# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001058239
**File Stem:** 0000914851-25-000182
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 7542
**Document Hash:** ee2359eeda5681a21ad97c33631b2461
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000914851-25-000182.hdr.sgml**: 20250828

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000914851-25-000182

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250429

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250828

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250828

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Masom Jeffrey
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001679189

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-08709
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251269346

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 620 EIGHTH AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 49TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10018
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001058239

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0430

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 620 EIGHTH AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 47TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10018
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8887770102

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 620 EIGHTH AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 47TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10018

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SALOMON BROTHERS HIGH INCOME FUND II INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980421

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SALOMON BROTHERS HIGH YIELD BOND FUND IN
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980319

## Ex-24.Poa

![](powerofattorney-masom001.jpg)

NEW YORK POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Robert Frenkel, Thomas Mandia, John Redding, George Hoyt, and Mitchell O'Brien, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned (both in the undersigned's individual capacity, as a member of any limited liability company, as a partner of any partnership or as an officer of any corporation for which the undersigned are otherwise authorized to sign), to execute, deliver and file such forms, with all exhibits thereto, as may be required to be filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to: (i) Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as applicable, including without limitation, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 relating to BWG and any additional closed-end fund management company advised by Brandywine Global Investment Management or an affiliate (each a "Fund", collectively the "Funds") and (ii) in connection with any application for EDGAR access codes, including without limitation the Form ID, related thereto, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, acting separately, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each of the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents named herein may act separately. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Power of Attorney shall not in any manner revoke, in whole or in part, any Power of Attorney previously executed. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent Power of Attorney executed in the future, unless such subsequent Power of Attorney specifically refers to this Power of Attorney, or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke this Power of Attorney, all prior general Powers of Attorney or all prior Powers of Attorney. This Power of Attorney may be revoked by written instrument executed the principal and duly acknowledged. Whenever two or more Powers of Attorney are valid at the same time, the agents appointed on each shall act separately, unless otherwise specified in the documents. Any provision of this Power of Attorney held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of the Power of Attorney and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provisions so held to the invalid or unenforceable. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the 30th day of June, 2016. /s/ Jeffrey Masom Jeffrey Masom

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Masom Jeffrey<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>BALTIMORE, MD 21202<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. [ HIX ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-04-29 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below)   [X] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Signature:** /s/Mitchell O'Brien by Power of Attorney on behalf of Jeffrey Masom  
**Date:** 2025-08-28

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**