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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. as of September 30, 2006.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:EHI Ehi (ē`hī), the same as Ahiram. ) announces its portfolio composition as of September September: see month.  30, 2006.

Investment Objective: The Fund's primary investment objective is high current income. The Fund's secondary objective is total return.
Portfolio Composition*
Asset Allocations:
Mortgage Backed1                                 30.49%
Investment Grade                                  1.69%
High Yield                                       30.84%
Emerging Market Debt                             17.01%
                                   Non-Investment Grade  10.35%
                                       Investment Grade   6.66%
Cash & Other Securities                      19.96%

High Yield Allocation:
                                          United States  29.03%
                                                 Canada   0.73%
                                                 France   0.21%
                                                Ireland   0.18%
                                                Germany   0.18%
                                         United Kingdom   0.17%
                                            Netherlands   0.15%
                                             Luxembourg   0.12%
                                            South Korea   0.07%

Top Five Industries:
                                      Consumer Cyclical   9.27%
                                         Communications   6.83%
                                         Basic Industry   3.36%
                                  Consumer Non Cyclical   3.23%
                                          Capital Goods   2.51%

Top Ten Emerging Markets:
                                                 Brazil   3.78%
                                                 Mexico   3.36%
                                                 Russia   2.77%
                                              Venezuela   2.03%
                                               Colombia   0.91%
                                                   Peru   0.83%
                                              Argentina   0.53%
                                               Malaysia   0.49%
                                            Philippines   0.39%
                                                Ecuador   0.34%

Average Credit Quality (S&P)                     A-
Average Life (years)                               7.68
Effective Duration (years)                         2.70


(1)When the Fund establishes a segregated account in which it maintains cash and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 liquid securities equal in value to its obligations in respect of the mortgage dollar rolls, the mortgage dollar rolls will not be considered a borrowing or a "senior security" for purposes of the asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act.

*Portfolio holdings and weightings are historical and for informational purposes only. They are subject to change at any time.
Inception Date:   July 28, 2003
Inception Price:  $15.00

Total Net Assets: $438.245 million

Leverage:          13.22%
Reverse Repurchase Agreements**: 0.00%


**Due to the Fund having established a segregated account in which it maintains cash and/or liquid securities equal in value to its obligations in respect of the reverse repurchase agreements Reverse Repurchase Agreement

The purchase of securities with the agreement to sell them at a higher price at a specific future date.

For the party selling the security (and agreeing to repurchase it in the future) it is a repo for the party on the other end of the
, these agreements are not considered to be leverage of a "senior security" for purposes of the asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act, although they may have the same economic effect as other types of leverage.
Market Price:  $13.08
NAV:           $14.35
(Daily NAV is available on market quotation systems using the symbol
XEHIX.)

Dividend Rate: $0.0850
Frequency:     Monthly


Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc., a non-diversified closed-end investment Closed-End Investment

When an investment company issues a fixed number of shares in an actively managed portfolio of securities. The shares are traded in the market just like common stock.

Notes:
Most mutual funds are open-end funds, not closed-end.
 management company traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 under the symbol "EHI," is advised by Legg Mason Founded in 1899, Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) is a leading Global Asset Management Firm that serves the institutional, mutual fund and wealth management markets. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and is located on Lombard and Charles Streets in the Legg Mason  Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Legg Mason, Inc. and is sub-advised by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Ltd., affiliates of the adviser.

For more information, call 1-888-777-0102, or consult the Fund's web site at www.leggmason.com/InvestorServices.
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