SEC FORM 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

399 PARK AVENUE

16TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10022

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/10/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp [ (WMC) ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 ⁽²⁾	⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	09/15/2024	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	10,138,560	337.952	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported securities are directly owned by private fund clients of Brigade Capital Management, LP. The reported securities may be deemed beneficially owned by Brigade Capital Management, LP, the investment manager of such private fund clients, Brigade Capital Management GP, LLC, the general partner of Brigade Capital Management, LP, and Donald E. Morgan, III, the managing member of Brigade Capital Management GP, LLC, each a Reporting Person. Brigade Capital Management, LP, Brigade Capital Management GP, LLC and Mr. Morgan each disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that each Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

2. The 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the "Convertible Notes") bear interest at a rate of 6.75% per annum, with interest payable semiannually. The principal of the Convertible Notes is convertible into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, $0.01 par value at a conversion price of approximately $337.9520 per share in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Notes.

3. The Convertible Notes are exercisable at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding June 15, 2024 only under the following circumstances: (i) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on December 31, 2021 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of Common Stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 110% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (see Footnote (4) continued below)

4. (ii) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the "measurement period") in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Common Stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; or (iii) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or after June 15, 2024 until the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their Convertible Notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances.

	Brigade Capital Management, LP, /s/ Donald E. Morgan, III, Managing Member of its General Partner	09/20/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	Brigade Capital Management GP, LLC, /s/ Donald E. Morgan, III, Managing Member	09/20/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	/s/ Donald E. Morgan, III	09/20/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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