Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (“CPREIF” or the “Fund”) has announced funds from operations (“FFO”), adjusted funds from operations and funds available for distribution for the period of January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.

CPREIF believes FFO is a meaningful supplemental non-GAAP operating metric. FFO is a standard REIT industry metric defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). FFO as presented below is calculated as a net increase in net assets resulting from operations (computed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”)), excluding (i) gain or losses from sales of investments and (ii) the change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments.

CPREIF also believes that adjusted FFO (“AFFO”) is a meaningful non-GAAP supplemental disclosure of its operating results. AFFO further adjusts FFO in order for CPREIF's operating results to reflect the specific characteristics of its business by adjusting for items it believes are not related to its core operations. The Fund’s adjustments to FFO to arrive at AFFO include removing the impact of (i) amortization premium (accretion of discount) on real estate securities, (ii) amortization of deferred origination fees and (iii) amortization of deferred loan and mortgage financing costs.

Furthermore, CPREIF believes that funds available for distribution (“FAD”) is an additional meaningful non-GAAP supplemental disclosure that provides useful information for considering Fund operating results and certain other items relative to the amount of Fund distributions by removing the impact of certain non-cash items from Fund operating results. FAD is calculated as AFFO excluding (i) recurring tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other capital expenditures and adjusted for (ii) undistributed/(overdistributed) income attributable to non-consolidated joint ventures. FAD is not indicative of cash available to fund CPREIF’s cash needs and does not represent cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, as it excludes adjustments for working capital items.

FFO, AFFO and FAD should not be considered more relevant or accurate than the GAAP methodology in evaluating CPREIF’s operating performance. In addition, FFO, AFFO and FAD should not be considered alternatives to net income (loss) as indications of the Fund’s performance or as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities as indications of liquidity, but rather should be reviewed in conjunction with these and other GAAP measurements. Further, FFO, AFFO and FAD are not intended to be used as liquidity measures indicative of cash flow available to fund CPREIF’s cash needs, including its ability to make distributions to stockholders.

Funds from Operations, Adjusted Funds from Operations and Funds Available for Distribution

CPREIF is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its common stock. The Fund’s investment manager, Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (“Franklin Resources”) and the Fund’s investment sub-adviser, Clarion Partners, LLC (“Clarion Partners”), is an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources. In addition, the Fund’s securities sub-adviser, Western Asset Management Company, LLC (“Western Asset”), also is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources.

Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Hard copies of the Fund’s complete audited financial statements are available free of charge upon request. For more information on CPREIF, go to www.cpreif.com.

THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT A PROSPECTUS, CIRCULAR OR REPRESENTATION INTENDED FOR USE IN THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF FUND SHARES. THIS PRESS RELEASE MAY CONTAIN STATEMENTS REGARDING PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE THAT CONSTITUTE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. ALL STATEMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACT ARE FORWARD-LOOKING AND CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF WORDS SUCH AS “MAY,” “WILL,” “EXPECT,” “ANTICIPATE,” “ESTIMATE,” “BELIEVE,” “CONTINUE” OR OTHER SIMILAR WORDS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE FUND’S CURRENT PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS, AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES ARE CONTAINED IN THE FUND’S FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

About Clarion Partners

Clarion Partners, an SEC registered investment adviser with FCA-authorized and FINRA member affiliates, has been a leading U.S. real estate investment manager for more than 39 years. Headquartered in New York, the firm has offices in major markets throughout the U.S. and Europe. With approximately $67.6 billion in total assets under management as of September 30, 2021, Clarion Partners offers a broad range of both debt and equity real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum to its more than 500 domestic and international institutional investors. More information is available at www.clarionpartners.com.

About Western Asset

Western Asset is one of the world’s leading fixed-income managers. With a focus on long-term fundamental value investing that employs a top-down and bottom-up approach, the firm has nine offices around the globe and deep experience across the range of fixed-income sectors. Founded in 1971, Western Asset has been recognized for an approach emphasizing team management and intensive proprietary research, supported by robust risk management. To learn more about Western Asset, please visit www.westernasset.com.

About Franklin Templeton

Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 165 countries. Franklin Templeton’s mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company brings extensive capabilities in equity, fixed income, multi-asset solutions and alternatives. With offices in more than 30 countries and approximately 1,300 investment professionals, the California-based company has over 70 years of investment experience and over $1.5 trillion in assets under management as of October 31, 2021.

Category: Fund Announcement

Source: Franklin Resources, Inc.

Source: Legg Mason Closed End Funds

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