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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-07-184522.txt : 20070816
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20070816141504
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-07-184522
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070920
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070816
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070816
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20070816

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000886043
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-06629
		FILM NUMBER:		071062107

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT
		STREET 2:		125 BROAD STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-291-2556

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT
		STREET 2:		125 BROAD STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MANAGED MUNICIPALS PORTFOLIO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920929
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>(Amendment No. <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> ) </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed by the Registrant <FONT
FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed by a Party other than the Registrant
</FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the
appropriate box: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Preliminary Proxy Statement </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only&nbsp;(as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Definitive Proxy Statement </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Definitive Additional Materials </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. </B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE
COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than
the Registrant) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Payment of Filing Fee (Check
the appropriate box): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">No fee required. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
determined): </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Total fee paid: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the
previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amount Previously Paid: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filing Party: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date Filed: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>125 BROAD STREET </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="28%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="28%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>To
Be Held on September 20, 2007 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To the shareholders of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc.: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of <B>WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC. </B>(the &#147;Fund&#148;) will be held
at 399 Park Avenue, 4th&nbsp;Floor, New York, New York, on September&nbsp;20, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. (New York time) for the following purposes: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To elect two Class II directors of the Fund <B>(Proposal 1)</B>; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on August 2, 2007 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of,
and to vote at, the meeting and any adjournments thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By Order of the Board of Directors, </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert I. Frenkel </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Secretary
</I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New York, New York </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">August 17, 2007 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="28%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Your vote is important regardless of the size of your holdings in the Fund. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we ask that you please complete and sign the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in
the enclosed envelope which needs no postage if mailed in the continental United States. Instructions for the proper execution of proxies are set forth on the inside cover. </B></FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following general rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and avoid the time and expense to the Portfolio involved in validating
your vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Individual Accounts: </I>Sign your name exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Joint Accounts: </I>Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to the name shown in the registration on the proxy card.
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>All Other Accounts: </I>The capacity of the individual signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. For example:
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Valid&nbsp;Signature</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Corporate Accounts</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.90em; text-indent:-1.90em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ABC Corp.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ABC&nbsp;Corp.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.90em; text-indent:-1.90em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ABC Corp.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John&nbsp;Doe,&nbsp;Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.90em; text-indent:-1.90em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ABC Corp.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c/o John Doe, Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John&nbsp;Doe</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.90em; text-indent:-1.90em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John&nbsp;Doe,&nbsp;Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Trust Accounts</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.90em; text-indent:-1.90em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ABC Trust</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jane&nbsp;B.&nbsp;Doe,&nbsp;Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.90em; text-indent:-1.90em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jane B. Doe, Trustee<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;u/t/d 12/28/78</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jane&nbsp;B.&nbsp;Doe</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Custodian or Estate Accounts</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.90em; text-indent:-1.90em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John B. Smith, Cust.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr. UGMA</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John B. Smith</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.90em; text-indent:-1.90em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John B. Smith</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John&nbsp;B.&nbsp;Smith,&nbsp;Executor</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>125 BROAD STREET </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(888) 735-6507 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="42%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PROXY STATEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="42%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INTRODUCTION </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Western Asset Managed
Municipals Fund Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) of proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) of the Fund, to be held at 399 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New&nbsp;York, on September 20, 2007 at 2:00 P.M.
(New York time), and at any adjournments thereof. A Notice of the Meeting and a Proxy Card (the &#147;Proxy&#148;) accompany this Proxy Statement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">The costs of soliciting proxies and the expenses incurred in preparing this proxy statement will be borne by the Fund and are expected to be approximately $15,000. Proxy solicitations will be made mainly by mail. In addition, certain
officers, Directors and employees of the Fund; Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (&#147;LMPFA&#148; or the &#147;Manager&#148;), the Fund&#146;s investment manager; Western Asset Management Company (&#147;Western Asset&#148; or the
&#147;Subadviser&#148;), the Fund&#146;s subadviser (each of LMPFA and Western Asset are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc.); and/or American Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Company (&#147;AST&#148;), the Fund&#146;s transfer agent, may
solicit proxies in person or by telephone or mail. LMPFA is located at 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022; Western Asset is located at 385 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91101; Legg Mason, Inc. is located at 100 Light Street,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202; and AST is located at 6201 15th Avenue, 1st Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11219. In addition, the Fund will reimburse brokerage firms or other record holders for their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to
beneficial owners of shares of the Fund. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Annual Report of the Fund, including audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended
May 31, 2007, has previously been furnished to all shareholders of the Fund. This proxy statement and form of proxy are first being mailed to shareholders on or about August 17, 2007. The Fund will provide additional copies of the Annual Report to
any shareholder upon request by calling the Fund at 1-888-735-6507. The Annual Report is not to be regarded as proxy soliciting material. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All properly executed proxies received prior to the Meeting will be voted at the Meeting in accordance
with the instructions marked thereon or otherwise as provided therein. Unless instructions to the contrary are marked, shares represented by the proxies will be voted &#147;FOR&#148; the proposal listed in the Notice. For purposes of determining the
presence of a quorum for transacting business at the Meeting, abstentions and broker &#147;non-votes&#148; (i.e. proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons
entitled to vote shares on a particular matter with respect to which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power) will be treated as shares that are present but which have not been voted. Because the proposal requires a plurality of the
votes cast for its approval, abstentions and broker &#147;non-votes&#148; may influence whether a quorum is present but will have no impact on the requisite approval of the proposal. A quorum consists of the presence (in person or by proxy) of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. Proposal 1 requires for approval the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting with a quorum present. Any proxy
may be revoked at any time prior to the exercise by submitting another proxy bearing a later date or by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Fund at the Fund&#146;s address indicated above or by voting in person at the Meeting. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board knows of no business other than that specifically mentioned in the Notice that will be presented for consideration at the Meeting. If any
other matters are properly presented, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote in accordance with their best judgment to the extent permissible under applicable law. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board of Directors of the Fund has fixed the close of business on August 2, 2007 as the record date (the &#147;Record Date&#148;) for the
determination of shareholders of the Fund entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The Fund has two classes of shares: Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, and municipal auction rate cumulative preferred stock
(&#147;Preferred Shares&#148;), which have a liquidation preference in the amount of $25,000 per share (collectively with the Common Stock, the &#147;Shares&#148;). Shareholders of the Fund as of the Record Date will be entitled to one vote on each
matter for each Share held and a fractional vote with respect to fractional Shares, with no cumulative voting rights. As of the Record Date, the Fund had outstanding 44,673,810 shares of Common Stock, of which 41,416,276 shares (92.7%) were held of
record but not beneficially owned by CEDE &amp; Co., P.O. Box 20, Bowling Green Station, New York, NY 10004; and 10,000 Preferred Shares outstanding, of which 10,000 (100%) were held but not beneficially owned by CEDE &amp; Co. As of the Record
Date, no other person (including any &#147;group&#148; as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), to the knowledge of the Fund, owned beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding Shares of either class. As </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">of the Record Date, the officers and Board members of the Fund as a group beneficially owned less than 1% of the outstanding Shares of either class.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the event that a quorum is not present, or if sufficient votes in favor of the proposal set forth in the Notice and this Proxy
Statement are not received by the time scheduled for the Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposal. In determining whether to
adjourn the Meeting, the following factors may be considered: the nature of the proposals that are the subject of the Meeting, the percentage of votes actually cast, the percentage of negative votes actually cast, the nature of any further
solicitation and the information to be provided to shareholders with respect to the reasons for the solicitation. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented at the Meeting. The persons named as
proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment those shares which they are entitled to vote and which have voted in favor of the proposal. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>PROPOSAL NO. 1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ELECTION OF DIRECTORS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In accordance with the Fund&#146;s charter, the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. At the Meeting, the Fund&#146;s shareholders will be asked to elect two
Class II Directors to hold office until the year 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or thereafter when his/her successor is duly elected and qualified. The terms of office of the Class III and Class I Directors expire at the year 2008 and 2009
Annual Meetings of Stockholders, respectively, or thereafter until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The effect of these staggered terms is to limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund by delaying the
replacement of a majority of the Board of Directors. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Under the terms of the Fund&#146;s charter, the holders of Preferred Shares are
entitled as a class, to the exclusion of the holders of Common Stock, to elect two Directors of the Fund. Paolo Cucchi and Jeswald W. Salacuse had been selected by the Fund&#146;s Board for election by holders of Preferred Shares (the
&#147;Preferred Share Directors&#148;). Jeswald W. Salacuse has been nominated for election at this Meeting. The Fund&#146;s Charter provides that the remaining nominees shall be elected by holders of Common Stock and Preferred Shares voting
together as a single class. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Unless authority is withheld, it is the intention of the persons named in the Proxy to vote the Proxy
&#147;FOR&#148; the election of the nominees named above. Each nominee has indicated that he will serve if elected, but if any nominee should be </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">unable to serve, the Proxy will be voted for any other person determined by the persons named in the Proxy in accordance with their judgment. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table sets forth certain information regarding the nominees for election to the Board of the Fund: </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name,&nbsp;Address&nbsp;and&nbsp;Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)<BR>Held&nbsp;with<BR>Portfolio</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Term&nbsp;of<BR>Office<BR>and<BR>Length<BR>of&nbsp;Time<BR>Served</B>
</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal<BR>Occupation(s)<BR>During<BR>Past 5 Years</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios<BR>in Fund<BR>Complex<BR>Overseen<BR>by&nbsp;Director<BR>(including<BR>the Fund)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>Other<BR>Directorships<BR>Held&nbsp;by&nbsp;Director</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>CLASS II DIRECTORS</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Non-Interested&nbsp;Directors:</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Daniel P. Cronin&#134;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">c/o Chairman of the
Fund</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">399 Park Avenue &#150; 4th Floor</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, NY
10022</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth year: 1946</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2006</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Retired; formerly, Associate General Counsel, Pfizer, Inc.</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">23</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Jeswald W. Salacuse</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">c/o Chairman of the Fund</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">399 Park Avenue &#150; 4th Floor</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, NY 10022</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth year: 1938</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2007</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Henry J. Braker Professor of Commercial Law and formerly Dean, The Fletcher School of Law &amp; Diplomacy, Tufts University.</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">19</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of two registered investment companies advised by Blackstone Asia Advisors L.L.C. (&#147;Blackstone Advisors&#148;)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="11"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:2.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table sets forth certain information concerning the Class I and Class III Directors of the
Fund:</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name,&nbsp;Address&nbsp;and&nbsp;Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)<BR>Held&nbsp;with<BR>Portfolio</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Term&nbsp;of<BR>Office<BR>and<BR>Length<BR>of&nbsp;Time<BR>Served</B>
</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal<BR>Occupation(s)<BR>During<BR>Past 5 Years</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios<BR>in Fund<BR>Complex<BR>Overseen<BR>by&nbsp;Director<BR>(including<BR>the&nbsp;Fund)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>Other<BR>Directorships<BR>Held&nbsp;by&nbsp;Director</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="11"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>CLASS I DIRECTORS</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Non-Interested&nbsp;Directors:</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Paolo M. Cucchi&#134;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Drew Univ.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">108 Brothers College</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Madison, NJ 07904</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth Year: 1941</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2001</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Vice President and Dean of College of Liberal Arts at Drew University</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">23</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Carol L. Colman&#134;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">c/o Chairman of the
Fund</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">399 Park Avenue &#150; 4th Floor</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, NY
10022</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth year: 1946</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2006</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">President, Colman Consulting Co.</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">23</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name,&nbsp;Address&nbsp;and&nbsp;Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)<BR>Held&nbsp;with<BR>Portfolio</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Term&nbsp;of<BR>Office<BR>and<BR>Length<BR>of&nbsp;Time<BR>Served</B>
</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal<BR>Occupation(s)<BR>During<BR>Past 5 Years</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios<BR>in Fund<BR>Complex<BR>Overseen<BR>by&nbsp;Director<BR>(including<BR>the&nbsp;Fund)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>Other<BR>Directorships<BR>Held&nbsp;by&nbsp;Director</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>

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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Interested&nbsp;Director:</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">R. Jay Gerken*&#134;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Legg Mason &amp; Co., LLC (&#147;Legg Mason&#148;)</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">399 Park Avenue</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, NY 10022</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth Year: 1951</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2002</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Managing Director, Legg Mason; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of LMPFA and Citi Fund Management Inc. (&#147;CFM&#148;); President and Chief Executive Officer of certain mutual
funds associated with Legg Mason; Formerly Portfolio Manager of Smith Barney Allocation Series Inc. (from 1996 to 2001) and Smith Barney Growth and Income Fund (from 1996 to 2000).</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">134</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="11"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="11"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>CLASS III DIRECTORS</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Leslie H. Gelb&#134;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">c/o Chairman of the Fund</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">399 Park Avenue &#150; 4th Floor</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, NY 10022</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth year: 1937</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2006</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">President Emeritus and Senior Board Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations; formerly, Columnist, Deputy Editorial Page Editor and Editor, Op-Ed Page, The New York Times.</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">22</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director of two registered investment companies advised by Blackstone Advisors </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">William R. Hutchinson&#134;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">535 N. Michigan</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Suite 1012</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chicago, IL 60611</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth Year: 1942</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 1995</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">President, WR Hutchinson &amp; Associates, Inc. (Consultant)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">23</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director, Associated Banc-Corp.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Dr. Riordan Roett</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">The Johns Hopkins
University</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Washington, D.C. 20036
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth year: 1938</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director and Member of Audit and Nominating Committees</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2007</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Professor&nbsp;and Director, Latin American Studies Program, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University.</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">21</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">An &#147;interested person&#148; of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (&#147;1940 Act&#148;), because he is a Managing Director of Legg Mason,
which is an affiliate of LMPFA, the Fund&#146;s investment manager. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&#134;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Director, trustee and/or general partner of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act with which Legg Mason is affiliated. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table sets forth certain information concerning the executive officers of the Fund:
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name, Address and Age</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Position(s)<BR>Held&nbsp;with&nbsp;Fund</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Term&nbsp;of&nbsp;Office&nbsp;and&nbsp;Length<BR>of Time Served**</B>
</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal&nbsp;Occupation(s)<BR>During Past 5
Years</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Joseph P. Deane</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Western Asset</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">399 Park Avenue</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, NY 10022</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth Year: 1947</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Vice President and Investment Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 1993</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Fund Manager of Western Asset; investment officer of certain other investment companies associated with Legg Mason or its affiliates</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">David T. Fare</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1">Western Asset</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">399 Park Avenue</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">4th Floor</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, NY 10022</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth Year: 1962</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Vice President and Investment Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2004</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Fund Manager of Western Asset; Investment Officer of certain other investment companies associated with Legg Mason or its affiliates</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Kaprel Ozsolak</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Legg Mason</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">125 Broad Street</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">9th Floor</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, NY 10004</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth Year: 1965</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2004</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Vice President of Legg Mason; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason or its affiliates; Controller of certain mutual funds associated with Legg
Mason or its affiliates (2002-2004)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Robert I. Frenkel</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Legg Mason</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">300 First Stamford Place</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Stamford, CT 06902</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth Year: 1954</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Secretary and Chief Legal Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2003</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Managing Director and General Counsel of Global Mutual Funds for Legg Mason and its predecessor (since 1994); Secretary of CFM; Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of mutual funds associated with
Legg Mason or its affiliates.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="5" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Ted P. Becker</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">CAM</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">399 Park Avenue,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, NY 10022</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Birth Year: 1951</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chief Compliance Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Since 2006</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Managing Director of Compliance at Legg Mason (2005-Present); Chief Compliance Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Legg Mason or its affiliates (since 2006); Managing Director of
Compliance at Citigroup Asset Management (2002-2005). Prior to 2002, Managing Director- Internal Audit &amp; Risk Review at Citigroup Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">**</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">The Fund&#146;s executive officers are chosen each year at a meeting of the Board of the Fund, to hold office for one year and until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table provides information concerning the dollar range of equity securities in the Fund and
the aggregate dollar range of equity securities in the LMPFA Family of Investment Companies (as defined below) beneficially owned by each Director or nominee as of December 31, 2006. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name of Nominee/Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Dollar&nbsp;Range&nbsp;of<BR>Equity&nbsp;Securities<BR>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fund*(1)(2)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Aggregate&nbsp;Dollar&nbsp;Range<BR>of Equity Securities<BR>in All Funds<BR>Overseen by<BR>Director in LMPFA<BR>Family of
Investment<BR>Companies*(1)(3)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Carol L. Colman</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">A</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">E</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Daniel P. Cronin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">C</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">E</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Paolo M. Cucchi</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">A</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">C</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Leslie H. Gelb</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">A</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">A</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Jay Gerken</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">C</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">E</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">William R. Hutchinson</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">D</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">E</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Dr. Riordan Roett</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">A</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">C</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Jeswald W. Salacuse</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">A</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">C</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">The dollar ranges are as follows: &#147;A&#148; &#061; none; &#147;B&#148; &#061; $1&#151;$10,000; &#147;C&#148; &#061; $10,001&#151;$50,000; &#147;D&#148; &#061;
$50,001&#151;$100,000; &#147;E&#148; &#061; over $100,000. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">This information has been furnished by each Director as of December 31, 2006. &#147;Beneficial Ownership&#148; is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">The Fund&#146;s Directors and officers, in the aggregate, own less than 1% of the Fund&#146;s outstanding equity securities as of the Record Date. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&#147;LMPFA Family of Investment Companies&#148; means those registered investment companies that share an investment adviser and that hold themselves out to investors as related
companies for purposes of investment and investor services. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Under the federal securities laws, the Fund is required to
provide to shareholders, for each nominee for election as Director of the Fund who is not an &#147;interested person&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act, each &#147;non-interested&#148; Director and his or her immediate family members, information as
to each class of securities owned beneficially or of record in LMPFA or person or entity (other than a fund) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with LMPFA. LMPFA is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg
Mason, Inc. As of December 31, 2006, as reported to the Fund, none of the nominees for election as Director who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund, none of the &#147;non-interested&#148; Directors and none of their immediate family
members owned beneficially or of record securities issued by Legg Mason, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007, each Director who
was not a director, officer, partner, co-partner or employee of Legg Mason, or any affiliate thereof, received $6,000 per annum plus $750 per in-person Board meeting and $300 per telephonic Board meeting attended. Officers of the Fund are
compensated by Legg Mason. Aggregate fees and expenses (including reimbursement for travel </FONT>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">and out-of-pocket expenses) of $15,909 were paid to such Directors by the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2006. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Under the federal securities laws, the Fund is required to provide to shareholders in connection with the Meeting information regarding compensation paid
to the Directors by the Fund, as well as by the various other investment companies advised by LMPFA. The following table provides information concerning the compensation paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007. All officers
of the Fund are employees of and are compensated by Legg Mason or Western Asset. None of the Fund&#146;s executive officers or Directors who are also officers or directors of Legg Mason or Western Asset received any compensation from the Fund for
such period. The Fund does not provide any pension or retirement benefits to Directors, although it did offer Directors who had served the Fund for at least 10 years and have reached at least the age of 70, but not more than 80, to be emeritus
directors for a period of up to 10 years at fees of one-half the fees paid to a Director. This plan was terminated effective January&nbsp;1, 2007. During the Fund&#146;s last fiscal year, compensation paid by the Fund to Directors Emeriti totaled
$18,661. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name of Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Aggregate<BR>Compensation<BR>From Fund<BR>for the fiscal<BR>year ended<BR>5/31/07</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Total&nbsp;Compensation<BR>From Fund
and<BR>Fund&nbsp;Complex(1)&nbsp;Paid<BR>to&nbsp;Directors</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>for the year</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>ended 12/31/06</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Directorships(2)</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Carol L. Colman(3)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">8,092</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">298,050</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Daniel P. Cronin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">8,842</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">238,500</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Paolo M. Cucchi</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">11,992</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">90,550</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Leslie H. Gelb</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">8,223</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">209,050</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">R. Jay Gerken</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">0</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">William R. Hutchinson(3)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">17,165</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">402,550</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Dr. Riordan Roett(4)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">4,730</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">208,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Jeswald W. Salacuse(4)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">4,975</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">235,500</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Fund Complex means two or more Funds (a registrant or, where the registrant is a series company, a separate portfolio of the registrant) that hold themselves out to investors as
related companies for purposes of investment and investor services or have a common investment adviser or have an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the investment adviser of any of the other Funds. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">The numbers in parentheses indicate the applicable number of investment company directorships held by that Director. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Mr.&nbsp;Hutchinson and Ms.&nbsp;Colman also received $5,250 and $15,750, respectively, during 2006 for attending on behalf of their former Boards an additional meeting relating to
the selection of service providers for the funds in the Legg Mason Partners fund complex. These amounts were paid by the manager or its affiliates, and not by the funds. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(4)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Dr. Roett and Mr. Salacuse became Directors of the Fund on January&nbsp;1, 2007. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007, the Board convened seven times. Each Director attended at least seventy-five percent of the aggregate number of </FONT>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">meetings of the Board and any committees on which he served during the period for which he was a Director. The Fund does not have a policy with regard to
Board attendance at annual meetings of shareholders. One Board member attended the 2006 Annual Meeting. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund has a separately
designated standing Audit Committee. The Portfolio&#146;s Audit Committee is composed of all Directors who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund, LMPFA or their affiliates within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and who are
&#147;independent&#148; as defined in the New York Stock Exchange (&#147;NYSE&#148;) listing standards, namely Ms. Colman and Messrs. Crane, Cronin, Cucchi, Frankel, Hardin, Hutchinson and Pavia. The principal functions of the Audit Committee are to
(a) assist Board oversight of (i) the integrity of the Fund&#146;s financial statements, (ii) the Fund&#146;s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) the qualifications and independence of the Fund&#146;s independent registered
public accounting firm, and (iv) the performance of the Fund&#146;s internal audit functions and independent registered public accounting firm; (b) approve, and recommend to the Independent Board Members (as such term is defined in the Audit
Committee Charter) for their ratification, the selection, appointment, retention or termination of the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm, as well as approving the compensation thereof; (c) approve all audit and permissible
non-audit services provided to the Fund and certain other persons by such independent registered public accounting firm; and (d) prepare the report required to be prepared by the Audit Committee pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission
(&#147;SEC&#148;) rules for inclusion in the Annual Proxy Statement. This Committee met four times during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007. The Board of Directors of the Fund has determined that all members of the Fund&#146;s Audit Committee are
financially literate. Mr. Hutchinson has been designated as the audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the rules adopted and implemented under Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Audit Committee adopted an Amended and
Restated Audit Committee Charter at a meeting held on February 14, 2006, a copy of which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Annex A. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">The Fund has a separately designated standing Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee, the principal function of which is to select and nominate candidates for election or appointment by the Board as Directors of the Fund, is
currently composed of Ms. Colman and Messrs. Cronin, Cucchi, Gelb, Hutchinson, Roett and Salacuse. Only Directors who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act and who are &#147;independent&#148; as defined in the
NYSE listing standards are members of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee may consider nominees recommended by a shareholder as it deems appropriate. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send recommendations to the
Fund&#146;s Secretary that include all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of Directors. A </FONT>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">recommendation must be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board of Directors and to serve if
elected by the shareholders. The Nominating Committee met twice during the Fund&#146;s fiscal year ended May 31, 2007. The Fund adopted a Nominating Committee Charter at a meeting held on February 11, 2004, a copy of which is attached to this Proxy
Statement as Annex&nbsp;B. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Nominating Committee identifies potential nominees through its network of contacts, and may also engage, if
it deems appropriate, a professional search firm. The Committee meets to discuss and consider such candidates&#146; qualifications and then chooses a candidate by majority vote. The Nominating Committee does not have specific, minimum qualifications
for nominees and has not established specific qualities or skills that it regards as necessary for one or more of the Fund&#146;s Directors to possess (other than any qualities or skills that may be required by applicable law, regulation or listing
standard). However, as set forth in the Nominating Committee Charter, in evaluating a person as a potential nominee to serve as a Director of the Fund, the Committee may consider the following factors, among any others it may deem relevant:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the person is an &#147;interested person&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act and whether the person is otherwise qualified under applicable laws and
regulations to serve as a Director of the Fund; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the person has any relationships that might impair his or her independence, such as any business, financial or family relationships with Fund
management, the investment manager of the Fund, Fund service providers or their affiliates; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the person serves on boards of, or is otherwise affiliated with, competing financial service organizations or their related mutual
fund&nbsp;complexes; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for the performance of the duties of a Director of the Fund;
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the contribution which the person can make to the Board and the Fund (or, if the person has previously served as a Director of the Fund, the contribution which the
person made to the Board during his or her previous term of service), with consideration being given to the person&#146;s business and professional experience, education and such other factors as the Committee may consider relevant;
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the character and integrity of the person; and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the selection and nomination of the person would be consistent with the requirements of the Fund&#146;s retirement policies.
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Report of the Audit Committee </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">At a meeting of the Audit Committee held on July 23, 2007, the Audit Committee reported that it had (i) reviewed and discussed the Fund&#146;s audited financial statements with management; (ii) discussed with KPMG LLP
(&#147;KPMG&#148;), the independent registered public accounting firm to the Fund, the matters (such as the quality of the Fund&#146;s accounting principles and internal controls) required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61,
<I>Communications with Audit Committees</I>, as currently modified or supplemented, including, but not limited to, the scope of the Fund&#146;s audit, the Fund&#146;s financial statements and the Fund&#146;s accounting controls, and (iii) received
written confirmation from KPMG that it is independent and written disclosures regarding such independence as required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, and discussed with KPMG the firm&#146;s&nbsp;independence. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Based on review and discussions referred to in items (i) through (iii) above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board (and the Board has approved)
that the audited financial statements be included in the Fund&#146;s annual report for the Fund&#146;s fiscal year ended May 31, 2007. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Carol L. Colman </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Daniel P. Cronin </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Paolo M. Cucchi </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Leslie H. Gelb </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">William R. Hutchinson
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dr. Riordan Roett </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jeswald W.
Salacuse </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">At a meeting held on July 23, 2007, the Audit Committee approved the selection of KPMG for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2008. KPMG has informed the
Fund that it has no material direct or indirect financial interest in the Fund. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">No representative of KPMG will be available at the Meeting
to answer questions, although KPMG has been given an opportunity to make a statement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Audit Fees.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees for the annual audit of the Fund&#146;s financial
statements by KPMG for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2006 and 2007 were $35,750 and $38,000,&nbsp;respectively. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Audit-Related
Fees.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees for services related to the audit of the Fund&#146;s financial statements rendered by KPMG for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2006 and 2007 were $10,000 and $12,000, respectively. These amounts represent
procedures performed and prepared for in an agreed upon procedures letter in accordance with the terms of the Articles Supplementary. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Tax Fees.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees for services rendered by KPMG for tax compliance for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2006 and 2007 were $0 and $2,300, respectively. These amounts represent aggregate fees paid for tax compliance,
tax advice and tax planning services, which include the filing and amendment of federal, state and local income tax returns, timely tax qualification review and tax distribution and analysis planning rendered by KPMG to the Fund. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>All Other Fees.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There were no other fees billed to KPMG for services rendered to the Fund for the last two fiscal years.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Audit Committee Charter requires that the Audit Committee shall
approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm to the Manager and any service providers
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Manager that provide ongoing services to the Fund (&#147;Covered Service Providers&#148;) if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Audit
Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Audit Committee
may not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm. As of the date of the approval of the Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include
any professional services (including tax services) that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent registered public accounting firm, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a
review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and
implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer,
investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-approval by the Audit Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible
non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Manager and any Covered Service Provider constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent registered public accounting firm during the fiscal year in which the
permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) the Manager and (c) any Covered Service Provider during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would not have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible
non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior
to the completion of the audit. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">There were no services rendered by KPMG to the Fund for which the pre-approval requirement was waived.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Aggregate Non-Audit Fees.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for non-audit services rendered to the
Fund, the Manager and Covered Service Providers for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 were $75,000 and $0, respectively. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered by KPMG to the Manager and Covered Service Providers that were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval) is compatible with
maintaining KPMG&#146;s independence. All services provided by KPMG to the Fund, the Manager or Covered Service Providers that were required to be pre-approved were pre-approved as required. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Required Vote </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposal 1 requires for approval the affirmative vote of a
majority of votes cast at the Meeting with a quorum present, in person or by proxy, by the shareholders of the Fund voting on the matter. Because abstentions and broker non-votes are not treated as shares voted, abstentions and broker non-votes
would have no impact on Proposal&nbsp;1. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The Board of Directors, including the &#147;non-interested&#148; Directors, recommends that
the shareholders vote &#147;FOR&#148; the Fund&#146;s nominees for&nbsp;Director. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Following the purchase of substantially all of Citigroup, Inc.&#146;s (&#147;Citigroup&#148;) asset management business in December 2005, Legg Mason,
Inc. undertook an internal reorganization to consolidate the advisory services provided to the legacy Citigroup funds through a more limited number of advisers. As part of this reorganization, at meetings held during June and July 2006, the
Fund&#146;s Board approved a new management agreement with LMPFA, under which LMPFA is acting as the investment adviser for the Fund effective August 1, 2006. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s Board also approved a new subadvisory agreement for the Fund between LMPFA and Western Asset. LMPFA and Western Asset are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Legg Mason, Inc.&#146;s sole business is asset management, with on-the-ground management capabilities located around the world and assets under
management as of June&nbsp;30, 2006 aggregating approximately $854.7 billion (including the combined assets of Legg Mason, Inc. and Permal plus approximately $400 billion in managed assets acquired from Citigroup). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Smith Barney&#148; and &#147;Salomon Brothers&#148; are service marks of Citigroup, licensed for use by Legg Mason, Inc. as the names of funds and
investment advisers. Legg Mason, Inc. and its affiliates, as well as the fund&#146;s investment manager, are not affiliated with Citigroup. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Legg Mason, Inc. is a global asset management firm, structured as a holding company. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section
30(h) of the 1940 Act require the Fund&#146;s officers and directors, the Manager, affiliates of the Manager, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Fund&#146;s outstanding securities to file reports of
ownership of the Fund&#146;s securities and changes in such ownership with the SEC and NYSE. Such persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Fund with copies of all such filings. Based solely upon its review of the copies of such filings
received by it and written representations by such persons, the Fund believes that, for the fiscal year 2007, all filing requirements; except that one fund officer filed his Form&nbsp;3 late. However, that officer did not buy or sell Fund Shares
prior to the filing and has since made the required Form&nbsp;3. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OTHER MATTERS </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund knows of no other matters which are to be brought before the Meeting. However, if any other matters not now known or determined properly come
before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of Proxy to vote such Proxy in accordance with their judgment on such matters. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND OTHER SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Shareholder proposals intended to be presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the shareholders of the Fund must be received by April 9, 2008 to be
included in the proxy statement and the form of proxy relating to that meeting, as the Fund expects that the 2008 Annual Meeting will be held in September 2008. The submission by a shareholder of a proposal for inclusion in the proxy statement does
not guarantee that it will be included. Any shareholder who desires to submit a proposal at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders without including such proposal in the Fund&#146;s proxy statement must deliver written notice thereof to the
Secretary of the Fund (addressed to c/o Legg Mason, 300 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902) during the period from June 23, 2008 to July 21, 2008. However, if the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is held earlier than August 20, 2008, or
later than November 14, 2008, such written notice must be delivered to the Secretary of the Fund during the period from 90 days before the date of the 2008 Annual Meeting to the later of 60 days prior to the date of the 2008 Annual Meeting or 10
days following the public announcement of the date of the 2008 Annual Meeting. Shareholder proposals are subject to certain regulations under the federal securities laws. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s Audit Committee has established guidelines and procedures regarding the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters
(collectively, &#147;Accounting Matters&#148;). Persons with complaints or concerns regarding Accounting Matters may submit their complaints to the Chief Compliance Officer (&#147;CCO&#148;). Persons who are uncomfortable submitting complaints to
the CCO, including complaints involving the CCO, may submit complaints directly to the Fund&#146;s Audit Committee Chair (together with the CCO, &#147;Complaint Officers&#148;). Complaints may be submitted on an anonymous basis. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The CCO may be contacted at: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Legg Mason </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Compliance Department </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">399 Park Avenue, 4th Floor </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New York, NY 10022 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Complaints may also be submitted by telephone at 800-742-5274. Complaints submitted
through this number will be received by the CCO. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s Audit Committee Chair may be contacted at: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Audit Committee Chair </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">c/o Robert K. Fulton, Esq. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Stradley Ronon Stevens &amp; Young, LLP </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2600 One Commerce Square </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Philadelphia, PA 19103 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A shareholder who wishes to send any other communications to the Board should also deliver such communications to the Secretary of the Fund, Robert I.
Frenkel, 300 First Stamford Place, 4th Floor, Stamford, CT 06902. The Secretary is responsible for determining, in consultation with other officers of the Fund, counsel, and other advisers as appropriate, which shareholder communications will be
relayed to the Board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>It is important that proxies be returned promptly. Shareholders who do not expect to attend the Meeting are
therefore urged to complete and sign, date and return the proxy card as soon as possible in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By
Order of the Board of Directors, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert I. Frenkel </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Secretary </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">August 17, 2007 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2006 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Establishment and Purpose </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This document serves as
the Charter for the Audit Committee (the &#147;Committee&#148;) of the Board of each registered investment company (the &#147;Fund&#148;) advised by Smith Barney Fund Management or Salomon Brothers Asset Management or one of their affiliates (each,
an &#147;Adviser&#148;) listed on Appendix A hereto (each such Charter being a separate Charter). The primary purposes of the Committee are to (a)&nbsp;assist Board oversight of (i)&nbsp;the integrity of the Fund&#146;s financial reporting,
(ii)&nbsp;the Fund&#146;s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (iii)&nbsp;the qualifications and independence of the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants and (iv)&nbsp;the performance of the Fund&#146;s internal audit
function and independent registered public accountants; (b)&nbsp;approve, and recommend to the Independent Board Members (as such term is defined below) for their ratification, the selection, appointment, retention or termination of the Fund&#146;s
independent registered public accountants, as well as approving the compensation thereof; (c)&nbsp;approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund and certain other persons by the Fund&#146;s independent registered public
accountants; and (d)&nbsp;for each closed-end Fund, prepare the report required to be prepared by the Committee pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Fund&#146;s annual Proxy Statement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Duties and Responsibilities </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s
independent registered public accountants are accountable to the Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Committee shall: </FONT></P> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bear direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants, or of any other public accounting
firm engaged for the purpose of performing other audit, review or attest services for the Fund. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Confirm with any independent registered public accountant retained to provide audit services that the independent registered public accountant has ensured the appropriate rotation
of the lead audit partner pursuant to applicable regulations. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="line-height:95%; vertical-align:top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="line-height:95%; vertical-align:top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Approve (a)&nbsp;all audit and permissible non-audit services</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> to be provided to the Fund and (b)&nbsp;all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants to the
Adviser and any Covered Service Providers if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full
Committee. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Discuss with the independent registered public accountants any disclosed relationships or services that may diminish the objectivity and independence of the independent registered
public accountants and, if so determined by the Committee, recommend that the Board take appropriate action to ensure the independence of the independent registered public accountants. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Review, in consultation with the independent registered public accountants, the proposed scope of the Fund&#146;s audit each year, including the audit procedures to be utilized in
the review of the Fund&#146;s financial statements. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Inquire of the Adviser and the independent registered public accountants as to significant tax and accounting policies elected by the Fund (including matters affecting qualification
under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code). </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><HR WIDTH="14%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="line-height:80%; vertical-align:top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT></P></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="line-height:80%; vertical-align:top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP></SUP>The Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of
the registered public accountants. As of the date of the approval of this Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below,
provided to the Fund by the independent registered public accountants, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may <U>not</U> include:
(i)&nbsp;bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii)&nbsp;financial information systems design and implementation; (iii)&nbsp;appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or
contribution-in-kind reports; (iv)&nbsp;actuarial services; (v)&nbsp;internal audit outsourcing services; (vi)&nbsp;management functions or human resources; (vii)&nbsp;broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services;
(viii)&nbsp;legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix)&nbsp;any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i)&nbsp;the aggregate amount of all such permissible
non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund (&#147;Covered Service Providers&#148;) constitutes not more
than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent registered public accountants during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a)&nbsp;the Fund, (b)&nbsp;the Adviser and (c)&nbsp;any entity
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii)&nbsp;the permissible
non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii)&nbsp;such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior
to the completion of the audit. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Review with the independent registered public accountants any problems or difficulties the registered public accountants may have encountered during the conduct of the audit and
management&#146;s response, including a discussion with the independent registered public accountants of the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;61, 89, 90 or any subsequent Statement, relating to the conduct
of the audit. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Review, in consultation, as appropriate, with the independent registered public accountants and significant Fund service providers, matters relating to internal controls over
financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures of the Fund and of the Fund&#146;s significant service providers. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Request, receive and/or review from the independent registered public accountants such other materials as deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee in the exercise of its
duties under this Charter; such materials may include, without limitation, any other material written communications bearing on the Fund&#146;s financial statements, or internal or disclosure controls, between the independent registered public
accountants and the Fund, the Adviser or other Fund service providers, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences, and any comment or &#147;deficiency&#148; letter (to the extent such letters relate to financial reporting)
received from a regulatory or self-regulatory organization addressed to the Fund or the Adviser that relates to services rendered to the Fund. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For each closed-end Fund, establish procedures regarding the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints that the Fund may receive regarding Fund accounting, internal accounting
controls or auditing matters, including procedures for the confidential or anonymous submission by Fund officers, employees, stockholders or service providers of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters related to the Fund.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For each closed-end Fund, obtain and review a report by the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants describing (i)&nbsp;the auditing firm&#146;s internal
quality-control procedures; (ii)&nbsp;any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the auditing firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the
preceding five years, respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the auditing firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and (iii)&nbsp;(to assess the auditor&#146;s independence) all relationships between the independent
registered public accountants and the Fund. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For each closed-end Fund, discuss policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For each closed-end Fund, review hiring policies for employees or former employees of the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">14.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For each closed-end Fund, discuss with management and the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants the Fund&#146;s audited financial statements and discuss with
management the Fund&#146;s unaudited financial statements, including any narrative discussion by management concerning the Fund&#146;s financial condition and investment performance and, if appropriate, recommend the publication of the Fund&#146;s
annual audited financial statements in the Fund&#146;s annual report in advance of the printing and publication of the annual report. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">15.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For each closed-end Fund, discuss the Fund&#146;s earnings press releases, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies;
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">16.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For each closed-end Fund, review and evaluate annually the performance of the Committee and the adequacy of this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Charter to the
Board for approval. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities,
including the authority to retain, as it deems necessary to carry out its duties, special counsel and other experts or consultants at the expense of the Fund. The Fund shall provide appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for the
Committee to carry out its duties and its responsibilities, including (a)&nbsp;for compensation to be paid to, or services to be provided by, the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants or other public accounting firm providing audit,
review or attest services for the Fund, (b)&nbsp;for payment of compensation to any outside legal, accounting or other advisors, counsel or consultants employed by the Committee and (c)&nbsp;for the ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee.
In performing its duties, the Committee shall consult as it deems appropriate with the members of the Board, officers and employees of the Fund, the Adviser, the Fund&#146;s sub-adviser(s), if any, the Fund&#146;s counsel, counsel to the Independent
Board Members and the Fund&#146;s other service providers. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Composition </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Committee shall be composed of each Board member who has been determined not to be an &#147;interested person,&#148; as that term is defined in
Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (&#147;1940 Act&#148;), of the Fund (the &#147;Independent Board Members&#148;), or such lesser number as the Board of the Fund may specifically determine and reflect in the
Board&#146;s </FONT>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">minutes, each of whom shall be financially literate and at least one of whom shall have accounting or related financial management expertise as determined by
the Fund&#146;s Board in its business judgment. Each member of the Committee must also meet the independence and experience requirements as set forth in Section&nbsp;303.01(B) of the New York Stock Exchange&#146;s Listed Company Manual or as set
forth in Section&nbsp;121(a) of the American Stock Exchange&#146;s listing standards, as applicable, and the independence requirements applicable to investment companies set forth in Rule 10A-3 under of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For those
Funds listed on the New York Stock Exchange, no member of the Committee may serve on the audit committees of more than three public companies, including the Funds, unless the Board determines that such simultaneous service would not impair the
ability of such member to serve on the Committee effectively. The Committee shall elect a Chairperson, who shall preside over Committee meetings. The Chairperson shall serve for a term of three years, which term may be renewed from time to time.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Meetings </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Committee shall meet on
a regular basis, but not less frequently than twice a year. Special meetings may also be held upon reasonable notice to the members of the Committee. An agenda shall be established for each meeting. The Committee may request any officer or employee
of the Fund, the Fund&#146;s counsel, counsel to the Independent Board Members, the Adviser, the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants or other interested persons to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of,
or consultants to, the Committee. The Committee will meet periodically with the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants outside the presence of the Fund&#146;s and the Adviser&#146;s officers and employees. The Committee will also meet
periodically with the Fund&#146;s management outside the presence of the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accountants. Meetings of the Committee may be held in person, by telephone or by other appropriate means. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">One-third of the Committee&#146;s members, but not fewer than two members, shall constitute a quorum. At any meeting of the Committee, the decision of a
majority of the members present and voting shall be determinative as to any matter submitted to a vote. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Reporting </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Chairperson shall report regularly to the Board on the result of the Committee&#146;s deliberations and make such recommendations as deemed
appropriate. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Limits on Role of Committee </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The function of the Committee is oversight. The Fund&#146;s management is responsible for (i)&nbsp;the preparation, presentation and integrity of the Fund&#146;s financial statements, (ii)&nbsp;the maintenance of
appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies and (iii)&nbsp;the maintenance of internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The independent
registered public accountants are responsible for planning and carrying out proper audits and reviews. In fulfilling their responsibilities hereunder, it is recognized that members of the Committee are not employees of the Fund. As such, it is not
the duty or responsibility of the Committee or its members to conduct &#147;field work&#148; or other types of auditing or accounting reviews or procedures or to set auditor independence standards. Each member of the Committee shall be entitled to
rely on (i)&nbsp;the integrity of those persons and organizations within and outside the Fund from which it receives information and (ii)&nbsp;the accuracy of the financial and other information provided to the Committee by such persons and
organizations absent actual knowledge to the contrary (which shall be promptly reported to the Fund&#146;s Board) and (iii)&nbsp;statements made by the officers and employees of the Fund, the Adviser or other third parties as to any information
technology, internal audit and other non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accountants to the Fund. The designation of a person as an &#147;audit committee financial expert,&#148; within the meaning of the rules adopted
and implemented under Section&nbsp;407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, shall not impose any greater responsibility or liability on that person than the responsibility and liability imposed on such person as a member of the Committee, nor does it
decrease the duties and obligations of other Committee members or the Board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In carrying out its responsibilities, the Committee&#146;s
policies and procedures shall be adapted, as appropriate, in order to best react to a changing environment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Amendments </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Charter may be amended by a vote of a majority of the Board members. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;
</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Appendix A </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. (SCD) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">LMP Corporate Loan Fund Inc. (TLI) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">LMP Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (RIT) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (ESD) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Emerging Markets Floating Rate Fund Inc. (EFL) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. (EMD) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund II Inc. (EDF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (EHI) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. (GDF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset High Income Fund Inc. (HIF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset Inflation Management Fund Inc. (IMF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. (SBI) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Managed High Income Fund Inc. (MHY) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (MMU) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (MHF) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. (MNP) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund II Inc. (MPT) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund Inc. (GFY) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund Inc. (SBW) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. (ZIF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset 2008 Worldwide Dollar Government Term Trust Inc. (SBG) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHARTER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Organization </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Nominating Committee of each registered investment company listed on Appendix A hereto (each, a &#147;Fund&#148; and together, the &#147;Funds&#148;)
shall be composed solely of Directors who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;) and, with respect to those Funds listed on the
New York Stock Exchange, who are &#147;independent&#148; as defined in the New York Stock Exchange listing standards (&#147;Independent Directors&#148;). The Board of Directors of the Fund (the &#147;Board&#148;) shall nominate the members of the
Committee and shall designate the Chairperson of the Committee. The Chairperson shall preside at each meeting of the Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Responsibilities </B>
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Committee shall select and nominate persons for election or appointment by the Board as Directors of the Fund. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Evaluation of Potential Nominees </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In evaluating a
person as a potential nominee to serve as a Director of the Fund, the Committee should consider among other factors it may deem relevant: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the person is an &#147;interested person&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act and whether the person is otherwise qualified under applicable laws and
regulations to serve as a Director of the Fund; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the person has any relationships that might impair his or her independence, such as any business, financial or family relationships with Fund
management, the investment manager of the Fund, other Fund service providers or their affiliates; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the person serves on boards of, or is otherwise affiliated with, competing financial service organizations or their related mutual fund complexes;
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for the performance of the duties of a Director of the Fund;
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the contribution which the person can make to the Board and the Fund (or, if the person has previously served as a Director of the Fund, the </FONT>
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD WIDTH="7%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:0%">
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">contribution which the person made to the Board during his or her previous term of service), with consideration being given to the person&#146;s business and
professional experience, education and such other factors as the Committee may consider relevant; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the character and integrity of the person; and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether or not the selection and nomination of the person would be consistent with the requirements of the Fund&#146;s retirement policies.
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">While the Committee is solely responsible for the selection and nomination of Directors, the Committee may consider
nominees recommended by Fund stockholders as it deems appropriate. Stockholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations to the Secretary of the Fund that include all information relating to such person that is required to be
disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of Directors. The recommendation must be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board of Directors and to serve if elected by the
stockholders. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Quorum </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A majority of
the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the members of the Committee present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Committee. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Nomination of Directors </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">After a determination by the
Committee that a person should be selected and nominated as a Director of the Fund, the Committee shall present its recommendation to the Board for its consideration. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Meetings </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Committee may meet either on its own or in conjunction with meetings of the Board.
Meetings of the Committee may be held in person, video conference or by conference telephone. The Committee may take action by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Adopted: February 11, 2004 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Appendix A </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. (SCD) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">LMP Corporate Loan Fund Inc. (TLI) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">LMP Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (RIT) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (ESD) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Emerging Markets Floating Rate Fund Inc. (EFL) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. (EMD) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund II Inc. (EDF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (EHI) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund Inc. (GDF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Western Asset High Income Fund Inc. (HIF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX) </FONT></P> <P
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SIZE="2">Western Asset Inflation Management Fund Inc. (IMF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. (SBI) </FONT></P> <P
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SIZE="2">Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (MMU) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (MHF) </FONT></P> <P
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SIZE="2">Western Asset Zenix Income Fund Inc. (ZIF) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Western Asset 2008 Worldwide Dollar Government Term Trust Inc. (SBG) </FONT></P> <P
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">as possible. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#234;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Please detach along perforated line and mail
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. Election of Class II Director:</FONT></TD>
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NOMINEE</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Daniel P. Cronin</FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian,
please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.</FONT></TD>
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STYLE="font-size:120px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>&#168;</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><B></B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><FONT
FACE="WINGDINGS">&#110;</FONT><B></B></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> </FONT></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC.
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The undersigned hereby appoints R. JAY GERKEN, ROBERT I. FRENKEL and WILLIAM J. RENAHAN and each of them, attorneys and proxies for the
undersigned, with full power of substitution and revocation to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) which the undersigned is entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held at 399 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York on September&nbsp;20, 2007 at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges
receipt of the Notice of Meeting and accompanying proxy statement and hereby instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said shares as indicated hereon. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may
properly come before the Meeting. A majority of the proxies present at the Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be so present, then that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies hereunder.
The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This proxy, if properly executed will be voted in the manner directed by the
stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR the election of the nominees as director. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please refer to the proxy
statement for a discussion of the Proposal. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) </B></FONT></P> <P
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WESTERN ASSET </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>September&nbsp;20, 2007 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Preferred
Stock </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please date, sign and mail </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">your proxy card in the </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">envelope provided as soon </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">as possible. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#234;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Please detach along perforated line and mail
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The Board of Directors recommends a vote &#147;FOR&#148; the following proposal.</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PLEASE SIGN, DATE
AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT><B></B></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The Board of Directors recommends a vote &#147;FOR&#148; the following proposal:</B></FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. Any other business that may properly come before the Meeting.</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The persons named as proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion on any other business that may properly come before the Meeting.
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COLOR="#000000"><B>&#168;</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><B></B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><FONT
FACE="WINGDINGS">&#110;</FONT><B></B></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> </FONT></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC.
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The undersigned hereby appoints R. JAY GERKEN, ROBERT I. FRENKEL and WILLIAM J. RENAHAN and each of them, attorneys and proxies for the
undersigned, with full power of substitution and revocation to represent the undersigned and to vote on behalf of the undersigned all shares of Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) which the undersigned is entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund to be held at 399 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York on September&nbsp;20, 2007 at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time and at any adjournment thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges
receipt of the Notice of Meeting and accompanying proxy statement and hereby instructs said attorneys and proxies to vote said shares as indicated hereon. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may
properly come before the Meeting. A majority of the proxies present at the Meeting in person or by substitute (or, if only one shall be so present, then that one) shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of said proxies hereunder.
The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy previously given. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This proxy, if properly executed will be voted in the manner directed by the
stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR the election of the nominees as director. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please refer to the proxy
statement for a discussion of the Proposal. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) </B></FONT></P> <P
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