Company: EMD
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form Type: 40-17G
Source: 0001655589-25-000267
Chunk: 35

Company: WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form: 40-17G
Chunk 35
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 Agreement M
is $250,000 (Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars).

Notwithstandingany other provision of this Bond, the aggregate Limit of Liability under this Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses under this Insuring Agreement M shall be $1,000,000 (One Million Dollars) for the Bond Period, irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses.

This Insuring Agreement M does not cover
loss covered under any other Insuring Agreement of this Bond.

It is further understood
and agreed that for purposes of this rider:

1.“Communication” means an instruction that (a) directs an Employee to transfer, pay, or deliver money from the Insured’s own account,(b) contains a material misrepresentation of fact, and (c) is relied upon by the Employee, believing it to be true.

2.“Social Engineering Fraud” means the intentional misleading of an Employee through the use of a Communication, where such Communication:

(a)is transmitted to the Employee in writing, by voice over the telephone, or by Electronic Transmission;

(b)is made by an individualwho purportsto be (i) an Employee who isdulyauthorized by the Insured to instruct another Employee to transfer, pay, or deliver money, or (ii)anofficer oremployee of a Vendor who isdulyauthorized by the Insured to instruct an Employee to transfer, pay, or deliver money; and

(c)is unauthorized, dishonestor fraudulent and is madewiththe manifest intent to deceive.

3.“Social Engineering Security Procedures” means security procedures intended to prevent Social Engineering Fraud as set forth in the Application and/or as otherwise provided in writing to the Underwriter.

4.“Vendor” means any entity or individual thatprovidesgoods or services to the Insured under a pre-existing, writtenagreement.

It is further understood
and agreed that the title in this rider is included solely for convenience and shall not itself be deemed
to be a term or condition of coverage, or a description or interpretation thereof.

Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive, or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

#### ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

#### a Risk Retention Group

### INVESTMENT
COMPANY BLANKET BOND

#### RIDER NO. 11

#### INSUREDBOND
NUMBER

#### Franklin Alternative Strategies Funds87170125B
**EFFECTIVE DATEBOND PERIODAUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE**

#### June 30, 2025