Sec Form 13D Filing - Karpus Management Inc. filing for WESTERN ASSET INFLATION-LINKED (WIA) - 2020-12-04

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101) 

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 5) ¹

 

 

Western Asset Inflation - Linked Securities & Income Fund

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

95766Q106

(CUSIP Number)

Jodi Hedberg, Chief Compliance Officer

Karpus Management, Inc.

d/b/a Karpus Investment Management

183 Sully’s Trail

Pittsford, New York 14534

(585) 586-4680

 

Adam W. Finerman, Esq.

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

December 2, 2020

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☒

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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¹ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1.		NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Karpus Investment Management
2.		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) ☒ (b) ☐
3.		SEC USE ONLY
4.		SOURCE OF FUNDS    WC
5.		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)		☐
6.		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   NEW YORK

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7.		SOLE VOTING POWER   6,439,201 Shares
		8.		SHARED VOTING POWER   0 Shares
		9.		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   7,253,201 Shares
		10.		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   0 Shares

11.		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   7,253,201 Shares
12.		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES		☐
13.		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)    24.88%
14.		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     IA

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The following constitutes Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 5”). This Amendment No. 5 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

 

 

Item 2.

Identity and Background.

 

Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(a)     This statement is filed by:

 

(i) Karpus Management, Inc., d/b/a Karpus Investment Management ("Karpus"). Karpus is a registered investment adviser under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Karpus is controlled by City of London Investment Group plc (“CLIG”), which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. However, in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), effective informational barriers have been established between Karpus and CLIG such that voting and investment power over the subject securities is exercised by Karpus independently of CLIG, and, accordingly, attribution of beneficial ownership is not required between Karpus and CLIG. The shares to which this Amendment No. 5 relates are owned directly by the accounts managed by Karpus;

 

Set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto ("Schedule A") is the name and present principal business, occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted of the executive officers and directors of Karpus. To the best of the Reporting Persons' knowledge, except as otherwise set on Schedule A, none of the persons listed on Schedule A beneficially owns any securities of the Issuer or is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding required to be disclosed herein.

 

(b) The address of the principal office of Karpus is 183 Sully's Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534.

 

(c) The principal business of Karpus is serving as a registered investment adviser that provides investment management for individuals, pension plans, profit sharing plans, corporations, endowments, trusts, and others.

 

(d) Karpus nor any person listed on Schedule A has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

 

(e) Karpus nor any person listed on Schedule A has, during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

(f) Karpus is organized under the laws of the State of New York.

 

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Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

  

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

Karpus, an independent registered investment advisor, has accumulated 7,253,201 Shares on behalf of accounts that are managed by Karpus (the "Accounts") under limited powers of attorney, which represents 24.88% of the outstanding Shares. All funds that have been utilized in making such purchases for the Accounts (which are open market purchases unless otherwise noted) are from such Accounts.

 

The aggregate purchase price of the 7,253,201 Shares beneficially owned by Karpus is approximately $83,382,137, excluding brokerage commissions. The Shares purchased by Karpus were purchased with working capital (which may at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business) in open market purchases except as otherwise noted.

 

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Items 5A. (a) – (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each Reporting Person is based upon 29,152,820 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of May 31, 2020, as reported in the Issuer’s Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies on Form N-CSR, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2020.

 

A.

Karpus

(a)

As of the close of business on December 2, 2020, Karpus beneficially owned the 7,253,201 Shares held in the Accounts.

 

  Percentage: Approximately 24.88%

 

	(b)	1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 6,439,201
		2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 0
		3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 7,253,201
		4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

  

(c)

The transactions in the Shares by Karpus during the past sixty (60) days are set forth in Schedule B and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer that he or it does not directly own. Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he or it does not directly own.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

 

	KARPUS MANAGEMENT, INC.
Dated:  December 4, 2020	By:	/s/ Jodi Hedberg
		Name:    Jodi Hedberg Title:      Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

 

Executive Officers & Directors of Karpus Management, Inc., d/b/a Karpus Investment Management

 

Name	Position & Present Principal Occupation	Business Address	Shares Owned
Kathleen Finnerty Crane	Chief Financial Officer	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	100 Shares
Dana R. Consler	Executive Vice President	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	2,150 Shares
Thomas M. Duffy	Senior Vice President and Director of Operations	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	0 Shares
Sharon L. Thornton	Executive Vice President	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	0 Shares
Daniel L. Lippincott	Chief Investment Officer	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	0 Shares
David D’Ambrosio	Senior Vice President	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	1,000 Shares
Marijoyce Ryan	Vice President of Fiduciary Services	183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534	0 Shares
Thomas Wayne Griffin	Director	1125 Airport Road, Coatesville, PA 19320	0 Shares
Carlos Manuel Yuste	Director	1125 Airport Road, Coatesville, PA 19320	0 Shares

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE B

 

 

Transactions in the Shares during the past sixty (60) days

 

Nature of the Transaction

Securities Purchased/(Sold)

Price Per Share($)

Date of Purchase / Sale

 

KARPUS MANAGEMENT, INC., D/B/A/ KARPUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
(THROUGH THE ACCOUNTS)

  

Sale of Common Stock	(11,500)	$12.13	10/5/2020
Sale of Common Stock	(2,350)	$12.29	10/28/2020
Purchase of Common Stock	129	$12.18	10/29/2020
Sale of Common Stock	(10,637)	$12.33	11/2/2020
Sale of Common Stock	(15,838)	$12.40	11/3/2020
Sale of Common Stock	(47,046)	$12.35	11/4/2020
Sale of Common Stock	(48,979)	$12.35	11/5/2020
Sale of Common Stock	(13,625)	$13.15	12/1/2020
Sale of Common Stock	(414,000)	$13.04	12/2/2020