Exhibit 17(a)
EVERY STOCKHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
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PROXY | WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MARKETS FLOATING RATE FUND INC. | PROXY |
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
JUNE 25, 2009
The undersigned hereby appoints R. Jay Gerken, Robert I. Frenkel and William J. Renahan, and each of them, attorneys and proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and revocation, to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held at 620 Eighth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, New York on June 25, 2009 at 3:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Meeting”), upon the matters set forth in the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement dated [ ] [ ], 2009, and upon all other matters properly coming before the Meeting.
This proxy, if properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed by the stockholder. Please refer to the Proxy Statement for a discussion of Proposals 1 and 2.
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Note: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. If joint owners, EITHER may sign this Proxy. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or corporate officer, please give your full title. Receipt of the Notice and the Proxy Statement, dated [ ] [ ], 2009, is hereby acknowledged.
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Date | 20081_031709_EFL | |||
I PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
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UNLESS VOTING BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET, PLEASE SIGN AND DATE BELOW AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
EVERY STOCKHOLDER’S VOTE IS IMPORTANT
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Western Asset Emerging Markets Floating Rate Fund Inc. Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 25, 2009. The Proxy Statement and Proxy Card for this meeting are available at: https://www.proxy-direct.com/leg20081
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR
PROXY TODAY
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR IN PROPOSAL 1 AND “FOR” PROPOSAL 2.
PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE: ¢
1. | Election of Directors: Class II to serve until 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. | FOR ALL | WITHHOLD ALL | FOR ALL EXCEPT | ||||||||
01. Paulo M. Cucchi | 02. Leslie H. Gelb | 03. R. Jay Gerken | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |||||||
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark the, “For All Except” box and write the nominee’s number and name on the line provided below. | ||||||||||||
2. | To approve the merger of Western Asset Emerging Markets Floating Rate Fund Inc. with and into Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. in accordance with the Maryland General Corporation Law. | FOR ¨ | AGAINST ¨ | ABSTAIN ¨ | ||||||||
The persons named as proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion on any other business as may properly come before the Meeting. |
If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR all nominees for Director in Proposal 1, FOR Proposal 2 and in the discretion of the persons named as proxies on all other business that may properly come before the Meeting.
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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY
USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. 20081_031709_EFL