Article: Legg Mason Re-Brands and Consolidates Two Fund Families.

- Creates a Single Legg Mason Fund Family -

BALTIMORE, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Legg Mason today announced that it has re-branded and simplified its retail-oriented fund families into one Legg Mason branded fund family. The new naming convention is effective today.

Most funds that were formerly named Legg Mason or Legg Mason Partners will now include the Legg Mason name, the name of the investment affiliate and the Fund's strategy (such as the Legg Mason ClearBridge Appreciation Fund or the Legg Mason Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund). This includes the variable portfolios that will be re-branded on November 2, 2009. The Western Asset ...

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