Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Announces Reconstituted Portfolio Manager Structure

NEW YORK, June 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Asset Premier Bond Fund (NYSE: WEA) announced today its newly formulated portfolio structure from Western Asset Management Company ("WAM").

Effective as of June 14, 2013 Stephen A. Walsh, Michael C. Buchanan and Christopher F. Kilpatrick are the investment professionals leading the Fund's investment team.  

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., and is advised by WAM, an affiliate of the investment manager and by several affiliated investment advisory companies.

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

Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Legg Mason and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Fund.

CONTACT:  For Fund Related Questions: Fund Investor Services, 888-777-0102; For Shareholder Related Questions: American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, 888-888-0151

SOURCE Western Asset Premier Bond Fund