Company: EMD
Filing Date: 2025-08-26
Form Type: N-CSRS
Source: 0001133228-25-008941
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Company: WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.
Filing Date: 2025-08-26
Form: N-CSRS
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 repurchase in the open market up to approximately 10% of the Fund’s outstanding common stock when the Fund’s shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The Board has directed management of the Fund to repurchase shares of common stock at such times and in such amounts as management reasonably believes may enhance stockholder value. The Fund is under no obligation to purchase shares at any specific discount levels or in any specific amounts. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Fund did not repurchase any shares. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Fund repurchased and retired 0.52% of its common shares outstanding under the repurchase plan. The weighted average discount per share on these repurchases was 7.92% for the year ended December 31, 2024. Shares repurchased and the corresponding dollar amount are included in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The anti-dilutive impact of these share repurchases is included in the Financial Highlights. Since the commencement of the stock repurchase program through June 30, 2025, the Fund repurchased 2,615,569 shares or 4.31% of its common shares outstanding for a total amount of $24,080,579. 8. Transactions with affiliated company As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The following company was considered an affiliated company for

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. 2025 Semi-Annual Report 45

Notes to financial statements (unaudited) (cont’d)

all or some portion of the six months ended June 30, 2025. The following transactions were effected in such company for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

|                                                                    | AffiliateValue atDecember 31,2024 |    Purchased |             |         Sold |             |
| Cost                                                               |                            Shares |     Proceeds |      Shares |              |             |
| Western AssetPremierInstitutionalGovernmentReserves, PremiumShares |                        $8,388,923 | $108,152,258 | 108,152,258 | $116,541,181 | 116,541,181 |

| (cont’d)                                                             | RealizedGain (Loss) | DividendIncome | Net Increase(Decrease) inUnrealizedApprec