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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| (1) | “Fund Complex” means two or more Funds (a registrant or, where the registrant is a series company, a separate                                                                                                                                             
 portfolio of the registrant) that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services or have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment 
 adviser of any of the other Funds.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

| (2) | Each Director currently holds 21 investment company directorships within this Fund Complex. |

| (3) | Messrs. Cronin and Cucchi resigned from the Board effective December 31, 2024. |

| (4) | Effective November 15, 2024, Ms. Sale and Messrs. Grillo and Mason became Directors of the Fund. |

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors The Board of Directors is responsible under applicable state law for overseeing generally the management and operations of the Fund. The Directors oversee the Fund’s operations by, among other things, meeting at its regularly scheduled meetings and as otherwise needed with the Fund’s management and evaluating the performance of the Fund’s service providers including FTFA, Western Asset, Western Asset Limited, Western Singapore, the custodian and the transfer agent. As part of this process, the Directors consult with the Fund’s independent auditors and with their own separate independent counsel. 12

The Directors review the Fund’s financial statements, performance, net asset value and market
price and the relationship between them, as well as the quality of the services being provided to the Fund. As part of this process, the Directors review the Fund’s fees and expenses in light of the nature, quality and scope of the services
being received while also seeking to ensure that the Fund continues to have access to high quality services in the future.

The Board of Directors
has four regularly scheduled meetings each year, and additional meetings may be scheduled as needed. In addition, the Board has a standing Audit Committee, Nominating Committee, Compensation Committee and Pricing and Valuation Committee that meet
periodically and whose responsibilities are described below.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Board of Directors held four
regular meetings and one special meeting. Each Director attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and the committees for which he or she was eligible. The Fund does not have a formal policy regarding attendance by
Directors at annual meetings