

4,034

 

$

6,476,183

 

Accrued premiums/discounts

 

(1,483

)

35,993

 

1,213

 

$

230

 

 

 

 

35,953

 

Realized gain(loss)(1)

 

––

 

(34,877

)

(13,074

)

 

 

 

(0

)*

(47,951

)

Change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)(2)

 

(15,845

)

(420

)

48,549

 

(230

)

 

31

 

576

 

32,661

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

––

 

3,742,390

 

1,296,327

 

154,000

 

 

 

 

5,192,717

 

Transfers into Level 3

 

6,521,895

 

5,812,425

 

1,137,113

 

 

 

220,350

 

 

13,691,783

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

(9,904

)

 

 

 

 

(31

)

 

(9,935

)

Balance as of March 31, 2011

 

$

7,347,529

 

$

15,146,149

 

$

2,489,772

 

$

154,000

 

9,001

 

220,350

 

$

4,610

 

$

25,371,411

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation) for investments in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities still held at March 31, 2011(2)

 

$

(15,881

)

$

(420

)

$

48,549

 

$

(230

)

 

 

$

576

 

$

32,594

 

 

* Value is less than $1.

(1) This amount is included in net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions.

(2) Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized.

 

(b) Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that its investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, the Fund acquires a debt security subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and of the Fund to resell, the security at an agreed-upon price and time, thereby determining the yield during the Fund’s holding period. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian or a third party custodian, acting on the Fund’s behalf, 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 maturity exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market and measured against the value of the agreement in an effort to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund generally has the right to use the collateral to satisfy the terms of the repurchase transaction. However, if the market value of the collateral declines during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights 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 reverse repurchase agreements. Under the terms of a typical reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund sells a security subject to an obligation to repurchase the security from the buyer at an agreed-upon time and price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the fund’s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. In entering into reverse repurchase agreements, the Fund will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid debt obligations at least equal in value to its obligations with respect to reverse repurchase agreements or will take other actions permitted by law to cover its obligations.

 

(d) Swap Agreements. The Fund may invest in swaps for the purpose of managing its exposure to interest rate, credit or market risk, or for other purposes. The use of swaps involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio transactions.

 

Swap contracts are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreement. Collateral, in the form of restricted cash or securities, may be required to be held in segregated accounts with the Fund’s custodian in compliance with the terms of the swap contracts. Securities posted as collateral for swap contracts are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Credit Default Swaps

The Fund may enter into credit default swap (“CDS”) contracts for investment purposes, to manage its credit risk or to add leverage.  CDS agreements involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default by a third party, typically corporate or sovereign issuers, on a specified obligation, or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index. The Fund may use a CDS to provide protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the Fund has exposure to an issuer) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. As a seller of protection, the Fund generally receives an upfront payment or a stream of payments throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

 

14


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

These amounts of potential payments will be partially offset by any recovery of values from the respective referenced obligations. As a seller of protection, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

 

Implied spreads are the theoretical prices a lender receives for credit default protection. When spreads rise, market perceived credit risk rises and when spreads fall, market perceived credit risk falls. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and decreasing market values, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. Credit spreads utilized in determining the period end market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues are disclosed in the Notes to the Schedule of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for credit derivatives. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values, particularly in relation to the notional amount of the contract as well as the annual payment rate, serve as an indication of the current status of the payment/performance risk.

 

The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract (this risk is mitigated by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty). As the protection seller, the Fund’s maximum risk is the notional amount of the contract. Credit default swaps are considered to have credit risk-related contingent features since they require payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event.

 

Entering into a CDS agreement involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.

 

(e) 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.

 

(f) Credit and Market Risk. Investments in securities that are collateralized by residential real estate mortgages are subject to certain credit and liquidity risks. When market conditions result in an increase in default rates of the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of underlying real estate properties are materially below the outstanding amount of these underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on these investments may be doubtful. Such market conditions may significantly impair the value and liquidity of these investments and may result in a lack of correlation between their credit ratings and values.

 

(g) Counterparty Risk and Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features of Derivative Instruments. The Fund may invest in certain securities or engage in other transactions, where the Fund is exposed to counterparty credit risk in addition to broader market risks. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers, which may also be considered counterparties as trading partners in other transactions. This may increase the risk of loss in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty or if the counterparty otherwise fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Fund’s investment manager attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by (i) periodically assessing the creditworthiness of its trading partners, (ii) monitoring and/or limiting the amount of its net exposure to each individual counterparty based on its assessment and (iii) requiring collateral from the counterparty for certain transactions. Market events and changes in overall economic conditions may impact the assessment of such counterparty risk by the investment manager. In addition, declines in the values of underlying collateral received may expose the Fund to increased risk of loss.

 

The Fund has entered into master agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that provide for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, events of default or termination and credit related contingent features.  The credit related contingent features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets or NAV over a specified period of time.  If these credit related contingent features were triggered, the derivatives counterparty could terminate the positions and demand payment or require additional collateral.

 

15


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of March 31, 2011, the Fund held credit default swaps with credit related contingent features which had a liability position of $236,430. If a contingent feature in the Master Agreements would have been triggered, the Fund would have been required to pay this amount to its derivatives counterparties.

 

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

 

2.  Investments

 

At March 31, 2011, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were substantially as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

23,841,772

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

(13,121,845

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

10,719,927

 

 

Transactions in reverse repurchase agreements for the Fund during the period ended March 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

Maximum

Daily

 

Average

 

Amount

Balance

 

Interest Rate

 

Outstanding

$

4,935,771

 

1.43%

 

$

4,935,771

 

Interest rates on reverse repurchase agreements ranged from 1.43% to 1.43% during the period ended March 31, 2011. Interest expense incurred on reverse repurchase agreements totaled $17,248.

 

At March 31, 2011, the Fund had the following open reverse repurchase agreements:

 

Security

 

Value

 

Reverse repurchase agreement with Barclays, dated 1/3/11 bearing 1.556% to be repurchased at $1,743,100 on 7/1/11, collateralized by: $2,211,916, Structured Asset Securities Corp., 3.46% due 6/25/35; Market value (including accrued interest) $1,729,718

 

$

1,729,718

 

Reverse repurchase agreement with Barclays, dated 1/3/11 bearing 1.556% to be repurchased at $716,734 on 7/1/11, collateralized by: $987,821, Firstfed Corp. Manufactured Housing Contract, 8.06% due 10/15/22; Market value (including accrued interest) $711,231

 

711,231

 

Reverse repurchase agreement with Barclays, dated 1/3/11 bearing 1.306% to be repurchased at $1,210,245 on 7/1/11, collateralized by: $2,137,666, Morgan Stanley Capital Inc., 1.37% due 9/25/33; Market value (including accrued interest) $1,202,437

 

1,202,437

 

Reverse repurchase agreement with Barclays, dated 1/3/11 bearing 1.306% to be repurchased at $1,300,777 on 7/1/11, collateralized by: $2,209,205, Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, 0.77% due 7/25/33; Market value (including accrued interest) $1,292,385

 

1,292,385

 

 

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

 

 

(Cost — $4,935,771)

 

$

4,935,771

 

 

16


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

At March 31, 2011, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - BUY PROTECTION1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

 

NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
2

 

TERMINATION
DATE

 

PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
MADE BY THE
FUND

 

MARKET
VALUE

 

UPFRONT
PREMIUMS
PAID
(RECEIVED)

 

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Citigroup Inc., 6.500%, due 1/18/11)

 

$

1,700,000

 

3/20/14

 

4.700% Quarterly

 

$

(201,901

)

 

$

(201,901

)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (CVS Corporation, 4.875%, due 9/15/14)

 

2,000,000

 

12/20/14

 

0.680% Quarterly

 

(33,181

)

$

(18,789

)

(14,392

)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.480% due 11/15/13)

 

100,000

 

3/20/15

 

5.000% Quarterly

 

3,425

 

776

 

2,649

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.480% due 11/15/13)

 

130,000

 

3/20/20

 

5.000% Quarterly

 

11,982

 

3,072

 

8,910

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.480%, due 11/15/13)

 

70,000

 

3/20/13

 

5.000% Quarterly

 

(629

)

(305

)

(324

)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.480%, due 11/15/13)

 

80,000

 

3/20/13

 

5.000% Quarterly

 

(719

)

(209

)

(510

)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.480%, due 11/15/13)

 

120,000

 

3/20/15

 

5.000% Quarterly

 

4,110

 

1,299

 

2,811

 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 0.480%, due 11/15/13)

 

50,000

 

3/20/20

 

5.000% Quarterly

 

4,609

 

1,433

 

3,176

 

Total

 

$

4,250,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

(212,304

)

$

  (12,723

)

$

(199,581

)

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY
(REFERENCE ENTITY)

 

NOTIONAL AMOUNT 2

 

TERMINATION
DATE

 

PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND

 

MARKET
VALUE
4

 

UPFRONT
PREMIUMS
PAID
(RECEIVED)

 

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (CDX HY 8)

 

$

21,666,202

 

6/20/12

 

0.860% Quarterly

 

$

219,510

 

 

$

219,510

 

 

 (1) If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(3) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(4) The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

‡ Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

 

3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification Topic 815 requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure at March 31, 2011.

 

Primary Underlying
Risk Disclosure

 

Swap Contracts,
at value

 

Credit Contracts

 

$

7,206

 

 

During the period ended March 31, 2011, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund was as follows:

 

 

 

Average notional
balance

 

Credit default swap contracts (to buy protection)

 

$

4,415,000

 

Credit default swap contracts (to sell protection)

 

21,666,202

 

 

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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 Premier Bond Fund

 

 

 

By

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

 

President and Trustee

 

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

 

 

 

Date:  May 24, 2011

 

 

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

 

 

President and Trustee

 

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 24, 2011

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Kaprel Ozsolak

 

 

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

 

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

 

 

Date:  May 24, 2011