IGI Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of December 2016, January and February 2017.

The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below:

                    Month     Record Date     Ex-Dividend Date     Payable Date December     12/23/2016     12/21/2016     12/30/2016 January     1/20/2017     1/18/2017     1/27/2017 February     2/17/2017     2/15/2017     2/24/2017                         Ticker   Fund Name   Month   Amount       Type   Change from Previous Distribution   TLI Western Asset Corporate Loan Fund Inc. Dec $0.07250 Income - Jan $0.07250 Income         Feb   $0.07250       Income       HIX Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Dec $0.05400 a Income $(0.0025) Jan $0.05400 Income         Feb   $0.05400       Income       HIO Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. Dec $0.03050 a Income $(0.0050) Jan $0.03050 Income         Feb   $0.03050       Income       HYI Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Dec $0.10250 a Income $(0.0075) Jan $0.10250 Income         Feb   $0.10250       Income       EHI Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. Dec $0.08000 a Income $(0.01625) Jan $0.08000 Income         Feb   $0.08000       Income       GDO Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Dec $0.11350 Income - Jan $0.11350 Income         Feb   $0.11350       Income       GFY Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. Dec $0.07750 Income - Jan $0.07750 Income         Feb   $0.07750       Income       IGI Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. Dec $0.05379 a Income $(0.0100)b Dec $0.03621 LTCG Jan $0.09000 Income         Feb   $0.09000       Income       DMO Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Dec $0.23500 Income - Jan $0.23500 Income         Feb   $0.23500       Income       SBI Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. Dec $0.03640 a † Income $(0.0036) Jan $0.03640 Income         Feb   $0.03640       Income       MMU Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. Dec $0.06300 a † Income $(0.0020) Jan $0.06300 Income         Feb   $0.06300       Income       MHF Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. Dec $0.02550 a † Income $(0.0010) Jan $0.02550 Income         Feb   $0.02550       Income       MNP Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. Dec $0.06750 a † Income $(0.0050) Jan $0.06750 Income         Feb   $0.06750       Income       MTT Western Asset Municipal Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. Dec $0.08400

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Income - Jan $0.08400 Income         Feb   $0.08400       Income      

Abbreviations: LTCG – Long-Term Capital Gains; STCG – Short-Term Capital Gainsa The Fund has decreased its distributions to a level that better approximates the current level of net investment income generated by its investment portfolio.b IGI – reflects change from November 2016 distribution to December 2016 total distribution of $0.0900 ($0.05379 per share from income and $0.03621 per share from LTCG).† Included in the December monthly distribution is taxable ordinary income of $0.0008 per share for SBI, $0.0021 per share for MMU, $0.001242 per share for MHF, $0.0030 per share for MNP and $0.015378 per share for MTT.

This press release is not for tax reporting purposes but is being provided to announce the amount of each Fund’s distributions that have been declared by the Board of Directors. In early 2017 and early 2018, after definitive information is available, each Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV, if applicable, specifying how the distributions paid by each Fund during the prior calendar year should be characterized for purposes of reporting the distributions on a shareholder’s tax return (e.g., ordinary income, long-term capital gain or return of capital).

For more information about the Funds, please call 1-888-777-0102 or consult the Fund’s web site at www.lmcef.com. Hard copies of the Funds’ complete audited financial statement are available free of charge upon request.

Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Legg Mason and its affiliates do not engage in selling shares of the Funds.

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