Company: EMD
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-204754
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Company: WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.
Filing Date: 2025-09-16
Form: DEF 14A
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| (3) | Based upon information disclosed in Schedule 13G/A filed jointly with the SEC on February 9, 2024. |

Submission of Stockholder Proposals and Other Stockholder Communications All proposals by stockholders of the Fund that are intended to be presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Fund for inclusion in the Fund’s proxy statement and proxy relating to that meeting no later than May 19, 2026. Any stockholder who desires to bring a proposal at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders without including such proposal in the Fund’s proxy statement must deliver written notice thereof to the Secretary of the Fund (addressed to c/o Franklin Templeton, 100 First Stamford Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902) during the period from April 19, 2026 to May 19, 2026. However, if the Fund’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is held earlier than September 17, 2026 or later than November 16, 2026, such written notice must be delivered to the Secretary of the Fund no earlier than the 150 thday prior to the date of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120 thday prior to the date of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or 10 days following the public announcement of the date of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholder proposals are subject to certain regulations under the federal securities laws. The Fund’s Audit Committee has established guidelines and procedures regarding the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters (collectively, “Accounting Matters”). Persons with complaints or concerns regarding Accounting Matters may submit their complaints to the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). Persons who are uncomfortable submitting complaints to the CCO, including complaints involving the CCO, may submit complaints directly to the Fund’s Audit Committee Chair (together with the CCO, “Complaint Officers”). Complaints may be submitted on an anonymous basis. 23

The CCO may be contacted at:

Franklin Templeton

Compliance Department

One Madison Avenue, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Complaints
may also be submitted by telephone at 1-800-742-5274. Complaints submitted through this number will be received by the CCO