Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

 

 

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 811-22491

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Income Opportunities 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: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2019

 

 

 


 

ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

FORM N-Q

JANUARY 31, 2019


BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
SOVEREIGN BONDS - 53.1%          

Argentina - 0.5%

         

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     5.875     1/11/28        1,580,000     $ 1,262,025  
         

 

 

 

Brazil - 17.2%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/23        38,785,000 BRL        11,291,058  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F, Notes

     10.000     1/1/27        122,900,000 BRL        35,936,923  
         

 

 

 

Total Brazil

            47,227,981  
         

 

 

 

France - 1.4%

         

French Republic Government Bond OAT

     2.000     5/25/48        3,100,000 EUR        3,953,528 (a)   
         

 

 

 

India - 7.0%

         

India Government Bond, Senior Notes

     8.170     12/1/44        1,300,000,000 INR       19,279,739  
         

 

 

 

Indonesia - 10.7%

         

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     8.375     3/15/24        65,100,000,000 IDR       4,729,039  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     8.375     9/15/26        50,000,000,000 IDR       3,617,989  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     9.000     3/15/29        120,400,000,000 IDR       9,063,162  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     8.375     3/15/34        69,800,000,000 IDR       4,965,494  

Indonesia Treasury Bond, Senior Notes

     8.750     2/15/44        96,900,000,000 IDR       6,889,765  
         

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

            29,265,449  
         

 

 

 

Mexico - 10.5%

         

Mexican Bonos, Bonds

     10.000     11/20/36        72,700,000 MXN        4,236,862 (b)   

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     8.500     11/18/38        96,600,000 MXN        4,929,809 (b)   

Mexican Bonos, Senior Notes

     7.750     11/13/42        421,500,000 MXN        19,798,911 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Total Mexico

            28,965,582  
         

 

 

 

South Africa - 5.8%

         

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

     8.750     2/28/48        229,260,000 ZAR        15,843,160 (b)   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

(Cost - $166,481,878)

 

 

         145,797,464  
         

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 46.4%          
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.9%          

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1%

 

      

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., Senior Notes

     6.625     8/1/26        200,000       193,000 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Media - 3.8%

         

CSC Holdings LLC, Senior Notes

     5.250     6/1/24        1,130,000       1,087,625 (b)   

DISH DBS Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/15/23        915,000       799,481 (b)   

Gray Television Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/15/24        2,315,000       2,255,678 (b)(c)  

Sinclair Television Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.625     8/1/24        2,000,000       1,942,000 (b)(c)  

Sinclair Television Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.875     3/15/26        275,000       265,031 (b)(c)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Media - (continued)

          

Sirius XM Radio Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     7/15/24        1,100,000      $ 1,146,750 (b)(c)  

Sirius XM Radio Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     7/15/26        2,000,000        1,990,000 (b)(c)  

Univision Communications Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     5/15/23        1,135,000        1,064,063 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Total Media

             10,550,628  
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

          

Sprint Capital Corp., Senior Notes

     6.875     11/15/28        2,470,000        2,457,650 (b)   

Sprint Corp., Senior Notes

     7.250     9/15/21        2,800,000        2,947,000 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

          5,404,650  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

             16,148,278  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 2.8%           

Automobiles - 1.1%

          

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Senior Notes

     5.250     4/15/23        2,950,000        2,990,533 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.8%

          

Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers

          

Pittsburgh Finance Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.125     8/15/21        2,105,000        2,105,000 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9%

          

Hanesbrands Inc., Senior Notes

     4.875     5/15/26        378,000        363,825 (b)(c)   

NIKE Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     5/1/43        2,237,000        2,151,955 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

             2,515,780  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

             7,611,313  
          

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.1%           

Food Products - 0.7%

          

B&G Foods Inc., Senior Notes

     4.625     6/1/21        888,000        896,037 (b)   

MARB BondCo PLC, Senior Notes

     7.000     3/15/24        1,135,000        1,113,151 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Total Food Products

             2,009,188  
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4%

          

Bausch Health Cos. Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     6.500     3/15/22        1,100,000        1,139,875 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

             3,149,063  
          

 

 

 
ENERGY - 3.2%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.4%

          

Rowan Cos. Inc., Senior Notes

     4.750     1/15/24        1,584,000        1,275,120 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.8%

          

Antero Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     3/1/25        760,000        737,200 (b)   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.375     6/15/21        1,500,000        1,471,875 (b)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - (continued)

          

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Senior Notes (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%)

     6.037     4/15/19        1,265,000      $ 1,265,000 (b)(d)  

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., LLC/Colorado Interstate Issuing Corp., Senior Notes

     4.150     8/15/26        2,000,000        1,975,749 (b)(c)  

Energy Transfer LP, Senior Secured Notes

     5.500     6/1/27        1,105,000        1,149,200 (b)   

Range Resources Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/15/22        1,060,000        1,033,500 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             7,632,524  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

             8,907,644  
          

 

 

 
FINANCIALS - 16.2%           

Banks - 9.0%

          

Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes

     7.750     5/14/38        10,345,000        14,127,998 (b)  

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     4.125     3/9/21        585,000        587,925 (b)   

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/15/22        170,000        174,675 (b)   

CIT Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     8/1/23        615,000        630,375 (b)   

Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes

     4.300     7/22/27        9,000,000        9,202,438 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Banks

             24,723,411  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 7.2%

          

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Senior Notes

     3.625     1/22/23        5,000,000        5,066,171 (b)   

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Subordinated Notes

     6.750     10/1/37        12,000,000        14,638,048 (b)  
          

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

             19,704,219  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

             44,427,630  
          

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE - 4.6%           

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.6%

          

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.750     8/15/22        1,500,000        1,528,125 (b)   

DaVita Inc., Senior Notes

     5.000     5/1/25        3,760,000        3,633,100 (b)   

Encompass Health Corp., Senior Notes

     5.750     11/1/24        2,160,000        2,192,400 (b)   

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     4.750     5/1/23        395,000        406,850 (b)   

HCA Inc., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     3/15/24        1,064,000        1,109,752 (b)   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.000     10/1/20        720,000        746,316 (b)   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     4.500     4/1/21        1,410,000        1,419,870 (b)   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     4.375     10/1/21        1,545,000        1,550,794 (b)   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

             12,587,207  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
INDUSTRIALS - 1.4%           

Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%

          

Northrop Grumman Corp., Senior Notes

     3.250     8/1/23        1,236,000      $ 1,239,832 (b)  
          

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.6%

          

Air Canada, Senior Notes

     7.750     4/15/21        1,520,000        1,628,300 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.3%

          

CSX Corp., Senior Notes

     3.800     11/1/46        1,000,000        909,108 (b)   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

             3,777,240  
          

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.8%           

IT Services - 0.4%

          

First Data Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     5.000     1/15/24        1,035,000        1,061,522 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%

 

       

Qorvo Inc., Senior Notes

     5.500     7/15/26        1,220,000        1,213,900 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Software - 0.6%

          

Symantec Corp., Senior Notes

     5.000     4/15/25        1,555,000        1,551,526 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.4%

 

       

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Senior Secured Notes

     6.020     6/15/26        1,020,000        1,068,422 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

             4,895,370  
          

 

 

 
MATERIALS - 5.1%           

Chemicals - 2.4%

          

CF Industries Inc., Senior Notes

     4.950     6/1/43        4,000,000        3,331,200 (b)   

Methanex Corp., Senior Notes

     3.250     12/15/19        1,805,000        1,796,602  

W.R. Grace & Co., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21        1,380,000        1,424,850 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Total Chemicals

             6,552,652  
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.0%

          

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer, Senior Secured Notes

     5.125     7/15/23        1,505,000        1,509,666 (b)(c)  

Sealed Air Corp., Senior Notes

     5.125     12/1/24        1,150,000        1,167,595 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

Total Containers & Packaging

             2,677,261  
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 1.4%

          

Allegheny Technologies Inc., Senior Notes

     5.950     1/15/21        1,800,000        1,833,336 (b)   

Steel Dynamics Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     10/1/21        2,150,000        2,168,812 (b)   
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             4,002,148  
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.3%

          

Boise Cascade Co., Senior Notes

     5.625     9/1/24        800,000        778,000 (b)(c)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

             14,010,061  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
REAL ESTATE - 2.8%          

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.8%

 

      

Equinix Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     4/1/23        1,265,000     $ 1,283,975 (b)  

GEO Group Inc., Senior Notes

     5.125     4/1/23        200,000       183,250 (b)   

GEO Group Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     4/15/26        610,000       547,475 (b)   

Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes

     6.000     8/15/23        900,000       924,750 (b)   

Iron Mountain Inc., Senior Notes

     5.250     3/15/28        1,135,000       1,061,225 (b)(c)  

Iron Mountain US Holdings Inc., Senior Notes

     5.375     6/1/26        870,000       831,937 (b)(c)  

SBA Communications Corp., Senior Notes

     4.875     7/15/22        2,810,000       2,852,993 (b)   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

            7,685,605  
         

 

 

 
UTILITIES - 1.5%          

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

         

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., Senior Notes

     5.875     8/20/26        625,000       618,937 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers - 1.3%

         

AES Corp., Senior Notes

     4.000     3/15/21        1,265,000       1,265,000 (b)   

Clearway Energy Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     5.000     9/15/26        1,480,000       1,295,000 (b)   

NRG Energy Inc., Senior Notes

     6.625     1/15/27        925,000       977,235 (b)   
         

 

 

 

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

 

       3,537,235  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

            4,156,172  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost - $122,738,024)

            127,355,583  
         

 

 

 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(e) - 23.8%

 

      

Alba PLC, 2007-1 C (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 0.290%)

     1.196     3/17/39        937,488 GBP       1,102,659 (a)(d)  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-BNK3 XA, IO

     1.132     2/15/50        44,465,087       2,989,254 (d)   

Bancaja FTA, 7 C (3 mo. Euribor + 0.780%)

     0.464     11/25/36        2,372,701 EUR       2,529,819 (a)(d)  

Bancaja FTA, 7 D (3 mo. Euribor + 2.500%)

     2.184     11/25/36        993,483 EUR       1,123,533 (a)(d)  

Bancaja FTA, 9 D (3 mo. Euribor + 2.500%)

     2.190     9/25/43        800,000 EUR       820,444 (a)(d)   

Bancaja FTA, 10 C (3 mo. Euribor + 0.500%)

     0.184     5/22/50        500,000 EUR       458,680 (a)(d)   

BANK, 2017-BNK4 XA, IO

     1.440     5/15/50        4,749,474       392,492 (d)   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2014-GC19 D

     5.090     3/10/47        1,720,000       1,784,233 (c)(d)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2012-CR5 D

     4.320     12/10/45        700,000       693,488 (c)(d)   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, KO35 X3, IO

     1.791     12/25/41        4,890,000       367,073 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS(e) - (continued)

 

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, KO57 X1, IO

     1.191     7/25/26        42,733,807     $ 3,122,239 (d)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2015-DN1 M3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.150%)

     6.660     1/25/25        821,325       881,029 (d)   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2015-DNA2 M3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.900%)

     6.410     12/25/27        800,000       869,964 (d)   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, 2015-HQA1 M3 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.700%)

     7.210     3/25/28        1,210,000       1,371,674 (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2015-C02 2M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.000%)

     6.510     5/25/25        843,682       905,988 (d)   

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2015-C03 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.000%)

     7.510     7/25/25        553,813       623,422 (d)   

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2016-C01 2M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.950%)

     9.460     8/25/28        911,644       1,059,467 (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2016-C03 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.300%)

     7.810     10/25/28        1,800,000       2,084,189 (d)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) — CAS, 2016-C04 1M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.250%)

     6.760     1/25/29        2,950,000       3,283,556 (d)  

Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos Santander Hipotecario, 2 E
(3 mo. Euribor + 2.100%)

     1.792     1/18/49        1,600,000 EUR       1,403,477 (a)(d)  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2011-K15 B

     4.948     8/25/44        4,000,000       4,166,179 (c)(d)  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2014-K715 C

     4.124     2/25/46        3,100,000       3,134,403 (c)(d)  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2014-K717 B

     3.629     11/25/47        650,000       657,187 (c)(d)  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2015-K720 C

     3.390     7/25/22        1,760,000       1,753,316 (c)(d)  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, 2015-K721 C

     3.565     11/25/47        2,330,000       2,275,362 (c)(d)  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-GC10 XA, IO

     1.516     2/10/46        15,850,891       797,572 (d)   

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2013-C15 C

     5.199     11/15/45        400,000       417,986 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (e) - (continued)

 

      

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, 2013-C9 D

     4.126     5/15/46        700,000     $ 662,753 (c)(d)  

Newgate Funding PLC, 2006-3X CB (3 mo. Euribor + 0.450%)

     0.132     12/1/50        696,874 EUR       710,941 (a)(d)   

Paragon Mortgages PLC, 11X CB (3 mo. Euribor + 0.900%)

     0.592     10/15/41        3,117,060 EUR       3,306,839 (a)(d)  

Paragon Mortgages PLC, 13X C1B (3 mo. Euribor + 0.780%)

     0.472     1/15/39        6,000,000 EUR       6,230,342 (a)(d)  

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS1X B1C (3 mo. Euribor + 0.880%)

     0.566     6/12/44        1,332,327 EUR       1,408,185 (a)(d)  

RMAC Securities PLC, 2006-NS4X M1A (3 mo. GBP LIBOR + 0.270%)

     1.173     6/12/44        787,745 GBP       946,371 (a)(d)   

Rural Hipotecario IX FTA, 9 B (3 mo. Euribor + 0.320%, 0.000% Floor)

     0.004     2/17/50        2,244,217 EUR       2,371,699 (a)(d)  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 2004-8 A2 (6 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.740%)

     3.254     9/20/34        1,010,529       1,004,759 (d)   

TDA FTA, 24 A1 (3 mo. Euribor + 0.130%, 0.000% Floor)

     0.000     6/22/40        363,240 EUR       411,711 (a)(d)   

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, 2004-2 A1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.620%)

     3.110     6/25/44        1,923,404       1,896,991 (d)   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, 2004-AR5 A6

     4.209     6/25/34        2,532,543       2,590,126 (d)   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2012-C6 XA, IO

     2.076     4/15/45        30,450,763       1,468,211 (c)(d)  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2013-C15 XA, IO

     0.446     8/15/46        77,694,712       1,303,072 (d)   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $65,917,359)

 

       65,380,685  
         

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 21.7%

 

      

U.S. Government Obligations - 21.7%

         

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3.000     2/15/48        13,900,000       13,866,607 (b)  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     3.375     11/15/48        10,300,000       11,048,561  

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo.

         

U.S. Treasury Money Market Yield + 0.045%)

     2.450     10/31/20        13,360,000       13,349,890 (d)  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.750     2/15/28        21,160,000       21,381,932 (b)  
         

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost - $58,395,361)

 

       59,646,990  
         

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 4.6%          

Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, 2004-HE5 M1 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)

     3.410     8/25/34        770,870       772,419 (d)   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - (continued)           

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-RFC1 A4 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.240%)

     2.750     3/25/36        845,386      $ 842,875 (d)   

CWABS Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, 2004-I A (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)

     2.799     2/15/34        2,071,076        2,052,919 (d)   

FBR Securitization Trust, 2005-2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.750%)

     3.260     9/25/35        2,207,125        2,208,283 (d)   

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust, 2007-CH3 A1B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.320%)

     2.830     3/25/37        3,203,149        3,154,702 (d)   

Park Place Securities Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, 2005-WHQ2 M2 (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.690%)

     3.200     5/25/35        1,549,991        1,552,867 (d)   

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, 2018-5 A1A

     3.250     7/25/58        2,038,122        2,016,352 (c)(d)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost - $12,585,752)

 

          12,600,417  
          

 

 

 
SENIOR LOANS - 0.9%           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.9%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

 

       

Level 3 Financing Inc., 2024 Term Loan B (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%) (Cost - $2,363,579)

     4.756     2/22/24        2,355,000        2,317,572 (d)(f)(g)  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost - $428,481,953)

             413,098,711  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.5%           

JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Class
(Cost - $6,857,919)

     2.313        6,857,919        6,857,919  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 153.0%
(Cost - $435,339,872)

 

          419,956,630  
          

 

 

 

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock, at
Liquidation Value - (18.2)%

             (50,000,000

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (34.8)%

             (95,475,696
          

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS - 100.0%

           $ 274,480,934  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

(b)

All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the loan agreement.

 

(c)

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.

 

(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)

Collateralized mortgage obligations are secured by an underlying pool of mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates that are structured to direct payments on underlying collateral to different series or classes of the obligations. The interest rate may change positively or inversely in relation to one or more interest rates, financial indices or other financial indicators and may be subject to an upper and/or lower limit.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

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.

Abbreviations used in this schedule:

 

BRL    — Brazilian Real
CAS    — Connecticut Avenue Securities
EUR    — Euro
Euribor    — Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GBP    — British Pound
IDR    — Indonesian Rupiah
INR    — Indian Rupee
IO    — Interest Only
LIBOR    — London Interbank Offered Rate
MXN    — Mexican Peso
USD    — Unified School District
ZAR    — South African Rand

At January 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      29,783,538        BRL        111,450,000      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      2/8/19      $ (758,658
JPY      1,923,000,000        USD        17,360,343      Citibank N.A.      2/22/19        324,492  
USD      17,545,613        JPY        1,923,000,000      Citibank N.A.      2/22/19        (139,223
EUR      1,140,000        USD        1,306,850      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      3/12/19        2,477  
EUR      5,310,000        USD        6,155,618      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      3/12/19        (56,909
EUR      6,170,000        USD        7,085,998      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3/12/19        449  

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

Currency
Purchased
     Currency
Sold
    

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      1,394,446        EUR        1,210,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3/12/19      $ 4,722  
USD      12,472,275        EUR        10,860,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3/12/19        (790
USD      21,085,726        EUR        18,360,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3/12/19        (1,335
EUR      480,000        USD        551,823      National Australia Bank Ltd.      3/12/19        (527
EUR      1,230,000        USD        1,395,114      National Australia Bank Ltd.      3/12/19        17,581  
USD      17,328,563        NZD        25,600,000      Citibank N.A.      3/13/19        (382,077
NZD      25,600,000        USD        17,607,319      National Australia Bank Ltd.      3/13/19        103,321  
USD      9,757,431        INR        714,000,000      Barclays Bank PLC      3/14/19        (233,925
USD      9,775,448        INR        690,000,000      Barclays Bank PLC      3/14/19        119,936  
USD      1,972,321        GBP        1,550,000      Citibank N.A.      3/18/19        (65,498
USD      2,239,538        GBP        1,760,000      Citibank N.A.      3/18/19        (74,372
GBP      1,950,000        USD        2,526,900      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3/18/19        36,808  
GBP      1,920,000        USD        2,515,872      Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.      3/18/19        8,393  
USD      4,044,730        ZAR        58,900,000      Barclays Bank PLC      3/19/19        (371,901
COP      31,700,000,000        USD        10,041,974      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      3/28/19        144,730  
ARS      50,050,000        USD        1,271,240      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      4/8/19        (20,866
ARS      50,410,000        USD        1,269,454      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      4/8/19        (10,085
BRL      4,780,000        USD        1,260,881      Barclays Bank PLC      4/11/19        43,373  
BRL      18,670,000        USD        4,997,992      Barclays Bank PLC      4/11/19        96,239  
MXN      24,200,000        USD        1,258,210      Barclays Bank PLC      4/11/19        (6,176
MXN      24,200,000        USD        1,265,045      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      4/11/19        (13,012
MXN      71,200,000        USD        3,653,624      HSBC Bank USA, N.A.      4/11/19        30,045  
COP      3,948,000,000        USD        1,257,325      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/11/19        10,594  
COP      4,000,000,000        USD        1,267,869      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/11/19        16,750  
COP      11,531,000,000        USD        3,675,688      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/11/19        27,547  
USD      20,401,940        IDR        294,400,000,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4/25/19        (454,072
                 

 

 

 

Total

     $ (1,601,969
                 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

Abbreviations used in this table:

 

ARS    — Argentine Peso
BRL   

— Brazilian Real

COP   

— Colombian Peso

EUR   

— Euro

GBP   

— British Pound

IDR   

— Indonesian Rupiah

INR   

— Indian Rupee

JPY   

— Japanese Yen

MXN   

— Mexican Peso

NZD   

— New Zealand Dollar

USD   

— United States Dollar

ZAR   

— South African Rand

At January 31, 2019, the Fund had the following open swap contracts:

 

OTC CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

SWAP COUNTERPARTY

(REFERENCE ENTITY)

  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
    TERMINATION
DATE
    IMPLIED
CREDIT
SPREAD AT
JANUARY 31,
20193
    PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND
    MARKET
VALUE
    UPFRONT
PREMIUMS PAID
(RECEIVED)
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc., 7.100%, due 4/15/28)   $ 815,000       6/20/22       1.650%       1.000% quarterly     $ (16,871   $ (42,994   $ 26,123  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc., 7.100%, due 4/15/28)     1,210,000       6/20/22       1.650%       1.000% quarterly       (25,049     (63,874     38,825  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Dell Inc., 7.100%, due 4/15/28)     950,000       12/20/22       1.953%       1.000% quaterly       (32,581     (31,837     (744
 

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,975,000           $ (74,501   $ (138,705   $ 64,204  
 

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

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BRANDYWINEGLOBAL – GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.

 

Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    January 31, 2019

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION1

 

REFERENCE ENTITY

   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT2
     TERMINATION
DATE
    

PERIODIC
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED BY
THE FUND

   MARKET
VALUE4
     UPFRONT
PREMIUMS
PAID
(RECEIVED)
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 

Markit CDX.NA.HY.31 Index

   $ 40,674,900        12/20/23      5.000% quarterly    $ 2,460,913        $1,666,003      $ 794,910  

 

1 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

2 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

3 

Implied credit spreads, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues as of period end, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation.

 

4 

The quoted market prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected loss (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Decreasing market values (sell protection) or increasing market values (buy protection) when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Percentage shown is an annual percentage rate.

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

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on October 27, 2010 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 primary investment objective is to provide current income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. There can be no assurance the Fund will achieve its investment objectives.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in global fixed income securities.

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 (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed 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. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). 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.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 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 and liabilities 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†:

           

Sovereign Bonds

     —        $ 145,797,464        —        $ 145,797,464  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          127,355,583        —          127,355,583  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —          65,380,685        —          65,380,685  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

     —          59,646,990        —          59,646,990  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          12,600,417        —          12,600,417  

Senior Loans

     —          2,317,572        —          2,317,572  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     —          413,098,711        —          413,098,711  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†

   $ 6,857,919        —          —          6,857,919  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 6,857,919      $ 413,098,711        —        $ 419,956,630  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 987,457        —        $ 987,457  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection

     —          794,910        —          794,910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

     —        $ 1,782,367        —        $ 1,782,367  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,857,919      $ 414,881,078        —        $ 421,738,997  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

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

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 2,589,426        —        $ 2,589,426  

OTC Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection‡

     —          74,501        —          74,501  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     —        $ 2,663,927        —        $ 2,663,927  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

Value includes any premium paid or received with respect to swap contracts.

 

15


 

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.

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.

 

By   /s/    JANE TRUST        
  Jane Trust
  Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

March 27, 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:

 

March 27, 2019

By   /s/    RICHARD F. SENNETT        
  Richard F. Sennett
  Principal Financial Officer

Date:

 

March 27, 2019