 Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HYI, announced today the results of the votes cast at the Funds annual meeting of shareholders held October 4, 2019. William R. Hutchinson, Nisha Kumar and Jane Trust were elected as Class II Directors of the Fund by owners of its common stock to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders in the year 2022 or thereafter when respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until they resign or are otherwise removed. 