SCHEDULE 13G/A 0000895421 XXXXXXXX LIVE 5 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 06/30/2025 0001163792 WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND 957664105 620 EIGHTH AVENUE 47TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 Rule 13d-1(b) Morgan Stanley DE 0 2 0 1855693 1855693 N 15.6 HC CO Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC DE 0 2 0 1855693 1855693 N 15.6 BD IA CO WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BOND FUND 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10018 1: Morgan Stanley 2: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC 1: 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 ;2: 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 1: Delaware 2: Delaware N BD IA HC See the response(s) to Item 9 on the attached cover page(s). 15.6 See the response(s) to Item 5 on the attached cover page(s). See the response(s) to Item 6 on the attached cover page(s). See the response(s) to Item 7 on the attached cover page(s). See the response(s) to Item 8 on the attached cover page(s). Y N Y N See Exhibit 99.2 Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. * In Accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998) (the "Release"), this filing reflects the securities beneficially owned, or that may be deemed to be beneficially owned, by certain operating units (collectively, the "MS Reporting Units") of Morgan Stanley and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "MS"). This filing does not reflect securities, if any, beneficially owned by any operating units of MS whose ownership of securities is disaggregated from that of the MS Reporting Units in accordance with the Release. EXHIBIT NO. EXHIBITS ------------------ ------------------------------------ 99.1 Joint Filing Agreement 99.2 Item 7 Information * Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001). Morgan Stanley Christopher O'Hara 08/07/2025 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC David Galasso 08/07/2025