WA Corporate Loan Fund Inc. (TLI)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-08985

Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10018

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Legg Mason & Co., LLC

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2018

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 


WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LOAN FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

DECEMBER 31, 2018


WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LOAN FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
SENIOR LOANS - 135.2%           

Basic Industry(a)(b) - 4.4%

          

Frontdoor Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.063     8/16/25      $ 199,500      $ 192,518 (c)(d)  

HB Fuller Co., Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.470     10/20/24        729,998        688,023 (d)   

Murray Energy Corp., Superiority Term Loan B2 (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.250%)

     9.777     10/17/22        375,003        315,002 (d)   

PQ Corp., Third Amendment Term Loan B1 (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.027     2/8/25        1,004,931        955,312 (d)   

Starfruit FInco BV, Initial Dollar Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.599     10/1/25        1,110,000        1,043,400 (c)(d)  

Vantage Specialty Chemicals Inc., Closing Date First Lien Term Loan

     5.995-6.022     10/28/24        1,429,399        1,386,518 (c)  
          

 

 

 

Total Basic Industry

             4,580,773  
          

 

 

 

Capital Goods(a)(b) - 14.9%

          

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc., Term Loan B2 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.522     10/31/23        692,061        660,424 (d)   

American Traffic Solutions Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.272     2/28/25        785,072        766,100 (d)   

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.682     1/2/25        1,053,646        1,004,915 (d)  

Berry Global Inc., Term Loan Q (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.387     10/1/22        435,145        424,538 (d)   

Berry Global Inc., Term Loan R (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.387     1/19/24        275,100        268,051 (d)   

Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.272     8/1/25        720,000        698,940 (d)   

BWAY Holding Co., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.658     4/3/24        1,143,396        1,079,794 (d)  

Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.000%)

     8.811     11/14/25        390,000        378,300 (d)   

Core & Main LP, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.707-5.738     8/1/24        732,600        710,622 (d)   

Ply Gem Midco Inc., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.175     4/12/25        666,650        609,985 (c)(d)  

Printpack Holdings Inc., New Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.563     7/26/23        658,093        621,898 (c)(d)  

Quikrete Holdings Inc., Initial First Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     11/15/23        971,293        926,977 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Capital Goods(a)(b) - (continued)

          

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc., Incremental Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     2/5/23      $ 2,217,189      $ 2,122,958 (d)  

Ring Container Technologies LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     10/31/24        584,099        557,815 (c)(d)   

Transdigm Inc., 2018 New Term Loan E (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.022     5/30/25        1,055,936        999,180 (d)   

Transdigm Inc., 2018 New Term Loan F (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.022     6/9/23        938,161        888,907 (d)   

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) SARL, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.116     3/17/25        870,571        857,513 (d)   

Ventia Deco LLC, 2017 Refinancing Term Loan B (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.303     5/20/22        352,112        346,830 (c)(d)   

Vertex Aerospace Service Corp., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.750%)

     7.272     6/29/25        388,050        385,140 (d)   

WP CPP Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.280     4/30/25        857,850        829,970 (d)   

WP CPP Holdings LLC, Second Lien Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.750%)

     10.280     4/30/26        410,000        403,337 (d)   
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Goods

             15,542,194  
          

 

 

 

Communications (a)(b) - 16.0%

          

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.772     7/23/21        677,813        601,559 (d)   

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc., Second Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.500%)

     9.022     7/25/22        370,000        293,595 (d)   

Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.780     10/19/23        1,097,804        1,049,775 (d)   

CBS Radio Inc., Term Loan B1 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.256     11/18/24        920,319        866,250 (c)(d)   

CenturyLink Inc., Initial Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     1/31/25        722,751        676,901 (d)   

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.530     4/30/25        238,196        229,025 (d)   

CSC Holdings LLC, 2017 Refinancing Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.705     7/17/25        249,622        235,893 (d)   

CSC Holdings LLC, January 2018 Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     4.955     1/25/26        1,243,750        1,192,964 (d)   

GoodRX Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.432     10/10/25        1,020,000        983,450 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Communications(a)(b) - (continued)

          

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.772     3/24/25      $ 702,630      $ 676,867 (d)   

Meredith Corp., Term Loan B1 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     1/31/25        560,787        545,646 (d)   

Numericable U.S. LLC, USD Incremental Term Loan B13 (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.455     8/14/26        390,000        367,575 (d)   

Numericable U.S. LLC, USD Term Loan B11 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     7/31/25        680,096        624,413 (d)   

Numericable U.S. LLC, USD Term Loan B12 (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.688%)

     6.143     1/31/26        683,050        634,596 (d)   

Radio One Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.530     4/18/23        811,387        780,960 (c)(d)   

Shutterfly Inc., Incremental Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.280     8/17/24        308,452        299,198 (d)   

Telenet Financing USD LLC, Term Loan Facility AN (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.705     8/15/26        400,000        381,600 (d)   

Tribune Media Company, Term Loan C (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     1/27/24        1,010,000        993,272 (d)   

UnityMedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG, Term Loan Senior Facility B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.705     9/30/25        680,000        658,112 (d)   

Univision Communications Inc., 2017 Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     3/15/24        1,262,757        1,147,846 (d)   

UPC Financing Partnership, Term Loan Facility AR (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     4.955     1/15/26        1,174,405        1,120,823 (d)   

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, Term Loan K (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     4.955     1/15/26        1,960,000        1,863,470 (d)   

Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership, Term Loan E (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     4.955     4/15/25        500,000        472,813 (d)   
          

 

 

 

Total Communications

             16,696,603  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical(a)(b) - 35.7%

          

1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B3 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.772     2/16/24        1,032,594        985,258 (d)   

Academy Ltd., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.349     7/1/22        652,638        439,715 (d)   

Alterra Mountain Company, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     7/31/24        1,528,564        1,476,338 (d)   

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Term Loan B

     4.740-4.760     4/6/24        1,120,409        1,066,909 (d)   

AP NMT Acquisition BV, First Lien Dollar Term Loan B (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.750%)

     8.148     8/13/21        790,352        760,056 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Consumer Cyclical(a)(b) - (continued)

          

ASHCO LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.000%)

     7.522     9/25/24      $ 928,779      $ 892,208 (d)  

BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc., 2018 Other Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.432     2/5/24        497,951        484,050 (d)   

BrightView Landscapes LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.000-5.063     8/15/25        1,004,950        962,240 (c)(d)  

Brookfield Property REIT Inc., Initial Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.022     8/27/25        1,180,000        1,114,889 (d)  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     12/23/24        1,810,930        1,738,493 (d)  

CCM Merger Inc., Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.772     8/6/21        657,425        640,990 (d)   

CEC Entertainment Inc., First Lien Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.772     2/15/21        532,882        496,513 (d)   

CityCenter Holdings LLC, Refinancing Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.772     4/18/24        1,417,609        1,347,614 (d)  

Crossmark Holdings Inc., First Lien Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.303     12/20/19        516,919        160,245 (c)(d)  

CWGS Group LLC, Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.129-5.272     11/8/23        1,118,302        1,014,160 (d)  

EG America LLC, Additional Facility Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.813     2/7/25        557,694        537,477 (d)(e)  

EG Dutch Finco BV, USD Term Loan Facility B (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.813     2/7/25        79,462        76,582 (d)   

Equinox Holdings Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.000%)

     9.522     9/6/24        420,000        424,200 (c)(d)  

Equinox Holdings Inc., Term Loan B1 (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     3/8/24        982,015        950,713 (d)   

Fitness International LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.772     4/18/25        1,198,490        1,144,558 (d)  

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., Restated Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.522     11/30/23        637,411        611,118 (d)   

Garda World Security Corp., Incremental Term Loan B

     6.236-8.000     5/24/24        1,167,016        1,115,959 (d)  

Golden Nugget Inc., Term Loan B (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.186-5.277     10/4/23        778,882        746,169 (d)   

Greektown Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     4/25/24        1,492,300        1,477,377 (d)  

GVC Holdings PLC, USD Term Loan Facility B2 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.022     3/29/24        516,100        503,520 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LOAN FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Consumer Cyclical (a)(b) - (continued)

          

GYP Holdings III Corp., 2018 Incremental Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     6/2/25      $ 918,293      $ 872,378 (d)  

IRB Holding Corp., Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.682     2/5/25        1,302,669        1,245,948 (d)  

Jo-Ann Stores LLC, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.000%)

     7.477     10/20/23        336,227        319,416 (c)(d)  

Lakeland Tours LLC, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.788     12/16/24        625,698        611,229 (d)   

Leslie’s Poolmart Inc., Term Loan B2 (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.022     8/16/23        1,013,424        970,776 (d)   

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.772     8/29/25        330,000        322,163 (d)   

Men’s Wearhouse Inc., Term Loan B2 (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.599     4/9/25        99,749        96,507 (c)(d)   

Michaels Stores Inc., 2018 Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     4.970-5.022     1/30/23        689,225        662,230 (d)   

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.522     10/13/23        364,322        329,347 (d)   

Penn National Gaming Inc., Term Loan Facility B1 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.705     10/15/25        430,000        415,104 (d)   

PetSmart Inc., Term Loan B2 (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.380     3/11/22        927,101        734,727 (d)   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, Term Loan B1 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     5/2/22        186,553        179,324 (d)(e)  

Realogy Group LLC, Extended 2025 Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.705     2/7/25        215,833        204,502 (d)   

Scientific Games International Inc., Initial Term Loan B5

     5.245-5.272     8/14/24        1,434,804        1,350,868 (d)  

Securus Technologies Holdings Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan

     —         11/1/24        260,000        251,550 (e)   

Securus Technologies Holdings Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500%)

     7.022     11/1/24        841,674        814,319 (d)   

ServiceMaster Co. LLC, Term Loan C (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.022     11/8/23        433,670        425,538 (d)   

Spencer Gifts LLC, Term Loan B1 (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%)

     6.720     7/16/21        268,453        256,708 (d)   

Stars Group Holdings BV, USD Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.303     7/10/25        1,145,547        1,113,021 (d)  

Station Casinos LLC, Term Loan Facility B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.030     6/8/23        702,484        679,653 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LOAN FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Consumer Cyclical(a)(b) - (continued)

          

TKC Holdings Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.280     2/1/23      $ 1,223,553      $ 1,167,729 (d)  

Trans Union LLC, 2018 Incremental Term Loan B4 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.522     6/19/25        119,400        115,246 (d)   

TransUnion LLC, 2017 Replacement Term Loan B3 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.522     4/9/23        727,301        702,391 (d)   

UFC Holdings LLC, First Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.780     8/18/23        940,247        920,098 (d)   

UFC Holdings LLC, Second Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.500%)

     10.022     8/18/24        830,000        823,256 (d)   

World Triathlon Corp., Initial Term loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.803     6/25/21        567,019        561,349 (c)(d)  
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Cyclical

             37,312,728  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical(a)(b) - 31.4%

          

8th Avenue Food & Provisions Inc., First Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.099     10/1/25        540,000        529,875 (d)   

8th Avenue Food & Provisions Inc., Second Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.750%)

     10.099     10/1/26        210,000        208,950 (c)(d)  

Air Medical Group Holdings Inc., 2017-2 New Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%)

     6.754     3/14/25        257,400        242,671 (d)   

Air Medical Group Holdings Inc., 2018 Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.682     4/28/22        1,312,862        1,225,181 (d)   

Air Methods Corp., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.303     4/21/24        865,427        691,724 (d)   

Akorn Inc., Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.500%)

     8.063     4/16/21        317,428        257,646 (d)   

Albany Molecular Research Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.772     8/30/24        1,185,000        1,125,750 (d)   

Albertson’s LLC, 2018 Term Loan B7 (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     11/17/25        277,873        262,938 (d)   

Albertson’s LLC, Replacement 2017-1 Term Loan B6 (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.691     6/22/23        843,039        805,735 (d)   

American Greetings Corp., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500%)

     7.006     4/6/24        268,650        264,620 (c)(d)  

Atlantic Aviation FBO Inc., Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.130     12/6/25        740,000        735,375 (c)(d)  

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.379     6/2/25        1,163,101        1,116,577 (d)   

Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc., Dollar Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.772     5/20/24        449,760        437,953 (d)   

Champ Acquisition Corp., Initial Term Loan

     —         12/17/25        260,000        254,367 (e)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LOAN FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Consumer Non-Cyclical(a)(b) - (continued)

          

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, Closing Date Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     3/1/24      $ 1,646,898      $ 1,569,013 (d)  

CHG Healthcare Services Inc., New Term Loan

     5.522-5.527     6/7/23        902,634        871,042 (d)   

CHG PPC Parent LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     3/31/25        149,250        143,280 (c)(d)  

CHS/Community Health Systems Inc., 2021 Incremental Term H Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.957     1/27/21        170,463        163,773 (d)   

CRCI Longhorn Holdings Inc., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     5.887     8/8/25        256,302        249,894 (d)   

DJO Finance LLC, Initial Term Loan

     5.646-5.772     6/8/20        1,055,403        1,046,169 (d)  

Dole Food Co. Inc., Term Loan B

     5.182-7.250     4/6/24        384,097        370,174 (d)   

Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I SARL, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%)

     6.813     4/29/24        467,626        441,907 (d)   

Envision Healthcare Corp., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.272     10/10/25        1,150,000        1,076,847 (d)  

Exactech Inc., Closing Date Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.272     2/14/25        456,550        447,419 (c)(d)  

Greatbatch Ltd., Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.390     10/27/22        784,612        765,389 (d)   

HLF Financing SARL LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.772     8/18/25        438,900        427,927 (d)   

Immucor Inc., Term Loan B3 (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.000%)

     7.386     6/15/21        1,326,329        1,306,434 (d)  

Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2018 Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.022     8/18/22        1,214,597        1,156,735 (d)  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2018 Refinancing Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.020     7/3/24        1,046,777        1,015,373 (c)(d)  

Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc., 2017 New Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.272     6/30/22        795,825        779,908 (c)(d)  

LifePoint Health Inc., First Lien Term B Loan

     —         11/14/25        840,000        797,300 (e)   

Nomad Foods (Luxembourg) SARL, Term Loan Facility B4 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.705     5/15/24        603,121        572,965 (c)(d)  

NorthRiver Midstream Finance LP, Initial Term Loan B (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.646     10/1/25        977,550        958,732 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Consumer Non-Cyclical(a)(b) - (continued)

          

Parexel International Corp., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     9/27/24      $ 938,125      $ 854,866 (d)   

Party City Holdings Inc., 2018 Replacement Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.030     8/19/22        590,719        574,031 (d)   

Pearl Intermediate Parent LLC, First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.254-5.272     2/14/25        155,630        150,755 (d)   

Pearl Intermediate Parent LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.254     2/14/25        304,894        295,343 (d)   

Radnet Management Inc., First Lien Term Loan B1 (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.190     6/30/23        1,001,926        991,906 (d)   

RPI Finance Trust, Initial Term Loan B6 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.522     3/27/23        437,836        425,066 (d)   

Shearer’s Foods LLC, First Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%)

     6.772     6/30/21        333,025        322,202 (d)   

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, Incremental Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     5/15/22        342,749        329,039 (d)   

Surgery Center Holdings Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.780     9/2/24        801,072        765,024 (d)(e)  

TOMS Shoes LLC, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.500%)

     8.300     10/30/20        294,675        234,267 (d)   

U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     6/24/24        1,089,626        1,046,585 (d)   

United Rentals Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.272     10/31/25        518,700        507,807 (d)   

Universal Hospital Services Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan B

     —         10/20/25        590,000        572,300 (c)(e)  

Vetcor Professional Practices LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     7/2/25        855,700        846,116 (c)(d)  

Vizient Inc., Term Loan B4 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     2/13/23        511,913        497,356 (d)   

Weight Watchers International Inc., Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.750%)

     7.560     11/29/24        931,000        921,690 (d)   

Wink Holdco Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     12/1/24        762,300        724,185 (d)   

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, Refinancing Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.303     6/7/24        385,423        378,196 (d)   
          

 

 

 

Total Consumer Non-Cyclical

             32,756,377  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Electric(a)(b) - 2.5%

          

Calpine Corp., Term Loan 5

     —         5/27/22      $ 279,277      $ 265,880 (e)  

Eastern Power LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.272     10/2/23        862,961        846,626 (d)   

Panda Temple Power LLC, Second Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 8.000% PIK)

     10.455     2/7/23        316,573        316,573 (c)(d)(f)  

Terra-Gen Finance Co. LLC, Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%)

     6.770     12/9/21        314,871        259,769 (c)(d)  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC, Initial Term Loan B1 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.522     8/4/23        948,739        913,636 (d)   
          

 

 

 

Total Electric

             2,602,484  
          

 

 

 

Energy(a)(b) - 4.8%

          

BCP Renaissance Parent LLC, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.027     10/31/24        756,200        736,586 (d)   

KCA Deutag Alpha Ltd., Term Loan B (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.750%)

     9.553     2/28/23        597,000        492,525 (c)(d)  

Lucid Energy Group II Borrower LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.504     2/17/25        744,375        684,825 (d)   

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.772     10/30/24        811,800        760,048 (d)   

MEG Energy Corp., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.030     12/31/23        495,950        488,097 (d)(e)  

Navitas Midstream Midland Basin LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500%)

     7.004     12/13/24        188,100        180,576 (d)   

Paragon Offshore Finance Co., Term Loan

     —         —          1,830        796 (c)(g)   

Penn Virginia Holdings Corp., Second Lien Advance Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.000%)

     9.530     9/29/22        390,000        386,100 (c)(d)  

Permian Production Partners LLC, Initial Advances Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.000%)

     8.510     5/20/24        819,000        802,620 (c)(d)  

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC, Advance Term Loan (2 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.600     9/27/24        560,000        539,000 (d)   
          

 

 

 

Total Energy

             5,071,173  
          

 

 

 

Financial Other(a)(b) - 3.8%

          

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US) LLC, Term Loan B3

     —         1/15/25        922,943        890,850 (e)   

Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc., First Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     6/15/25        726,350        693,361 (d)   

Financial & Risk US Holdings Inc., Initial Dollar Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.272     10/1/25        890,000        834,820 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Financial Other(a)(b) - (continued)

          

Finco I LLC, 2018 Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.522     12/27/22      $ 522,489      $ 509,427 (d)  

Verscend Holdings Corp., Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500%)

     7.022     8/27/25        668,325        648,275 (d)   

VFH Parent LLC, Term Loan B2 (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.554     12/30/21        352,077        349,437 (c)(d)  
          

 

 

 

Total Financial Other

             3,926,170  
          

 

 

 

Industrial Other(a)(b) - 2.5%

          

Allflex Holdings III Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.699     7/17/20        401,436        398,048 (d)   

Allflex Holdings III Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.000%)

     9.477     7/19/21        789,245        781,353 (d)   

Laureate Education Inc., Series 2024 Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.027     4/26/24        783,750        771,014 (d)   

Lineage Logistics LLC, Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     2/27/25        704,053        667,970 (d)   
          

 

 

 

Total Industrial Other

             2,618,385  
          

 

 

 

Insurance(a)(b) - 3.0%

          

Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B7 (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     11/3/24        1,045,673        1,001,232 (d)(e)  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.553     6/7/23        1,247,063        1,179,410 (d)  

NMI Holdings Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.750%)

     7.272     5/24/23        308,450        303,823 (c)(d)  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., Term Loan

     —         11/6/25        680,000        652,234 (e)   
          

 

 

 

Total Insurance

             3,136,699  
          

 

 

 

REITS(a)(b) - 1.2%

          

Communications Sales & Leasing Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     10/24/22        587,555        529,288 (d)   

iStar Inc., Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.130-5.220     6/28/23        726,350        699,112 (c)(d)  
          

 

 

 

Total REITS

             1,228,400  
          

 

 

 

Technology(a)(b) - 14.5%

          

Access CIG LLC, 2018 First Lien Incremental Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.457     2/27/25        158,800        154,830 (d)   

Access CIG LLC, First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan

     —         2/27/25        80,161        78,157 (e)   

Access CIG LLC, First Lien Term Loan B (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.457     2/27/25        638,543        622,580 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Technology(a)(b) - (continued)

          

Ascend Learning LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     7/12/24      $ 794,937      $ 755,190 (d)  

DigiCert Holdings Inc., First Lien Term Loan

     —         10/31/24        1,243,758        1,197,117 (c)(e)  

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc., 2017 Refinancing Term Loan (1 week LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.420     9/29/23        47,643        46,690 (c)(d)  

Finastra USA Inc., First Lien Dollar Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     6.303     6/13/24        1,165,044        1,089,899 (d)  

First Data Corp., 2024 Term Loan A (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.504     4/26/24        2,249,143        2,154,960 (d)  

Hyland Software Inc., 2018 Refinancing Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%)

     —         7/1/24        513,373        495,833 (e)   

Iron Mountain Information Management LLC, Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%)

     4.272     1/2/26        465,978        441,514 (d)   

MA Financeco LLC, Term Loan B2 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%)

     4.772     11/19/21        297,750        285,468 (d)   

MA Financeco LLC, Term Loan B3 (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.022     6/21/24        143,372        134,053 (d)   

McAfee LLC, USD Term Loan B (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.272     9/30/24        428,931        419,495 (d)(e)  

Microchip Technology Inc., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%)

     4.530     5/29/25        1,166,590        1,109,719 (d)  

Seattle Escrow Borrower LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%)

     5.022     6/21/24        968,228        905,293 (d)   

Severin Acquisition LLC, First Lien Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     5.629     8/1/25        652,500        628,031 (d)   

Sophia LP, Term Loan B (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%)

     6.053     9/30/22        605,530        582,444 (d)   

Sound Inpatient Physicians Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%)

     5.272     6/27/25        995,000        967,637 (d)   

Sound Inpatient Physicians Inc., Second Lien Initial Term loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.750%)

     9.272     6/26/26        120,000        116,400 (d)   

Tempo Acquisition LLC, Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%)

     5.522     5/1/24        554,372        532,197 (d)   

Verifone Systems Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.645     8/20/25        1,120,000        1,085,933 (d)  

Web.com Group Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%)

     6.170     10/10/25        880,000        849,750 (d)   

Zotec Partners LLC, Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.000%)

     7.510     2/14/24        500,438        489,178 (c)(d)  
          

 

 

 

Total Technology

             15,142,368  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Transportation(a)(b) - 0.5%

          

Commercial Barge Line Co., Initial Term Loan (1 mo. LIBOR + 8.750%)

     11.272     11/12/20      $ 191,428      $ 139,742 (c)(d)  

Syncreon Group BV, Term Loan (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%)

     6.777     10/28/20        473,954        408,193 (d)   
          

 

 

 

Total Transportation

             547,935  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SENIOR LOANS
(Cost - $147,616,510)

             141,162,289  
          

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 10.0%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.0%           

Interactive Media & Services - 0.2%

          

Match Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.375     6/1/24        170,000        173,613  
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

          

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     9/15/21        200,000        205,200  

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.875     9/15/23        650,000        668,687  
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

             873,887  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

             1,047,500  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.4%           

Auto Components - 0.1%

          

Adient Global Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes

     4.875     8/15/26        200,000        154,000 (h)   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.8%

          

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance Inc., Secured Notes

     9.250     5/15/23        772,000        798,055 (h)   
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5%

          

Scientific Games International Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     10/15/25        450,000        402,750 (h)   

Viking Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.250     5/15/25        70,000        69,300 (h)   
          

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

             472,050  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             1,424,105  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 4.6%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.4%

          

KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     7.250     5/15/21        200,000        163,000 (h)   

KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC, Senior Secured Notes

     9.875     4/1/22        680,000        561,000 (h)   

Precision Drilling Corp., Senior Notes

     7.750     12/15/23        500,000        463,125  

Transocean Inc., Senior Notes

     7.250     11/1/25        400,000        351,000 (h)   
          

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

             1,538,125  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.2%

          

Berry Petroleum Co., LLC, Senior Notes

     7.000     2/15/26      $ 840,000      $ 760,200 (h)  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     1/30/26        350,000        360,062 (h)  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.625     6/15/24        510,000        439,875  

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. Escrow

     —         —          120,000        0 *(c)(g)(i)  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, Senior Notes

     7.768     12/15/37        520,000        595,400 (h)   

Northern Oil and Gas Inc., Secured Notes

     9.500     5/15/23        290,000        280,575  

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     7/1/22        130,000        120,900  

Teine Energy Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.875     9/30/22        790,000        770,250 (h)   
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             3,327,262  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             4,865,387  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 0.7%           

Consumer Finance - 0.3%

          

Navient Corp., Senior Notes

     6.500     6/15/22        310,000        289,463  
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.4%

          

DAE Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.500     8/1/22        470,000        452,375 (h)   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             741,838  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 0.4%           

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.3%

          

Agiliti Health Inc., Secured Notes

     7.625     8/15/20        60,000        59,625  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Secured Notes

     7.500     1/1/22        270,000        274,387 (h)   
          

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

             334,012  
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%

          

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     9.000     12/15/25        70,000        69,913 (h)   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             403,925  
          

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS - 0.9%           

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6%

          

ADT Security Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.250     10/15/21        310,000        315,812  

Brink’s Co., Senior Notes

     4.625     10/15/27        290,000        264,625 (h)   
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

             580,437  
          

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.2%

          

Cleaver-Brooks Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     7.875     3/1/23        220,000        212,850 (h)   
          

 

 

 

Marine - 0.1%

          

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     8.125     11/15/21        200,000        151,000 (h)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             944,287  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT
     VALUE  
MATERIALS - 0.8%           

Containers & Packaging - 0.3%

          

ARD Securities Finance SARL, Senior Secured Notes (8.750% PIK)

     8.750     1/31/23      $ 345,079      $ 293,317 (f)(h)  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.5%

          

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Senior Notes

     7.250     4/1/23        230,000        203,263 (h)   

Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco Inc., Secured Notes

     7.125     11/1/22        320,000        316,896 (h)   
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             520,159  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             813,476  
          

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE - 0.2%           

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.2%

 

       

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     8/1/26        260,000        246,350  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

(Cost - $11,082,644)

 

 

          10,486,868  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
COMMON STOCKS - 1.0%           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%           

Automobiles - 0.2%

          

Dayco Products LLC

          4,745        174,379

Dayco Products LLC

          167        6,137
          

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

             180,516  
          

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.1%

          

EveryWare Global

          66,667        125,001 *(c)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             305,517  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 0.2%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.0%

          

Paragon Offshore Litigation Trust A

          503        534 (c)   

Paragon Offshore Litigation Trust B

          252        9,576 (c)   
          

 

 

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

             10,110  
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%

          

Blue Ridge Mountain Resources Inc.

          45,562        182,248 *(c)(g) 
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             192,358  
          

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 0.5%           

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

          

Panda Temple Power LLC

          21,649        497,927
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost - $2,757,972)

             995,802  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost - $161,457,126)

 

 

     152,644,959  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LOAN FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    December 31, 2018

 

SECURITY†

   RATE      SHARES      VALUE  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.3%         

Dreyfus Government Cash Management, Institutional Shares

(Cost - $3,434,762)

     2.471%        3,434,762      $ 3,434,762  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 149.5%

(Cost - $164,891,888)

           156,079,721  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (49.5)%

           (51,669,668
        

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

         $ 104,410,053  
        

 

 

 

 

Securities held by the Fund are subject to a lien, granted to the lenders, to the extent of the borrowing outstanding and any additional expenses.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.

 

(b)

Interest rates disclosed represent the effective rates on collateralized and uncollateralized senior loans. Ranges in interest rates are attributable to multiple contracts under the same loan.

 

(c)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1).

 

(d)

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

 

(e)

All or a portion of this loan is unfunded as of December 31, 2018. The interest rate for fully unfunded term loans is to be determined.

 

(f)

Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities.

 

(g)

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors (Note 1).

 

(h)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

(i)

Value is less than $1.

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
REIT    — Real Estate Investment Trust
USD    — United States Dollar

This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland and is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize current income consistent with prudent efforts to preserve capital. The Fund invests primarily in floating- or variable-rate collateralized senior loans to corporations, partnerships or other business entities operating in various industries and geographic regions.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment valuation. The valuations for fixed income securities and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/ dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Directors. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Directors, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Directors quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
    TOTAL  

Long-Term Investments†:

          

Senior Loans:

          

Basic Industry

     —        $ 1,958,337      $ 2,622,436     $ 4,580,773  

Capital Goods

     —          13,405,666        2,136,528       15,542,194  

Communications

     —          15,049,393        1,647,210       16,696,603  

Consumer Cyclical

     —          34,788,771        2,523,957       37,312,728  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

     —          27,170,071        5,586,306       32,756,377  

Electric

     —          2,026,142        576,342       2,602,484  

Energy

     —          3,389,132        1,682,041       5,071,173  

Financial Other

     —          3,576,733        349,437       3,926,170  

Industrial Other

     —          2,618,385        —         2,618,385  

Insurance

     —          2,832,876        303,823       3,136,699  

REITS

     —          529,288        699,112       1,228,400  

Technology

     —          13,409,383        1,732,985       15,142,368  

Transportation

     —          408,193        139,742       547,935  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          

Energy

     —          4,865,387        0     4,865,387  

Other corporate bonds & notes

     —          5,621,481        —         5,621,481  

Common Stocks:

          

Consumer Discretionary

     —          180,516        125,001       305,517  

Energy

     —          —          192,358       192,358  

Utilities

     —          497,927        —         497,927  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —          132,327,681        20,317,278       152,644,959  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

   $ 3,434,762        —          —         3,434,762  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,434,762      $ 132,327,681      $ 20,317,278     $ 156,079,721  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

*

Amount represents less than $1.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Investments in Securities

   Balance
as of
September 30,
2018
     Accrued
premiums/
discounts
    Realized
gain
(loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)1
    Purchases  

Senior Loans:

           

Basic Industry

   $ 416,802        —       $ 5,478     $ (62,570   $ 1,445,652  

Capital Goods

     496,069      $ (120     (1,530     (4,419     —    

Communications

     —          —         —         —         —    

Consumer Cyclical

     888,051        1,216       —         (36,080     100,000  

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Investments in Securities

   Balance
as of
September 30,
2018
    Accrued
premiums/
discounts
    Realized
gain
(loss)
    Change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)1
    Purchases  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

   $ 1,432,198     $ 595     $ 18     $ (77,255   $ 1,323,325  

Electric

     613,025       (105     (2,852     (18,001     5,827  

Energy

     1,224,580       (357     193       (24,400     —    

Financial Other

     —         —         —         —         —    

Insurance

     312,704       70       3       (8,179     —    

REITS

     727,504 †      2,054       2       (28,623     —    

Technology

     626,713       193       28       (76,634     1,255,582  

Transportation

     —         —         —         —         —    

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

          

Energy

     0     —         —         —         —    

Common Stocks:

          

Consumer

          

Discretionary

     301,833       —         —         3,684       —    

Energy

     236,723       —         —         (44,365     —    

Utilities

     522,282       —         —         (24,355     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,798,484     $ 3,546     $ 1,340     $ (401,197   $ 4,130,386  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities (cont’d)

   Sales     Transfers
into
Level 32
     Transfers
out of
Level 33
    Balance
as of
December 31,
2018
     Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
investments
in securities
still held at
December 31,
20181
 

Senior Loans:

            

Basic Industry

   $ (418,844   $ 1,235,918        —       $ 2,622,436      $ (59,134

Capital Goods

     (490,000     2,136,528        —         2,136,528        —    

Communications

     —         1,647,210        —         1,647,210        —    

Consumer Cyclical

     (1,736     1,866,101      $ (293,595     2,523,957        (12,209

Consumer

            

Non-Cyclical

     (2,825     3,167,896        (257,646     5,586,306        (26,339

Electric

     (21,552     —          —         576,342        (18,001

Energy

     (10,500     492,525        —         1,682,041        (24,400

Financial Other

     —         349,437        —         349,437        —    

Insurance

     (775     —          —         303,823        (8,179

REITS

     (1,825     —          —         699,112        (28,623

Technology

     (3,187     46,690        (116,400     1,732,985        (71,819

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

Investments in Securities (cont’d)

   Sales     Transfers
into
Level 32
     Transfers
out of
Level 33
    Balance
as of
December 31,
2018
    Net change
in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
investments in
securities
still held at
December 31,
20181
 

Transportation

     —       $ 139,742        —       $ 139,742       —    

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

           

Energy

     —         —          —         0     —    

Common Stocks:

           

Consumer

           

Discretionary

     —         —        $ (180,516     125,001     $ 3,684  

Energy

     —         —          —         192,358       (44,365

Utilities

     —         —          (497,927     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (951,244   $ 11,082,047      $ (1,346,084   $ 20,317,278     $ (289,385
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the reporting period.

 

Security formerly shown under Property & Real Estate.

 

*

Amount represents less than $1.

 

1 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) resulting from changes in investment values during the reporting period and the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation (depreciation) when gains or losses are realized.

 

2 

Transferred into Level 3 as a result of the unavailability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.

 

3 

Transferred out of Level 3 as a result of the availability of a quoted price in an active market for an identical investment or the availability of other significant observable inputs.

 

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ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 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.

Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund Inc.

 

By  

/s/    JANE TRUST        

  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer
Date:  

February 25, 2019

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By  

/s/    JANE TRUST        

  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer
Date:  

February 25, 2019

By  

/s/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        

  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:  

February 25, 2019