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FORM N-PX

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number     811-8709

 

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

620 EIGHTH AVENUE,

49TH FLOOR,

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

 

10018

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     1-888-777-0102

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

April 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 1, 2011- June 30, 2012

 

 

 



 

Item 1.  Proxy Voting Record

 


 


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ICA File Number: 811-08709                                                     

Reporting Period: 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012                                      

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.                                         

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DEEP OCEAN GROUP                                                               

 

Ticker:       TRMA           Security ID:  51EQOCEAN                           

Meeting Date: JUL 15, 2011   Meeting Type: SPECIAL                             

Record Date:  JUL 13, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

N/A   Proxy to Assign Power of Attorney to    FOR       FOR          Management

      New Board of Directors                                                   

 

 

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DEEP OCEAN GROUP                                                               

 

Ticker:       TRMA           Security ID:  51EQOCEAN                           

Meeting Date: AUG 31, 2011   Meeting Type: SPECIAL                              

Record Date:  AUG 30, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

N/A   Proxies for the Power of Attorney and   FOR       FOR          Management

      approval of board compensation                                           

 

 

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HORIZON LINES INC                                                              

 

Ticker:       HRZ            Security ID:  44044K101                           

Meeting Date: DEC 02, 2011   Meeting Type: SPECIAL                             

Record Date:  DEC 01, 2011                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

Item  Proposal to amend the company's         FOR       FOR          Management

1     amended and restated Certificate of                                      

      Incorporation to effect a 1-for-25                                       

      reverse stock split of the common                                        

      stock.                                                                   

Item  Proposal to increase the number of      FOR       FOR          Management

2     authorized shares of common stock from                                   

      100,000,000 to 2,500,000,000.                                            

Item  Proposal to authorize the issurance of  FOR       FOR          Management

3     warrants in lieu of cash or redemtpion                                   

      notes in consideratioin for "Excess                                      

      Shares" to faciliate compliance with                                      

      the Jones Act.                                                           

Item  Proposal to transact any other          FOR       FOR          Management

4     business as may properly come before                                     

      the Special Meeting or any adjournment                                   

      or postponement of the Special Meeting.                                  

 

 

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HORIZON LINES INC                                                              

 

Ticker:       HRZL           Security ID:  44044K309                           

Meeting Date: JUN 07, 2012   Meeting Type: ANNUAL                              

Record Date:  MAY 14, 2012                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

Item  Elect directors.                        FOR       FOR          Management

1                                                                               

Item  Proposal to approve the ratification    FOR       FOR          Management

2     of Ernst & Young LLP as the                                              

      independent registered public                                             

      accounting firm for year 2012.                                           

Item  Proposal to an advisory resolution to   FOR       FOR          Management

3     approve executive compensation.                                           

 

 

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LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.                                                 

 

Ticker:       LYO            Security ID:  N53745100                            

Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2012   Meeting Type: ANNUAL                              

Record Date:  MAY 03, 2012                                                     

 

#     Proposal                                Mgt Rec   Vote Cast    Sponsor   

Item  Elect directors. Approval of the        FOR       FOR          Management

1     Lyondellbasell Industries N.V. 2012                                      

      global employee stock purchase plan.                                     

Item  Adoption of annual accounts for 2011.   FOR       FOR          Management

2                                                                              

Item  Discharge from liability of sole        FOR       FOR          Management

3     member of the management board.                                          

Item  Discharge from liability of sole        FOR       FOR          Management

4     member of the supervisory board.                                         

Item  Ratification of Pricewaterhousecoopers  FOR       FOR          Management

5     LLP as our independent registered                                        

      public accounting firm.                                                  

Item  Appointment of Pricewaterhousecoopers   FOR       FOR          Management

6     accountants N.V. as our auditors for                                     

      the Dutch annual reports.                                                

Item  Approval of compensation of the         FOR       FOR          Management

7     members of the supervisory board.                                        

Item  Ratification and approval of dividends  FOR       FOR          Management

8     in respect of the 2011 fiscal year.                                       

Item  Advisory (non-binding) vote approving   FOR       FOR          Management

9     executive compensation                                                   

Item  Approval of the amended and restated    FOR       FOR          Management

10    Lyondellbasell Industries 2010                                           

      long-term incentive plan.                                                

Item  Approval of the Lyondellbasell          FOR       FOR          Management

11    Industries N.V. 2012 global employee                                     

      stock purchase plan.                                                     

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ R. Jay Gerken

 

R. Jay Gerken

 

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date

August 24, 2012

 


* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.