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(a)    NAVs are calculated as of the close of business on the last business
       day in the periods indicated above.
(b)    For the quarter indicated.
(c)    As of the period indicated above.

This financial data is unaudited.

The Fund files its semi-annual and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. These reports are available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. To obtain information on Form N-Q or a semi-annual or annual report from the Fund, shareholders can call 1-888-777-0102.

Western Asset High Income Fund Inc., a diversified, closed-end investment management company, is managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., and is sub-advised by Western Asset Management Company, an affiliate of the investment manager.

Contact the Fund at 1-888-777-0102 for additional information, or consult the Fund's website at www.leggmason.com/cef.

All data and commentary provided within this press release is for informational purposes only. Legg Mason, Inc. and all of its affiliates do not engage in selling any of the shares of the Fund. The Fund's common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

SOURCE: Western Asset High Income Fund Inc.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC 
Brenda Grandell, 1-212-857-8087 
Director, Closed-End Funds

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Legg Mason is a global asset management firm with $703 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2009. The Company provides active asset management in many major investment centers throughout the world. Legg Mason is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: LM).

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SOURCE: Legg Mason, Inc.

Mary Athridge of Legg Mason, Inc., +1-212-805-6035, mkathridge@leggmason.com Web
Site: http://www.leggmason.com

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Mr. Peltz commented, "Over the past several months, my colleagues and I have been engaged in constructive dialogue with Mark Fetting and other members of the Legg Mason management team. We share their view that Legg Mason's recent strategic initiatives are improving the Company's operating performance and I look forward to contributing as a Board member and working with the management team and the Board to help this great company achieve its full potential."

Mr. Peltz also serves as a director of H. J. Heinz Company, is non-executive Chairman of the Board of Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (formerly Triarc Companies, Inc.) and is Chairman of the Board of Trian Acquisition I Corp. From April 1993 through June 2007, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Triarc, which during that period of time owned Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. and the Snapple Beverage Group, as well as other consumer and industrial businesses.

The addition of Mr. Peltz to the Board reflects an agreement between Legg Mason and Trian Fund Management, L.P., certain funds managed by it and certain of its affiliates. In addition, pursuant to the agreement, Trian Partners has agreed to vote its shares in favor of Legg Mason's director nominees as provided in the agreement and made certain other commitments. The full text of the agreement with Trian Partners is available to the public as an Exhibit to the Form 8-K that the company is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Trian Partners owns 6,946,756 shares, or approximately 4.3% of Legg Mason's outstanding common stock.

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Legg Mason is a global asset management firm, with $703 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2009. The Company provides active asset management in many major investment centers throughout the world. Legg Mason is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: LM).

This release contains forward-looking statements subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Legg Mason's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.

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SOURCE: Legg Mason, Inc.

Media, Mary Athridge, +1-212-805-6035; or Investors, Alan Magleby,  +1-410-454-5246
Web Site: http://www.leggmason.com