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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 is impermissible.

Pre-approval by the Audit Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible
non-audit services provided to the Fund, FTFA and any Covered Service Provider constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent registered public accounting firm during the fiscal year in which the permissible
non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) FTFA and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with FTFA that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are
provided that would not have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to
the attention of the Audit Committee and approved by the Audit Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.

The aggregate
non-audit fees billed by PwC for non-audit services rendered to the Fund and Service Affiliates for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024 were $342,635 and $334,889, respectively.

The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the Service Affiliates that were not pre-approved by the Audit
Committee (because they did not require pre-approval) is compatible with maintaining PwC’s independence. All services provided by PwC to the Fund or to the Service Affiliates that were required to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee were
pre-approved.

A representative of PwC, if requested by any stockholder, will be present via telephone at the Meeting to respond to appropriate
questions from stockholders and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she chooses to do so.

Board Recommendation and Required Vote

With respect to the proposal to elect the nominees, the Directors are elected by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders
of shares of the Fund’s Common Stock at a meeting at which a quorum is present. For purposes of the election of Directors, abstentions and broker non-votes are votes entitled to be cast and will
therefore have the same effect as votes “against” the election of that Director.

With respect to the proposal to the ratification of PwC
as the