UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

~~FORM~~Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~Pursuant~~ ~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Pursuant to ofSection 13 ~~Report~~or 15(~~Date of earliest event reported~~d) ~~June 1, 2013~~

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2014

Permal Hedge Strategies Fund I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	811-22628	45-3765979
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY		10018
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY		10018
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(888) 777-0102

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code~~: (888~~) ~~777-0102~~

~~Check~~Not ~~the~~Applicable ~~appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):~~

~~o Written~~(Former name ~~communications~~or ~~pursuant~~former toaddress, ~~Rule 425~~if ~~under~~changed ~~the~~since ~~Securities~~last ~~Act (17 CFR 230.425~~report)

~~o Soliciting~~Check ~~material~~the ~~pursuant~~appropriate tobox ~~Rule 14a~~below if the Form 8-12K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the ~~Exchange~~following ~~Act~~provisions (17see ~~CFR~~General ~~240~~Instruction A.~~14a-12~~2.):

~~o Pre-commencement~~¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule ~~14d-2(b)~~ 425 under the ~~Exchange~~Securities Act (17 CFR ~~240~~230.~~14d-2(b~~425))

~~o Pre-commencement~~¨ ~~communications~~Soliciting material pursuant to Rule ~~13e~~ 14a-~~4(c)~~ 12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~13e~~14a-~~4(c~~12))

~~Permal~~¨ ~~Hedge~~Pre-commencement ~~Strategies~~communications ~~Fund~~pursuant Ito ~~CURRENT~~Rule ~~REPORT~~14d-2(b) ONunder ~~FORM 8~~the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-K2(b))

~~Item~~¨ ~~5.02~~Pre-commencement ~~Departure~~communications ofpursuant ~~Directors~~to orRule ~~Certain~~13e-4(c) ~~Officers;~~under ~~Election~~the ofExchange ~~Directors;~~Act ~~Appointment~~(17 ofCFR ~~Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~240.13e-4(c))

OnItem ~~May 21, 2013, Permal Hedge Strategies Fund I, (the “Fund”) issued a press release, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99~~7.1,01 ~~announcing~~Regulation ~~the~~FD retirement of R. Jay Gerken as director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of certain closed-end funds advised by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisors, LLC (“LMPFA”), effective June 1, 2013, and announcing the appointment of Kenneth D. Fuller as a member of the Board of Directors of each respective closed-end fund, effective June 1, 2013. In addition, the Board of Directors of each respective closed-end fund has appointed Mr. Fuller as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of each closed-end fund.Disclosure

~~Mr.~~On December ~~Fuller~~23, is2014, aPermal ~~Managing~~Hedge ~~Director~~Strategies ofFund ~~Legg~~I ~~Mason & Co., LLC~~ (the “~~Legg Mason & Co.~~Fund”) ~~(since~~issued ~~2013);~~a ~~Officer~~press ~~and/or~~release, ~~Director/Trustee~~the text of ~~162~~which ~~funds~~is ~~associated~~attached ~~with~~hereto ~~LMPFA~~as ~~(since~~Exhibit ~~2013);~~99.1, ~~President~~stating ~~and~~that ~~Chief~~the ~~Executive~~Boards ~~Officer~~ of LMDirectors ~~Asset Services, LLC (formerly a registered investment adviser) (since 2013); formerly, Senior Vice President~~ of ~~LMPFA~~certain ~~(since~~closed-end ~~2012);~~funds ~~formerly,~~advised ~~Director~~by of Legg Mason & ~~Co.~~Partners ~~(2012~~Fund ~~to 2013); formerly~~Advisors, ~~Vice~~LLC ~~President~~have ofappointed ~~Legg~~Robert ~~Mason & Co~~D. ~~(2009~~Agdern toas ~~2012);~~a member ~~formerly,~~of ~~Vice~~the ~~President~~Board of T.Directors ~~Rowe~~of ~~Price~~each ~~Associates~~of ~~(1993~~the toclosed-end ~~2009)~~funds, aseffective ~~well as Investment Analyst and Portfolio Manager for certain asset allocation accounts (2004 to 2009). Effective June~~January 1, ~~2013, Mr~~2015. ~~Fuller~~ ~~will become President and Chief Executive Officer of LMPFA.~~

The information disclosed under this Item 5 7.0201, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Fund under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(cd) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number 99.1 Press Release of the Fund, dated May 21, 2013.


Exhibit Number		Description of the Exhibit

99.1		Press Release of the Fund, dated December 23, 2014

2SIGNATURES

~~SIGNATURE~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

~~Pursuant~~Date: ~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~December 23, ~~the~~2014 ~~registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

		Permal Hedge Strategies Fund I
		(Registrant)
Date:	June 14, 2013
		/s/ George P. Hoyt
		(Signature)
		Name: George P. Hoyt
		Title: Assistant Secretary


Permal Hedge Strategies Fund I

By:		/s./ George P. Hoyt
		George P. Hoyt
		Assistant Secretary

3Index to Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description of the Exhibit

99.1		Press Release of the Fund, dated December 23, 2014

Exhibit Number 99.1 Press release of the Fund, dated May 21, 2013.

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