Company: EMD
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001133228-25-001572
Chunk: 45

Company: WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 45
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 account. You may elect to notify the Plan Agent in advance of such termination to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of your Common Stock on your behalf. Additional information about the Plan and your account may be obtained from the Plan Agent at P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3078 or by calling the Plan Agent at 1-888-888-0151.

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Important tax information (unaudited)

By mid-February, tax information related to a shareholder’s proportionate share of distributions paid during the preceding calendar year will be received, if applicable. Please also refer to www.franklintempleton.com for per share tax information related to any distributions paid during the preceding calendar year. Shareholders are advised to consult with their tax advisors for further information on the treatment of these amounts on their tax returns. The following tax information for the Fund is required to be furnished to shareholders with respect to income earned and distributions paid during its fiscal year. The Fund hereby reports the following amounts, or if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable amounts, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024:

|                                          | Pursuant to:  | Amount Reported |
| Qualified Net Interest Income (QII)      | §871(k)(1)(C) |        $604,049 |
| Section 163(j) Interest Earned           | §163(j)       |     $68,468,955 |
| Interest Earned from Federal Obligations | Note (1)      |            $305 |

Note (1) - The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to Federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to consult with their tax advisors to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income taxes.

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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.

Directors Robert D. Agdern Carol L. Colman Anthony Grillo* Eileen A. Kamerick** Chair Nisha Kumar Peter Mason* Hillary A. Sale* Jane Trust Officers Jane Trust
President and Chief Executive
Officer Christopher Berarducci
Treasurer and Principal Financial
Officer Fred Jensen
Chief Compliance Officer Marc A. De Oliveira
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer Thomas C. Mandia
Senior Vice President Jeanne M. Kelly
Senior Vice President Western