Western Asset Diversified Income Fund
04/23/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2026 15:12
Supplemental Prospectus (Form 424B3)
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement No. 333-283908
WESTERN ASSET DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 23, 2026 TO THE
PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED DECEMBER 18, 2024
Portfolio Manager Updates Effective January 27, 2026
Effective as of January 27, 2026, the following supplements and, to the extent inconsistent with, supersedes the section entitled "Management of the Fund" in the Fund's Prospectus ("Prospectus") and the section entitled "Portfolio Managers" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"):
Prospectus
The information contained in "Investment Management Team" in the "Management of the Fund" section of the Prospectus is removed entirely and replaced as follows:
Investment Management Team
Set forth below is information regarding the team of professionals at Western Asset responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Fund. Western Asset utilizes a team approach, with decisions derived from interaction among various investment management sector specialists. The sector teams are comprised of Western Asset's senior portfolio managers, research analysts and an in-house economist. Under this team approach, management of client fixed income portfolios will reflect a consensus of interdisciplinary views.
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Name, Address and Title |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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Michael C. Buchanan Western Asset 385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund's portfolio management team; employed by Western Asset Management as an investment professional for at least the past five years; Managing Director and head of U.S. Credit Products from 2003-2005 at Credit Suisse Asset Management. | |
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Greg E. Handler Western Asset 385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund's portfolio management team; research analyst/portfolio manager at Western Asset since 2002. | |
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Christopher F. Kilpatrick Western Asset 385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund's portfolio management team; employed by Western Asset Management as an investment professional for at least the past five years. | |
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Annabel Rudebeck Western Asset 385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund's portfolio management team; Ms. Rudebeck joined Western Asset in 2016 as Head of Non-US Credit. Ms. Rudebeck has over 18 years of investment industry experience. Formerly Ms. Rudebeck was a Senior Partner and Head of Global Investment-Grade Credit for Rogge Global Partners and also served as a Credit Research Associate at J.P. Morgan Securities. | |
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Rafael Zielonka Western Asset 385 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund's portfolio management team; employed by Western Asset Management as an investment professional since 2002. | |
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Name, Address and Title |
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years |
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John Hwang
Western Asset |
Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund's portfolio management team; Mr. Hwang is a member of the high-yield desk and specializes in bank loans and corporate structured credit. Mr. Hwang co-manages all collateralized loan obligation (CLO) portfolios and is responsible for all corporate-structured credit investments within Western Asset. Mr. Hwang has over 24 years of investment industry experience. | |
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Ryan Kohan
Western Asset |
Responsible for the day-to-day management with other members of the Fund's portfolio management team; Mr. Kohan is Head of Bank Loans and has been employed by Western Asset as an investment professional for at least the past five years. Mr. Kohan has over 17 years of investment industry experience. | |
Additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts managed by them and other information is provided in the SAI.
SAI
The information contained in the table in the "Portfolio Managers" section of the SAI is removed entirely and replaced as follows:
The following tables set forth certain additional information with respect to the fund's investment professionals for the Fund. Unless noted otherwise, all information is provided as of December 31, 2025.
The table below identifies the number of accounts (other than the Fund) for which the Fund's investment professionals have day-to-day management responsibilities and the total assets in such accounts, within each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles, and other accounts. For each category, the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts where fees are based on performance is also indicated.
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Name of PM |
Type of Account |
Number of |
Total
Assets |
Number of Accounts Managed for which Advisory Fee is Performance Based |
Assets Advisory Fee is
Performance- |
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Michael C. Buchanan‡ |
Other Registered Investment Companies | 61 | $82.41 billion | None | None | |||||
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 189 | $47.17 billion | 16 | $3.01 billion | ||||||
| Other Accounts | 273 | $79.61 billion | 11 | $6.20 billion | ||||||
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Greg E. Handler‡ |
Other Registered Investment Companies | 11 | $3.60 billion | None | None | |||||
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 7 | $546 million | 3 | $389 million | ||||||
| Other Accounts | 13 | $820 million | None | None | ||||||
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Christopher F. Kilpatrick‡ |
Other Registered Investment Companies | 4 | $3.11 billion | None | None | |||||
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 6 | $1.61 billion | None | None | ||||||
| Other Accounts | 4 | $692 million | None | None | ||||||
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Annabel Rudebeck‡ |
Other Registered Investment Companies | 4 | $2.35 billion | None | None | |||||
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 10 | $2.60 billion | None | None | ||||||
| Other Accounts | 17 | $6.56 billion | None | None |
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Name of PM |
Type of Account |
Number of |
Total
Assets |
Number of Accounts Managed for which Advisory Fee is Performance Based |
Assets Advisory Fee is
Performance- |
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Rafael Zielonka‡ |
Other Registered Investment Companies | 4 | $1.26 billion | None | None | |||||
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 10 | $2.32 billion | None | None | ||||||
| Other Accounts | 2 | $772 million | 2 | $772 million | ||||||
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John Hwang‡* |
Other Registered Investment Companies | None | None | None | None | |||||
| Other Pooled Vehicles | 9 | $2.10 billion | 6 | 1.91 billion | ||||||
| Other Accounts | 2 | $445 million | None | None | ||||||
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Ryan Kohan‡* |
Other Registered Investment Companies | 3 | $915 million | None | None | |||||
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Other Pooled Vehicles |
22 | $8.22 billion | 9 | $2.30 billion | ||||||
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Other Accounts |
13 | $1.98 billion | None | None |
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The numbers above reflect the overall number of portfolios managed by employees of Western Asset Management Company, LLC ("Western Asset"). Western Asset's investment discipline emphasizes a team approach that combines the efforts of groups of specialists working in different market sectors. They are responsible for overseeing implementation of Western Asset's overall investment ideas and coordinating the work of the various sector teams. This structure ensures that client portfolios benefit from a consensus that draws on the expertise of all team members. |
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Information for John Hwang and Ryan Kohan is as of March 31, 2026. |
The information contained in "Portfolio Manager Securities Ownership" in the "Portfolio Managers" section of the SAI is removed entirely and replaced as follows:
Portfolio Manager Securities Ownership
The table below identifies the dollar range of securities beneficially owned by each investment professional as of December 31, 2025.
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Portfolio Manager |
Dollar Range of Securities Beneficially Owned ($) |
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| Michael C. Buchanan | E | |
| Greg E. Handler | A | |
| Christopher F. Kilpatrick | A | |
| Annabel Rudebeck | A | |
| Rafael Zielonka | A | |
| John Hwang* | B | |
| Ryan Kohan* | A |
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Information for John Hwang and Ryan Kohan is as of March 31, 2026. |
Dollar Range ownership is as follows:
A: none
B: $1 - $10,000
C: 10,001 - $50,000
D: $50,001 - $100,000
E: $100,001 - $500,000
F: $500,001 - $1 million
G: over $1 million
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Portfolio Manager Updates Effective September 30, 2026
Effective as of September 30, 2026, the following supplements and, to the extent inconsistent with, supersedes the section entitled "Management of the Fund" in the Prospectus and the section entitled "Portfolio Managers" in the SAI:
Prospectus
The information relating to Christopher Kilpatrick is deleted in its entirety from the "Management of the Fund" section of the Prospectus
SAI
The information relating to Christopher Kilpatrick is deleted in its entirety from the "Portfolio Managers" section of the SAI.
Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus.
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