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accession: "0001193125-24-262629"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HIX"
cik: "0001058239"
company_name: "WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC."
filed_at: "2024-11-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T21:33:46.924334+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.05
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Western Asset High Income Fund II adopts Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws effective Nov. 15, 2024

## Summary
- Board of Directors approved a complete restatement of the Fund's bylaws.
- Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective November 15, 2024.
- The new bylaws are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the 8-K.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-262629
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HIX
- cik: 0001058239
- company_name: WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.
- filed_at: 2024-11-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.05
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058239/000119312524262629/0001193125-24-262629-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058239/000119312524262629/d826281d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-262629
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-262629.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.: Amended and restated bylaws in their entirety, effective November 15, 2024 (effective 2024-11-15).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2024-11-15
  source text: The Board of Directors of Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the “Fund”) has amended and restated in its entirety the bylaws of the Fund (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws”). The Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective November 15, 2024, are attached hereto as an Exhibit and are incorporated herein by reference.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058239/000119312524262629/0001193125-24-262629-index.htm

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