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LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT TRUST

WESTERN ASSET FUNDS, INC.

SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2024 TO THE

PROSPECTUS OF EACH FUND LISTED IN SCHEDULE A

 

 

For each of the funds listed in Schedule A, the following disclosure replaces and supersedes the corresponding disclosure in each fund’s Prospectus in the appendix titled “Appendix: Waivers and Discounts Available from Certain Service Agents”:

MERRILL LYNCH

Purchases or sales of front-end (i.e., Class A) or level-load (i.e., Class C) mutual fund shares through a Merrill platform or account will be eligible only for the following sales load waivers (front-end, contingent deferred, or back-end waivers) and discounts, which differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this fund’s Prospectus. Purchasers will have to buy mutual fund shares directly from the mutual fund company or through another intermediary to be eligible for waivers or discounts not listed below.

It is the client’s responsibility to notify Merrill at the time of purchase or sale of any relationship or other facts that qualify the transaction for a waiver or discount. A Merrill representative may ask for reasonable documentation of such facts and Merrill may condition the granting of a waiver or discount on the timely receipt of such documentation.

Additional information on waivers and discounts is available in the Merrill Sales Load Waiver and Discounts Supplement (the “Merrill SLWD Supplement”) and in the Mutual Fund Investing at Merrill pamphlet at ml.com/funds. Clients are encouraged to review these documents and speak with their financial advisor to determine whether a transaction is eligible for a waiver or discount.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers Available at Merrill

 

   

Shares of mutual funds available for purchase by employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans provided the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans

 

   

Shares purchased through a Merrill investment advisory program

 

   

Brokerage class shares exchanged from advisory class shares due to the holdings moving from a Merrill investment advisory program to a Merrill brokerage account

 

   

Shares purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform

 

   

Shares purchased through the systematic reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same mutual fund in the same account

 

   

Shares exchanged from level-load shares to front-end load shares of the same mutual fund in accordance with the description in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

 

   

Shares purchased by eligible employees of Merrill or its affiliates and their family members who purchase shares in accounts within the employee’s Merrill Household (as defined in the Merrill SLWD Supplement)

 

   

Shares purchased by eligible persons associated with the fund as defined in this Prospectus (e.g., the fund’s officers or trustees)


   

Shares purchased from the proceeds of a mutual fund redemption in front-end load shares provided: (1) the repurchase is in a mutual fund within the same fund family; (2) the repurchase occurs within 90 calendar days from the redemption trade date; and (3) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e., systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for Rights of Reinstatement

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) Waivers on Front-end, Back-end, and Level Load Shares Available at Merrill

 

   

Shares sold due to the client’s death or disability (as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 22e(3))

 

   

Shares sold pursuant to a systematic withdrawal program subject to Merrill’s maximum systematic withdrawal limits as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

 

   

Shares sold due to return of excess contributions from an IRA account

 

   

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the investor reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulation

 

   

Front-end or level-load shares held in commission-based, non-taxable retirement brokerage accounts (e.g., traditional, Roth, rollover, SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans) that are transferred to fee-based accounts or platforms and exchanged for a lower cost share class of the same mutual fund

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Merrill: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent

 

   

Breakpoint discounts, as described in this Prospectus, where the sales load is at or below the maximum sales load that Merrill permits to be assessed to a front-end load purchase, as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

 

   

Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”), as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement, which entitle clients to breakpoint discounts based on the aggregated holdings of mutual fund family assets held in accounts in their Merrill Household

 

   

Letters of Intent (“LOI”), which allow for breakpoint discounts on eligible new purchases based on anticipated future eligible purchases within a fund family at Merrill, in accounts within your Merrill Household, as further described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

SCHEDULE A

 

Fund

  

Date of

Prospectus

LEGG MASON GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST

  

BrandywineGLOBAL – Alternative Credit Fund

   March 1, 2023

BrandywineGLOBAL – Diversified US Large Cap Value Fund

   January 31, 2024

BrandywineGLOBAL – Flexible Bond Fund

   May 1, 2023

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Opportunities Bond Fund

   May 1, 2023

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Opportunities Bond Fund (USD Hedged)

   May 1, 2023

BrandywineGLOBAL – Global Unconstrained Bond Fund

   March 1, 2023

BrandywineGLOBAL – Small Cap Value Fund

   May 1, 2023

ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Income Fund

   January 31, 2024

ClearBridge International Growth Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Small Cap Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Value Trust

   March 1, 2023

Franklin International Equity Fund

   January 31, 2024

Franklin Strategic Real Return Fund

   January 31, 2024

Franklin U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund

   May 1, 2023

Martin Currie Emerging Markets Fund

   January 31, 2024

 

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Fund

  

Date of

Prospectus

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INCOME TRUST

  

Western Asset California Municipals Fund

   June 29, 2023

Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund

   May 1, 2023

Western Asset Income Fund

   December 1, 2023

Western Asset Intermediate Maturity California Municipals Fund

   March 31, 2023

Western Asset Intermediate Maturity New York Municipals Fund

   March 31, 2023

Western Asset Intermediate-Term Municipals Fund

   August 1, 2023

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund

   June 29, 2023

Western Asset Massachusetts Municipals Fund

   March 31, 2023

Western Asset Mortgage Total Return Fund

   May 1, 2023

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund

   December 1, 2023

Western Asset New Jersey Municipals Fund

   August 1, 2023

Western Asset New York Municipals Fund

   August 1, 2023

Western Asset Oregon Municipals Fund

   August 30, 2023

Western Asset Pennsylvania Municipals Fund

   August 1, 2023

Western Asset Short Duration High Income Fund

   December 1, 2023

Western Asset Short Duration Municipal Income Fund

   June 29, 2023

Western Asset Short-Term Bond Fund

   May 1, 2023

Western Asset Ultra-Short Income Fund

   September 29, 2023

LEGG MASON PARTNERS INVESTMENT TRUST

  

BrandywineGLOBAL – Corporate Credit Fund

   May 1, 2023

BrandywineGLOBAL – High Yield Fund

   May 1, 2023

ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Fund

   December 29, 2023

ClearBridge All Cap Value Fund

   January 31, 2024

ClearBridge Appreciation Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund

   May 1, 2023

ClearBridge International Value Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund

   March 31, 2023

ClearBridge Large Cap Value Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Mid Cap Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Mid Cap Growth Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Select Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Small Cap Value Fund

   January 31, 2024

ClearBridge Sustainability Leaders Fund

   March 1, 2023

ClearBridge Tactical Dividend Income Fund

   March 1, 2023

Franklin Global Dividend Fund

   January 31, 2024

Franklin Global Equity Fund

   March 1, 2023

Franklin Multi-Asset Conservative Growth Fund

   May 31, 2023

Franklin Multi-Asset Defensive Growth Fund

   May 31, 2023

Franklin Multi-Asset Growth Fund

   May 31, 2023

Franklin Multi-Asset Moderate Growth Fund

   May 31, 2023

Franklin U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund

   March 31, 2023

WESTERN ASSET FUNDS, INC.

  

Western Asset Core Bond Fund

   May 1, 2023

Western Asset Core Plus Bond Fund

   May 1, 2023

Western Asset High Yield Fund

   September 29, 2023

Western Asset Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund

   May 1, 2023

Western Asset Intermediate Bond Fund

   September 29, 2023

Western Asset Macro Opportunities Fund

   March 1, 2023

Western Asset Total Return Unconstrained Fund

   September 29, 2023

Please retain this supplement for future reference.

 

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